Moment Smartwatch
While the big players fumble around with getting a
smartwatch out the door that we’d actually want, Kickstarter has again,
delivered. The Moment Smartwatch has just surged past its funding deadline,
with almost US$400,000 raised, of a US$100,000 target. Backers, and we, here,
see that it’s a thing that all smartwatches should aspire to be. By that we
mean it’s lovely to look at, has genuinely useful functions, and boasts a 30
day battery. Well, they’re the promises, at least. Compatible with iOS and
Android, with Windows Phone probably to come, the Moment is but 1mm thick.
Using backlit e-paper is the ticket to amazing battery life and exquisite
thinness. It also has a small bay for expansion modules, which could include
biometric functions, or inductive charging. We also love that incoming messages
are displayed on the inside of the wrist, for your privacy.
The Moment
Smartwatch has just surged past its funding deadline, with almost US$400,000
raised, of a US$100,000 target.
Worx Landroid
There are people out there who enjoy mowing their lawn.
Probably. Well, unlikely... Thankfully, the robot age has gifted us with an
elegant solution. The WORX Landroid is a battery-powered robotic lawnmower,
much like the indoor Roomba (though we don’t recommend letting kittens ride
this bad boy). At each preprogrammed date and time you set, Landroid will set
off on its lawning adventure, and can return to base all by itself when running
low on juice. Like all good robots, it’s programmed to not kill humans, and if
you’re having trouble justifying this $1199 purchase, you can always argue that
because it’s zero emission you’re doing your bit to save the planet while you
sit on the couch gaining weight, at least until it’s time to empty its
accumulated lawn clippings, as automating that part of the process is a
challenge for future generations.
The WORX Landroid
is a battery-powered robotic lawnmower, much like the indoor Roomba (though we
don’t recommend letting kittens ride this bad boy)
Next Level Racing Sim Chair
A proper sim racing cockpit is a serious bit of kit, and
speaks volumes of your commitment to the virtual sport. There are the sort that
fill a room, have hydraulic motion feedback and wrap around screens, costing
tens of thousands of dollars, there are basic frames costing just a couple of
hundred to a grand (with wide choice available through Pagnian Imports, the
supplier of this product), and there is this. It’s a proper racing chair
mounted on a standard office chair wheel base.
Ostensibly, it’s intended for actual sim racing, but equally
it excels at simply being a particularly cosy and comfy chair at which to sit
at your desk performing more mundane tasks. At just $299 delivered it’s about
the price of a regular office chair. Grab the conspicuous red one for office
envy, or the marginally stealthier black one to improve your chances of getting
it past the budget controller.
A proper sim
racing cockpit is a serious bit of kit, and speaks volumes of your commitment
to the virtual sport.
