Our favourite gadgets 2008

Here at Skimbit, we love technology. So we decided to pool together our ideas of our favourite gadgets that have been launched this year. Let us know what you think, and please feel free to add your own if you think we are missing any.

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iPhone Car (iChange)
Found at: www.gadgetsarecool.com/2009/02/iphone...

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Girl, boy or both?: Both
Gadget type: Car
Coolness factor: Unbeatable
Price: N/A
Would your mother get it?: Not at all
Waterproofness?: Yes - unless you want to drive it on the Thames

iChange car by Ringspped is a gadget lovers dream! If you’re the type who might forget your keys but not your iPhone, Swiss car design maker Rinspeed is rolling out a concept car for you. Called iChange, it features a no-key ignition that starts via an iPhone. The device clips onto the dash, once the phone is inserted, a green “start” button appears on the iPhone’s display. With a touch of a button, the iChange purrs to life. From the iPhone, drivers can also control stuff like headlights, too.

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Flip Mino: PointandShoot Video
Found at: www.time.com/time/specials/packages/a...

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Girl, boy or both?: Both
Gadget type: Camera
Coolness factor: Unbeatable
Price: Not too bad
Would your mother get it?: At least as an accessory
Waterproofness?: Dare not try

Finally, a video camera so easy, a technophobic wife can use it. That's precisely the point of Flip's Mino, a cigarette-pack sized video recorder that's basically built around a big, fat, red RECORD...

Skimmed by alicia at Oct 08, 2008 Average rank: 5th

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Canon PowerShot G10 Digital Compact Camera
Found at: www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Product_Find...

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Girl, boy or both?: Both
Gadget type: Camera
Coolness factor: High
Price: £499
Would your mother get it?: Not really
Waterproofness?: No no no

Ok this definitely wins the award for newest gadget - the Canon Powershot G10 was only posted on the Canon site in mid Sept and isn't even out yet in the UK, but its definitely hotly anticipated!!

With 14.7 megapixels and a 5x wide angle lens, the powershot has been shrunk enough to fit in a big pocket, but still delivers amazing photos as a semi-professional camera.

This Skimbit user still has the original Powershot G3 and it is STILL holding up well.

Skimmed by joe at Sep 18, 2008 Average rank: 5th

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Kindle Amazon's Wireless Reading Device
Found at: www.amazon.com/Kindle-Amazons-Wireles...

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Girl, boy or both?: Both
Gadget type: Electronic-paper
Coolness factor: medium
Price: $359.00
Would your mother get it?: yes
Waterproofness?: Use in the bath but be carefull dont drop it!

Kindle is a electronic-paper display that looks and reads like real paper. People predict that in ten years electronic-paper devices like this will have done too books what the mp3 has done to music, but I think we will still have real books for a long to come. What this really shows is just how far we have come in the last 100 years.

Skimmed by ciaran at Sep 17, 2008 Average rank: 5th

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Nokia N96
Found at: nseries.com/nseries/index.html#l=prod...

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Girl, boy or both?: Both
Gadget type: Phone
Coolness factor: high
Price: from Free
Would your mother get it?: Not really, she still uses IE6
Waterproofness?: Could be

This is not a iPhone killer it's in 2 leagues ahead of it! 16GB memory, wifi, HDSPA, A-GPS, DVB-H TV the list goes on and on. This is not even a phone it's a multimedia powerhouse.

Skimmed by ciaran at Sep 17, 2008 Average rank: 6th

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MacBook Air
Found at: www.apple.com/macbookair/

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Girl, boy or both?: Both
Gadget type: Laptop
Coolness factor: High
Price: very high
Would your mother get it?: At least as an accessory
Waterproofness?: Dare not try

A bit cheeky to include this option as well as the Lenovo Thinkpad, but I can't deny that despite its faults, it is pretty, thin, and impresses. And lets face it, we like that in our technology.

Skimmed by ciaran at Sep 16, 2008 Average rank: 5th

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Lenovo ThinkPad X300 Laptop PC
Found at: www.pcwb.com/catalogue/item/A0405767?...

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Girl, boy or both?: Not for Girls
Gadget type: Laptop
Coolness factor: Kinda
Price: £1,500
Would your mother get it?: Not really
Waterproofness?: No no no

It's a Macbook Air with all the parts Apple couldn't fit in, in it. Not the coolest thing ever, sure, but the most practical and impressive. So much buzz about the Air and it didn't have an in-built DVD burner, USB ports or other features that this equally light and thin laptop has. I'm a fan, this is impressive technology. And apparently it's the "greenest" ThinkPad ever.

Skimmed by ciaran at Sep 16, 2008 Average rank: 6th

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Google Chrome
Found at: www.google.com/chrome

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Girl, boy or both?: Both
Gadget type: Application
Coolness factor: Quite
Price: Free
Would your mother get it?: Not really, she still uses IE6
Waterproofness?: 100% sweatproof

Had to add Chrome here - Google's new browser is visually appealing, functionally rich, fast and clever. OK, we are a bit concerned about the implications of Google getting too big, but so far they have remained not too evil, so let's hope for the best. It's a shame it isn't ready yet for Mac, but we are sure it is around the corner, so for the first time in a while, us PC people are feeling pretty smug!

Skimmed by john at Sep 16, 2008 Average rank: 4th

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Sling Media Slingbox
Found at: www.amazon.com/Sling-Media-Slingbox-S...

