TechTool Protogo is a portable suite of diagnostic tools for the Apple Mac that you can load onto your old iPod instead of throwing it away. You can then use it to boot up, diagnose, test, recover data, virus check and optimise your Macintosh at will. Ten cool points in the office for whipping out a cultural icon to debug a problem computer, eh? Priced at $148.00. Do you have an old iPod lying around? Or perhaps a small portable hard drive…
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Art-o-Meter – critique a la geek
The Art-O-Meter. MIT concept that measures the quality of a piece of artwork based on the amount of time that people spend in front of the exhibit. Result? Sauntering equals approval. Mmm….really? Art-O-Meter is a device that measures the quality of an art piece. It bases its evaluation on the amount of time that people spend in front of an artwork compared to the total time of exhibition. The measurements are graphically represented by comments and a 5 star rating system….
Read MoreSenao 668 cordless phone – awesome 128 km range
The Senao SN-668 Long Range Cordless Phone System. Forget about those piddling little 30 metre range cordless phones, if you really want to talk long distance on a cordless system you need one of these puppies. 128 kilometer range with booster antennas, which makes it a real alternative to a standard mobile phone. You can use it as a normal phone or a walkie talkie, and even transfer calls between handsets. Goodbye cell phone charges for local businesses? Er…but do note that you…
Read MoreFoods that heal – the benevolent buffet
Foods That Heal. Interesting little list of foodstuffs that are beneficial for the body. Pineapples dissolve warts? Really?
Read MoreShazou for Firefox – instant location info for links and sites
Shazou. Another very neat extension for Firefox which shows you the geographical location – complete with a Google map – of the link or web site you are visiting. It also has a nice anti-phishing function too. [Thanks Jose] The product called Shazou (pronounced Shazoo it is Japanese for mapping) enables the user with one-click to map and geo-locate any website they are currently viewing. Shazou was developed as a tool to improve the awareness for people surfing the internet…
Read MoreWorld’s longest motorbike – stretch and glide
The World’s Longest Motorbike. Stretching a full 9 metres, 57 cm from end to end. Sixteen seats including the driver. Somehow think that it wouldn’t be wise to populate it with more than one person though. In fact…
Read MoreCasio GzOne Mobile Phone – tough like Arnie!
The Casio GzOne Mobile Phone is just about the toughest handset on the street. Apparently. It will survive immersion in water for up to 30 minutes (1 meter) and can be dropped repeatedly from 1.5 meters onto a steel plate over concrete. Did we mention tough? And it comes with a camera and all the other goodies you might expect, and some you might not, like onboard GPS.
Read MoreAcme License Plate Maker – relive your prison stretch
The Acme License Plate Maker. Relive those happy times in the slammer by crafting these to your hearts content. Jolly.
Read MoreLa Cie Brick Hard Drive – lego of your data
The LaCie Brick Desktop 300 GB Hard Drive. A stackable hard drive that looks like a LEGO brick? Mmm…there’s a joke in there somewhere, but it eludes us right now. $139.99. Stack & Play with other LaCie Brick Hard Drives * Professional storage is now easy and fun * Add colors to your computing life * Store & back up music, photos, videos and office files
Read MoreSpectec SDG-810 GPS Receiver – teeny tiny Micro SD GPS device
The Spectec SDG-810 GPS Receiver fits into a Micro SD slot on your PDA or mobile phone and offers top quality SiRF Star III GPS functionality along with a neat additional slot for your now homeless Micro SD card. Nice design. [Update: thanks Chris for pointing out that it’s a standard SD slot device, which in turn offers an internal Micro SD slot. Not quite so cool, but noteworthy nonetheless.] SiRF Star III with low signal levels and high sensitivity acquisition. Built-in…
Read MoreBattery hacking – turn your 9V into 6 AAA cells
Clever emergency hack of a Duracell 9V battery pack to provide six AAA batteries. Not sure how safe, useful or cost effective this is, but it’s worth remembering. Maybe. Lots of disclaimers. You will notice that these internal cells are a bit smaller than a normal “AAA” battery. However, by bending the attached tab on the internal cell, you can get it to work in most any application requiring a triple A cell, at least as a temporary fix until…
Read MoreOpen Designs – more Open Source web templates
Open Designs. Well if the quality of their web site is anything to go by, this new portal for free Open Source web design templates is going to be a fabulous resource once it gets going in earnest. At the moment there are just under 200 designs on the site, and there are some really nice ones on the front page. Check it out. Our goal is to create a community owned and managed site, where users can share their free website…
Read MoreBioLife Biometric Door Bell – touch and go tech
The BioLife TAP-01 Fingerprint Access Control with Door Bell. So here we are fresh into a shiny new year – and a very happy one to all of you, hope you get what you desire in 2007 – and up pops another of those rather strange devices. How can a bell improve the usefulness of a biometric security device? Ding?
Read MoreSofaTube
SofaTube is a neat little web application that lets you browse and watch videos from YouTube and Revver on your television set. As long as there’s an internet connected computer attached of course. Designed for the 10 foot, rather than the 2 foot experience see? Bigger fonts, boxes, navigation. Might be a bit sucky watching YouTube sized videos on a glorious 42” HD plasma though, eh? Still, this is definitely a bit of a subversive application when you really think about it. SofaTube…
Read MoreRIAA Toilet Paper – season’s greetings to the music biz
RIAA Toilet Paper. A wonderful way to remember our granny hassling friends in the music industry. At a novelty price of $5.95 a roll. Ok, so, we are STILL laughing every time we see this product on our shelves…LMAO! Nothing compares with the way it feels when that text slides across your butt. Sorry for the high price, but you’re buying it for the novelty. When it comes to functionality, stick to Charmin.
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