Trend: Games Gadgets

Retailers cash in on the upcoming 2008 Olympics with a range of sporty gizmos.

With the 2008 Games just round the corner, a range of Olympic gadgetry is already available for those keen to celebrate with tangible mementos.

Olympic speakers

These kitsch little speakers are made for use with MP3, iPods, or latops, with a design inspired by the Olympic National Stadium (aka the “Bird’s Nest), itself designed by Swiass architects Herzog & de Meuron. They connect with a USB cable or AC adapter and each have an output power of 2W.

Omega’s Olympic Speedmaster

Omega continues its presence in Beijing as the official Olympic timekeeper and data handler. Now the company’s brought out the stylish new Olympics Speedmaster Chronograph to commemorate the event, featuring 5 counters arranged as Olympic rings.

Olympic Countdown

This handy desktop gadget from Softpedia lets users view how many days, hours, minutes and seconds remain until the Games begin. All you have to do is simply unzip and double-click to install.

For the original post and the latest reviews of other Chinese trends please visit our CScout China blog.

Rate this post:

current rating: 4.0