Freecell, the single most popular game anywhere in the world on the PC, is now available for free for mobile phones. (Note: you have to hunt around on the site for the version for your handset). Oh and there’s a version called Solitaire on there too. Tags: freecell, solitaire, card+games, mobile+phone
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Widgenie – smart, gorgeous data visualisation tool comes online
Widgenie is one of those sparklingly beautiful single function web applications which make you want to scream with joy. OK, well perhaps that’s a little over the top, but these apps – like wufoo.com and gliffy.com – really do make business applications simple to use in a way that I’ve not seen since the early days of shareware. There’s nothing really rocket science about making charts and tables from spreadsheet or .cvs data, but this app does it all in such a…
Read MoreIronman fan man – all the fun without the tricky hero business
This is what you call real fan worship. This guy has crafted a full sized Ironman suit out of fiberglass and plastic. It’s even hand-painted for goodness sake. Sheesh! Tags: ironman, fan, suit
Read MorePowerPlus Toucan Solar MP4 Player – singalonga sunshine, Jack…
The PowerPlus Toucan Solar Powered MP4 Player promises to let you watch movies, listen to songs or just hang out with your other green buds down the beach flexing those carbon credits to anyone who’s interested. Comes with a 2 inch TFT screen, miniSD card slot and 4 GB of internal memory. You can also charge it up via USB or a standard AC adapter if you’re a bit impatient. £89.99. TFT display 262K colors, high-speed 2.0 inches TFT display (220…
Read MoreFuel Checker – make sure you’re putting the right stuff into your tank every time
Fuel Checker. Apparently 150,000 motorists put the wrong fuel into their tanks by mistake every year. That’s right, they pick up the diesel nozzle instead of the petrol one or vice versa and end up with a very sad engine and a rather large repair bill. This puppy aims to avoid all that pain by giving you instant visual clearance before you start refuelling. Just hold the nozzle up to the unit and it will flash green for OK and red for…
Read MoreBusbi Digital Video Camera – point shoot and score…
Busbi Digital Video Camera. Q: When is a Flip Camcorder not a Flip Camcorder? A: When it’s a Busbi instead. A third of the price, complete with an SD memory card slot for infinite storage capacity, a 2 inch LCD screen and works off AA batteries. OK, so it’s USB 1.1 not 2.0 and produces QVGA at 320×240 rather than full VGA, but for £34.95? If you want to watch all the videos captured, simply USB the Busbi into your computer….
Read MoreBenkatine Turbine – generating power from your toilet flush
The Benkatine Turbine is a neat little gizmo that generates power from any pipe which feeds water. Think of it as a micro-hydroelectric power plant and you’re somewhere close, except you’re using small flows of water to create power rather than a mega-massive dam holding back billions of gallons of water. I suspect that this will be more useful for placement in things like rain water run-offs than in toilet pipework, but then again…? More here. HydroElectric – in-pipe turbine known as…
Read MoreRules of Thumb – the true wisdom of the crowds gets its own website
Rules of Thumb dot org. We’ve all used them at one time or another, those useful little nuggets of folk wisdom that help us save time and money. You know the type of thing, ‘If you don’t want a cat to jump into your lap, don’t make eye contact with it’. Well now you can browse and search for rules of thumb covering a plethora of useful topics ranging from home improvement and money tips, to health and pets. It’s…
Read MoreWatercone gets funding – yay for the good guys…
We featured the very cool Watercone low cost water purifier and desalination device a while back, saddened by the lack of any investment to get this to commercial production. Well, the good news is the announcement of a partner – Tinox GmbH from Munich – who’ve agreed to start mass production and worldwide distribution later this year. Oh and it’s won some awards along the way too. Excellent! The Watercone is a solar powered water desalinator that takes salt or brackish water…
Read MoreMultimedia Trailer – park, open, enjoy…
The Multimedia Trailer from Tailgating Innovations comes with everything you need to transport your home theater to a parking lot. For example, a 47 inch flat screen satellite television, a Sony Bravia 5.1 surround home theater rig, a hitch mounted gas grill, 1000 watt audio system and a prowling tiger. Nah, we’re messing with ya on the last bit. So how much? Beats us, but odds are that you’ll probably spend more on the gas to tow it than the monthly…
Read MoreStroll a tune – iPop goes the weasel
Stroll-a-Tune lets you walk the baby and keep your internal soundtrack bopping along while still keeping an ear on Bubs and the traffic. The Stroll-a-Tune clamps easily to the handle of most prams and even bike handlebars so there’s music where ever you are. Powered by 3 AA batteries, it even comes with a neoprene case to keep your music player nearby and hands-free. Plug in, clamp on and crank those Wiggles kiddies. $29.99. Stroll-a-Tune rocks your baby…and you! Now…
Read MoreWorld’s Smallest Solar Racing Car – zoom…where’d it go?
You’re looking at what is apparently the World’s Smallest Solar Racing Car, and it’s hard to argue with the claim really. Apparently it works from the sun’s rays alone. No batteries needed. Incredible eh? £11.99. The worlds smallest solar powered car! Zooms along when the sun shines on the solar panel. No batteries – just power from the sun! No assembly required Tags: solar+racing+car, gadget, toy, novelty
Read MoreYouRipper – freeware tool lets you download and save videos from your favourite video sites
YouRipper is a free software utility which lets you download and save videos from video sites like YouTube, DailyMotion, Google Video et al. It’s kind of unusual in that it embeds itself into the browser title bar as an expandable icon. When you want to download, just click on the icon and copy/paste the video URL into the address box which pops open. The footage is then downloaded as a Flash movie, so you’ll need a Flash player on hand to…
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