The Light Pick is a metronome and ambidextrous guitar pick which lights up as you’re playing. Available with 3 interchangeable tips. It’s $59.99 though, so you’d better be worth it. It is a valuable tool for on-stage musicians, as well as music teachers and students. The Light Pick can be used for guitars and other stringed instruments as a rhythm aide at home, or to add some flash to stage performances. The Light Pick also lights up while you’re playing…
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Chinese Noodle Timer Cap.
Chinese Noodle Timer Cap. Cook (?) your pot of noodles to perfection the simple way. Absolutely essential ware for the student population don’t you think? Set it and forget it, with 3,4 and 5 minute settings and a custom adjustment feature.Around $9.00, noodles not included.
Read MoreGlobal search engines.
Global Search Engines. 3000+ search engines from around the world. Jolly useful for Johnny Foreigner, what? Hi, welcome to Search Engines Worldwide which is a list of global and local search engines sorted by countries in the world. Search Engines Worldwide is one of the largest collection of search engines on the internet. Whatever you are searching for, you can find it here, utilising this very large number of linked search engines.
Read MoreThe Non-Destructive Windows XP fix.
The No-Reformat, Non-Destructive Total-Rebuild Windows XP Fix. Fred the Langa reckons you can ‘non destructively’ repair a dodgy Windows XP installation while leaving your existing applications untouched and fully working. I’m sure I’ve tried this and failed miserably, but maybe I did something wrong. You have a go. But it’s worth exploring because this option lets you completely and nondestructively rebuild, repair, or refresh an existing XP installation while leaving already-installed software alone (no reinstallation needed!). It also leaves user…
Read MoreGenPets.
GenPets. Oh yes, they might be a hoax right now, but how long children, how long? That’s right, Genpets are not toys or robots. They are living, breathing genetic animals. We use a process called “Zygote Micro Injection” which is quickly becoming a favourable method to combine DNA, or to insert certain proteins from different species. Most notably it was used in 1997 to splice mice with bioluminescent jellyfish (link) and has since been used to create glowing rabbits, pigs,…
Read MorePool safety at hand.
The SenTAG Pool Safety Device. Pretty neat idea, a wrist worn depth and motion sensor which transmits an emergency signal if the wearer/swimmer gets into trouble. Best bit is that it doesn’t cost the commercial pool owner that much, around £1 to £4.00 an hour to lease. Good job. [Via Gizmag] The SenTAG wristband has considerable processing power within that continually monitors depth relative to the surface and several characteristics of motion. There inputs are used within a number of interlocking ‘rules’…
Read MorePredator at large.
The Predator Beast PR3000 Paintball/Water Gun. With a name like that, you know that this thing’s got attitude, don’t ya? Serious paint or water attitude. Let’s face it, peeps, if you buy this for your loved ones, then you’ve only got yourself to blame. £29.99. The ultimate Predator and water gun combined! PR3000 can shoot paintballs and a stream of water! # Contains 1 paintball/water shooter, wipe clean target, 60 paintballs and protective eye wear # Paintballs are water soluble,…
Read MoreHi-Hi Fi.
What surprises most about the Grundig CDS 5000 DEC micro hi-fi system, is not the fact that it has an integrated – keep your dog under control, madam – sub-woofer, nor the USB port and SD/MMC card reader for MP3 music loveiness. Not even the CD/RW MP3, CD-DA player. No, what’s extraordinary is how ordinary it is. In this new hyper convergent, do it all, home consumer electronics world. Around $250.00.
Read MoreTeleblaster.
The Teleblaster. Ah…so some crazy Russians figure that the best way to watch television is if it’s distorted or pixellated. So they process the signal and send it to a rather bizarre telly, and sit back with smug grins. What a thing is creativity, eh? Huzzah! TeleBlaster allows watching TV programms both in a usual mode and in a special video signal processing mode, the processing algorithm being loaded from the external flash card. TeleBlaster also allows generating videoeffects synchronously with the…
Read MoreSkype Toolbar for Firefox.
The Skype Toolbar for Firefox. Instant Net calling from any web page phone number with one click. Is cool. Is easy. Is fast. Is free. Internet – cough – Explorer version also available.
Read MoreNetwork Cable Tester.
Network Cable Tester. Look, it’s no good just covering all the glamour stuff, like glowing cables, modded boxes, LED encrusted hard drives and the like. No you see, what you really need is one of these gidgets, to impress the other half with your true geek credentials. Just hang it on the wall as a comforting reminder of how charming you can be with a soldering iron in your hand. $39.99. This Network Cable Tester is a perfect tool to assist…
Read MoreS-Dream Music System.
The S-Dream Wireless Music System. You can tell that a tech has hit the mainstream when it appears on the pages of the gadget stores. Wireless music streaming, consider yourself arrived. 100 metres range, remote control, works with iTunes. £79.95 ($147.10). The amazing s-Dream Wireless Music System consists of just three easy-to-install components: a chic USB transmitter that plugs directly into your computer, a powerful receiver that connects to your favourite home stereo speakers, and a nifty remote control that allows you…
Read MoreMini Table Football.
Mini Table Football. Nice looking aluminium, stainless steel and green felt ‘foosball’ table. Playable too apparently, although who knows if it can match the sheer adrenaline pumped excitement of an evening watching Scunthorpe United at work? £8.95. There’s no comparison to the usual wobbly plastic products: This mini-stadium is made of sparkling aluminium and stainless steel. Four soft non-slip rubber feet support it on any even surface. The game is played with a solid metal “ball”. This – according to…
Read MoreArtoo Potatoo.
Artoo Potatoo. Saving the world one spud at a time. $7.99.
Read MoreHow to make a headphone.
How to Make a Head Phone. DIY glorious-ness. My name is Prince Dzuckey. I am a boy of Takoradi Technical Institute, Takoradi, Ghana. I like making projects on my own. I made my own headphones. Here are the steps…
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