Forvo is a kind of wiki dictionary for the spoken word. If you’ve ever wondered how a word was pronounced, you’ll love this new service. Just do a search for the word in question in any language and click the speak button to have a native speaker pronounce it for you. It’s a new service so the language and word database is still growing – 5800 words and 6000+ pronunciations in 177 languages – but the beauty of the site is the fact that…
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Amic Email Backup – backup your precious email automatically and for free
Amic Email Backup. Freeware program backs up your email messages, address book, settings, rules and signatures on demand. It copes with the top 9 email clients like Outlook Express, Eudora and IncrediMail, but unfortunately not Thunderbird which is a shame. Anyway, still worth a look see. Amic Email Backup is a handy software tool for Microsoft Windows based PCs designed to create backup copy of your email database. Amic Email Backup can save emails, address book, settings, mail and news…
Read MoreT-1000 Phone Shaped Cell Phone Jammer – fool me once, shame on you…
The T-1000 Phone Shaped Cell Phone Jammer is so super clever that it leaves us gasping for breath. Design your jammer to look like a cell phone, and not only can you silence every other mobile phone in a 10 foot vicinity for up to an hour, but you can also make loud ‘what’s that you say…?’ noises into your own fake handset at the same time. Wowee, double the fun. $240.00 complete with genuine leather case! This little gem…
Read MoreUltra-Smart USB Cable – USB charger and microSD reader all in one combo
Ultra-Smart USB Cable. Clever little puppy offers USB charging for your phones an’ ting, as well as a handy microSD reader. And because it comes in a range of pretty and colourful keychain sized versions, you’ll be guaranteed to impress those around you when it’s time to flash the geek cred. $14.00 says oooh lookitthat! USB Charging+Data Strap+microSD Card Reader (mini USB – 5 pin) This is the Advanced Version of the Smart Cable. The Tiny & Stylish Mobile Phone…
Read MoreGelaSkins Motherboard – protecting your stuff, one cool design at a time…
GelaSkins Motherboard. GelaSkins are ultra thin, artistically designed protective covers for gadgets and hardware and Derek Prospero has produced one that comes in a very cool motherboard motif. Looks pretty good on the iPhone too. $29.95 ($14.95 iPhone) GelaSkins are a very thin (< 2mm) protective cover for your iphone, ipod, laptop and razr made with premium grade 3m vinyl and adhesive technology. patented micro-channels within the adhesive allow for a bubble-free application. each gelaskin has an ultra-clear, scratch resistant…
Read MoreTwiddla – free no registration online meeting playground
Twiddla. A free online collaboration tool which has a number of very nice features. One it’s free. Did we mention that? Two, it’s got a no-brainer interface which makes it really easy to set up and run a group collaboration. You can set meetings up as private or public, and there are a bunch of useful tools available, including annotation icons and shapes. Basically it’s a great product for whiteboarding or testing out website designs with teams of remote people,…
Read MoreAnti Keylogger Shield – protect your computer against keyloggers
Anti Keylogger Shield. This small Windows freeware utility prevents keyloggers from monitoring and storing your key presses. The interesting thing about this little prog is it doesn’t use databases or anything, so no need to update files to keep up with new keylogger technology. Just install and forget. The installation is instant, and it runs invisibly in the background with no fuss or muss, which is neat. I can’t say whether it works for everything 100%, but it sure sounds…
Read MoreDigital Photo to DVD Converter – from binary to shiny plastic without passing go
This new Digital Photo to DVD Converter copies images from your camera’s memory card directly to a CD disk in DVD format without any of those nasty computer thingies in the middle. The software can either convert the images to MPEG so you can run a slideshow on your television DVD player, or copy to JPG format on data CDs for normal storage. Oh and it can read several of your favourite memory card formats, so you won’t feel left out….
Read MorePirelli Dualphone DP-L10 VoIP GSM Phone – or how the Italians never tire of trying it on…
Pirelli Dualphone DP-L10 VoIP GSM Phone. OK, so what’s more weird? That Pirelli has apparently moved on from saucy calendars – yeah OK and tyres – to making boring handsets, or the fact that the company has blatantly ripped off the Danish Dualphone moniker in the process? Answers on a cute embossed Cease & Desist please…oh and pass the popcorn, this could be fun. £59.00. The Pirelli DP-L10 is a dual-mode GSM/SIP Wi-Fi handset, combining tri-band capabilities with the support of SIP VoIP via an…
Read MoreFridge Magnet Digital Photo Frame – smile and say cheese…
This Fridge Magnet Digital Photo Frame could solve a lot of problems in one go. Just load it up with a rolling slideshow of you after the Christmas blow out parties, ensuring that you get lots of shots of the plump bits, slap the thing on the fridge door and voila, instant appetite loss. Sixty-six cellulite laden images of one’s nether regions should be enough to put one off hamburger patties for life. What, is that not the point? £29.99. Able to scroll through up to sixty-six images as a…
Read MoreOnline spat hits out at Zap Electric Cars – EV market to link arms and protest?
Wired started it, Metafilter broadcast it and numerous sites are talking about a new downer review of the Zap company and its range of electric cars. Or rather the lack of a range. It’s all a bit sad really, since all we’re waiting for is a half decent electric vehicle which makes commercial, consumer and technical sense. Funnily enough, in amongst all the furore I stumbled across an electric car maker which looks like it’s actually getting somewhere (i.e. they’ve…
Read MoreGramlee – real live writers to edit and correct your sub-standard prose
Gramlee is a new online text editing service that uses real live writers to correct and polish your text. Just upload your words in any state you like, cough up the fee (starting at around $4.95 for 250 words) and their ‘team of professional writers’ will tweak, edit and correct your prose to make it sing with the joy of a soaring skylark. Or something. I’m thinking that this is a service that a good many PR and company executives could…
Read MoreHmm…Gmail troubles explained…perhaps
Hmm…Ars Technica is reporting on a possible explanation for all the problems with Gmail messages going missing etc. Apparently an earlier hack which broke the company’s captcha system seems to have created a flood of spam originating from Gmail mail servers. The result is several ISPs are now blocking Gmail addresses, so the message goes AWOL. Great, eh? We’ll keep tabs on the situation, and hopefully someone inside Google will fix the thing sooner rather than later. Sheesh! Have you…
Read MoreLipstick Stun Gun – 350,000 volts in shocking pink
Lipstick Stun Gun. Yep folks, security doesn’t get any better than this. A 3 inch, 350,000 volt personal security device in shocking pink (or gold or black). Just make sure you’re female before pulling one of these out of your handbag, otherwise your attacker could get the wrong idea. $49.95. Also here in some slightly nicer designs. A powerful rechargeable stun gun with safety cord now in the size and shape of an ordinary lipstick…You have to see this to realize…
Read More10K MailScanner – secure your mail from postal pain and devastation
10K MailScanner. As we make our way through these troubled times, isn’t it good to know that somewhere, in a backstreet factory in Shaolinistan, someone is churning out these explosive sensing package and envelope sniffing machines? Reassuringly the blurb tells us that no matter how wicked the explosive, this device will catch it before it causes harm. And so peace may return to our mail-rooms once more, dear children. £3,525.00. This Mail Scanner is easy to use and will give…
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