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This Electropages video featuring a very smart gadget recently landed in Gadget Freak’s inbox.
We’re sure the gadget is a dream come true for anyone who’s received a surprise visit from the parking inspector.
Continue reading "Smart gadget sure to make drivers smile" »
Once in a while we view a video that literally takes our breath away, that makes us stand up and take notice and that we are truly convinced will change the world we live in forever.
This video is not one of them.
A complete waste of time from a guy showing he’s got way too much spare time on his hands or a potential so-cutting-edge-it-hurts art installation? You decide.
If there’s one person who won’t be the first in line to start the new Apple iPod fan club, it’s fair to say it will be Kirk McElhearn.
Made by Monkeys Editor Karen Field recently sent us footage of this gadget that we think takes laziness to a whole new low.
We’ve stumbled upon an invention that combines two very popular past times: playing video games and drinking alcohol.
A series of very interesting and unique videos recently landed in our inbox.
Continue reading "No, we've no idea what it's got to do with mobiles either" »
Made by Monkeys Editor Karen Field brings us this gem for any driver that has ever experienced road rage.
Karen writes:
“Forget drive-by-wire braking systems or hybrid engines, the trunk monkey is hands down the best automotive technology I’ve ever seen. I hope this feature is an option on my next car.”
Continue reading "Trunk Monkey: A new gadget every driver must have" »
Welcome to the "hypnotic, other-worldly appeal of the LED Jellyfish Mood Lamp".Continue reading "Parallel powered robotic paintgun produces a Mona Lisa" »
Continue reading "Star Wars merchandising: What will they do next?" »
Continue reading "Cycling robot survives s-curve balance beam" »
Visitors will interact with all kinds of clever and quirky exhibits as they are taken on a tour of 62 West Wallaby Street, Wallace and Gromit's famous terraced home. Exhibits include innovative and patented objects from the Museum's own collection, as well as some of Wallace and Gromit's mind-boggling creations like the Tellyscope II, the Piella Propellor and the Blend-o-Matic. Wallace and Gromit will also be calling on visitors to use their ideas to help power a brand new invention of theirs, the Thinking Cap - top secret at the moment, with patent pending.
Continue reading "Wallace & Gromit call for Cracking Ideas" »
Continue reading "Gadget of the week: Speedfit mobile treadmill" »
Continue reading "Sigh Collector breathes on wireless Arduino system" »
"Galvanized steel pipes can be used for many things. They are usually used to direct the flow of water. But if you pour electricity through them you end up with these amazing desk lamps."
Continue reading "Video: If only mechanical transformations were so easy" »
I must admit, the ThinkGeek website is a treasure trove. I've referenced it in Made By Monkeys - see I can't believe someone makes... Wi-Fi detector baseball caps and I can't believe someone makes... LED disco shower lights - but here it is in Gadget Freak, too. The reason? Check out Ollo, the robot building kit. 
I like the way CrazietGadgets queues this one up:Luckily my kid isn't old enough to see this post because I and all other dads in the world have just been shamed, humiliated, and embarrassed by some superdad who built his kid a freakin' AT-AT Imperial Walker bed. Yes it's as cool as it sounds. Hey superdad, wanna adopt me?If that wasn't enough he then uploads a YouTube movie, complete with Star Wars style intro, containing a slide show of some photos he took during the build process.
Continue reading "Super Dad builds AT-AT Imperial Walker bed" »
We like our Steampunk mods on Gadget Freak - check out the Victorian-style iPod charger, or the alternatively historical keyboard.
If there's something strange in your neighbourhood...Continue reading "Build yourself a Proton Pack with Arduino and Lasers" »
Ah, Steampunk. We love the fuggy, Victorian-inspired retro-futuristic reworkings. Cast an eye, for example, on this modified iPod Nano (1st Gen). A Mary Shelley's Frankenstein-inspired eye-pod, geddit?"The "eye-Pod" can be worn on the wrist via the leather cuff, or placed on it's custom Victrola base. All functionality of the iPod remain intact and a hidden USB cord retracts from the base to either a wall charger or your computer. There are hidden pressure plates that when touched send a strobing "static charge" into the quartz crystals on either side of the magnified viewing portal. Music can be heard either through the Victrola horn or though a portable personal hearing apparatus."Apparently, it features in a Steampunk exhibition at the Museum of the History of Science, at Oxford University.
Continue reading "Steampunk iPod Nano and Nintendo Gameboy" »
Ahead of the imminent March / April competition, here is another themed collection of posts. A bit recondite, this one, but regular readers have probably noticed a few musical references creeping into Gadget Freak posts over the years.
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