Keyport is a push and slide key fob which stores six keys in a non-jangly, pocket friendly container. The good news is that the device is compatible with over 30,000 key types. The bad news is that they appear to be overwhelmed with orders at the moment. Ah well. Around $35.00 or so. Keyport is a convenient and aesthetic alternative to your standard key chain. Every Keyport is built like a high-end time-piece or precision pocketknife and looks like an…
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Energy Saver Bar – banish standby on your devices with the push of a button
Energy Saver Bar. Now you can switch off up to six different appliances with one tap of your foot using this rather clever power strip. The foot switch can be located up to 1.5 metres away from the plugs, which means you could probably turn off your whole home office from your bed. Maybe. €19.95. Tags: gadget, energy+saver+bar, ecological
Read MoreUSB Mouse Hub – four ports, two colours and a brace of light up eyes
USB Mouse Hub. You want cute? We’ll give you cute. Four USB ports in each of the little legs, two glowing LED eyes under power and some shiny pastel colouring skillz. $12.00. Looks like a Mouse!?? No! It is a USB 4-port hub allows you to use 4 different USB devices at the same time, and its 4 legs(ports) are flexible(~90°), more convenient to use. Tags: usb+mouse+hub, gadget
Read MoreMemjet print engine technology – get ready for 60 ppm inkjet printers
Memjet print engine technology. It looks as though inkjet printers are about to move up to a completely new speed level with the arrival of this new print engine technology from Australian company Silverbrook Research. It’s basically a page wide array of inkjets which lay down the pigment in one swipe, hence the mind-boggling speeds of up to 60 ppm full colour. The key is not just the speed however, but the price, since this looks to be the first technology of…
Read MoreSearchMe – new visual search engine does browse nicely
SearchMe is still in private beta but I took a quick look at it the other day and came away kind of impressed. Regular readers will know – ad nauseum – about my reservations on this type of tool, simply because visual search engines seldom add any real value to the search process, especially if you’re a power user researcher. SearchMe offers a nice little variation on the theme, with a scrolling window of search result thumbnails, but it still…
Read MoreDropclock – cool slow motion clock screensaver
Dropclock is a very swish looking clock screensaver for Windows and Macintosh which features pictures of very slow motion numbers falling into water. OK, so it’s not the thing to watch if you’ve a tendency to sea-sickness, but artistic it definitely is. Although it’s probably not quite as krazy kat as Uniqlock. Oh and it costs $15.00. DROPCLOCK IS AN AESTHETICALLY INTRIGUING MOTION CLOCK SCREENSAVER. EVERY MINUTE OF REAL TIME IS NUMERICALLY EXPRESSED WITH HEAVY HELVETICA DROPPING INTO WATER IN…
Read MoreDuoSim 228 Mobile Phone – the true simultaneous twin SIM cell phone
The DuoSim 228 Mobile Phone is billed as a ‘true’ twin SIM handset in that both SIMs are active simultaneously at all times. Whether this means you can have conversations with two people at once we don’t know, but the idea of being able to make and receive calls on multiple networks automatically sounds pretty cool. The handset also comes with the usual trimmings, MP3 player, 2GB memory card support, 2.0 megapixel camera and Bluetooth. $199.00. Modes: GSM 900/1800 Net weight: 85…
Read MoreBedFan – the bedtime air conditioner for those sultry summer nights
The BedFan promises to deliver cool soothing air to your bodily parts as you swelter betwixt your summer sheets. No more kicking off the bedclothes and suffering the torment of a thousand prickly rashes ravishing your radiant…[enough with the alliteration already…Ed]. $99.95 and it’s good night from us. Placed at the foot of the bed, Bed Fan sends a calm breeze directly between your sheets. The cool breeze travels between your top sheet and bottom sheet and bathes sleepers in a…
Read MoreUSB Disco Ball Mouse – flashing lights, groovy colours, who loves ya baby…?
USB Disco Ball Mouse. It’s a mouse, with flashing lights. And it’s pink. You need more? Ooooh, love to love ya, bay-ee-bee! $19.99. Lights flash as you scroll across spreadsheets, homework or your overloaded inbox! This funky disco ball mouse and mat is a great unusual gift to give or a little treat for yourself as there is no better way of brightening up your dull uninteresting desk. This disco ball mouse has been designed to look just like half…
Read MoreB Corporation – the new corporate ‘do no evil’ standard
B Corporation. It’s clear that as long as companies have the maximisation of profits for shareholder benefit as the cornerstone of their existence, we will continue to experience greed, corruption and Enron type corporate ‘dislocation’. And this current fake ‘social responsibility’ hype needs to be trashed too, and quickly. So it’s extremely interesting to see the launch of this new alternative standard for incorporation which puts social and environmental responsibility at the heart of the corporate charter. This shift from shareholder…
Read MoreAutomatic Complaint Letter Generator – methinks he doth protest too much…
The Automatic Complaint Letter Generator. Version 5.1 now updated to 11,000 words and phrases. Lotsa fun. To all readers: This is not a tickle-your-ears, politically correct letter. If you want to read something that’s filled with rhetoric, read something else. If you want the truth, then read this letter. First, the misinformation: Red suggests that denominationalism is a be-all, end-all system that should be forcefully imposed upon us. Where the heck did he come up with that? Tags: automatic+complaint+letter+generator, online+application
Read MoreC2Call – Java based web phone service gives free calls to all
C2Call is a Java web browser based Internet phone application. Sign up, click on your contact’s name and get connected. Yep, like Skype but without the need to download and install any software. The developers promise call forwarding and landline connectivity for the future, but for now it’s just browser to browser. What is C2Call? C2Call lets you make web-based phone calls straight from your browser. It works like web-based email without any software installation. You can talk to anybody…
Read MoreHigh Res Tactical Head Camera – make like SWAT in your own back garden
This High Resolution Tactical Head Camera is clearly designed for those of us who seek the thrill of the special weapons lifestyle, without any of that…er…nasty stuff. Why else would they stick prominent POLICE signs all over the kit, instead of the infinitely more serene TERRORIST label? Anyhoo, they may call it covert, we call it manic, and at £229.99 for what is in effect an ear mounted webcam, we’ll be reserving judgement until the first video clips arrive in that…
Read MoreForte CD/DVD Duplicator – the first automated disk duplicator for under $500.00
The new Forte CD/DVD Duplicator costs just $499.00 which makes it a pretty attractive proposition if you’re a band with a plan. You don’t need a computer and the throughput of 14 CDs an hour means that you can create enough merchandise for a gig in an afternoon. Small record labels or even indie movie studios should also take note. Comes with a 160GB hard drive. Introducing the rugged, standalone Disc Makers Forte – the ony automated DVD and CD duplicator…
Read MoreBlimpscreen – inflatable movie screens for the backyard, beach or roving drive-in
Blimpscreen. Inflatable movie screens come in different size and price brackets to cater for everything from a backyard home theater to a full blown al fresco theatre in the park. Two things to remember peeps, first, you’re gonna need a powerful projector and two…well let’s just hope that the air blower is not too noisy. Priced from around $1600 secondhand. Blimpscreen was the originator of the small and mid-size inflatable screens. Coming from the event production business we had experienced…
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