Monthly Archives: January 2006

Gadgets January 31, 2006 posted by

RoboNova 1.

The HiTec RoboNova 1. Listen, I can walk, run, do flips, cartwheels, dance moves and am controlled by 16 powerful digital servos. What can you do, puny human? $1,299.00.  This fully articulating, 12″ high, mechanical man is controlled with 16 powerful HSR-8498HB digital servos built specifically for the ROBONOVA-I by Hitec. The custom gold anodized metal servo brackets serve as a strong and lightweight exoskeleton. ROBONOVA-I also features durable plastic body case components that protect the control board and battery…

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Gadgets January 31, 2006 posted by

Far Infrared Pendant.

The MegaChi Far Infrared Pendant. Apparently this puppy will not only protect you from harmful ELF and EMF radiation from mobile phones, microwave ovens and low flying electricity towers, but also from the negative thoughts of other people. Now there’s versatile, eh? $249.95.  Now, using that same advanced technology, a way has been found to locally neutralize the devitalizing electronic pollution in the environment. The Pendant also utilizes far infrared technology, which is a frequency of invisible wavelength band of…

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Fun & Games January 31, 2006 posted by

Animated Stress Turtle.

Man, I so want to have an Animated Stress Turtle waddling across my desk singing ‘You Gotta Slow Down’ with full lip-sync and lugubrious head movements. And clap on, clap off too? Joy! $16.97.  Our hilarious talking turtle is sure to have you coming out of your shell as he sings “You Gotta Slow Down,” as he slooowly turns his head and crawls across your desk or floor. Featuring “lip sync” technology, flip-out stand for stationary operation, sound activation (just…

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Gadgets January 31, 2006 posted by

TeleSpy Motion Sensing Telephone.

The TeleSpy Motion Activated Intrusion System. Phone sits on table. Minding own business. If it detects intruder via sensor, it calls you at a pre-arranged number and you can listen in to the room for 30 seconds via an amplified microphone. If it’s your cat, go back to your bingo, if it’s nasty person call police. Happy. $79.95.  The TeleSpy allows you to decide from a safe location, “children or family members”. Friendly intrusions include allowable visits from family or…

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Recommended January 31, 2006 posted by

The Clear Traveller.

The Clear Registered Traveller Program. So the idea is you sign up as a member of the Clear program for $79.95 a year, and you get the right to use a ‘clear lane’ at airports, kind of like Fast Track. Sounds good, huh? Until you read the small print and learn that you still have to go through airport metal detectors and X-Ray machines. Doesn’t that sort of defeat the object, or is there something I’m missing here, oh fellow…

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Free Software January 31, 2006 posted by

Windows OS X.

Dude, when you’re done hacking your Windows XP so it can happily boot on that new Apple Intel machine, why not do yourself a favour and drop the sweet FlyakiteOSX skin on top of it to complete the illusion. OK, so that’s an Apple, running Windows, dressed up in Mac OS X clothes? I may need to lie down for a short while.

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Gadgets January 30, 2006 posted by

Portable Director Cell Phone Jammer.

The CX 200 Portable Director II Cell Phone Jammer [updated] Palm Mini Jammer . Take a good look, because you may see a lot more of these little babies arriving here in the West once laws get changed, and people reach the end of tethers with loud mouths. The strange translation from Japanese says something like – ‘secretly switch on – so it’s clearly covert. Uh-huh. Anyhoo, two modes, one gives 70 seconds jamming (i.e. peace) around you, the other fades…

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Gadgets January 30, 2006 posted by

Time slides. Slimily?

The Escargot Kitchen Timer. This is rather weird. A kitchen timer that moves across the surface as it’s timing your frog’s leg soup. Ewwww….does it leave a trail? Ewwwww…..[Via Sehin-World]  OLIO ESCARGOT Crawling Kitchen Timer is a cute-looking, brightly-colored mechanical timer that crawls like a real snail as it counts your cooking time. A real-life example of how Ikonee design team merges innovative idea, aesthetics and experience into an amazingly elegant yet simple, functional household product.

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Gadgets January 30, 2006 posted by

Inflatable massage chair.

The Inflatable Massage Chair. There’s probably a gazillion or so individuals who would love to sink into a La-Z-Boy chair of an evening after a hard day’s toil, but can’t afford price or space to house same. So don’t. Get one of these cheapo inflatable massage models instead, and pray that your cat miraculously and fortuitously loses its claws. £79.95/$143.91.  The Inflatable Massage Chair features an auto-massage function, but also comes with a remote handset for easy control of its three intensity…

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Gadgets January 30, 2006 posted by

Ventriloquist alarm clock.

The Ventriloquist Alarm Clock. Record your mother-in-law shouting obscenities at you, it may not be pretty but it might rouse you in time for your day’s labour. Or maybe you’re more Zen than hen? $95.00.   A breath of fresh air in our techno world, the ventriloquist alarm clock allows you to record your own message or sound to wake up to. Whether it’s a self-motivation motto “Get-up, get-up, get-up…”, a special message from someone you love or any sound…

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Bookmark This! January 30, 2006 posted by

Photo Galleries.

I’ve been searching for a simple easy, fast and good looking image gallery product for ages, and suddenly two alternatives have popped up out of nowhere. The first is the Simpleviewer/Porta combo, which you host yourself on your own web server. You can either use Porta on its own (it’s mind bogglingly simple to set up and use), or add in Simpleviewer for some sophisticated Flash effects. I personally prefer the plain vanilla gallery since it won’t break any browsers, and I still…

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Bookmark This! January 30, 2006 posted by

Free magic tricks.

Free Magic Tricks. Yep, learn how to bedazzle, amuse and impress. Enjoy!  What will you learn at TrickMagic.com? Learn how to do magic tricks! Great sleight of hand moves! The real secrets of performing! You can learn how to pull a card out of thin air, how to throw a card 50 to 100 feet in the air, make people believe you are psychic, and do spectacular card magic! And the best thing is it’s all free!

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reprise January 29, 2006 posted by

Ferret posts this week

Here’s a quick round-up of Ferrety posts from the past week for anyone who missed them. Enjoy. Frontline SMS. – Frontline SMS. Laptop based SMS… Samsung P300? Meet the P300. – The Samsung P300 Pocket Projector…. Take heart, oh geek! – The Geek LED Flashing Sweetheart… The HearPhone. – The HearPhone. A Bluetooth audio… The TrekPod. – The TrekPod. It’s a walking… Chopper alert. – Command Force Chopper Alert. Yep,… Hassle Me. – Hassle Me. Not married yet? Then… Google…

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leisure links January 29, 2006 posted by

Link-o-Matic…the rCard and more…

The rCard – business card? Meet the 21st century  Netomat – picture, SMS and RSS sharing for mobiles and PCs  MyStickies – post your notes on their web sites  Pursuit Alert – phone or pager alerts when police chases occur. Huh?  FireAnt – free web 2.0 media player and organiser

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