R2-D2 Aquarium

We’ve featured a fair few interesting, tasteless and bizarre aquariums here on Coolest Gadgets but this is probably the nerdiest yet (thanks Critiker), the R2-D2 Aquarium.

"Modeled after the most well-known astromech droid in the galaxy, this R2-D2 holds a 1 3/4-gallon aquarium tank in his central compartment, ideal for a small freshwater family of goldfish, gouramis, or tetras. The domed head rotates with any vocal command you issue and he utters his familiar “bleeps” from the Star Wars movies. His radar eye houses the eyepiece to a built-in periscope that provides an intimate view of the aquatic activity below, allowing you to watch your charges swim towards the food you’ve dropped in from the dome’s removable feeding door."

You can buy the R2-D2 Aquarium from Hammacher for $129.95 found via our friends over at Critiker.

by Edwin in Home Gadgets, Pet Gadgets

Scan It Allows You to Check Out Your Own Groceries

About two years ago, we covered the Intelliscanner Personal Barcode Scanner which allows you the user to scan your own merchandise and upload them to the PC. That might be good for establishing your personal inventory in your home, but I have recently discovered the Scan It, which is good for business on the road.

Simply put, the Scan It is a barcode scanner that allows you, the customer, to self check your groceries. All you need to do is scan your merchandise, put it in the bag, and scan the “all done” bar code when you are finished.

Just think! No more waiting at the checkout line for something that you can do all by yourself. No more bagging all your groceries at the end when you can just do it as you go. You can save at least fifteen minutes on your next shopping trip, easily!

So, how soon can you get one of these? The scanners are made by Motorola, and they are not quite ready for full mass production just yet. My source had a chance to try this out, and there is a catch when using this technology. The user has to agree to a random audits, and it will keep track of what you’re doing. In other words, Big Brother is watching you shop.

Still, you got to admire the Scan It’s initiative for changing the face of grocery shopping with the use of technology. Perhaps there will come a day when a Scan It is on everyone’s cellular phone.

The inexpensive Wild Planet Mobile Spy Ear

There have been cars that give you the ability to spy on a room before, but this one is far more affordable than the other ones I’ve seen. It probably won’t be as great of quality as the ones you’re pay around $100 for. However, it also means that you can be a spy no matter what your price range. Hopefully the engine is quiet though. Nothing’s more embarrassing than getting caught spying with your toy car.

The tiny little car is meant for kids seven years old and up, however, Amazon disagrees. Amazon really thinks that we should abandon our spy fantasies by the time we’re age ten. The car has a range of 50′ and when you’re listening in, you listen through the earbud. It runs on two 9V batteries, which of course are not included. It seems that it will be decent quality, if they aren’t exaggerating. According to the manufacturer, you can listen through walls with the car. Which if is actually the case, that’s pretty cool for the price you pay for the car. You can purchase it for $14.99 on Amazon.

by Ally in Childrens Gadgets, Remote Control Toys, Spy Stuff, Toys

Bell offers Palm Treo Pro

We know that the world is abuzz with the upcoming Palm Pre, but that doesn’t mean it should overshadow news of the new Palm Treo Pro that is now available from Bell Mobility in Canada. This Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional powered smartphone will target serious business users who want to simplify their IT infrastructures while keeping costs low, ensuring their users remain productive and happy. It is able to ride on 3G networks, making it suitable for on-the-go Internet surfing as well as keeping tabs with the latest emails without missing a beat.

Being a business-centric smartphone can only mean one thing - the Treo Pro will boast a wide range of connectivity options, including email, Wi-Fi, GPS, web and CDMA EV-DO Rev. A network capabilities. You won’t find the Treo Pro to be as bulky as its earliest predecessors, as it comes in a thin design that blends with a flush, high-resolution color touch screen display. One touch buttons for quick access to various functions make life a whole lot easier, while the full QWERTY keyboard remains to let you send out a flurry of text messages and emails without having to fumble with less than perfect virtual keyboards on the display. Nice to know Palm has not gone the way of the iPhone by offering a removable battery behind which is able to offer up to four hours of talk time.

Bell Mobility’s Treo Pro features a tightly integrated Palm and Windows solution for mobile workforces, supporting Microsoft Direct Push Technology that hooks up to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP2 or 2007, letting users remain up to speed with their email, contacts and calendars at all times. With Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008, you will enjoy increased security, easier smartphone management and access to information on the corporate network. Bell Mobility clients can pick up the Palm Treo Pro for $99.95 on a three-year contract for a limited time only.

February 28th, 2009 by Edwin in Mobile Phones

The Joker Light features Batman style lighting

It’s always great when modern design can have a slight geeky twist. This edgy lamp may be called the Joker, but it definitely has a Batman type feel to it. Which apparently it was meant to come off that way judging from the kid sitting under the lamp with a batman mask pinned to the top of his head. It is nice that it could still look perfectly natural in any home and still remind you of your comic loving side.

Despite that the lamp looks so modern and new, it was actually created in 1970, when it won 1st prize at a Scandinavian Lighting fair. It was created by Christian Raeder and despite that he created it in 1970, it’s still worth a great deal to purchase brand new. It comes in white as well as black, black of course will appeal more to those that like the batman style look. The light is currently up for sale on Morba’s online shop for $285.

by Ally in Home Gadgets

The contest Peugeot car of the future

This cool latest gadgets design recalls a little bug that led to Will Smith in I, Robot, unjustly vilified by fans Asimov, albeit with a touch of Mad Max, with that gigantic propeller truncacuellos. This futuristic concept car crazy gadget, nicknamed Blade and created by Ying Hui Choo, is part of Peugeot design competition. It asked contestants to create vehicles for the “City of the Future”, whatever you’re mean that. They electronic gadget had to put special emphasis on “social harmony”, the “mobility interactive” and “environmental concerns”. Blade mejora la eficiencia con la turbina mencionada y con la batería electrica que va a bordo. Blade improving the efficiency with turbine and referred to the battery that goes on board. More designs after the jump.

This is a best gadget gift and designed by Oskar Johansen, is able to turn on itself and reduce its size to “park more easily, improve their maneuverability and increase its visibility.”

3-D Blue Ray Television:Watch 3-D TV At Home Without Silly Cardboard Specs From 2010

New 3-D Blue Ray technology now comes in 2010. It will come with many advantageous features. Panasonic is working on a Blu-ray Disc capable of storing 2-channel 1080p 3D pictures, along with an HDMI cable to carry the video to a suitable TV. The best thing about the proposal being made to the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) though is that Panasonic is using existing Blu-ray and HDMI technology which will help it and us avoid another dumb proprietary HD format spat.