This is a cool little device that can turn even the messiest of people into a neat freak. The Intelliscanner can scan up to 250 barcodes before syncing to your computer. It can keep track of the product by it’s name, if you are currently lending it to someone, and if you use it for your food products, automatically make you a shopping list for the food that is almost gone. It doesn’t get any simpler than that. $250.
If you frequently ask yourself, why can’t techie stuff be pretty and useful at the same time? Then you’re probably not alone. Most electronic gadgets are really just an amalgamation of plastic, some copper, and more plastic. Same principle goes for card readers since there isn’t much else to it than reading data from memory cards. But the SanDisk ImageMate is what you’ll be referring to as a modern art. Its clean, simple look is simply a pretty package for the speed in which it transfers pictures or movie files from your removable media. They claim a 34 megabit-per-second transfer speed. Now SanDisk may know a thing or two about beauty and speed since they’ve teamed up with the Ducati Corse Moto GP racing team. Two versions of the ImageMate are available, the Multi-card USB 2.0 reader for your Memory Stick and SD, SDHC, MMC cards while the All-In-One reader, well, reads all types of media. $20+.
Are you tired of straining your eyes and standing on your tiptoes, squinting into that little hole on your door to see who’s knocking before you open? The Digital Door Viewer may just be your savior. This is a large LCD screen that mounts on the inside of your door, while a digital camera is mounted just outside to give you a view at who is knocking. 8 AA batteries keep this baby going, but those will last for 1,000 viewing cycles. $399.
Most people shy away from digital cameras for the simple reason that they can’t see hard copies of their pictures immediately. Those skeptics might be interested in the Dell Wasabi Photo Printer and give digital another chance. It’s a wireless, portable photo printer which uses the Zink or Zero Ink technology which means that a compatible phone or camera will be able to print out 2×3 inch copies of your photos. The photo paper has an adhesive backing so filing your pics on an album will be a cinch. $100.
You may laugh or even wonder at 35mm films but before the advent of digital cameras, film was the only way to go when you wanted to capture photos. Maybe you might have a few strips of negatives or slides that you might want to preserve digitally, then the nifty Film 2 SD Negative Scanner might just be for you. The gadget scans your films or slides without a PC and stores them digitally into whatever medium you may have, be it an SD card, micro SD, or even a PC. You can have the leisure of previewing the scanned image with the built-in LCD viewer and you can even manipulate your images on-board. Perfect for preserving your parents’ wedding photos or even your prom, depending on how old you are. $178.
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For years, science fiction writers have envisioned a future that’s run by robots. From the heavy to the absolutely mundane tasks, all will be run by our mechanical friends. But not everything’s run by robots nowadays. Enter the Mini Robo Vacuum. This little robot is a neat freak, and would gladly clean your table or your kitchen countertop automatically. At the touch of a button, the Robo does its work without complaint. Just keep the batteries fresh and you and your robot friend will both be happy. $20.
Control your home theater with the touch of a finger with the Logitech Harmony 1100. There’s a 3.5 inch color touch screen and it works through the wall since it has RF connectivity. It also has it’s own battery which is lithium-ion and has a charging station. The controls and icons on the screen can be customized to your liking. So why don’t you throw those remotes away and have mission control at the palm of your hands! $500.
