Monthly Archives: July 2006

Gadgets July 19, 2006 posted by

Spy camera watch.

Spy Camera Watch. Sorry, don’t care what you say, you can *never* have too many spy camera watches lying around. C’mon, you never know when you’re going to be called on to catch that one candid moment which’ll deliver your 15 minutes fer sure. £24.99.  The utimate in spy gadgets, the Digital Camera Watch looks and works like a normal watch, however it can also take VGA digital photos! So when you are out and about, take some candid photos…

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Mobile Tech July 19, 2006 posted by

BlueAnt Pink Thing.

The BlueAnt Hot Pink X3 Micro Bluetooth Headset. I wish they’d make up their minds. Pink or blue? Girl or boy? Stylish or comfortable? USB or rechargeable? Tiny or lightweight? $129.00 or a smack in the head? [Thanks Daniel]  The award winning X3 micro Bluetooth headset is one of the smallest and best performing headsets available in the world. Lightweight, stylish and comfortable, the X3 micro is the ultimate Bluetooth accessory for people on the move. The X3 micro can…

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Gadgets July 19, 2006 posted by

Voice Recording Parking Timer.

The Voice Recording Parking Timer. Record your location, set the countdown timer and never lose your vehicle to the dreaded parking attendants fury again. You may lose it in the Costco car park, but ticket wise, you should be good to go. Or stay. Er…£5.00. Voice Recording Parking Timer Information: Voice record your parking location and messages. One button operation. countdown timer 15 mins to 4 hours. Warning alarm prior to time up. Alarm when time is reached.

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Bookmark This! July 19, 2006 posted by

Express PDF.

ExpressPDF. Free online service that lets you convert your Word documents and/or website pages to PDF. Nice idea, although it appears to take quite a long time to actually dispense the processed document. [Update: hmm…didn’t work for me…]  ExpressPDF is an online service that lets you convert your Microsoft Office documents to PDF. This service can also convert Web pages to PDF ! It’s FREE, we hope you will enjoy it ;-)

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cool tech July 19, 2006 posted by

Hellodeo video maker.

Hellodeo. Very neat little online app which lets you create a video clip instantly at home and upload a simple snip of code to display it to the world on your website.  Fast, dirty, no registration. Lovely app. Lots of potential for people wanting to create their own mini-YouTube, and you can see this becoming very very viral. Wow, since when did web video become so blooming popular all of a sudden? Sheesh.  hellodeo – Got a webcam? Say hello with…

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Gadgets July 18, 2006 posted by

The Language Phone.

The Language Line Phone. Never again worry about insulting your best customer’s mother during a vital sales visit. This dual handset phone features one button access to a toll free live language translator who will ensure that your jokes don’t cause an international ruckus. Free with a Language Line interpreter contract (just cough up the $3.00 a month maintenance fee).  # Security. Sensitive information can be shared confidentially, without using a speakerphone. # Simplicity. Your access number to Language Line Services is already…

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hardware July 18, 2006 posted by

Mine’s a punt.

The Phoenix 6.0 Workplace Alcohol Tester. When you really, really have to harass your employees there’s no better way than to stick one of these in their face on a hot afternoon after lunch and watch them squirm as the evidence mounts up on the dial. It even comes with a complete wireless printing kit for added pleasure. Oh yes. Mind you this guy is probably a prime target!   Workplace Breath Alcohol Testing Has Never Been This Easy.* Convenient wireless printing,…

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yeah, right! July 18, 2006 posted by

Natty bum bum.

The Bottom Reformulator Cushion promises to give you the type of toned bottom that you’ve always dreamed of. Just sit on one for 29 hours a day for 90 days and watch your bu-tocks re-sculpt themselves into a taut and terrifying spectre of flesh and bone. Honest! J-Lo, eat yer heart out love. $29.95.  Now you can more easily achieve the buttocks you envision, on top of your physical training by using the Bottom Reformulator. It’s been designed by a team of…

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cool tech July 18, 2006 posted by

Warm water power plant.

Jeff Sterling and his colleagues at Matteran Energy claim to have designed and built a working power plant which generates electricity and refrigeration from nothing more than water warmed up by hot plates on a roof. No fancy expensive solar panels needed. The implications, if true, are astonishing, but it’s hard not be cynical in this day and age. Maybe some thermo-knowledgeable readers can tell more from the animated demos on the site. There’s apparently a working plant down in Florida…

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Bookmark This! July 18, 2006 posted by

Skype conferencing.

High Speed Skype Conferencing. High speed means no registration, just click and go. Unlimited conferencing means up to 500 people, and free means completely free of charge. Fascinating stuff, I’d love to know whether it works as advertised with a fair few people jabbering away.  Highspeedconferencing.com is a service for the Skype community to have multi-party (that is, more than five people on at a time) conference calls using Skype and regular phones. If you use Skype, it is completely…

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but is it art? July 17, 2006 posted by

Paper Record Player.

Simon Elvins’ Paper Record Player. Cute. Very cute.  To play the record the handle needs to be turned in a clockwise direction at a steady 331/3 rpm. The paper cone then acts as a pick up and amplifies the sound enough to make it audible.

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Gadgets July 17, 2006 posted by

Dewey Dual Dicey Dude.

The Dewey Weber Twin Motor Skateboard. Yep, twice the motive power, twice the fun. Dual 400 watt motors front and rear, one pushing, one pulling. At last, you can be the Knight Rider..er..rider on your block. Priced at $559.00. And budget for Elastoplast. Lots.  Each Dewey Twin comes with a quick disconnect front motor/truck/axle/wheel assembly, and an extra standard front truck/axle/wheel assembly. This change out can be performed in five minutes…You now have the option of a twin motored monster board, or a…

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Gadgets July 17, 2006 posted by

Shockball.

Shockball. Pass the parcel gets a 21st century sado-masochistic electro-shock makeover. Yep, we’re talking random zaps as you chuck the ‘hot potato’ at each other as fast as you can. If the shock doesn’t get you, the bruises from catching a hurtling projectile probably will. £16.95. [Via Me,My Coke & I]  Turn it on and then start throwing it to one another and at some random point in the all too near future, the person catching it will get zapped. You never know when it’s…

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Gadgets July 17, 2006 posted by

Dambi flyer.

The Dambi Air Ultralight Aircraft. Jolly pretty Korean two seater ultralight aircraft which…well looks pretty. 100 mph max speed, 106 meter take off distance, 17 ft landing. After you, madam…More pics here. Oh and the name stands for  – DongHae Aviation Marvellous Bird.

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Free Software July 17, 2006 posted by

Make typing easy. Peasy.

Phrase Express. Auto text entry freeware which lets you add phrases and words to your documents at the press of a key. Apparently it works with all applications, which is interesting. Hotkey support too.  PhraseExpress works like the AutoCorrect function in MS Office but for all applications on your computer. AutoText expands short keywords into full phrases. Example: typing ‘btw’ would be automatically expanded to ‘by the way’ while you type. Ever missed this feature in your web browser or…

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