Mmm..hear that noise? It’s the sound of a billion Chinese factories cranking up manufacture of Wi-Fi telephone handsets for delivery Real Soon Now. Like the Pocket WiFi Phone Model-WF-319 featured here. Oh goody. Wireless (802.11G) Handset for both VoIP & PSTN Dialing with following features: * Automatic Registration during power turning on, can be optional for custom configuration * Protocol: SIP (RFC3261) * Codec: G.711/G.729A/B/G.723 * Ethernet Port (RJ-45):1RJ-45 LanPort for PC Connecting * Key or Button: Phone Book, 8…
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Oh so clever.
The OHSO Travel Toothbrush. Replaceable bristle heads, toothpaste stored in the handle, cap doubles as a rinsing cup. Simple genius, and such a pretty design doncha think? $19.95 buys you chrome. Lots of chrome. Fill your OHSO: a. Remove the replaceable brush head by unscrewing [counter clockwise] b. Screw tight your favorite tube of toothpaste [clockwise] after having squeezed out any excess air in the tube. c. Turn the end cap [counter clockwise]. This will create a vacuum and pull…
Read MoreMood Lighting.
The Verdi Mood Lighting kit. You’re bored with white right? Need cheering up? Then this LED/Halogen Colour Mix home lighting system should make you feel better. Just install the kit in the rooms of your choice and try not to use it when you’re feeling a little fragile. Or make sure you’re near some carpet cleaner. £129.00. Unique Halogen Lighting kit with Integral colour mix option. Easy connection to your dimmer switch- No extra or special wiring required. Halogen spotlights for…
Read MoreChatterbox plus…
The good folk at Actiontec appear to have gone all Skype mad on us, releasing a flurry of recent announcements and product under the VoSky brand like there was no tomorrow. Pictured above is the Chatterbox, a Skype enabled speakerphone that frees you from the clumsy headset club for just $29.95. Also now available is the Call Center, which acts as a sort of home phone router to let you make Skype calls from any phone, any time. Just connect it to your home PC and…
Read Morei-Text.
i-text. Sign up, download the software to your Java enabled mobile phone and get free SMS text messages in return for viewing an advert or two. Sound fair? Perfect for hungry students in love. While you top up, the application shows you a list of advertisers that want to tell you something, and the number of free text messages they are offering you in exchange for viewing their message….We will never send you an advertisement unless you are topping up….
Read MoreButtonholed.
The SG 210 Self Guard System. Those ever paranoid people at Starnex have released a new Bluetooth enabled personal recording system which uses a fake coat button as the camera and microphone, to record all events in your life – for 5 to 10 days on low power mode – as they happen. How many interesting events occur with your coat on is another matter entirely, of course. If you wear this button-looking device on your suit, it records the situation of a…
Read MoreThe Zero Tension Mouse.
The Zero Tension Mouse. Designed specifically for sufferers of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. $79.95. The revolutionary Zero Tension Mouse allows all of the muscles of the hand, arm and shoulder to effectively relax. Developed by a true pioneer in the area of overuse injuries, Dr P Michael Leahy designed the Zero Tension Mouse to reduce the likelihood of developing repetitive strain injuries. Whether you are working on the computer all day, gaming, or just surfing the net, the Zero Tension Mouse…
Read MorePalm powered Stirling Engine.
The palm powered Stirling Engine. Yes it’s a handheld, but it’s not a PDA, so it’s not *that* Palm. Sigh. No wait, let’s try again. What we mean is, it’s an engine. That’s powered by small heat differentials, like the heat from your palm. You have hot palms, don’t you? Tsk. Around $18.00.
Read MoreThe smallest GPS chip evar?
New Zealand company Rakon has just announced the world’s smallest GPS receiver chip (size = baby’s fingernail). Look out for GPS functionality in watches Real Soon Now! “Our R&D team has come up with a high sensitivity unit that can enable quite weak signals to be received, which is a real breakthrough in an industry that needs to have products that will function in urban environments with very high interference.” He says the company is now further developing the unit to…
Read MoreLego Knitting Machine.
The Lego Knitting Machine by Thomas Johnson. Um…? But man, the video is just wowsville. Alien, spooky. Hey Thomas, if you mass produced these I reckon you’d make a bundle. I’d get one to knit a scarf and chill me out at the same time, especially if it played that cool classical music. Some photos of a LEGO knitting machine I designed and built. It works remarkablely well and is quite mesmerizing.
Read MoreFavorville.
Favorville. Need help with something? Then try this online community. You never know… Favorville.com is a social networking tool which provides members with the opportunity to help and be helped by others. With Favorville, members can post help requests, offer help and help grow the community. Favorville makes it easy to get in touch and build lasting connections with helpful neighbors, both in your locale or across the global village.
Read MoreThe Bling Bluetooth Headset.
The Pink Diamante Bluetooth Headset. Designed with taste and discretion for that perfect woman in your life. Five hours talk time, Li-ion battery and up to 200 hours standby. And baby, with this on her ear she will *definitely* be standing by. £47.95.
Read MoreTEAC Premium Radio.
The TEAC Premium Edition FM/AM Radio. Delicious design. Silver or black. $152.00 for mono sounds a bit dolby to us though!
Read MoreDIY Vase.
The DIY Wonder Vase. Fill with warm water, hand form to your preferred shape, empty and re-fill with cold water to set. Rinse and repeat as needed. Best of all you can smooth them flat for storage. Neato thermal sensitive polymer see? Set of two – $12.95 each.
Read MoreThe Power Tank.
The Power Tank 17 portable rechargeable power supply is designed to let you juice up your funky Celestron telescope wherever you happen to be nebula-gazing, but we’re wondering why you can’t use it for other…well…less starry eyed purposes. It’s got oodles of on-board toys, like FM radio, siren, integral removable flashlight, emergency Halogen spotlight, and even some jump start leads to fire up yer jalopy in an emergency. $105.00.
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