Steampunk merchandise is certainly a niche market, but when it clicks, it certainly clicks. Check out this Victorian-themed USB drive, available for $600. The aesthetics are through the roof, and it holds 16GB of data so it’s useful as well. It also comes with a custom made, velvet lined tin box. Not bad for $600, or using Victorian monetary standards, one billion trillion British pounds.
Accessory manufacturer Incase has readied some interesting pieces to commemorate the November 2009 opening of an Apple Store at Carrousel du Louvre, in Paris, France. As you can see, the units feature an interesting geometric pattern and some bold colors. The company notes these pieces were inspired by the Louvre pyramid. The accessories will consist of a limited edition Messenger bag, MacBook Slipcase, and iPhone slider and will be only be available for a very limited time at the new Paris branch. Sorry, citizens of every other city in the world.
OMC design studios have brought a little bit of class to killing bloodthirsty aliens with this gaming chair. The Frag Gaming Chair absolutely has it’s heart in the right place. From the amusing name(To frag someone in gaming is to kill them.) to the stereo speakers and headphone jack inputs on each side, this chair proves the designers know gaming inside and out. Notice the six legs? They are there to ensure you don’t fall over as you approach the demon lair, or Bowser’s Castle or wherever you go when you game. Also, see the holes in the back? Those are for cables for controllers and peripherals. So thoughtful!
The chair is already for sale and costs $3,000.
This netbook is flaunting twin 10.1 inch LCDs that can slide out to either show one monitor or both and it also swivels. At its CEATEC booth, Kohjinsha shows off this DX10 packing little workhorse. Each screen is capable of either 1024 x 600 or 1366 x 768 resolution. This little guys is powered by an AMD Athlon MV-40, rocking 4 gigs of DDR2, and 2.5″ SATA. All this hardware is mashed together under Windows 7 Home Premium. Now with the expectation that twin LCDs would not make this a candidate for the world’s thinnest netbook, but a max height of 1.7 inches and a minimum of 0.75 is pretty respectable for a prototype. Reps at the scene did not have pricing or battery life information, but hopefully soon we can get an idea of what a twin screen netbook with cost and how long we can run it for.
Finally NEC has released its mythical CRVD-42DWX super wide display. This curved beast boasts a resolution of double 2880 x 900 WXGA+ and a screaming response time of 0.02 seconds. The design is made of 4 seamless DLP displays that can achieve a 10000:1 contrast ration. It comes equipted with a HDMI 1.3 and DVI-D inputs for easy hook up. Get in the game for $8000.
Looking for indestructible data storage? Is earthquake, flood, shock, and temperature resistance good enough? Then here is your solution. Axxana’s Phoenix Black Box. Using and array of SSD with 3G and WiFi connectivity, you are safe and also super accessible. Also there are remote management and backup features for even more redundant and obsessive backup help.
Are you looking for a Zen inpiration to make it through the work day? Look no further… Famous Japanese artist UFO-Hayashi embelishes yet another gadget masterpiece. This Acer Aspire One is located on eBay and starting at $3,000. This netbook was cool before but made even better by the kyo-yu-zen style artwork. The theme is the spring of life , depicting the spring emerging after the long cold winter of your life. The elaborate artwork seems almost too amazing to touch or use everyday. If your looking for a netbook to make a statement, check it out before May 1st.
