Audio Book Radio. What it says actually. A spoken word Internet radio station. I like the idea. A lot. Listen to spoken word Internet radio station broadcasting 24/7. We are a free radio station dedicated to broadcasting stories, drama, poetry and interviews. We broadcast popular audio books by best-selling authors, as well as promoting new and unsigned writers from around the world.
Read MoreMonthly Archives: September 2005
Skype Headset.
SkypeHeadset. Hah, not what you think. Actually it’s a software program. Which lets you control Skype from your generically vanilla mobile phone Bluetooth headset. Not bad eh? So you can answer, hang up and dial out (one contact only) while wandering around your mansion, as long as it’s no further than 10 metres away as the cat flies. Neat. Not super cheap at $20.00/£10.00, but a free trial is available. SkypeHeadset is a software application that seamlessly connects a Bluetooth headset…
Read MoreNu Ride, for nubiles.
Why are they smiling? Because they’re taking apparently taking advantage of NuRide, a strangely unimpressive service to encourage ride sharing where it’s so desperately needed. Why unimpressive, you ask, with a Skinny Decaf Latte en route to your lips. Well the rewards suck, for starters. A $25.00 gift voucher to TGI Fridays? For sharing your 70 minute ride with a corpulent toothbrush salesman from Idaho? Hmm…. NuRiding is similar to airline travel but for your car. You plan your trips online and…
Read MoreSolar sister.
The Solar Charger Bicycle Light. £24.95. How green is this, eh? Not just a solar powered bike light, but also a solar charger for AA and AAA batteries. Apparently it can even power up your halo on dark, rainy nights too. The solar battery charger can be charged direct from sunlight and will not over charge the batteries • It can charge all types of rechargeable AA and AAA batteries • It can be used continuously for up to 15 hours when…
Read MoreYe Olde Flight Computers.
USAF Vintage Flight Computers. Will they one day look back at our super swish 6000MHz, terrabyte gobbling PCs and snigger, as we do when we see these relics from a recent past? Of course they won’t, because they will be altogether nicer, more civilised folk than we. $19.95. These, vintage ’40s-’50s, were used by USAF pilots to calculate true airspeed and correct altitude. Maker’s marks on instruments; issue dates on original packaging. Set of two, each approx. 9″ diam.
Read MorePocket Power charger.
The Pocket Power cellphone charger. Wow, 3 hours talk time from one AA battery? Really? Really really? $24.95 with connectors. Just throw a Pocket Power in your jacket, and you’ll never be stranded by a dead cell phone battery. Using any alkaline, lithium or rechargeable AA, Pocket Power weighs next-to-nothing — thanks to rugged but lightweight aluminum construction. Plugs right into your phone for up to 3 hours of extra talk time! Includes assortment of connectors to fit virtually all…
Read MoreTire Tagz.
Tire Tagsz. If your car could speak it would say – you’re kidding right? Well OK, it would probably say Speed Freak, or Full Flava or P.I.M.P or any one of a selection of erudite and illuminating (!) phrases using this programmable LED ‘wheel messaging’ system. I can think of a message. No really! TireTagz utilises ingenious technology originally developed as an advertising medium for race cars. A device is installed onto an alloy wheel, fixing safely within the…
Read MoreThe Accordion Music Server.
The Accordion Server. Dude, if you’re going to have a music server hanging around, why not make it…like…musical? Waaay too Greek wedding and Retsina for this Ferret though. Arf! My friend Jim Wiggins and I have been working on a special case mod for a music server. Here are some photos of the completed computer showing the steps I took during the process of converting an Enrico Bertini accordion into a SUSE Linux RAID5 server to play our library of…
Read MoreLocal host.
LocalHost. Very interesting Java based Open Source online file sharing application which combines a kind of wiki-like group access and editing facilty with the BitTorrent engine. What’s really funky is that the more popular a file or folder is, the more accessible it is. Still under heavy development by the looks of it (needs a nicer UI) so don’t cuss about the access speeds. Neat and definitely worth a download. [Thanks Tom] You can change any folder (including the root…
Read MoreLink-o-Matic – Current TV and more…
Current TV – television for all Speculative Fiction Writer’s Community – want to write better? Type French Accents online – Internet Explorer only though Nature Network – bringing nature closer, one cam at a time Car Free Cities – solutions to a growing problem? Elephant Dung Paper – the write way to save them Lovetann modular homes – house in a box Gunz The Duel – interesting free online game Classic DOS games – for the retro in you A9…
Read MoreBogner bright.
The Bogner Light Inside Bag. £109.00 says you can find your pen, lipstick, keys or phone on demand in the darkest depths of the night or cinema seat. And without that mega embarrassing rustle, rummage ruckus! Now, you’ll be able to find your mobile phone, purse and keys without any difficulty – because this bag has a tab inside which you can easily feel, without having to look. When you press it, a blue neon light reveals the contents of your…
Read MoreThe Dalek Battle Pack.
The Dr Who Dalek Battle Pack. Duellin’ tin cans? Awesome. £29.99 ($45.94). Challenge your friends to a Dalek battle! Who will exterminate who? You control the Daleks and duel with your opponent. 2 X 4 inch Daleks with controllers. Infrared movement control. flashing hit indicator head lights. Poseable arm and gun. 2 x IR Receivers on each Dalek (front and top of head). 1 x IR Emitter in each Dalek (Eyestalk). Featuring authentic sound and effects.
Read MoreRock n’Roll Fantasy.
The Rock n’ Roll Fantasy Camp. So let’s see. I plunk down $8400.00 of the jolly green folding kind, and in return I get 5 days and nights hanging out in a camp with an assorted bunch of rockers from bands like Kiss and Bad Company, and then at the end of it all get to play live on stage with Roger Daltry of The Who, Cheap Trick, and fellow rawk hall of fame refugees? I’m agog, agape and aghast. Now where did…
Read MorePhat sounds?
The Fat Analyzer with Radio. Otherwise known as the iBlob? So who’s for a swinging time chillin’ out to the sounds and checkin’ the flab? Tshaw, those funky Chinese, eh? FM auto scan radio. Show body fat by weight percentage and indication figure of body fat -Clock and alarm -5 types of body fat rates -Easy and convenient to use -Storage of up to 8 personal data profiles
Read MoreHot news.
The free HotRecorder program, which records online voice chats from programs like Skype has now added support for Google Talk. Just thought you might like to know.
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