The folks at Translution figure they can provide pretty slick machine translation with their software program. Haven’t had a chance to try it out yet, but the free version offers email message translation and the Pro adds in website and Word document translation smarts. Worth a look, d’ya think? For the first time you can write your email in your own language in the normal way, press the “Send” button, and your correspondents will receive the email automatically translated into…
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The Tux Phone.
There’s these geeks, see, and they’re fed up with the current mobile phone scene. So they’re going to make a Linux mobile phone. A Tux Phone, if you will. Open source ringtones? Who knows. For a programmer, this is a dream come true. Here’s the entire telephone presented to me as a data object. I literally write to and read from a file to run the entire phone if I’m programming in linux. The GM862’s the core of the phone, the…
Read MoreBluetooth Hearing Aid.
The ELI (Ear-Level Instrument) Bluetooth Hands Free Hearing Aid device. Connects between Bluetooth enabled devices like mobile phones/PDAs and any Direct Audio Input hearing aid to provide clear, audible handsfree chat. Talk time 2.5 hours, 140 standby with inbuilt mic. Nice. ELI provides bidirectional digital communication between a Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone and a hearing aid. Since the signal being transmitted between these devices is digital, it is not subject to the same sources of interference as other types of wireless…
Read MoreThe healthy light.
The Verilux Rise & Shine Natural Alarm Clock Bedside Lamp. Not only does it simulate the rising and the setting of the sun, grasshopper, with it’s natural spectrum Xenon light, but it plays ‘authentic nature sounds’ to make your day start with a twitter. Hey, and it’s got an AM/FM alarm radio for some heavy rock if all the twittering doesn’t do it. By simulating the rising and setting of the sun, the Rise & Shine Natural Alarm Clock Bedside Lamp…
Read MoreeNose.
The Datech eNose. Some kind of portable air analyser, which indicates how much pollution is in the air, whether you’re drunk and if you’ve got bad breath. Useful little tyke, eh?
Read MoreThe Foot Mouse.
The Foot Mouse. Well…let’s see. It’s a computer mouse. That you operate with your foot, toe gives left button click, heel right. There, that ought to do it. When the foot is moved to left and right, the arrow (the pointer) it moves to left and right. In addition, if the foot is moved slantedly, also the arrow moves slantedly. For example, when the foot is moved to the direction 30 degree before the right, the arrow moves to the…
Read MoreBling, blang, blong?
Mirrachrome chrome paint. Fancy making your own bling-u-tastic stuff? Then you need this uber paint. Bling your car, your PC or your cat (well, perhaps not kiddies). But whatever you do, don’t bling the wrong number. Thank you thank you, we’ll be here all week. $1,200.00 a gallon. MirraChrome represents the latest in reflective coating Technology. It’s near microscopic particle content provides superior surface orientation. This particle alignment is the key to MirraChrome’s shine. While many attempts have been made by others…
Read MorePassport photo booth.
ePassportPhoto. A free online passport photo generator. Upload, rotate and print. So cool, so cool. [Thanks Tom] In order to create your free passport photos, you’ll need to take a digital photo. A natural expression, having the full head and a white background is all that needed
Read MoreCGI – eye, yi, yi.
1st Avenue Machine computer graphics animation bits have been around on the net for a while, but this is the first time I’ve seen a selection of their stuff stored under the one roof. If you haven’t seen any of it yet, do yourself a favour and take some time out to enjoy.
Read MoreWAPedia.
WAPedia. Wikipedia on your phone. Kleva.
Read MoreLink-o-Matic – Google Maps Web Cam Locator and more…
Google Maps Web Cam Locator – even better, add your own! Iconize Me! – get yourself caricatured for the web The VirtuSphere – 360 degree virtual reality, sounds fun The Ozzie memo – interesting text of Microsoft’s leaked memo SwarShala – classical Indian music instruments softsynth How to make paper at home – hint: squish-dry! FolkMind – possibly a better search engine? Another online banner maker – gotta go get ‘em MyHeritage – face recognition tech comes to genealogy The Pipeline Card –…
Read MoreGunVault Safe sighting
Is anyone familiar with these gun safes? I happen to be and imagine my surprise when I saw one of them in a recent new release starring Bruce Willis (The movie is Hostage). If anyone has a gun with children around you can find this neat gun safe here GunVault It gives you instant access when you need the gun. Justin
Read MoreLaser Guided Pool Cue.
The Laser Guided Pool Cue. Man, there’s some serious laser action going on in the sporting world lately, isn’t there? Everywhere you turn little beady spots of light splashing onto cowering bits of equipment. Sheesh! So anyway this doozy will let ya out hustle Mr Newman hi’self, providing you’re allowed to walk out of the joint unaided at the end of it all. $49.95. This is the first laser-guided regulation-sized pool cue. When activated, the harmless visible laser provides a…
Read MoreWorld’s first Bluetooth Trackball?
The Ball. The world’s first Bluetooth Wireless Trackball. Well that’s what it says here, and I’m far too busy to argue. And anyway life’s too short. And I’ve got food waiting. Before I go though…ah…interesting design, doncha think? $69.00. World’s First Bluetooth Wireless Trackball Reliable, 2nd generation Bluetooth wireless connectivity. Long-life rechargeable battery system. Small enough that anybody can comfortably wrap their entire hand over the top. Simple. Elegant. Beautiful. The Ball is the result of a three-year research and design…
Read MoreEnvironmentalist.
The Oxybliss Environmental Energy System. $4995.00 apparently buys you an electronic Feng Shui machine. Which sounds nice, doesn’t it children? Based on the research of the pioneers of both subtle energy and magnetic therapies, the EES utilizes breakthrough technology to effect energetic change for individuals and the spaces they occupy. When you operate a system in your environments, the space shifts, and so do you. There is a palpable feeling of well-being and an increased sense of optimism. The feeling is similar…
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