TechDune

Light Up Your Mundane Keyboard

JohnnyV — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:49:39 +0000

It seems like everything is LED-lit these days. I’m giving it 6 months before there’s a LED shirt out on the market, if there already isn’t one. The computer keyboard is the next pieces of technology to get pimped out in LED form. ThinkGeek, has the Luxeed Dynamic Pixel LED Keyboard. I don’t know why they didn’t just call it Rainbow Brite Keyboard though. This LED lit keyboard is different than others of its kind. While most backlit keyboards are just one color, this model lets you change the color of the individual keys. So you can show off your favorite sports team’s colors, show your rainbow pride.

Key Features-

Amazing illuminated keyboard features 430 LEDs and can dynamically change the color of each key

Set each key to any color, or turn the light off on that key

Create custom illuminated key layouts and quickly switch between them with 4 preset buttons

Save key layouts on your hard drive and recall them later

Features animated rainbow effect, or animated random key colors

“Spark” mode allows keys to illuminate only when pressed

Keypad Connects to Keyboard with included cable

Keypad does not illuminate, only the full Keyboard

Standard USB connection

Padlock That USB Drive

JohnnyV — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:21:58 +0000

We in America like to think we have a lock down on the useless crap category of things (the singing bass, Croc shoes, gigantic checks). One visit to Thanko and you’ll see that Japan is right there with us, if not already has us beat. Thanko can be a tough site to navigate, considering it’s written in Japanese. Luckily there are pretty pictures to go by, which is generally enough to find the greatest gadgets.

Thanko’s newest addition is the Padlock USB drive. From a far away distance, the device looks like a mini electrical shaver but it’s actually a padlocked usb storage device. You want to make sure those pictures of your love affair with the landscaper stay secret? Then slap this padlock contraption onto your USB device and live worry free.

A Ferrari Go Kart Bike?

JohnnyV — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:40:07 +0000

It’s a Ferrari, no it’s a bike, no it’s a go kart. Actually all three of those answers are wrong because it’s a Ferrari Pedal Go-Kart. I’m not entirely sure why I want one. I think it’s because the tool bag that drove up behind the reporter to scare her made it look so fun.

Your Package Will Self Destruct in 3..2..1

JohnnyV — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:12:10 +0000

In recent years people have become more aware of advertising around them. We all have TiVo now so we are able to skip past the commercials we all hate, and get to our shows like Hurl. Of course if we had more advertising like this billboard in New Zealand I might start paying attention. Just to briefly set this up, this is an advertisement from a company called Deadline Courier. They created this billboard with a timer on it, to display the timeliness that the company has. After the countdown is finished, the billboard will detonate and explode, distracting a great number of drivers and causing a good number of accidents. Of course I don’t know how effect the billboard could be; I mean are they saying that if the package doesn’t arrive on time or is opened it will explode everywhere?