Mimobot Ginchy Series

Posted on June 29, 2006 Under Gadgetry

The guys over at Mimoco are at it again, this time adding three new characters to their ever-expanding community of animated USB citizens. This time it's the Ginchys, "an attitude-enhanced Rockabilly trio," Ramona, Link, and Betty-Lou. Designed by Lili Chin,…

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Urwerk 103 Blackbird

Posted on June 29, 2006 Under Gadgetry

Urwerk, one of Geneva's finest watch makers presents the sensational 103 Blackbird, an evolution from their signature UR-103. It's very limited edition with only 10 pieces made. It draws its design influence from deep space, powerful rockets, and sleek jets--…

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Alice Wang’s Audio Sticks

Posted on June 19, 2006 Under Gadgetry

We're always wondering, what does the future hold for personal and home audio? What will consumer packaged music look like even just a few years from now? With the advent of perpendicular storage, NAS systems, cheap flash memory, and increasing…

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Nixon Salutes Dad’s

Posted on June 15, 2006 Under Gadgetry

We've been big fans of Nixon watches for a long time, but nothing was ever really father friendly until now. The Capital is the perfect watch for Dad this fathers' day--with a bit of class while still retaining the signature…

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Sonos Wireless Music System

Posted on June 15, 2006 Under Gadgetry

We have been playing with our Sonos bundle for the past few weeks-- and while we plan on doing a more in-depth review here's the bottom line: This might be the best father's day gift ever. Order one today and…

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Fuego 01: Ultimate Design Grill

Posted on June 14, 2006 Under Gadgetry

The Fuego 01 is the epitome of Father's Day gifts for the Dad who loves to grill, which I guess is pretty much all Dad's. Designed by former head of industrial design at Apple, and now Pentagram partner, the Fuego…

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Realtime World Cup: Mobile MatchCast

Posted on June 9, 2006 Under Gadgetry

If your like us, you can't stand being out of the loop and with Mobile MatchCast, a free application for your cell phone, you won't be. Every Point and Yahoo! have teamed up to develop a system that delivers real-time…

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Yaktrax

Posted on June 4, 2006 Under Gadgetry

A useful gift for urban dwellers, commuters, backpackers and seniors. Although this neon green, stretchy, rubbery, ribbed and expandable product sounds like a condom, it actually goes over your shoe so you don’t fall on your ass. Pretty handy, eh?…

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SpeckTone Retro iPod dock

Posted on May 30, 2006 Under Gadgetry

I'm loving the aesthetics of the new retro-inspired Tabletop Stereo iPod dock by California based Speck Products. While most products like this would seem fairly gimmicky, this one actually boasts analog circuitry inside-- helping to add a little bit more…

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OHSO: The Vented Cap

Posted on May 29, 2006 Under Gadgetry

I found and shared the OHSO Tootbrush with my readers more than a year ago and it's been quite a popular item. Since it's release the company has gone through some amazing growth. In the past I've said the OHSO…

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