Girls Just Wanna Have Fun GeekKit

Can’t decide what to get your favorite pink gadget lover? Why not get her everything. The Girls Just Wanna’ Have Fun GeekKit comes with the Gadget Girl 300K Digital Camcorder that doubles as a webcam, the Bratz Rock Angelz Recording Studio Playset, a cute little Pink Radio Control Car complete with flashlights and sound effects, a bunch of multicolor LED bracelets, the 1GB Lasonic MP-01GS MP3 Player that supports WMA and MP3 files and has an FM radio, a pink foldable dust and water resistant keyboard and a matching 3 button PS/2 optical mouse that lights up red and purple when plugged in. This whole package costs just $64.50. Granted some of these items are a bit kiddish, but overall we like its concept and the price tag.

Strawberry and Pizza USB Keys Make Us Hungry

Oddly enough, this isn’t the first time we’ve come across USB keys designed like food. For example Vavolo has a whole selection of “freshly Baked” USB keys. Here are two more similar USB keys of the 1GB flavored variety. First up is a Strawberry USB key and next is a Pizza USB key, each retails for a pricey $50, which is significantly more than Vavolo’s baked goods where they also happen to have a flash-based pizza slice.

Jukefly Lets You Stream Your Music Library to Any Browser, No File Uploading Required

Services like MP3Tunes.com are awesome for music fiends because they let you access and listen to your music from any web browser. However a common pitfall of MP3Tunes.com, Anywhere.fm and similar services is that in order to get up an running, you first have to upload all of your music files to the service, which can be both a time and bandwidth consuming process. That is why Jukefly is so welcome. The service lets you play your music collection without having to upload everything first. Instead Jukefly connects directly to your computer and streams it directly to the internet browser you are currently using. Of course there is a catch - your computer at home will have to be turned on for this to work. Oh, and one more sort of catch - Jukefly is currently not Mac compatible. Dang.

Colorful Glass Coasters Look Like Retro Floppy Disks

Despite the fact that floppy disks only held mere kilobytes of data, we still have fond memories of them. Nowadays they are unfortunately just about useless, but are rather iconic items. Supermandolini has a set of 6 Soft Sector glass coasters that are designed just like those floppy disks of yore. The colorful coasters are made of a vinyl top with a gloss finish and foam base. The Soft Sector coasters retail for €27.00.

G-Shock Celebrates 25 Years, Intros More Tough As Hell Watches

What could be considered the Academy Awards of watches, Casio kicked off their 25 year celebration of their G-Shock line with a red carpet gala. Sure people were there from the music and fashion industry, and many came to see Mr. Kanye West (more on that later) and Spike Lee whom are both big fans of G-Shock. To us though the stars of the show were the watches and after everyone showed their admission bracelets (in the likeness of a G-Shock watch) for entry and settled in to their seats for the press conference, that is when the fun started. Casio gave a brief history of how the line was created with a very cute slideshow of images. G-Shock watches from the past, present and future flashed in front of us. They also startled us by dropping a bundle of watches from the 30 foot (or so) ceiling on to the floor of the stage. Then they introduced Spike Lee as an “icon of street culture” and as well as a collaborator on a short film celebrating G-Shock’s 25th anniversary. The presentation concluded with the newest additions to the G-Shock line were introduced:

Toughness and Beauty
Two watches introduced were the MTG 1000 and GIEZ /GS -1100 geared towards the more high end rugged customer who is not afraid to wear a tough durable watch with a suit. Both are sophisticated designs that are not only sporty but professional. MTG 1000 retails for $400 and the GIEZ/GS -1100 retails for $300.

Extreme Conditions
Four watches were introduced with the the extreme sportsman or woman in mind.

RISEMAN, is a watch that is for the aviator in all of us or world traveler. No matter were you go around the country your watch will always be the first to know what time it is. With its built in Multiband 6 Atomic Timekeeping Technology, calibrating anywhere around the world by connecting to one of the 6 worldwide transmitting towers your watch will automatically change its time. It will never know what jet lag is. MSRP $220 and Available in Macy’s in June.

GULFMAN, the watch the Tin Man could love. For those that may find themselves in more damp/moist conditions than other folks which could lead to rust, may like the fact that the GULFMAN watch is completely rust resistant and is made of titanium parts that eliminate rust. No need for any WD-40 here. Pricing and Availability TBD

MUDMAN, is for the Dirt Bike rider or Miner. MUDMAN is resistant to all dirt, mud, and dust. SO go get yourself real dirty cause even if you can’t see the time from all the filth you got yourself into, your watch will still be working. Pricing and Availability TBD

FROGMAN, probably pretty obvious from the name, FROGMAN is meant for those who are Scuba divers or others who plan at least 200 meters worth of diving. You may get all prune like and soaked and tired but your watch will just keep tick/tocking along. Pricing and Availability TBD

Commemorating their 25th Anniversary, two new watches were released in May. The new GWM5625E-7 and GW225E-7 models are both white and feature the classic designs of the original G-SHOCK model of yesteryear with a few more bells and whistles. The GWM5625E-7 will retail for $150 and the GW225E-7 will retails for $350.

