The LogiNoki Mouse Mod. Take one Logitech G5 optical mouse and the screen from a Nokia 6610 mobile phone and voila, a very very cool mouse with in-built LCD screen. What for? Fun of course. Neat. [Via Techeblog] For some reason I had a thought on trying to combine a graphical LCD with a computer mouse. Perhaps this had something to do with my review of Logitech’s G15 Gaming keyboard six months back. Like in my MouseFan mod that I…
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Kangaroo TV.
Kangaroo TV. Fascinating concept boys and girls. Short range rent or buy televisual gizmo for viewing events while you’re a live spectator. You know the scenario. You’re at a Formula One motor race but all you get to see are a line of cars flashing past ya at 200 mph every 2.5 minutes. With this puppy, you follow the action close up: from the cockpit, pit lane etc etc. Makes sense in one way, kinda weird in another (duh, what’s…
Read MoreKeepVid.
KeepVid Lite. We’ve mentioned this before in passing, but it deserves better. So here you go. Download and store video clips from the major sites like YouTube, Google Video etc. Nice simple app, and well done.
Read MoreiDiamond Headset.
iDiamond Headset. White gold, diamonds, ‘would madam like it gift wrapped?’, plush, indulgent, muggable, crass, gauche, pretentious, Paris H*****. €660 to €750.00 a set.
Read MoreThe Calorie Watch.
The Calorie Watch. Monitors your heart rate and calories burned without the need for chest bands, cardio-vascular trolleys, ECG machines or any other embarrassing pieces of equipment trundling along behind you as you jog to work in the morning. $29.50. # Measure heart rate (in bpm) # Measure calories burned during workout # Record resting heart rate # Out-zone alarm function keep you in training zone # Exercise timer
Read MoreHop Pops.
Hop Pops. They bob their heads up and down in response to sound or interaction. You need to know more? $17.00 each or $88.00 for the whole set of six. We’ll take a dozen. Please. These adorable animals pop their heads up and down in response to sound or interaction. They are a totally cute and unique conversation piece for any desk. Available in duck, panda, frog, rabbit, monkey, or bear. Generally they react to sound in the same way…
Read MoreCarry on.
Solo Lift. Ferrets hate carrying things. Which is why tools like this appeal so much to our lazy nature. Especially when it looks like magic. $24.95. The Solo Lift enables you to lift and carry a with only one hand! No preparation of the box is needed. Simply grab the box using the Solo Lift and go. The box is carried at your side, allowing you to see what is front of you, such as a curbs, puddles or steps….
Read MoreFrucall. The price checker.
Frucall. Enter the barcode on your mobile phone and hear the best advertised price for that product instantly. Consumer terrorism? Gentlemen, start your engines. Walking into a store, roaming through the products, seeing something you like, wondering if you could buy it cheaper online… Does it sound all too familiar?…Next time you’re out shopping, call us at 1-888-DO-FRUCALL (1-888-363-7822) before you take the item to the register. You’ll be amazed by how much you may save! Frucall means being frugal…
Read MoreCaddy Aid.
The Caddy Aid. A golfer’s PDA with a difference. Not only the usual distance guides, GPS and local golf rules, but also ‘fairway flyover’ videos and television style advertising. The hardware is a Fujitsu Siemens Pocket LOOX N520, and the whole package will set you back £380.00 all in. CaddyAid, a specialist golf software package, that will be available only on a Fujitsu Siemens Computers handheld, is a GPS distance guide that offers golfers an immediate readout of not only their…
Read MoreMemory Card Reader Calculator.
The Memory Card Reader Calculator. Aw c’mon, doesn’t this make sense to you too? You never know when you’re going to need to calculate something important while transferring your photos across. And..and…it comes with a world time alarm clock and countdown timer included. So now you can image shift, calculate, check the time in Tokyo and still make sure your egg is perfectly boiled. Wow, no wonder they call it the All-in-One. This is a complete integrated function card…
Read MoreCordgo West young man.
Cordgo. Isn’t it funny how every new generation of technology brings its own share of issues with it? Cars brought accidents and pollution, television begat Doritos and now portable media players have delivered the scourge of the headset cable to the world. The result? The cable tidy. This puppy is the latest, and it’s quite cool. $9.95 each and there’s a buy one get one free offer right now. Cordgo is a one hand operated cord adjustment and storage accessory….
Read MoreMail Big Files.
Mail Big File.com. I like this simple file transfer service a lot. If you’ve ever had the hassle of trying to get a large-ish file across to someone you’ll know the anguish of trying to use email etc. With this free service you simply upload the file (joy, there’s a progress bar) and enter in the recipient email address. No registration needed. The best thing is that it copes with files up to 512 MB in size, which is way handy….
Read MoreSynthetic Gecko.
The jolly boffins at BAE Systems have developed a material called Synthetic Gecko that grips incredibly tightly without glue or pressure. They claim that a 1 metre square sheet of the stuff could actually suspend a family car, which is interesting tech indeed if true. They’ve managed this feat of skill by mimicking the microscopic splayed suckers on the end of the tiny creature’s toes. Kinda creepy, but hey, useful no? Watch out for this stuff on training shoes maybe (or…
Read MoreThe Game Screen Box.
The XB/GC/PS2 3 in 1 VGA Box. Strange name for a box which lets you connect your XBox, GameCube or Playstation 2 to a standard computer monitor. Not, however, all at once. Runs both PAL and NTSC so you can even play your game in Chinese [eh? – Ed]. $52.99. It will accept any PAL or NTSC system video input and convert it into RGB output for any VGA monitor. * It can be connected in a series between the computer…
Read MoreDoctor Doctor, sing me the blues…
The Roland TD20 Digital Drum Kit. Man, in my day a drum machine was a small, grey box with a set of impenetrable buttons and even worse operating manual. Nowadays they apparently come with 500 new sounds, Compact Flash storage, 15 compressors, a 6 part sequencer and their own roadie! £3999.00. With the superior sensitivity, drummers can play more naturally and without having to adjust their playing technique. The TD-20 includes the ability to vary the rim shot and bass drum sounds depending…
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