Gadgets
Sigma 50mm f1.4 EX DG HSM
Sigma has announced a 50mm f1.4 lens for Four Thirds system DSLRs, the Sigma 50mm f1.4 EX DG HSM. The 50mm lens, long considered the standard in 35mm SLR photography, will have a 35mm equivalent of 100mm on a Four Thirds camera, making it a 100mm f1.4 lens effectively. That is a very fast medium telephoto lens, great for lowlight shooting, or portraits with a very shallow depth of field.
C-Quester Submersible Beats Snorkeling Any Day
Weighing just 6284-pounds, the C-Quester Submersible is perfect for those who want an underwater experience like no other. Features include: flexible seating and an air conditioning system. Available now, priced at $575,810
Street Legal Airplane: The Terrafugia Transition
The Terrafugia Transition is not only a fully functional plane, but its wings fold up at the push of a button, allowing you to safely drive the street legal vehicle to and from the airport. Best of all, the Transition is classified as a Special Light Sport (S-LSA), which means it doesn’t require a pilots license to fly.
Single Seat Helicopter
Here’s the ultimate gadget for you geeks with more money than you know what to do with. The “SNOC” is a single seat helicopter that sports a slick, aerodynamic design. Man wouldn’t it be cool to terrorize the neighborhood cookouts with this thing?
Brando USB Halloween Lights
I have an allergy to all gimmicky USB things, but these USB Halloween Pumpkin LED lights are actually cubicle-worthy, especially seeing how they all look with the lights off. Unfortunately, the $13 8-pumpkin lights package has some problems.
Boob-powered mouse and mouse pad
This mouse and mouse pad is an office necessity but it’ll most likely get you fired. The mouse buttons are shaped like boobs and the hand rest on the mouse pad is cleverly formed like a pair of breasts. Sadly it’s only available in Japan.
Wicked Lasers Torch Flashlight
For a mere $300, the Wicked Lasers Torch flashlight is like carrying around a floodlight in your hand. It is easily the most powerful and semi-frightening flashlight I have ever seen. However, let’s not kid ourselves into thinking that this a practical device. The only reason anyone should ever buy the Torch is to impress other nerds.
Wicked Lasers Spyder II GX
It’s not often we have to wear protective goggles when testing out a new gadget, but then this isn’t your average laser. Wicked Lasers specialize not in the basic presentation pointer you might have hanging from your keychain, but in incredibly high-power lasers with astronomy, entertainment and, yes, military use. The Spyder II GX we have here is, at 200-300mW, “the world’s most powerful handheld laser,” and carries a pricetag of just under $1,700.
Build Your Own Indoor Mini Helicopter
There are generally two micro-helicopters ( indoor ) in the RC market. Unlike those operated by gas, these electric helicopters are very clean and give out no terrible noise at all. In one nightfall, I visited a web site, which is about how to make a hand made RC helicopter. I was totally impressed and started designing my own helicopter. This fantastic tutorial will take you through these steps to build one of your own.
Hitachi 50
Hitachi has unveiled one of the thinnest plasma displays yet. In fact, it’s amazing how thin it really is, talk about taking up hardly any room in the living room.
According to Hitachi, its engineering group considers the architecture of the 1.5 inch TVs to be one of their great achievements in the last few years, and at a quick glance, it rivals some of the best TVs from Samsung and LG. The colors looked full, with detailed shading, and the frame rate was pretty good.
With an expected price range between $4000 and $5000 I’m not sure it’ll be gracing my wall either. Thin is nice, but come on, sub $1000 LCD’s with pictures that are just as nice are a dime a dozen nowadays and trust me, my Lasik shattered eyeballs probably couldn’t tell the difference in picture qualities anyway.
via: Wired
