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Things that go ‘boo’ in the night!

Gadgets July 20, 2007 posted by

Prenatal Sound Teddy Bear – soothing sounds for happy rug-rats

The Prenatal Sound Teddy Bear sounds just like a womb with lots of slushing and gurgling and heartbeat stuff going on. In fact it’s so darn noisy a kid can’t get a wink of sleep in here. Hey, bud, can ya tone it down a bit purlease? Sheesh! $49.95.  This is the teddy bear that plays the authentic prenatal sounds babies hear while in the womb, providing a calming whirring sound that soothes infants because the noise simulates intrauterine sounds…


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Gadgets July 20, 2007 posted by

Ocean Fantasy De-Stress Dolphin Lamp – more peace on earth please

The Ocean Fantasy Dolphin Lamp from Takara Tomy is an LED based relaxation device which pulsates and moves just like a real dolphin, along with suitably clicky Flipper like underwater noises. Check the video. Er…correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t it the Japanese who regularly slaughter thousands of dolphins [warning: not a pretty image] every year in a massive cull? And Tomy is a Japanese company right? Not much peace and relaxation there then, eh? So maybe save your $69.00 and give it…


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Gadgets July 20, 2007 posted by

USB Daisy Wheel Adaptor – become a plug-in Ninja

USB Daisy Wheel Adaptor. One small adapter for man, one giant leap for geekind. No more bulging pockets, missed connections, lost love. Simple. $14.99 including retractable cable.  No mess to bring a cluster of USB Cables, connectors, and adaptors. With our Daisy Wheel Universal Adaptor set, you can travel as easy as at home. Tags: usb+daisy+wheel, pc+peripheral, usb


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Gadgets July 19, 2007 posted by

Iogear USB Speaker Phone – talk to me, Nathan

The Iogear USB Speaker Phone is the perfect conference call gizmo for people who need to talk and speak, and pace and salivate all at the same time. It is, however, totally useless for those who just want to huddle over laptops in darkened rooms playing World of Warcraft Bambi Edition. But you knew that didn’t you? $59.95.  IOGEAR’s novel USB Speaker Phone is a high quality and portable USB device with DSP voice processing technologies. It is designed for Internet telephony applications…


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Gadgets July 19, 2007 posted by

Wenger Giant Swiss Army Knife – get a bigger pocket if you must…

The Wenger Giant Swiss Army Knife is probably one product that you shouldn’t try to carry onto your next flight to Cuba. It’s not just that the security people will think you’re bat brained insane. It’s also the problem of what to do with your sagging empty pocket once they’ve confiscated the thing and are marching you off to an appointment with a surgical rubber glove. Nope, far better to leave it at home with grandma and the ten Rottweiller pups. £499.95.  An ideal…


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Gadgets July 18, 2007 posted by

HiVox Stress Relieving Wrist Band – peace at last?

The HiVox Stress Relieving Wrist Band uses biofeedback techniques to ‘improve sleep time and quality’. Hmm…why do we have the feeling that a dusty copy of War and Peace might accomplish the same thing for a sight less money? $79.95.  This biofeedback device can provide natural relief for stress without the use of medication because it gently massages and stimulates the pressure points located at the inner left wrist, helping to improve sleep time and quality. Similar to acupuncture, but without needles, the…


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Gadgets July 18, 2007 posted by

Beverage Buggy – the little car that can can

The Beverage Buggy is a remote controlled car that can hold two cans of mundane or exotic drinkular substances. Quite what happens after that is anyone’s guess, but it probably involves batteries, perilous routes from the kitchen and far too many malodorous sock obstacles. $37.46.  Put one or two cups, cans or bottles into the sporty Beverage Buddy and use the radio control to make your delivery. Requires 9V and 4 AA batteries. 13″ long. Tags: beverage+buggy, remote+control, toy


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but is it art? July 18, 2007 posted by

Device Nine Six – engrave your precioussses

Device Nine Six offers custom engraving for your precious little gadget. Frankly if you’re that sad that you need to add something like this to a piece of plastic and metal which is probably already obsolete, well then the two of you deserve each other. No really. Prices range from $20 for an iPod Shuffle to $85.00 for a large laptop design. Not sure how you get the laptop to them, but we’ve got the feeling it probably involves parking…


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Gadgets July 17, 2007 posted by

USB Mirror Webcam – vanity chat

The USB Mirror Webcam has the camera lens in the centre of the mirror and nice bright LED bulbs round the outside rim. At last, a webcam which ensures that you’ve always got your ‘glad face’ on. $49.00. [via GeekAlerts]  At first glance, it is visible in the normal mirror, but Sawayama’s LED light/write is built in around the mirror. When the switch is turned on, LED to light up, the whole face light/write rise. The camera of built-in being unrelated,…


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Gadgets July 17, 2007 posted by

Nintendo Wii Fit – duh, yet again more proof that fun sells better

The new Nintendo Wii Fit is fabulous. Nintendo is starting to wipe the floor with the rest of the oh-so cool gamer geek crowd – you listening Sony/MS? – with its great controller range and fun family oriented games and activity products. What a hoot. All of a sudden the Wii is looking like the games console to beat. [via Gizmodo]  The board is used for an extensive array of fun and dynamic activities, including aerobics, yoga, muscle stretches and games. Many of these activities…


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Gadgets July 17, 2007 posted by

USB External Charger – the iPhone battery saver?

The USB External Portable Charger provides 2200mAh of extra juice on tap for when your internal gadget battery decides that it’s finished for the day. It works with the iPhone and just about every iPod ever created, which is nice to know isn’t it? Just select the right adapter (mobile phone ones are also included), plug it in and Bob will be a very close relative. $41.99.  For Emergency charging – Additonal power source while other power source is not…


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Gadgets July 16, 2007 posted by

Disco Ball Alarm Clock – hell is a flashing light at 5 am

The Disco Ball Alarm Clock is proof indeed that malevolent and foul sadists prowl the halls of technology companies just waiting to unleash their terrible punishment on our souls. Short, blunt, steel tipped hammers, on the other hand, are clearly the work of angels. Bless them! $29.95.  The Disco Ball Alarm Clock is a party in pink. When the digital display hits the set alarm time – the disco ball has got it all goin’ on! The ball begins to boogie,…


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Gadgets July 16, 2007 posted by

USB Scrolling LED Screen – desktop conversation gets geekier

This new USB Scrolling LED Screen may well prove to be one of the most significant advances in intra-office communications that has ever been developed. Imagine a world where cubicle dwellers never have to speak to each other again. Where conversations are, by necessity, kept to the barest minimum – in this case 253 characters in length. Where the boss has to wait patiently for you to finish typing before reading your ‘Get Lost I’m worki..’ response. Oh yes. $37.00.  8…


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Gadgets July 14, 2007 posted by

USB Motorbike Engine Hub – vroom vroom parp parp

The USB Motorbike Engine Hub is quite simply the most perfect computer peripheral the world has ever seen. How else but to marvel at the precision engineering, real exhaust noise indicating hub use and intricate working parts. This indeed is the pinnacle of man’s conquest of technology, good citizens of earth, from here on in it’s all downhill in a hand basket. USB 2.0 with 3 ports available. Around $43.00 in Yen stuff.  Motorcycle engine type “USB engine hub” real exhaust noise…


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