Monthly Archives: August 2005

Gadgets August 9, 2005 posted by

Fridge purifier.

The Fridge Purifier. The Ferret is a relentless cruiser of the info-bahn, and so comes across odd little tidbits now and then. Like the fact that APH sells this purifier for $34.05 when the unit factory gate price apears to be $3.20 from some remote manufacturing origin that eludes investigation. Ah me…profit is a wonderful and strange reflection of desire vs risk, is it not children?  Winmax FRESH-GUARANTEE? is an innovative device that helps freshening food in your refrigerator by…

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hmm..interesting August 9, 2005 posted by

iKarma.

iKarma. Take one dash of eBay feedback, a little dash of Whuffie and you’ve got an online referral scheme that is…well…brave. Will it work, good peeps? Tune in this time next year and let’s see, shall we?   Online or offline, in business or among friends, your reputation says everything about you – who you are, what you do, and what others think about you. The strength of a good name is the finest marketing that money can’t buy. iKarma.com provides all the…

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Gadgets August 8, 2005 posted by

R/C Lawn Mower.

The Evatech Remote Control Lawn Mower. Dude, if womeneses had more senses, they woulds make everything in the world – and kitchen – work by radio control, so that us male suckas could have real fun doing all dem nasty nasty chores. Vroom, vroom….beep, beep….. Kits around $400.00. and check out their RCLM2007H2 water powered hybrid R/C mower too. Coming next year.

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Gadgets August 8, 2005 posted by

USB Battery Charger.

The USB Battery Charger. There’s something poetically utilitarian about getting your laptop to charge the batteries for your digicam, doncha think? £7.25.  Handy little charger that allows you to use the power from your PC (Desktop or Laptop) to charge and re-charge AA and AAA Ni-Cd/Ni-MH type batteries. Will charge up to 4 X batteries at a time. Price invcludes VAT and Delivery

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Recommended August 8, 2005 posted by

In vest for the future?

The Women Style Basic Level 3A Bullet Proof Vest. $430.00 buys you a natty white undergarment that says so much more about your relationships than Victoria’s Secret ever could. Oh, and it comes with or without ceramic plates, for those more romantic moments.  Upper body protection only (chest and back). Weight – 3kg. Stops 9mm gun bullets, 44 MAG and machine gun bullets up to 400 m/sec. speed.

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Gadgets August 8, 2005 posted by

Meter maid.

The Clipsal Cent-a-Meter. A wireless remote power meter which measures how much electricity you’re using at any one time. Plonk it next to your couch and be amazed as you watch TV. Marvel at your reckless waste when you flick on that X-Box, hairdryer or kettle. Pure, unadulterated guilt on a stick.  The Clipsal CENT-A-METER comprises of a sensor, wireless transmitter and receiver. The sensor is a clip-on current transformer that samples the electric current on each active phase wire inside…

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Gadgets August 8, 2005 posted by

Magic Youth.

The Magic Youth Wand. And lo! There came unto earth a facial massager to banish wrinkles and restore youthfulness to those in dire need. And it was spread amongst the good and the infirm, with infra-red warmth and silica roller. And the people marvelled. And went away. £19.99.   Regular use of the magic wand roller can contribute to clearer, smoother and tighter skin and to fewer wrinkles around the eyes. Warm and gentle massage stimulates the treated area, thus increasing removal of toxins,…

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leisure links August 6, 2005 posted by

Link-o-Matic – Robot Suits and more…

Indipod – the SUV toilet Unchain Your Dog – common sense advice?  Robot Suit – sartorially powerful?  iSkoot – Skype from your mobile for free (via Engadget)  The Aqueon Fireplace – Stunningly beautiful heater . (via Gizmodo) Zen in a Stone – biofeedback meets Eastern chic. MyGuestMap – Google maps shoutout  The Forgotten Technology – moving very large rocks. Easily. WishBin – create wishlists as you shop online. Drawn! – fabulous illustrations site (via Metafilter)

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Gadgets August 5, 2005 posted by

Qonos super calculator.

The Qonos Calculator. Not just any old calculator, oh no. This one is a super duper, party scooper, mad fly calculatorix majorilis. Scientific PDA, graphical calc, pocket computer and entry terminal. Wot, no DVD player? Tsk.  Qonos promises a significant leap in power and flexibility to the graphical calculator power user. In contrast Qonos will provide emulation of two powerful graphical calculator series, the TI89 and the HP48/49G as well as standard PDA functions (Address book, agenda, calendar, note-taking etc)…….

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Gadgets August 5, 2005 posted by

Keychain camera detector.

The Keychain Camera Detector. Spy vs Spy in action. They build small peephole cameras, you carry around a teeny keychain detector which lets you locate them. They slink off in disgust. You order room service. 3 meter range. Priced at around $50.00. Wild-range: include 900, 1200, 1300MHz and 2.4GHz Receiving sensertivity: 500MHz ~ 3GHz Coverage range: 3 meter a radius Signal O/P: red light LED flash Battery: 3V. LR-44 x 2pcs

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Gadgets August 5, 2005 posted by

Keyboard boogie.

The GarageKey USB-MIDI keyboard is designed for Apple’s GarageBand software. The clever bit is that it comes on legs, so you can slide your proper Apple keyboard underneath it when you’re not composing the Next Great Cornflakes Jingle. $139.99.  The GarageKey has 37 full-size, professional quality, velocity sensitive keys. It has octave up and down buttons discretely placed on the rear panel. And, it is plug and play compliant with OS X USB-MIDI. Its clear acrylic over bright white styling,…

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Gadgets August 5, 2005 posted by

Digicam panorama gadget.

The Digital Camera Panorama Gadget. That’s not its name, we just made that up. Why? Because we still haven’t mastered the ancient art of Korean, that’s why. Much to our sorrow, Danny. Anyway this seems to be a small black or silver adapter that you attach to the bottom of your digital camera and then to your tripod to let you easily take panoramic or 360 degree Quicktime sequences. It’s very clever actually, if that’s what it does. Around $40.00 thanks very much…

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Bookmark This! August 5, 2005 posted by

Search and ye shall find.

TurboScout. Yet another multi search engine service. But with a very nice and simple interface. Definitely worth a bookmark if you’re into meta search.  TurboScout is a search tool that saves you time and makes your Web searches easy. With TurboScout you only enter keywords once, then getting and comparing original results from over 90 search engines across 7 categories is as simple as clicking the engine’s name. No more retyping keywords into different search engines.

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Bookmark This! August 5, 2005 posted by

Firefox secrets.

The Secrets of Firefox 1.0.  With all this momentum, it’s fascinating to find that many powerful capabilities of Firefox 1.0 are still difficult to find and little known. For example, typing the following strings into Firefox’s Address Bar (which the new browser calls the Location Bar) and pressing Enter brings up a wide variety of novel applets:

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Free Software August 5, 2005 posted by

Backup safely.

Simply Safe Backup. Free backup software for Windows. What more can we say, other than be careful out there, people!  SIMPLY SAFE BACKUP FREE/HOME EDITION: Back up to DVD or CD-ROM. This version is designed for home/personal use, and to give users a test-drive of Simply Safe’s capabilities. This version allows only the minimal (40-bit/64-bit) encryption and compression level options, and is limited to 40,000 files in a single backup volume.

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