Monthly Archives: May 2005

Gadgets May 16, 2005 posted by

Staple fare.

Consign whole galaxies to random annihilation with the Hitchhiker’s Guide Vogon Stapler. $50.00.  This film accurate, highly detailed item is hand painted resin. Direct from film prop Limited to 1000 pieces Signed by Film Makers

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huh..? May 16, 2005 posted by

Exoticar.

The Exotic Car Country Club. Membership fees start at $100,000 plus retainers from $1600 per month. One for the lottery winnings, eh?  The Exotic Car Country Club…was created for people who like to drive and change exotic and highline cars often, but are tired of losing money doing it…Change cars as often as you like. Just consult the car menu, call our office or come back to our website, make your choice, and we’ll deliver that car anywhere in the continental…

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Gadgets May 13, 2005 posted by

Dream Genie.

The Road Genie. Ferget all those fancy GPS doo-dads, just ask this puppy fer info on the nearest McDonalds and it’ll spew speak it right back at yer. The two of you will probably then spark up an incredible relationship, which will last until one or other has to leave for college in Utah. $39.90.  The Road Genie is the first of its kind electronic travel guide that responds to your voice!…The Road Genie uses advanced computer mapping to cover…

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Recommended May 13, 2005 posted by

Track ’em, Charlie.

Here’s hoping that you never ever need any of the range of money and body tracking technology from Aarttrack, eh? Like this belt which beams a signal out for over a year. Yuck!  Money tracking in ransom situations • Belt tracking continually pulses for over one year • Watch tracking • Vehicle tracking • Helicopter tracking

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Gadgets May 13, 2005 posted by

Motionless Mona.

The Motion Sickness Relief Band. No, not the Bee Gees. Although for $109.95 it might as well be.   * Patented FDA-cleared technology provides relief from motion sickness. * Simple, non-invasive, reusable and drug-free — no side effects. * Band sends a gentle pulse of electricity. * Appears to interfere with nausea messages between the stomach and brain.

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Gadgets May 13, 2005 posted by

Monkey see, monkey blow.

The Blow Monkey Nail Dryer. Like, yeah. It’s kinda, well, cuteafunkydolicious, isn’t it? Isn’t it? £4.95. [via ShinyShiny]  If you’re tired of flapping your hands about like you’ve got some kind of nervous tic in an attempt to dry your nail varnish, this is for you. The Blow Monkey is nothing to do with the pretentious late 80s band – it’s a handy little device that not only speeds your way to pristine nails, but brightens up your day with…

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huh..? May 13, 2005 posted by

SUV, The Musical.

SUV: The Musical! No way? Way!  A timeless love story for our age: Boy meets Girl. Boy designs really big SUV for girl. Girl gets in a car accident and leaves Boy. Girl falls in love with an environmental activist. Boy gets sentenced to death for crimes against humanity.

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Awesome May 13, 2005 posted by

Don’t cri for me Argentina.

The Cri Cri plane is very small. Very. You could probably take off, do a circuit and land one of these inside the new Airbus 380. Notice also that this puppy has two tiny tiny jet engines. Now that’s a Very Light Jet.

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cool tech May 13, 2005 posted by

Fundable.

Fundable. A kind of group hug escrow scheme. Very cool idea. The super interesting thing is that a) you can link in your eBay feedback status to give you an instant sort of reference, and b) after the beta is over they’re releasing the software for free download under Open Source. Which means that anyone will be able to set up collaborative funding schemes at will. Tres neat. [via metafilter]  Fundable is a new service that lets groups of people…

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cool tech May 13, 2005 posted by

User power.

The web is a-buzz with hot technology right now, with mother Google seemingly leading the charge to re-invent, re-engineer and imagineer all kinds of apps. But what happens when the power shifts to the user, through the use of creative browser add-ons which let you change pages you’re viewing? The answer is, potentially, a lot! Well a sneak peak of a few ‘user annotation’ or ‘user scripting’ tools may well help us to understand where this is heading. Just imagine being…

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sleaze tech May 12, 2005 posted by

GPS tracker.

The Tri-Band GPS Tracker. Combination GPS and GSM tracking module and alarm that sends positional information via SMS. Pocket sized, plug and play, accurate to within 15 meters and 48 hours operation per charge.  Compact GPS Covert Tracker Designed for Vehicle Security/Micro GPS Tracking Application, providing you with peace of mind all the time when your vehicles are away from you…When under emergent [sic]circumstances, you can issue an Emergency Alert for assistance by pressing Tri-Band G-19B’s Panic Button. Your location will then…

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Gadgets May 12, 2005 posted by

Tooth Masseuse.

The Tooth Masseuse wafer. $39.95. A tooth massager. For relieving the pain of childbirth. Oh wait, maybe that’s an epidural.  The ToothMasseuse eliminates or greatly reduces the pain associated with orthodontic treatments. A 15 minute massage immediately following an orthodontic adjustment will help reduce the pain even before it begins, as well as reduce the treatment time and improve the results!…Simple to operate, just place the mouthpiece over the “high” or “low” terminal, turn it on and gently bite down on…

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Gadgets May 12, 2005 posted by

AC deucy USB.

The AC to USB Adapter. Thing is sometimes you need a USB power-up and you don’t have the original adapter. Well now you do. Flat or round pin. $18.00.   AC to USB Adapter (1000mA). Transform AC power to USB power, best for changing high capacity devices with USB cable.

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Gadgets May 12, 2005 posted by

PP9 LED redux

Hmm…looks like someone has improved on the old PakLite 9V LED flashlight concept. Ah me, the nature of life and competition now ships with six bulbs and a swivel head. Around $25.00. Oh and you need more bright lights? Well here you go.

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cool tech May 12, 2005 posted by

Talkr.

Talkr. OK, enough with the lazy e already. Sheesh! Anyway Talkr converts text only blogs into Podcasts. Actually it converts any RSS feed into speech. $9.95 for 10 hours of audio per month.   Talkr provides a service that allows you to listen to your favorite text-only news sources rather than read them. If you can point us to an RSS feed (a machine-readable version of your favorite blog or news source) we will convert that feed from text to…

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