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Apple iPad gets international release date on May 28th
MINOX Digital Spy Cam DSC Silver
G.Skill International unveils Phoenix SATA SSD
Catalyst all-in-one cooking solution
Centaurus 2 Solar Vehicle Project
Kites generate power under the sea
UFO Lamps complete with abducted animal
Double Circulator Fan for hot days
Drill Dust Collector
Coolest Door Lock in Town
Gadget Thumbnails for 06-May-2010
Constructionware makes meal times colorful and more fun

Apple iPad gets international release date on May 28th

Posted: 07 May 2010 05:45 PM PDT

Folks living outside of the USA will be pleased to know that the Apple iPad will finally make its way to their part of the world officially without having to rely on imports or gifts from friends Stateside. The hallowed date would be May 28th, and if you happen to live in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK, then hip hip hooray for you and a bottle of rum! To make sure that you are able to get your hands on one of these puppies, make sure you place a pre-order on the iPad model that you want (Wi-Fi only or the 3G with Wi-Fi version) from Apple’s online store in all nine countries stated from next Monday onwards (May 10th). Do you think the continent of Europe will see superb iPad sales just like those in the US, where Apple actually moved over a million iPads since its official release? Here’s some trivia – customers of the iPad have already downloaded more than 12 million apps from the App Store, alongside over 1.5 million ebooks from the new iBookstore.

As for folks who are residing in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore, you will have to wait until July for this device to hit the respective markets, and there is still no official word on local pricing as well as pre-order plans, although Apple isn’t going to leave you hanging high and dry as they will be announcing availability as well as the relevant details for those nine countries at a later date. Guess this is where you learn to exercise patience as a virtue, eh?

Just in case you were living under a rock for the past year, the iPad is a device that boasts a much larger display than the iPhone and iPod touch, although it functions pretty much the same way using a similar operating system, letting you connect to your apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before. With it, you can browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch HD videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more, all using iPad’s revolutionary Multi-Touch user interface.

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MINOX Digital Spy Cam DSC Silver

Posted: 07 May 2010 05:30 PM PDT

Love capturing photos of others discreetly? Then why not do it with the MINOX Digital Spy Cam DSC Silver, which is the next generation of spy cameras that has taken on a digital slant. Coming in a silver metal finish, you get a 1.5″ display to preview shots that you have taken, while storing images on a microSD memory card slot (up to 16GB worth). Capable of shooting 5.1-megapixel photos, this spy camera is also equipped with an external flash module when the situation calls for it. Not only that, it also lets you capture images of important and sensitive documents from as near as 19.5″, and as you can see above, it is small enough without calling attention to it whenever you call it into action. This could be your starting point of a new gossip blog, eh?

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G.Skill International unveils Phoenix SATA SSD

Posted: 07 May 2010 05:17 PM PDT

SSDs seem to be all the rage these days, especially when notebooks are getting smaller and lighter than ever before, requiring something which will shrink in size equally to keep up with the times. Among the advantages SSDs have over regular hard drives would be its quietness as well as speed, and with no moving parts to worry about, you also lower the risk of having it die on you when you’re on the road during a particularly bumpy ride. G. Skill has rolled out its Phoenix SATA II 2.5" Solid State Drive recently that features the latest ultra-high performance SandForce SF-1200 controller, capable of offering 280MB/s and 270MB/s of read and write speeds, respectively, coming in 50GB, 100GB and 200GB denominations. No idea on pricing or availability, but you will get a 2-year warranty with each purchase. Have you jumped aboard the SSD bandwagon just yet?

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Catalyst all-in-one cooking solution

Posted: 07 May 2010 05:12 PM PDT

For some reason, the Catalyst all-in-one reminds me of an overhead projector that I used to have in my high school.

Sure, the bulb is a little high, and wide, but that is only because it is a microwave. In all honesty, I don’t see how that bar can hold up all that microwave oven, really.

Of course, that isn’t selling point of this Catalyst. Not that this isn’t selling yet, of course. The cooking top or range can split open, revealing a deep fry cooker underneath.

Granted, you probably should be cutting down and not increasing your trans-fat content, and my Source has pointed out that a deep fry cooker creates some serious oily vapors.

So, if this concept ever becomes a reality, I am not looking forward to the box that it comes in. I mean, there is a lot of negative space on this product. I can just picture all of the styrofoam that would be wasted in this box. This is stuff you have to think about when you have a product like this.

Also, you should probably think about how much counter top space that one has to have enough space for a product like this.

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Centaurus 2 Solar Vehicle Project

Posted: 07 May 2010 04:35 PM PDT

I really had no idea that there was a race for solar powered vehicles, but apparently there is a 2010 American Solar Challenge, a 1100 mile race from Tulsa to Chicago.

This particular solar-powered car is one of the competitors. It is made by The Solar Vehicle Project team at the University of Minnesota, and it is called the Centaurus 2.

You will note the driver of this vehicle, and I can’t tell if he (I’m assuming it is a he) is off center or not. It might just be the angle of the shot, but he looks a little off-center. It does look like the vehicle has three wheels, though.

My source does tell me that this car is about 3 feet tall, 16 feet long, and 6 feet wide. It weighs at 400 pounds, which is pretty light compared to a car.

You will note the solar cells on it. I think it’s interesting that they seem to adorn only half the vehicle. I don’t know if that’s part of the design, or perhaps the solar car isn’t finished yet.

