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Geeky Robot Lamps made from plumbing pipes

Croatian artist Robert Matysiak has come out with a number of geeky robot lamps which come in different shapes and sizes and they’re made from plumbing pipes. Although plumbing hardware is quite rigid and unchangeable, but the designer manages to shape each of his robots with their own uniqueness and character. And they all come complete with bulbs to shine for you.

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Trojan Email attacks Vodafone and Verizon customers

Customers of Vodafone and Verizon shall get yourself aware of a spam email which carries a Trojan and will be arriving at your inbox anytime. The email will come in the form telling you that your account has exceeded the limit. This email looks like it’s coming from Verizon or Vodafone with the subject “Your credit balance is over the limit” and also offers an attached “balance checker” for you to verify your payments.

But actually the so-called “balance checker”, which is a zip file, is actually a Trojan that can do more damage. The email also contains sentences such as “Please use the attached Verizon (or Vodafone) Balance Checker Tool to review and analyze your payments” ,to lure you into opening it. Once you open the attachment, you’ll then get infected with a Trojan called Regrun.

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IBM’s biggest brain simulator works as good as a cat’s brain (only)

The human brain is far too complex, the biggest brain simulator built by IBM, run by a 147,456-processor supercomputer, can only reach the level of a cat’s brain.

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Wireless Waterproof borescope

Here comes a wireless borescope that is useful for you to dig out any treasures that could have been buried by your ancestors. This borescope is waterproof, can go underwater, useful for finding any hidden treasure at the bottom of the swimming pool in your garden.

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First wireless USB external HDD – Imation Pro WX

USB connectivity allows you to hook up to many USB gadgets to your computer, but this also messes up your desk with lots of USB cables going around. In order to be free from tangling wires that you hate most, the only way is to go wireless.

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Super tiny spy cam doubles up as a webcam

Here comes a little useful pint-sized spy cam which you can use to monitor what’s actually going on at one corner of your home. Or if you’re a journalist, it allows you to capture videos on the run without getting noticed easily. The tiny spy gadget can go completely wireless, by having it powered by two rechargeable batteries.

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Flip MinoHD video gets WiFi connectivity

Nowadays there are number of gadgets (e.g iPhone 3GS has increased 400% of YouTube uploads since its launch) out there that allow you to shoot videos or pictures and directly upload them to online content sharing sites such as YouTube or Flickr. Of course these devices must have built-in wireless connectivity in order to let the users to do shoot and upload on the run.

Cisco has responded by promising the next generation of its Flip video, the Flip MinoHD to come with built-in WiFi connectivity which allows the users to take videos and then directly upload videos to YouTube. Of course with built-in WiFi only allows users manage to get hooked onto WiFi network to upload videos. But this is a lot easier than doing it on the previous models.

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Sony Ericsson Kurara powered by Cortex A8 and PowerVR

Finally, the SE Kurara has a less blurry photo surfaced. Initially, the Kurara was said as the more entry level version of the SE Satio but actually it’s a more powerful phone that will pack an ARM Cortex A8 processor and the PowerVR GPU.

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H2Orb water leak or overflow detector

The H2Orb is a smart device that could save you lots of screaming phone calls of water leak from your downstairs neighbors. The little device is the product of AquaOne Technologies, which is to be installed in your toilet or other home water system to detect any water leak or overflow.

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Sundial cannon alarm clock “shoots” you up!

What is shown here is called the sundial cannon or noon cannon. The little bass cannon is mounted on a 9-inch marble base and has a magnifying glass that is positioned above it. When noon arrives, the lens can focus sunlight to light the cannon’s fuse to get it to fire.

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