The Aiptek Pocket 5MP DV Camera is billed as the ‘smallest multifunctional DV supporting video stabiliser and nightshot’. In itself this would not be hugely innovative were it not for the fact that we’re talking a £74.99 price point here. Now of course, *saying* you support these features and getting a decent non blurry image out of a cheap box are two different things, aren’t they? But even so… The smallest multi-functional DV supporting video stabiliser and nighshot • MPEG-4…
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Buffalo High Gain USB WiFi Adapter – for signal hungry travellers
The Buffalo Wireless-G High Gain USB Adapter is for those times when you really really need the best WiFi signal you can get. Suction cup this puppy onto your laptop and hunt down that source with remorseless, omni-directional fervour. $46.00 or so. [via AVING] Buffalo’s Wireless-G High Gain USB 2.0 Adapter offers a sleek and convenient way to add high-speed wireless connectivity through an available USB port on your Windows PC. The AirStation One-Touch Secure System™ (AOSS) lets you create…
Read MoreWatchphone frenzy – talk to the wrist, ‘cos the phone ain’t listenin’
The WatchPhone M300. Isn’t that typical, you wait around for years and all of a sudden up pops two watch phones at the same time. Tsk. I’ve got to say, in terms of sheer cool usefulness, these have got to have the edge on an iPhone. Especially once they bring on some decent sized memory for the MP3 player (or a microSD slot). $305.00. Phonebook SMS (receive only) 1″OLED, 65K Screen GSM 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 Bluetooth: A2DP, AVRCP Music: MP3,…
Read MoreGlowFur – wearable art…or not…
They’re pitching GlowFur as ‘wearable art’, but actually art is probably not the right word. Perhaps ‘wearable embarrassment instead? Anyhoo, if you’re into shining like a beacon down your local club night ding-dongs, this is definitely for you. Me, I’d rather skulk moodily alone in a corner somewhere. This site was developed to bring the world this most fashionable wearable art. Unlike anything you have seen before, the original GlowFur apparel is setting a new standard of wearable art. As…
Read MoreThe Sandy Email Assistant – make your email service useful at last?
Sandy is an email assistant service. Hard to tell whether it actually works, since it’s in closed beta right now, but the idea seems to be well thought out. You can use ‘her’ to turn your emails into to-do lists, reminders and contact and calendaring management just by using the cc box. Worth keeping tabs on for the future, methinks. Problem is: an email inbox is little more than a bucket for catching incoming messages. Even with a decent sorting-and-filing…
Read MoreEmbiggen – expand those tiny URLs
Embiggen is a clever bit of technology that lets you expand those tinyURLs that are dotted around the place to make sure they’re not leading to somewhere dangerous. There’s a publisher version for website owners, but the interesting bit for most people will be the browser bookmarklet which you can use to check URLs yourself. TinyURL is a great service, but who knows what’s lurking on the other side of those links? They could be pointing at sites you’ve already visited,…
Read MoreSamish SBS 6600 Bluetooth Speakers – your phone done loud
Samish SBS 6600 Bluetooth Speakers. Suddenly your phone got stereo loudness. Hmm, so 1.2 W per channel ain’t gonna make your ears bleed, but it’s got to be better than your internal speaker, no? Around $106.00 in Korean stuff. Tags: samish+bluetooth+speakers
Read MoreiBall GPRS SMS Globe – cool text message viewer
The iBall GPRS SMS Globe. Send text messages from any mobile phone to this globe and it will display them on the 360 viewable screen. The unit contains a SIM card and 64 MB of memory for storing messages and uses 85 ‘super bright’ LED bulbs to do the display stuff. This is actually a pretty cool product application if you need to distribute information to a room quickly from lots of roaming agents with mobile phones. I’m thinking things…
Read MoreCrystal Weather Station – easy read weather man
The upcoming Oregon Scientific Crystal Weather Station looks like an interesting concept. Laser engraved 3D icons in crystal with colour highlighting and a radio controlled digital clock in a slinky form factor. And the ‘change mode with a wave of the hand’ is just icing on the cake really. Wonder when it will hit the stores? Weather station with laser engraved 3D icons in crystal. View the weather forecast at a glance with colour illumination. Precise, worldwide time keeping with…
Read MoreA surprising day spent using the HTC Touch…
So I’ve just had a pretty typical working day with the HTC Touch handset, and thought you might like some initial impressions. First off, it was in use from 5am in the morning (catching an early flight) until 10.00 pm at night (long day!). Battery life remaining at the end of the day = Around 25%. Applications used = Mobile Word, Destinator 6.0 GPS navigation software, default MP3 music player, phone (3 calls + SMS), camera (one shot), WiFi (failed),…
Read Morecompetition…
Hmm…I feel another competition coming on. Can’t work out what kind though… Tags: competition
Read MoreGickr – create instant animated gif images online
Gickr is an online animated gif image creator which is free and very easy to use. Just upload your images (or grab them from Flickr) and press the create button. Voila, happy moving images. I used it yesterday for the Leda post and it works rather well. Gickr.com lets you instantly create Animated GIF online, free, right now! Just upload pictures or grab them from your Flickr. Create funny flashy slideshows with you and your friends, cartoons, previews, banners, etc….
Read MoreFree BBC comedies download – laugh with Auntie for ‘nowt
The folk at Speakingaudiobook.com are offering a promotional free of charge Best of BBC Comedy audio download for your further listening pleasure. It contains an hour’s worth of audio clips from programmes such as Blackadder, The Goon Show, Fawlty Towers and Monty Python. OK, so it’s audio and not video and there’s a registration requirement, but hey, it’s free right? Here’s your opportunity to enjoy the brilliance of the BBC’s comedy library for nothing. YES you heard right, absolutely FREE!!! There are all the…
Read MoreSansa Shaker MP3 Player – shake, rattle and soul
The Sansa Shaker MP3 Player is an unremarkable beast, save for the fact that it comes with a ‘Shake Feature’ which lets you skip a track by shaking the unit. Now far be it for us to comment on the strategic decisions of multinational consumer tech companies, but do you really want product abuse to become a long term feature of your marketing message? What next, cars that you start by kicking them in the rear? $39.95. The shake feature…
Read MoreFull size Camarasaurus dinosaur – the ultimate home security
The Full Size Camarasaurus Dinosaur Replica is 18 foot tall and guaranteed to scare the living bits out of your neighbours when they open their curtains the morning after you’ve had it installed. Either that or it’ll trigger a hasty visit from your local constabulary. Whatever, you’ll need to stump up £27,999.99 and wait three to four months for delivery, so start clearing the space already. In real life no one has had the fortune of seeing a real dinosaur, so no…
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