Heirs to the Thrown

Finally 4 new models were introduced that are more colorful and substantially more stylish than the original G-Shock from the early 80’s. Coming in the colors white, red, pink, and yellow, these new heirs to the G-Shock throne will spice things up with their vibrant colors and trendy designs. Perfect for those hipsters and females who dig G-Shock durability. Pricing and Availability TBD.

Overall the event was really exciting and showcased what Casio has in store for us this year and beyond. They are certainly looking forward to pushing G-Shock for another 25 yrs. A focal point of the event was of course Kanye and how he was going rock the house. We waited for over 2 hours for him to show and eventually gave up. Perhaps he left his G-Shock at home.

Space Shuttle Bunk Bed is Out of This World

Forget getting a bunk bed from Ikea, you want something original and exciting? Something that your kids (or maybe yourself) will really want to sleep on? Then consider the Space Shuttle Bunk Bed which looks like, you guessed it - a bunk bed built in to a Space Shuttle. But it isn’t just a bunk bed, it’s also an indoor playhouse with a side door, cockpit and ladder - you can even add an additional wing for $175 and customize it with a specific color pattern as well. Add Some Buzz Lightyear Stickers, maybe a Captain Kirk poster and you’ll be the coolest geek on the block. The Bunk bed costs $2600 and takes 6 to 8 weeks to be delivered.

Pantone Mugs Because 286C Looks Nothing Like 549C

If you’re a graphics designer than you live and breathe Pantone colors and you’ll certainly appreciate these mugs. If you’re not, then probably not so much. This Pantone Mug set includes a set of 10 mugs featuring simple blocks of Pantone colors. The whole set retails for £75.00, or you can buy individual colors alone.

USB Calculator Hub Because You’re Too Lazy to Use the Calc App

We’ve seen a few USB powered calculators here and there but we’re especially digging this one because it also works as a 4 port USB hub. On top of that it’s also available in hot pink (you know how we love hot pink), white, or black. For $16.00 the USB Calculator Hub is an affordable Father’s Day gift for the dad who is too lazy to run the calculator app on his computer.

Scientists Developing Paper Plane Designed to be Thrown from Space Station to Earth

Those Japanese scientists are at it again. One of their latest wacky projects is the development of a 8cm thick paper plane designed to be thrown from the International Space Station to earth. Astronauts on the space station will be able to write messages on the paper plane before sending it off. Professor Suzuki and his team behind the project, plan to ask a Japanese astronaut traveling to the station to throw about 100 of the planes in to space. The paper planes are made of special paper that has been treated with a compound that can endure temperatures of around 300 Celsius, so you don’t have to worry about the planes burning up upon entering the atmosphere. If the first mission is successful, they plan on throwing Hello Kitty Branded paper planes to earth on the second mission. Ok, so we made up that last part but is it so far fetched? (Source: BBC & TechRadar)

Heads-up Challenge Electronic Poker Table has a Touchscreen that Peels Cards

Playing poker with a real deck of cards is officially old fashioned. The Heads-Up Challenge home edition brings poker in to the 21st century. It’s an electronic poker table with a touchscreen designed for up to two players to compete on. The touchscreen is so neat that it will even let you peel up the cards. The table also shuffles cards, deals, displays showdown hand percentages and it awards pots. Unfortunately, the futuristic poker table retails for around 10 grand, so for now it will be reserved for the high rollers.

Mosquito Proof Jacket is a lot Less Smellier Than Bug-Off

If you’re planning on traveling to a warm climate this summer, and chances are that you are, than you probably know that Bug-Off is something not to leave behind. Or you could drop the Bug-Off all together and get this Mosquito-Proof jacket from Napapijiri. The jacket is waterproof and also coated with a “secret concoction of chemicals” that will keep those nasty vampire insects off of you. We’ll take one in pink. The jacket retails for 155GBP. (Source: Stuff Mag, May ‘08)

Half Off All iPhone Cases at Speck

Speck is one of the best companies when it comes to Apple Cases and accessories, and they are currently having a great sale on their iPhone cases. That is Half Off on a big selection of cases ranging from their ToughSkin now $14.97, to the colorful SeeThru 2 packs which are currently $14.97 as well. (Thanks, Brent)

Duevel’s Planets High End Speakers Look Like a Planetarium

We’re not sure whether these speakers are loudspeakers or a mini-planetarium. Duevel’s Planets are some of the strangest high-end audio speakers we’ve ever seen, yet still oddly good looking. The Floorstanding omni-directional loudspeakers feature a 5″ subwoofer and and a 1″ horn loaded tweeter. The Planets are available in several colors including black, white, silver, red, green or blue and retail for $1295 per pair, making them not crazy expensive but pretty expensive for a very unique audio device.

