The Ionic Teeth Whitener uses a special blue LED to encourage hundreds of tiny leprechauns to pop out of your gums and start brushing and cleaning your mouth ivory. We’re kind of lying of course, there’s only two leprechauns. The rest work nights. $29.98. Using a special blue LED light to activate silver ions in the whitening gel, your teeth whiten dramatically after the very first application with the Ionic Teeth Whitener. Plus your teeth continue to whiten for several…
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Alien UFO Detector Strap – the truth is out there…or on your wrist
The Alien UFO Detector Strap is clearly something that no sane person would be without nowadays. Especially since we’re all well aware that pointy heads are walking amongst us as we speak. Millions of them. Disguised as postal workers, bus conductors and even Marilyn Monroe impersonators. What, you didn’t know? Well you’ll have to spend $18.96 to find out for sure now won’t you? Tags: UFO, alien+detector
Read MoreCampCaster – open source radio station software
CampCaster. Fancy setting up your own radio station? A real radio station, not Internet? Then you might want to take a look at this bit of Open Source software which gives you all the live and automated broadcast features you might need to make it all sing. Campcaster is an open source radio management application for use by both small and large radio stations (yes, real radio stations, not internet radio) to schedule radio shows. It provides both live studio…
Read MoreOpenCourseWare – education for free
OpenCourseWare is collaborative effort between 100 or more educational bodies which aims to share educational materials under an open (i.e. free of charge and restriction) licence. That’s pretty cool. An OpenCourseWare is a free and open digital publication of high quality university-level teaching materials – including syllabi, lecture notes, assignments, and exams – organized as courses. OpenCourseWare (OCW) initiatives typically do not provide a degree, credit or certification, or access to instructors. The materials are made available under open licenses,…
Read MoreCubisto – frame your fave gadgets in plastic for posterity
Cubisto is one of those truly weird ideas. A sort of 3D frame into which you can insert items and frame them for ever. Kind of like pressing flowers. Only without the flower. Or the book. Why anyone would want to frame their mobile phone is something of a mystery that we’ll never solve, but hey, your mileage – and bizarro ratio – might vary. £14.95. The idea is to sandwich your nick-nacks (no sniggering at the back!) between the two sheets…
Read MoreMini Dynamo LED Anti Mosquito Flashlight
The Mini Dynamo LED Anti Mosquito Flashlight sounds like an ideal combination. Everlasting power to find your way in the dark while repelling all those nasties that lie in wait to feast on your smooth and oh so succulent flesh. And then there’s the mosquitos, of course. $9.00. This product adopts the principle of hand cranking to generate the power. The groupware of the hand take the groupware of wheel to make the alternating current when the hand is cranked….
Read MoreFor Sale: Pink Panther Mobile – the ultimate pink ride
Dude, they’re auctioning the Original Pink Panther Car on eBay. No really. The one that was driven into the studio at the start of the cartoon show every week. And did we mention it’s got a 7 litre, 500 hp engine under the hood (wherever that is)? Da-dum, da-dum, dadum dadum dadum…Current bid is £10,100 and the reserve has not been met yet, so get bidding. Go on! Now is your chance to actually own the outrageously Pink car that…
Read MoreWaveBox – world’s most portable microwave oven
The WaveBox is billed as ‘the world’s smallest microwave oven’ and it has the handle to prove it. They’re also – bless ‘em – calling it rugged and easy to tote, which is going to be a huge turn-on for couch freaks who need to carry around TV dinners wherever they go. It’s even got a car lighter power socket cable. Bliss, eh? $199.00. [via Popgadget] The world’s first truly portable microwave makes it easy to have hot food and drink at work,…
Read MoreKiss YouTube – download tube videos the easy way
Kiss YouTube. Download YouTube videos the easy way. Either put kiss in front of the youtube.com video URL in the address bar, or go to the site and enter in the full URL there. Result – video on your hard drive. You lucky, lucky hamster, you. Just in front of the youtube.com domain name, insert the word ‘kiss’. Eg. http://www.kissyoutube.com/watch?v=tRTk0RPXtW4 # Press the ‘Enter’ key and it will bring you to this website. Click on the download link provided to…
Read MoreMy Hourly Rate Calculator – the scary freelancer tool
The Freelance Rate Calculator is one scary tool. Ostensibly designed to help freelancers calculate their optimum fee rate, what it actually does is point out just how stupidly little you’re charging and how you’ll be bankrupt in a fortnight, no question. For some strange reason though, that never happens, which is a real mystery. Anyhoo, definitely one to put into the armoury, only to be taken out on full moon nights. Tags: freelance+rate+calculator
Read MoreSensorFresh Q for Meat and Poultry – electronic nose smells decay
The SensorFreshQ is an electronic nose that sniffs out bacteria on uncooked meat stuffs. The thing takes 2000 readings in under a minute to determine whether your chicken leg is safe to eat or should be fed to next door’s cat (just kiddin’). Green means OK, red means ‘ohnowe’reallgonnadierunforit’. $89.95. [via SmartStuff] Simply hold the sensor about an inch above the meat and push a button; a built-in fan draws in the sample atmosphere past four electronic sensors that measure…
Read MoreOrbital Electronic Listening Device – parabolic peeping tom
The Orbital Electronic Listening Device lets you eavesdrop on conversations 300 feet away. And there’s more. You can use the 10x zoom viewfinder to peek at your target as you listen, and even record 120 second snippets for really sneaky playback thrills later on. The blurb suggests you use it to get closer to the action at your favourite sports event. Yeah right…! $59.95 including ‘padded’ headphones. Find out what your kids and their friends are plotting in the garage….
Read MoreTwo Player Handheld Space Invaders – fun with a friend
The Two Player Space Invaders game looks like it could be fun. Suddenly those little pesky aliens are all close up and personal wit y’all. Just shows that you can’t keep a good game down, can you? $29.95. Space Invaders are coming to destroy the Earth. Blast into the past with this unique mini-arcade game complete with its own color screen, new from Excalibur Electronics. With this two-player version, you can play by yourself, against a virtual opponent, or against…
Read MoreMedia Carousel Plus – desktop CD and DVD disc library updated
The Media Carousel Plus holds up to 150 of your precious optical discs and links with a searchable database on your computer via USB. This new version has got 12 pretty LED lights which flash during a search and find process. Isn’t progress wonderful? $139.00. The Media Carousel Plus organizes 150 discs and can automatically serve up any in seconds! Use the keypad to retrieve discs or use the USB connection and software to build a searchable database on your…
Read MoreBinary Clock – giant obscure time display on your screen
A cool on-screen binary clock for you to marvel and puzzle over. Hey, and for those of us binary duffers, there’s a decimal cheat button (just press the d). Oh and here’s some help. Tags: binary+clock
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