The problem with the wireless mouse is the amount of batteries that they use, and that they always appear to run out when you have not any spares.

This mouse works differently to the rest, by because it comes with its own mouse mat which connects to the computer via the trusty old USB port, the mouse itself actually gets its power through the mouse mat, which is great, no more batteries and never again having to use touch pad or even a wired mouse.

This is ok, but the mat is likely to get on your nerves after while.

Main Features

High quality optical mouse
Wireless
No batteries required
Powered though mouse mat (included)
Mouse mat connects to computer via USB
Plug and play

Costs around $25.

Source [Gadget Weblog]

At last a video cam that is actually water proof, unlike many others that just say that they are, we have all been there, I know.

Well Sanyo has developed a video cam that is truly water proof in fact in can be submerged up to 5 feet under water, not that is water proof.

The Sanyo Xacti E1 is a combination of great camera and water proof casing, you can take video (640 x 480), up to 6 mega pixel still shots, in all this is a great little camera, with a 2.5” screen, 5 X zoom, anti shake digital stabilizer, take stills while filming in video mode and weighs in a only 8 ounces.

The price is around $499, sound expensive, but it is a lot of camera for that price.

Source [Pop Gadget]

If you live in area that is prone for storms, flooding or both! Then you will understand the need to be prepared all of the time, you need proper rugged tools that will get the job done, as in some cases your life may depend on it.

Black and Decker have introduced a device that they call Storm Station this will provide you with emergency light, radio, flash light and even a power sock for you to power up emergency appliances, such as charging the mobile phone etc.

The storm station will be invaluable should something bring down the power lines and cut you off for some time.

Excellent value at just $54.60

Source [Red Ferret]

Forget using the computer for transferring your favorite tunes onto the iPod, its just to slow! Try the iLoad, it may just look like a white cube, but when comes to transferring tracks it can do it up to five times faster, which means that a full album onto the ipod in around eight minutes, now that is quick. Although it can depend on how old the CD is, so a new one will transfer faster than an older version.

The great thing about this device, is that you do not need start up the computer just to transfer some music over, so the iLoad has taken the computer out of the ipod circle, no longer will you have to wait for your music to be transferred.

Source [Ref Ferret]

This filling cabinet has all the features of a regular sized one, yet as you can see from the image the size of it is considerably smaller, in fact it is only a few inches high and wide, which makes it perfect for the storage of business cards.

This cabinet does add a bit of class to your desk or workspace, and it is always great to keep all your business contacts in some sort of order, as you never know when you may need to contact them in a hurry.

Price wise it is only a mere $14 or rather just under, but that is still not a bad price to pay for something like this, the ideal gift for those people that you can never think of something decent to buy for, just joking!

Source [Nerd Approved]

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It’s been a blast yet we’ve been able to get barely 5 hours sleep. But we will get all this cool stuff posted.

Mayhem & Chaos brings you some really cool sit and pedal POV (Persistence of Vision) using recycled bicycle parts.

I guess Mayhem took it to Burning Man every year. Cool… I gotta go one of these days.

Thanks Mayhem for letting us take a vid!

Mayhem & Chaos website

When your at work you do not really want one of those small fridges that hold about ten cans of your favourite drinks, because as soon as you pop put for minute, all you drinks would be gone and the fridge filled with nothing but nice cool air for you to breath in.

This mini USB powered fridge is ideal for the office or workplace as it only has enough room from one can.

Features:

# Cools a beverage from 5V USB Power
# Stylized as a mini fridge
# Holds one can
# Internal LED light
# USB powered
# No batteries required
# Plug and play
# Temperature decreases to 8.5 degrees after 5 mins
# Dimension: 19.4×9x9cm
# Weight: 362g

Cost of this fridge is around $33.

Source [Engadget]

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Here’s Midi Controller “LivePAd” by Craig Dorety who is a musician, inventor, and a very smart (mechanical) engineer! He built this as his college project. (By the way, he went to UC Davis, where I went too!) Anyway, if you want to contact him to build you one of these or start a business with him, you can contact him at cdorety at gmail.com.

Custom-built from space-age plastics and psychedelic circuitry, this MIDI computer music controller for the 21st century allows the complete, dynamic control in a small guitar-like instrument.

It took 6 months of CAD design, some helpful design assistance and input from my friend Devin Becker and a lot of time nearly inside a nice Mori-Seiki CNC with some not-so-cheap, plastics. Many hours were spent with a soldering iron and experimenting with opamps. Now that I have started programming my own little micro controllers, I will be adding music and MIDI responsive lighting to the next incarnation of this invention.

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This camera looks like some sort of toy, the initial view of its red plastic body and those eight lenses that looks like an insect or something, but the picture that its takes is something else, you just have to look at the imagine to see that, and how exciting it is, so it just goes to show that you cannot go on first impressions.

The cost is around $40, it will take your eight photos in just over 2.5 seconds, and is just a fun camera, you can forget the expensive digital versions, and this one uses real 35 mm film.

Source [Gadgets Weblog]