Revolution Health is a classic example of our current online transition from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0, with one subtle difference. First it’s a Ruby on Rails site – apparently one of the largest around. Two, it features a bunch of useful interactive health applications and tools (including blogging doctors for goodness sake) and thirdly, well it actually looks and works well. Clear design, legible etc etc. The difference? It was founded by Web 1.0 super guru Steve Case, yep the ancient…
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DVD Flick – make DVDs out of your video clips for free
DVD Flick. A nice bit of freeware to turn those video clips you’ve got hanging around into a DVD. Just add them to a project and burn. Nifty and rather useful if you’re like me and have got a heap of clips lying around unwatched and a-wastin’. Supports all the major video file types and codecs. (watch out for a broken mirror on the download page). DVD Flick aims to be a simple but at the same time powerful DVD Authoring…
Read MorePixel Watch – EL modern timepiece
The Pixel Watch uses electro-luminescent technology to light up a translucent casing. Sounds rather scientific doesn’t it? £80.00. The Pixel Watch from ODM is one of the coolest watches we’ve seen in ages. The Pixel Watch uses an EL (Electro Luminescent) band, and translucent casing to produce an unusual and contemporary design. On the hour every hour, between 9pm and 3am there is an on screen animation and scrolling pattern. Tags: pixel+watch, el+tech
Read MoreRight Angle Viewfinder – digital camera arty add-on
The Right Angle Viewfinder is a pretty neat way to get all ‘Hasselblad’ on your photography. Attach it to your DSLR and do all those artful shots from the waist or other contortionate positions. Seems to fit a fair number of cameras. $49.00. Designed for shooting at lower angle, as well as for taking macro photography. Comfortable for taking photos in different angle and environment. Tags: right+angle+viewfinder, digital+camera
Read MoreBAMBI Watch Kit – dismantle your timepiece with style
The BAMBI Watch Maintenance Kit is the ultimate DIY watch repair kit. Cute little hammer, cute little vice, three teeny tiny screwdrivers cum probes. All that’s missing is one of those funky magnifying glass eyepieces that they wear in the movies. Around $161.00 in Korean. Tags: bambi+kit, watchmaking
Read MoreMorse Code your mouse – dit dit dit, da da da
Morse Code your mouse with this fun online Java app. Enter in the text and hear it morse’d out in real time. Touch your mouse to the knob of the telegraph key and then wait for the sound file to finish loading. After that, you can type a short phrase into the box and click “Morse”, or manually send code by just touching your mouse to the knob! Tags: morse+code, mouse
Read MoreSinking Clock – time’s running out?
Sinking Clock. Funny. Sinking Clock remains half-buried on your desk top for all eternity. Tags: led+clock, sinking+clock
Read MoreTattoos for the Elderly – get your gran on…
Tattoos for the Elderly. Arthritis sucks? Priceless. $4.99. These tattoos are really old school. Perfect for any age! Know a person distraught about turning 25? 35? 40? 100? This makes the perfect gift for saying YOU’RE OLD! 13 old school tattoos on a 4.25” x 16.50” card. Tags: tattoos, elderly
Read MoreBetter Gmail – Firefox extension improves Gmail
Better Gmail. The folks at Lifehacker have collected a bunch of Gmail add-ons Greasemonkey scripts and collated them all in a single Firefox Extension. The result is pretty cool if you’re a Gmail user. Go get (although do remember that Greasemonkey cam be a bit of a dangerous tool in the wrong hands). Gmail’s good, but it could be better. We’ve featured several Greasemonkey scripts that enhance Gmail in lots of different ways – like adding saved searches, attachment icons, label colors, keyboard…
Read MoreBack…phew…
So we’re back. Weren’t no big thing. Just a complete re-build, re-constitution of customisations, painstaking hunt for missing tools, fretful self-flagellation over the breakdown of my usual foolproof True Image backup system, etc etc. You’ve got to love computers, eh? Just love ‘em. Oh yes. Tags: we’re+back
Read MoreOuch!
Massive hard disk crash! Send food stamps! Tell family we love them! Back Real Soon Now! Tags: back+soon
Read MoreInfrared Soap Dispenser – auto clean machine
The Automatic Infrared Soap Dispenser. Pour in 10 oz of liquid soap and 4 AA batteries and you’ve got yourself a soap dispenser just like the one at your local McDonald’s toilet facility. Cool eh? $39.00. Our sleek, hands-free Automatic Soap Dispenser has all the hard-working qualities of the public access variety, plus a stylish profile. * Uses infrared technology to automatically dispense the perfect-sized dollop of hand soap * Made of durable ABS plastic * Polished chrome finish * Holds…
Read MoreDeskset Sailing Boat – toys for the bored board
Deskset Sailing Boat. The ‘wind it up, watch it’ go’ pen and office desk set. The choice of colours still won’t make you look any cooler when Ms Simkins from accounts wanders by. $17.99. Wind it up and watch it sail across your desk. The silicone sail is a pen in disguise! Bored at work? No even getting a paperclip can make your day more exciting. This is the perfect gift for the sailing or paperclip enthusiast in your life….
Read MoreSpi-Dog – Spidey gets a friend
Spi-Dog. LED lights, interactive speaker, iPod dock feature, barking, waggling ears and it dances. You want more? Get a real dog. $38.90. Now, the i-Dog family got a NEW COOL member, the SPI-DOG. I am not sure whether it is Spider-Man’s pet. Please touch SPI-Dog a lot and feed it with music, Spi-Dog will show his mood interactively by different illumination and dance pattern. You can hook Spi-Dog with music through jack, Spi-Dog will become a speaker and dance according…
Read MoreDesktop Tower Defense – addictivity, thy name is game
The Desktop Tower Defense game is all over the net like a rash, but just in case you haven’t picked up on it, here it is. Play and enjoy, but don’t blame us if you lose half your life, your friends, your family and your kids are put into care. Tags: desktop+tower+defense, games
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