The case looks to be about the size of an Altoids tin and slides open to reveal three separate compartments which hold up to 10 different memory cards. Unnecessary, but still its cool.
However since this product is still in the conceptual stage, no need to get too excited.
Scientists from both the US and Canada have managed to develop a brand new device that generates energy which could be used to power portable devices in the future, and this very accessory must be strapped onto the knee. This modified knee brace comes equipped with a drive train that is capable of converting mechanical energy into electricity, collecting lost energy whenever a person brakes the knee after swinging the leg forward to take a step.
So far initial tests have shown that a single minute of using this device will be able to produce more than enough power to charge up to 10 cell phones simultaneously. Imagine what you can do while jogging in the morning.
Today, we have from Firebox a WiFi Detecting T-Shirt.
As its name suggests, this hi-tech garment lets you know when you’re in a WiFi zone by graphically displaying the WiFi connections floating around the vicinity. Glowing bars on the front of the shirt dynamically change as the signal strength fluctuates. Clever, eh? Armed with this so-nerdy-it’s-cool clobber there’s no need to crack open your laptop or fiddle with your PDA searching for nearby WiFi signals. Wear it anywhere - from coffee shops and airports to hotels and forthcoming Friends of DeForest Kelley Conventions. The possibilities are endless. Kind of. Capable of showing strengths of 802.11b or 802.11g (whatever that means), the WiFi Detecting T-Shirt is destined to become an essential travelling companion for all you roving surfers. Simply check out your chest and get connected. It’s just like being bionic. Well, ish.
They are capable of picking up 802.11b and g signals, but the Firebox version features the image of a laptop display that shows off just how much WiFi signal you’re currently getting in your area. These run on a couple of AAA batteries only.
Cost - $19.95
