Aw c’mon. How much Hello Kitty can one small planet take?

The Ubuntu H2 Linux Drive. €135.00 buys you a 3GB USB microdrive with bootable Linux, Open Office, Firefox et al all onboard ready to rock and roll. Just plug in and play.  Although it’s one of the smallest portable USB drives, the Ubuntu H2 Micro USB drive can easily handle sharing digital photos, MP3s, video clips with friends and even homework. Making it a great way to move files from one computer to the next. Challenging the notion that USB…

The Master Swing Golf Driving Partner. $24.95. Ball on string. Hit ball. Ball and string fly big distance, long way, no see it come back soon. But not true. Ball come back quickee quickee at right time and tell how shot done, good or pitiful eat humble pie. Ball hitter him happy sad.  With the MasterSwing, Jeffrey not only gets the feel of a real golf ball, he finally gets to pull out his driver for long range practice. And…

The Obus Forme Adjustable Backrest. Pump n’pad your back to the point where it can say nothing less than…’Gawd bless yer kind sir, Gawd bless yer…’ $79.95. Now why won’t they send me one of these puppies to test out, eh? Instead of flippin’ cheap-jack MP3 players with fiddly plastic chrome buttons and microscopically illegible screens. Pah!  An internal, inflatable lumbar pad provides added support that you customize to your needs. An easy-to-use inflation pump and deflation valve are located on…

The Fridge Purifier. The Ferret is a relentless cruiser of the info-bahn, and so comes across odd little tidbits now and then. Like the fact that APH sells this purifier for $34.05 when the unit factory gate price apears to be $3.20 from some remote manufacturing origin that eludes investigation. Ah me…profit is a wonderful and strange reflection of desire vs risk, is it not children?  Winmax FRESH-GUARANTEE? is an innovative device that helps freshening food in your refrigerator by…

The Evatech Remote Control Lawn Mower. Dude, if womeneses had more senses, they woulds make everything in the world – and kitchen – work by radio control, so that us male suckas could have real fun doing all dem nasty nasty chores. Vroom, vroom….beep, beep….. Kits around $400.00. and check out their RCLM2007H2 water powered hybrid R/C mower too. Coming next year.

The USB Battery Charger. There’s something poetically utilitarian about getting your laptop to charge the batteries for your digicam, doncha think? £7.25.  Handy little charger that allows you to use the power from your PC (Desktop or Laptop) to charge and re-charge AA and AAA Ni-Cd/Ni-MH type batteries. Will charge up to 4 X batteries at a time. Price invcludes VAT and Delivery

The Clipsal Cent-a-Meter. A wireless remote power meter which measures how much electricity you’re using at any one time. Plonk it next to your couch and be amazed as you watch TV. Marvel at your reckless waste when you flick on that X-Box, hairdryer or kettle. Pure, unadulterated guilt on a stick.  The Clipsal CENT-A-METER comprises of a sensor, wireless transmitter and receiver. The sensor is a clip-on current transformer that samples the electric current on each active phase wire inside…

The Magic Youth Wand. And lo! There came unto earth a facial massager to banish wrinkles and restore youthfulness to those in dire need. And it was spread amongst the good and the infirm, with infra-red warmth and silica roller. And the people marvelled. And went away. £19.99.   Regular use of the magic wand roller can contribute to clearer, smoother and tighter skin and to fewer wrinkles around the eyes. Warm and gentle massage stimulates the treated area, thus increasing removal of toxins,…

The Qonos Calculator. Not just any old calculator, oh no. This one is a super duper, party scooper, mad fly calculatorix majorilis. Scientific PDA, graphical calc, pocket computer and entry terminal. Wot, no DVD player? Tsk.  Qonos promises a significant leap in power and flexibility to the graphical calculator power user. In contrast Qonos will provide emulation of two powerful graphical calculator series, the TI89 and the HP48/49G as well as standard PDA functions (Address book, agenda, calendar, note-taking etc)…….

The Keychain Camera Detector. Spy vs Spy in action. They build small peephole cameras, you carry around a teeny keychain detector which lets you locate them. They slink off in disgust. You order room service. 3 meter range. Priced at around $50.00. Wild-range: include 900, 1200, 1300MHz and 2.4GHz Receiving sensertivity: 500MHz ~ 3GHz Coverage range: 3 meter a radius Signal O/P: red light LED flash Battery: 3V. LR-44 x 2pcs

The GarageKey USB-MIDI keyboard is designed for Apple’s GarageBand software. The clever bit is that it comes on legs, so you can slide your proper Apple keyboard underneath it when you’re not composing the Next Great Cornflakes Jingle. $139.99.  The GarageKey has 37 full-size, professional quality, velocity sensitive keys. It has octave up and down buttons discretely placed on the rear panel. And, it is plug and play compliant with OS X USB-MIDI. Its clear acrylic over bright white styling,…

The Digital Camera Panorama Gadget. That’s not its name, we just made that up. Why? Because we still haven’t mastered the ancient art of Korean, that’s why. Much to our sorrow, Danny. Anyway this seems to be a small black or silver adapter that you attach to the bottom of your digital camera and then to your tripod to let you easily take panoramic or 360 degree Quicktime sequences. It’s very clever actually, if that’s what it does. Around $40.00 thanks very much…

Power Pockets. Roll up solar charging pads complete with cables and connectors. From $149.95 for the 6.5 watt model. ‘Foldable, Portable, Dependable.’  Turn sunshine into electricity – Power Pockets are great for charging mobile phones, games, PDA’s and any other 12 Volt electronic device. And when you’re done, hide it away easily!…Runs or Charges in 2-4 hrs.

The Clip-on Rearview Mirror with LCD. I think the idea is that you clip this gidget over your existing car mirror, attach a suitable camera and bingo, LCD rear vision to perfectly neutralise your myopia. Or something. And so cheap….cough….at $449.95.  Anti-glare rearview mirror w/ 4.05″ TFT LCD color monitor. Combine this anti-glare blue lens rearview mirror with any of the backup cameras. When used with the 20-VM40RC bracket, it’s easy to install, everything you need is included. Resolution: 480×234….