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Gadgets May 19, 2005

LED for tea.

The LED Tealight from Kikkerland. Romance at the touch of a button. Looks real from here though, doesn’t it? About $28.00.


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hardware May 19, 2005

Get shorty?

The Cable Short Detector look jolly useful. Ex-pecially if you’ve got a short in a cable, I suspect. Otherwise maybe not. Am I blathering? $359.95.   Here’s a way to find cable faults with accuracy. No more guessing where the problem might be. Works on virtually all two or more conductor cables. Just attach the two leads to one end of the cable and take your reading. You’ll know in an instant where your problem is. Accuracy is +/- 2…


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Bookmark This! May 19, 2005

Discuss.

Conversate. Nice idea. Isn’t this what QuickTopic does though?  Conversate gives you your own online discussion space for any topic, with anyone you want to invite. It’s totally free and ideal for talking about articles or websites and for organizing projects and events. Here’s how to get started:


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yeah, right! May 19, 2005

Brain fade?

Brainboost. Why do companies make outrageous claims for their products when it’s so easily debunked? This search engine boasts  – Brainboost raises the bar on question answering rendering other search engines obsolete…Brainboost renders other search engines obsolete by leapfrogging what can be achieved with natural language processing technologies. Yeah right. I entered three search terms, which came up with pitiful results. The last question was ‘where is the appendix situated?’ The first two results back?   On Location in Virginia: Appendix. Appendix –…


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hardware May 18, 2005

Go, you must.

The Gotive Communicator PDA is rugged in a George Clooney kind of way, feature packed like Brad Pitt (e.g. GSM/GPRS. WLAN, Bluetooth), has a Julia Roberts touch screen and can read smart cards, fingerprints, RFID, barcodes and offer GPS navigation. And it’s…er…Slovakian. What more could you ask for?  Gotive communicators are primarily designed for use in any application where mobile users need to collect and manage information at the point of activity – outside logistics, transportation, field services, utilities, outside…


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Gadgets May 18, 2005

Smart Park.

The Smart Park system. Moving the parking meter inside the vehicle. Sounds good to me.   Smart Park is an In Vehicle Parking Meter (IVPM) device resembling a pocket calculator with a slot for a smart card. The smart card activates Smart Park. SP’s LCD acts both as a user interface for easy motorist operation and as a display for parking enforcement. Motorist selections are keyed into SP’s small keyboard. SP stores the municipal parking parameters, calculates the parking fee,…


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Gadgets May 18, 2005

Fly by.

The TrafficScope Micro 200. If I was 10,000 feet in the air on a dodgy approach in a sudden downpour, I’d want one of these puppies plugged in next to me. Oh yes I would. Of course if I was flying something too that would help. $299.00.  While no collision avoidance device takes the place of proper traffic scanning procedures, Micro is an invaluable tool to alert you to traffic you may not have known was there. You can’t see…


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Gadgets May 18, 2005

Wag a Flag.

Wag-A-Flag. $19.98.  Take advantage of this revolutionary way to show your American pride. WAG-A-FLAG is a one-of-a-kind suspended animation display. With a twist of your wrist, spin the WAG-A-FLAG and instantly see the U.S. Flag and a patriotic message appear in thin air. At the same time, it will play patriotic songs such as the Star Spangled Banner. With its bright red, white, and blue lighted display and upbeat music, WAG-A-FLAG adds excitement to any event.


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