Things that go ‘boo’ in the night!
The World’s Smallest R/C Helicopter. The Revolutor may not be quite as teeny tiny as the Epson microbot gizmo, but it’s available for sale now, not sometime in 2048. For $605.00. Wouldn’t you know it – small size, big price. Pfaff. Super easy to maneuver – so fun you’ll be flying it in minutes. State of the art gyro stabilizers and optical sensors for outstanding stability. Complete control, weighing only 100 grams, it’s so small you can fly it in…
The Baxter MP3 Ripper. Drop 25 audio CDs into the caddy, select batch rip and the software will automatically load and unload each disc, ripping them to MP3 or WMA files on the way. Refill, replay and serve until done, at the rate of about 5 minutes a disc. You can even rip directly to an MP3 player with ID3 tag support. Whoosh! £646.25 ($895.00) Can I rip right to my MP3 Player? Yes, if your MP3 player can function like a…
Voicelink. Billed as ‘Your ultimate Internet Chat Pal.’ Basically it’s a pocket sized, full duplex, USB handsfree speakerphone which can convert to a handset for privacy or be used for conferencing. Versatile puppy, ain’t it? VoiceLink is capable to pick up the sound from about 10 feet ( 3 meters ) away. This allows better mobility to the callers, and is ideal for conference calls…advanced voice processing technology creates a nearly ECHO FREE Internet chatting environment.
The JVC KD-LX50 Kameleon car CD radio with voice recognition. 45 watts per channel plus a ‘shut up’ mode? And VCR control? $429.95. It also includes CD Changer Control, dual gold 4V pre-amp outputs, a sub-woofer output w/ crossover, and an adjustable auxiliary input. Other standard features include a 45 Watt X Four Channel amp, BBE II Sound and JVC’s best HS-II tuner. Added convenience is provided with a card-type remote, Audio Cruise mode and CD Text capability.
The Chainsaw Motorbike. Er..24 chainsaw engines, one Harley Davidson. Result…total weirdness. Who comes up with this stuff. eh? I mean what marketing genius at Dolmar said in a meeting one day, ‘I know, let’s make a chainsaw bike, that’ll show the competition eh? Sheesh! What makes the Dolmette unique in engineering terms is its 24-cylinder 2-stroke power plant. Nothing quite like it has been seen before. The combined power of 24 DOLMAR chainsaw engines is fed into to a 5-speed…
The Electronic Acne Remover. Zap the zits before they git all jiggy with it. This safe electronic technique can prevent a lesion from ever breaking the skin! It drives naturally antiseptic silver ions beneath the skin where creams can’t reach. A leading national research laboratory tested this device against the most resistant bacterial strains and they were totally wiped out. It also works on viruses and other microbes. It is a unique electronic skin care device. It delivers natural, antimicrobial…
Russian Hand Painted Mobile Phones. Well it’s one way to ensure your handset isn’t stolen I guess. $16.00. I s’pose you’ve got to send them your phone too, which might be a tad problematical if you live somewhere not Russian. [Via Metafilter] Each painted item is exclusive. While putting a part of his soul in his work, the painter gives each item a feel of uniqueness and originality thus making it easily distinguishable from huge amount of ordinary mass-produced items….
The WorldNav 3000X GPS Car Navigation System. Wait, it’s not boring honest. It’s got a touchscreen, SD card slot, pre-installed maps, gives detailed voice instructions and incorporates an MP3 player for listening to soothing music while you try desperately not to get lost. $399.00. This portable in-car navigation system offers door-to-door GPS guidance with spoken instructions. Simply start up your car, the GPS is ready to navigate! Includes street level maps for the entire USA including Puerto Rico. Visual and voice…
Bladelite LED Skate Lights. You know, because you can never have enough people gazing in puzzled bemusement at your feet as you clatter into them at 15 miles an hour. Oh oh, sorry, they appear to be headlights too. Yowsers! £28.95. The Bladelite battery and the red LED light are simply fixed to the back of your bootleg; the two blue LEDs face forwards on the boot, one inside and one outside. Amazingly bright, the LED system illuminates every move you…
The FlyaDISC. Funky advertising idea, pop your promotional CD/DVD into this frisbee thingy and your message should really fly! Designed to be safely thrown into crowds at sporting events, concerts, tradeshows and the like, FlyaDISC is a soft and safe protective rim designed to fit around a CD or DVD, creating unique packaging that also serves as a superb airfoil. The result is an unmatched ability to penetrate any target audience and incredible retention rates.
The Saitek A-350 Wireless Headphones. They’re black, they’re stylishly different and they’re totally, absolutely without any form of wired, cabled or tethered encumbrance. They even have neody…neodyl…neolody…cool in-ear speakers. £79.99 (which probably equates to about $99.00 in the US, pah!). * Soft-molded over-ear style for comfort and stability * Reliable wireless solution provides up to10m range * Lightweight Neodymium speaker drivers * Ultra-lightweight rechargeable LiPol battery gives 6 hours play (for both headphones and transmitter) * Compatible with any 3.5mm…
The Skype Hulger P*Phone Handset. £50.00 gets you a funky Skype compatible VoIP handset with Y cable for mic and audibles, in any colour you like as long as it’s red, black, pink or white. Also usable with cell phones, of course. Back chat retro. When one combines the HULGER Y*CABLE with the HULGER P*PHONE, it becomes a voice over IP-Phone. Just plug it into the ‘mic’ & ‘headphone’ ports & you are ready to take calls the good, old-fashioned way….
The Shoeshine Robot. Drop your 1,000 Won ($0.10) into the slot, insert your shoes into receptacle, say a little prayer and two minutes later your black or brown fancies should emerge sparklingly clean and fresh. And hopefully not bright red with cute white laces.
Watch out for a flood of no-label Chinese digital cameras to hit the shelves over the coming months. They’ll look the part, sound fancy, come with the right ticks in the specification boxes, but probably will not be that…ahem…great. Just a little warning. The CVS-599D digital camera pictured above, for example, promises 10 megapixel (read closer and it’s 5 mp interpolated), 8 x optical zoom (equivalent to 40 – 350mm but what price the optics, eh?), SD slot, 30 fps video, audio recording…
The Karputer. Dude. It’s a komputer. That fits in a kar. Complete with a motorised 7” USB touchscreen, 2 second PlayNOW boot BIOS (which lets you play DVDs etc without having to load Windows), 1GHz processor, 256MB RAM, 40GB hard drive, DVD/CDRW and Windows XP professional. Let’s hope you don’t get the blue screen of death at 90 mph eh? £2,030.00 gets you the Ultimedia model, which comes complete with GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, multimedia and office functions and the swank screen. If all you want…