Too bad that can use the solar cells that can be printed on paper that we reported on yesterday. Too bad someone can’t invent a paint that works like a solar cell when you put a coat of it on anything.

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Kites generate power under the sea

Posted: 07 May 2010 04:10 PM PDT

Sure, we could all use new and energy-efficient power sources, and I’ve got to admire this particular one.

Dubbed “Deep Green” by a Swedish start-up company Minestro, it is known as an “underwater kite”. This particular kit doesn’t use the wind, but they are held aloft by “the motion of the ocean”. As for their “strings” they are tied to the seabed, and I’m guessing that what they are attached to must be made of some buoyant material of some sort.

These are actually turbines that measure about 12 meters across, and with the seas bounding them up and down in the water, they are able to generate 500 kilowatts of power when they are fully running.

Now, here is a question I have: how does one get the power from these kites and wire it to people’s homes. I guess I am assuming that tether is also a wire, and these wires are wired to a place where the power can be stored, and then, of course, transferred to houses.

So far, this project is one of those concepts for now. However, the company who is working on these underwater kites have just received 2.5 million in funding. I always wanted to know how much $2.5 million dollars will be as far a electric power is concerned.

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UFO Lamps complete with abducted animal

Posted: 07 May 2010 01:44 PM PDT

Although these just look like interesting little UFO table lamps, they’re actually much much larger than a table lamp. In reality these things measure a whopping 5 feet and 5 inches tall. Which makes it all the more fun since hidden within that massive beam of light is a poor creature being slowly pulled up to the alien spaceship. It just gets tugged up and down time and time again, with no way to escape that glowing light.

The lamp is supposed to be featured at the 2010 Maker Faire that will begin on May 12th. In order to create it, the person used recycled glass tubes, light diffusers and acrylic rings. Within that tube it holds 10 gallons of water. That water uses a 110 volt 20 gallon air pump that creates the bubbles. Those bubbles then carry the trapped cow up and down. The lamp doesn’t use just one form of lighting, it uses CFLs, LEDs and even halogens. Right now all you can really do is drool over the pictures, since these aren’t exactly up for purchase just yet.

Source: SlipperyBrick

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Double Circulator Fan for hot days

Posted: 07 May 2010 01:22 PM PDT

Air being well circulated isn’t just a summer problem. It can get that cool air up and moving during the summer, then in the winter it makes sure that the heat doesn’t stay trapped in one area of the house. This fan doesn’t just blow it in one direction though, it goes in two to make sure that the air stays moving. Plus the 2 small fans attached to the base are capable of being shifted and pivoted to get you the angles you really need.

Apparently it’s far more healthy to have a nice breeze going throughout the room, rather than having a fan blowing directly on you. After you’ve chosen to put the fan in 2 different directions or a single one, you can then choose the speed of the fan. It’ll actually let you choose between the standard 3 speeds that a lot of fans feature. Unfortunately all that air comes at a price. In order to purchase one of these it’ll cost you € 99.95 or about $127.

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Drill Dust Collector

Posted: 07 May 2010 11:56 AM PDT

When you’re drilling into the wall, it’s bound to make a little bit of a mess. It’s not a big deal if you’re drilling holes out in the garage, but when you’re doing them inside the house it usually forces you to clean. Instead of cleaning up the mess after you’re finished, just make sure that the mess never spreads to all of your funiture. This small device collects all of the dust before it has a chance to make a mess.

You just attach this directly to the wall that you happen to be drilling. Then if you’ve managed to create too much dust for the little collector to hold, you can detach it from the wall to empty it. Then it can easily be attached once again. Although they don’t exactly mention how it attaches to the wall while it’s vacuuming up all that dust. In order to keep it up and running you’ll just need to pop in the 2 included AA batteries. You can purchase it for $19.95 through Buy Karcher.

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Coolest Door Lock in Town

Posted: 07 May 2010 08:05 AM PDT

World famous lock specialists Yale have just introduced their new Keyless door locking product, so after a drunken night you don’t need to fumble around with keys just slur the words “Open Sesame” (whilst pressing the included key fob) and the door will automagically unlock.

The Yale Keyfree locking system's groundbreaking technologically advanced features include fake PIN recognition, remote locking from up-to 15 meters away, voice alerts and the ability to create multiple codes– to mention just a few. Keyfree has been designed to not only conform to, but to set new industry security standards, using 'Secured by Design' (a UK police initiative for safer homes) as a benchmark. Additional security features include triple locking points, Kitemarked cylinders and an 80 decibel alarm. A full list of features is available from the Yale Door website.

Due to our relationship with yaledoor.co.uk we are excited to offer the Keyfree locking system for FREE to the first 10 orders or a new Yale composite door from Coolest Gadgets. This offer is only available until the 14th of May 2010 and is exclusively for readers of coolest-gadgets.com.

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Gadget Thumbnails for 06-May-2010

Posted: 06 May 2010 10:01 PM PDT

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Constructionware makes meal times colorful and more fun

Posted: 06 May 2010 07:38 PM PDT

The Constructionware from ThinkGeek allows your kids to have infinitely more fun as they shove nasty tasting vegetables down their throat, using utenstils that resemble construction vehicles. You get a forklift fork (what else, eh?), a front loader spoon as well as a bulldozer pusher. The plate itself measures up to 9″ in diameter which should be decent sized enough for most meals, and it is nice to know that despite being lightweight, they were made to be rugged in nature and are dishwasher safe. You can also rest easy that all materials used are FDA-approved, PVC free, phthalate free and BPA free. Prices range between $14.99 and $17.99.