Now here’s a clever little puppy – the DM-P200 PageShot. A battery powered, all-in-one, self contained device for plugging into projectors and TVs etc to run PowerPoint presentations as JPEGs. And it doubles up as an MP3 player (although a bit more RAM or an SD slot would have been nice!) �150.00 ‘The PageShot is a stunning business tool that lets you carry a PowerPoint presentation to a client’s office, plug into a PC, TV or digital projector and make…

The Massaging Pen. $12.99. ‘IMAGINE you had a teensy-weensy masseuse to carry around in your shirt pocket. Any time you desired, you could order your mini- masseuse to soothe your tired muscles and rub away your tensions. Now imagine this tiny masseuse had a pen sticking out of his head and ran on batteries…The Massaging Pen even comes with a chart of key points for easing all sorts of troubles — knee problems, hangovers, insomnia, wrist pain, and so on.’

Speedy Lee’s Slot Machine Key. �4.99. ‘When this key is inserted into a fruit machine…It will allow you to access information about that machine….Although this key is Legal to use. I advise Users to be discreet with it because the owners of casino’s, Pubs and arcades don’t like people tapping into the Fruit Machine’s system…I will include Details on how to Guarantee you a jackpot When you Play (using the key).’

When I were a lad a century ago, we used to stick playing cards into our bike spokes with a clothes peg to make cool sounds, sort of like a mini motorbike. I always wondered why no enterprising company had produced a ‘proper’ device for making same – but now they have. The Turbo Spoke. It may be annoying to some, trivial to others, but I suspect that it could also save lives or avoid injury in certain circumstances. ‘No…

Security, geek style. A pair of fully working computer speakers with an embedded black and white surveillance camera. Mind you, for $199.98, they sure need to be great speakers don’t they? ‘Simply connect the built-in video cable to a TV or VCR with RCA-style connectors, plug in the supplied AC/DC adapter and your valuables are immediately under your watchful eye. Perfect for monitoring computer users, recording intruders, watching equipment rooms, and so much more.’

The Bockerl appears to be an oversized roller blade that you sit on. Strictly for going downhill though,eh? ‘Fun on wheels for the whole family.’

The Visual Thesaurus is verily, in truth, beyond doubt, a thing of beauty. Especially for a mere word engine.

Wow, the Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is returning, the complete series on BBC Radio 4. Wow. ‘This dramatisation of the last three books, Life, The Universe And Everything; So Long And Thanks For All The Fish and Mostly Harmless (none of which were originally produced for radio), features Douglas Adams himself, thanks to the wonders of digital technology. Douglas always intended to play the part of Agrajag and recorded himself in the part a few years ago.’

The Eyewitness to History site is fascinating. ‘History through the eyes of those who lived it…’

Question 1 – Is the Vupoint DC-C310-VP digicam really 6 megapixels? And if so… Question 2 – What are the photos like? $299.95 ‘Slightly thicker than a credit card, and weighing in at just over an ounce, this is the affordable, pocket sized, high-end camera you�ve been waiting for!’ Slightly thicker than a credit card? At 0.75″? That’s some American Excess you’re carrying around, bud!

Brain Geezer – ‘this is your brain with the help it so desperately needs.’ Classic! $5.99. ‘Are you, or someone you know, “over the hill”? Is your thought process slowing down? Is 2 plus 2 just not adding up to 4 anymore? Slycraft’s BRAIN GEEZER� makes the perfect gift for that old-timer in your life — even if that old-timer is YOU! So… buy it NOW (before you forget)!’

The Chinese Reflexology Device. $17.99. ‘This amazing device consists of a durable plywood base with two reflexology feet on top. The feet have springs beneath them and dozens of wooden accue- pressure knobs on top….Does it really cure your ills? To be honest, we’re not so sure. (But millions of Chinese would disagree with us.)’

Speaking of arcade add-ons for home consoles […were we? – Ed] how’s about the Virtual Arena? Billed as the first and only virtual game controller for PS1 and PS2 (oh weally?) it’s got some interesting features which could make it a worthy successor to those naff dance mats. Like the strap on wireless sensors for ankles and wrists which interact with the pad receptors to know where you are moving, and the foot activated movement controllers. Apparently using one to…

I’m really fascinated by the relentless drive to open up the Web to all comers as publishers. Weblogs are one cool example, but also coming up fast in the offside lane are simple automated content publishers, which offer non-tech users a quick and easy way to publish to a ready templated site. Macromedia’s Contribute2 is a good corporate oriented example, but I’m really quite impressed with CityDesk, which at first glance looks to be a no-brainer in terms of publishing…

FolderBlog is a neat little PHP script ‘that automatically displays the images placed in a given subdirectory. It can be used as either as [sic] a blog or as a gallery � and just about anything in between.’ Some server side knowledge necessary obviously.