The Eyewitness Camera. A $199.95 in-car recorder for those awkward little moments. Could have done with one of these puppies last month when some dufus in a van thumped into the front of my very bright red moto-car. ‘Did you not see me?’, I asked. Blank stare. Tsk. EyewitnessCamera.com products are there to help people get a fair deal in the unfortunate event that you are involved in a vehicular accident that is not your fault. As these cameras become…
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LED oasis.
The LED Water Bowl. $19.95. So tell me, Mrs Mainstaff, why would your pet need a water bowl with embedded LED lights? OK, so they go on when the thing is getting empty and they’re easy to see in the dark. However it’s not much fun nuzzling a brightly lit but achingly empty bowl at midnight is it, Fido? LED lights alert you when this bowl is almost out of water – so your pet never needs to suffer. * Make sure your…
Read MoreEngraved postcards.
Engraved Metal Postcard. “Darling, I’m leaving you. Your dinner’s in the dishwasher.” Now that’s what you’d call a keepsake. £50.00. Engrave a perfect message in your own handwriting that they can keep forever, whatever the reason – it’s limitless.
Read MoreBuckin’ bronco.
The Million Dollar Bill looks like fun. Can you get arrested for trying to pay for your Skinny Latte with this? And wasn’t there a movie about….yeah well. It’s still fun. Priced at $4.99 each note, which is a bargain if you ask me. Which you didn’t. The One Million Dollar Bill is the most authentic note on the market today! It may not be legal tender, but it’s hard to tell from looking at it. In fact, it’s even harder…
Read MoreFe-tal attraction.
Liquid Magic Magnetic Wall Paint. $29.95 a quart. Just don’t blame us if yer pacemaker stops! Have fun turning any wall surface into a magnetic attraction with Liquid Magic Wall Paint! This 100% Acrylic Latex magnetic receptive paint is lead free and safe for use in a child’s room. Cleans with soapy water. For best results apply several coats to desired surface. Roller and paint tray included.
Read MoreClean up ina da house.
The Clean Up vacuum cleaner from quaintly named Korean company Charming Art may not be robotic, but it does come with one interesting feature – an ultraviolet sterilizing lamp which messes mightily with dem nasty microbes in da rugs and carpets. That’s good news for the allergicians amongst us. And bad news for de bugs.
Read MoreMagnetic.
Magnetic Tape. From the ‘Yep-Makes-Sense-To-Me’ Dept. $7.99 a roll. Here’s a revolutionary magnetic tape with a strong, adhesive backing that instantly sticks to and magnetizes…almost everything! Just tear off as much as you need. Affix to the back of photos, artwork, notepads, shopping lists, etc. – and they instantly become magnets that you can display on refrigerators, cabinets and other metal surfaces. Reusable. Won’t leave marks. 30-foot roll.
Read MoreCall me.
The Jumbo Caller ID. Hard of eyesight? Then you need a big baby backlit call monitor. Yes you do, don’t argue chump-chops. $69.95. The Jumbo Caller ID features a super sized backlit LCD that allows you to see who’s calling when the phone rings from across the room as well as the date and time. The display shows the caller’s name and phone number and it stores up to 90 calls for review. A New Call indicator flashes green, and…
Read MoreMeasure this!
Digital Callipers. Measuring stuff is cool. Especially when you can combine the digital readout with the fumbly fingers. Definitely. Oh yes. Superb precision calliper. Can measure up to 150mm (6″) with a resolution of 0.01mm (0.0005″). Readout on a 5-digit LCD display in mm or in inches. Comes with battery.
Read MoreGiga-pixel image masters.
The GigaPxl Project. Awesome high resolution images of up to four billion pixels. Don’t believe me? Then zoom into one of the shots and see for yourself. The Gigapxl camera captures single exposures on film with enough resolvable detail to support scanning at resolutions up to four billion pixels. Single-gigapixel images are slightly larger than 44,000 x 22,000 pixels in size and four-gigapixel images are twice as wide and twice as high at 88,000 x 44,000 pixels…Incidentally, a four billion…
Read MoreNokia Sensor.
The Nokia Sensor service looks kind of strange. It’s apparently some kind of pick-up service for party-goers. At least we think that’s what it is, judging by the Flash demo. * Spontaneous social circles * Your portable personality * Instant communities and networks * Free to download, free to use * Free file sharing
Read MoreOur media, your place?
Ourmedia.org. Free storage and free bandwidth for multimedia. A kind of media center in other words. But without all the metal and plastic. Phunky. We provide free storage and free bandwidth for your videos, audio files, photos, text or software. Forever. No catches. Get recognized for your creativity. Make your voice heard. Register now and join the personal media revolution.
Read MoreShare that drive.
The uber cool thing about the Flashpoint Sharedrive USB stick is the fact that you can plug them together to transfer data from one to another. Each one contains a female USB socket, see? Clevar indeed. $169.95 for the 1GB model. ShareDrives takes this technology one step further…….data on FlashPoint pen Drives can be copied from one pen drive to another. And this is not the only thing different about FlashPoint pen drives. FlashPoint ShareDrives have an integrated female USB…
Read MoreSolar scales.
Tanita Solar Powered Scales. $69.99. So you’re on this desert island, no rescue in sight, no Man Friday, just coconuts and bananas. Fear not. Whip out your trusty sun powered weighing machine and whip up a crazy fruit fondue within minutes. Cool eh? The Tanita 1155 is a versatile and efficient solar powered digital kitchen scale that never needs batteries. This kitchen scale will operate under both natural and artificial light sources including incandescent, halogen and fluorescent bulbs.
Read MoreMr Metal Magic.
The X4 R/C Metal Detector. $29.99. Mars Rover it ain’t, but if it’s a choice between hunting for awesomely valuable Pirate Dubloons on the beach with one of those geeky metal detectors, or using this neat little radio controlled gidget, we’ll plump for the R/C runabout. Brrroooom…..ka-ching? The new X4 Metal Detector Rover is a real working metal detector in a cool remote controlled vehicle. Now you can explore for buried metal and treasure in style. Built-in sound and light…
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