Remember the experiment you did to show what a volcano looks like and how it erupts? It must have been a messy heel on the table when you did it in school. Well, here is a better and more scientific alternative that even drives away boredom from your office desk.

The USB Volcano is a unique and fun device that lets you have your own volcano on the desk. It has a high intensity LED light and lava beads, which create an instant volcano erupting scene. All you need to do is add water and the lava beads and plug it into the USB port. The USB Volcano lamp comes with a strong fan underneath and requires 2 AA batteries and weighs 205g.

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If change is what you love and experimentation is what you don’t mind and daring is your spiri then, you have all the characteristics to make you an ideal owner of the new Archbishop PC. Coming from the house of Datamancer, the Gothic PC homes a full computer inside a stained glass cabinet, while the monitor finds home in a Gothic arch.

Breathing in the gothic era are the The LCD/Keyboard/Mouse combo which specially cater to the gaming fans. The Console features 20″ widescreen LG LCD, dual core processor, 2GB DDR2 800 (upgradable to 8G), Ethernet, NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS 512MB Video Card.

This is not where the Gothic story ends, there’s more of suspense. It comes with an antique that is used as a pointer device, housed in a Wacom drawing tablet that can use either a pen or a mouse. The case can be given a close look and also purchased at the upcoming Steampunk art show at the Hamptons Antique Galleries at NY from August 16 till August 24.
Via: BoingBoing

Designer Apostol Tnokovski has break free the good old PC from the shackles of the monotonous squares and rectangular shape with his newly designed wonder in a spherical shape. Christened as the E-Ball is nothing but just a 6-inch orb-shaped PC which is being heralded as “the smallest PC ever made.”

It is definitely small when it comes to the size but as they say all good things come in small packages, this tiny round PC is no exception. It is loaded with all features that you can only dream of to have in a regular PC. It comes packed with a projected keyboard and display.

It recognizes your fingers with the help of an IR sensor when you are typing at a particular place, while the mouse is a pop out wonder making this an exiting piece of technology. Apart from that, E-Ball works on a dual core processor, a 250 to 500GB HDD, 2GB of RAM, integrated graphic card and sound card, 2 x 50W speakers, HD-DVD recorder, laser keyboard, LAN and WLAN card, modem, webcam and an integrated LCD projector.

Via: electricpiq

All the latest computer designs seems to lose their charm the moment you put your eye on this new concept of computer designing called the “B-membrane”. Designed by Korean designer Won-Seok Lee this one is truly a futuristic concept that does away with the need of having those big and bulky monitors taking space in your work area.

If there’s no monitor then what works here? It takes the omni directional projector technology to project your monitor on any surface that you like. Apart from the monitor, even the keyboard is no less than a treat in the Kubrick inspired ‘B-membrane’. It features a membrane touch sensitive keyboard that appears only when needed through the integrated optical drive. To make it all the more interesting, when the computer is not in use it can be used as an ambient light to produce beautiful feects on any surface that you like.

Via: Yankodesign

One of the most curious developments view during the Computex Taipei 2008 (June 3-7) held in Taiwan was a GTS370 laptop with Triple monitor from Acme Portable. Well, it may sound strange but they have little laptop (363 mm × 394×292) as its sole attraction is that in an area like that of our tower brings together a keyboard, three screens of 17 inches and the respective computer, because what you see on the photograph are the three screens deployed.

Its characteristics are that it nevertheless attractive in what is hopefully, has a power supply of 650 W, three hard disks of 3.5 inches Sato, an expansion module graphics, up to seven card slots, as well as DVD drive or a keyboard with keys up to 87.

Yes, as novelty is quite strange but is not what a buyer moderately sensible buy because I at least I can not see the usefulness.

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The tag of Luxury gadget of the day doesn’t suffice the exuberance radiated by the revolutionary range of deluxe luxury notebook cases carved out by german manufacturer Singulum.

