The BookFob eBook on a keychain. Take one common or garden USB flash drive, throw in some sort of eBook reading software, add some content protection and cutesy marketing, and presto, a product for the naive geekular literati. Yuck. Probably better to get hold of Tom’s free eTextReader, a cheapo flash drive and subscribe to Project Gutenberg, eh?   Each BookFob memory stick has a built-in unique identifier. This unique identifier acts as the key to decrypting the content of…

Koyono has introduced a brand new range of ‘Made for iPod’ outerwear which contain iPod controls sewn into the lapels and linings. The BlackCoat Work, Surf and Sport all contain 5 button controls made from ElekTex smart fabric which makes them terribly 21st century, doncha thunk? Priced from $199.00, such a wonderful way to proclaim your utter geekness.  KOYONO has partnered with Eleksen, makers of Elektex smart fabric interfaces, to integrate five-button controls into our coats. These controls allow for…

The Neofree NF-4400. Need power? Lots of it? Then you might find comfort in the arms of one of these rechargeable battery packs. 4400mAh says plenty enough juice to run your iPod music library on a weekend trip.  By adopting elegance of design, you can come to be satisfactory. The portable battery pack (secondary battery) can be charged by home power source (AC110-220V) and then carry it with you anytime anywhere to charge your digital devices(without external AC power) conveniently…

The Lexon Touchscreen Clock. Cute and €35.00. You want us to say more? Pfaff.  Electro-luminous display operated by pressing the glass. Dot-metric display (LCD micro-points) with time, date and day. Supplied with battery.

The BioTrainer is being billed as a ‘revolutionary’ medical quality monitor which measures your calorie consumption and activity levels. Gosh. $49.95. Review here and don’t you dare call it a pedometer, OK?  The BioTrainer is a sophisticated, yet simple to use device about the size of a pager with an LCD display. It measures the amount of calories you’ve burned and the amount of physical activity you’ve undergone in real-time. Typically worn on your waistband, it can also be worn on different…

Police Scanner Alarm Clock. There are clearly people who will enjoy being woken in the morning by the sounds of gunfire and police emergencies being played gently in their ear. The Ferret is probably not, it’s safe to say, one of them. Complete with weather station and atomic clock functionality too. $199.95.  This is the first publicly available product to automatically alert the user to special announcements and weather alerts broadcast on AM, FM, and the National Oceanic & Atmospheric…

The Bio Computer on a Stick. Your very own USB powered, Linux based, bootable computing environment, with biometric security built in. Use it to take your computing with you wherever you go, to run safely on whatever machine you come across in your travels. However you do need to re-boot from the supplied mini-CD. $199.99.  The Bio Computer-On-a-Stick solves these worries by providing your own USB powered Linux based bootable private computing environment… protected by fingerprint scan of course. All the…

The USB Foot Cam. Ridiculous thing that it is, somehow still one senses a lost, almost childlike feeling of purpose about this transitional work. Inside the shape, tonal edge and subtle primitive ergonomics we catch a glimpse of the artist in all of his or her reflected glory. Pseuds Corner, 2006. $22.00.  With this stylish designed USB Foot Web Cam with LED + Microphone, your PC will turn into an Internet audio-visual phone. You can add sound to video clips with its built-in…

The Bio Mat Mini rejuvenates (oh yes), renews (Lordi yes), restores (yes yes) and soothes. What more could you ask, dear brother believers? $550.00.  The Bio-Mat mx Amethyst is a high-tech Negative Ion and Infrared Ray treatment system that emits many negative Ions and Far Infrared Rays, which contribute to a healthy life. Although specifically designed for clinical use, it can function in the home or care facility. The Bio-Mat™ mx system is an advanced and effective product developed by…

What’s 106 cm long, comes with on-board GPS, a fish finder and a water temperature sensor for checking conditions at predator depths? Yep, a remote controlled fishing boat, Japanese style. $6000.00 says you can’t wait to run out of batteries at sea. [Via Seihin]  

The iPod Remote Control with LCD Screen. Lots of iPod remotes on the market, not many with a full LCD display so you can check tracks, view playlists, adjust volume etc from the next room (up to 150 feet away). Yet one more nail in your couch potato coffin, dude. $139.95.  This device is ideal for use with iPods not regularly kept within reach, including those attached to speaker sets or connected to home stereo systems. The unit lets the…

The uTalk USB Skype Tele-Conference device looks quite neat in a sort of R2D2 way. Speakers and microphone combined in perfect harmony eh? Not only does it offer synchronous Skype chat, a mute button and a ‘warm clear tone’, but it also apparently doubles up as a speaker system for your iPod. Now that’s convergent thinking at a gallop. Around $75.00.

The Secure Phone Miser. Encrypt your phone calls using any of over 1 million user programmable codes. You’ll need two of these little boxes of course, one for you and the other for your probation officer, but just think of the peace of mind. $239.00 (+ $195.00 for a second unit).  The Secure-Phone-Miser is a secure telephone unit that utilizes multiple unique encryption algorithms with 1 million user programmable codes to secure voice communication links and provide maximum security. The…

The Skype USB to RJ11 Adapter. We’re talking forwarding Skype calls to your cell phone, making Skype calls from your cell phone and with call recording and voicemail built in. Clever, and just another brick in the home phone revolution. $53.99.  1.Voice Mail function,Manage Skype voice mail in regular phone. All messages from skype calls and PSTN calls can be recorded. 2. Forward Skype calls to your mobile phone(it is free, no skype credits needed) 3. Make/Receive Skype calls from…

The Vizio VD-LF1500 Digital LCD Picture Frame. Well it’s 15” large, ma’am, comes with MP3 music, photo rotation, 5 in 1 memory card reader and integrated speakers. And looks like a real picture frame. Just think of the fun you can have scaring gran when the image transitions. Cute.  Instantly plays MPEG-1/2/4 files stored on supported memory cards. * Supports up to 12Mega Pixels image files (JPEG format). * Compatible with most digital cameras’ stored JPEG images and motion JPEG files(AVI)….