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Started by foonji · 23 Jul 2005 · 119 posts survive (99 recovered from printable/lo-fi copies) · Wayback

foonji
With todays technology there is always some new and interesting gadgets being produced.

Post some of the new things gadgets you have found on the net here, for the rest of us to check out.

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foonji
i'll start it off with the Optimus Keyboard.

The Optimus Keyboard is going to be a funky new keyboard, as each key is its own LCD display. meaning that the keys can actively change depending on what you are doing... such as displaying the shortcut keys for the program you are using.

unfortunantly, its still in the manufacturing process, and they say it will retail between $200 - 300 USD. so gonna have to wait for it smile.gif

more info and pics: http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/

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spiltek
thats unreal.. gonna get me one of them wen theyre available
doctor_dropper
nano technology. cleanless glass, gleamless paint, cold paint . . . and they're really small and cute.
Decepticon
stumbled upon that invention a few weeks ago, deffinately a must have. should have been called Optimus Prime though :|
buph
QUOTE(Decepticon @ Jul 30 2005, 10:15 AM)
stumbled upon that invention a few weeks ago, deffinately a must have. should have been called Optimus Prime though :|
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Transformers Robots in disguise (in best robotic voice )
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miney
watch beyond tomorrow. amazing show tongue.gif
missvixen
im fair happy right now cos im on broadband and i love it, but things get better people.

came home today and my mum had set up a wireless connection for me on my laptop biggrin.gif

i had seen wireless connections before but never used one, and they are sooooooo cool cool.gif
just thought i would share my happyness with everyone (especially with those of u who r still on dial up laugh.gif .....jj)
foonji
yeah, my house has been wifi enabled for the past 2 years biggrin.gif

i can go anywhere inside or outside with my lappy and surf the net, do work, etc, its great.

once had a 23km link also.
DeL
just signed up for adsl2 today .. should be online in 10 days or so! beenon dial up for 5 yrs survival at a snail pace... will be on fire with adsl2!!!!

missvixen
dial up is so crap, i hated it
miney
dial is still soo crap and i still hate it!! laugh.gif
DeL
dial up for 10 more days.. and i am starting to hate it .. cant wait for 24000kbps!
Davin
unless you live next door to the exchange, I wouldn't hold your breath for those speeds smile.gif
DeL
true..im a few km out.. but it will still shit all over dial up wink.gif
foonji
don't count your chickens just yet... very unlikely you will get full 24000kbps... to get full speed you gotta be practically next door to the exchange and have a decent router smile.gif


edit: haha dav beat me to it
DeL
yup see now foonji if u was on 24000kbps... u might of been able to beat him wink.gif

nah i know ill never get them speeeds. but adsl1 was the same price as adsl2.. so i figured why not go the new technology....
Davin
ha! I beat him with my trusty 1500 westnet ADSL....suffer!

*Stands and waits to knocked off the podium by someone with a 100mb university or US military style connection*

LOL
PaulHamon

I'm been convinced to stay with ADSL1 for now... have even *thought* about changing to westnet wink.gif But with my 80gig per month with ON or OFF peak split, it's hard smile.gif

I do have to blundle my landline connect ($20 per month which is less than I'd pay Telstra)... I'm surprise more ISP haven't gone down that path smile.gif

miney
QUOTE(foonji @ Jul 23 2005, 05:13 PM)
i'll start it off with the Optimus Keyboard.

The Optimus Keyboard is going to be a funky new keyboard, as each key is its own LCD display. meaning that the keys can actively change depending on what you are doing... such as displaying the shortcut keys for the program you are using.

unfortunantly, its still in the manufacturing process, and they say it will retail between $200 - 300 USD. so gonna have to wait for it smile.gif

more info and pics: http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/
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that is unreal hey. gonna start saving biggrin.gif
DeLr

Posted by: foonji Aug 5 2005, 06:08 PM

nah it would be insane... so useful biggrin.gif especially when doing graphics and video work.


foonjir

Posted by: miney Aug 5 2005, 06:27 PM

yep. it couldn't b that hard delusionL


mineyr

Posted by: DeL Aug 5 2005, 06:30 PM

hmm true on that.. but as i only chat/forums/surf the net and play games on the PC my computers are all over baord as it is...


