Monthly Archives: January 2006

Gadgets January 27, 2006 posted by

The Gypsy MIDI Controller.

The Gypsy MIDI Controller. Know the moves those rappers make with their arms on MTV promos? Well we’ve just found out why they do ‘em. Yep, it’s practice to play this bizarre piece of equipment, which is a kind of exo-skeleton meets sound desk meets motion capture kinda thing. Kinda. £940.00 complete. More from Gizmag.  The Gypsy Mocap-midi controller suit [MX12] is modeled on the human skeletal form, using rotational sensors placed on the body joints. The suit simply plugs…

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Gadgets January 27, 2006 posted by

The Spy Cam Jet Plane.

The Remote Controlled Spy Cam Jet Plane. OK Alec, you’re so clever, tell me this. What kind of photos do you end up with from a jet powered R/C plane travelling at height? Blurred? Pixelated? Smeared or streaked? The fact that it looks like an AWACS probably makes the whole idea worse. Anyway that’s all we’re going to say on the matter, so just hand over the $199.95 and go play. Over there. Somewhere.  Fly this radio control plane into the air…

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Gadgets January 27, 2006 posted by

The Dry Ear.

The Sahara Dry Ear. Well…believe this or not, it’s a drying device for…ahem…wet ears. Surprised? We were. Apparently towels or little bits of crinkly tissue paper twisted into a saggy strip and inserted willy nilly may not be enough for some lugholes. These special ears need a microchip controlled, rechargeable device which is blue. All we can say is that it sounds a bit weird. Sounds. Geddit? $99.99.  The airflow from this sophisticated device runs for about a minute at a comfortable temperature…

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software January 27, 2006 posted by

Staff on Time?

If you’re running a small business I can think of no act more likely to endear you to your loyal band of employees than installing a Staff on Time Starter Kit with biometric fingerprint scanner. Can you? Around £112.00.  Staff on Time Retail Starter Kit is a specially priced system with an economical fingerprint reader for companies with up to 15 employees. Staff on Time is a Time and Attendance control system based on a biometric fingerprint scanner and an…

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diy January 27, 2006 posted by

DIY RFID Zapper.

Build your own RFID Zapper out of a cheap disposable camera and confuse the bits out of your local superstore. Or police station. As you’ll likely be invited to visit there shortly.  To keep the costs of the RFID-Zapper as low as possible, we decided to modify the electric component of a singe-use-camera with flash, as can be found almost everywhere…It generates a strong electromagnetic field with a coil, which should be placed as near to the target RFID-Tag as possible. The…

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Free Software January 27, 2006 posted by

Google AdWords Editor.

Those of you in marketing might be interested in the new beta of Google’s AdWords Editor. Work offline, do bulk changes and manage your advertising account, all from the comfort of your own tax exile. Splendid stuff. And free.  AdWords Editor is Google’s free, downloadable account management application for your computer. Now you can download your AdWords account to your computer, make your changes, then upload your revised campaigns. Benefits and features include:

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Gadgets January 26, 2006 posted by

Televisual DVB-T traveller.

The Portable 8” Freeview LCD Digital TV. OK, so it’s only got an 8 inch screen, but it can store up to 1000 digital terrestrial and analogue channels in there, has EPG window capability, connects to a camcorder or security cam if you wish, doubles up as a computer monitor and comes with a 12V car cigarette adapter in the box. £199.99 to the lady over there in red.

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Gadgets January 26, 2006 posted by

Ultimate plant valet.

The Laguna Plant Watering System. Seven liter tank and adjustable taps means you can water up to 14 plants for 2 full weeks. Get a snazzy pet feeder and a wireless baby monitor and you’re totally set for that long deserved break in Vegas. $59.99.

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retro January 26, 2006 posted by

Hello? Hello?

Replica Wooden Wall Telephone. Why do I have an inexplicable urge to use one of these rather impractical objects to conduct my 21st century Skype calls? Weird huh? But just think of the joy in waggling the earpiece bracket in an impatient manner whilst chatting on a free conference call to Bangalore. Yes!

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Gadgets January 26, 2006 posted by

D-Box Quest.

The D-Box Quest Motion Simulator Chair. Hmm…so they’ve upgraded the motion sim armchair biz by integrating the engine inside the arms, eh? Well it’s one way to get your kicks while watching Independence Day s’pose.  

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Awesome January 26, 2006 posted by

Robot Elephant.

Forget about them puny Japanese robots, what, 3 foot tall? Pah! What you really need is a 30 foot high robot elephant which actually walks along like one of those Star Wars thingies. Awesome tech. And it’s French?

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Gadgets January 25, 2006 posted by

Panasonic all seeing cam.

The Panasonic KX-HCM110A is a mighty Kong of a network camera. Web controlled pan and tilt, 125 frame buffer, max 30 fps (12fps at VGA resolution) cellphone compatible, built in motion detection, image transfer via email or FTP and – big breath – two way audio via the inbuilt mic and speaker output socket. This is a webcam on steroids all right. At a muscle beach price of $349.95.

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Fun & Games January 25, 2006 posted by

R/C Missile Launcher.

The Radio Controlled Missile Launcher. OK, so it’s not the USB Powered Air Darts, but it certainly looks like it comes from the same fun filled family. And…and…it’s got flashing lights and groovy missile launching audio effects. You need more? If so, you are clearly suffering from an insatiable missile lust which will never be quenched. Let the cubicle wars begin! $69.95.  Patrol the perimeter of your backyard with flashing lights, dirt-throwing tank treads and exciting audio effects – then launch up to 10…

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