This cute little Compact Solar Charger looks like it could be perfect for the handbag or man-bag. What’s more it doubles up as an LED light. Bargain! 1. With LED Flashlight as Torch 2. Three Ways of Power Supply: Solar Light/ AC Power/Car Power Supply 3. Multiple Applications: Provide energy to Cell Phone/mp3/mp4/Digital Camera 4. Four Kinds of mobile charger ports for choice, it can be used for Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, Samsung Etc 5. Build-in LI-Battery supports mobile phone hours…
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Electronic Ice Bucket – ice cool caddy
Electronic Ice Bucket with Thermometer. Pop in your beverage, select the cool setting. Relax. $39.50 (plus 3 AA batteries) Tags: ice+bucket, electronic+ice+bucket, cooler
Read MoreMagma ExpressBox – PCI Express for your laptop
The Magma ExpressBox lets you use a desktop PC PCI-Express card with your laptop. Why? Well, you could hook up a super powerful PCI-E graphics board to your laptop and run mega games at full resolution without a flicker of hassle. And other things. Prices start at $729.00 though, so you’re going to need to sell the boss on another use if you want to get this one through the budget filters. Magma ExpressBox is an easy-to-use device for attaching…
Read MoreGumiyo – cell phone marketplace
Gumiyo is a ‘mobile commerce platform’ which links buyers and sellers via their mobile phones and the web. You take a pic of whatever you’re selling, email it to Gumiyo from your cell phone and the service will create an ad for you, post it to the site (complete with maps etc) and list it with Google Base, Froogle etc. The site has a lovely design, is currently free but has very little content which probably reflects the fact that it launched…
Read MoreYotophoto – free photos
Yotophoto is a specialist image search engine with an index of more than a quarter of a million Creative Commons, Public Domain, GNU FDL and other copyleft images from places like Flickr, Morguefile, sxc.hu etc. Great resource if you’re looking for a meta search facility for pictures. [Thanks Tom] Yotophoto is a search engine for free-to-use stock photographs and images. These are images that are either in the Public Domain or released under generous Creative Commons, GNU FDL or similar licenses…Our goal is…
Read MoreOldVersion – because new software versions sometimes suck
OldVersion.com is an archive of older versions of popular software packages, for those times when a newer version simply won’t work for you. I love the idea of a history machine for programs, especially since new version bloat often results in an inferior product. Definitely worth a bookmark. Sometimes upgrading to a newer version can be a good thing. Other times, your computer may not be compatible with the new version, the new version is bloated, or all the options you liked…
Read MoreSuper 8mm film returns – film fogeys rejoice
Those dear Swedish folk at Ikonoskop, famed for their rather slick Super 16mm film camera, are apparently readying a new Super 8mm film unit for release. The A-Cam DS8 will feature the same specs as its 16mm big brother, and use the same film, but split in two in some strange manner unbeknownst to this reporter. Priced above $5000.00. Tags: super+8mm, film+camera
Read MoreRetro Digital Humidifier –
The GermGuardian Digital Humidifier. How refreshing – ahem – to see a retro device that isn’t a telephone or audio player. This puppy offers warm or cold humidification, with an integrated night light. Just perfect for recreating those Amazonian jungle safari memories. $199.00. This versatile Digital Humidifier can be set for warm or cold mist and reduces mold growth. Silver nano technology stops mold growth within the unit for a healthier breathing environment. * Ultrasonic technology gives you the option of…
Read MoreFolding Laptop Fan – portable cool breeze
The Retractable Notebook Cooling Pad. Three 60mm fans (two retractable) and an aluminium surface makes this a pretty effective and portable laptop cooler system. It’s a bit strange that we have to pay money to keep our portable computers cool, though, don’t you think? How did that happen then? $22.00. USB Retractable Notebook Cooling Pad has 3 fans built-in which is good for cooling down your notebooks. Its retractable design reduces the size of the cooling pad so that it…
Read MoreLifeBox TV – external media whizz
LifeBox TV. Not just yer standard external hard disk media player. This one sports a ‘unique’ DVD folder playback, which means you can rip and immediately watch the VOB files of your favourite movie without fiddling around. Bonza. From £109.99. High-speed external hard disk with stand-alone media player allows you to enjoy multi media programs on your TV Load your movies, music and pictures and play it back through the TV Can be used as a standard external hard drive…
Read MoreZuula Search – good effort
Zuula Search actually doesn’t look half bad, especially since it’s just giving you the standard search engine results in a fancier tabbed layout. Quite a nice design and a few extra features (like automatically stored recent searches) make it a cut above the usual search clones. * How is Zuula different from a “meta” search engine? Zuula allows you to browse through your search results from the top search engines individually, while a meta search engine uses an algorithm…
Read MoreiConcertCal – find local concerts from your iTunes
iConcertCal is a free iTunes plug-in that monitors your music library and generates a personalised calendar of upcoming concerts you might enjoy in your city. Pretty cool idea, although if you live in Teenytown, Nowhere County, you might have a problem I guess. Windows and Mac. iConcertCal searches the web to find the concerts of bands in your library. We are continually working on adding more sources for smaller websites in local areas to the iConcertCal search. We want to…
Read MoreWipbox – make your online ads shine
Wipbox. A new service to let you create cool online adverts for eBay and other places. In some ways it’s kind of like vFlyer, but more online maybe. The research and a few other bits were broken when I tried to play around, but nonetheless it’s definitely still worth a look-see. WipBox enables sellers to create better, richer listings through deeper knowledge gathering and better preparation. Users can learn which categories and for how much they should list items based on…
Read MoreRockin’ Boyfriend Pillow – the sound and the furry
Rockin’ Boyfriend Pillow. Not quite sure why it has such a strange name, is that because it replaces your missing lad with a soundtrack? And does it rock? Mmm… Anyhoo, embedded stereo speakers and an audio socket or two should help make bedtime reading fun-some no matter what the weather. $129.00. With two embedded speakers and a built-in control panel, this supersoft microsuede pillow is fully wired for sound. Just connect your iPod and you’re ready to rock. Tufted pillow also comes with…
Read MoreSun Visor TV/DVD Player – mobile home theater
The Sun Visor TV/DVD Theater comes complete with a 7 inch 16:9 LCD screen and an FM transmitter so you can listen to the groovy soundtrack via your car stereo. There’s also an SD card reader for photos and a USB port so you can plug in your laptop for some extra fun…like…well spreadsheets or something. However the TV tuner unfortunately only receives Korean television. Nah, just kidding. $299.95 including remote control. Certainly, the brilliant 7″ LCD screen will keep your passenger…
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