Hasta La Gadget!

Amazingly, these waves of Crapgadgets tend to showcase some sort of mini-trend. Oftentimes it’s a certain fondness for USB overkill, while other times it just feels like gaudy is the new black. This go ’round, however, we’re looking at a veritable cornucopia of lameness. Eager to drop a Jackson to enjoy one of the most non-ergonomic wooden mice to ever see the light of day? Now you can. There’s also the common issue of not being able to see text in a book while in pure darkness, but rather than just flipping a light switch or changing time zones to locate the sun, there’s a wearable necklace to do the trick. Believe it or not, the list just keeps on getting better, with a machine gun-styled USB drive, heart-shaped telephone and a USB scent flower rounding things out. Dive into dumpster below if you dare, and drop your vote for the worst of the worst in the poll below.

Read – USB bamboo mouse
Read – Wearable hands-free light
Read – Machine gun USB drive
Read – USB guitar speaker
Read – Heart-shaped telephone
Read – USB scent flower
Read – Steering wheel Bluetooth mount

Crapgadget: ‘no rhyme or reason’ edition originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Let’s face it — there’s at least an 89.4 percent chance that you’d be utterly embarrassed to let your mother, SO or inner neat-freak inspect your keyboard. Years of wear and tear have cleared the way for minuscule portions of delicacies, follicles and all manners of foreign objects to make their home just beneath the vowels you smash on a daily basis, and considering that cleaning said keyboard or buying a new one is far too difficult, the Quirky community has a better solution. The Space Bar ($42 in a 3-pack) is an aluminum keyboard cover that can slip right over ‘boards that measure 18-inches wide and 1.5-inches deep; aside from covering things up, it also provides six easily accessible USB 2.0 ports. Too bad there’s no germ-nixing UV light on the underside, but there’s always hope for v2.0.

Update: The pricing has since been updated — it’s $42 for each.

The Space Bar sleekly covers up your grimy keyboard, adds a few USB ports to boot originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In an effort to make the company’s Wrap series of video eyewear more flexible to different use conditions, Vuzix has announced a line of six accessories.

• Wrap VGA Adapter: Use this to connect any Wrap model to a computer’s VGA port.
• Wrap Power Sled: This makes using Wrap glasses easier with an iPod Touch or iPhone. Dock the Wrap Sled to either for convenient powering and use, since an application moves the Wrap’s controls to the iPod Touch or iPhone’s screen.
• Wrap 6 DoF Tracker: The Degree-of-Freedom Tracker tells the computer or mobile phone where you’re looking or moving for immersive, virtual reality applications.
• Wrap Stereo Camera: Add twin cameras to your Wrap eyewear, then record your world in 3D.
• Wrap CV Recharge Pack: Recharge through a USB connection or the included AC adapter.
• Wrap Style Lens (shown): Don’t settle for the standard look. These replacement lenses come in three colors and a mirror finish.

The VGA Adapter ($49.99) is currently available. The others are due out in the second quarter of this year.

Using your laptop computer on the couch doesn’t have to mean giving up the extras you get when working at a desk, not when you’ve got the Logitech Speaker Lapdesk N700. Launched at CES, this is one enhanced laptop pad.

For starters, it includes integrated stereo speakers on either side, so that your music and movies sound great. There’s no software to install: Just connect it to a USB port. The Lapdesk uses little power, so you won’t notice much of a hit on your battery.

The Lapdesk also gets high marks for comfort. The padded base is covered in a soft, air-mesh fabric and includes a 10-degree angled riser, so you can hold your laptop at the best viewing angle. It lets you stay cool with a quiet, efficient fan, so that your computer never makes your legs too warm. The Lapdesk is available now for pre-order for $79.99 and should ship in the U.S. in February.

PosiMotion announces Helix gaming grip for iPhone / iPod touch originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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