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Things that go ‘boo’ in the night!

Gadgets March 2, 2006 posted by

Switching Headset Hub.

The Sound Source Headset Hub. Easily switch between your computer speakers and headphones without having to unplug cables and all that stuff. Hardly rocket science is it, but still, probably a Pretty Cool Idea if you’re a fanatic Skypaholic. $8.99. But how about when you need the quiet and privacy of headphones or want to pick up that incoming Skype call? Yep… you fumble around behind your case trying to unplug your speakers and plug in your headphones…The Speaker/Headset Switching Hub…


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Gadgets March 1, 2006 posted by

Garmin Nuvi 350 GPS navigator.

The Garmin Nuvi 350 GPS satellite navigation device goes one stage further than yer average GPS unit and throws in a traveller’s reference guide, next generation text to speech, audio book and MP3 player, a world clock, currency and measurement converters and a large Genie carrying a small purple Chinese lantern. OK, so we’re lying about the next gen bit. Currently travelling the rounds at a significant $899.99. And not a penny less.   The Garmin Nuvi 350 is a portable…


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Gadgets March 1, 2006 posted by

The Face Phone.

The Face Phone. Punch the face of the one you love to make a call. Simple but effective, we think you’ll agree. Sold to the grumpy visage over there for $44.97 and available in a suave shade of either orange or green.  The TeleFace enables users to call a person by pressing a photo! No telephone numbers to remember or “memory locations”. Install the photos of the most frequently called persons (family members, friends) into the 5 windows and store the…


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Gadgets February 28, 2006 posted by

Dual SIM card adapter.

The Dual SIM Card Adapter. Yep we know that dual and multiple SIM card adapters for mobile phones have been around for ages, but what makes this one different is that it comes with some rather nifty software so you don’t have to switch the handset on and off to swap over SIM cards. Just select the new SIM on the menu and off you go. You can even specify that it auto changes after a set time (weirdness?). No cutting cards up either,…


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Gadgets February 28, 2006 posted by

Telescopic Stun Gun with Siren.

The Telescopic Stun Gun with Siren. See, an ordinary stun gun with siren is simply not good enough. Especially with the increase in long armed villains. And tall ones. So you need a little extra reach. Hey, and it crackles menacingly with a light show too. Joy! $99.95.  Now you can carry a powerful stun gun that’s large enough to keep a safe distance from an assailant, yet will telescope down to a size small enough to place in a purse…


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Gadgets February 28, 2006 posted by

Wet Arm Wrestling.

The Wet Arm Wrestling Kit. Face it lads, you’ve always wanted to find an excuse to arm wrassle with your pals on a Saturday night, and here it is. The weakest gets wet! Point the water squirter at your opponent and whoever wins gets to see the loser receive a face full. Sounds peachy, don’t it? £16.99.  A fantastic challenge for all you wet wimps. Point the squirter arm at you opponent then let battle commence – the winner will be bone dry…


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Gadgets February 28, 2006 posted by

Cat 5 A/V adapter.

The Intelix V3AD Cat 5 Audio/Video Adapter. Send your Brady Bunch audio and video around the home via cheapo Cat5 wiring. Up to 1000 feet range. Cool. $114.99. More here.  Take maximum advantage of this existing wiring by adding baluns to each end. These small transformers convert audio and video signals from unbalanced to balanced and vice versa, making the necessary impedance adjustments for A/V signal transmission between different wiring systems. This means that you can run your signal over…


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diy February 28, 2006 posted by

DIY Wireless RF Car Alarm.

The A-Tek X3 DIY Wireless RF Car Alarm. Connect the wireless siren to the car battery’s terminals and plug the wireless sensor into the cigar lighter. Any door, window trunk, broken glass will trigger alarm. Quite clever, eh? Oh and the alarm has 6 days standby after a three hour charge. [Thanks Oliver].


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Gadgets February 27, 2006 posted by

Direct to disk, baby.

The FeaturePhone 175 Call Recorder will record your phone calls direct to CD. Yep, that’s right, no messing around or anything, just bang your chats onto a searchable CD. One disk will store…cough…15,000 calls, so you’d better have friends. Lots of them. It’s also got an internal 500 contact address book and integrated answering machine. Clever stuff really. Around $900.00.  The FeaturePhone 175 can be used as an ordinary recorder at any time. It can be used as a dictating device…


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Gadgets February 27, 2006 posted by

The Radar Watch.

The Radar Watch. Rats, it’s not a real radar watch, just a simulated version, with a teeny plane that appears on the ‘screen’ every 60 seconds. Shame, a real one would be really rather cool, but this will just have to do while we’re waiting. Japanese quartz movement. $49.99.  …the Radar Watch will satisfy our long burning desire to play “ground control”. It features an airplane that appears from beneath a precisely timed shroud every 60 seconds acting as a minute timer….


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Gadgets February 24, 2006 posted by

See you, Jimmie!

The Tritton SEE2 USB to SVGA Adapter. If you’ve ever had an uncontrollable urge to connect another monitor to your laptop or desktop quickly and easily, then this puppy may be for you. Just plug it into your USB port and expand your desktop across both displays just like a real profeshinul. You know, I like this idea. Around $76.99.  Extend your desktop across both displays allowing you to increase your productivity like never before. While reading email on one display,…


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Gadgets February 24, 2006 posted by

Cyber Snipa Keypad.

The Cyber Snipa USB Keypad is clearly designed to help you get your word-processing done more efficiently. Clearly. It is definitely not meant for any kind of gaming activity, fragging, camping, side-steppin’ smack down gaming action at all. Don’t let the funky cool blue underlighting fool you, girl. Around $32.99.  With almost no learning curve, veteran PC gamers will see an immediate improvement in game control, speed and accuracy. Even if you have never used a keyboard to play FPS…


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Gadgets February 24, 2006 posted by

Remote Controlled Robot Shark.

The Remote Controlled Robotic Shark. Look it’s 2 foot long and I don’t care what you say, if’n I saw one of these things coming at me on a murky day I’d scream. At least for a little bit. $99.95.  It is able to gracefully maneuver up, down, left, right, and even backwards through water, in depths up to 9′. The shark can swim up to 40′ from its handheld remote unit which is also submersible, allowing you to swim…


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Gadgets February 24, 2006 posted by

World Wall Clock.

The World Timer Wall Clock looks rather groovy, but we’re just trying to work out what happens if you live in London, New York, Tokyo or LA? Do you only get four time zones instead of the five you paid for? Anyhoo it’s $265.00.  


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