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inPulse BlackBerry Accessory Could Be The Dick Tracy Watch We’ve Always Wanted

By Chris Scott Barr

Ever since Dick Tracy, people have been wanting phones on their wrist. We’ve seen various, albeit poor implementations of this very thing, but nothing that feels right. One of the biggest hurdles in crafting the perfect wrist-mounted phone is that it’s tough to cram everything you need in a tiny watch. So what if you had your regular phone, and the watch merely complemented it, and gave you easy access to core functions? That seems to be the idea behind this inPulse.

The inPulse is said to be a Bluetooth accessory for your BlackBerry. It doesn’t appear to give you control of your BlackBerry per se, but it does do something rather useful. When a new message (or perhaps phone call?) comes in, it will appear on the screen of your watch. This lets you check the message with just a quick glance to your wrist. If it’s nothing important, you can go about your business. Otherwise, you’ll pull out your phone and take the necessary actions. Honestly, if this thing could let you make phone calls, I’d say it’s the perfect accessory.

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Protect Your Feet In Disaster

The Braun Post-Disaster Emergency Foot Protective Accessory is for the rescue workers who are there on scene of disasters like earthquakes. Due to the disturbed topography after such calamities, the feet of the rescue guys are most vulnerable and susceptible to injury and infection. Shards of glass, nails, debris etc. hamper the mission and walking over them always poses a threat. This handy contraption fits snugly over the shoe and protects the feet from accidental nips and cuts thanks to its sturdy structure. It’s a two-part thing with a steel and silica gel insole and an over-the-shoe strap-up.

Designer: Huang Zheng

Bona fide exercise bike abuses Wiimote accessory license… badly

See that up there? That’s an exercise bike. And a Wii. Amazingly enough, there’s a strong correlation between the two, and unless the entire world is being pranked here, BigBen interactive is actually looking to ship a “full-size” Wiimote-compatible fitness machine with its next game. We can’t even fathom how quickly this thing is bound to fall apart (or how absurdly expensive it’ll be if there’s even a smidgen of quality), but we’re more than anxious to learn of an MSRP. Now, if only Ford would pump out a Wiimote-friendly Focus to use in the next installment of Mario Kart, we’d be set.

[Via Joystiq]

Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals

Bona fide exercise bike abuses Wiimote accessory license… badly originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Cables To Go Wireless USB Superbooster Extender might be as awesome as it sounds

We’re not claiming to be experts on marketing or anything, but Cables To Go should really consider a name change. The outfit who’s job it is to make your life one that’s completely devoid of cables has pumped out yet another cord-free solution in the Wireless USB Superbooster Extender. Said device, which has an admittedly sensational name, is comprised of two pieces: a receiver that connects to your USB-equipped PC via a standard USB cable and a wireless dongle that connects to whatever USB device you’d like to make wireless (a printer, a scanner, a heated blanket, whatever). The kit provides cordless connectivity up to 150 feet (even through walls), though you’ll be paying dearly to take advantage. How dearly? $189.99 — yeah, that dearly.

[Via PC Launches]

Filed under: Peripherals, Wireless

Cables To Go Wireless USB Superbooster Extender might be as awesome as it sounds originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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BlackBerry Storm 2 accessories roll into Best Buy

Silicone skins for the Storm 2 are starting to find their way into shipments destined to Best Buy stores around the country, another solid signal that RIM’s second touchscreen effort is hitting retail sooner rather than later. What we found amusing about this first batch is that the packaging seems conflicted about what to call the thing — 9550, Storm II (as opposed to Storm2 or Storm 2, interestingly), and even the phone’s codename Odin all make appearances front and center. We suppose they’re just trying to make it crystal clear what phone the skin’s intended for, and with leaks going back a solid year, you’ve got to cover all your bases.

[Thanks, Caffoni]

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Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds

BlackBerry Storm 2 accessories roll into Best Buy originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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