Boost USB Port Voltage
Most larger gadgets that recharge via USB require at least 10 watts of power like Apple’s iPad. The iXP1-500 dongle claims it will allow devices to recharge from underpowered USB ports. I’m not quite sure how they accomplish this for $5, but I assume it must have some sort of capacitor inside that stores juice [...]
Replace Batteries With USB Power
If you can avoid using disposable batteries then you should. Landfills are full of them and we are doing nothing more than killing our environment by using them. I know that rechargeable batteries are better, but there is always the hassle of having to recharge them and then you eventually have to toss them out [...]
iPhone Spy Stick
How scary is it to know that something as simple as a USB stick can pull data from your iPhone (with some limitations). You really don’t need to be super scared just yet since the iPhone Spy Stick will only run under Windows and will only work with iPhones running iOS 3.2.1 and earlier, but [...]
USB Boobie Warmers
I have seen my share of of really weird USB devices, but a set of breast warming pads that work off of USB? Just imagine plugging in your bra to your laptop as you are working at your desk. I’m not sure how much good this will do you while your out and about, where [...]
Vulcan Flash Drive
Now this is only for the Trekkie hardcore. The IMM Vulcan 2GB USB Flash Drive comes in the shape of a hand throwing down the traditional Vulcan gang sign (i’m trying really hard here to make this sound cool). If your not a trekkie you might not want to be caught dead with one of [...]
USB Prankster
This $32 USB device can easily cause some great laughs or it will cause you to be beaten senseless. Plus this flash drive looking USB device into an unsuspecting users computer and your victims computer will look like it’s possessed. Random mouse movements, caps lock turing itself off and on, or random garbled text and [...]
Flash Drive Comb
File this one under the “what the f*#k are you doing spending money on something so damn stupid” category. It’s now official, I have now seen every stupid possible way to jam a USB flash drive into even stupider objects. The only possible need to this $36 2GB comb flash drive is if your a [...]
Pedal Powered USB
Most people who own gadgets that are USB powered have a billion different charging cables. A USB cable to use with your computer, a few wall warts to change your stuff at home or at the office, a car USB charger, hell, some of us even have battery powered altoid tins to charge our iPod’s [...]
USB Monitor
This monitor is small. I mean really small. It measures 77mm x 127mm x 17mm, with a 4.3 inch backlit WVGA (800 x 480) display. So what is so special about a tiny monitor anyways? We see them all the time in our gadgets and in our cars. This tiny unit is 100% USB powered. [...]
Hide Your Data With A Fake Phone Jack
Are you afraid of the black helicopters flying overhead? Maybe you owe the IRA IRS a bunch of money and want to keep your financial records from prying eyes. Well, if you answered yes to any of the above then the USB phone jack is for you. Sure you could hollow out a book and [...]
DIY: USB Geiger Counter
Ever feel the need to check your surroundings for radiation? Me either, but if you ever have then this somewhat complex DIY project is right up your alley. The geiger counter is a pretty simple device to detect radiations. Many forms of radiations from radio elements (alpha, beta, gamma) can be detected but it is [...]
DIY: iPod Shuffle Cable
I own 4 different iPods. An iPod Video, a 1st gen Nano, an iPod Touch, and my beloved 2nd gen shuffle. Why you ask? They all serve different purposes. I use my Touch for Video, my Video for my entire collection, my nano for my wife, and my shuffle for my driving or running. You [...]
DIY: Add USB Ports To Your Alarm Clock
Every night I fall asleep listening to my iPod, and every morning I wake up with it dead as a door nail. This cleaver hack actually came to me via my wife. She said “You put USB ports in everything else, why not the alarm clock”. So I did. As you can see from an [...]
A USB Stick That Increases Your Ports
Almost every laptop user has faced this problem at one time or another. You plug in your USB mouse and thumb drive only to be out of ports for your camera or iPod. Well, someone at RiTEK must have also run into this stumbling block because they have the perfect product for you. The Yego [...]
DIY: PSX to USB
Here’s a great project to make use of your old PSX controllers that you might have laying around the house. Izuna posted some details on building a micro-controller that is using an ATmega8 chip to convert the signal from a PSX controller to USB. Sure, you can buy an extensor and cut the cable, but [...]
