Gadgets: Halloween Gadgets
By Jay Garrett
I decided to get all festive on yo collective asses.
It's Halloween tomorrow so here's a quick top 10 round up of my fave gadgets for All Hallows Eve.
In no particular order (but oddly with numbers)
1.) Whether you’re a fan of Anne Rice or Poppy Z. Bright or more into Mr's King or Herbert - you’ll need a bookmark worthy of keeping your page in your fave horror tome.The handmade set also comes in “mercury” (grey) and “milk” (white) versions.The set of three costs $29.
2.) The “Headphonies” iPod speakers range includes 5 figures created by several artists and 2 blank versions that you can decorate yourself.I wouldn’t expect fantastic definition from these arty speakers but those who have heard it claim that the sound is “surprisingly good.”
Each viny toy speaker collectable will be sold in 500 to 1000 limited quantities starting on November 30th.
Unlike most collectables these are a more than reasonable $30 apiece.

3.) Here’s one for those creepy prank phone-calls from your iPhone. “Do you like scary movies………………………?”
Now the chance to disguise your voice is available at the app store thanks to SonicVox from Smule.
As an added bonus you can connect your iPhone through a 3.5 mm cable to the line-in of your computer and use it as a microphone with Skype.
Here’s the link for it at the App Store

4.) Feeling creative? Well, why not treat yourself to the Dremel Pumpkin Carving Kit from Firebox?
So, instead of carving your hands whilst trying to get that grin suitably scary and the eyes level this kit is dead easy to use. You can even download stencils from this link
Then a totally cool piece of vegatitive art is yours

5.) I couldn't ignore the fact that the Mimobot flash drive creators have released a spooky limited edition version.
The RayD8gig. It’s an “8 gb inverse colour version of RayD8″.
More importantly: it glows in the dark!
If you want one don’t hang around - you know when I said it was limited .. I’m talking only 200 of these will be available and it’ll cost ya $100.

6.) If you’re off to a party over Halloween but can’t work that portable HDD or USB stick into your costume - worry no more!
How about a skull ring that hides a 2GB of flash storage?
Surely you can get that to work!
Perhaps the $145.50 might be too much of a surprise even for the most shocking Halloween.

7.) Another one for the up-coming Halloween season or for all-year round if you’re a Goth.
In a kinda noose-meets-electric-chair stylee Designer, Marie Thurnauer, will be laughing all the way to the bank as the 135-centimeter-long light fixture costs a crazy bananas $6,395!
WTF!!!???!!!
I’ll wait for Ikea or even Habitat knock one of these out for under $50.00………..or perhaps someone in Camden market can make one.

8.) To be filed safely under - “nothing special but too cute to ignore”.
These headphones from Greenhouse are for all of us that like the idea of having a mini Angel and Devil shoved into our lugholes.
Everything else is quite average: 5mW output, 20Hz to 20kHz response and are unleashed in Japan in five different color combos for about $10.
Not sure if that stand does anything apart from give you somewhere to sit the little fellas and ask them “should I egg the boss?”

9.) A pool table in the shape of a coffin seems a great idea to me and Casket Furniture thinks so as well
Their Manhattan Casket Pool Table has a starting price of $4995 but that can swiftly rise depending on various options.
So whether you’re a Goth or just want to throw the bestest Halloween party ever…………..

10.) Ok, so not really Halloween themed but this thing creeps me out – you could always shove a pmpkin head on top.
The Plantbot comes with some sort of solar seeking tech on board which literally moves it around to follow sunlight in the room.
Yup - it moves around on its four wooden, jointed legs to chase the rays of the sun.
Watch the Plantbot vid clip and you'll see what I mean!
And here is a pic for no real reason for all those who dare attempt to get their girlfriends to wear this to the halloween party.
We need photographic proof by the way!

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Jay Garrett is a a professional bass player and gadget junkie. Check out his blog at idleparis.co.uk






