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This Electropages video featuring a very smart gadget recently landed in Gadget Master'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 Master, 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 fre akin' 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 Master - check out the Victorian-style iPod charger, or the alternatively historical keyboard.
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 Master posts over the years.
Here's another splendid Steampunk example - an Apple iMac gets the retro-futuristic treatment. It is the "Victorian Antique Look" version. Continue reading "Steampunk desktops befitting the Days of Empire" »
Continue reading "iPhone 4? Just another glowing rectangle!" »
I really like this one - thanks to Gadget Master reader Mike Meakin who sent it in."Not quite a 'gadget' as such but an interesting use for old chips!
A bit of fun for a Friday afternoon - fancy buying a Flux Capacitor? Continue reading "Fancy getting your hands on a Flux Capacitor?" »
Continue reading "Modding a mind-controlled music machine" »
Continue reading "The Disintegrator, rubber band gattling gun" »
Kiel Johnson's Cardboard Twin Lens Reflex Camera Time Lapse from Theo Jemison on Vimeo.
How about this Bluetooth-enabled miser's glove, for a bit of fun? It lets you make that awful thumb-and-little-finger gesture - that people use to indicate phone use - while you are using the phone! Continue reading "Quick dial with a Bluetooth glove handset" »
A strange sort of beauty, or just downright ugly? What do you think? A divertissement for a Friday afternoon - it made me smileContinue reading "Pufferfish powers self-built Eye of Sauron" »
Fancy climbing on board this unique machine - and travelling at almost 20mph - powered by electric screwdrivers?! That is, two Bosch 18-volt-screwdrivers, to be precise.Excentricity is defined as a deviation from what is ordinary or customary. To match this definition we couldn't just modify an existing vehicle but had to start designing something new from scratch. The result is a completely new driving concept: The driver lies headlong on his three-wheeled vehicle and accelerates the "EX" with sprawled out arms up to 30 km/h.
Ahead of the imminent July / August Gadget Master competition, let's have another themed roundup of posts, on the subject of... Steam Punk*.
How about this one for a Steampunk gaming stick? This newly created Steampunk fight stick - apparently crafted by Sam Kurd from B15SDM Designs, reports Geeky Gadgets - brings some futuristic Victorian design to a vital element of game control. Continue reading "Steampunk gaming stick and burning Octopus!" »
Thanks to Steve B for flagging this one from ARM.
"The 'CubeStormer II' is the latest LEGO Speedcuber added to the family! How fast do you think it can solve a Rubik's cube puzzle? Stay tuned to ARMflix http://youtube.com/ARMflix to find out!
Want to see it in action?? Check it out at ARM TechCon 2011 in Santa Clara, California Oct 26-27th"
Continue reading "Lock up your Rubik's Cube - CubeStormer II is coming!" »
The Wheelsurf consists of an inner and an outer frame. The inner frame has three small wheels that make contact with the outer frame. The outer frame is the actual rotating wheel and has a solid rubber tire. The rider sits inside the inner frame that also contains the engine, drive train and petrol tank.
Continue reading "Wheelsurf monocycle gadget grabs attention" »
This is more Solarpunk than Steampunk if you want to be literal about it, but it's delightfully stylish and clearly Steampunk inspired. Continue reading "A Steampunk fob watch fit for a gentleman's ensemble" »
We don't do April Fools on Electronics Weekly, but if we did... I hope it would be like this!
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