best place to buy gizmos?

powelly · 16 Apr 2011 at 01:44

hi whats the best place to buy cool little computer gizmo's like key chains for example? my Google skills are crap

[TW]Sponge · 16 Apr 2011 at 02:00

Ebay probs

powelly · 16 Apr 2011 at 02:03

lol i was asking because i don't know what to search for and they would all be under 1 category, ebay doesnt really help

Larkspeed · 16 Apr 2011 at 02:09

there are quite a few gadgety type sites around most of them in hong kong.

I will warn you though you get what you pay for 90% is just cheap tat.

For example I bought 2 nunchuk and wii mote sets for 15 euro each under the impression from the site that they were nintendo originals, one wee mote will not work at all if there is a nunchuck plugged into it and the other frequently lets out a high pitch squeel until it's turned off.

And they were both knock offs

powelly · 16 Apr 2011 at 02:19

loooool, im more after like little trinket type things, like this http://www.bytelove.com/stuff/jewellery/cat_15.html just things that are 'cool' to have that show of my nerdyness

was thinking about buying a dead cpu and making a keychain out of it lol

Larkspeed · 16 Apr 2011 at 02:20

oh they sell that kind of stuff too I can't post names due to competitor rules but a few mins on google should find them

powelly · 16 Apr 2011 at 02:25

any hint towards the google? like keywords? are you sure they are a competitor, do they sell actual hardware?

RiskyRix · 16 Apr 2011 at 02:26

ebay is your best bet tbh but be careful if you buy from hong kong quality sucks

2bit · 16 Apr 2011 at 02:29

"cool little computer gizmo's "

'barff'

powelly · 16 Apr 2011 at 02:33

lol not quite sure what to call um innit

Tefal · 16 Apr 2011 at 02:39

there's a guy on here called pinter75 i think he actually has a site that sells like kit robots/all sorts of awesome electronics stuff (think a lot of it is his own design too)

OT but I want a soldering iron buy me one

powelly · 16 Apr 2011 at 02:44

Tefal said:
there's a guy on here called pinter75 i think he actually has a site that sells like kit robots/all sorts of awesome electronics stuff (think a lot of it is his own design too)

OT but I want a soldering iron buy me one

cheers for that, i have a soldering iron with the power cable cut off

Tefal · 16 Apr 2011 at 02:48

powelly2010 said:
cheers for that, i have a soldering iron with the power cable cut off

I suppose I could solder a new one on...wait. :mad:

2bit · 16 Apr 2011 at 02:50

powelly2010 said:
cheers for that, i have a soldering iron with the power cable cut off

I'm sorry powelly - I didn't mean to come across as an idiot.

I'd like to help in any way I can. (I'm an electronics engineer by trade.)

powelly · 16 Apr 2011 at 02:51

Tefal said:
I suppose I could solder a new one on...wait.

lmao i found his site but its just robots

wasn't looking for that sort of stuff

zuludawn · 16 Apr 2011 at 02:52

Remember its not the buying but the looking after that counts

Do not get wet
Do not feed after midnight

Follow those rules and luv youre gizmos

powelly · 16 Apr 2011 at 02:56

2bit said:
I'm sorry powelly - I didn't mean to come across as an idiot.

I'd like to help in any way I can. (I'm an electronics engineer by trade.)

no sweat, but um the only thing i need help with is finding a site let sells stuff like this one http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/usb-gadgets/ pretty sure thats not a competitor. may seem like kinda useless inanimate objects but i think some of them are pretty cool, like that amazon jpn box robot thing you can get

apeZ · 16 Apr 2011 at 05:52

thinkgeek and iwoot are 2 sites right up your alley - google them.

Fuzz · 16 Apr 2011 at 08:42

Order new CPU from OCUK.

Remove old one, drill a hole in it and add a keychain.

Profit?

Sonea Fifer · 16 Apr 2011 at 08:46

This site is exceptionally good for not just key chains but all sorts of gadgets and gizmos.

Be warned though - you may well spend money each time you go on there, I usually do