Some Swedish folks really seem to want to travel faster while skiing. About 40mph faster in fact. Using a paragliding set up. Don’t try this at home, kids!

The Tranwo BabyView camera kit gives you peace of mind whilst you’re downstairs watching Pop Idol. �139.95. ‘With the BabyViewCam, you can not only listen to your child, but also see him or her day or night while you are busy in the house.’

The V601SH is a mobile phone with a difference. Not only does it have a 2.0 megapixel camera on-board, but it can also translate doggy barks using an optional SD card add-on. No really. Hah!

Reported extensively elsewhere but I still like it. The wooden keyboard. Nice, but I still prefer these.

An interesting looking product sent in by Ferret reader Kevin Wiliams of The Stinger Report (thanks muchly, Kevin!) is the Stingray (no relation, I’m sure). [Babel] A sort of a cross between a scooter and a motorbike. Is that a $15,000.00 price tag or cost to build?

So Finland is the world’s least corrupt country? I knew there was a reason I liked Helsinki. Pity poor Bangladesh though.

Feeling a bit stuff? Then what you need is a USB powered ionizer. The EP1585 is a ‘USB Type Air Cleaner for using in the USB port Designing specially for Computer Operator,Which is a class of new air decontamination devices By ionic corona discharge. It could substantially prevent the inhalation of toxic particles such as smoke, dust, dangerous particles in office.[sic]

Another interesting little news item sent in by Kevin (thanks again!). The Game Park GP32 is a Korean wireless handheld games console. There don’t look to be that many games as yet and no word on price, but the spec. look very interesting. * The World�s Most Powerful 32-bit Handheld Console (using ARM9 Processor)* The World�s First Handheld Console Implementing Wireless RF Technology. Up to 4 modules can… play against each other within 10 meters of a line of sight*…

Now here’s cool. A tiny USB 2.0 cable which has a standard IDE connector on the other end. Result? You can plug your normal hard disks or any other IDE device like a CD writer into your laptop or desktop via the USB port. No need to buy specific portable products. Nice geeky way to save cash, although it’ll set you back �39.99 to start with.

Hot on the heels of its US arm filing for Chapter 11, Polaroid Japan has announced a new 2.0 megapixel digital camera called the Miss [Japanese]. It’s main feature appears to be a reversible LCD to allow for easy self portraits. More here.

I mis-typed a url the other day and up popped a naff little advert page for a �305.00 sword umbrella. Is that legal?

The Sonowave Pod is a…er…stress reduction product. As far as I can tell it beams a load of audio and smells at you in a sort of isolation pod, which makes you feel relaxed. Allegedly. ”The Sonowave Pod creates a controlled environment that enhances relaxed and meditative states. Through the use of best-selling audio content that has been produced exclusively for Sono, users are immersed in unique sound worlds of their choosing, without fear of interruption or disturbance.’

This Media Center program from J.River looks like a rather neat and free media manager – on steroids! ‘All Media, One Interface.’ Rip, Mix and Burn? Oh yes. And take a look at the QCD player. Very nice little audio player.

The Yes service. A listing of every (?) radio station in the US and what they’re playing right at this moment. Next to a buy button so that you can go purchase the track/album instantly on Amazon.com or eBay. Mindboggling technology as far as I’m concerned. Now if only this could be put onto smartphones a la Shazam. ..and they say the net is dead. Pshaw!

So the Japanese have launched a navigation system for pedestrians called EZ Navi Walk. It uses GPS enabled mobile phones to supply maps and voice prompts giving directions as needed. New mobile phone killer ap? I just experienced the Avis car hire navigation system based around a Sprint GPS enabled phone in the US. Plonk the phone on the windscreen, dial in to log your destination with the live operator and the system will guide you with a voice navigation…