Germanium Vigour Watches. It is absolutely a well known – actually incredibly well known – fact, oh yes, that Germanium – that well known substance – emits negative electrons at 32 degrees. These well known electrons serve to activate the body and improve vigour and vim. So hesitate no longer dear reader, but despatch your $117.00 immediately for this matching pair of his n’hers vigorous timepieces. Oh yes. When temperature of the contact area 32 DEGC is above, the negative electron springs…
Read MoreMonthly Archives: January 2006
The Sunflower.
The Sunflower Solar Lighting System. Think solar light collection and distribution system. Collect sunlight from roof via automated sun tracking unit, distribute to dark rooms via fibre optic cable and standard looking light fittings. Oh and cool it down on the way. Lovely idea and so much better than sticking in another couple of halogen lamps, don’t you think? HIMAWARI is equipped with an internal clock mechanism, a sun-sensor and a microprocessor to calculate the position of the sun and…
Read MoreThe WaveCase.
The WaveCase Underwater Cover for PhoneCams. Neat idea, tropical surf, beautiful sky, romantic photos. 1.2 megapixels? Yeah well….can’t have everything can you? A$80.00 (US$60.00). WAVECASE transforms your mobile phone in just a few seconds into an authentic under-water camera with MMS-functions. The patented cover allows you to take quick “snapshots” on the beach, while snorkelling, diving, or just having fun in and around the water or in extreme weather or environmental conditions.
Read MorePortable applications.
It looks as though the U3 portable software applications bandwagon is starting to gain traction. Not only is there now a U3 Software Central site showcasing all the best in commercial applications and games you can transport from PC to PC on those itty bitty flash drives, but there’s also a new site called PortableApps.com which has some cool freeware stuff like Portable AbiWord, Portable Open Office and Portable Thunderbird. Watch this space, it could get interesting!
Read MoreLink-o-Matic – Magenn Power Generator and more…
The Magenn Floating Power Station – electricity from on high The Meta Forum – AJAX + tagging = super forums The Friendly Vac Robot Cleaner – suck suck, swish, swish Pick Who Wins – am I right or not, you decide Semapedia – Wikipedia for your mobile [Thanks James]
Read MoreAutoStitch
AutoStitch. World’s first automatic panorama image maker. Apparently.
Read MoreIamSearched.com
IamSearched.com. Find out who’s searching on your name in Google. For $0.50 a time.
Read MoreVictorinix Voyager Lite.
The Victorinox Voyager Lite. Q: How many oh-so-useful tools can one Swiss company wedge into their pocket gizgag before quantum space as we know it inverts uncontrollably? A: Twenty three so far. New for 2006, the integrated LED flashlight and digital alarm clock. Next month, the food processor and satellite television. The new and especially important features of this latest pocket tool are the integrated white LED flashlight, the digital Clock with Alarm and Timer. Apart from these features this handy pocket tool…
Read MoreMatchbox drive.
The Qrisma 4GB 1” Portable Hard Disk . Four gigs in a rubberized matchbox. That’s sure a lot of Bee Gees tracks, eh? $109.00. [..a tad smaller and probably better value than the Imation Micro Drive?] TRUE KEYCHAIN SIZE – 1” Portable HDD with 4.0 GB of Storage. Store thousands of your favorite photos, MP3’s and data files to anywhere. Ultra Portable & Light Weight USB 1.1 / USB 2.0 High Speed 90 Degree Swivel USB 2.0 Connector Anti-Vibration &…
Read MoreThe CyclePod.
The CyclePod. Store, like, eight bikes in a 2 metre diameter. And sheltered dude. The other point worth mentioning – you listening New Yorkers? – is the fact that it locks frames as well as wheels. Neat idea. [Via TransportTrends] Unlike other cycle storage units, Cyclepods enables the cyclist to lock both the bike frame and the front wheel to the unit fastening the most expensive and most highly targeted part of the bike securely in place. Another key feature…
Read MorePower Cop.
Power Cop. Lock your power cord into this puppy and control the amount of time your grandma can spend playing Grand Theft Auto before doing her homework. What? Yeah, whatever. $29.95. Power Cop securely manages the time Parents want to allow their kids to use electronic devices such as: Video Games, TV’s, Stereos, Computers, etc. (“Time Thieves”) By locking the power cord from a device such as a Video Game, TV, Stereo, Computer, etc. into the Power Cop’s secure lockable…
Read MoreWax lyrical.
The MiMiture Electronic Ear Cleaner. Yes folks, Ferreting doesn’t get much more intimate than this. Stick the prong in yer lug-hole, switch on the pump and suck. Not, we suggest, the kind of thing to give your loved one as a Valentine’s Day present. Just saying. Around $85.00. With that ear pick start. The ear scale which you take is sucked steadily. While feeling being moved the feel of feeling good suction force well by the ear, the usual way…
Read MoreStream that radio, Jack!
XstreamRadio. An uber cool idea – a free net radio player which includes a recorder. So not only can you listen to the 1000 or more pre-programmed international radio stations but record tracks in MP3 on demand. Love this net thang sometimes, do I. XstreamRadio is one of the most extensive radio players of this moment. Besides listening to your favorite radio stations it also allows you to record music. This player contains more than 1.000 international pre-programmed radio stations,…
Read MoreEnemy Nations.
Enemy Nations. Billed as ‘the best game you’ve never played’ and a cross between Sim City, Civilisation and Age of Empires. There, is thine appetite whetted? Then hie thee to the free download page and check it out (via BitTorrent only). Enjoy! Enemy Nations is quite simply the most sophisticated, most challenging, and most interesting real-time strategy game ever published….But not your everyday real-time game. It provides a level of sophisticated economic and military modeling not found in any…
Read MorePhilips VoIP Videophone.
Philips VP-5500 Cordless Videophone. In one of those remarkable ‘under the radar’ moves that could only come from the Dutch, electronics powerhouse Philips has all-but-silently released this cool bit of Wi-Fi engineered videophone which runs Linux, is network upgradeable and allows you to watch your video calls on your television. Ooh, we hear you go, oooh. Nederlanden only at the moment though, so pah to you… Thanks to its use of WiFi wireless connectivity, the VP5500 offers the full flexibility of…
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