The Lego Minifig Timeline via A Welsh View
Gizmodo has created a timeline showing almost every Lego mini-figure ever created starting with the first in......
Gizmodo has created a timeline showing almost every Lego mini-figure ever created starting with the first in...... San Francisco Artist Looks To Replace Lost Eyeball With Webcam via A Welsh View
A San Francisco artist, who lost an eye in a 2005 car accident, wants to replace her missing eye with a Web cam, and experts think it could be possible.
"There have been all sorts of cyborgs in science fiction for a long time, and I'm sort of a sci-fi geek," said [Tanya] Vlach, 35. "With the advancement of technology, I thought, 'Why not?'"......
Snowball Launcher Gun via A Welsh View
This snowball launcher gun can make make and fire snowballs up to 50'. It's a pity I wouldn't have many opportunities to use one...... Nokia Unveils Musical Benches via A Welsh View
As part of the Nokia Comes With Music launch - a subscription service that provides users with unlimited access to Nokia'a Music Store catalogue - they have kitted out park benches with 3 Nokia handsets and headphones.
The benches will be placed at parks and streets across the UK between now and Christmas and depending where you are the devices will have different playlists.
The benches will be accompanied by a live performer to prevent anyone from half inching the gadgets or the bench....... 8.1 Megapixel Casio Exilim Phone via A Welsh View
Is it a camera or a phone? It's both and unless you live in Japan you're unlikely to see it. The Casio Exilim W63CA looks very similar to the camera line of the same name and sports an 8.1-megapixel sensor, image stabilization, 9-point autofocus, a YouTube video mode, and a wide-angle lens. It also come with a relatively big 3.1-inch 480x800 OLED screen....... “World’s Toughest Phone” via A Welsh View
A website has been set up by mobile phone manufacturer Sonim to demonstrate how unbreakable their XP1 phone is. The live webcam shows a hammer periodically hitting the top of the phone. So far it has hit the phone over 40,000 times. To test that the phone is still working you can call it or send it an SMS....... Vietnam Telecommunications via A Welsh View
Image via...... The Watch That Can’t Be Counterfeited via A Welsh View
Apparently this watch cannot be counterfeited.
Using security features borrowed from the printers of Swiss currency and passports, the Quai de L'Ile has secret markings using high security polymer papers and inks, and special hidden images that can been seen only by using a UV lamp. In the picture you can see a tiny UV sensitive sun image between the 1 and 2 on the dial.
Due to be launched in New York on Wednesday, the privilege of having a watch that cannot be bought for £30 in a cattle market will cost you between $29,000 and $60,000. 800 will be made each year and will can be customised 400 different ways. Link...... USB Drive Full of Beer via A Welsh View
A company called CNK Promotions are selling USB drives filled with liquid. The drives come in a variety of sizes and can be filled with filled with liquid in your choice of colour or taste....... Texting Gloves via A Welsh View
These gloves from Dots allow geeks to keep using gadgets such as iPhones and iPod Touches in the cold. The gloves cost between $10-15 and come with dots on just the thumb, just the index finger, or on thumb, index and middle finger. [via]... Frozen Fighter Jet via A Welsh View
Above is an image of an F-4E Phantom fighter being tested in a state of the art climatic chamber in South Korea.
The equipment measures the operational capabilities of the country's military planes and vehicles in extreme weather conditions. The chamber's freezer bars can create the environment experienced by a plane at 40,000ft.
A couple more photos here.... World’s Smallest Cameraphone via A Welsh View
A Chinese phone manufacturer is claiming to have made the world's smallest cameraphone. The Xun Chi 138 is not much longer than a AA battery and comes with a 1.3MP camera, a touch screen with hand writing recognition, MP3 player and GPRS features.
The phone is not new but is doing the rounds on some of the gadget blogs. Here's a video review of it.... Thumb Drive/Bottle Opener Combo via A Welsh View
Apparently this is not the first USB thumb drive/bottle opener combo. A 1GB drive was released last year. This drive, however, from Trekstor, is available in sizes up to 16GB. The Trekstor version is more stylish and looks a lot more sturdy. [via]... USB Foot Warmer via A Welsh View
You may look stupid and geeky but at least your feet will be warm during those long cold nights in front of the computer. Link... The Water Powered Calculator via A Welsh View
Solar powered calculators are so old school.
Runs on water – no need for a light source! Plain tap water powers this unique, H20 desk calculator! Add a few drops of water to the removable battery and insert it in the calculator for up to three months of use. When the display begins to fade, just refill the battery! It’s more reliable than a solar-powered calculator – and friendlier to the earth, too.
You can get one for $24.99 from here. [via]... Sumo Omni Review via A Welsh View
The CEO of SumoLounge, Andrew Milligan (interview here), has been kind enough to send me one of their Omni chairs in exhange for my thoughts on the product. I’m always up for testing out products so was more than happy for him to send me one.
The Omni is a giant chair (4.5' x 5.5') that’s similar to a bean bag but different. For a start it’s not a bag, rather it’s a giant pillow. It’s made from space age rip-proof nylon sand come filled with top quality virgin polystyrene foam, aka Sumo Beads. The chair is water resistant and stain which means that it will always look like new.
