Monthly Archives: February 2005

Gadgets February 24, 2005 posted by

On, off.

The Binary Watch. £49.95 ($87.41). Now don’t go telling me all that geek machine code nonsense. Tell me about cool black cars and polo necked chauffeurs.  Ostensibly, a watch is for telling the time. But if that’s all it was for, no one would pay thousands of pounds for a Rolex. Choosing a watch has far more to do with how it looks than knowing what time it is; just look at all the watches around with only four numerals,…

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huh..? February 24, 2005 posted by

Bananas!

Banana Bunker? Banana Bunker? Banana Bunker?  Cultured Containers has developed the BananaBunker to protect this delicate fruit from brusing when placed in your backpack, nap sack, soft carrying case, or briefcase. The container also protects your backpack’s valuable contents, such as CD players, textbooks, binders, and business documents.

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Bookmark This! February 24, 2005 posted by

Film Trust.

Film Trust. Collaborative, social networked movie recommendations/ratings on tap. Not exactly new, but maybe worth a look see?  FilmTrust is designed to take advantage of your social connections to improve the way you look at movies. You can see personalized movie ratings, reviews sorted so you see the most relevant ones first, and you can help influence what your friends see

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Gadgets February 23, 2005 posted by

No more tears.

The Waterless Pet Bath. $39.99. Make peace with your pooch.  The Waterless Pet Bath Brush resolves stubborn tangles with its sturdy plastic bristles while at the same time using Air Energizing Technology to clear away pet odors and dander…The Waterless Pet Bath Brush silently bathes your pet in just five minutes with trillions of super-oxygenated molecules and negative ions every second. These molecules and ions break down odors and capture the particles that cause them, leaving fresh oxygen behind.

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Gadgets February 23, 2005 posted by

Auto tune, auto listen.

Wireless Auto-Tune Speakers. $150.00 buys you speakers without wires. Without signal drift. Straight up, no kidding.  Our 900 MHz wireless speakers have up to a 150-foot signal range, so you can easily listen to music, movies or TV shows anywhere around your home or office. Set up impromptu parties on the patio. Listen in the kitchen or bedroom—all without moving your stereo system or TV or running speaker wires. Auto-tune technology automatically locks into the correct signal—there’s no tuning ever…Simply…

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Gadgets February 23, 2005 posted by

Trunk bikes.

The Motocompo Trunk Bike. Forget about the weird little motorized gizgogs and check out the surreal advertising. What is that place, a woodland fast food grotto? With a phone on a tree? Beam me up, Scottie.

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Bizarre February 23, 2005 posted by

Flame on!

Exhaust Flamethrower Kit. One. Little old ladies, for the scaring of. Sir! From $49.95.  You’ve seen exhaust flame thrower kits in the movies. Now you can have one on your car. Don’t settle for a cheap kit that only includes a few pieces, or for kits that charge over $100 more than our kits!…The UltraGear Exhaust flame thrower kit will allow you to shoot flames out of your exhaust at the press of a button!…includes a control box, switch, wire,…

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cool tech February 23, 2005 posted by

TV.exe.

TV.exe. Tacky interface? Check. Non intrusive? Check. Cool free global broadband television program? Check.  Television is no longer restricted by boundaries anymore. You can download this free software which enables you to access more than three hundred live channels all over the world. You can search for and find your favorite TV stations. You can search for a channel from the given categories or from the regional list. Channels related to sports, news, music, educational and many more can be…

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heh heh! February 23, 2005 posted by

Pimpzilla.

Pimpzilla. Firefox for the bro’, ya know?  Pimpzilla is a theme for the browser Firefox. It’s also probably the most tacky & overdone piece of GUI design out there, aimed solely for true internet-connaisseurs [sic]. If you are into fur and lot’s of bling, this is the theme for you.

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Recommended February 23, 2005 posted by

Word up!

Word Meter. If you’re a writer you really really don’t want this up on your website sitting in your face. You really don’t. Trust me.  This is a word meter that you can use in your projects or signature files, to give you and others an idea of how you are progressing with your work. Simply put in a current and expected total for your project, hit enter and we’ll do the rest.

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Gadgets February 22, 2005 posted by

Watch and listen.

The Casio Wrist Audio Player. $376.00. Limp wrist, Limp Biskit.  Wearable MP3 format file player Built-in 32MB MMC Approximate Play time: 33 min (High quality); 44 min (Medium quality); 66 min (Low quality) Rechargeable lithium-ion battery

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Gadgets February 22, 2005 posted by

Retro raison.

The Retro Clock Radio Telephone. If you’ve got to go retro, do it properly we say. Or in Bakelite. $79.00.  This neat clock radio telephone features 4 Hand Analog Clock AM/FM Radio with Phone! Buttons: Radio On/Off, AM/FM Band, Tuning, Volume, Alarm On/Off, Snooze/Dial light, Receiver volume Hi/Lo, Ringer volume Hi/Lo, Tone/Pulse, Flash/Redial.

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Gadgets February 22, 2005 posted by

Bino-sounds.

AM/FM Binoculars. These partic-ular binoc-ulars are extracuric-ular all round. £19.99.  Ideal for sports enthusiasts everywhere, these small but powerful binoculars also house a detachable sacnning AM/FM radio allowing the user to listen to scores & commentary both locally and nationally whilst keeping a close eye on the action. Cool gadget!

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cool tech February 22, 2005 posted by

Radianse.

Radianse Alerts. RFID tags to stop you losing patients? Of course.  Patient Wandering – when a high-risk patient wearing a Radianse active-RFID location tag moves outside preset boundaries, the Radianse IPS recognizes this context as “Patient Wandering” and alerts clinicians about the patient’s location, enabling them to escort the patient to safety

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