The Possio PM70 GSM Fax Machine. Poignant rebirth of 20th century tech with 21st makeover. Proof that old technology never dies, it just morphs into black plastic mouldings. £628.63. Wherever you are you can send and receive faxes….sign an important document and send it back immediately…from your car, boat….FROM EVERYWHERE!!! The kit includes the Possio PM70 portable fax with Possio Cardphone…Just insert a fax enabled SIM card into the Possio Connectivity card. Plug it into the Possio PM70 and you have your fax…
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The PodFitKit.
The PodFitKit. You love your iPod right? But hate your earbuds? Then you may need to look at this clever little DIY earbud fitting kit. Super dooper idea which might just revolutionize the portable digital player market…but guys, Blu-Tack blue? Anyway the price is certainly right – just $9.95. Eat your heart out Ultimate Ears! [Thanks John] The special silicon formula in PodFitKit hardens to the precise shape of your ear, while maintaining the earbud’s optimum positioning. It remains slightly…
Read MorePursePal.
PursePal. $20.00 Fumble not for change no more, little missy. Jest clip one o’ these to yer bagentoter, and you’ll be seeing all yer valuables in the split of a wakin’ second. Aaarrr! [pirates?? – Ed] [Thanks pc] The super-slim little gadget attaches to any interior handbag pocket; with the push of a button a high-intensity white LED light illuminates the darkest depths of even the most jam-packed purse. Need to find a pen while at a dimly-lit bar? A piece of…
Read MoreAxcess G1000 WiFi phone.
The Axcess G-1000 WiFi VoIP phone. A colour screen clamshell mobile phone that provides SIP based voice over IP via any local WiFi connection? And with 40 polyphonic ringtones? Oh dear, the sound you hear is a horde of agonised phone company execs jumping off a capsizing business model. $299.95. This is a brand new design, a clamshell (flip) cellular like Wi-Fi Phone with a TFT color display. It is the first one of its kind and will be available in limited quantities…
Read MoreMini Jet Bike.
The Mini Jet Bike. There’s these guys see, and they want to hook up a jet engine to a small motorbike. Not a full size bike mind, a small one. Just for fun. With an afterburner. For a laugh. See that exhaust, that’s a jet engine exhaust that will eventually spout stuff, really hot stuff, from its end. ‘Nuff said? For many years now, I have tinkered with all kinds of interesting projects, and have found a lot of fun…
Read MoreTranslation day.
So some German and Carnegie Mellon University boffins have just unveiled technology that they say will one day let us all understand each other, no matter which language issues forth from our mouths. This translation marvel will be accomplished, apparently, through the use of electrodes attached to our face at various strategic points. Right. Well that ends that line of research really, doesn’t it? Tsk. CMU computer science graduate student Stan Jou, 34, of Shadyside, stood before the audience yesterday morning…
Read MoreThe Dual Earhone MP3 player.
The Netac C635 MP3/FM player with twin headphone outputs. Sometimes, good people of earth, you have to feature a product not because it’s the newest, or greatest or even the most expensive. But because it looks like a designer somewhere in the far East of the universe woke up one morning and said, ‘I know, I’m really going to try today to avoid dull, silver, oblong mediocrity and produce something that my children will look at with a happy happy smile.’…
Read MoreWebORB.
WebORB. Heh, combine AJAX, Google maps and a chat room and what have you got? A totally funky application where you can see which town folks are chatting from in real time. I’m totally not sure whether this application can scale, or whether it would be useful in a real world environment, but it’s outstanding technology nonetheless. Nice one, guys. This example demonstrates bi-directional messaging between heterogeneous (Flash and AJAX) clients and WebORB Message Server. The server performs additional processing…
Read MoreRemove Windows Messenger.
Doug Knox’s free Disable/Remove Windows Messenger Utility. Er..what it says on the box. Freedom for all who so desire. This utility will allow you to disable Windows Messenger on per-user basis, or on a machine wide basis.
Read MoreMicroLink dLAN Audio.
The Microlink dLAN Audio. Now here’s clever. Basically using PowerLine technology to stream music around the home using your electrical sockets and wiring system. MP3 playback in 192kbps stereo quality from your power plug. Freaky. Around £91.00 ($161.00). The easiest music streaming solution into any room or onto any floor in the house, simply by connecting a MicroLink dLAN Ethernet adapter to a PC (MP3 storage) and the MicroLink dLAN Audio adapter to a HiFi – stream your stored MP3s…
Read MoreCellink Mobile Charger.
The Cellink Plus 3–in-1 Mobile Phone Charger. The world’s only all in one mobile phone charger, USB flash drive and mobile data transfer gidget. According to the Korean translation we’ve got here, it also says ‘The charger of the evil tax frost form where the dry cell battery or communication cable is not a necessity’, which has got to be awesome, hasn’t it?
Read MoreThe EZ Faucet.
The EZ Faucet. Attach this ugly little automatic infrared tap sensor to your bathroom faucet and instantly transform your beloved en-suite into an airport restroom. Bolt a pig-useless hot air hand dryer to the back of the door to complete the effect. $69.99. Turn your existing faucet into a touch-free system for safe, germ-free hand washing. Most automatic faucets cost hundreds of dollars, but you can enjoy this existing technology in your own home with a do-it-yourself device that installs easily in…
Read MoreIt’s ambient light, man.
The Morpheus Ambient Lighting Module. Yet another mood changing doohickey which aims to transport us to realms of delight in our otherwise emotionless deserts of existence. Or it might just make you puke. £145.00. [Thanks Ross] Fancy a quiet night in?, then switch Morpheus into the right mode and create a warm, cosy mood and settle in for the evening. Or friends coming around? , then wow them by focussing Morpheus on strategically placed items or plants to throw spectacular light displays on the…
Read MoreThe Wikipedia Open Source Software entry.
The Wikipedia Open Source Software List. There’s lots here. Lots. Definitely worth a bookmark if you want to impress at your geeky dinner parties. This is a list of open-source software packages: Computer software licensed under an open-source license. Software that fits the Free software definition may be more appropriately called free software…
Read MoreDIY Hummer.
Build your own Hummer clone. Got a manky old Chevy pickup? Fancy making like Arnie? Then cough up the $5000 plus, roll up yer sleeves and get cracking. Last one to the gas pump’s a sissy! Urban Gorilla off-road body kits turn your pickup or Suburban into the vehicle of your dreams. Body packages are designed to require only basic auto shop skills and equipment. Your completed vehicle will turn heads and go just about anywhere. Get started on your dream…
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