Canon’s FS100 Flash Memory Camcorder is Colorful and Small

We’re always happy to see splashes of color thrown o to ordinary electronics, especially when there are quality brand names involved. Canon is one of the latest such companies to come out with different color choices for their camcorders. Their new Canon FS100 Digital Flash Memory Camcorder feature 37x optical zoom, Image Stabilization, a 2.7″ Widescreen LCD, the ability to record to SDHC cards all in a body that weighs just 9.6 oz. Unfortunately the camera is not HD and a memory card isn’t bundled with it, but it’s $399 price tag isn’t bad considering Canon’s camcorder usually produce great video. And last but not least, the camera is available in red, blue or silver. If these camcorder look familiar, it might because they might remind you of JVC’s colorful hard drive based GZ-MG330 model that we first saw at CES.

Pastel Colored Mini Charging Valet Keeps Your Gadgets Tidy

Charging valets are nothing new. Their a simple way to organize all your gadgets in to one place while they charge, while keeping things neat and tidy by hiding the power cords. The Mini Charging Valet is roomy enough for just a few gadgets like an ipod and cell phone or camera so it wont take up much space. Those of you in to pastels will appreciate that this isn’t some wooden or black affair, e-pad’s mini charging valet is available in a pastel pink, green or white for $19.99.

Knights’ Kingdom Chess Set Makes it Ok for Adults to Still Be Playing with Legos

If there is one toy I really miss from my childhood, it’s legos. Till this day I’m tempted to whip out some and start building, but being an “adult”, I have to keep up appearances. The Knights’ Kingdom Chess Set is a complete chess set made out of legos. That includes 32 chess pieces and 24 minifigures plus a portable storage case. So finally, I can have a good excuse for why I’m playing with legos.

Gear4’s Streetwear Adds More Hoodies to your Ipod’s Closet

Believe it or not, this isn’t the first time we’ve come across ipod hoodies to dress up your ipod in. Gear4’s StreetWear for the 3G iPod Nano are the latest ones to to enter the game. There are two colors to choose from - a gray or a more feminine styled pink version with a printed floral pattern. Both feature a drawstring hood, a coat hook on reverse for attaching to a key ring, and each have a velcro pocket for headphone storage. Gear4’s StreetWear outfits retail for £9.99.

Schmap Travel Guides Now Optimized for iPhone

Schmap offers free maps and guides for cities that are complete with reviews and photo slideshows. Their free guides feature dining, art & entertainments, activities, hotels and everything else you would expect in a good travel guide. You can choose from viewing their guides online or via their desktop software which is available for both Mac and PC. And now Schmap has optimized their guides for the iPhone and iPod Touch as well which have a neat Rotate n’ Map feature so that by turning your iPhone sideways you can see places on a map and scroll a list as the map dynamically updates. Their iPhone optimized site isn’t available yet to the public but we did get a chance to try it and we love its neat interface and it seems very resourceful. We’ll definately be bookmarking Schmap for our upcoming summer travels.

CSX Lets You Customize your Rig or iPod with a Flaming Paintjob

When it comes to custom paint jobs for your computer or ipod, ColorWare is probably the first company that comes to your mind. But they definitely aren’t the only custom paint job company on the market. CSX offers a selection of unique custom paintjobs for your rig or ipod. Green Flames, skulls, and an adorable “Orange shag wagon” re just some of the chassis you can choose from. You can also choose from customizes ipods, a Nintendo DS or a gaming laptop. Granted the prices are not cheap, but you expected as much.

Keyboard Quiver Case Keeps Your QWERTY Safe When Travelling

We don’t know of many people that frequently carry around their keyboard, but if you do, than you might want to check out the Dust-Off Zone’s Keyboard Quiver. The Keyboard Quiver is designed to protect your keyboard while you travel. It’s also got extra pockets to carry your mouse, some CDs, two Dust Off cans and another gadget or accessory. The Keyboard Quiver costs $45, which for some of you might cost more than your keyboard - but to each your own.

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