The XTunner Wireless PC Fan System from Thermaltake lets you control 4 PC fans via a wireless IR remote system. You can do this amazing feat of daring do at up to 1.2 metres away from your box. Just one question here. Er…why? Around $35.00. The first invention (remote control) of wireless fan speed control in the world Fully control up to 4 fans at the same time (case fans, CPU cooler or VGA cooler) Thermaltake first-class “TRT“ (Thermaltake Remote…
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Automatic Asparagus Peeler – weird alien craft alert
I’ve got to say that I can’t even begin to get my head around the technology needed to develop an automatic asparagus peeling machine. And what genius engineer got up one morning and said, ‘I know, let’s build something that will automatically peel asparagus for the world?’ And that video doesn’t help my head either! Sheesh! Machine Feature: 1?The machine is totally automatic, with reliable performance. 2?Capacity is 85~100 pcs per min. 3?Peeling efficiency is controlled between 78%~85% 4?Power saving,…
Read MoreOrganic Solar technology – plant power rockz
The boffins at Massey University’s Nanomaterials Research Centre in New Zealand have come up with an organic form of solar power generating technology that will produce electricity from sunlight at a fraction of the cost of current technologies. The new tech – which uses photo-sensitive natural dyes to create solar cells instead of silicon – are also more useful in cloudy conditions, which is pretty neat. Green tech from down under. Now that’s progress for you. Dr Campbell says that…
Read MoreConfreeCall – free conferencing for up to 500 participants
ConfreeCall is a free conference calling service which promises to provide a ‘cost of call only’ service for up to 500 participants. It remains to be seen just how good the quality is with even 10s of talkers, but we’re willing to be charitable and assume the best. Couple of cool features – unlimited conference length and plug-ins for Yahoo! and MSN Messenger. Definitely one to keep on file. Confreecall.com provides FREE audio conferencing services to its customers. The service…
Read More101 Essential Freelancing Resources – great list of tools
101 Essential Freelancing Resources is a pretty neat list of tools that you can use to make your contracting life easier. Some good stuff on there. Bookmark. The web is such a big and wonderful place, packed with tools and resources which you all too often don’t know about. So to help all you freelancers out there we have compiled a gigantic list of resources, categorized up for your benefit. If you know a resource that we’ve missed, let us know…
Read MoreMazu Kan Two Player Invisible Fighter Game – air warriors rejoice
The Mazu Kan Two Player Virtual Fighting Simulation Kit. Kind of like a ‘feel the force’ game, only with electronics instead of ancient, mystical powers from an alternate universe. Get it? So you strap them on, throw moves at the opponent who needs to block them – tai chi style – or lose points. Sounds like fun? Then hurry along and hand over your $29.99. And good luck in the cubicle, dude. By squeezing the palm button and punching the…
Read MoreInovix Twin Screen DVD Player – twice the fun
The Inovix IDP-780D Twin Screen Portable DVD Player. Two 7” widescreen LCD screens with built-in speakers and headphone sockets make this the perfect system for keeping the little tykes quiet on long trips. Provided, of course, you’ve only got two of said creatures. If you have more, trouble may ensue. Oh and it plays the DiVX format too. Around €219.00. Tags: dvd+player
Read MoreBig Ben Blue LED Clock – squint free timepiece
The Big Ben Blue LED Clock is big. Oh yes. Of course the real Big Ben is bigger. And older. And probably more suited for sticking on tourist postcards. But what do we know? Anyhoo, this is the perfect timepiece for a Texan RV camper van wall. $119.95. At over 3 feet long, the Big Ben Clock certainly lives up to its name. Its energy efficient large red LED lights (only few dollars a year in energy consumption) can easily be seen from…
Read MoreTouchless Hand Towel System – hands free hand out
The EnMotion Touchless Hand Towel System brings a touch – ouch – of new millennium sanity to the bathroom towel business. Just wave your paw in front of the sensor and receive a piece of towel to dry yourself with. Runs on four D cell batteries. Around $66.00 and so much nicer than loud air blowers or soggy towel rolls eh? Tags: touchless+hand+towels
Read MoreStory Creator 2 – create stories for fun
Story Creator 2 lets you, or the small child in you, create stories using simple drag and drop on-screen elements, characters and scenes. It’s been done before of course, but this one looks like fun for kids. It also looks as though they’ve focussed on providing schools with access for edutainment (heh, remember that word?) purposes which is nice. [Via Metafilter] you might like to try your hand at creating your own version of one of the stories or even creating a…
Read MoreGoogle Code Search – awesome programmer’s resource
Google Code Search is the latest product out of the labs over there in La-La land. Need a code snippet, want to check syntax? It’s all here baby. You can even specify that you only want results delivered in a specific language (and no we don’t mean Swedish, grandma). Neat. Google Code Search helps you find function definitions and sample code by giving you one place to search publicly accessible source code hosted on the Internet. With Google Code…
Read MorePicupine – quick and dirty no reg photo sharing
Picupine. Quick and easy free image sharing. Minimal interface, minimal service (links expire after a week), useful for something no doubt. Check it out, if you’ve got a need. Tags: picupine, photo+sharing
Read MoreTalking Star Navigator – verbal guide to the universe and everything
The Talking Star and Constellation Navigator. Not sure just how useful this talking guide is, but anything that makes those star things more understandable to us earth bound morons is good by us. $69.95. This device verbally guides those with no prior astronomy experience in finding and identifying 56 constellations, 66 stars, and 33 deep-sky objects. After determining the month, date, and hour of your observation using the rotating perimeter wheel, and selecting Find or Identify, the device verbally prompts…
Read MoreDVD Massage Chair – the multimedia device you really knead
The DF-1688F-3 DVD Massage Chair is what you might call fully loaded. Supplied with a DVD player with loudspeakers and headphones, 170 degree recline, Dolby Digital sound, a ‘convenient drinks tray’, and an advanced multi-function colour LCD control panel. Oh yes, and it’s got an infrared, acu-point sensing air, ball and vibration massage system built in to make sure you relax your bones totally, dude. Music massage transfer with various massage techniques in accordance with different music styles, body and mind relaxed…
Read MoreBioscrypt 3D Face Reader – halt, who goes bare?
The Bioscrypt VisionAccess 3D Face Reader. Dang, but this biometric technology stuff is ugly. What the world needs is Steve Jobs to take an interest in security hardware. Then we’d see some lovely pieces of plastic and everyone would be wearing black polo-necks. But we digress. This puppy scans and authenticates in under a second. But it’s still ugly, OK? Designed for quick and easy user positioning allowing for very simple use and rapid authentication in under one second. The…
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