The chair can be ‘moulded’ into a variety of shapes (there are 10 listed on the SumoLounge website) including some strange ones. This flexibility means that you can use the chair in a variety of... Video: Samsung Omnia Unboxing via A Welsh View
There are a million and one unboxing videos on the Net but none of them are as good as this one of the Samsung Omnia phone....
The Original Sat-Nav Wristwatch via A Welsh View
A new exhibition has opened at the British Library Business & Intellectual Centre and features some weird gadgets such as a clockwork burglar alarm from 1852, a grenade to put out fires from 1890 and a 'sat-nav wristwatch' from 1920.
The watch contained tiny map scrolls that drivers could interchange. As they drove they would wind the map a little to reveal more of the road.
The exhibition runs until November 14th. [via]... 27 x 67″ Monitor Rig via A Welsh View
Kotaku
This huge setup consists of 27 67" HD monitors and was installed in a government office. The guy who installed it tested it out by playing Bioshock and WoW on it. The 27 panels equate to a display that's 40 feet wide and 15 feet high, with a desktop resolution of 12600 x 3150! Link (w/ larger iamge)... Nokia DC-8 Extra Power Review via A Welsh View
I'm a bit of a Nokia fanboy and have been purchasing a few accessories for my phones over the past few weeks. For anyone that's interested I'll be posting some reviews of them. First up is the DC-8 Extra Power charger.
The Nokia DC-8 charger is a lipstick-sized charger that you can use to boost or recharge your Nokia phone on the go. The DC-8 uses AA batteries as the source of power which means that you if you run out of power you can buy a pack of regular batteries to recharge your phone.
So far I've used it to charge my Nokia N95 8GB from almost empty to full. The battery I used in the DC-8 was an Energiser 2500mAh rechargeable which I thought would be able to recharge the the phone fully. The battery was able to recharge it to around 2/3 of full power before I had to use change the... Asus eeePC 1000H Review via A Welsh View
The main reasons for buying an eeePC was to have a portable laptop/netbook that I could take on holiday or carry around in my camera bag. The spec didn't need to be that fantastic so I the 1GB of RAM, 80GB HD and 1.6GHz Atom processor were more than enough. All I would want to do is browse the web and blog, transfer photos from my camera to the HD and maybe watch some movies.
After using the netbook for a just under a week, here are my thoughts.
First Impressions
Before the eeePC arrived I knew that it was going to be small but it was a lot smaller than I expected. It's light but probably not as light as the smaller 701 & 900/901 models. It's also slighter bigger than the other models but the increased screen size and larger keyboard make up for it.
Keyboard
The keyboard is... Video: Will It Blend - iPhone 3G via A Welsh View
Of course it will....
My New Asus eeePC 1000H via A Welsh View
Apologies for the lack of updates today but I've been playing with my new gadget - an Asus eeePC 1000H. So far it's great. It's tiny, yet is full featured. I had pre-ordered the 901 but the 1000H came in stock at the same time so opted for that model. It's only slightly bigger but comes with more storage and a larger screen. I'll post a full review for anyone that's interested soon.... Weird Speakers via A Welsh View
Laughing Squid has compiled some images of bizarre looking speakers including these gigantic iPod earbud speakers.... SanDisk Sansa Fuze Review via A Welsh View
SanDisk have already released two MP3 players - the Clip and the View, but their latest MP3 player, the Fuze, is the first of the range that I've had a look at. (Note: this is a review model sent by SanDisk)
I currently listen to music using my iPod (5.5G), iPod Nano (3G) and my Nokia phones and have done for the past 2 or 3 years so it was going to be interesting experiencing another MP3 player.
The Fuze comes in 2GB, 4GB and 8GB flavours as well as in a variety of colours (which differ based on the size of player). I've got the 2GB version which can hold up to 6 hours of video, 500 songs or 1000 6MP photos. The battery lasts for up to 24 hours for music and 5 hours for video on a single charge. This is the same for all three versions.
The device is sleek looking and rather than... 65-foot-high Lego Cathedrals Store 19 Billion Pieces a Year via A Welsh View
As part of their trip to the Lego factory in Denmark, Gizmodo have made a video showing one of the gigantic warehouses that stores the Lego bricks prior to decoration and boxing. There are four warehouses, dubbed cathedrals by Gizmodo, that store 900 million pieces at any given time. They are over 65ft high and cover 65.6sq/miles. Inside each cathedral are four robots that whiz around at up to 2.5 metres per second collecting boxes. The impressive operation is completely automated.
Related: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Lego... The $6 Million Home Entertainment System via A Welsh View
Weighing in at $6m, this home entertainment system may well be the most expensive in the world, if you can call it a home entertainment system. THe system takes up a lot of space yet only has 3 seats. More pics and a spec list here.... Video: Lego Secret Vault Contains All Sets In History via A Welsh View
Gizmodo has a video tour of Lego's Memory Lane—the secret vault guarding almost every Lego set ever manufactured - all 4,720 of them. The vault is located in Legoland and Gizmodo have more videos including a Lego Airbus A380, a 750,000-Brick Kennedy Space Center and Lego people business cards.... My Documents Laptop Bag via A Welsh View
Image via Dooby Brain
How nerdy (and cool) is this laptop bag? Read...... World’s First Waterproof Watchphone via A Welsh View
Image via Into Mobile
I don't think watchphones will ever take off but this one actually looks like a regular watch compared to others that have been released. AS well as being able to make calls, you can also watch videos and take photos with the 2MP......