April 2011 ~ Marketing4Dummies

Friday, April 29, 2011

End-of-day Geek Candy: Bike Repair App

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For today's "End-of-day Geek Candy", I present something related to biking. I came across an app that would assist anyone on maintaining their bike. There have been numerous times where I have been out on the road, and had an issue that I needed to fix. Sooner or later you end up figuring it out. Why not grab your smartphone and find out how to fix the issue faster, and correctly. 58 problems are explained with 42 step-by-step guides, utilizing 170 photos.

[via BikeRepairApp]

End-of-day Geek Candy: My Automower App

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For today's "End-of-day Geek Candy", present you with an electric lawnmower. Ok, I'm sure you are thinking, what's the big deal, electric mowers have been out. Well..

iPhone Coffee Table

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When you're sitting down thinking about nerdy furniture...one of the thoughts is how to incorporate your smartphone into your living room, right? Kyle Buckner has designed a coffee table to look like a giant iPhone. Some of the amenities are touch-sensitive, 6-inch subwoofer, 6 transducer speakers, and LED-lit cupholders.

[via 9to5mac]

The Secret Bat Cave

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I have my ideas of a great house. One of those ideas is to have secret rooms. Imagine living in San Francisco where parking is a premium. Either you don't have any or you have to pay a lot for it.

This house was able to get around this issue by turning the bottom of the house into a 4 car garage. To get around the city ordinances of maintaining a consistent look, the architects had to design the "garage door" with a house-front facade. With the push of a button, the front of the house transforms into a garage door, allowing you to store all of your vehicles.

Blast From The Past...The iCade

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It is at the end of the day...so, once again let's have some fun. I remember the days of going to the "arcade"...I know foreign to some, but check out this product. Once a concept...the iCade allows you to snap in your iPad and play arcade games like they were meant to be played...in a wooden box. Buttons, Joysticks, and a faux wooden case...it doesn't get any better then that. The product is from one of my favorite sites: ThinkGeek and is on pre-order for $99.99. Pick one up Now!

I just checked their site...it is backordered until 6/8/11

[via ThinkGeek]

Bike Helmet With Built-In Turn Signals

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As an avid bike rider, I feel the pain of being on the road and people not "seeing" me. What's worse is when I see someone who is on the road and is not wearing a helmet. Something to aid in the visibility the Blink Bike Helmet is a way to incorporate turn signals into your riding. Though, this is only a concept, I can see a valid use for this. For safety purposes, I'm not sure the idea of take your hands off of the handlebars to touch the side of your head works. Why not use an accelerometer that knows when you turn your head. Below are some other renderings of the concept: