I’ve been eyeing Nerf guns for the longest time, but I’ve always resisted. While the kid in me would love to shoot up the the house, the adult in me always tries to rationalise the purpose of getting one: Why do I need one? What am I going to do with it? Who am I [...]
After last week, I promised myself I would make more of an effort to find things to actually covet and lo, behold, I have found the inPulse smartwatch! It’s being touted as the ‘Perfect Hacker Accessory’, but that reminds me of that dodgy 90′s movie where they hack payphones, so perhaps we’ll focus on what [...]
Oh, fine, Valentines Day was Monday, but that doesn’t mean I can’t show you two of the creepiest/best romantic efforts in gadgetry I have seen lately. I guess I should start with the most titillating – The Clap Off Bra. A very clever cookie of a Community Manager, randofo, over at Instructables came up with [...]
This might just go against the very nature of Covet Corner with its lo-fi sensibilities, but I’m intrigued enough to risk your ire and wrath this week by showing you the NoteSlate, due for release in June 2011. In essence, it’s an electronic pad of paper. You can scrawl all over it, with the supplied [...]
There is nothing I like doing more than multitasking, especially when it involves staring vacantly into the mirror in the morning. Thankfully, French designer Robert Stadler has invented the +336+ SMS mirror. When you or your phone are close to the mirror, any texts you receive blaze across your reflection in luminous letters. Can you [...]
As this is my first Covet Corner, I was tempted to trawl the depths of the ‘net to find you the weirdest gadget out at the moment. Instead of some kind of super laser designed to kill modern day pirates, I found a concept so simple, even a drunk could use it. Behold, the ‘On/Off [...]
I’ve managed so far to avoid the iPad craze, but this year’s CES just went crazy for tablets – apparently there were around 50 of them, from various companies, on display. 2011 and 2012 look like they’ll be witness to tablet warfare, and the Motorola Xoom may just emerge as one of the victors. Boasting [...]
Usually, I spend Monday night in a panic trying to find a cool geeky gadget for Covet Corner. “Ken, what the hell should I put up? Tim, any ideas? Aaargh!” But this week all I want is more time. Time to play games, time to watch TV shows, time to watch movies, time to write [...]
