The Thinking Carpet is an interesting project. Mind you, I’m not sure just how much more thinking I need from my furniture and environment. [Thanks Andi] A self-organising network of robust microchips is responsible for the capturing and processing of data in the “Thinking Carpet”. In this case, self-organising means: If a sensor fails for some reason, the neighbouring processors can use their own positioning to look for a new connecting route which circumvents the defective region and maintains functionality….
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Dermabond.
Dermabond. Purple liquid stitches, like a Pritt Stick for skin? Two coats and the wound is stuck together, no nasty needles. Yay! Watch the demo! After your wound has been cleaned, your doctor will apply DERMABOND adhesive in thin layers (a minimum of three) with a light brushing stroke, while holding the edges of the wound together. As DERMABOND adhesive is applied, it forms a strong, flexible bond in just 45-60 seconds, and reaches full strength in approximately 2½ minutes….
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The CLEVER Project. Yet Another Funky Urban Transportation Project. Are any of these things ever ack-tually going to appear on the streets? The natural gas engine allows travelling with minimal fuel consumption (2.5 l/100km (111 mpg) equivalent to gasoline for CO2 emissions of 60g/km)…Because of the lack of appropriate infrastructure with natural gas filling stations, the refuelling of CLEVER is possible by the exchange of gas bottles. Two mounted gas bottles offer a driving range of approximately 150 km.
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The Digi-Draw. The Ferret is the world’s second worst artist (after Vincent Van Gogh). The Digi-Draw promises to change that. Really. And for just $19.95. Hah! You can easily trace any picture, photograph or illustration to make fantastic works of art. You can even make animated cartoons! With DiGi-Draw, you don’t have to be an artist to draw like one!…Place the image you want to trace on the reflective panel on the left… Now, look at the reflection of…
Read MoreStill and clear.
The Water Purifying Straw. Not necessarily for use with McDonald’s milkshakes. £8.00. Using this straw reduces viruses and bacteria by an amazing 96%. It can be used to suck water from a canteen or directly from the source. The column of iodine resin purifies as water draws through the straw. Easy to use.
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Larger than Life. Everything’s bigger in <insert place name here.>
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Edit this Page. Free online collaborative editing system. Neat. EditThisPagePHP is a tool for collaborative editing online. Pages can be made editable by authorized users, or anyone with something to contribute. Every version of a page is retained, so content is never lost. EditThisPagePHP combines features of: Blogs: optional user comments, sending and receiving trackbacks, and RSS feeds, Wikis: an edit-this-page button, page history, page diffs, and it can email users when pages change, Content Management Systems: multiple roles (by…
Read MoreBack to the future.
Firestreamer-DV. $46.00. Needs an in/out Firewire connection which of course we in Europe are rather short of on our camcorders. Sheesh! The Firestreamer software makes your DV recorder appear as a regular tape drive to other applications running on your computer, so that you can use the powerful Windows Backup Utility (NTBackup) to reliably back up and restore your files and folders to and from videotape. You can store up to 15 Gigabytes of data to a Mini-DV cassette, or…
Read MoreLying eyes.
How to detect lies. The following techniques to telling if someone is lying are often used by police, and security experts. This knowledge is also useful for managers, employers, and for anyone to use in everyday situations where telling the truth from a lie can help prevent you from being a victim of fraud/scams and other deceptions.
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WAPLaw.com. Quick access to legal help from your mobile phone? Riight! So what’s this, the impulse litigation business? Wow, some lawyers are so…persistent aren’t they? WAPlaw.com offers quick access to legal help from WAP enabled cell phones, Palm Pilots and Blackberries. By filling in a short form, you can instantly send your legal request, right from the scene of an injury, to a series of interested attorneys.
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The Cellular Phone Amplifier. On the basis that people using mobile phones tend to shout louder in noisy places if they can’t hear the other party properly, we suggest that this product is probably a very. good. thing. $39.95. If you’ve been having problems hearing conversations on your cell phone, you know how frustrating it can be. The Cellular Amplifier boosts the volume on your cell phone up to 24 dB, so you can hear every word clearly. It easily…
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The Firebox VoIP Phone. Neat because it accesses Skype. Neat because Skype Out is super duper cheap calls. Neat because anything that gets us away from monolithic telco control is most excellent. £29.95. All you do is bung in the CD, plug the phone into the nearest USB socket and dial away. Nifty technology then digitally converts your voice through your broadband internet connection and on to its final destination – be it a fellow Skype user, a normal land…
Read MorePulse power.
The VNS Therapy System. For long term treatment of chronic epileptic seizures. [Via the rather scary Medgadget]. VNS Therapy delivers stimulation via a device implanted just under the skin in the left chest area. The pacemaker-like device sends mild, intermittent electrical impulses through a lead to the left vagus nerve, which then sends signals to the brain. Each device is programmed for the individual patient, and the patient or a caregiver has the ability to initiate or abort stimulation with…
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The Internet Touchpad. Show the geek in your life just how much they really touch you this Valentines, and with gestures. Ahem. $21.95. Latest generation design requires no pressure to point and select – just move your finger and tap. Patented Glidepoint Gesture technology allows users to program their own personal gestures to open documents, start applications or accomplish just about any other task on a PC that typically requires multiple keystrokes 3 programmable “Hot” buttons allow for programming shortcuts- access…
Read MoreET, chrome phone.
The Crosley Dreyfuss 500 chrome phone. Retro rad. $59.95. First introduced in 1949, this ever-popular desk style set was initially featured in basic “Bell Black.” Reintroduced in 1954, in a variety of shades, this classic gained widespread popularity as it became a decorative household item. Rugged and functional, the Desk Phone was, and remains, the most commonly used phone in the United States. And while Crosley’s Desk Phone has the nostalgic rotary dial, it actually functions with push button…
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