Is this the cheapest Web designer in the world? Hint: At $8 a page, perhaps so?

The PeerGarden [Japanese] box is the first in the world which can accept P2P Internet broadcasts from the PeerCast system. This is significant because it could open up the world of Net broadcasting big time. ‘PeerCast offers considerable savings for broadcasters because they do not have to provide bandwidth for all of their listeners. A single 56K modem can be used to broadcast to the entire network.’

Forget about high technology satellite systems, the Skylinc folks are betting that they can provide nationwide broadband Internet coverage using just some balloons and a piece of string. Well OK, so maybe a little more tech than that. The Libra (Low Cost Integrated Broadband Radio Access) system works by feeding signals from fibre optic up to balloons tethered 1.5km above the ground. ‘Each unit has a coverage equivalent to 2,000 traditional wireless base stations.’

Another company enters the smartphone barcode scanning market. ScanBuy is looking at it from the backend commercial angle, however, rather than from the consumer point of view. Which may be a mistake in the short term. Possibly.

The Party Bot is a �39.95 amusement that will probably last into the early hours of the morning, until someone inadvertently steps on it in a careless drunken stagger. But fun for a moment, eh? ‘he can transport your drinks and ciggies; entertain guests with his blinking eyes and moving ears; and he’ll even do a spot of sweeping up, via his handy underside brushes.’

No funky holiday home should be without the new Matmos Tuba gizmo, from the people that brought us the deliciously hipster lava lamp. The Tuba is sound and motion sensitive, so you can set it to cycle ‘through a colour changing sequence along with the “beat” or your favourite music.’ [sic] �79.99. Groovy baby, yeah! [Thanks Ben!]

Mr T in Your Pocket. $9.99 (or �10.00 here). ‘The next time you’re in an argument, don’t waste time searching for an effective comeback. When the situation calls for it, just press the appropriate button and let Mr. T handle things in his Mr. T way. Shut Up, Fool!’

Those jolly clever folks at PARC have come up with a browser called PopOut Prism which uses ‘enhanced thumbnails’ to make it easier to browse and research information on web pages. Thanks David!

Boffins from University College London have developed a new gel which apparently ‘helps wounds heal in half the time.’ The new stuff is called Nexagon and works through speeding up the process by which cells organise themselves to enable them to grow across and close a wound. Sounds good!

Q: When is a mobile phone not a mobile phone? A: When it’s a makeup mirror. Looks like the mobile phone industry has finally discovered the power of the fairer sex. The new Panasonic G70 has a mirror feature which turns the LCD into a mirror when the power is off. It also sports a dainty and very pretty analogue watch on the flip front and generally has an all round ‘handbag’ feel about it. Siemens Xelibri X8 appears to…

Clicks4Cash. ‘So You want to learn how to make Free cash on the internet….Well You’ve come to the right place. I have put together a list of “Honest” sites that let you earn money by: Reading Emails ~ Clicking Links ~ Visiting Sites ~ Doing Surveys and much much more.’ Good grief, are these things back again?

If you fancy one-upping John Travolta you’ll need to try very very hard. Forget the Lear Jet on stand-by or amusement park in your back garden, you’ll need to build yourself a huge airport style home – complete with conning tower living room – to accommodate your Boing 707. Just like he’s done! ‘It’s located immediately off the main airstrip, and is designed so his jets can taxi right up to two outbuildings connected to the main structure, which is…

Remember those old style 3 band portable radios? With the chrome trim and leather strap? Well Bush in the UK has introduced a retro digital radio version called the TR2003DAB. Catchy name, guys. Around �99.00.

Pixeltees. Create your own T-Shirt design, Open a store. Sell your shirts. ‘Earning money making t-shirts is easy on Pixeltees. After you have sold 5 shirts, you will start earning $1 for every shirt you sell thereafter. After you sell 20, it’ll be $2 for every one.’

The Soundsaver service offers to retrieve audio from a range of really old media. Could be useful indeed. ‘I copy cardboard discs, dictation belts, wire reels, poorly-made tapes, broken cassettes, etc., and put the restored sound onto CDs and cassettes.