Hello Kitty Breath Tester. Fresh breath, pink kittens. Why not? [Via Odd Things]
Read MoreMonthly Archives: December 2005
Vinyl to PC
Vinyl to PC. A USB turntable for transfering all your golden oldies to digital. Neat. $139.99. [Via Engadget]
Read MoreCameraphone lenses
Add-on camphone lenses. Japanese magnetic lenses that you stick onto your camera phone. $20.00.Cool. [Via Gizmodo]
Read MoreLED Clock redux.
The new LED Clock – Special Edition. Desk clock with remote control, mirrored glass and message board. Delicious ain’t it? So where’s your £600.00 then, eh?
Read MoreThe Jackpot Watch.
The Jackpot Slots Watch. Vegas on your wrist, so to speak. With audio. $81.00 or so. Double or quits? The game works just like a slot machine – you select the amount to bet and then press the D button to spin the reels. The display spins and scrolls over to reveal numbers and symbols – matching combinations will earn you more credits. The lowest pay out, 2 of a kind, will earn you 5 times your original stake –…
Read MoreThe fast track boardroom toy.
The Designer Tyco Track for Boardrooms. A new German idea to help harassed company executives model their performance in a fun and exhilarating way? “So, Mr Gates, ze blue car acceleratink away von you iz ze Google-mobile. Your red motor, az you can zee, iz splutteringz.” Acrylic plate, magnetic tracks, shiny blue neon. Yep it’s gonna catch on. €1,299.00. By let in magnetic stripes the running cars at the wall remain perfect in the trace. it is, you gives in…
Read MoreWorld’s first mass production armoured car?
Ladies and gentlemen, proof of the sad and sobering times that we are living in – the Jaguar Armoured XJ Long Wheelbase. Off the shelf, off the wall, off limits unless you’re carrying a cool £200,000 or so. Tsk! From the exterior the Armoured XJ Long Wheelbase is virtually identical to the standard XJ bringing absolute discretion to owners. However appearances can be deceptive, as the new Armoured XJ Long Wheelbase is heavily armoured, featuring significant modifications like bullet-resistant laminated glazing, underbody…
Read MoreThe DIY Laptop.
The DIY Laptop. Is it really worth building your own notebook computer? With prices as they are? Wow! Anyway this is an interesting review/guide to crafting your own portable computer which doesn’t skimp on detail. Worth a look if you’re getting fed up with the increasingly fragile build quality of today’s laptop. It’s up to you to decide whether pre-built or barebones is the way to go for you. If you want a better sense of control in terms of…
Read MoreGoogle Map Transparencies.
Google Map Transparencies. Overlay Google Maps on top of the satellite image, but do it properly, so that navigation is a simple case of drag and view. Guess what, it works! Very clever.
Read MoreStress makes you sick – official!
Stress kills! So it’s official, then?
Read MoreEDTV
EDTV Online retailer discovers power of video to sell products. High street retailers cower.
Read MoreThe beanie helmet.
The Ribcap is a soft, flexible cap – part beanie, part helmet – that hardens on impact to protect the head from damage. The secret lies in the use of some clever new molecules in a tech called d3o, which lock together when hit and absorb the shock. Neat indeed. More here.
Read MoreA 15-in-1 Player? Too much, too soon.
The Megxon M500 15 in 1 Multimedia Player. 5 megapixel camera (interpolated to 12mpx), digital video recorder from TV, camcorder, webcam, games console (woo, Tetris), MP3 player, Photo jukebox and player, PDA (clock, calendar, calculator, currency, blah…), USB drive, voice recorder onto SD. Did we miss anything Marge? Oh..and a removable hard disk is…*cough*…coming…*cough*. $256.80. Why do I feel that this is possibly not an astoundingly high quality product, hmm?
Read MoreSpeed Play.
Speed Play. Meccano has gone all Lego Mindstorms high tech. These kits include power tools which turn into electric engines for the models, plus USB connectors so you can download music and movements from your PC into your new toy. Sounds like a product waiting desperately for a hack. Pfaff!
Read MoreThe Spam Hat.
The Spam Hat. Well it made me laugh. $19.89.
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