D.I.Y. enthusiasts, you’ll enjoy waking up to the Monochron clock – after you’ve assembled it yourself, naturally. It’s a slight step up in skill level than our LittleBits Circuit Starter Kit, but it doesn’t require much beyond a beginner’s familiarity with a soldering iron, so don’t let that scare you off. Plus, once it’s built, the clock’s open source nature allows you to make all sorts of custom modifications such as programming your own display face. If that’s not up your alley, choose from a few available ones, including a Pong-style animation.
On our last journey to the land of wacky and awesome innovations we spotted the Shinkansen Bullet Chopsticks. And now we want to get them imported to our store so to help us eating our sushis, tempuras, sashimi, and all those Japanese delicacies FAST! We expect to see them making their debut states side with various models from the original 0 Series to the latest 500 Series in March 2012.
Bandai Japan’s new Exploring Labs has just released 2 sophisticated model kits – the ISS Space Suit Extravehicular Mobility Unit, and the Shinkai 6500 Deep Diving Submersible. Featuring an Extravehicular Suit astronaut in 1/10 scale with snap-on parts and movable joints so no glue is required. While the Shinkai 6500 requires glue, enthusiasts can paint the interior of the Submersible. Both models come with detachable and movable parts as well as LED lamps just the way the actual suit and machine were designed.
For those in the know, the Japanese Shinkai 6500 is the world’s deepest-diving crewed submersible. It is capable of going down 6500 meters (4.03 miles), carrying two crew and a researcher inside the titanium pressure hull. Completed in 1990, The Shinkai 6500 is currently being operated not beyond the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Ocean in all kinds of seabed topography and geology, conducting research, including deep-sea organisms and has contributed to many scientific discoveries. The Shinkai 6500 has been made into a LEGO model.
Both models are now available for purchase immediately via AudioCubes.com at $95.99 and $85.99 respectively. They will also be available at AC Gears’ NYC store in February.
Read more about the Shinkai 6500 on Wikipedia.
Who doesn’t like “extreme-ness.” Especially when it’s “Extreme” for your iPhone 4, 4S. Now here’s a new Microscope adapter case for your iPhone 4, 4S. Available right here at AC Gears, the 2 dials on the Microscope allows you to adjust the zoom from either 60x to 100x and also sharpen your image. Available now in-store at AC Gears for $49.99.
The greatest mystery of the new millennium is perhaps how to accessorize our mobile phones. Now we’ve got a clever and definitely a super cute way – the Plugy from Hashi Japan. Plugy is a headphone plug that can be sticked right into any portable music device (or any audio device for that matter). Now, wouldn’t you want to see a small branch coming right out of your iPhone? Usually available only in Asia, the Plugy has made it to the states side at AC Gears for $5.99
The MakerBot Replicator is yet another product we’re proud to offer for the very first time in stores, and it’s an exciting one. Wrap your head around this – using the SD Card slot, load in a 3D design (either one of your own, or one of thousands made available by other designers on Thingiverse.com) to get started. Using the built-in interface controller, monitor the progress as the MakerBot builds the design right in front of your eyes!
The Replicator allows you to ‘print’ bigger objects, raising the limit of what’s possible – for example, would you like to create your own chess set? Just load the design into the machine, and let ‘er rip! Check out more examples on our site, and stop by the store to have a look today.
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