Aug 312008

Teraokaseiko debuted the double faced touch panel display at the Sign & Display Show 2008 which is being held in Tokyo. The display is made by attaching a resistive touch panel to both sides on a transparent inorganic EL panel.
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Aug 262008

Nerves of steel and steady hands are what will be needed to turn off the Banpresto Danger Bomb Alarm Clock. This alarm clock comes with 3 colored wires, yellow, blue and red. When the alarm rings, you must disconnect the correct wire to turn off the alarm. Failure to do so will result in loud explosion noises until done correctly.
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Aug 252008

Here we go, a radio for the bathroom that will blend in with the surrounding decor. Tap radio is an FM radio, shaped in the form of a bathroom faucet. This splashproof radio can be affixed to the bathroom tiles using the suckers on the back of the radio. Once attached, turning the tap handle clockwise turns the radio on as well as increases the volume where as counterclockwise rotation reduces the volume and turns the radio off.
[Tap Radio via Random Good Stuff]
Aug 252008

It was only about two years ago when I picked up my 8 megapixel Canon Pro Shot 1. What I really liked about this camera was the optical zoom. The Pro Shot 1 boasted a 7x optical zoom, which allowed you to take some nice close up shots from far distances without having to rely on the digital zoom.
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Aug 252008

If you’re like me, I like almost everything about the Wii except for the controllers. One look at them and you realize just how bland they are straight out of the box. They really have that sterile, hospital white feel to them. With technology becoming such an important part of the home entertainment system, you see so many designers coming out with very elegant products that consumers would be proud to display in their formal areas. In this respect, I think Nintendo could have done a better job, after all, the more visible a product is, even within the household, results in a positive return on the bottom line.
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Jul 192008

Going to the movies has never been cheap with the prices of movie tickets, popcorn, parking and all the other costs related with the experience. Never the less, it is a fun experience. Sure, home theaters are making real inroads, but people still like to go to the theaters just for an outing.
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Jul 182008

At the Milan Design Week, Yamaha unveiled their new piano design called Key Between People. As Yamaha puts it, Key Between People is a forum, a meeting place where people can congregate and openly exchange ideas and thoughts without any physical barriers in the way.
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Jul 172008

Ping pong tables can be expensive, not to mention, quite large, requiring a devoted games room to house it. What if any table could in essence be converted into a ping pong table, regardless of the size of the table or for that matter, even the shape of the table?
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