Monthly Archives: April 2006

Gadgets April 26, 2006 posted by

Webguard Internet Timer.

The Webguard Internet Timer. Control your life, your surfing, your desire, your children, your grandparents, your congressman, your garden gnome, your love. $119.97.  The Webguard is a programmable internet timer that was designed to give parents control of their family’s internet access via dial up/DSL modem. The compact, unobtrusive Webguard is simple to use and installs easily between the computer modem and wall jack. Internet access schedules can be programmed differently for weekdays and weekends. The programming mode is accessible…

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cool tech April 26, 2006 posted by

Modec Zero Emission Van.

The Modec Zero Emission Van. Carry two tonnes for up to 100 miles at 50 mph an hour. All from a single charge. We’ll believe it when we see it. [via Gizmag]  It is the first zero emission van that is comparable in economy and performance to diesel equivalents making it a real and viable urban delivery vehicle. The van has been designed with large fleets in mind and talks are currently underway with a number of organisations including Ocado….

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Free Software April 26, 2006 posted by

The FCK Editor.

The FCK Editor. Online editor done through Open Source. Worth a look. And free.  This HTML text editor brings to the web many of the powerful functionalities of desktop editors like MS Word. It’s lightweight and doesn’t require any kind of installation on the client computer. Because it is Open Source, you may use it however you want.

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Gadgets April 25, 2006 posted by

Wireless pool temp revealer.

The Floating Pool Thermometer with Remote Display. Now you can check the pool temperature from the comfort of your Lazee Fat Slob Korean Leatherette Couch, because it’s like, you know, too much effort to walk outside, dip toe into water and wince. $69.95.  Floating pool thermometer transmits readings to a wireless indoor display! # Without going outside, you can check the water temperature of your pool or spa from as far away as 100 feet — thanks to the thermometer’s…

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hardware April 25, 2006 posted by

Pardon?

Ladies and gentlemen, in the blue corner the ANG-2200 White Noise Generator. Designed by spooks for spooks to keep your conversations private private private. $739.95.  This white noise generator defeats such listening devices as wired microphones buried in a wall, contact or spike microphones, transmitters located in AC outlets and laser/microwave reflection from windows. This is accomplished by producing a security blanket of generated noise completely covering your private conversations with unfilterable sound.

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Gadgets April 25, 2006 posted by

Magis Multipot.

The Magis Multipot. A hybrid, multifunctional…er…LED lamp. Which also doubles as a power socket and gadget bucket. So who on earth thinks these things up, eh? €152.25.  MultiPot is a hybrid, multifunctional lamp, which combines a LED ambient light, a Multisocket, and a lower, vase-shaped, containing space to tidy away any extra cabling. MultiPot achieves new convenience standards, both in the home and at work, by respecting both the old traditional requirements (for example somewhere to put keys or other…

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Gadgets April 25, 2006 posted by

Solar Generator Briefcase.

The SOL8 Solar Generator Briefcase. Completely self sufficient geek power, as long as you avoid tunnels. For prolonged periods. $139.95.   This incredibly handy package of power is great to run laptops, small electric hand tools, DC refrigerators, GPS systems, portable electronics, and a whole lot more! It’s also great to charge your batteries. The two powerful solar panels generate 13 watts of power. That’s 14VDC at a working current of 750mA! That’s more than the average plug-in power supply!

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Gadgets April 25, 2006 posted by

D.I. VOX Radio.

The D. I. VOX FM Clock Radio. Haw haw, dose klever Svedish dezigner peoples. Dey haf ripped open ze radio boxen and turned it inside out. So now ve must play ze muzik from ze speaka lurkink inside. Haw haw. And zen zey are chargink us around $130.00 for ze fun and laff. Haw Haw. [special notice – no Swedish people were harmed in the crafting of this post]

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Bookmark This! April 25, 2006 posted by

AjaxTunes.

AjaxTunes. Online music player and locker. Which uses Ajax (or does it?). You’re way ahead of us aren’t ya, clever clogs. Anyhoo, this apparently has something to do with Michael Robertson. So there.  ajaxTunes is a web-based media player that lets you play, pause, forward and rewind high-quality streaming music straight from the Internet on any computer. Try ajaxTunes immediately, it has been preloaded with a demo account containing more than 25 songs encoded at 192kbps from different albums and…

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Gadgets April 24, 2006 posted by

GSM Tracker.

The Sazo GSM Tracker. Track, monitor, communicate. Uses standard cell triangulation to keep track of…well whatever you want really. And it’s got a shiny chrome effect too. Whooo! £5.99 a month with extra for location requests.  The Sazo GSM shares with the Sazo GPS the ability to act as a two-way communications device, with special buttons for fast dialing and SMS messaging to predefined contacts. Like the Sazo GPS, it also has an SOS button that can be used to…

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Gadgets April 24, 2006 posted by

MP3 Alarm Clock revisited.

The MP3 Alarm Clock. So what, we hear you ask, could possibly be interesting about this thing, eh? Well, it’s white. It’s got 128 MB of RAM, it has a USB port. Er..it’s white. Did we mention that? Did we? £39.99/$64.38.  The MP3 Alarm clock is a cute and compact cube that really took us by surprise. We get sent simply loads of MP3 players, MP3 speakers and the like, and quite frankly many of them get binned in seconds for…

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Gadgets April 24, 2006 posted by

The Digital Holy Qur’an.

The Digital Holy Qur’an. Read the text, listen to the recitations, improve your knowledge? $68.40.  This product allows you to listen to Full Qur’an Recitation, while reviewing Arabic text in Uthmanic fonts as well as English or French translation text… Full Holy Qur’an (114 Surahs, 6236 verses), Riyadh As-Saliheen, Tafseer Al-Jalalain Two Holy Qur’an Recitations in one device Automatic five daily Salat Time with Adhan & Qibala Direction of more than 2800 cities of the world…

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hardware April 24, 2006 posted by

eAnytime Kiosk.

Kiosk supremo Laurence Cohn points out the latest football results on his in-situ, wall hanging, dry-cleaning and gas plasma television kiosk dispenser. Yep, that’s what this is. No doubt. It’s certainly not a universal application kiosk design for dispensing anything from CDs to shoe repairs. Because that would be far too logical and sensible, wouldn’t it?  eAnytime specializes in the design and construction of signature and custom made-to-order, self-service user-friendly collection, dispensing, information gathering, accessing, point-of-sale (POS), interactive website, touchscreen…

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Gadgets April 24, 2006 posted by

Underwater Light Show.

Underwater Light Show. Apparently there are those for whom green algae is not enough. They require multicoloured lighting extravaganzas displayed on their pool floor. Well good luck. We will stick with yellow ducks in white bathtubs. $19.98.  Enliven your nighttime pool parties with this floating Underwater Light Show. Red, blue, green, and orange lights flash in five different patterns. Select just the one you want or let them occur at random. Water-tight plastic globe floats on the surface and throws…

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Bookmark This! April 24, 2006 posted by

Jumpcut.

Jumpcut. Hmm..not sure whether I fully appreciate the value of online video editing tools, but this here is one such. Who knows, it may be useful to you, dear patrons. Editing, remixing, community. Yum.  If you’ve been wondering what to do with the video you shoot with your snazzy new camera (or your phone), jumpcut is the perfect place for you to be creative. If video isn’t your thing just yet and you just want to make cool slideshows with…

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