Fish tank gets Chumby with WiFi, touch screen, gesture sensor etc

Posted by friend on November 7, 2009 under Accessories | Comments are off for this article

Chumby is an open source widget platform that will come with WiFi, a touchscreen, some USB ports, and a squeeze sensor. It’s designed to be an interactive toy or controller for something that gives you some squeezing fun.

And now the concept of Chumby has been extended to add more fun into the fish tank. It’s proposed to be attached to some hardware that sits in the fish tank, and measures the water condition to ensure your fishes stay healthy.

When you’re away, a Chumby-equipped fish tank allows you to monitor your fish on a webcam wirelessly. The Chumby will also dispense food and medication. Chumby also allows fishes in tanks equipped with Chumby to communicate with each other over the Internet. It also senses the vibrations and noises made by bubbles, which are actually the communication signals among fishes.The Chumby-equipped fish tank definitely sounds very good for fish keepers, but too bad it’s just a concept.

USB Motion Sensor Skull is to frighten off passers-by

Posted by friend on November 6, 2009 under Accessories, Cell Phone, PDA Phone | Comments are off for this article

iPhone and iPod Touch owners who’re big fans of the American Idol can now get to watch your favorite TV show on the iPhone or iPod Touch.

The app is called American Idol Season 8 Exclusive, was developed by Zumobi and FremantleMedia Enterprises, which have just announced the release of this cool application.

The American Idol app brings you with news, pictures, in-depth contestant bios and exclusive video footage from the American Idol show onto the iPhone or iPod Touch. There will be a total of 78 videos available, starting this week and ending with the show’s final week.

The app also comes with a “My Rankings” feature, which is handy tool for you to keep track and predict the ranking of contestants throughout the show. The American Idol appis now available at the Apple iTunes store for a price of $1.99. Or you can get it via Zumobi website as stated in the link below.

Kokoro Heart Sensor adjusts music beats according to your heart beat rate

Posted by friend on October 30, 2009 under Accessories, Computer Hardware | Comments are off for this article

Kokoro Heart Sensor is a peripheral for the iPod created by an NYU student, Anaid Gomez. The specialty of this device is it’s able to sense your heart beat rate and gets the iPod to play music beats that follows how fast your heart is beating.

If you’re excited and your heart is beating fast, the Kokoro Heart Sensor will get the iPod to play fast beats. When you’re relaxed, the device will get iPod to play slow beats. The device shall be a fun accessory which could let you control the iPod playlist simply by your emotion. Or even when you think of something that gets you excited may let the iPod play fast beats to go along with your excitement. Check out the video below for the device in action.