Substance - April 06 2007

Geek Orthodox Easter Gadgets and Gear

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As Easter weekend falls upon us and you're sitting in front of a computer, you should probably come to grips with the fact that you may be something of a geek. In honor of the celebration you should be having, we've put together a list of products that will help you get through all of the working, gaming, or research you're doing instead of enjoying your holiday weekend.

Nabaztag Wifi Rabbit

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No rabbit has made a bigger splash in the tech world since the energizer bunny. The Nabaztag Wifi Rabbit is a cute and clever--it's up to you to decide which wins out--device that connects to your WiFi network and vocally reads out incoming email and text messages, in addition to news, weather, stocks, and blog posts from RSS. If you're musically inclined, he whistles and plays mp3s. He can also be programmed to communicate via ear wiggling and lighting up.

Philips Portable Speaker System

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Although more an orb than an egg, the Philips Portable Speaker System, with its white exterior, still looks a lot like an egg when you close it up for transport. Opened, the powered plug and play speaker set features 50mm drivers and 20 hours of playtime. This would be a really nice find on an Easter egg hunt.

Monty Python Killer Rabbit Slippers

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Does anyone who's not a geek like Monty Python? You know you relish the thought of working from home in your underwear, so if and when it happens, you'll be able to stay comfortable all day long in these Killer Rabbit Slippers .

Playboy Bathrobe

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The only bunnies most guys--geek or not--have any interest in playing with is a Playboy bunny. This Playboy Bathrobe will have you ready for action and puts a clever spin on the Easter theme. It also works pretty well with the Killer Rabbit Slippers.

Eclipse TD510 Speaker

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This is the most sensible way a geek could decorate for Easter. A desktop speaker that looks modeled after the egg, the Eclipse TD510 is designed for huge sound. The compact unit is optimal as a desktop speaker, but it is made to be powerful enough for use with your stereo system. A variable angle pivot also allows for sound projection in any direction.

Tele-Egg

It's Easter--turn your cell phone ringer off. Like the name suggests, this gadget's concept plays on both the mobility of the egg and an egg that works with your mobile phone. Designed for identifying incoming calls when your ringer is off, the Tele-Egg shakes he legs when you receive a call.

Egg-Perfect Egg Timer

If you're planning on coloring Easter eggs this year, this intelligent egg-timer gets thrown in a boiling pot with the eggs. The Egg-Perfect reacts to heat in the same way an egg does and then calculates the cooking stages and darkens as the egg gets harder. The timer indicates soft, medium, and hard eggs, making your conventional egg timer seem lame in comparison.

Eggulator

A functioning calculator with keys made to look like eggs, the Eggulator is designed to look like an egg carton. There's even a hatched chick that made it though somehow. This may be a once-per-year gadget, but it does humorously suggest the potentially-disgusting scenario of a chick being inside an egg that you buy from the grocery store.

Smorkin Labbits

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Collectibles are a significant part of many a geek's life, and designer vinyl takes the artistic strain inherent in collectible figures to new places. The Smorkin Labbit, designed by Frank Kozik, puts the perfect spin on Easter for the dude who just doesn't want to celebrate.

Egg Cuber

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There's nothing particularly technological about the Egg Cuber , which simply allows you to boil an egg in square form. But this is exactly the type of thing the young geek inside your head can dork-out on. It's an egg...but it's square!

Bonus: Egge Audo Player and Evergreen USB Egg

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Wasn't Easter always one of those holidays that didn't quite pan out as good times. There's a lot of dressing up and seeing the family and being polite, but never really as much fun as you hoped for. In honor Easter never living up to your expectations, we present two gadgets that drew recent attention, but--like Godot--never quite arrived. The Egge Audio Player is, well, an egg-shaped audio and video player, and the USB Egg is a speaker/card reader/USB hub combo. Both of these promising gadgets are MIA on American shores, just like your Easter dreams.

[Photo Credit: Rakka]

By: cory o'malley

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Topic: Geek Orthodox Easter Gadgets and Gear
Posted: April 06 2007

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I just love the square egg, I am going to try this tonight. Ha

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