Geeky Gift Guide 2009

   1. "Geek Clock"
     <http://www.likecool.com/Geek_Clock--Clock--Home.html>

   2. "Cool Toys for Nerds, Ages 8 to 80"
     <http://www.wired.com/reviews/product/pr_wishlist_innerchild>

   3. Looking for a new mouse? 18 buttons or none?
   * OOMouse
     <http://openofficemouse.com/pr110609.html>
   "the first multi-button application mouse designed for a wide variety of
    software applications... With a revolutionary and patented design
    featuring 18 buttons"
   * Apple Magic Mouse
     <http://www.apple.com/magicmouse/>
   Instead of ordinary buttons, it features a Multi-Touch surface that
   recognises taps and other gestures.

   4. "Remote Control Bowling Ball"
     <http://www.bowlingball.com/900-global-remote-control-ball-bowling-
        ball.html>

   5. "Vase Clock tells time by tapping porcelain surface with wooden hammer"
     <http://www.thedesignblog.org/entry/vase-clock-tells-time-by-tapping-
        porcelain-surface-with-wooden-hammer/>

   6. "Electrolux Silent Vacuum concept has iPod dock"
     <http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20091210/electrolux-silent-vacuum-
        concept-ipod-dock/>

   7. OS-styled Calculators
     <http://www.mintpass.com/select/select_detail.asp?Page=1&idx=117>
   More concepts at:
     <http://www.mintpass.com/select/select.asp>

Odds and Ends, Sun 6 December 2009

   1. "The World's 6 Coolest-Looking Bookstores"
     <http://travel.spotcoolstuff.com/shopping/worlds-best-bookstores>

   2. "Eko - Ecological & economical traffic light concept"
     <http://relogik.com/eko>
   "With the Eko light both drivers and pedestrians can be fully aware of
    how much time they have left before the light changes"

   The green and amber lights could also have the progress indicator.

   3. "Plug versus Plug"
     <http://crave.cnet.co.uk/gadgets/0,39029552,49303764,00.htm>
   An "objective" look at the plugs and plug sockets from various countries.

   Related: "RCA student radically improves the UK plug"
     <http://www.iconeye.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&
        id=3864:rca-student-radically-improves-the-uk-plug>

   4. "Awkward Suggestions"
     <http://www.slate.com/id/2234019/pagenum/all/>
   "Let's have fun with the Google [suggestions] search box [suggestions]."

   5. "40 Seriously Funny Print Ads"
     <http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/11/40-seriously-funny-print-ads/>

   6. "Hey Jude, flowcharted"
     <http://loveallthis.tumblr.com/post/166124704>

   7. "Evolution of Storage"
     <http://www.geekologie.com/image.php?path=/2009/11/29/storage-full.jpg>