The Orange Micro Crush Mini Amp is a small, battery powered guitar amp and speaker combo, which looks cute, even if the 1 watt output is not so Spinal Tap. $58.99. Just like their bigger brothers, they have the legendary Orange Basket Weave Tolex, Woven Speaker Grille and of course the Orange signature ‘picture frame’ edging. But it’s not just cool looks… Plug into any of these great little amps and you’ll soon realize they are Orange through and through!…
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iTalki – chat room language learning
iTalki is a language learning social network which comes with all the Web 2.0 sauce you’d expect to find this side of 2007. There are groups, a wiki, a place to share files and at the core of the system is a sophisticated search engine to help you find the best partner to help you learn the language of your dreams. Once you’ve located a suitable ‘study buddy’ (oy!) you can set up a Facebook like relationship with them and…
Read MoreMobile AMR to WAV Converter – freeware converts your mobile phone audio quick and easy
Mobile AMR to WAV Converter. If you mess around with mobile phone audio files it’s likely that you’ve come up against the .amr (Adaptive Multi-Rate) format which is used quite a lot at the moment. This small freeware program lets you convert to and from .amr and MP3 and WAV, so you transfer your audio to ringtones and convert your sound recordings to something more usable. It’s one of those tiny utilities that you stick in your bag waiting for…
Read MoreFRIV – 220 Flash games to make your life complete
FRIV. Strange interface, 220 different Flash based games from around the Web. Hours of fun and wasted time alert. [Via Metafilter] Tags: friv, flash+games
Read MoreIon LP2CD – burn MP3s or a CD directly from your vinyl
The Ion LP2CD Converter lets you transfer all your old Grateful Dead bootlegs directly onto CD without the need for any nasty computer type equipment getting in the way. Just you, your memories, and a pitcher full of tepid Sangria. Just drop the dusty scratched and clinically warped plastic on the deck and hit the play and record buttons. Job done. Of course you may need to tweak up the wow and flutter a little afterwards with some editing software, which…
Read MoreLingo Navigator – 12 languages in your pocket, doctor
The Lingo Navigator is a language translation gizmo that contains over 9,000 useful phrases, 30,000 words and a ‘crystal clear human voice’. It also comes with some sightseeing info for the 12 countries, currency converter, games and a world clock with alarm. The teeny tiny greyscale screen is no doubt great for battery life, but may prove a problem when you’re trying to negotiate a ride back on a camel in deepest Sharm El Sheikh. $69.95. English, German, French, Italian,…
Read MoreUSB VGA to HDMI and DVI Adapter – connect up to six external screens to your PC or laptop
USB VGA to HDMI and DVI Adapter. This dongle kit makes it a cinch to quickly attach a variety of external monitors to your PC or laptop. The kit comes with DVI and HDMI modules and you can add up to six (6!) external monitors and have them run in clone, extended or stretch mode for your pleasure. It handles resolutions up to 1400×1050 (32 bit colour) and is self powered via the USB 2.0 cable. Pretty useful piece of tech if you ask…
Read MoreText4Free – send free text and MMS messages from web to phone
Text4Free lets you send free SMS and MMS messages from the Web to any mobile phone. It’s international (although the MMS appears to be US only) and comes with a pretty simple interface (and *lots* of Adsense ads). You can send the message to multiple recipients as well, which is handy. There’s also a texting widget available for website owners to offer the free service to their visitors. All in all a very interesting service, although the most important part of the site must…
Read MoreSpooky self assembling robot – good grief, didn’t these guys see Terminator 2…?
Where’s the Really Scary tag when you need it? This spooky self assembling robot is just about the freakiest thing you’ll see today. The researcher from Penn U. kicks the thing to bits and it then spends the next few minutes locating and re-assembling the disjointed parts. Like a creepy, metallic slow-mo caterpillar. I mean c’mon, didn’t we learn our lessons from the T-1000? Are we that stupid, people? Tags: terminator, we’re+all+doomed, spooky+self+assembing+robot, robotics
Read MoreSmacklet – wanna get organised?
Smacklet is a tiny web application that’s designed to help you get more organised and complete your daily tasks more efficiently. It appears to represent some of the ideas found in Daniel Tenner’s rather excellent blog post. Take a look, who knows, it may change your life? Just type in a line or two on what you are doing and what you plan to do in the next 30 minutes or so. Amazing and permanent changes will happen in you in a…
Read MoreSky Factory – virtual ceilings and windows for a splash of exotic living
The Sky Factory creates virtual ceilings and windows to help you make believe that outside is nicer than it really is. The trick is in backlighting the panels with daylight balanced lighting units to fool the eye into believing the illusion. Each installation is custom made with a four to six week lead time, and please don’t be so crass as to ask the price. The Sky Factory makes SkyCeilings and Luminous Virtual Windows that transform the interior design of…
Read MorePuzzle Alarm Clock – mind work makes your body angry early
The Puzzle Alarm Clock is the latest in a long line of products designed to really get you angry as the day begins. Because that’s guaranteed to make your day go with a whistle and a smile, eh? Anyhoo, you’ll need to slot the right blocks into the right holes to make this alarm shut down. No snooze button here, mate. $38.35/£19.98. This “eye opener” of a gadget is an alarm clock come 3-piece jigsaw puzzle in one. When it’s…
Read MoreUSB Memory Card Unlocker – forgotten your password? No problemo…
USB Memory Card Unlocker. So you’ve been all responsible and secured your memory card data with a password, but alas and alack you’ve forgotten what it is? Well there’s good and bad news. The bad news is your data is toast. The good news is that this gadget will let you unlock the memory card so you can use it again for some more data. Hopefully without another password incident! $15.99. If your memory card for your mobile is password…
Read MoreCoolector – free movie software comes with a massive library and unfortunate interface
Coolector is a free movie encyclopaedia program that ships with a database of 41,000 movies and 86,000 people. Think of it as a downloadable mini imdb.com and you’ll be somewhere close. Except that the interface and search on this product is severely crippled. At first glance having all that movie data at your fingertips creates a sort of head rush of excitement. But then you find that actually searching for something is a little more arcane than it should be. For…
Read MoreFrevvo Live Forms – a super easy way to create sophisticated online forms
Frevvo Live Forms. The Frevvo folk sent me through a note about their new online form creation product and having taken a look I’m impressed. The hosted and downloadable software service goes way beyond Wufoo in terms of power and flexibility and the overall feel of the application is very slick and polished. The interface is clean and the functionality it very cool. You can create all sorts of different levels of forms, with image, video or text fields, radio…
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