The baseball of Brookstone is designed to measure and display the speed of the throw when it is caught. The radar pitch baseball is good for up to 80feet, and 120MPH. The velocity upon impact shows up on the small in built LCD screen.

The ball is of regulation dimensions and weight, however you cannot strike the ball with a bat, or throw against a brick wall I guess.

One LR44 button cell battery is required to operate the ball, which automatically powers off after two minutes of inactivity.

Yeh pretty cool, I’m sure I would break it though…

via [gadgetreview.com]

I’ve always wanted something along the lines of a scrolling billboard on the back of my car, so I can send messages to other motorists, and to my delight I stumbled across this today, the TO-261R programmable LED number plate billboard. It has a display area of 120x25mm, seven different speed settings, 4 different messages can be stored, constructed out of stainless steel, and weighs in at 11 ounces, and measure 12�?x6.5�?x0.5�?.

Just push a button on the remote control to change the message showing on the back of your vehicle, perfect for situations where you feel like saying hello to an attractive girl/guy or swearing at some truckie who’s driving while smoking/drinking/eating and driving you into the 3 meter thick concrete wall on the side of the freeway.

via [gadgetuniverse.com]

Swiss Army Knife slash MP3 player? Sounds weird, and dangerous, but it looks cool and if you think about it has some functionality to it.

This gadget from Victorinox is a fully functioning aluminium Swiss Army Knife, with a blade, scissors and nail file. The music section has a 1GB memory with the ability to play MP3/WAV/WMA; it also has a FM radio and digital voice recorder with built in microphone. Other features include a remote control, a jogging armband, USB extension cable, and a rechargeable Lithium battery.
The MP3 player requires no software, has a multi-language interface, supports Windows 2K/XP and Mac OS X, and measures in at 74mm x 22mm x 2mm

Available at iwantoneofthose.com

While walking around the cold streets of New York City, I saw posters for Pump Pod.

It is interesting to see how technology and fitness have been melded together for this service. This might be a good alternative for those too cash strapped for a live personal trainer. The ideal audience would probably be traveling executives who have very little time but one of the aforementioned gadgets.

Not exactly your high tech gadget, but cryptography buffs and the Da Vinci Code fans might want to check out the Cryptex. Cryptex.org creates customized Cryptex™ Security Boxes to user specifications.

A cryptex is a cylinder that encloses a scroll with a message inside. The tube has external rings that contain characters (letters or symbols) and rotate to act as a combination lock. Once the rings have been configured with the correct combination, an end of the cylinder opens up to reveal the scroll.

Not very secure by today’s standards, but still a cool gadget isn’t it?

Watch the trailer for the Da Vinci Code movie set to be released this May to catch a glimpse of the cryptex in action.

I was looking for a new alarm clock / CD player, when I stumbled across this binary LED clock. Ignoring the fact that it has none of the features I was looking for, besides for its ability to tell time (albeit involving using your brain), it looks awesome.

The clock contains 20 LEDs that represent the numbers of both the true and shortened binary sequence (32, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1). The first two columns show the hours, the next two columns show the minutes, and the last two columns show the seconds.

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