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Girl, boy or both?: Both
Gadget type: TV
Coolness factor: Kinda
Price: $149.99
Would your mother get it?: Not really
Waterproofness?: Use in the bath!

I'm a bit of a TV addict, I like certain shows and certain sporting events, but I travel a lot, so I found this little contraption great for letting me watch my normal shows on both my laptop and phone. Every feature that's available on your TV remote control is accessible through the included SlingPlayer software for your Windows or Mac laptop. This means you can view your electronic program guide (EPG), change the channels, queue a recording on your DVR, or even watch pay-per-view movies.

Skimmed by john at Sep 16, 2008 Average rank: 6th

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iPhone 3G
Found at: www.apple.com/iphone/

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Girl, boy or both?: Both
Gadget type: Phone
Coolness factor: Unbeatable
Price: Starting at $199
Would your mother get it?: At least as an accessory
Waterproofness?: With the right cover

A fairly obvious entry, but it has earned its place in this list indubitably. Not only does it look pretty, it does just about everything (except copy and paste, but nobody is perfect!), and lets me fill every spare second with either productivity or fun, I'm never idle anymore! The 3G isn't perfect yet either, but when its good its brilliant. The mapping functionality is a life-saver too, and I've been having a ball adding Apps.

Skimmed by john at Sep 16, 2008 Average rank: 3rd

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Wii Fit
Found at: www.amazon.com/Wii-Fit-Nintendo/dp/B0...

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Girl, boy or both?: Girl
Gadget type: Video game
Coolness factor: Low
Price: $139.00
Would your mother get it?: Oh yeah, she already has one
Waterproofness?: 100% sweatproof

This is the first gadget I have ever seen my girlfriend get excited about! She has fun and feels good about exercising. We enjoyed the Wii Sport, but this takes it to a new level!

Skimmed by john at Sep 16, 2008 Average rank: 3rd

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twhirl the social software client
Found at: twhirl.org/

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Girl, boy or both?: Both
Gadget type: Application
Coolness factor: Quite
Price: Free
Would your mother get it?: Not at all
Waterproofness?: Completely

While not specifically a gadget, this little piece of technology has changed the way I work. I finally 'get' Twitter with this tool, and it lets me know all I need to know about world and tech events. A must have.

Skimmed by alicia at Sep 15, 2008 Average rank: 8th

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IBM USB Keyboard with UltraNav
Found at: www.amazon.com/IBM-USB-Keyboard-Ultra...

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Girl, boy or both?: Both
Gadget type: Keyboard
Coolness factor: Low
Price: Under $100
Would your mother get it?: Definitely
Waterproofness?: Dare not try

Ok, people think I'm strange, but truly, this is inspired. I love my MacBook Pro for its operating system and screen, but I dislike trackpads and find I'm most efficient when using the old IBM notebook's UltraNav (the red pointy nib in the middle of the keyboard). So, I found this USB keyboard, which gives me best of both worlds: Apple computer with ThinkPad's way of navigating. I look odd, but I love it.

Skimmed by teamSkimbit at Sep 15, 2008 Average rank: 8th

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Our favourite gadgets 2008

iPhone Car (iChange) Found at: www.gadgetsarecool.com/2009/02/iphone...

Flip Mino: PointandShoot Video Found at: www.time.com/time/specials/packages/a...

Canon PowerShot G10 Digital Compact Camera Found at: www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Product_Find...

Kindle Amazon's Wireless Reading Device Found at: www.amazon.com/Kindle-Amazons-Wireles...

Nokia N96 Found at: nseries.com/nseries/index.html#l=prod...

MacBook Air Found at: www.apple.com/macbookair/

Lenovo ThinkPad X300 Laptop PC Found at: www.pcwb.com/catalogue/item/A0405767?...

Google Chrome Found at: www.google.com/chrome

Sling Media Slingbox Found at: www.amazon.com/Sling-Media-Slingbox-S...

iPhone 3G Found at: www.apple.com/iphone/

Wii Fit Found at: www.amazon.com/Wii-Fit-Nintendo/dp/B0...

twhirl the social software client Found at: twhirl.org/

IBM USB Keyboard with UltraNav Found at: www.amazon.com/IBM-USB-Keyboard-Ultra...

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iPhone Car (iChange)
Found at: www.gadgetsarecool.com/2009/02/iphone...

Flip Mino: PointandShoot Video
Found at: www.time.com/time/specials/packages/a...

Canon PowerShot G10 Digital Compact Camera
Found at: www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Product_Find...

Kindle Amazon's Wireless Reading Device
Found at: www.amazon.com/Kindle-Amazons-Wireles...

Nokia N96
Found at: nseries.com/nseries/index.html#l=prod...

MacBook Air
Found at: www.apple.com/macbookair/

Lenovo ThinkPad X300 Laptop PC
Found at: www.pcwb.com/catalogue/item/A0405767?...

Google Chrome
Found at: www.google.com/chrome

Sling Media Slingbox
Found at: www.amazon.com/Sling-Media-Slingbox-S...

iPhone 3G
Found at: www.apple.com/iphone/

Wii Fit
Found at: www.amazon.com/Wii-Fit-Nintendo/dp/B0...

twhirl the social software client
Found at: twhirl.org/

IBM USB Keyboard with UltraNav
Found at: www.amazon.com/IBM-USB-Keyboard-Ultra...

Created by
teamSkimbit