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Super Slim External Battery Might Be Convenient Enough To Carry

By David Ponce on 06/13/13 • Leave a comment!

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Let’s face it, the main reason external batteries aren’t as much of a runaway success as they could be is because no one wants to carry yet another bulky item in their pockets. But phones will keep running out of juice, and you’ll keep turning off Bluetooth, WiFi, brightness and whatnot to get that extra mile out of your phone. What about the Gokuusu portable battery? It’s 4.5mm thin and about credit-card sized, which means that it could fit into a wallet with ease. Sure, the 1,000 mAh isn’t going to bring a phone back to 100%, but in emergency situations, it’ll be more than welcome. The connection is done through a retractable USB cable and a set of tiny adaptors for whatever phone you carry. Better yet, it also has 4GB of storage. At 2,980 Yen ($30), it wouldn’t make much sense not to get one if you’re the type of guy who’s constantly getting home with your mobile running on empty.

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[ Product Page (Translated) ] VIA [ DamnGeeky ]

Super Strong Dual Suction Cup Mount For Exciting Driving Shots

By David Ponce on 04/30/13 • Leave a comment!

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The casual driver probably feels no compulsion to record his morning commute. But there are those with the need to push things to the limit (hopefully legally), are not content with recording their feats through a windshield with a GoPro, but don’t quite dare stick a fancy camera out the window for fear that it fall to the pavement and shatter in a thousand little pieces. The Dual Suction Cup Camera mount pictured above is rated at 130kg (286lbs.) in a vertical position and 150kg (330lbs.) horizontally, which should be more than enough to support even the heftiest of recording devices. We’re trying to get more information on the type of mount but are having a bit of trouble with the Japanese on the page. We can however tell you that it’s $250, which is a small price to pay to secure a camera that can cost upwards of ten times that amount.

[ Product Page ] VIA [ DamnGeeky ]

Viewfinder Accessory Lets You Take Shots From Awkward Angles

By David Ponce on 02/26/13 • Leave a comment!

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If you’re planning on putting your fancy dSLR on the floor to take a shot, you better have an LCD viewfinder that swivels out. Or a flexible neck. Heck, even if you do have a swivel screen, if it’s really bright it’s not always possible to see what’s on it. The above accessory attaches to your HDMI-equipped Canon camera and lets you see what it sees from a distance. There’s an eye-cup so you’ll see everything even in the brightest environments. It needs power of its own, which it gets from a power adapter or, Canon’s very own LP-E6 battery or equivalent.

It’s $265 (24,800 Japanese Yen).

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[ Product Page (Japanese translated) ] VIA [ DamnGeeky ]

Heating MousePad Heats Your Hands

By David Ponce on 11/05/12 • Leave a comment!

Here’s a solution for a problem we’re not sure exists: a heating mousepad. It features a quilted fabric that goes over your hand, and a USB connected heating element that cranks up to 120 degrees. It sells for 1,980 Yen (or about $25) and we wish we had more things to say about it so that this doesn’t turn into a 100 word post. But really… what’s there to say?

[ Product Page ] VIA [ UberGizmo ]

This Solar Powered Cap Will Blow A Breeze On Your Face

By David Ponce on 06/08/12 • 1 Comment

By David Ponce

So it’s a cap with a little solar panel on top of it. The panel provides power for that strategically placed fan. The fan spins and… keeps your forehead cool. And probably makes your eyes itchy. But who cares? Think of it more as a modern day propeller cap; it’s a novelty item for sure, but one we feel may get a couple conversations started. Or at the very least, empty seats on either side of you in the bus.

It’s about $16.

[ Product Page ] VIA [ 7Gadgets ]

This Case Can Make Your iPad Look Like A MacBook Pro

By David Ponce on 04/09/12 • Leave a comment!

By David Ponce

If you’re looking for an external keyboard and a case for your iPad 2, the above might be a good all-in-one solution for you. Not only will it nestle and protect your tablet, it contains a Lithium-Ion battery that will give you some extra juice as well. The keyboard will connect through Bluetooth, and there are USB and Micro-USB ports on the side. We’re not sure how these will interface with the iPad seeing as its not exactly setup for USB use, however if you’ve jailbroken your device and installed iFile then you’ll basically have jerry-rigged a full blown laptop. Granted, iOS will still limit the things you’re able to do, but it’s as close as you’ll get without spending the extra dough.

The Notebook Case for iPad is $75 through Japanese retailer Rakuten, which means its US-based partner buy.com could have it in stock in the near future.

[ Product Page (Translated) ] VIA [ UberGizmo ]

Thanko’s Water Cooled Car Seat Cushion

By Andrew Liszewski on 08/02/11 • Leave a comment!

Thanko Water Cooled Car Seat Cushion (Image courtesy Thanko)
By Andrew Liszewski

Hot Summer temperatures and sealed motor vehicles are a terrible combination. Stepping into a sweltering car and waiting for the air conditioning to do its thing can feel like hours. But once again Thanko has come to the rescue with a device no one realized they needed. Working kind of like the liquid cooling systems that keep high-performance PC humming along, this seat cushion connects to a pump which you fill with a frozen bottle of water. In just 5 seconds it can cool a seat from upwards of 60℃ down to 28℃, and it will keep it cool for up to 8 hours.

It plugs into your car’s cigarette lighter since the pumping mechanism needs power, but it also includes an AC adapter if you’d prefer to use it indoors instead. At almost $200 (¥14,800) it’s certainly a pricey aftermarket upgrade for your vehicle, but totally worth the cost if you opted for black leather seats and happen to live somewhere just below the equator.

[ Thanko's Water Cooled Car Seat Cushion ] VIA [ Akihabara News ]

Tie Clip Cooling Fan

By Andrew Liszewski on 07/15/11 • 1 Comment

Tie Clip Cooling Fan (Images courtesy Thanko)
By Andrew Liszewski

I can’t imagine anything worse than having to wear a tie, in any weather. But in the summertime when temperatures soar? No climb up the corporate ladder is worth that torture. Not even with this ridiculous tie clip, from who other than Thanko, which features a fan hidden on the back designed to keep cool air blasting through your dress shirt. It honestly looks like your standard PC cooling fan, and it probably is, since it’s designed to draw power from your computer’s USB port, or from a none-too-subtle 2xAA battery pack you slip in your shirt pocket. It will also cost you ~$31 (¥2,480) which is probably ~$30 more than it costs to make, adding to the ridiculousness.

[ Tie Clip Cooling Fan ] VIA [ TechCrunch ]

Thanko Cooks Up Their Own Multi-Touch Magic Trackpad… With A Little Less Magic

By Andrew Liszewski on 01/28/11 • Leave a comment!

Thanko Touchpad (Images courtesy Thanko.com.jp)
By Andrew Liszewski

You can easily use Apple’s Magic Trackpad with Windows while running it under Boot Camp on Mac hardware, or by extracting the necessary Window’s drivers Apple has created for your non-Apple hardware, but this alternative from Thanko looks to be a little easier and Windows-specific. You just have to be willing to give up some of the ‘magic’ of Apple’s trackpad.

And by that I mean the slick aluminum housing and scratch-resistant glass surface, convenient wireless Bluetooth connectivity and possibly 3 and 4 finger gestures, given the Thanko website only shows theirs being used with 2 digits. But on the other hand it’s yet another device to keep your USB ports filled, can be switched between multi-touch gesture and standard trackpad modes, and is available for just ~$36 (¥2,980) compared to the Magic Trackpad’s $69 price tag.

[ Thanko USB Multi-Touch Pad ]

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