DeLr

Posted by: miney Aug 5 2005, 06:32 PM

mmm fair enough. would still b a great keyboard. especially wen typing up things. then i could no shortcuts off by heart. i only no about 2 laugh.gif


mineyr

Posted by: DeL Aug 5 2005, 06:40 PM

true.. but would the keys change wording, liek SHF f7 would they be lit up for spell check in word.. or would it say on the key itself (spell check) ?? hmm too much technology for me wink.gif

read my avatar ... bogan suits me smile.gif


DeLr

Posted by: miney Aug 5 2005, 07:10 PM

lol. yeah i dunno about ur question. i spose wen some1 buys one on anthems then they will inform us wink.gif


DeLr
i think id get confused... a keybaord that changes configuration... i have a hard enuff time trying to find the right keys as it is wink.gif
foonjir
nah it would be insane... so useful biggrin.gif especially when doing graphics and video work.
mineyr

Posted by: DeL Aug 5 2005, 08:04 PM

hmmm so who has way to much money to spend on a keyboard...

im still wiating for my blue tooth dongles to arrive...


mineyr
yep. it couldn't b that hard delusionL
DeLr
hmm true on that.. but as i only chat/forums/surf the net and play games on the PC my computers are all over baord as it is...
mineyr
mmm fair enough. would still b a great keyboard. especially wen typing up things. then i could no shortcuts off by heart. i only no about 2 laugh.gif
DeLr
true.. but would the keys change wording, liek SHF f7 would they be lit up for spell check in word.. or would it say on the key itself (spell check) ?? hmm too much technology for me wink.gif

read my avatar ... bogan suits me smile.gif
DeLr

Posted by: miney Aug 6 2005, 08:51 AM

i dunno some1 will buy one, no doubt about it.


mineyr
lol. yeah i dunno about ur question. i spose wen some1 buys one on anthems then they will inform us wink.gif
DeLr
hmmm so who has way to much money to spend on a keyboard...

im still wiating for my blue tooth dongles to arrive...
mineyr

Posted by: Davin Aug 7 2005, 01:33 PM

QUOTE(DelusionL @ Aug 5 2005, 06:40 PM)
read my avatar ... bogan  suits me smile.gif
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There's nothing stopping you from having a mullet and going high tech aswell tongue.gif
mineyr
i dunno some1 will buy one, no doubt about it.
Davinr

Posted by: DeL Aug 7 2005, 01:38 PM

hitec mullet woudlbe a mullet that has its own glow sticks....???



DeLr

Posted by: foonji Aug 7 2005, 02:12 PM

a hitech mullet would not need glowsticks, as it would be fibre optic and have its own light source smile.gif


foonjir

Posted by: DeL Aug 7 2005, 02:50 PM

now thats the shizzle!

here i was thinking i could work in some of those fishing style mini glow sticks into some rastafarian style dreads...

but fibre optics is the way to do!


Davinr
QUOTE(DelusionL @ Aug 5 2005, 06:40 PM)
read my avatar ... bogan  suits me smile.gif
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There's nothing stopping you from having a mullet and going high tech aswell tongue.gif
DeLr
hitec mullet woudlbe a mullet that has its own glow sticks....???


DeLr

Posted by: miney Aug 7 2005, 07:21 PM

lmfao. how the hell did we get from talking about new technology to glowing mullets? laugh.gif


foonjir
a hitech mullet would not need glowsticks, as it would be fibre optic and have its own light source smile.gif
DeLr
now thats the shizzle!

here i was thinking i could work in some of those fishing style mini glow sticks into some rastafarian style dreads...

but fibre optics is the way to do!
mineyr

Posted by: DeL Aug 7 2005, 07:28 PM

hey a glow in the dark mullet woudl eb the ultimate accessorie in an outback rave held ina huge shearing shed...


DeLr

Posted by: Davin Aug 7 2005, 10:05 PM

QUOTE(miney @ Aug 7 2005, 07:21 PM)
lmfao. how the hell did we get from talking about new technology to glowing mullets?  laugh.gif
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I think we were discussing the fact that even a mullet equiped bogan can still go hi-tech
mineyr
lmfao. how the hell did we get from talking about new technology to glowing mullets? laugh.gif
DeLr
hey a glow in the dark mullet woudl eb the ultimate accessorie in an outback rave held ina huge shearing shed...
Davinr

Posted by: miney Aug 8 2005, 04:28 PM

ahhhh ok. got a bit lost there....cheers laugh.gif


Davinr
QUOTE(miney @ Aug 7 2005, 07:21 PM)
lmfao. how the hell did we get from talking about new technology to glowing mullets?  laugh.gif
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I think we were discussing the fact that even a mullet equiped bogan can still go hi-tech
mineyr

