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Read MoreMonthly Archives: January 2005
TowerSeek.
TowerSeek. Another Bit Torrent search engine. Looking for the fastest download torrent for a particular large file? Try this.
Read MoreTiVo tools.
The new TiVo third party toolset announcement looks really ho-hum until you dig deep into the concept, at which point light bulbs start popping. The tools allow anyone with smarts and content like TV programs or music videos, to ‘broadcast’ it directly to TiVo boxes using broadband, i.e. without going through the traditional TV network routes . The Ferret reckons that this is colossal stuff, peeps, ‘cause once broadband is everywhere, all it needs is a widespread deployment of this kind of tech…
Read MoreSite Up.
Site Up. Pretty cool freeware for monitoring web sites to check if they’re up and running properly. Check out the XClock and ImageSite Builder progs while you’re there too.
Read MoreThe joy of flight.
The Saitek X52 Flight Control System. Around $129.95. Not so much a joystick, more a way of life. And look ma, pretty LCD screens an’ buttons an’ sliders an’ all kinds of whizzo things. Review here. * Advanced programming provided by Saitek Smart Technology (SST) software * Enhanced gameplay through intuitive Multi-Function display (MFD) * Illuminated buttons and MFD – ideal for low light environments * Rubber grips and ergonomic design for increased comfort and fatigue-free gaming * Part metal…
Read MoreTreat & Train.
The Treat & Train professional obedience system. $169.95. Perfect for obstinate partners too? “Fancy doing the washing up dear?”“No!” *ding* *rattle*. “Now that’s better, isn’t it? Good boy!” Fill Treat & Train with your dog’s regular, healthy dry kibble. Instruct your dog with a consistent voice command such as “sit,” “stay” or “place.” The instant your dog performs the behavior, hit the reward button on the Treat & Train remote control. A tone sounds to tell your dog right…
Read MoreSoap-a-licious.
The Motion Activated Soap Dispenser. £19.99. Turn your bathroom into an airport restroom in one easy move. Delicious! No matter how dirty the hands, they never touch the soap dispenser as the infra red motion detectors ensure the soap is dispensed before you (or your mates) have a chance to look for a lever to pull or a button to press. Designed to be used for liquid soaps, shampoos etc only…mounts easily on walls using either screws or sticky pads (both…
Read MoreTravel SAD, arrive happy.
The Travel SAD Lite. £59.95. Don’t worry, be happy! Just 6″ high, this portable Lite Pad uses bright 5,000-lux LEDs to simulate natural sunlight, and has the additional feature of 6 programmable soothing sounds…You can enjoy the relaxing sounds of wind, birds, sea, frog song, riverside or forest along with the benefits of simulated sunlight, a guaranteed route to improved physical and mental wellbeing during the dark, short winter days
Read MoreFree screen cleaning.
Get your computer screen cleaned for free from here. Enjoy!
Read MoreVideora.
Videora. Well, it didn’t take long for someone to work out how to put a friendly front-end on BitTorrent, did it? It’s $22.95 for the full version, but the prog actually looks like it could be a cool little TiVo-type tool. Videora 1.0 is the first version of our new personal video downloading program. Utilizing BitTorrent peer to peer technology and Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds, Videora automatically and intelligently finds and downloads video you want to watch. With easy to…
Read MoreRent dis, sell dat.
The RentMyForehead.com domain is for sale by auction. Current bid $49.95. Boggle! There is a HUGE market for advertising on people, and the website domain RentMyForehead.com is the perfect avenue for launching your own mega-business! Imagine making thousands of dollars advertising local or national businesses on your forehead! Or imagine running a site brokering ad space to place on foreheads of an army of walking billboards. The possiblities are ENDLESS!
Read MoreSporty spice.
The FRWD Sports Performance Recorder. From €499.00. Apparently if you really really have to find out, then this is the thing to use. Me? I’d rather not know. THE MOST ADVANCED SPORT ANALYSIS TOOL EVER DESIGNEDFRWD Sport Performance Recorder records every moment and detail of an outdoor sport experience; SPEED, DISTANCE, 3D ROUTE, HEART RATE and TIME is stored every second during a performance – even the excitement is measured. After the activity, the recorded data is replayed, analyzed and…
Read MoreLaserkey.
The Celluon CL800 Laserkey. ‘The world first Bluetooth interfaced projection keyboard’ (it says here). Bluetooth Interface…Projects a keyboard on any flat surface…portable and fast – a perfect solution for PDAs, cell phones, smart phones, web-pads and tablet PC…Saves space for desktop PC users…
Read MoreUS Bunkum.
US Bunkers. $48,000 sure buys you a better class of garden shed nowadays, doesn’t it? The company has developed the multipurpose platform (MPP) bunker, which is a unit that can adapt to a wide variety of uses and applications it is armored, air/watertight and with 13-18 tons of pure protection. It is the latest invention in aboveground, underground and underwater bunkers, capable of withstanding monster hurricanes, tornadoes military and terrorist attacks and extreme underwater pressures…With populations becoming increasingly larger and…
Read MoreRain man.
The Oregon Scientific wireless Rain Gauge & Self Emptying Cup. $49.95. So much technology, eh? Sheesh! Here we stick a milk bottle outside the back door and if it’s full in 10 minutes we know it’s raining. Not self emptying of course. Rain gauge module measures and displays daily rainfall accumulation and 9-day historical record…Wireless rain cup automatically empties (included)…Reset feature monitors total rainfall over any time period since last reset
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