Things that go ‘boo’ in the night!
It would be tempting to write Dacky off as just another one of those plush robot dogs that the Japanese seem so fond of, but there’s more to this robo-pooch than meets the eye, m’dears. For a start there are six sensors inside this puppy – arf! – which help him learn about you and his surroundings. Over time he’ll start to chat or sing to you (ahem in Japanese), he’ll develop a character depending on how he’s treated and…and…he’ll adjust to your…
The Standby Energy Saving Kit is a collection of switches and a remote control. I think the idea is that you go around just before bed switching all your appliances off via a click of the remote control. Sounds like hard work, why not just program them to switch off automatically after a set time? Ah well, at least it’s a step in the right direction eh? £29.99. This is a brand new energy saving kit for home and office…
The Slide & Negative Scanner converts manky old 35mm slides and negative stock into shiny new digital formats. Which you can then burn to CD and keep for…ooh…at least 1 year until the CD degrades and you’ve lost everything. Hmm…on second thoughts, maybe just keep the film stock safe in a dark drawer somewhere, OK? $99.95 including editing software. Slides and negatives are placed into a tray that aligns each properly; the touch of a button scans the image instantly….
The Thermaltake DeskCool is a USB powered hand cooling device. Because, you know, everyone gets sweaty palms when handling their mouse and keyboard. Well don’t they? Runs silently, provides hot and cool air and really increases your street cred with the opposite sex. Riiight! Tags: thermaltake, deskcool, pc+accessory
The Control A Kid Remote Control looks like a pretty awe inspiring tool for long suffering parents everywhere. The buttons include such vital things as ‘Grow up’, ‘Do Homework’ and most importantly ‘Don’t Answer Back’. Of course the range of the remote might be a bit of a problem, we couldn’t get ours to work properly at all. You’re bound to have better luck though, eh? £3.99. The Control-a-Kid remote has all the functions you will need to help keep those little monsters under control….
The B-Speech Alpha Bluetooth Handsfree Kit looks like it means business. None of your flimsy clip on stuff here, we’re talking full drop down alpha-numeric LCD, 300 number memory, twin speakers and a GPS option which displays your position data on the handset. Retailing for around €99.00. The three rechargeable AAA micro cells provide up to 9 hours conversation time and about 480 hours of standby. The up to 190° swivelling LCD clearly displays the caller’s number and names and makes telephoning…
The VoIP Internet Power Pad is a new take on an old story. Plunk a dial pad, telephone controls and audio functionality into a plug-in pad device, throw in a 6 port USB hub and bingo, you’ve got an Internet telephone which isn’t. Well it is, but it doesn’t look like one. Makes sense really, if you figure that the smarts comes from software anyway, why do we need all this fancy handset type styling? £19.98. • Use the internet to…
The Gamercize Sport system is a games console add-on that prevents you from playing unless you exercise at the same time. We’ve blogged about similar products before, but this is the first one we’ve seen that works with the X-Box, Playstation and GameCube consoles. We’re daft enough to like the idea of rationing fun by effort, now all we need is a version that controls our pizza oven. £39.95. Gamercize interacts with your game console’s controller stopping it working when you…
The Iogear Digital Scribe is a handwriting capture system which uses plain paper and ordinary ink to capture notes and written information. The receiver uses the USB port, natch, and you can export your prose in JPG format once you’re done. No word on whether there’s any OCR functionality included though, which would be important. Digital Scribe is the first device ever to capture natural handwriting from any surface, and store it directly onto your computer. Based on a revolutionary…
The USB Lighted Makeup Mirror is proof once more that if they can take something simple and make it more complicated by adding technology, they will. ‘They’ being a bunch of super nerds somewhere deep in the bowels of Shenzhen province. Go to it, guys, the world needs more stuff like this. Honest it does. $15.00. Girls can do their makeup conveniently by using the USB Lighted Mirror. It is surrounded by light so as to give you bright light…
Ikan is a new home barcode scanning system which lets you shop as you consume. Just swipe your empty containers under the scanner on their way to the trash can and the system will add the products to a list which you can either print out and use yourself, or send to your preferred online supplier for them to deliver. Hey, soon we won’t have to leave the house at all, won’t that be great? And guys, that video is the scariest…
The Belkin Concealed Surge Protector combines a cable tidy and surge protector in one unit. Which appeals to your innate sense of neatness and security, does it not? We’re talking eight very well behaved and safe outlets here, which is almost enough for three devices on a good day. Ho hum! £34.99. The Belkin Concealed Surge Protector organises your cables and keeps them out of view with a unique closing cover. Designed to safeguard your electronics, computers, and appliances, the…
The Envirolet MS10 Composting Toilet is a completely self-contained waterless electric composting toilet. No chemicals and twin fans means no smell either apparently. Which is A Good Thing. It can cope with 8 people a day for vacation use and should need emptying only once a year. Shame there’s not a solar option. Anyhoo, it’s $1,750.00. Clean, Sanitary and Odor-Free! There are no bathroom odors. Our toilet systems feature an easy to clean, sanitary bowl design and trap that easily…
The USB Mouse on Bike is…uh…a small creature which pedals faster if you type faster. It also keeps a tally of your daily word count as you type. Strictly one for those lonely, despairing wannabe authors who are trudging through the grind of producing a first novel, methinks. Around $35.00 in Danish stuff. Connect cyclist USB mouse to the USB port on your computer, and the faster you type, the faster he pedals! He also keeps record of your daily…
The Aleratec DVD/CD Disc Repair Plus is a motorized disc repair kit that promises to restore your damaged optical discs, even if they are suffering from deep scratches. We’re believers, honest. From $36.97. Aleratec DVD/CD Disc Repair Plus is a patented, motorized system that can repair and clean up to 99% of all scratched DVDs, CDs, Game Discs, VCDs, DVD+Rs, DVD-Rs, DVD+RWs, DVD-RWs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs and Masters that are used in an Alera Technologies Duplicator, without the hassle that comes…
