The Cordless Bugs Bunny Phone. So now it’s not enough that you have novelty phones, now they have to be cordless? Well good luck tripping over discarded teddies and handsets, eh? $69.95. Bugs Bunny talks and moves when the phone rings. Bugs stands on film cans and reel with colorful graphics. Use the demonstration button to see the show. Bugs says various custom phrases in his original voice:
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Portable Sauna.
Portable Sauna. Why would you want a portable sauna? Are you gonna wake up one day and decide to move your sauna into the kitchen? Or do you plan to take vacations with your sauna (ipod, check. Nikon, check. Portable sauna…) Ah well. $4,995.00. Far-infrared radiant heating delivers smooth, gentle warmth like that from the sun, raising your body temperature directly. This, in turn, allows the sauna to soothe your muscles and sore joints, relieve tension and naturally cleanse impurities…
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The PrimeFoto digital camera to CD burner and memory card reader. Clearly not as flexible as a full-blown PC, but you can suspect that this type of simple digicam to CD tool will be a hit with Mr and Mrs Can’t Be Bothered with Tech Today. $249.00. The PrimeFoto can be attached to a television for use, or as a standalone CD burner for archiving photos and creating slideshows for playback in DVD players. While the unit is connected to the…
Read MorePocket wireless.
The Asus WL-330 Pocket Wireless Access Point. A remarkable product only insofar as it is a combination coffee maker as well as a 802.11b device. Nah, just kidding. Small and light; inexpensive; dual access point/adapter functionality; tiny AC adapter. The Asus WL-330 is inexpensive and can create a wireless network anywhere there’s a broadband connection
Read MoreTxt yourself.
Txt2Day. Send unlimited free text messages to almost any cell phone. What to say? Tired of paying text message fees? So are we! With Txt2Day you can send unlimited free text messages to almost any cell phone; you don’t even have to know the cell phone provider! Just enter the phone number, select the provider (if you know it), type in your text message, and hit send. It’s totally free text messaging!
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Dive Optx.Stick on reading glasses for scuba divers. Well since you asked, you never know what you’re going to find to read down below. Hopefully something that’ll even say doubloon in large friendly letters. €33.00 a pack. DIVEOPTX stick-on reading lenses for dive masks allow divers a quick and economical solution to adding magnification in dive masks. They are like contact lenses for your mask; small, flexible reading lenses that attach easily to the inside of the mask. They stay on…
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The Contact Box Cable and Charger Tidy. Now here’s a reassuringly ugly product from the land of stripped pine and Volvos. A box with holes in it to hide away your gadget cables and chargers. Quick someone hand me a Kellogg packet and a pair of scissors. Around $94.00. Contactboxen – the box that collect and hide chargers and electric cords. You make sure you’ll always find the charger and keep things nice and tidy. The box will also protect children…
Read MoreBarebones laptop.
MSI MS-1012 Whitebook. Wowee, heard of the barebones desktop PC, but this the first time we’ve heard of barebones laptop computers. Buy your shell and configure it with your choice of options. Sounds a bit more advanced than a Dell config page, but then again… From around $660.00. The MS-1012 (Bluetooth edition) is specifically designed to optimize notebook performance with a travel-friendly size and weight. Featuring the latest Intel® 915GM chipset, integrated Bluetooth connection and integrated 802.11b/g wireless (optional) ,…
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The U2o CMC-103 Mobile Power Pack. Ooh, power packs in nice pretty colours. That makes us smile. As does perhaps the 3600 mAh, the 3.7 or 5.0 volt output and the mains, 12V or USB charging. £34.99 not bad. The Mobile Power Pack replaces multiple charging adapters with a hi-capacity, rechargeable lithium-ion battery that allows you to power up your devices multiple times on a single charge. It’s easy to carry and has the flexibility to charge mobile phones, media…
Read MoreLogoYes.
LogoYes. Choose brand position, industry, symbol, text, layout. Fork over $99.00 and walk away with your own logo. On the fence here, peeps. On the fence. But worth a look-see nevertheless.
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The iBag. Carry around your iPod or music player in…ahem…style with this retro bags with speakers and real working buttons on the front. It’s kind of cool in a red-in-yer-face kind of way, methinks. $49.95. The bags have FM radio built itnot them which is controllable through the outside of the bag. The On/Off, Scan, Volume Up, Volume Down, and Scan buttons all work on the outside of the bag, that is, you press on the Faux buttons of the…
Read MoreJukemaster.
The Jukemaster FM Radio and CD Jukebox. We’ve featured tabletop jukeboxes before, of course. But as far as we can recollect not one that plays MP3 CDs as well as the conventional variety. And cutesy feature award goes to the authentic whirring and crackling ‘needle on record’ sounds that are inbuilt. $269.00. Neat idea. An extraordinary replication of a 1950’s tabletop jukebox, this modern version has captured the look and feel of another era, while concealing today’s technology inside. Multiple…
Read MoreUSB Hub with Hotplate.
The USB Hotplate and 4 Port Hub. See, having a USB hub is simply not enough nowadays. It’s got to do stuff. Weird stuff, like heat drinks. Or massage armpits. Or kill roaches. This one’s a doozy though, ain’t it? £13.95 ($25.111). The USB Hotplate isn’t just a hotplate though. It doubles up as a 4-port USB hub, meaning you won’t have to disconnect anything vital to plug it in, and allowing you to use other USB-powered devices at the…
Read MoreFat phone?
The Pantech G-1300V mobile phone with ‘fatness checker’. Easy cure. Talk more, eat less.
Read MoreAjaxXLS.
AjaxXLS. Another in the Ajax family of stuff. This time an online Microsoft Excel viewer which aims to be an easier option than downloading the official MS viewer for Excel spreadsheets. Worth a bookmark, I suppose, although it still feels rather crude and beta. With one click you can easily open any .xls file in just a few seconds. The interactivity and responsiveness provided by AJAX programming allows you to enjoy the power and utility of a spreadsheet without the…
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