Plunder Guide » Gadgets

iSteady Shot

Peg Leg Larry — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:43:47 +0000

Shooting video with shaky hands is a recipe for disaster. Shooting video with your iPhone or iPod is even worse. If you’re continuously shooting video from the iPhone 3GS or the 5th Gen iPod Nano, you’ll need a contraption like the iSteady Shot. It’s a camera stabilizer that lets you steady your hand for shake free video shooting. At 9.2 inches long, 12.25 inches high and weighing 1.5 lbs with the iPhone loaded, the iSteady gives the much needed size and weight for you to calm your shaky hands. It’s made of aircraft-grade aluminum, stainless steel and plastic with a two-axes gimbal for a perfect balance and freedom of movement. $100.

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Eneloop Stick Booster

Peg Leg Larry — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:12:21 +0000

Never be without power again for your USB-rechargeable devices with the Sanyo Eneloop Stick Booster. Charge up your iPhone/iPod or other mobile devices with this rechargeable battery that looks like, well, a battery with a 5V DC output at 500mA current. A pair of Eneloop batteries are also included in the bundle. The Stick Booster will last you about 1,500 cycles. ~$35.

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CVJB-G107

Parrot Pat — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:17:09 +0000

It’s a big let down to still use punch cards for attendance and finger prints for identity verification. Any business would look really amazing when installed with facial recognition and time attendance systems. What it does is use 3D facial recognition system to track attendance of employees and also provide access to doors. By 3D we mean that it’s not going to be fooled by holding up a simple picture of a person for an intruder to get access. The system can be setup to recognize and log information like attendance, overtime and even late arrivals for up to 500 different employees, and records can be downloaded to a USB flash drive or accessed via TCP/IP when the console is connected to a network. $480.

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WikiReader

Barbary Betsy — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:51:39 +0000

Wikipedia enthusiasts will love the WikiReader; a little pocket-sized gadget that holds the three million topics from the website. It runs on two AAA batteries and is updated via the WikiReader website and WikiReader’s SD card. It has an easy touch screen interface, only needs to be charged once a year and will keep you keen on facts around the world. $99.

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Interactive Portal Shirt

Barbary Betsy — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:31:31 +0000

The companies GLaDOS and ThinkGeek have teamed up to create the Interactive Portal Shirt. There are two wireless 5.8 GHz video cameras mounted in the front of each shirt along as well as two high-res LCD TFT screens. The way it works it the camera in the orange shirt transmits an image (such as cake) to the blue shirt and of course you can transmit from the blue shirt to the orange shirt. So basically what you’ve got is a functional portal that runs between the two people. $99.99.

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Callpod Fueltank Uno

One-eyed Willie — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:46:31 +0000

Callpod is giving their Fueltank design an update with the release of the new Fueltank Uno. This battery backup has enough juice to fully charge one mobile device, and has a multitude of optional tips for all different types of devices and comes with a voucher for your device of choice. $50.

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Zeo Personal Sleep Coach

One-eyed Willie — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:59:35 +0000

If you’re going to spend 1/3 of your life asleep, then you might as well do it the right way. The Zeo Personal Sleep Coach can help you do just that. It has a headband with a SoftWave sensor to accurately track your unique sleep patterns, and a bedside display that shows the time, a graph showing your pattern of sleep phases from the night before, a “ZQ” single-digit representation of the quantity, quality, and depth of your sleep, a count of how long you actually slept and how long it took you to fall asleep, and more. Putting the SD card into your computer gives you even more detailed information as well. $400.

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Vuzix Wrap 310

Peg Leg Larry — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:11:17 +0000

Sometimes, the videos that you watch aren’t for prying eyes so looking at them from an LCD screen is out of the question. Try the Vuzix Wrap 310 and your private viewing will never be more private ever. It takes the form of your average sunglasses except that inside, there’s a 16:9 projection of your favorite videos. You’ll get the illusion of seeing a 55-inch screen viewed from a distance of 10 feet. The player supports all types of video players including those in your iPhone or iPod and with the detachable noise-isolating earphones, you can drown yourself in your favorite video. Coming this fall. $TBA.

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Bluelounge Refresh

One-eyed Willie — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:21:21 +0000

This is a perfect gadget organizer for your nightstand, especially if you have multiple gadgets that all need to charge at once. The charging dock features two iPod dock connectors, one mini USB, one micro USB, and two standard USB sockets, so no matter what your preferred device is, it can connect here. $90.

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Sony PRS-300 & PRS-600

Dread Pirate Roberts — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:37:17 +0000

If turning actual pages isn’t your thing, then better get yourself an e-book reader. Amazon first introduced and launched Kindle, now take a look at Sony’s take on the reader. The Sony PRS-300 and PRS-600 equips readers with touch screens and portable footprints. Sony even took Google into the picture, by opening Google’s access of free public domain books. This could be better than the Kindle. Bye pages. $200-$300.

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