Announcement
This is the last post. A few weeks ago I decided to take a short break to figure out what I was gonna do with this piece of junk (wich still only attracts about 20-30 visitors a day) and I decided I’m gonna stop wasting my time. The archive will remain online, but don’t expect any new posts. Any advertisement deals will continue to run until they expire. I’m tired of trying to find something to post about every day.
Short break
The Gadget Vault is on a short break. We’ll be back on February 4th.
USB Missile Tank
The original USB Missile Launcher already made office warfare a lot more exciting. Later version added cameras and wireless connections, but this one is a true war machine. Rather than a static missile launcher, this is a mobile radio-controlled machine of foam dart destruction. Okay, so it may not be that destructive, so you’ll have to make the “Woosh - Kaboom” noises yourself. It comes with a USB dongle and controller software.
I have one question, though. What moron decided to make the missiles look like pink lipsticks? Seriously, how am I gonna intimidate my enemies with pink missiles?
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Quicksnap Icecube Tray
Sometimes you see things that make you think “Why hasn’t anyone thought of that before?”. Behold the Quicksnap Icecube Tray! This tray allows you to take one icecube at a time, instead of randomly popping them out unintentionally (and making them fly all around the place). Unfortunately this is only a concept for now, but if it becomes available I would definitely want one!
Phantom Chess
If you like to play chess but can’t find anyone to compete against, a chess computer comes in handy. This particular one is a true chess robot. Cheaper computers tell you how to move a piece when it’s their turn, but this one uses electromagnets placed under the board to move the pieces. It even has sound effects to go with the moves! The difficulty level can be set to a maximum of 1400 ELO level rating (Gary Kasparov has an ELO rating of 2800).
Zombie Fluxx
One day, the dead will rise and start cracking open our skulls and feast on the goo inside. This card game will prepare you for that unholy moment. The game contains 100 cards, and each player is dealth 3 cards at the beginning. After that, players draw a card and play one each turn. Cards can set goals, add zombies, perform actions or change rules. This means you’ll have to change your strategy all the time to prevent the undead hordes from overpowering you! Some of the rules can mess the game up quite seriously and even cause you to lose in an instant. The game can be played by 2 to 6 players.
Portal Gun Replica
With the success of Portal, this doesn’t really come as a surprise. Some guy made this for his girlfriend, who is a cosplayer and made an Aperture Labs test subject costume. Unfortunately, no pictures of the girlfriend in her costume have been published. The gun looks amazing, however. It even includes light effects! All he needs to make now is a companion cube and she’s a guaranteed winner.
USB Combination Lock
Want to keep prying eyes out of your USB drive? Then I don’t recommend this, even though it looks secure. It’s a combination lock you can put on a USB drive, blocking the connector so it can’t be plugged in. Why isn’t this secure? It has three 10-digit dials, wich means only 1000 possible combinations. Someone with a bit of patience has this cracked in no time. If you don’t want someone snooping around, use Truecrypt and encrypt the entire drive.
Apple Keyboard Concept
You won’t find this keyboard in stores any time soon (probably). The numeric keypad has been replaced by an iPhone dock. It also has a few programmable OLED keys. However, unless it comes with software that lets you use the iPhone as a numeric keypad (or any other type of keypad you can imagine), I don’t think this would have much success. However, if you can do that, it would be pretty cool! Imagine having a customized keypad for use in World of Warcraft, for example!
Carbonate Any Drink
The idea behind this is simple enough. Mix baking soda and vinegar and they will react and produce carbon dioxide. All you have to do then is bubble it through your drink and it will be carbonated. Sounds simple enough, right? This contraption makes the bubbling-through-your-drink a bit easier. Carbonated coffee, anyone?
