Monthly Archives: January 2007

Free Software January 25, 2007 posted by

YamiPod – free iPod file and music manager

YamiPod. Pretty cool freeware program to manage your iPod music and files the way you want. Better yet it works under Linux, Windows and Mac and is available in 28 languages. Anyhoo, copy to/from the iPod, playlist import/export, PC synch, RSS upload support etc etc. Even has Last.FM support. Nice!  YamiPod is a freeware application to efficiently manage your iPod under Mac OS X, Windows and Linux. It can be run directly from your iPod and needs no installation. Take a look at the feature list to find…

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Bookmark This! January 25, 2007 posted by

Senduit – instant file sharing

Senduit. Beautifully minimal interface masks a lovely little file sharing application. Set an expiry time, upload your file and distribute the link to whoever you want. Perfect. If only the filesize limit was larger than a paltry 100 MB (hey, is it 1997?)  Senduit’s service provides users with the ability to upload a file via HTTP-Protocol and receive a custom URL address to download the file from Senduit’s servers. This address can be shared by the user freely and can be…

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Gadgets January 24, 2007 posted by

Zoom H4 Handy Recorder – studio quality portable

Zoom H4 Handy Recorder. Take 2 studio quality electret condenser microphones, stick them in a handheld box alongside two XLR quarter inch input jacks and some onboard effects like compression. Sprinkle an SD card slot and USB port onto the whole cake and you’ve got yourself a pretty cool piece of field recording gear in your pocket. $299.95 should do it, sir.  The H4 records on to Secure Digital (SD) media, a 128MB SD card is included with the unit….

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Gadgets January 24, 2007 posted by

Critter Operated Chopper – pet power rockz

The Critter Operated Chopper . Look dude, it may be an easy rider for you and the cat, but the hamster’s working it bad. Real bad. $17.97. [via Gadget Buzz]  Hamster wheels? Passe. Instead, check out the C.O.C. or Critter Operated Chopper, hamsterdom’s very own Harley. This pet-powered motorcycle features an adjustable operating wheel that uses rodent power to get it revving. We bet it’s cool enough to have even non-hamster/gerbil owners charging out to the pet stores for their own rodent…

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Bookmark This! January 24, 2007 posted by

DIY Solar Power Kit – juice up your laptop for $180

The DIY Portable Solar Power Kit. Pretty clever. You need to know how to channel geo-thermal isotopes and downgrade fissionable Deuterium, but hey how hard can it be? Oh all right, just kidding. This is definitely worth a bookmark.  This kit weighs about 2 lbs, costs $180, and will power my Macbook for 1.75 hours (1.83ghz, browsing the web and checking email via Airport Extreme, bluetooth off, screen brightness about 70%) with a little more than 5 hours of good sun…It’s great for…

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Bookmark This! January 24, 2007 posted by

Magic Trick Videos – learn 10 cool tricks

Top 10 Magic Trick Tutorial Videos. Learn how to stuff coins through soda cans and other feats of amazingness. The Magic Circle must be having fifty fits right now…   Today I went to the liberty of scouring the internet to track down the top 10 video magic tutorials that I could find. Many of these are simply amazing, others are simple yet stunning. I hope you enjoy…THIS IS GOING TO SAVE YOU HUNDREDS ON PURCHASING THOSE VIDEOS! It will…

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cool tech January 24, 2007 posted by

t+ Diabetes Service – mobile phone medical care

t+ Diabetes is the latest in a series of self-management tools which use Web and mobile technologies to let patients take more direct control over their condition. In this case you enter in details of your insulin intake and other factors such as exercise and the program sends a report on your condition to the handset so you can keep a watch on how things are going.  With t+Diabetes’ simple technology, your mobile phone, and by linking to your own…

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Free Software January 24, 2007 posted by

iRemotePC – free remote desktop control and file sharing

iRemotePC. A freeware remote desktop control utility. Download the software to the machine you want to control and then access it from any web browser anywhere. It’s straight down the line VPN stuff, isn’t it, but this one apparently works from behind firewalls etc. Worth a look?  iRemotePC is a “Remote Desktop Viewing” service that allows you secure access and full view of your remote computer’s desktop all from any web-browser. This provides an extremely cost effective, practical and secure…

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Gadgets January 23, 2007 posted by

Mahogany Charging Station – the gentlemen’s gentleman

Ask the butler to pick up a Mahogany Charging Station next time he’s out getting the Bentley washed. It’s got a surge-protecting power strip, drawers to store the keys to the stables and the Lear, and enough ports to keep the gold Vertu, the two Blackberrys and the Titanium coated iPod juiced up for the flight to Cannes. $149.00.  Thoughtfully designed for recharging cell phones, PDAs, MP3 players, or games. * Powers up to four electronic portables at once * Surge-protecting…

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diy January 23, 2007 posted by

Wave Bubble – DIY RF Jammer

Wave Bubble DIY RF Jammer. Here’s a detailed design and description of how to craft a cigarette packet sized RF jammer. Now as far as we know these puppies are significantly illegal in certain places of the world, but for those of you who live in Greenland, here’s the long and tall of it. But remember peeps, cell phone users aren’t annoying, it’s just their very loud, boring, uninteresting conversations that are. This website details the design and construction Wave Bubble:…

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Mobile Tech January 23, 2007 posted by

MyBlu – remote control, Bluetooth, FM radio in one

MyBlu.  Hook up the MyBlu remote control to your iPod, leave your phone in your pocket, and when a call comes in answer it via the mic on the remote by just tapping a button. And get an FM radio thrown in for free. Bargain eh? $88.00.  Make and receive calls on your iPod # Plug ‘n’ Play with most Bluetooth enabled mobile phones # Caller Number ID displayed on iPod screen # Automatically pause and resume music for incoming calls…

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Gadgets January 23, 2007 posted by

Mini Antquarium – geeky, portable and dangerous?

The Mini Antquarium. Nothing shouts ‘geek’ more than a gawky kid with a pet ant farm clipped to his belt arriving at the new school full of hope for the future. So think twice or thrice, dear parent, before you thusly equip your precious precocious as he clambers up the tortuous ladder of life and experience.  $12.95.  Just add ants! No need to add food or water; the gel will provide everything the ants need. Pre-made, ready for use, and portable. With its handy…

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