The National BF-104F Flashlight is a torch with a difference. It can use any of three different battery sizes. If my eyes aren’t playing up, those are C, D and AA, aren’t they? Bit clunky though, ain’t it? Around $8.00.
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USB Environment maker.
The USB Mini Tower is a veritable treasure chest of fun, children. Not only will it ionize your air for you, but also cool it down via a water cooled blower system. And…wait for it…there’s a dinky little sidelight to brighten up your dull, drab life. There, feeling better? £14.95. This powerful little gadget can make your office or workspace a joy to be in again by giving you fresh air for as long as you need it by simply…
Read MoreAdsense for TV?
Spot Runner. Interesting new concept – a complete pre-packaged, templated, TV advertising campaign creator designed for small companies with local campaigns. A kind of Adsense for TV, perhaps? Choose from ready made generic ads, and set your airtime budget, length of campaign etc, etc. Delivered through standard channels like Discovery, CNN, ABC, etc, and expect to pay around $1500.00 plus for the cheapest campaign in your zip code area including the airtime. Wonder how many spots will end up at the 12am graveyard shift…
Read MoreFrontline SMS.
Frontline SMS. Laptop based SMS system for developing countries. Testing at the moment. Neat idea? FrontlineSMS is a turnkey ‘works out of the box’ solution – the full system runs off a laptop or personal computer, a mobile phone or GSM modem, and a data cable . All the NGO need do is insert a local SIM card to enable the system to run on the local GSM network. FrontlineSMS will work in any country on any GSM network and…
Read MoreSamsung P300? Meet the P300.
The Samsung P300 Pocket Projector. Two hour battery option, SVGA, weight 660g, dimensions 127 x 93 x 50mm, £500.00 retail and ideal for laptops (it says here). But only 24 lumens, so don’t expect bright. And what we’d really like to know is, will this product compete directly with the upcoming Samsung P300 Mobile Phone? And if so, is that good marketing, peeps?
Read MoreTake heart, oh geek!
The Geek LED Flashing Sweetheart Kit. Look sorry about this, but we simply couldn’t let it pass, it being Easter and all. So what does a geek supposedly give to their dearest and nearest that really says it all? Why a flashing LED kit – kit note, none of yer ready-in-a-box solutions here – in the shape of a heart. Awww…..and if that doesn’t get ‘em up the aisle, well then they’ve definitely got diodes for arteries. Marge, we’ll just take…
Read MoreThe HearPhone.
The HearPhone. A Bluetooth audio enhancer with noise reduction, a 17 band graphic equaliser and directional microphone which also doubles up as a mobile phone or MP3 player hands free headset. Funky tech. Around $800.00. Would you like to hear a little less bass? A little more treble? Would you like to cut out a lot of the background noise and not have to strain to understand what people are saying? With HearPhone software, the pitch and loudness can be customized to…
Read MoreThe TrekPod.
The TrekPod. It’s a walking staff, monopod, and digital camera tripod. Now all we need in there is an emergency flare, an LED flashlight and a firelighter and we’re done, right? $139.99. [Via Transporttrends] TrekPod provides a unique multi-function solution that is portable, stable and quickly interchangeable. TheTrekPod light-weight hiking staff converts from hiking mode to tripod in seconds, and attaches your camera or observation optics via the fully integrated quick-release MagMount system just as quickly. TrekPod with MagMount allows…
Read MoreChopper alert.
Command Force Chopper Alert. Yep, seldom in the annals of stuff-dom will you find such a patently useless piece of desktop fodder. A helicopter that does nothing except whirr around in a circle picking up crates from a pad. But maybe, just maybe, it could be the perfect toy for occupying our hands during those interminably long phone calls with our parole officer. £19.99 ($32.18). There are two stick flight controls, one for lift and one for tilt, apply power to lift…
Read MoreHassle Me.
Hassle Me. Not married yet? Then you might need this. What dear? No, of course I didn’t mean you. Nooo, would I say that? No honestly, look please….don’t…slam….that….door…. Mmm…must set reminders to keep my mouth shut. Not eating enough fruit? Forgot to feed the fish again? Need a little help keeping your New Year’s resolutions? Tell us what to hassle you about, and we’ll nag you via email at semi-unpredictable intervals.
Read MoreGoogle web page optimizer.
The Google Mobile Web Page Optimizer. Interesting little app, although not sure if it works everywhere. Type http://www.google.com/gwt/n into your mobile phone’s browser, and then enter any URL into the text box that comes up–Google will optimize the page for your mobile and redirect you to it!
Read MoreHow to convert and transfer video to portable media players.
So you’ve just received a brand new bright shiny plastic media player, right? But horror of horrors, you discover too late that it won’t play the video clips that come from your digital camera because they’re in the QPEL (quarter pixel) and GMC format. What to do? You’re also desperate to learn how to transfer your DVD movies onto the player without wasting a fortune in time or money? Fear not, brave soldiers of the gidget, we at Fair Use Ferret Central…
Read MoreCrush my Peugeot!
Crush My 307!. Donate cash to help this guy crush his lemon Peugeot car and deliver it back to them in a cube. Worth it for the video!
Read MoreMirror TV Kit.
The Dinendi Mirror TV Kit. Turn your tatty old plasma or LCD flat screen television into a spanking new state-of-the-art-beat-the-Joneses mirror TV with the Dinendi frame kit. We’re talking portrait or landscape versions and prices from around $450.00 for a 42 inch frame on its own, to $2000.00 for a 24 x 36 inch frame with a built in 20” screen. Vanity fair!
Read MoreTaking the wireless route?
The Asus WL-530G 802.11g 54Mbps Wireless Router. Just thought it looked quite cute. Is all. Sorry to have troubled you. We’ll move along now. I could add in a load of wireless networking letters and acronyms, but you don’t want that stuff really, do you? Do you?
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