Wonderful-Tricks

I guess the whole point of the Nintendo Wii is to get you off your ass. This latest Wii accessory/game keeps you on your butt, but you still get to move. Sort of. It's the Cyberbike from Bigben Interactive, a European game accessory company. The Cyberbike is a full-size stationary bike - from its looks, not really Gold's Gym quality, but rather lightweight home basement quality. Pedal all you want, and you'll always wind up where you started — talk about an exercise in futility.

Samsung Introduces “Blue Earth”- unveil the first solar power-driven Full-Touch Samsung Introduces “Blue Earth”- mobile Phone, the Blue Earth. Because you can guess, it features a solar panel, located taking place the back of the phone. According to the Korean manufacturer, it generates enough power just before make call anytime, everywhere. The Samsung Blue Earth is also equipped with an ‘Eco-Mode’, for set screen clarity and backlight duration, and a Bluetooth power efficient mode.

The USB foot switch provides a more comfortable and convenient way to control the computer by foot. The pedal can be pre-programmed unique key or multiple keys by the bundle software. You can also connect more than one foot pedal to a computer for different key combinations. Share on Facebook
Price: US$18.00

Matt Waldman at Nooka has done it again. The Zaz is a see-through watch with an LCD sandwiched onto a transparent surface. You tell time by counting the blocks and reading the growing minutes bar and it comes with a black, silver, or white band.

At $380 it’s a bit pricier than some Nooka models but it’s still badass. They’ll be available in November.
Also, the last secret word is WARFARE.

Flash Survivor™ is an extremely durable, water resistant, drop-tested flash USB memory drive. By design it is perfect for transporting valuable data such as personal files, photos and applications without having to worry about damage or loss of data due to the elements.

This may look like an old cassette tape, but it hides not audio tape but measuring tape. It's so clever! And so useful! All you have to do is keep it in the unused cassette deck in your car and you'll always have a way of measuring things on hand, because lord knows how often you're stuck without that ability. It can be yours for a mere $8.

The Celltronix VR1 looks like an ordinary headset, but it is the first Bluetooth headset that can record up to 8 minutes of incoming and outgoing calls. You can also use it to record voice memos. I’m not convinced that this product really solves a problem, but I suppose the voice memo feature could be useful. If the VR1 sounds like something that you need, you can get one for a little over $100.

Working-class extension cord with upper-class aspirations.
Coil Lamp reduces the domestic lamp to the absolute minimum of defining elements. A single electrical cord coils around what appears to be an empty volume, defining the iconic form of a table lamp and ultimately powering a single light bulb.

The entire form is created exclusively from a single 100 foot extension cord that has been wrapped around a laser-cut clear plexiglass form. This simple transformation elevates the status of the humble, everyday extension cord to the realm of high design.

The GIANT 12 surfaces IQ Pentagon! You may never face this complicated one! Your home cannot miss this one. You may not solve it, you can just disassemble it and try it again! This is the most perfect for your Left & Right Brain Training. Let's GRAB and CHALLENGE it!

Do you have a hard time getting up in the morning? Is the faint beep of your digital alarm clock not getting through to you? Does your iPod playlist not pack enough punch to get you up?

Are you one miser who has Scrooge as your unofficial nickname? If so, chances are you might be interested in furnishing your underlings at the office with Glow in Dark Keyboard Stickers as you force them to work late into the night without any overtime claims, and yet want to keep the operating costs low by not turning on all the lights, giving them but the bare minimum which would eventually ruin their eyes in the long run. Heck, you’ve already shot down the budget to get keyboards with backlit illumination considering the working conditions they’re in, so what’s a little bit more by rubbing in their noses with the $8.95 Glow in Dark Keyboard Stickers?

Interactive media artist Mio I-zawa’s “mechanical tumor” is a quivering hunk of fleshy, organic-looking material that expands and contracts depending on the amount of stress your computer is experiencing.

This is the Pixel Bulb, low-res cartoon light-bulb cut from “electroluminescent electronic paper”. It’s a wonderful wall-lamp design, and the large flat area should provide a soft, relaxing light.

Dell’s got something for the business set today in the 16-inch Latitude Z, a $2000 notebook that measures just over half an inch thick, weighs 4.5 pounds, and charges wirelessly.
That’s right, thanks to the miracle of inductive charging, the Latitude Z needs only be placed atop a docking station that both rejuvenates the battery and connects the computer to various peripherals. The wireless dock will cost $200 and will be “available in the coming weeks” according to Dell’s press release.

Consumers and business users alike are all concerned with saving power. Not only is cutting electricity use good for the environment, but it saves money in the form of utility bills as well. Belkin has announced a new surge protector that is aimed at business users called the Conserve Surge with Timer.

Possibly one of the most un-ergonomic phone designs we've ever clapped eyes on, Gadget4All is offering the new fire extinguisher phone.
For all you wannabe firemen out there, the novelty landline blower measures in at 187x85x67mm.
With a push button dial on the button, and complete with phone cable, it's on sale now for $22

If you have trouble with measurements in the kitchen while baking or cooking, check out this cool new Taylor Digital Measuring Cup And Scale. This is the only measuring cup with an integrated digital scale that precisely measures wet or dry ingredients by weight to determine volume. It automatically converts weight (ounces, fluid ounces, grams, or milliliters) into volume (cups) for water, milk, oil, sugar and flour, features a tare function for layering multiple ingredients and displays the readings on an LCD display on the handle. It's a handy tool for anyone who loves to cook and a great solution for those who don't.

Altec Lansing's OrbitUSB is just the thing if you're looking to get bigger sound from your laptop or netbook from a compact and convenient device that fits in the palm of your hand. The OrbitUSB is completely USB powered so all you need to do is plug it in and you're good to go. It even has a stand and built-in storage for the speaker's USB cord to keep everything tangle-free. Price: $50

If you have to wear a tie on a regular basis, it might as well be awesome. In that spirit, Argentina’s “Sinapsis” studio designed this “After Office Tie” for a recent DesignBoom.com competition. It’s a simple concept that makes a lot of sense: a tie with a bottle opener built into the bottom of it.

Panasonic's KX-TG9382T phone will only make your life easier. Thanks to its Bluetooth connectivity you can forward your contact details (names, numbers, etc.) from a mobile phone to a home phone via Bluetooth (two way mode), and provides the capability of using a Bluetooth headset or hands free solution with a phone.

Only available in the US, phone will sell for around $169.95 USD.