The F2K FlashPhone. The folk at Mplat have released a new VoIP USB flash memory stick with inbuilt mic and speaker which will allow you to make plug and play Internet calls on any PC. Just walk up, plug in and make your MSN, Google Talk, SIP or Skype calls using the on-board software. Comes with Skype voicemail software as standard. Priced at $39.90 for the 128 MB version up to $79.80 for the 512 MB. Very clever. More photos here.  Compliant with USB…

The Remote Controlled Padlock. From the ‘what took them so long?’ dept. Keychain remote opens lock quicker than you can say what took you so long? $17.98.  Just point the remote at the lock, press the button, and the padlock springs open. Lock has all the features of a standard padlock — hardened steel shackle, all-metal casing, and key entry. Includes spare key for padlock, red LED mini-flashlight on remote, and 4 billion rolling security codes to prevent accidental opening by others.

The Car Cervical Kneader. There are times when language provides so much more than we deserve, doncha think? Like trying to connect the idea of an anti-bacterial, pulsating headrest neck massager with an automotive yeast machine. Mind. Meet boggle.  The cervical kneader provides various massage functions with its pre-programmed 8 rhythms. It minimizes the impact of a collision to the neck, and it gets rid of one’s drowsiness and fatigue while driving. This product features a simple one-touch remote control. The…

The LifeMax Health Computer. Diet, metabolics, body mass, calorie intake, heart rate calculator. £17.00. Don’t ya feel better already? We do.  Organising your healthy diet couldn”t be simpler with this easy to use health computer.

The HomeStar Planetarium. In silver or black. From Sega of all people.

Good grief, was it only as recently as 1991 that we saw the first consumer grade portable digital camera, the 1.3 megapixel Kodak DCS 100? (on the left above) Astonishing isn’t it, a mere 14 years from clunky to camphone? Price of the whole system including storage unit – $15,000.00. Wow!  The DCS 100 has to be connected to its Digital Storage Unit, ‘DSU’, by an umbilical cable. The DSU is a battery operated 200 megabyte recorder which can store about 150…

The Hipster Personal Trailer. Er..man as horse. Discuss.  The unusual and humorous joining of the human form and and external trailer, normally associated with automobiles, is inspired from my father’s wish to walk across America. This personal trailer launches a new sport, “adventure walking,” and opens a world of possibilities for recreation, travel, sport, and work mobility.

The Dynamo Solar Radio. OK, points for cramming more stuff into a portable radio than feasibly possible. Only thing missing is a BBQ and rotisserie attachment. What? No way! Anyway, it’s got a hand crank and/or solar power recharger, flashlight, compass, thermometer, siren, clock and a weally weally funki AM/FM/Short Wave radio.  A real good emergency radio, KA888 has just arrived. It comes with all gadgets you need for emergency and sporting. It combines a sensitive compass, a thermometer, a siren, a…

The Technotunes MP3 Watch. It’s a watch. A water resistant MP3 player and it’s pink. £99.99 says Arnie never buys one!  These MP3 watches are very fashionable whether you choose classy black or funky pink. Capable of storing around 120 songs, you will have total freedom to listen your favourite tunes. What’s more the watches can work as a USB storage device enabling you to backup vital information. Provides up to 10 hours battery life and water resistant to 100 metres.

IntelaVoice Voice Activated Christmas Tree Light Control. Yep, it’s getting towards that time of year again, peeps. Sorry to remind y’all. $29.95.  Some of it’s key features include lights on demand, hands free remote operation with your voice, and never worry about finding a light switch in a dark room again. Turn your Christmas tree lights on and off just by saying the word “lights”.

The Alading Lamp. The voice activated table lamp. No training required. As long as you speak Mandarin. You got a problem with that?  no need for hands, the only thing you should do is to command it with your voice. it can do following things for you: turn on/off the lamp, say the time, say the date…as you command it, you should call it’s name( Aladdin) first, after it responses you with a “beep”, you can then command it with…

SCART TV. €99.00 gets you a terrestrial digital television receiver built inside a SCART plug. With remote control. Just plug it into your telly, attach aerial and consume. Pretty slick, son. Pretty slick.

The Waistband Amplifier. Sometimes, when I’m skulking moodily in the corner of a noisy, tiny and dimly lit party kitchen, snatching crusts of congealed quiche and damp crisps from grubby plastic bowls, I imagine myself using something like this. You know, just to shout out my defiance to the world at large. Then I pull myself together and remember that I am, after all, there by choice. $119.95.  This is a perfect amplifier for conference, classroom, field trip, tourist guide ,church,…

The Kingland Multi Purpose Light. Dude, when they say multi, they mean multi. Ultrasonic waves to scare away nasty bugs, roaches and mosquitos, electronic anti-mouse feature, emergency light and…hang with us here as we go for this…a rechargeable battery source for powering up your laptop or portable television. Yep, it’s yet another convergent jackpot Judy.