Monthly Archives: October 2005

Gadgets October 31, 2005 posted by

The Jack PC.

The Jack PC. Dude, this has got to be the thinnest thin client in the thin lovin’ thin universe. Basically we’re talking a PC in a wall socket. Funky-licious! AMD 500MHz processor, juice from Power over Ethernet, 128 MB RAM, Windows CE, 5W heat and power consumption, Citrix thin client software. Totally client-server though, so forget about local processing of any meaningful kind. Still…Priced at around $299.00.

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Gadgets October 31, 2005 posted by

Fujifilm Strobe light kit.

The Fujifilm Underwater Strobe Kit. Looking itself like some rather fiendish deep sea creature, this new Jules Verne lighting gizmo is apparently what you need to photograph fishy things at depths of up to 60 meters. Frankly, I’m not sure I want to know what’s slithering away down there, so maybe we can pass on this as a gift this year, eh? £159.99.  The SS-120N Digital Slave Strobe included with the Underwater Strobe Kit is triggered wirelessly by the digital…

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Gadgets October 31, 2005 posted by

Food disinfector.

The MHD016 Sterilizer and Detoxification for Vegetable, Fruit and Meat Machine. It is becoming clear, dear reader, that nowadays we regularly ingest substances which may not be that…uh…advantageous for our well-being and longevity. And lets not even talk about the clenbuterol, eh? Thanks.  Resolve the hormone , antibiotic, clenbuterol at the meat, fish, seafood. Kill the bacillus ,virus animalcule at the meat, fish, seafood Resolve the pesticide, chemical fertilizer and antiseptic that the fruit and vegetable remain. And kill the…

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Bizarre October 31, 2005 posted by

Steamer.

The Hudspith Steam Bicycle. Not sure I’d like that much hot water so close to those important little places, know what I mean? Could give a whole new meaning to the phrase ‘blowing off steam’, of course.  Present performance is about 8mph sustained speed, 6 – 8mpg of water and about 60 – 70mpg of paraffin (at a guess). Such a machine is never truly finished, and most times I run it, I think of an improvement to make for…

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Free Software October 31, 2005 posted by

CD & DVD data cop.

ICE ECC. Worried about losing your precious CD or DVD data as the discs degrade over time? Then you might like to try this bit of freeware and see if it provides some valuable protection. Seems like a neat idea.   Did you know that a typical CD-R/DVD-R disk can hold its data intact for only a few years? ICE ECC is the perfect solution to this problem – before you store your data, protect it against corruption with ICE…

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Bookmark This! October 31, 2005 posted by

Snapzone.

Snapzone. Ferrety reader James drops us a line about his new venture and it looks good. Basically a mobile phone online image gallery. Snap, send photo by email, et voila, published for the world to see. Haven’t had a chance to use it yet, but like the simple interface and setup.  SnapZone gives you a simple and easy way to store and share the photos you have on your mobile phone. Just take a snap on your mobile, send it…

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leisure links October 29, 2005 posted by

Link-o-Matic – Surprise Swedish supercar and more…

Koenigsegg CCR – tree lovin’ Swedes make world’s fastest car? Discuss.  R|Mail – Very cool service delivering RSS to your email inbox. GSig – graphical GMail email signatures  Drive to Romance – Locked eyes in traffic? Find them again here.  Dafont – great free and shareware font site with preview tool. MerchBoss – sell stuff on your site via reasonably priced bolt-on store. FAlbum – WordPress plugin to display Flickr photos on your site. YouTube – fast, easy and popular…

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Gadgets October 28, 2005 posted by

iWood Kiosk, would you?

The iWood Kiosk. Natural wood finish conceals an Apple iMac G5, hooked to a 17 inch LCD screen and a wireless network system. Man, if all public access kiosks were made like this, I’d spend my life checking train schedules, honest. $4,171.90. More info here.  made of natural lime wood   17-inch LCD screen, 16:10 wide aspect ratio wireless network (recommended) full size keyboard (can be sold separately) integrated touchpad with scroll and click function integrated touchscreen option (coming soon)

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Gadgets October 28, 2005 posted by

World Atomic Clock.

The Digital World Atomic Clock. A digital clock that keeps perfect time no matter where you are in the world. Why? Because it has a very small elf inside who keeps ringing the Time service in each country when you land. [liar – Ed]. $29.97.  Besides being fully functional, compact and sleekly designed, the Digital World Atomic Clock is able to receive signals transmitted by various government locations in Frankfurt-Germany, Kyushu Island-Japan, the United Kingdom, and Colorado. This patented highly-advanced…

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sleaze tech October 28, 2005 posted by

Phone phreak.

The Hold Invader. Clip it to your landline phone and turn the phone on the other end of the line into a ‘super sensitive listening device’. Sneaky is, as sneaky does! £116.33.  Perfect for negotiations being conducted over the phone. Simply attach this to your phone. During a conversation you tell the person that you are talking to that you need to put them on hold for a short while. Whilst the other party thinks they are on hold their…

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Gadgets October 28, 2005 posted by

Clip-on power-up PSP glory.

The Clip-on 1800mAh Battery Pack for PSP. You’ve got a Sony PSP right? And you’re not bothered about pocket bulge, as long as you get max play time out of your battery pack? Well then, this is for you. No not you missus. You, the geeky one snuffling in the corner. Cough up the $14.95 now.  This battery pack for PSP clips on the back of the PSP console and provides 1800mAh of extra power for your PSP console, allowing to…

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Gadgets October 28, 2005 posted by

Keychain digital photo holder.

The Keychain Digital Photo Viewer. Interesting idea, no? Shove your precious digital photies onto a keychain device for your constant cherishment. Better than a cell phone screen? Your call. Sample price $50.00.  Features: 1) Support format: BMP, JPG, PHG, GIF 2) Display: 1.1′ CSTN LCD screen 3) Storage photo: 56pcs 4) Communicate jack: USB 1.1 5) Power: build in 3.7V lithium or USB 5V supply

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Free Software October 28, 2005 posted by

Assassin.

Assassin malware fighter. Free as in ‘get off my machine, and don’t ever come skulking back.’ I haven’t had a chance to test it, so if anyone has any feedback, let us know purlease.  With the release of Assassin version 1.0.1, anyone operating a personal computer can recover a hijacked network based Windows operating system within minutes and all without rebooting or changing the system configurations. Now includes ADS detection and removal!

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