Posted by: DeL Aug 8 2005, 06:32 PM

speaking of new technology. i just got my blue tooth dongles! now to try and get them operating...


mineyr
ahhhh ok. got a bit lost there....cheers laugh.gif
DeLr

Posted by: missvixen Aug 8 2005, 06:35 PM

blue tooth is so good, i want it on my phone tongue.gif...but no


missvixenr

Posted by: DeL Aug 8 2005, 07:31 PM

well now i have it on my phone and my PC! just setting it all up now.. tryn transfer a few sweet mp3s across for ring tones!


DeLr

Posted by: DeL Aug 8 2005, 09:24 PM

cant get it to accept mp3s.. keeps failing!!!! this is so gonna annoy me all night...

who said new technology was worth it!


DeLr
speaking of new technology. i just got my blue tooth dongles! now to try and get them operating...
missvixenr
blue tooth is so good, i want it on my phone tongue.gif...but no
DeLr
well now i have it on my phone and my PC! just setting it all up now.. tryn transfer a few sweet mp3s across for ring tones!
DeLr

Posted by: missvixen Aug 8 2005, 09:29 PM

rub it in tongue.gif


missvixenr

Posted by: DeL Aug 8 2005, 09:48 PM

no if i COULD get it to work.. id rub it in tongue.gif


DeLr

Posted by: missvixen Aug 8 2005, 09:50 PM

tongue.gif


missvixenr

Posted by: DeL Aug 8 2005, 10:53 PM

hahah got it! finally... and its a trippy old mp3.. " some body answer the phone" from an old fresh compilation


DeLr
cant get it to accept mp3s.. keeps failing!!!! this is so gonna annoy me all night...

who said new technology was worth it!
missvixenr
rub it in tongue.gif
DeLr
no if i COULD get it to work.. id rub it in tongue.gif
missvixenr
tongue.gif
DeLr

Posted by: PixILaTED Aug 22 2005, 01:34 PM

Litracon a new cemi-transparent concrete.




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DeLr
hahah got it! finally... and its a trippy old mp3.. " some body answer the phone" from an old fresh compilation
PixILaTEDr

Posted by: Decepticon Aug 22 2005, 01:42 PM

great invention, but why would anyone wanna use it.


Decepticonr

Posted by: PixILaTED Aug 22 2005, 02:46 PM

Its practical uses are the same as cement, so structurally its very good. can be used to bring light into a room as light can travel up to 20m through this cement.

Its biggest upside is it looks cool, adding a lightweight look to the building. buildings are very boring and this could help designers to design more impressive structures.

Personally i think having a wall at home with the shodow of the outside tree and ppl walking past would be wikkid.


PixILaTEDr
Litracon a new cemi-transparent concrete.
Decepticonr
great invention, but why would anyone wanna use it.
PixILaTEDr

Posted by: foonji Aug 22 2005, 02:49 PM

*imagines it being used for prison wall and a prisoner sneaking along it* laugh.gif


foonjir

Posted by: buzzn Aug 22 2005, 04:38 PM

*imagines it being used as toilet walls...* ohmy.gif ... blink.gif


anyone checked out the PSP?
i reckon its a fantastic little device! crisp widescreen umm, screen. plays ya mp3's, as well as having movies released for it too! wikid fun!

only downside is having to use Sony's memory stick technology for data storage. they just wont give up on the sticks eh!
still one and a half thumbs up for this lil beauty! biggrin.gif


PixILaTEDr
Its practical uses are the same as cement, so structurally its very good. can be used to bring light into a room as light can travel up to 20m through this cement.

Its biggest upside is it looks cool, adding a lightweight look to the building. buildings are very boring and this could help designers to design more impressive structures.

