Objects of desire
Cybernetic seasoning
Dinner will never be dull with this pair
of robotic waiters. Wind them up and
they’ll waddle across the table, ready
to season your food.
Salt & Pepper ’Bots
Price: £20
From: www.suck.uk.com
Morning, world wide web
Say hello to the future of alarm clocks.
Chumby is an internet radio, digital picture
frame and all-round web device rolled into
one. It accesses online services you’d usually
check using your PC, such as traffi c reports,
eBay auctions and social networking sites.
It does so using not a standard browser, but
rather dedicated web widgets (stand-alone
applications) and there are currently over
1500 you can install.
Chumby
Price: £139.99
From: www.fi rebox.com
Watchstrap
Touch a button on the side of this bracelet to
transform this ordinary-looking metal strap
into a watch that tells the time by means of
glowing red LED lights.
Iron Samurai
Price: £9.71 plus postage
From: www.chinavasion.com
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