May 24, 2007
Little golden piggy
Now this looks like it could be something traditional from the Far East, yet once again it turns out to be another USB Flash drive and micro SD card reader in the shape of a golden pig. It has all the information on the Website, but there does not appear to be any mention of memory size, so we will have keep looking for that one! # Features: #Dir ... More
Serious 14X Digital camera
The camera has a scope with fully refracting optics, giving 14X magnification. The camera part has 3.1 mega pixel with 32 MB of built in memory, this should be able to store 38 hi res images or around 30 seconds of continuous VGA video, you can also add up to 2 GB of addenda memory, by using SD cards. The camera also has a 2 inch LCD screen for i ... More
A heated keyboard
Just what we need here in the UK, where it is either raining or cold and people who work with computers all day long get a problem commonly known as “Mouse Hand” that is where you hold the mouse all day long coupled with the cold, means your hand is stuck around the mouse. Now if we all had one of these, life would be so much better, the heat ... More
May 22, 2007
The light snake USB headset
The iChat USB headset, can separate the parts as with all Light Snake products, you can use ear buds, head phones and the micro phone, they have a range of 20 Khz, the microphone is 100 Hz. These are quite a smart set ear phones, and have features of: USB Headphone/Microphone Perfect for multimedia applications, VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol ... More
No batteries required
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 mou ... More
May 21, 2007
The mini fridge
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 e ... More
May 20, 2007
Super Mario Brothers are now mice
In keeping with all of the characters that happen to be appearing on a desk near you as a mouse, the most famous of all computer game characters the Super Mario Brothers can now help you get through your days work, but unfortunately they cannot blast away all the SPAM that appears in your In Box every day. There are two characters Mario of course ... More
May 19, 2007
Maker Faire Live Webcam Video
Hi there, we are at the Maker Faire! I got hands on one of automatic webcams that follow people. Check it out! It took me awhile to hook up some internet. For some reason, I couldn’t hook up to the free internet here. BUT I got my Sprint Samsung IP-830W to work as a cellular modem. Hopefully, the live videos stream good on it. (My phon ... More
The retro looking fan powered by USB
Get a touch of the olden days with this retro type fan, with one important factor it is powered by the USB point on your computer, no plugs or power points needed. The is one thing that is missing from this one though, the ribbons that fly around while its working like what the ones that you see in the old black and white films and old TV shows. ... More
May 18, 2007
The little Nike shoe
The Nike version of a USB flash drive has hit the stores in Japan and looks really cool indeed, it is a 1 GB version and comes with a chain as well, to open the device all that is needed is that the toe end of the shoe is removed, but it may be a bit awkward to insert because of the rubber surround. Works with Windows XP and Mac, 1 GB, weighs 32 ... More
May 17, 2007
Jet flash 4 GB flash drive
Jet flash is a new flash drive from Transcend that has a zinc alloy body, and of course looks really great, you could say that it has a touch of class. Just under 50 mm long and 16 mm wide and a mere 7.4 mm thick, the .4 makes all of the difference, its size makes it so easy to work into the USB ports, you also get a chain attached which will help ... More
May 16, 2007
Neat little speakers
This is a great idea for people who travel or who just like a better a sound to their computer, the point with these are that they have a unique on and off switch or rather no switch at all, as you need only tip the whole speaker up and down or over, whatever it is, anyway the unit is powered from the USB port which is a slight inconvenience but t ... More
May 11, 2007
DIY USB HACK - Unlocking USB Disk Drives
Here’s a cool USB disk drive hack that shows you how to bypass the password retries with 1 wire and tips to getting started with cracking the actual password. This shows how vulnerable those USB disk drives are in the hands of smart hackers. The package seems to be made of black velvet, and there’s a nice keychain hidden in a compar ... More
April 23, 2007
USB Prank - Mouse jiggler
Check out this mouse jiggler that jiggles your mouse annoying when plugged into any computer. You might have to call the IT department if you don’t know if the USB jiggler was inserted into your PC by your evil spirited co-worker. Talking about evil spirited co-workers, check out the USB Mouse Prank Garrett did on me the other day. (Well, ... More
April 20, 2007
Garrett’s USB Mouse Prank Device
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. I was at work trying to draw some stuff and Garrett came over with his USB Hid Portal device and plugged it into my USB hub (which was annoying at first) then suddenly my mouse started making circles on its own! So we decided to call this the USB Mouse Prank Device… There’s really no ho ... More
April 13, 2007
Maker Faire 2007 Zedomax USB Portal Preview
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a preview of our USB Portal Project we will be showcasing at Maker Faire 2007. It’s basically a BASIC programmable USB device so you can connect embedded devices easily to your PC whether that be a video game, industrial application, or whate ... More
December 31, 2006
HACK - PIC USB Programming, a Hackaday Competition Entry
Here’s a cool PIC USB programmable microcontroller. Cool…a hackaday competition entry… “This design uses the Microchip PIC 18F2450 or 18F2550 USB enabled microcontroller. The total parts cost is around $15 including the microcontroller for a single board. The board features a USB port that can be used with a bootloader for e ... More
December 19, 2006
DIY IdeA - Clear USB and molding CLEAR
Check out clear USB! Well, the point is that we can probably apply this type of resin to make your next application clear! via instructables clear-usb, Consumer, Consumer, Cool, Cool, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, Educational, Educational, Gadgets, Gadgets, Hack, Hack, instructables, molding, resin, Storage, Storage, USB, Zedomax ... More
December 18, 2006
Zedomax DIY HACK - HOWTO make your own “PS3 SIXAXIS controller” style BASIC-programmable USB device!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Remember we had a preview of the upcoming SIXAXIS controller for PC? Well Garrett has now embedded the whole controller into his model airplane. He also added some special effects such as the motor which will rotate at a speed proportional to the actual throt ... More
December 10, 2006
Server Status Board using Triklits
Here’s a cool server status board you can make using Triklits, which are color changing LED strings. In September, I read a post on one of my favorite blogs about these Triklits programmable LED light strings and I instantly fell in love with them. I ordered two strands as well as the USB interface card and had a ball making these things c ... More
November 23, 2006
Buffalo’s WLI-U2-G144N does 802.11n over USB 2.0
Buffalo’s new USB device seems very hopeful with the 3 antennas sticking out. This should definitely help anyone get a better range on their PCs or Laptops. I have tried 2 USB wifi devices for a PC, which never worked right. I had to eventually install PCI wifis for them. I think USB wifi technology is still unstable as far as my experie ... More
November 3, 2006
USB Drum
My dad likes drums, maybe he will like this one that is more or less portable than his current full set of drums…he can start recording his own albums, awesome! The included software takes your child’s beats and converts them into one of 233 realistic drum sounds. Once finished, your track can be played like any other audio file, either t ... More
October 31, 2006
Wireless USB Hub available in Japan
Cool, wireless USB hubs will be available soon… Y-E Data has shipped the first Ultra Wideband USB hub in Japan. The hub uses the Wisair chipset ahs has a small USB dongle that that connects to your computer and wirelessly communicates with a four-port USB hub. Now we just have to wait to see how long a device like this takes to get through ... More
