 Reboot It
Technology and silver – it’s a combination made in heaven for geeks with a sense of fashion whose finger adornments can now run to FUN-ctional Computer Key Rings, signet rings with computer keyboard buttons instead of engravings. The choice of button varies between ‘Delete’, ‘Esc’ and ‘F**k It’, and each is spring-loaded, like a keyboard, so when your computer crashes out in a bit of tortuous game play, instead of head-butting the PC you can jab the ring on your finger to “reboot your cool” as designer Marché Noir says. The rings are $696 on www.marchenoir.com and other geeky jewellery like floppy disk, cell phone and calculator earrings can be found at www.fractalspin.com
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Kong Book Fair opened on July 18 and runs until July 24 at the same venue. Tickets are HK$25 ($10 before 1pm) for adults. Books are not the only goodies, though – go for all sorts in five categories: Books and Publications; Children Audio-Visual Learning Aids; Education Software; Multimedia Electronic Publishing; Stationary and Office Supplies. For more enquiries at hkbookfair.tdctrade.com
Remember those small digital pets called Tamagotchi? Upgrade one of those to a digital 3D robot and you have Rocobo, a cross between a very early Mac computer and a baby chicken. It has wings on a boxy body and an LCD face that changes according to how you treat it. Be nasty and it will shake around or flap its wings and look miserable but if you’re nice it will play a little music and smile for you. Rocobo is due for an August release in Japan for around $86 – doesn’t it sound like the perfect fall guy for your desktop PC? It is available at www.amazon.co.jp
