iPod alternative?

In the 2 – 4GB there seems to be alternatives for iPod’s rule – these tiny units play video, FM, and of course the music and playlists. This review takes the Meizu M6 and Oracom UB-890 and puts them through the paces. They both look good, with the M6 coming out as favorite.

Cube World

At GBP 19,95 this is an incredible gadget – each cube contains a person who does random things somewhat like Tamagochi. It has buttons on it to interact with the person. There are several personalities you can buy and when you place cubes next to each other the people in them will interact with each Read more about Cube World[…]

Repliee Q2

Repliee Q2 is a real doll with sensors, microphones, camera’s, recognition software and facial expressions allowing it to talk quite convincingly. There are quicktime move links to show her speaking and interacting on the site.

In Dash PC

This is a tiny connector kit that connects your PC to your car stereo. It comes with software which allows you to select and play music using the stereo’s buttons. Cheap too.

The ultimate wakeup

It costs a bit, but the reviews are all positive – the Axbo sleep phase alarm clock reads your body movements and wakes you up at the optimal time within 30 minutes of when you set the alarm to go off.

Gorgonz Exhale Gloves

These gloves are supposed to be for in extreme cold – and using some clever system they warm up as you blow into them acting like handwarmers with no batteries! For $39,99 that’s a bit of a steal! Of course, Gorgonz claims also to have created a t-shirt that makes the current t-shirts obsolete…

Fabric Keyboards

Eleksen makes fabric keyboards – roll up ones with bluetooth for palms, covers for ipods with the controls on the outside and woven into jackets or clothing. The fabric is weather resistant, waterproof, etc – so no more screwing up your delicate machinery, operate it from remote.

Talking translator thing

Attach some electrodes to your head, whisper in one language and the system will talk for you in another. Or at least, currently from Mandarin to English. Hopefully they can make this system a bit smaller and less borg looking, but very very cool! – from wemakemoneynotart where they have more links