Personally i think having a wall at home with the shodow of the outside tree and ppl walking past would be wikkid.
foonjir
*imagines it being used for prison wall and a prisoner sneaking along it* laugh.gif
buzznr

Posted by: DeL Aug 24 2005, 12:54 AM

gadgets.. lap tops.. how cool are they smile.gif... i dont really have a use for it . but it sitting beside me, noisey lil frker when the fan kicks in.


buzznr
*imagines it being used as toilet walls...* ohmy.gif ... blink.gif


anyone checked out the PSP?
i reckon its a fantastic little device! crisp widescreen umm, screen. plays ya mp3's, as well as having movies released for it too! wikid fun!

only downside is having to use Sony's memory stick technology for data storage. they just wont give up on the sticks eh!
still one and a half thumbs up for this lil beauty! biggrin.gif
DeLr

Posted by: DeL Aug 24 2005, 04:45 PM

just installed my Netgear FS108 8 port swicth and got all three computers running side by side, updating all spyware and virus, ahh love technology when it works!


DeLr

Posted by: missvixen Aug 25 2005, 12:04 AM

im watching ch9 news and they are talking about this new invention for computers

u wear a glove and it acts as ur mouse
like u point to something and u can move it

i guess u had to watch it, its not easy to explain....but i think its pretty cool


missvixenr

Posted by: fo_sho_man Aug 25 2005, 12:07 AM

yup, I understand what you mean.. just hope double clicking doesn't involve punching the monitor.. ohmy.gif


fo_sho_manr

Posted by: missvixen Aug 25 2005, 12:14 AM

haha no shit ey


missvixenr

Posted by: buzzn Aug 25 2005, 01:15 AM

what happens when u scratch urself with ur gloved hand? where does the mouse pointer go..? huh.gif


buzznr

Posted by: missvixen Aug 25 2005, 01:18 AM

lmao laugh.gif


missvixenr

Posted by: DeL Aug 25 2005, 09:58 PM

interesting concept.. i dont like it ... lol has alot of new meaninsg for HAnds on aplications...


DeLr

Posted by: miney Aug 26 2005, 11:14 PM

yeah and would take way too much effort!


mineyr

Posted by: DeL Aug 27 2005, 01:32 PM

so if ur cutting and pasting documents does that mean u need to now make scissor motions with your fingers and then a paste movment to stick it to the new page wink.gif could be quite interetsing playing paper rock scissors!


DeLr

Posted by: buzzn Aug 27 2005, 01:38 PM

turning the page could be hard... i can never quite catch the page on my screen as it is.. maybe these gloves will help the pages stick to my fingers better and i won't be scratching at the screen anymore


buzznr

Posted by: miney Aug 27 2005, 02:18 PM

lmfao


mineyr

Posted by: DeL Aug 27 2005, 04:33 PM

so if a blonde does her nails while wearing these gloves is it equivelant to using paint shop? or can u use paint shop to do your nails?


dont knwo why im thinking of doing my nails....


DeLr

Posted by: buzzn Aug 27 2005, 09:55 PM

QUOTE(DelusionL @ Aug 27 2005, 04:33 PM)
so if a blonde does her nails while wearing these gloves is it equivelant to using paint shop? or can u use paint shop to do your nails?
dont knwo why im thinking of doing my nails....
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so how do i do my toe nails then? matching socks?
buzznr

Posted by: DeL Aug 27 2005, 10:01 PM

id assume so... maybe somthing in lycra.. or a shear fabric?


DeLr

Posted by: buzzn Aug 27 2005, 10:04 PM

i want latex... nothing suss... (..i lied..) blink.gif


buzznr

Posted by: DeL Aug 27 2005, 10:08 PM

how bout a melted candle ? wax moulding.. then fillit with latex to get a real close fit....


DeLr

Posted by: buzzn Aug 27 2005, 10:13 PM

i thought i could scare myself... but now u've really scared me.. ohmy.gif laugh.gif


buzznr

Posted by: DeL Aug 27 2005, 10:22 PM

its late.. its saturday night.... the bottle of red is almost empty.. time to open another?


DeLr

Posted by: fo_sho_man Nov 1 2005, 02:50 PM

new technology.. what you guys think of this??

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,173500,00.html


fo_sho_manr

Posted by: KandiRaver Nov 1 2005, 02:56 PM

that is sooooooo WRONG!!


