You can almost guarantee that there will be some crazy ideas coming out for the Halloween season and this one is no different at all, in fact it is very scary indeed.

Mind you I do not think encouraging to poke a pencil in an eye is very good idea, but seeing the shavings come out of the mouth that’s a different matter altogether. I do not suppose that there will be many parent allowing their kids to have one of these in their bedroom, in fact I doubt if it is even meant for them anyhow.

But at $2.99 that is just too scary!

Source [Gizmodo]

This is going to be one of the noisiest ways of being woken up, imagine that you are in a nice deep sleep and all of a sudden this happens to turn on, do you think that it would wake you?

Features:

Powered by USB port
Powered by Batteries
Funky and retro design
Time, date and alarm clock LCD display
4 different melodies with balls rotation
Shred and music work only when alarm
Weight: 227g
Size: 16×10×10 cm

Priced at $25.

Source [Gadgettastic]

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Remember Chumby?

Here’s a cool video.

Meatbot-in-chief of RobotsRule, Robert Oschler, sent us this extremely silly vid of i-SOBOT interacting with the Eyeball Widget on the Chumby. There’s something very Marcel Duchamp for the 21st century about the whole thing.

via Make

Check out some of the cool photos from Maker Faire Austin, Texas.

It doesn’t seem as fun as Maker Faire held in San Mateo couple months ago but this finger painting LCD is kinda cool, isn’t it?

via Make

This device can be used with any computer including laptops; it plugs into the USB port and attaches to the finger with a ring like attachment.

From that position the controls are operated by the thumb, which is probably going to take a bit of getting used to, but once mastered it could be very easy and accurate to use. However there may be a bit of finger wobble if it does not fit to good, i.e. either too big or too small.

Features:

USB interface, Plug-and-Play, no installation needed.
No mouse pad is required, just slide on any surface.
Ergonomical design - reduce fatigue effectively
Real hardware resolution 1200dpi - better buy for professional designers and game fans.
Standard 3 buttons - left key, right key, scroll button included
Digital encoder technology, operate precisely, prevent faulty movement effectively
Textile coating cable (not rubber coating) - enhance free and easy movement

Specifications:

Operation voltage: DC 5V
Button dynamics pressure: 60g+/-5g
Dimension: approx. 60 x 30 x 25 mm
Compatible with MS Windows 98/2000/me/XP/Mac OS 9 and above

Priced at $10.

Source [Gadget Venue]

The Keyport is a great new device that comes with six blank keys which should be able to be cut into any shape that is required, though I fail to see how this will work, because different makes of lock have different styles of key, but there you go!

Each key is retractable into the case, which should mean that you will never have to carry around a bunch of keys in your pocket ever again. This is going to be a limited run of around 5000 units, so you had better get in there fast.

The Keyport will come in a choice of colours, pink, sliver, black and blue and is made from stainless steel.

Priced at $295 plus $75 for shipping.

Source [Sci-Fi]

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Here’s a cool Halo 3 Master Chief costume you can make. Check out the video, very hilarious. :p

via MakeZine

No I am not talking about the things that bad people do, after all this is a Porsche, or is it?

As you can see this car is finished in bright red and has a strange sort of finish to it, looking almost similar to a beach ball or something!

That was a clue, this is the worlds first blow up Porsche sports car, unfortunately though there is very little information around that can give us any more details, clearly it is in an art gallery that would suggest that its a project of some sort.

I think that it’s pretty cool, and in fact I bet that if this became available on the market there would be many folks buying these just to leave them on the drive to make people think that they have got a nice sports car.

Source [Gadgettastic]

Wow, check out this cool Rubiks cube Subwoofer!  I wish I had one…  It seems like this guy has all the plans and everything so next time you need to hide your new sound system from your lover or somethin’…there’s ya go.

If you are wanting to add some bass to your home theater why build a Huge Rubik’s Cube Subwoofer! It isn’t as big as this gigantic subwoofer but it looks a lot more fun.

“Sealed Enclosure: 3 Cu. Feet
Driver Diameter: 15″, Aluminum Cone
Outer Enclosure: 3/4″ MDF Shell with 3/4″ MDF ’tiles’ overlaying it, forming the Rubik’s Squares
Reinforcement: 1 Y/Z-Axis piece of 3/4″ MDF, cut to allow driver. 1 X/Y-Axis piece of 3/4″ MDF, cut to allow driver and Plate Amp. 1 Z-Axis piece of 3/4″ MDF, cut to allow Driver. 1 full piece of 1/2″ MDF at top. 1 Cut piece of 3/4″ MDF on bottom.
Total Box measurements: 20.75″ Wide, 20.75″ Tall, 20.75″ Long
Tile size: Face: 7.5″ X 7.5″, Cube: 7.5″ X 7.5″ X 7.5″
Total Measurements: 22.5″ Wide, 25.5″ Tall (w/ 3″ feet), 22.5″ Long
Total Weight w/o Speaker, wiring, Poly-fil, Amplifier: ~98 lbs.
Total Weight: ~144 lbs.

It’s a beast, I must say, but before we begin how about some background information? My current system utilizes 2 Paradigm v3.0 Studio 100s (fronts), 1 CC-590 center, and 2 Studio 20s for 5.1 surrounds. Driving all that is an NAD T773, biamped with 2 NAD C272s for the fronts and discrete 7.1 inputs biamping the 20s - Long live the Canadian sound! Likewise, when I finally moved into my new apartment with space for a television (that’s a luxury in Boston) I wanted the extra kick for DVDs - what HT is complete without a sub? I’ll admit I’m a bit of a purest and can’t stomach the thought of attaching an external sub to my stereo so my search began for something that could rock the 60hz range in movies but neither force me to rewire every time I want to play a CD…

Being a huge fan of my Paradigms, I naturally went to the accompanying model for my Studio 100s - the Direct Servo 15. Despite making a great sub, I also played around with the option I eventually went with - making one. Reasons for this were two-fold - I hadn’t taken on any art pieces in a while and just having dropped first, last, security, etc for the new place I didn’t want to make a large purchase (insert your Alanis Joke here). Long story short, I chose to go with a Rythmik Audio Servo-15. One visit to Rythmik Audio’s website and you can see that these guys aren’t messing around.

via HackedGadgets

Game&Game World Championship 2007 was held in LA. Looks like this dude got lots of love from some nice lookin’ girls.

Regardless of hot women in games, the finals will be held at COEX center in Seoul, Korea. I wish I was there… :p

At U.S. final selection, more than 60,000 players participated from preliminary match of ‘Shot online (Sports)’, ‘War rock (Action)’, ‘Silkroad online (MMORPG)’ and US regional final event held successfully with 17 players who advanced from preliminary match and more than 200 supporters from all over the US.

This regional event was held successfully at the ‘Internet PC Café’ near LA area, and it began with press conference to help local presses understanding, and participants had great time through Korean online games with special events like professional DJ performances, and participants side shows.

Last August, starting with the GNGWC European Finals, Korea (Yongin, 9.29-30), Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh, 10.13), the United States (Los Angeles, 10.20), Japan (Tokyo, 11.17) the series will be held, each chosen gamers through regional finals will be join the Grand final on December 1 during the SoftEXPO & DCF 2007 Seoul COEX exhibition.

via Aving.net