Posts Tagged Portable computing


Only a fool turns left when Mr T says turn RIGHT

From the I-shit-you-not category of awesomeness, a company named TomTom (I’m not big into GPS stuff so this might be commonplace for you in the know, but this is the awesomest company name ever) brings you Mr T. On your GPS. This should be standard on ALL GPS devices from now on. Mandated by law. If you somehow become weary of listening to Mr T, you could choose John Cleese. As long as he doesn’t say ‘NI!’

via TomTom XL 340S GPS | Wired.com Product Reviews:

Speaking of voices, the celeb vocals (like the aforementioned John Cleese and Mr. T) cost $13 apiece, but you can choose from loads of user-created freebies as well. You can even add your own vocals if you’re feeling narcissistic. Just one problem: If you choose any voice other than “Susan, English U.S.,” you lose out on the 340S’s text-to-speech capability. That’s understandable (we pity the fool who thinks Mr. T will record every street and highway name on the continent), but it’s still disappointing.

Iamakey is.. guess. No really, guess. No, it’s not a key.

But it is a USB flash drive! I’m only surprised that it took USB manufacturers this long to think of it. Great idea, awful name.

This comes from the industry that brought you the thumb drive (it’s actually a thumb. ha ha.), the barbie drive, sushi drives and even a little dog that humps your laptop when files are transferring. I think I like the key better.

The humping is funny so it deserves a video.

The LaCie IamaKey looks and feels very much like a regular key, fits easily on your keychain without much extra pocket bloat, and stores up to 8GB of your data.

Sure you can already attach most thumb drives to your keychain, but most are still a little on the bulky side when compared to your keys. The iamaKey drive is made of solid metal, is durable, and is constructed to join your keychain just like another one of the keys. To top it off, they’re pretty reasonably priced; you can grab a 4GB drive for $25 or an 8GB drive for $33.

via Lifehacker – LaCie IamaKey Is a Sturdy Thumb Drive for Your Keychain – Gadgets.