In the realm of weird stuff, Nanda Home makes a really bizarre, but kinda cool, alarm clock / sick toy.

Clocky, the robot Alarm Clock is the hi tech solution for people who have a really hard time waking up and getting out of bed. You know, the ones that tend to just shut off the alarm and go back to sleep.

Clocky is not an ordinary, stand there and beep type of clock. Clocky has wheels and the ability to jump off your night stand and roll around your room.

The manufacturer has this description of Clocky:

The patented alarm clock that runs away and hides to get you out of bed. Clocky gives you one chance to get up. But if you snooze, Clocky will jump off your nightstand and wheel around your room looking for a place to hide, beeping all the while. You’ll have to get out of bed to silence his alarm. Clocky is kind of like a misbehaving pet, only he will get up at the right time.

Definitely a cool idea, too bad I can’t see these lasting long since by the time you catch the thing, you may be inclined to throw it out a window and silence Clocky for good.

Clocky runs on 4 AAA batteries, comes in 2 different colors and retails for around 50 bucks. Lumens has one for 49.99

• No real smoke
• Tastes like the real thing, or so they claim
• Can get in cherry and fruit flavors
• Should not kill you over timeNever needs a light
• Cheaper over time than the real thing, one pack will last decades, in a landfill.
• Can be used on airplanes and even in the citys where smoking is banned.
• Easy to pretend to be a “real” smoker because the led light makes it look like its burning.
• Get high on nicotine 

The Cons.

• You may get caught faking
• Get high on nicotine
• Can’t use the “do you have a light” excuse to talk to someone at a bar
• No chain smoking, may have to wait for the e cigarette to re-charge. 
• Made in China, may need to invest in lead testing equipment.
• May get arrested for smoking on airplane by cops who think your full-o-shit.

Here is the description of the e smoke from wiki..

An electronic cigarette (or “e-cigarette”) is an alternative to smoked tobacco products, such as cigarettes, cigars, or pipes. It is a battery-powered device that provides inhaled doses of nicotine by delivering a vaporized propylene glycol/nicotinesolution. In addition to nicotine delivery, this vapor also provides a flavor and physical sensation similar to that of inhaled tobacco smoke, while no tobacco, smoke, or combustion is actually involved in its operation.   

Being a new and maybe nutty idea, it is not yet readily available and actually banned in a few countries, however, I did manage to find it on made-in-china: here is the product desc.

We can provide many flavors of the cartridge: Tobacco, marlboro, 555, orange, strawberry, coffee, mint, lemon, melon, Pineapple, ginseng, rose, grap, Almond, banana, chocolate, Kiwi, peach, hiltoin, apple and so on.    

E smoke and the handy USB charger. 

I want one for sure.

The first dozen LED’s light up one per hour (and the top row of them also shows the name, JLR7). The next three – in a matt band – light up every 15 minutes; the next 14 do so every minute. The final three – also in a matt band every second. 

another from them is the one below… good luck figuring out the time.

 How about a watch bracelet? the lights light up telling you what time it is… uh huh. You may need to carry a calculator around to figure this one out. This crazy watch is made by TokyoFlash.

This looks a bit more readable, but way too complicated. BTW, this is one very expensive timepiece.Cabestan Winch
£200,000, cabestan-watches.ch  

ijo 

Now, I am sure there are some energy efficient models sold in every department store around the country, but just walking into a store and buying that shiny showcased appliance certainly isn’t as much fun as building one yourself. Homemade washing machine? sounds like fun.

And, who says it has to be some large techie project? check out this energy efficient clothing washer below. It needs no power, little water and runs on leg power. I’ll call this the  “good for your heart” model. Can’t beat that with a stick.

This one here, a bit more complex than the previous washer model above. A lot more work to build, but, you get a lot more washer. Also, you get more of a health benefit for using it since now you aren’t just walking to do the laundry, but cycling. The cool thing about this one is you no longer have to worry about your clothing shrinking in the laundry and not fitting you. Along with the shrinking clothes, you will also have a shrinking waistline. If you do laundry for a large family, you may have to sneak in a few cheeseburgers between loads to make sure that you don’t out-shrink than your clothing. The environment friendly washer below is also a dryer.

Check it out.

If the above model is too complex, there is a scaled down version that is a washing machine only

Check out this baby! This is the Listening Dish NG3800. This is the ultimate gift for the paranoid computer geek who moonlights as the neighborhood peeping tom.  Not only does it capture the sound from 100’s of feet away, but video is captured as well thanks to the ultra powerful handy dandy Zoom lens. Plus, as a bonus, it has a built in recorder so you can play back anything that went by too fast over and over until you make it out.

Record people talking behind your back and play back the evidence when they deny it! Ultra Cool! The product description below also states that if you cant make the audio out completely, the optical zoom will allow you to read their lips. WOW!

From the product description page here are the really cool and creepy selling points:

“Eavesdrop on what your boss is saying in the parking lot–or find out what’s really going on with your kids and their friends. Get a tip at the racetrack, hear what the police are telling someone at a takedown, listen to what two suspicious-looking men are planning down at the corner. “

Yes, this extraordinarily powerful, electronic listening device lets you “hear” and “see”  from 300 feet away. Viewfinder with 10x prism optical system lets you zoom in and see what you’re hearing close up. Sounds and images impossible for the human ears and eyes to pick up will now seem as if you’re only a couple of feet away. Imagine sitting in the upper deck of a pro baseball stadium and being able to hear and see players talking in the dugout. Outdoorsmen and nature lovers will be thrilled at the sound quality of this ingenious listening device. The Orbitor Electronic Listening Device features a playback system that records up to 12 seconds and comfortable, full-size headphones. Requires 1 9V battery (not included). Is someone talking about you? Now you’ll know.

To enhance your use of the Orbiter Electronic Listening Device, we’ve added a playback system that records up to 12 seconds on the digital chip–so you not only hear from afar, you have an electronic record of it. The viewfinder has a 10x prism optical system to view your subject even closer, so if you’re checking out a person, you’re able to read their lips as well.

Want one? I know you do. For around $600 (I think) you can be top dawg of the neighborhood watch program in your area and the envy of every peeping Tom from miles around. Hey, and no worries about getting busted… you can here en coming from blocks away!

Buy one Today 

but wait… theres more..

If you save files to your computer, you may want a “just in case” layer of protection so your family doesn’t find out you’ve been spying. Check out the super duper fingerprint scan security mouse for the ultra paranoid. This mouse needs a finger print scan to operate.

This is the fingerprint security mouse. Protecting your computer from unwanted mouse intrusions… well… until, someone plugs in a different mouse.

This is one crazy gadget here that I never, ever thought I would ever see, nor ever even thought of.

So for the US CIA, buy em all, while they are still available because I have a funny feeling these things may be out of production fairly quick.

Now, I would give you the specs on this super duper secret mouse, but, they are classified … sorry. However, a short internet search may uncover the secrets.