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After lengthy years of research and development, an Austria-based company is ready to launch their first brain-computer interface, the ‘Intendix’. It utilizes an electrical cap worn on the user’s head to capture brainwaves, which will then be transferred to the computer to complete certain commands. Since what you have to do to control your computer is to think, you’ll have your hands and mouth free, and that’s also why the system is believed perfect for hands-impaired people. But at present, it is only being used for writing and playing advanced video games. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Inspired by Japanese Soma-Toh, Mac Funamizu has come up with the Funny USB Memory Stick that features an interesting and direct way to present its spare capacity. Compared with conventional USB memory disks needing to be connected to PC to show its usage conditions, this device presents its spare capacity with disco lights: no lights stand for “empty  stick”, pink light for “images stored”, blue for “documents”, green for “movies” and “all lights are on ” for “full memory”. Cool! [Read the rest of this entry...]

The Cleankeys Keyboard cleverly solves the common problem of conventional keyboards— full of bacteria and not easy to clean, by adopting a totally smooth surface. It is completely 100% touch sensitive, which would cost you much time in getting used to typing on it, since you won’t feel the keys as you push them. Even so, claimed by its manufacturer, “that time is typically made up many times in the time saved cleaning.” The keyboard is also waterproof, so that you can easily wash it by sticking it under the running water. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Eraser and USB flash drives seem to be unrelated to each other, but you won’t think so after checking out these items. As you can see from the picture, the designer hides a flash drive in a white eraser, which also protects the electronic components apart from erasing the documents. [Read the rest of this entry...]

You know those portable USB flash disks that keep your information safe will also make your data stolen? After all, everyone is permitted to access the USB since your flash disk doesn’t have a lock. Except for Bill’s USB. You have to turn the knobs to make a correct combination when you use it, and that’s how the USB enhances the information security. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Especially designed for specific designers, the wonderful eVouse concept combines two important functions in one: a mouse for laptops and a pen sensor for design works. Its unique triangular design not only means appalled comfort, but indicates great convenience. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Compared with the ‘Portable Printer for Laptop‘ we introduced before, the ‘Stick POP’ is much smaller in size and easily fits in your handbags. Measuring 23 cm long and 6 cm wide, the pocket printer also features an OLED screen on the bar to display the printing status. Simply connect it to your computer (or other devices) via USB, and then you can easily have your documents printed! [Read the rest of this entry...]

Exactly speaking, it is actually the display rather than the whole laptop that is transparent. Announced by its creator Samsung, the transparent screen also allows you to see other items behind it when using the laptop. Does that really make any sense? I mean, you may not accommodate multiple viewpoints. Even so, the concept still sounds cool and perfect to most guys. Announced by Samsung, these 14-inch transparent OLED displays will be in the shops in less than 12 months. Let’s wait and see!

Creative Factor: The digital mouse becomes an integrated part of your body.

Who has ever thought that one day we could wear the digital mouse on our hands just as we’re wearing the gloves? But that’s not merely an exciting concept and Canadian firm Deanmark Ltd has come up with a radical wearable mouse- the ‘AirMouse’. It integrates the right and left click-buttons in the palm and uses an optical laser for operation. Since every part of the ‘AirMouse’ fits the ligaments on your wrists and hands so well that the cool mouse also ensures you enough flexibility. As a result, you won’t have to be bothered by the painful rollers any more. Besides, the users could easily type on the keyboard without removing the mouse. You love it? Then you’ll be glad to know that the revolutionary mouse will be on the market by the end of 2010 for $129. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Who says laptop desks has to be large and hard. Surprise them with the Laptop Lilo! Not only the inflatable desk ensures the users to easily fold it up and take it anywhere in the bags but, made from heat-resistant material, the notebook computer accessory could help to cool off the laptops with the air inside it. The material could bear a high temperature of up to 80˚. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Sometimes it feels like we want something special to give our laptops a new look or make it more convenient for us to use them. The ‘A Stand Laptop Stand’ is rightly the thing you’re looking for. It looks couldn’t be more ordinary on the first sight, but makes your laptops cooler- wow, the ‘A Stand’ has changed your laptop into an amazing desk computer! Made of rubber-coated PVC tubes, these soft touch laptop stands will not scratch your PCs. Available in black, yellow and white, each stand measures 14.2″ wide and 6″ high. [Read the rest of this entry...]

You’ve mistaken these leather cases for books? Well, they take the very name ‘BookBook’  rightly for that reason. Designed for MacBook and MacBook Pro, the $79.99 cases are not merely particular in looks, but perform perfectly in protecting your laptops from impacts due to their hardback sides with reinforced corners. Also believed by the designers, it will reduce the odds of somebody stealing your MacBook by disguising it as a vintage book. So you’d like one? Available in Classic Black and Vibrant Red, the two types both will give your MacBook a new look. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Primarily, we endeavored to produce mini-sized USB flash disks since we wanted to take them everywhere. But also due to their small size, we find it difficult to find the USB flash disks when we urgently need one. And that’s why some manufactures have decided to launch large-sized USB flash disks, such as the Glasses USB Flashdisk shown here. It is not a real pair of eyeglasses but merely a USB flash disk shaped like that. It stores 2GB of data in its 2mm frame which also doubles as a bookmark. If they could work as real glasses, we bet the Glasses USB would be more popular. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Stylish, smart and elegant, the 12″ x 6″ wireless keyboard is a latest product of Microsoft. It features some arched keys to ensure you an easier typing. The Arc Keyboard uses the 2.4GHz wireless band instead of Bluetooth, and therefore allows the users to control their computers within a long distance of up to 30 feet. It is expected to be on the market next month for $59.95. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Compared with DOS, Windows is more convenient for us to use. But not for the elders. And to make sure that elderly people are also enjoying the convenience brought by the development of technology as the young people are doing, Sylvia Spencer has come up with the Perch Computer, which adopts the induction technology to store information. It features several keys (which individually store certain data) on the allotted slot and a touch screen. And to the elderly, they can directly drag or drop these keys to receive letters, surf the internet or do something else. [Read the rest of this entry...]