Monthly Archives: September 2005

Gadgets September 21, 2005 posted by

Multi purpose light.

The Kingland Multi Purpose Light. Dude, when they say multi, they mean multi. Ultrasonic waves to scare away nasty bugs, roaches and mosquitos, electronic anti-mouse feature, emergency light and…hang with us here as we go for this…a rechargeable battery source for powering up your laptop or portable television. Yep, it’s yet another convergent jackpot Judy.

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Gadgets September 21, 2005 posted by

Tiny toy.

The World’s Smallest R/C Helicopter. The Revolutor may not be quite as teeny tiny as the Epson microbot gizmo, but it’s available for sale now, not sometime in 2048. For $605.00. Wouldn’t you know it – small size, big price. Pfaff.  Super easy to maneuver – so fun you’ll be flying it in minutes. State of the art gyro stabilizers and optical sensors for outstanding stability. Complete control, weighing only 100 grams, it’s so small you can fly it in…

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Gadgets September 21, 2005 posted by

Rip and burn, baby!

The Baxter MP3 Ripper. Drop 25 audio CDs into the caddy, select batch rip and the software will automatically load and unload each disc, ripping them to MP3 or WMA files on the way. Refill, replay and serve until done, at the rate of about 5 minutes a disc. You can even rip directly to an MP3 player with ID3 tag support. Whoosh!  £646.25 ($895.00)  Can I rip right to my MP3 Player? Yes, if your MP3 player can function like a…

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Gadgets September 21, 2005 posted by

Voicelink.

Voicelink. Billed as ‘Your ultimate Internet Chat Pal.’ Basically it’s a pocket sized, full duplex, USB handsfree speakerphone which can convert to a handset for privacy or be used for conferencing. Versatile puppy, ain’t it?   VoiceLink is capable to pick up the sound from about 10 feet ( 3 meters ) away. This allows better mobility to the callers, and is ideal for conference calls…advanced voice processing technology creates a nearly ECHO FREE Internet chatting environment.

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hmm..interesting September 21, 2005 posted by

World’s Most Expensive Things.

The World’s Most Expensive Things. How clever for an Indian newspaper to feature the world’s most expensive baubles, eh? Like this $11 million watch, a $265,000 pen or the £7,500.00 diamond encrusted teabag. Feels right, doesn’t it?

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Free Software September 21, 2005 posted by

Google Desktop Beta.

Google Desktop Beta. Just installed this. Hate to sound like Google fan-boy, but it’s good. Integration – 9/10 (disappears into the desktop interface nicely) Usefulness – 7/10 (still trying to work out if it’s *that* useful) Speed – 7/10 (indexing kind of sluggish, no impact on day to day working though) Compatibility – 6/1 (breaks some stuff – see below – but seems OK) Community – 8/10 (plug-ins good) Comments: Breaks TruImage, needs more upfront explanation of the various desktop panel options, but the integrated desktop and web…

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Awesome September 20, 2005 posted by

Star Domes.

Star Domes. A serene portal onto a star filled nightscape. Aww, pass the hot chocolate, love. From $4000.00  We offer a beautiful round or oval ceiling dome with an individually hand painted sky… The sky is illuminated with an indirect cove light… which dims to reveal the most realistic starry-night sky created on earth! We offer the most accurate, most realistic starfields available bar none! We utilize 4 sizes of fiber optic cable to depict the various star magnitudes, and even tint the red…

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Gadgets September 20, 2005 posted by

Voice recognition radio.

The JVC KD-LX50 Kameleon car CD radio with voice recognition. 45 watts per channel plus a ‘shut up’ mode? And VCR control? $429.95.  It also includes CD Changer Control, dual gold 4V pre-amp outputs, a sub-woofer output w/ crossover, and an adjustable auxiliary input. Other standard features include a 45 Watt X Four Channel amp, BBE II Sound and JVC’s best HS-II tuner. Added convenience is provided with a card-type remote, Audio Cruise mode and CD Text capability.

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but is it art? September 20, 2005 posted by

Photo Pillows.

Photo Pillows. Neat idea, upload your favourite snapshot and get it printed on a pillow for $39.95. What would be uber cool, however, would be a WiFi connected pillow so you could wirelessly stream different images 24/7. Think of the possibilities, peeps, think…  What determines a good image to use and gives the best results? – Close ups and images with bright colors produce the best results. Good cropping that highlights the subject of your photo without other images in…

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Gadgets September 20, 2005 posted by

Chainsaw bike.

The Chainsaw Motorbike. Er..24 chainsaw engines, one Harley Davidson. Result…total weirdness. Who comes up with this stuff. eh? I mean what marketing genius at Dolmar said in a meeting one day, ‘I know, let’s make a chainsaw bike, that’ll show the competition eh? Sheesh!  What makes the Dolmette unique in engineering terms is its 24-cylinder 2-stroke power plant. Nothing quite like it has been seen before. The combined power of 24 DOLMAR chainsaw engines is fed into to a 5-speed…

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Gadgets September 20, 2005 posted by

Acne zapper.

The Electronic Acne Remover. Zap the zits before they git all jiggy with it.  This safe electronic technique can prevent a lesion from ever breaking the skin! It drives naturally antiseptic silver ions beneath the skin where creams can’t reach. A leading national research laboratory tested this device against the most resistant bacterial strains and they were totally wiped out. It also works on viruses and other microbes. It is a unique electronic skin care device. It delivers natural, antimicrobial…

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huh..? September 20, 2005 posted by

Camera phones as scanners.

Camera phones as scanners? So what’s the big deal? Modern digital cameras nowadays can do this very easily. Just snap a page at 5 megapixel resolution and what do you get? A scanned image of the page. Pfaff!  As a page is being scanned the OCR software takes dozens of still images of the page and effectively merges them together using the outline of the page as a reference guide. The software can also detect the curvature of the page…

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cool tech September 20, 2005 posted by

Google WiFi Secure Access.

Google Secure Access. Not clear whether this works outside of San Francisco, but Google’s just introduced a secure WiFi service. Download the program, fire it up and it will automagically encrypt your data to and fro their servers. Very interesting Lucy, especially since it’s the fruit of a Google engineer’s spare time.   Why did Google develop Google Secure Access? One of our engineers recognized that secure WiFi was virtually non-existent at most locations. As a result, he used his…

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Gadgets September 20, 2005 posted by

Hand Painted Cell Phones.

Russian Hand Painted Mobile Phones. Well it’s one way to ensure your handset isn’t stolen I guess. $16.00. I s’pose you’ve got to send them your phone too, which might be a tad problematical if you live somewhere not Russian. [Via Metafilter]  Each painted item is exclusive. While putting a part of his soul in his work, the painter gives each item a feel of uniqueness and originality thus making it easily distinguishable from huge amount of ordinary mass-produced items….

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hardware September 19, 2005 posted by

Stingray firewall.

The Stingray Intelligent Hardware Firewall. Interesting and potentially super super useful product. Basically a ‘fire and forget’ hardware firewall designed for Auntie Edna to use. About time really, isn’t it? Review here. Around $100.00.  Stingray makes Internet Security a simple and effortless experience. No drivers to install or complicated configuration procedures to follow. Simply plug the unit between your computer and modem and you will be ready to access the Internet with complete privacy, protection and piece of mind. Stingray is…

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