Monthly Archives: August 2007

Gadgets August 22, 2007 posted by

i-Sing MP3 Recording Karaoke Player – singalonga ouch

The i-Sing Karaoke Recorder is billed as the first MP3 Karaoke recorder which will record your voice onto the track as you sing along with your favourite tunes. Does that sound like a good idea to you? Yeah right. Supports WAV, WMA and MP3 formats and comes with a built-in speaker, SD slot and 512MB of memory. One to keep off our Xmas list, please Mr Santa. $119.95.  This is the first device that records your voice while you sing along…

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Gadgets August 22, 2007 posted by

USB Powered CD Destroyer – scratchy and stiffy at a PC near you

The USB Powered CD Destroyer will make a disc unreadable in 5 seconds by scratching the surface with a rather pretty pattern. Bearing in mind that we can destroy a disc in under a second with a variety of sharp, hot or blunt household implements, you may want to pause and reflect for a few moments before rushing out to plunk down the $29.00 in greens that this puppy demands. But hey, it’s USB powered, so that’s cool right?  USB…

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cool tech August 22, 2007 posted by

Watercone – fresh water from salt or brackish water

I cannot believe that the Watercone developers are still looking for investors to mass produce this thing. We have a world where every day 5000 children die through lack of safe water and no-one wants to step forward and help distribute this superb, simple solar powered desalinator? Unbelievable.  A Product that enables anyone, in a most simple fashion, an independent, cheap and mobile solar Potable Water generation from sea water or brackish water on the base of condensation by solar…

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cool tech August 22, 2007 posted by

The DIY Segway – yet another home grown Segway clone

We’re loving this DIY Segway a lot. Built by uppity students for less than $1000, the writing’s on the wall for future commercial copycat products to rival the rather expensive Kamen mobile. There’s clearly quite a bit of work to do – can you spell wobble-trolley? – but it’s a nice start. Can we call it a scooter yet?  When designing a segway, there’s a lot to consider. You have to make sure that the motors you’re using have enough…

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Mobile Tech August 22, 2007 posted by

Vlingo – talk to your phone, ’cause the keypad ain’t listening

Vlingo is an interesting voice to text application which lets you replace the tap, tap, tappety of keyboard input with voice requests. Instead of typing an SMS message, you just say it. Instead of pecking out a search request, just talk to the application and ask for the nearest pizza shop. Another example of how mobile data is changing the whole cell phone dynamic. Now guys, next stop an international service, OK?  Now you can talk to your phone and…

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Free Software August 22, 2007 posted by

Installer.app – the iPhone application installer

Installer.app lets you install applications onto your iPhone using WiFi or EDGE. You can also use it to update or uninstall said apps. Which is handy. Harry. Not official, no support, use at your own risk.   New! We now have a single command Mac (PPC & Intel) installer for Installer.app, get it here. This will automate the entire jailbreak and Installer.app installation process for your 1.0 or 1.0.1 iPhone, including automatically downloading the right firmware files. Be sure to…

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cool tech August 21, 2007 posted by

RedPost Kit – hackable DIY Linux based 19 inch digital picture frame

The RedPost/Kit is a DIY Linux powered 19 inch digital picture frame. It features WiFi or USB connection, 128 MB of system memory and a 200MHz CPU. The makers also encourage you to tinker with the system and customise it to your requirements, which is a refreshing change. It’s not as svelte or elegant as other brand name products on the market, but if you’re looking for an open platform to do some clever things with remote transmission of images (like…

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but is it art? August 21, 2007 posted by

Katazukue – the table that tidies up for you

The Katazukue Table contains two conveyer belts which ‘periodically’ dump anything sitting on the table top to the floor. Now this may be an artist’s idea of tidying up, but where we come from the floor is not considered to be a great storage space. Although looking around me now….Anyhoo don’t expect to see this concept art piece on the production line anytime soon, eh? Funny video.  So Katazukue on one level supports our modern lifestyle by clearing itself for different activities during…

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Bizarre August 21, 2007 posted by

Elvis Wowee – creepy robot King talks sings like Bruce Lee film

The Elvis Wowee Amimatronic is just too weird. Built by the Robosapien people it features the King singing and talking with strange head, lip and eye movements. If your idea of a cosy night in is gazing adoringly at a twitchy bust of your pop idol mouthing inanities then this is for you. The rest of us will probably just pop a CD in the tray and grab a sandwich. Around $524.00 in Danish. Watch the frightening video.  It is…

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Free Software August 21, 2007 posted by

GTalk Music – beam Internet radio to MSN Messenger and Google Talk

The folks at GTalk, the IM gateway software company, have come up with a new service which lets you listen to Internet radio stations from your IM client. Fire up MSN Messenger or Google Talk, add the radio contact, type Radio ‘number’ and accept the call to listen to a station. It was a little stuttery (is that a word?) when I used it, but an interesting idea -although I’m still trying to work out why you would want to…

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Gadgets August 20, 2007 posted by

Sky Challenger – break your own toy, why doncha?

The Sky Challenger R/C Micro Helicopter Set. Two miniature helicopters, each with on-board frickin’ laser beams which can ‘temporarily disable’ the other. Sounds like fun? Sure it does. Think you’ll still be laughing as you’re picking up the bits? Riiight. £59.95.  Imagine two individually controlled helicopters equipped with laser beams that have the ability to disable the other, well imagine no more because the Sky Challenger Micro Helicopters from Silverlit allow you to do just that. Introducing a fully three…

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Gadgets August 20, 2007 posted by

RabbitAir MinusA2 Purifier – mood light, air cleaner, artwork in one

The RabbitAir MinusA2 Air Purifier is a designer styled HEPA quality air purifier which comes with an integrated mood light function to help you relax while your air gets scrubbed cleaner than clean. Comes with a 6 stage filter system which should be enough for just about any clean air junkie. The $599.00 price tag may take a little of your breath away though.  The Minus A2 filtration is breakthrough technology incorporating a 6-stage purification and deodorization system. It traps airborne…

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Gadgets August 20, 2007 posted by

SynCh – synch and charge your lovelies

The SynCh is a simple but effective way of charging and synching multiple gadgets from your car, laptop or whatever. Make sure you buy the right mTip adapters though, won’t you?. $26.95.  The SynCh lets you charge/sync/connect one device, while charging another, at the same time. With its built-in retractable cable, the SynCh is perfect for plugging into the car, wall or a desktop PC. When not in use, simply zip up and store in a desk drawer or your car’s…

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software August 20, 2007 posted by

ALSong – the lyrical MP3 player

ALSong is a free software MP3 player with a difference in that it automatically links to the lyrics of the tune it’s playing and displays them on-screen. Perfect for those little singalong sessions. The lyric database contains 1,000,000 lyrics and it copes with OGG, WAV and other formats as well as MP3. Free for non-commercial use.  Now you can listen to your music and get the lyrics played back in time to the music. The ALSong Lyrics window plays back song lyrics…

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