Well it's not over

the blog starter has gone on a long vacation in his own world.
and the gift of a daughter has him chasing after his tail time and time again.
without the help of his loving wife, his life would be in deep crap.
this blog will be maintained and till we meet again, good bye!

Fix Anything Putty

The thing with hobbyist and DIY enthusiast is that they like to repair (or take apart) stuff at home or at the workplace. Being the absolute geeks that we are, we want to know how everything works and repair them with style. Be it household items, computers or TVs, we gotta fixem to show the wife/GF what macho men we are and stay adorable. With that thought, NASA scientists (kidding again) invented the All-purpose, fix (or rather some say "hack") everything Sugru Hacking Putty. 

From fixing outer casing of our electronics, cracked pipes, exposed wires, no problem. What differentiates A+B putty and Sugru Hacking Putty is that it's made of a silicone-like material so it's soft to the touch and flexible to a certain extend, so it can be molded in to cushion for pens and handle for hammer too! The package comes in 12 packs with different colors. Just rip them up, and mold it in to the desired shape. Apply it and let it sit for 24hours. The silicone putty will dry and cure at room temperature, and can withstand -60deg C to 180deg C (-76deg F to 356deg F)! Sugru fix-all putty is also water-prove and very durable since it's silicone based. Now our fancy devices will be even more fancier and colorful more than ever. Go Geeks!

Flip It...(Duh)

Among all common USB charged devices, our smart phones with their huge screen (Can't do without them huh) are the one usually giving us the biggest problem: Battery going flat. Speaking from personal experience, this issue happens most frequently when i had to travel around for work. From airport to airport, i use my phone liberally on games and reading on the plane. Even with earphones on to save batteries from using the speakers and dimmed screen, the battery just drains super fast. The moment the plane touch down, i'd be running around with the brick that is my phone looking for a charger. But what i find are usually pathetically small charging stations, hoarded by a bunch of lazy travelers charging their ipods, old nokia phones and laptops. Blocks of chargers on universal adaptors plugged in to the few sockets airports care to provide. Sometimes i even have to resort to squatting next to a dustbin to charge my phone where there's a free and half broken socket used by the cleaner and his vacuum cleaner. Worst still, passers by give me that stare like i'm some destitute asian guy who's so desperate to charge his phone. No longer. With this little device that flips close and open, a plug can go through its terminals before going in to a socket. So you can "share" a socket with just about anyone! Flip it out, ask that gentleman nicely to let you share his socket without disrupting his power supply, and wala! problem solved. 

Flipit! is a little less than 2.5inches and charges at 5V DC up to 1 Amps, it also accepts power outlets of 100V AC to 240V AC. It's a frequent traveler's best friend, and a power hungry phone owner's buddy.

Smart Mass Thinking Putty

Now this may surprise some who didn't fail their physics. This is called the Smart Mass Putty. It's a toy for adults (Not THAT kind) which is much much more interesting than the stuff children play with these days. Remember the days of old when we knead and roll playdoh? Now this is going to make playing playdoh as lame as playing with poo in a sandbox. This highly sophisticated compound was developed by NASA to provide entertainment for astronauts while in space. Kidding. It has 4 different physical properties depending on the  pressure and its time scale applied to it. Still sounds too technical?
Here's the breakdown:
A. Low pressure over a long time - Flows like liquid, although very slowly filling up it's container.
B. Moderate pressure over a short time - It stretches like normal putty. It can be kneaded and torn open.
C. Moderate pressure over a short time - It bounces like elastic ball!
D. Strong pressure in short time - i.e. hit it with a hammer. It shatters!


Smart Mass Putty can't be torn easily though, a sharp tear is required to tear it in two. The texture is neat and clean, dust doesn't stick to it easily too. A wide range of colors and visual textures is available to choose from, some even resembles alien goo, Glow-in-the-dark, copper, and latest addition Glass and Magnetic!

According to the manufacturer, there's an ultimate way to play this: Knead it in to a cylinder form, stick it to the ceiling firmly, then finally create a ring indentation (press it) about three quarters down from the top. What happens next is that the one quarter facing down will slowly stretch itself and lengthens like a blob of liquid metal in Terminator 2. The rest of the putty will "flow" down like alien goo, dripping on to the floor below. (Or some unlucky b*tard. wink wink) A small can of this Smart Mass Putty will entertain you for a lifetime in the office or home, or till your girl friend screams at you for playing with your geeky toys again.

Light Sabre Rain Gear

It's mid week again and things in the office is crawling along like heavy traffic in a rain. And when there's rain, i know just the umbrella you need in a situation like that.

Meet Master Yoda's raingear. (Though it's blue) Rainy days will not be the same ever again. Stand out in the crowd and walk like a Jedi. A press of the button lights up the floor all around you and your nerdy face!

When your wife screams at you for using this, just tell her about your poor vision at night. 4 pieces of LR44 button batteries can power your light sabre for hours and many many rainy days or cos play parties. Express your force with two colors, the blue or the white. 

Sundial Ring / Pendant

Well everyone, today is a bloody hot day in sunny singapore. Without enough water in me, i'd probably have dried up and become a patch of black dirt on the floor out there. Which brings to mind an interesting item i have come across recently, the Sundial Ring!

It's about 1.3 inches wide, or 3.3cm diameter. Fits most guys' fingers snugly or gals' thumb or middle finger. But one can always wear it like a pendant, always ready to tell the time with this baby.
To see the time, it's really simple. Just turn the golden dial so that the "dot" is at the current month, and let it hang freely in the sun (duh!). Make sure the small orifice (hole) face the sun. A thin ray of sunlight will pass through this orifice to give the correct time on the inner side of the ring! Science is great huh!

Geekiest "Car Sign" i have ever seen...useful too

Hello folks~! Welcome to my "Gadget" Blog.

I am an engineer with a nick for gadgets and all things geeky.

So by starting this blog, it can serve to be an interesting record of the geeky gadgets i have come across.

Today, i am going to bring you...this [Expression Car Sign]!

"Frowny, among others"

"Bye...eat my dust axxhole!"

I am sure every driver will experience the inability to show emotion while on the road and especially when faced with road injustice. Now with this gadget, anyone can express themselves even better without even raising the middle finger. Use that finger to push a button instead!

And there is much more! There are many expressions in the memory bank of this little device. Be it Smiley, Bye, Frown, LOL. Increase intensity with sequential expressions and word messages! My favorite being "What a dumb ass".

"That's not cool, dude"

4 pieces of AA batteries power this gadget and should last about 4months depends on how expressive you are. A disclaimer though, manufacturer is not responsible for resulting road rage.