Pointless Gadgets Category

Desk Pets Releasing Tankbot That Can Be Controlled By iOS

This Summer Will See iOS Controlled Desk Pet Tankbot
By on Saturday, 22. January 2011

I don’t know about you I just don’t think there are enough toys that tap into the ability to control them with your iOS device. Desk Pets is trying to fill that void that so many of us didn’t realize existed until it was pointed out this June with something [...]

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PalmOS Lives On With Aceeca's PDA32

Aceeca PDA32 Gets Reviewed Running PalmOS, Gives Us a Blast From The Past
By on Sunday, 22. August 2010

In a world where smart phones are getting so advanced that it’s getting hard to tell them apart from low end laptop computers and eveybody and their uncle are talking about the latest tablets, it’s easy to forget where all of this technology came from. Back in the day, there [...]

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ZTE Peel 3G Enabled iPod Touch Case Appears At FCC

ZTE Peel 3G iPod Touch Case Gives Gets Shown At FCC, Blurs Line Between iPhone and iPod Touch
By on Wednesday, 28. July 2010

When the iPhone was first announced back in 2007, the iPod Touch did not exist. This meant that anyone who wanted a full touchscreen device from Apple would have to sign themselves into a costly 2-year contract with AT&T (which itself wasn’t a very highly sought after option) and pay the [...]

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Android Powered Coffee Maker Spotted

Docking Station Concept Made for Android Smartphones Intends to Let You Enjoy Some Espresso while Listening to your Favorite Tunes
By on Friday, 11. June 2010

If this concept ever holds true, Android smartphone users may yet enjoy coffee and listen to their favorite tunes in one sitting. This is not just any ordinary coffee maker, it is a docking station concept as well.

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Star Wars Force Trainer Release Date Confirmed

Star Wars Mind Control Game Feels Your Force, Moves Ball
By on Thursday, 16. July 2009

If you’re a dedicated Star Wars fan who feels the force you may like to know that you can now pre-order the Star Wars Force Trainer mind control game which, as you’d probably gathered, offers you the potential ability to lift a ball (or remote sphere, as its officially referred [...]

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The Hitch, Designed By Robert Nightingale, Is A Conceptual Nightmare!

By on Wednesday, 24. September 2008

Hmmm … it’s not often I start a review with those words but then this invention is making me ponder somewhat into the mind of the designer/inventor, like … is he on drugs??? The “Hitch” is an object that was borne in the mind of someone nuts or simply sporting [...]

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Canon Announce REALiS WUX10 High-End HD Multi-Media Projector

World’s First HD WUXGA LCOS Projector
By on Thursday, 5. June 2008

Following on from the recent release of their REALiS SX80 projector – the first projector to offer PictBridge connectivity – Canon have announced a the upcoming availability for their high-end REALiS WUX10 multi-media projector which is, according to Canon, the first p[rojector in the world to offer WUXGA (1920 x [...]

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DIY Lego Inspired Block Tower Light – Crass Lighting Aimed At Lego Hippies

By on Tuesday, 15. April 2008

Whilst here at TFTS Towers we tend to positively salivate over just about any gadget that takes the iconic Lego brick as its inspiration we cannot help but wonder quite who would buy this DIY Lego Inspired Block Tower Light when you could simply make your own with the real [...]

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Curious Easy Grip Book Holder and Page Keeper Gadget

Korean Gadgetry Overkill
By on Sunday, 13. April 2008

Once in a while we come across a gadget that serves merely, it would seem, to offer a needlessly overcomplicated solution to what is, in all fairness, a fairly simple issue but this Easy Grip Book Holder and Page Keeper Gadget is undoubtedly in a league all of its own [...]

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Whimsical Troika My Photos Mini Camera Styled SD Memory Card Holder Keyring

By on Sunday, 13. April 2008

Whilst the obvious answer for storing spare SD memory cards whilst out and about snapping merrily away with your digital camera would be to keep them safe in your camera case, if you’re looking for an altogether more whimsical solution this somewhat quirky My Photos camera styled SD card keyring [...]

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