The Royal Sovereign FS-4DA Coin Sorter is a beast of a machine, and a must have if you’re a busker on a busy beat. The motor sorts 312 coins a minute into the correct piles and you can count up to $70.00 before you have to switch wrappers. Apparently Bill Gates owns one. Not. $169.95. This coin-sorting machine allows you to preload 16 coin wrappers (4 for each denomination) into coin tubes and automatically slides the next coin tube and…
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UltraShape – vibrate away those love handles
UltraShape is a new non-surgical technique that uses ultrasound to break down fat cells so the body can expel them. The result is apparently like having liposuction but without the nasty bruising, incisions and other surgical stuff which makes for a pretty unpleasant experience. Oh thanks be to spinach that mines body is so perfects already. The UltraShape solution, developed by plastic surgeons and scientists for the medical community, is based on a technological breakthrough using ultrasound waves, which are designed…
Read MoreEmail to image converter – spam beater for website owners
Email Address to Image Converter. If you really want to protect your email address from spam harvesters on your web site, you may need to use this handy little tool which converts the text into a non-clickable and non machine readable image. Of course it means that your readers can’t click on it to email you too, but that’s may be the price you have to pay for peace of mind, eh? According to this report (March, 2003), one of the…
Read MoreFree Classic Audiobooks – free to ear
Free Classic AudioBooks. Available in either MP3 or m4b audio book format. Something to add to your player for those cosy winter evenings by the fire. Just you, a pair of earphones and a good cat. Welcome to the Free Classic Audio Books site where you can download free audio books in either mp3 format or m4b audio book format for iTunes and the iPod. Some of our audio books are human narrated Librivox recordings and others are narrated using…
Read MoreRunning from Camera
Running from Camera. Hilarious. via metafilter
Read MoreLava Lamp Night Light – bubble snooze
The Lava Lamp Night Light combines the mesmerising quirkiness of a 60’s lava lamp with the usefulness of a night light to illuminate those dark and dismal corners of the soul. Well perhaps not quite so dramatical. Anyhoo, it comes in red or yellow lava flavours and is guaranteed to make it happen, like, man. $9.99. The Lava Lamp Night Light looks great plugged into any wall outlet. A flip of the switch and science takes over. The wax is slightly denser than…
Read MoreSarantel Nanotrack – world’s smallest GPS/GPRS tracking device
The Sarantel Nanotrack is being billed as the world’s smallest GPS/GPRS tracking device, and it sure looks like it fits the bill. It’s quad band and little bigger than a matchbox and is firmware upgradeable remotely, which means it can be programmed to be ultra power efficient and run longer if needed. We can’t think of any use for this puppy in the real world, oh no we can’t. Just larger than a matchbox, the Nanotrack is the world’s smallest GPS tracker and…
Read MoreKidsleep Alarm Clock – keep them quiet
The Kidsleep Alarm Clock is designed to give parents a bit of a hand with the morning wake-up issues. As every mum or dad knows, kids tend to get up at random times of the day or night sometimes. This clock is supposed to train them through the use of a picture of a sleeping animal (not time) or a wide awake one (get up and annoy your folks). It’s also a night light and musical alarm clock, so double…
Read MorePortable Digital TV/DVD Combo – small packages
The Maplin Portable Digital TV and DVD Player looks to be quite a nice little package. A 9.2 inch screen, internal digital Freeview tuner and a DivX DVD player. Not only that, but there’s a USB port for connection of flash and hard drives and it will play MP3 and MP4 etc. Battery or mains powered, and comes complete with a remote control for £149.99. Battery and mains powered, includes in car DC adaptor • USB socket for connection of USB…
Read MoreNokia N95 up close – iPhone? Pah!
Went to the launch of the Nokia N800 last week, and have to say I really like it. It’s a subtle but definite advance over the N770 which it replaces, but I still despair over the lack of an HSDPA connection. WiFi is just too restrictive in terms of hotspot availability. Two things stand out though. First, the power management seems to be much better, you actually do get a really decent standby time out of it. Second, the beefier…
Read MoreMobyko – store your mobile data for free
Mobyko is another of those online SIM card storage services which pop up now and then. They all seem very interesting, although I am wary of trusting my very personal data to any service like this until it has been around for a long while and is therefore likely to be around for a good while longer. See also TxtVault and TreasuremyText . Mobyko is the simple and easy way to save all your names and numbers to one safe place. So now…
Read MoreFerret posts this week
Here’s a quick round-up of Ferrety posts from the past week for anyone who missed them. Enjoy. Apple rPod launch – Apple to introduce Fusion Powered… The Big Flip Clock and Calendar – time flaps – The Big Flip Clock and Calendar…. USB Heating Blanket – snuggly cloaking – The USB Heating Blanket. One day… Twin Spin Color Changing Speakers – nauseastic fun for everyone! – Twin Spin Color Changing Speakers…. Bubbleprice – just how much is your Web 2.0…
Read MoreMoGo Dapter – finger nail sized Bluetoth adapter
MoGo Dapter. Is this finger nail sized Bluetooth adapter for the PC the smallest in the world? Possibly. Anyhoo, it will be available in the second quarter for around $49.99. [via Tendance] MoGo Dapter is finger-nail sized Bluetooth Adapter that plugs into any laptop or tablet USB port. The Dapter uses advanced technologies – Bluetooth standard v2.0 +EDR and USB 2.0 – to provide you with quicker connection times, enhanced voice and multimedia quality, greater Wi-Fi environments, and up to three-times-faster data-transfer speeds than…
Read MoreBelkin PocketTop – laptop case and lap tray combo
The Belkin PocketTop is a combination laptop case and lap tray to stop your important parts being burned by modern hot running notebook computers. $49.99 buys you much peace of thigh. Protect, Open and Use your laptop with Belkin’s PocketTop! This laptop case acts as a mobile workstation and storage for your laptop accessories in the clever pocket. The ultra-portable design also allows you to carry your power supply while it’s plugged into your laptop. No more fumbling with your…
Read MoreSkip-Away CD Repair System – iron away those scratches
The Skip-Away CD Repair System uses a new technology called OptoClear which apparently ‘irons’ out the scratches on your CDs to make them play as new. All in 3 minutes. And it comes in lots of lovely colours, kiddies. Sanding machines attempt to sand down the peaks, while wax solutions aim to fill in the valleys. OptoClear does neither. OptoClear works like ironing a shirt—it applies the right combination of heat, pressure and time to iron out the peaks and…
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