Crystal nintendo ds and wii bedazzle

Looking for a gift for the Nintendo fan who has everything? How about a crystal encrusted game system?

Masters of all things bejeweled, Crystal Icing will embellish your DS Lite with the likeness of Mario and his flying Koopa nemesis for $350. If that’s not sparkly enough for you, how about a custom piece like this Wii console covered with thousands of Swarovski crystals?

Read about it in TechnaBob

Microwave Beam Used to Stop Cars Dead

Eureka Aerospace in Pasadena, California has developed a new way to stop vehicles with drivers that think high speed car cashes are fun. By using the same technology found in microwaves they have created a device that will fry a car’s electrical system and stop it dead in its tracks.

Read about it in SlashGear

Every time a bell rings, a blog gets its hits

Christmas is coming closer, so here is my contribution to put you in the right mood.

It is a blog hitcounter, that rings a bell. Literally. It puts a smile on your face, every time someone hits your blog. And it is a great way to annoy your colleages or your girl friend.

It consists of an Arduino board, a bell, a servo and a couple of lines of code in c, python and php.

Read about it in MAKE

Smart Drink Coasters Tell Bartenders When to Refill

Sentilla is a company that specializes in pervasive computing, which means it would like to find a way to make anything and everything smarter by attaching a computer to it… Apparently, even coasters are no exception. The folks at Sentilla boast that they have invented the world’s first Smart Drink Coasters, which know when a drink has been placed or removed from them and provide “visual feedback” (i.e., flashing lights) to notify the barkeep that your drink is dangerously close to empty. The coasters can even communicate wirelessly to work the lights in tandem and bring back old school favorites like Simon – as a drinking game, of course.

Read about it in Switched

USB santa boots warm your feet

Ever wonder how do Mr. and Mrs. Claus keep their toes warm on a cold North Pole night? Why, with these heated USB Santa boots, of course.

Leave it to the wacky gadget makers of Japan’s Thanko to come up with these silly oversize red shoes, which keep your tootsies toasty when you plug them into your computer’s USB port.

Read about it in TechnaBob