iPod-iWay. Use your iPod + Yahoo! Maps as a route mapper. A rather cool application for a music player, isn’t it? iPod-iWay is a powerful step-by-step directions saving tool that will export online driving directions from results by Yahoo Maps and import them into your iPod Photo. It’s an easy solution for getting Yahoo Map directions saved and displayed onto any iPod Photo or Nano, and without the need of additional software!
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The Mirror Phone.
The Mirror Phone. Look, you say you don’t need a mirror on your 2.4GHz cordless home phone, but you know you’re just lying to yourself. How else are you going to check your face for blemishes when speaking to Mrs Miggins? And waddya know, the Caller ID lights up in the middle of the mirror too. Gosh! $99.00. Your incoming calls light up in the center of the mirror on this stylish, full-featured 2.4GHz digital lifestyle cordless phone. The sleek…
Read MoreBeer and Soda Vending Machine.
The Desktop Beer and Soda Vending Machine. Suddenly there’s a deluge of these mini machines around. Strange. $149.00. The Beer and Soda Vending Machine, holds and cools 12 cans of your favorite drinks. No need to leave the couch during the game. Just press any button and get the drink of your choice. Everyone knows Dad wants a Beer-O-Matic!!! What could be better than getting dad exactly what he wants?
Read MoreCoffee Power.
The Redundant Array of Independent Coffee Machines (RAICM). Can also supply coffee wirelessly. Caffietacular…! Constructed of 6 coffee machines, and one emergency backup unit, the RAICM array is able to churn out more than 50 gallons of coffee an hour. The machines are interconnected via CAT5 (CAT stands for Columbia, Antigua, Tanzania), through a 10/100 MBPS switch, communicating by RCP (Remote Coffee Protocol). Each coffee machine was retrofited with one PCI (Percolation Control Interface) slot into which we could wedge…
Read MoreWanna buy a search engine?
The Jux2 (no, me neither) search engine is for sale on eBay. Current bidding is at $26,300.00. Get it while it’s hot. Actually to be fair, it’s not a bad product. It’s just that it’s a very crowded field right now, isn’t it?
Read MoreGet the vibe?
Oh, now there’s interesting, Netvibes has actually made it onto my daily use list as an RSS feed page. Wow. I think it’s because it’s so easy to set up, and clean looking too. Know what I mean?
Read MoreOcean Scooter FX.
The Ocean Scooter FX. An Inflatable Electronic Jet Ski. $139.95 says that 3 mph won’t be fast enough. But hey, it’s unsinkable! Safety features include double barrel inflation chambers which prevent the Ocean Scooter from sinking in case of a puncture, automatic power shutdown when throttle handle is released, full waterproof circuit protection to safeguard the scooter’s electronics, and a protected propeller body for safe use around other people.
Read MoreElectroSmog Detector.
The ElectroSmog Detector. Basically an EMF detector, but with better marketing than usual. £57.50. But what’s even more interesting is that they’re selling EMF Shielding Fabric which will reflect 90% of the radiation. Priced at £39.95 per metre. I’m very interested in this area. In a world where fast-growing wireless technology is ever-present, the Electrosmog Detector allows you to hear the digital pulsing of microwave frequency signals. These could be from * Digital cordless DECT phones * Mobile phones *…
Read MoreDigital Incubator.
The Digital Incubator. This one has lashings of the aaaawwww factor, peeps. An electronic incubator for kids to rear their own cute little tweetie pies. Stop it, I’m gonna cry. [via AVING] Automatic artificial egg incubator – You can hatch out chickens, ducks, quails, and pheasants by yourself. Just put the eggs in the incubator. Micro computer that is smarter than hens promptly sets up the all necessary conditions. A mysterious birth of a new life! The answer is right here….
Read MoreMap FTP servers as local drives.
How to map a remote FTP server as a local drive. Means you can use your personal webspace to store files as easily as copying them to your D drive or a CD ROM. Except of course you’ll need a fast broadband connection to upload bigger files. Still, nice one. Today, my dream became reality, courtesy of Novell. Netdrive, which is a part of the Novell Client, makes it all possible, and it works flawlessly. After you install it, configure…
Read MoreIndie Flix.
Indie Flix. A forum, showcase and community for independent film makers. Like what you see? Then buy the DVD. About time. IndieFlix is dedicated to providing a forum for filmmakers and their audience to interact, and to building a community that translates artistic vision into commercial success. IndieFlix promises to build a fair and open market to empower filmmakers to be the engine of their achievement and audiences to be a vital part of a movie’s success. IndieFlix is…
Read MoreNo graphics.
Jakob Nielsen’s site on web usability has a page entitled ‘Why This Site Has Almost No Graphics’ which says, quote – Download times rule the Web, and since most users have access speeds on the order of 28.8 kbps, Web pages can be no more than 3 KB if they are to download in one second which is the required response time for hypertext navigation. The link is from 1997. The site is so horribly ugly I can hardly bear to…
Read MoreWalkie Talkie Watchie.
The Walkie Talkie Watch. Yeah, forget about your piddling 200 ft range, these puppies will howl your chant of the universe over a range of 2.5km. Yep 1.5 miles. Wow, I’m not even sure I know anyone that far away. And all for just £49.95? Tshaw! The maximum transmission power of 300mW allows radio ranges of up to 50m (164ft) within buildings, or 2.5km (1½ miles) in the open. The integrated squelch function ensures that good connections are possible even with…
Read MoreTo catch a thief…
The Thief Catcher Kit, including wallet. This week is Covert Week at the Ferret, so we’re a-going undercover brother for y’all, in the interests of science of course. So snag your nasty tea leaf (cockney, mate) wiv a little bit of duckin’ an’ divin’, my son. £875.38. A comprehensive kit designed to catch someone stealing from within a home or office environment. The kit includes an all-purpose micro radio transmitter, a palm-sized receiver with belt clip, a wallet (the bait)…
Read MoreSmell Killers.
Smell Killers Travel. OK, so let’s get this straight. You wear this round your neck to get rid of nasty smells wherever and whenever. Never have to wrinkle your nostrils in disgust again? Hmm…anyone know whether these things actually…ah…work? $19.95. Once the disks are partially immersed in water, the grooves trap the organic molecules that create odors. When these molecules react with the SmellKiller’s alloy, water, and oxygen, they disintegrate into fragments our noses can no longer identify.
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