http://www.gadgetleak.com Cool New Gadgets and Gizmos Sat, 17 May 2008 09:15:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From Atari Joyboard to Wii Fit: 25 years of "exergaming" boing_boing:http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/05/15/from-atari-joyboard.html After hugely successful launches in Japan and Europe, Nintendo's Wii Fit exercise game is coming to the United States May on 19th, where it is sure to find sales success. ... http://www.gadgetleak.com/2008/05/17/from-atari-joyboard-to-wii-fit-25-years-of-exergaming/ Protect your mobile data with a touchscreen enclosure I know that my data needs to be secured, which is why I have a variety of security measures in place. Of course I rarely have top-secret information that I take with me on the road, but if I did, I ... http://www.gadgetleak.com/2008/05/16/protect-your-mobile-data-with-a-touchscreen-enclosure/ Texas Instruments introduces Wide UXGA chip Texas Instruments DLP is once again at the forefront of projector technology, having introduced the first WUXGA DLP chip in the world. This new chip can be found in its new WUXGA data projector known as the F30. The inclusion of this chip means ... http://www.gadgetleak.com/2008/05/15/texas-instruments-introduces-wide-uxga-chip/ Don't Panic: DIY portable Wikipedia as Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Hack Instructables has posted a great little how-to on creating your own Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy... This Instructable will set out how to construct what I believe to be ... http://www.gadgetleak.com/2008/05/14/dont-panic-diy-portable-wikipedia-as-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-hack/ Sternreiter alarm clocks will wake (or make) the dead Many alarm clocks have come out in the past few years, trying to get you from hitting the snooze button by requiring you to perform some act of groggy, post-oneiric dexterity (like ... http://www.gadgetleak.com/2008/05/13/sternreiter-alarm-clocks-will-wake-or-make-the-dead/ Fashion Watch by Zviad Tsikolia An everlasting question penetrates my mind: Why people continue to design watches, when there are a lot of devices to feature this function?! Then the answer came: It is about classics, tradition, and lifestyle. Watches have come a long way throughout the history and they ... http://www.gadgetleak.com/2008/05/12/fashion-watch-by-zviad-tsikolia/ Propeller QuadRover Robot   Robot builders no longer have to settle for low power and hard to maneuver robotic platforms. Parallax has come out with this QuadRover Robot which is based on the powerful Propeller microcontroller. Not cheap, but have a look at what comes in the small package. ... http://www.gadgetleak.com/2008/05/11/propeller-quadrover-robot/ Sandio 3D Gaming Mouse gets productivity driver upgrade Sandio's crazy 3D mouse, which augments the standard layout with three analog thumb-joysticks, has new drivers which add support for modeling applications. AutoCAD, Maya and 3DStudio Max now map Cartesian mojo to the mouse's ... http://www.gadgetleak.com/2008/05/10/sandio-3d-gaming-mouse-gets-productivity-driver-upgrade/ MacTab You can always tell when a man has been involved in the design of a product! This is first of all by the austere and no-frills shapes. MacTab keyboard is one of these products being designed by Yann Le Coroller. This ultra portable tab is meant to be a ... http://www.gadgetleak.com/2008/05/09/mactab/ Oris BC4 Flight Timer Keeps Jet-Setters Up To Snuff I don’t care whether you’re a pilot or a frequent flier, there are still ways for the good old time zones to wipe your body clock clean of any past rhythms. Taking a trip from The U.S. to the U.K. ... http://www.gadgetleak.com/2008/05/09/oris-bc4-flight-timer-keeps-jet-setters-up-to-snuff/ Power On Self Test: Revox Pareidolia Image: Gawo23... Source: feeds.boingboing.net http://www.gadgetleak.com/2008/05/08/power-on-self-test-revox-pareidolia/ Smart Shoe Experience VectraSense Technologies, Inc. has rolled out “The Smart Shoe Experience” recently, boasting its revolutionary computerized footwear for the masses. Smart Shoe Experience, eh? Well, this won’t be solving any of your mathematical problems anytime soon, but we do know that The Experience includes a collection of internet ... http://www.gadgetleak.com/2008/05/07/smart-shoe-experience/ Laptop To Desktop - Transformers! Not long ago people were inspired by laptops! The only problem with laptops was that they climbed down if compared to desktops. Today everything is different – laptops have caught up with desktops, when it is about specs, and exceeded them in terms of comfort ... http://www.gadgetleak.com/2008/05/06/laptop-to-desktop-transformers/ Samsung presents it's FESTIVAL Plasma TV Samsung, with another "world's first"! The new "Cannes" Plasma TV is an absolutely new, or maybe not so absolutely, TV set from Samsung - probably the world's leader in electronics and in being the world's first manufacturer to always make world's first gadgets. ... http://www.gadgetleak.com/2008/05/05/samsung-presents-its-festival-plasma-tv/ Hex-based TBS SHMUP has the awesomest pre-order bonus The latest entry in the classic R-Type series of SHMUPs, R-Type Command for the PSP, has caught my attention by being some sort of crazy turn-based-strategy SHMUP hybrid, in which you dodge your ... http://www.gadgetleak.com/2008/05/04/hex-based-tbs-shmup-has-the-awesomest-pre-order-bonus/