FasterFox. Speed up your Firefox browser by tweaking settings. Installs into Firefox Options if you can’t find it. I didn’t actually notice any difference at all under the optimized setting, but got a 25% uplift on the Turbo-Charged.
Read MoreMonthly Archives: October 2005
Link-o-Matic – Kick the habit and more…
Stop smoking via laser – accupuncturized Free web templates – quite nice ones Free web tools – useful stuff The Beatles early photos – astonishing stuff for nostalgics My Tickler – schedule reminders, aid your memory. Buttkicker Gamer – shake your chair as you play Copiliot – Fix your friend’s computer over the Internet The original Coke recipe? – really? Clusty and Dumbfind – new search engines with a twist Creative Reporter – citizen journalists earn money here
Read MoreGame time.
The Gametime flatscreen arcade console. Eighty multilingual games in 9 categories, 15” touchscreen TFT, integrated broadband and wireless networking ports for Internet, email and online multi-player phun. What’s not to like? Er…except the price. $3,795.00. With games designed for all tastes, you will find the Megatouch Gametime product simple to learn and use, but difficult to master. Choose from one-to-four player games in categories such as Strategy, Quiz & Word, Sports, Puzzles and Kid’s Club. Speed, knowledge, strategy and quick…
Read MoreCD Duplicator.
The 3 CD Duplicator. No computer needed. Just bung in the discs, press go and two minutes later out pop your copies. Even handles protected discs. Apparently. At $699.00 this is not exactly a Joe Soap product, though, is it? The new 3CD Duplicator easily and automatically copies up to three CDs at the same time without a computer. Most duplicating procedures may not be able to copy certain protected files. But this duplicator uses a technology called “image copy” to duplicate the exact same data found on the…
Read MoreMom, kid cares.
The Mom Kid Cares. Strange name, simple product. Attach one bit to your child, place the other unit in your pocket or purse. Child wanders out of 5 metre range, alarm goes off. See? Simple. And cheap at $9.90. The other option, of course, is to watch the little tyke like a hawk. Continually. Remorselessly. Unnervingly. Easily and Widely use in different area, such as, Mobile, Wallet, Kids, Keys, etc. It’s for security and protection purpose. 2 small pieces of…
Read MorePowerPod camera tracker.
The PowerPod-IR motorized camera mount. Stick your camcorder on this puppy and use the remote control to play Steven Spielbergs. Perfect for those Dr Evil moments when you need to keep the camera on your face as you pace up and down delivering your ultimatum to the world. $179.99. Introducing the IR-Pod, a compact motorized base for camcorders controlled using a TV-style remote control. Unlike our standard PowerPod product, the new IR-Pod needs no computer or software. Just mount your camcorder to…
Read MoreVirtual Parrot screensaver.
The Virtual Parrot Screensaver. An animated 3D parrot screensaver that remembers what it hears and repeats it back to you at random intervals. Hoot! ‘Vina’ can remembers whatever it hears and will say out later with funny voice. You can teach Vina to talk with the voices you want, to remember and say out whatever you want. You also can teach Vina what to remember and what not. You can change background where you want Vina to be at. And…
Read MoreInkscape graphics.
Inkscape. A free Open Source graphics program a la CorelDraw or Freehand. Looks good. Supports EPS, JPEG, PNG, and TIFF. Oooh, acronym city! Inkscape is an open source drawing application similar to Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw, Freehand, or Xara X. What sets Inkscape apart is its use of Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), an open XML-based [W3C] standard, as the native format…While Inkscape does not have all the features of the market leading proprietary software, the latest versions provide for a…
Read MoreGoogle Desktop update
Hmm…just removed Google Desktop from my PC. Why? Well basically Copernic does a better – much better – job of searching my emails. Google’s integration is nice and all, but when it comes down to it I mostly just want to locate an email from last year instantly, see where it is and read it or abstract the address. Simple with Copernic, a bit of a chore with Google (too many clicks, not enough information). And what I’ve realised is that…
Read MoreCG eye.
The Most Beautiful Computer Graphics Girlls. Hi, my name is Hue, and I was born in Korea. My father is 3DS Max and my mother is Deirdre Photoshop.
Read MoreDirty bomb detector.
The Key Fob Dirty Bomb Detector. Simple but good people of earth, you can never be too safe, understand? Especially as we move gracefully out through DEFCON 21 and beyond. Just listen out for the distinctive short-short beep and finish the ice-cream as quickly as you can. $219.00. Radioactive isotopes (used in dirty bombs) don’t emit anything that human receptors can detect. The Micro Bomb Detector was designed to locate missing radioactive isotopes and dirty bombs . The chance of…
Read MoreSuper Jack.
The SuperJack Tire Changing Kit with remote control. Phew, and here was I thinking I’d never find a stocking filler for Mrs F. this Xmas. Shame it’s not pink though, eh? $149.95. The Superjack is a remote-controlled jack that lifts up to 2 tons with just the press of a button. Simply stand back and safely admire the way it lifts your vehicle 6 inches off the ground effortlessly….No more getting dirty, and no more heavy lifting. The Superjack does it…
Read MoreMouse calls.
The Cobra Mouse. Dude, I’m not sure that I want to use a pointing device that looks like a deadly reptile. But then again who am I to talk? I spend most of my day caressing a plastic rodent’s shiny backside. Sheesh! * Cable type: PS/2 *Resolution: 800 dpi * Switch life: 1 million cycle * 3D optical mouse with scroll wheel * IBM PC/XT/AT compatible.
Read MoreMedic monitor.
Attach the AdvancedBPM wireless monitoring patch to your arm and you can rest easy knowing that your blood pressure, heart rate and blood oxygen levels are contiually being monitored by caring, lovely people who really want you to continue making the insurance payments. Prototype at the moment, more later no doubt. [via CNET Asia] AdvancedBPM is a revolutionary solution in blood pressure diagnosis and management. Unlike conventional cuff-based blood pressure monitors, AdvancedBPM is a cuffless, wrist-worn sensor that continuously measures a patient’s blood pressure, heart…
Read MorePSP Casting.
PSP Video 9. Free software for converting your DVDs to PSP format for mobile playing fun. Or PSP Movie Creator, super simple one click conversion for $34.99. Or PSP X Studio, video conversion, web browser and game emulation in one box for $39.95. Yes, I think we can clearly see that there’s some kind of market building here. PSP X Studio Includes The Following Emulators: * Gameboy / Gameboy Color * NeoCD * Super Nintendo * Sega Genesis * Neo Geo…
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