Monthly Archives: July 2004

general July 30, 2004 posted by

Run, mix, serve.


The Nike/Philips MP3RUN MP3 player and workout computer. €349.99. ‘Runners strap the MP3RUN to their arm and the wireless, Bluetooth-enabled speed sensor to their shoe and they’re ready to go….

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general July 30, 2004 posted by

Time for a drink?


The rather ugly Water Clock runs on beer, coffee and fruit juice too. You can even use it as a vase. Gosh! Just remember, no excuses when you’re late for…

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general July 30, 2004 posted by

Mossie gone?


There’s something gloriously symbiotic about a high intensity, mosquito attracting, LED keychain light which contains an ultrasonic mosquito repeller. Don’t you think? Perhaps we will end up creating a new…

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general July 30, 2004 posted by

Oy, on yer…!


OYBike. Membership £10.00. Rental from 30p for 15 minutes. Mobile phone access. ‘An OYBike registered user select [sic] an available bicycle and the locks display a code, the user then…

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general July 30, 2004 posted by

Hummer sounds.


The Hummer CD/Clock Radio. $149.99. For the man with a large ego and a tiny garage? ‘Hummer CD and clock radio, complete with front headlights and brake lights that light…

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general July 30, 2004 posted by

Soap a dope.


Hands up all those who remember The Spot, you old wrinklies you. Well it’s back, but that’s not the purpose of this post. The real reason is that the mobile…

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general July 29, 2004 posted by

Wiki music.


Hmm…inspired by a chat I had with Cory and Doc a while ago, I’ve decided to Wiki the 1 Million Free & Legal Music Tracks page. For those of you…

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general July 29, 2004 posted by

Slimline sharer.


The Slimline Photostore looks rather neat. Basically a portable DVD/CDRW combo drive with integral memory card slots. It’s a lot nicer than any I’ve seen previously though, and has some…

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general July 29, 2004 posted by

Smart park.


The Smart Park Ultrasonic Parking Assistant. $17.99 buys you less dents per day? ‘An ideal tool if you have a new driver in the house, or just want a little…

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general July 29, 2004 posted by

Loud and proud?


PA Musical PowerHorn. $39.99. Er..so there’s a reason why you would need to buy a megaphone which comes with 94 built in songs, isn’t there? Isn’t there? ‘This portable PA…

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general July 29, 2004 posted by

Leaking lives.


The Aqualert. When too much water is just too much water. ‘The danger with water leaks, whether they occur in homes, offices, warehouses, factories, sports pavilions, caravans, sheds, garages, shops,…

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general July 29, 2004 posted by

DeepNet Explorer.


I’m somewhat mystified by the marketing girl with the headphones, but notwithstanding DeepNet Explorer is actually a cracking good web browser. I routinely install and uninstall IE alternatives (don’t we…

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general July 29, 2004 posted by

USA at 10mph?


A Segway, a camcorder, some sponsors and a web site. America at 10mph. Sounds like a marketing stunt to me. Clever though. ’4300 miles, 17 states, 46 cities. On August…

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general July 29, 2004 posted by

Inksaver.


If you use an inkjet printer – and especially if you use one for things like producing photos – you need to run, not walk to the Inksaver site and…

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general July 28, 2004 posted by

Blue clock rock.


The USB MP3 Clock [Babel] is kinda cute in a retro blue sorta way. You can record a 50 second clip of MP3 sounds, music or whatever for your alarm…

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