KandiRaverr

Posted by: fo_sho_man Nov 1 2005, 03:02 PM

imitation Mac??

http://news.com.com/AOpen+box+inspired+by+Mac+Mini/2100-1042_3-5885697.html


fo_sho_manr

Posted by: fo_sho_man Nov 1 2005, 03:02 PM

QUOTE(KandiRaver @ Nov 1 2005, 03:56 PM)
that is sooooooo WRONG!!
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yes, I agree with you on that..

tangent23r

Posted by: fo_sho_man Nov 25 2005, 12:46 PM

laugh.gif that hella funny..

this is back and on sale at Myer for $49.95

http://www.atari.com/us/games/atari_flashback/7800


fo_sho_manr

Posted by: crIs P Nov 25 2005, 12:49 PM

sweet. love my atari.....wonder if it comes with moon patrol or hero?

pity its the console with the crappy joystick though


crIs Pr

Posted by: fo_sho_man Nov 25 2005, 12:51 PM

QUOTE
Features:
Atari® Flashback™ Games

Atari 2600™ Classics
Adventure™, Air-Sea Battle™, Battlezone®, Breakout®, Canyon Bomber™, Crystal Castles®, Gravitar®, Haunted House™, Millipede®, Sky Diver™, Solaris™, Sprintmaster™, Warlords® and Yars’ Revenge®

Atari 7800™ Hits
Asteroids®, Centipede®, Desert Falcon™, Charley Chuck’s Food Fight™, Planet Smashers™

PLUS: From the Atari vault… Saboteur™, a “classic” that’s never been released!


from website

fo_sho_manr

Posted by: crIs P Nov 25 2005, 12:52 PM

mmmmmm

http://www.djmart.com/pioneerefx1000.html


crIs Pr

Posted by: KandiRaver Nov 25 2005, 02:23 PM


Ludicrous? How about a professional battery-powered DVD Rewinder, claimed to be the fastest in the world? They built them as a joke, but can't keep them in stock! They have a built-in recorder, so you can leave personal messages to remind you to rewind your DVDs before returning them. Very cool!




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Posted by: fo_sho_man Nov 25 2005, 06:50 PM

thats just crazy.. but funny too that people think they need to rewind their DVDs laugh.gif

the atari unit is available from Dick Smiths for $39.95!!!!! great xmas filler smile.gif


fo_sho_manr

Posted by: ravingham Nov 25 2005, 08:55 PM

QUOTE

mmmmmm

http://www.djmart.com/pioneerefx1000.html

I WANT ONE! i have 4 effects on my denons.....4! i want more smile.gif

ravinghamr

Posted by: ravingham Dec 7 2005, 07:26 AM

hay i saw a cool gadget the other day....the first disposable video camera! its just like disposble cameras but its a video camera. you just record and when your done ditch the video camera and keep the sd card o think. cool idea....tho ripoff at $30


ravinghamr

Posted by: Fulcrum Dec 7 2005, 07:57 AM

least you wouldn't have to worry about damaging it... smile.gif


Fulcrumr

Posted by: DeL Dec 7 2005, 09:44 AM

sounds not bad actually. how long is the recording? and can u stick a bigger SD card in them to reuse?


DeLr

Posted by: Jutsin Dec 7 2005, 10:02 AM

QUOTE(DelusionL @ Dec 7 2005, 10:44 AM)
sounds not bad actually. how long is the recording?  and can u stick a bigger SD card in them to reuse?
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You really think they'd make it reusable?

If they do that, they're retarded .. or really nice!
Jutsinr

Posted by: DeL Dec 7 2005, 10:20 AM

i know.. but if u can some how pull it aprt with out WRECKING it tongue.gif


DeLr

Posted by: Fulcrum Apr 28 2006, 08:58 AM

hahahaha, new device out to strengthen abs and practice um... horseriding...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDZnvkqClmA


Fulcrumr

Posted by: djkarnage May 14 2006, 04:23 PM

just got emailed this. Looks amazing. ohmy.gif Clue reckons he saw these in a display in Japan too.
these pics are of a computer using blue tooth technology etc.
Would be easy to lose tho, how often do you lose a pen?
pretty amazing tho! blink.gif blink.gif blink.gif




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Posted by: jase31 May 14 2006, 04:58 PM

so one pens gives you an infra red keyboard and the other projects the screen

that is insane!!!!!!!!!!!!! ohmy.gif


jase31r

Posted by: Nitrous May 14 2006, 07:45 PM

....want.....one..... smile.gif


Nitrousr

Posted by: djkarnage May 14 2006, 10:02 PM

QUOTE(jase31 @ May 14 2006, 04:58 PM)
so one pens gives you an infra red keyboard and the other projects the screen

that is insane!!!!!!!!!!!!! ohmy.gif
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yeah, keyboard is infra red and projected onto the table, the screen is projected onto a wall etc. don't know all the ins and outs but this would be way cooler than my old lap top!