Ubercool and perfect to shout the class and appeal of the uber rich, these notebook cases are made in high quality wood and have keyboards dipped in 24 carat solid gold, making it utterly lavish piece of gadget.

If that was the enticing design and killer looks, the technological perfection achieved by the Singulum notebooks is no less competing. The core-2-duo-processor, Windows Vista, Ethernet, DVD recordable plus a 15.4inch screen, are enough to tell the tech-specs tale of the notebook cases which are an ideal combo of incomparable design and uncompromising technological specifications.

Adore them a little mre and you can resist appreciating the craftsmanship went into the making them out of a singular block of wood and the had made ivory and golden keys, in short every piece has undergone a special fabrication tool before composing the final product.

Via: Elitechoice/ Singulum

Yesterday we gave the solution for the small mobile phone keypad with the Mobile Keyboard, and today we are back to rescue those who find even their normal PC keyboard small and wish if it could get be a little big.
Electronic hacker..err ..designer Maurin Donneaud brings to you the Giant Keyboard Rug, which is so big that instead of your fingers your feet need to take charge to type in with this 20ft long keyboard.
You just need to roll it out on the floor and let your feet do the typing on this larger than life keys. How Maurin made this one was by punching hundreds of holes to make keys so that the conductive switches under the fabric work as pressure from your feet fall on it.
Built by electronics hacker Maurin Donneaud, the huge keyboard rug rolls out onto the floor, and lets your type with your socks on. In order to make the larger-than-life keys work, Maurin had to punch hundreds of individual holes under each letter to ensure that the conductive switches beneath the fabric would trigger when walked on.
Via: Hackaday

Off lately I told you about the lavish SYNC PC desk and now here comes another one. Seems the lovers of rich and comfort is on a rise. Check out the most technologically advanced piece of gadget – the XYZ computer desk, that homes a desk and a PC in one unit. It won’t be justified to call it just a PC cum desk, as it features a lot more than that.

The wires and cables hide inside the thickness of the desk. It also features a CDRW/DVD combo outside in the rive bay while the USB sockets and hot keys for summoning your servants can be seen at the rear end.

A perfect home for all your computer peripherals, is not just technologically pepped up but is also beautiful enough to give any designed gadgets a run for its money. Designed as a Mac, this one is good enough to be easily upgraded as a PC. Though a concept as of now, the XYZ computer desk is headturner of future for sure!
Via: techdigest

There’s no better way to say those three words on the day on love than the new Valntine’s collection from EGO.
Be it the colours, the design or the shape of this Cupid struck new notebook from EGO …everything speaks nothing but Love Love and Love.
It is definitely for her if she is a tech freak and all the more made for her if she love crystals and luxury. As this gorgeous handcrafted leather covered notebook is stamped with a heart of the skins of Italian leather that dazzles bright thanks to hundreds of Swarovski crystals caked all over…making it a perfect Valentine’s gift.
What more? The bright outside match up with the metallic inside to make her drool for you every time she puts her hand on your gift.
If pink is not her love pick, Ego brings the notebook in some other sensuous colours as well.
The limited edition is Priced: $13,000.
Via: Bornrich

If you are fed up of looking at your PC the whole day and recreation for you is limited to those computer games at max since your job doesn’t give you the flexibility to move out and relax then take a chill pill! I’m saying this as here is another computer game (don’t get irritated) with a difference. This one gives you mobility too. We are talking about the computer connected PC-Dart Game. All you need to get the game in your office is a USB port on your computer and 120€.
With this much at your end, all you need to do is have fun by installing the dart board on the wall and connection in the PC. As you hit the target, your screen will display the score to keep the competition levels high!
Not just this, it also features a number of gaming modes to keep you glued to the game even after frequent plays.
Initially the game will be available only in Japan and we hope to get hands on it in other countries as well. After all, recreation cannot be limited to a particular country.�
But if you want to catch the action life, you can have a look at the video here.
Via: Akihabara