Looks like people are running out of ideas, so they now mix different gadgets into one box to build a new one, here are a few examples of how people are wasting the use of technology in creating useless devices, that are still quite expensive.
LUNCH COMMUNICATOR
A research group at Ochanomizu University in Japan has developed an unusual bento box called the LunchCommunicator. It consists of a clear lunch box installed with a Creative webcam and a Viliv S5 MID.
The purpose of this lunch box is a bit awkward. Once it is opened as your mother prepares your lunch, the webcam automatically records the whole situation until Mom closes it. And when it is opened again on lunch break, the lunch box plays back the preparation footage while you eat or while you try ignoring your lunch and you begin to feel guilty of not eating what your mother has prepared.
The webcam also records while you eat, so there is no escape from your mother if you plan on giving your lunch to an officemate instead.
Sounds like an ultimate guilt-tripping device.
DIGITAL PEN
Here's something weird and useless, its a pen that is digital, but you still have to write you know :s. the only advantage is saving some ink.
The Dane Elec Z Pen can keep track and digitize pen movements on a sheet of paper. The data is stored in a 1GB receiver unit that also stores the software needed to read the data. The digital pen uses 2 V393 batteries that can last for 75 hours. The receiver comes with a rechargeable battery that can last for 20 hours for each full charge.
The Dane Elec Z Pen is a fully functional pen that can accommodate ink refills sold at any office and school supply stores. You can consider it as a pen given some much needed touch of technology. The Dane Elec Z Pen is available at Firebox for 100 UK Pounds or around US$161.
VACUUM CLEANER WITH A CAMERA
So now what, you will use a vacuum cleaner to record videos??
Robotic vacuums have become more popular since they can clean floor areas by themselves without any help. A convenient appliance indeed to have at home for doing those regular floor cleaning chores. And Samsung has just upped the ante by adding a camera on it on the recently released TangoView Robot Vacuum Cleaner.
The Samsung TangoView VC-RL87W Robot Vacuum Cleaner now features a built-in video camera. Not only does it clean those floors, the robot vacuum can also double as a home monitoring device that allows home owners to view what is going on in rooms that the robot vacuum is currently cleaning. Video feed can be viewed from a PC, a smartphone or a tablet (OH! So this is nothing more than a way of selling Tablets and Smartphone). This mode is only activated when the cleaning mode is off, so whats the use then '~'. The TangoView robotic vacuum also comes with a built-in mic that allows users not only to see but also to hear what is going on. The Samsung TangoView Robot Vacuum Cleaner is expected to be available in Korea at any time now. It is expected to cost around 799,000 Korean Won or around US$707. I'd rather spend that much money for some outing...;D
