The RK-1 [Babel] motion sensing module attaches to a cameraphone and turns it into a security monitoring device. The module senses when someone enters an area, then triggers the phone’s camera and sends the image to an email address of your choice. It looks as though there’s also a heat sensing version available or coming which can sense a human body up to 5 meters away. More here [Japanese PDF]. It is priced at around $150.00, but only works with…

Got a bike? Got a PDA, mobile phone, iPod or other gadget you need to keep charged up? Then, fellow world citizens, why not attach this handy gadget charger [Babel] to your bicycle and obtain the advantage of an on-tap, free charging service wherever you go? It’s greener than green, baby! Around $20.00.

Bored with boards? Snow, skate, sail? Well here’s Stowboard comin’ achya – the world’s first folding skateboard. You can even stuff it into its own little optional backpack. Just perfect for sneaking it past those nasty mall guards on the way to that tasty rail.

There’s something quaintly endearing about people who like to go around dressed up in illuminated clothing, doncha think?

gpmobile from gpware – billed as ‘the world�s first connected speech-enabled GPS mobile navigation service’ – is tr�s cool. Subscription service with all maps and software downloadable over the air. Priced at $299.95 for a lifetime service which includes a Bluetooth wireless GPS receiver. ‘gpmobile, available today in both the Untied [sic] States and Europe, is the ultimate mobile navigation solution to get people to their destination quickly and safely. gpmobile is a GPS, speech-enabled, mobile navigation service, running over…

My Product Advisor – ‘unbiased, customised recommendations’. Hmm, only cars and digital cameras at the moment, but interesting concept nonetheless. And it actually seems to work quite well if you take the time to select as many of the options as you can. ‘This site provides you with an unbiased list of product recommendations, based on your individual preferences. No ads, no selling, no registration required. Jumpstart your shopping process!’

Here’s a couple more shots and details (in German) of the prototype Siemens SX1 type handset with integral virtual keyboard. Interesting. (click on thumbnails for direct access)

Vend-a-Temp, Inc. – Discover new solutions to HR management. ‘Vend-A-Temp, Inc. now offers a solution to small, mid-size, and corporate clients who recognize the need for maintaining high quality temporary employees that are ready to work within a few seconds of notice. With the placement of a Vend-A-Temp machine in your establishment, you will have a constant supply of competent, ready-to-work temporary employees whenever and where ever you need them.’

Fabulous. The Creative Commons concept comes to movies via 4th Wall Films. ‘I’m releasing this film under a Creative Commons license for a number of reasons, many of them purely practical. I don’t have a lot of money, I can’t distribute it myself, and even sending out VHS copies to people who’ve heard about it sets me back the cost of the tapes and mailing fees. So part of me wants the movie to be self-distributed, the way you lend…

Eraser. ‘Eraser is a secure data removal tool for Windows. It completely removes sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns. Free of charge and worth remembering methinks.

We’ve featured the Worth1000 site before, but it really has developed into a stunning collection of Photoshop artistry now. Definitely worth browsing for a long while on a rainy Friday afternoon. ‘Worth1000 is the top creative competition and photoshop contest site on the web. Don’t take our word for it. Let our 2,371 galleries of 75,626 original images speak for themselves.’

Hmm, can anyone say iPod Fiasco? Browsing through the Siemens SX1 user manual yesterday I came across this little beauty on Page 96: ‘Regardless of this, the battery has been designed and manufactured so that it can be recharged and used for six months after the purchase of your mobile phone. After six months, if the battery is clearly suffering from loss of performance, we recommend that you replace it. So is this the start of a new trend, and…

So let me get this right. The landline phone makers are getting so worried about mobile phones encroaching on their turf that they’re trying to make home handsets act like cellular ones? The Philips DECT 511, for instance, comes with polyphonic melodies, send/receive SMS, predictive text, multiple incoming mailboxes and recordable ringtones. Phew!

I really like this How News Travels on the Internet piece from Stephen VanDyke. I’m not sure that it’s 100% – for instance the correlation between the genesis of the stories and their transportation through the lesser Blogosphere and beyond is not that clearly defined – but it’s certainly a good start. My personal view, FWIW, is that genuinely new stories all start via personal experience (eg a visit to an event etc), press sources or a brand new web…

So where to store all those flash memory cards for our cameras, PDAs, phones, watches, MP3 players, shavers and shoelaces? Why in the Flash Folio case of course. Yours for a mere $29.95. ‘Our exclusive FlashFolio� holds up to 18 cards (any type), with extra room for a PC card adapter or other small accessories, and a removable/replaceable indexing panel makes it easy to I.D. and catalog the contents!’