44 Free Anti Rootkit Utilities. Castlecops has gathered together a great selection of anti rootkit programs in a public wiki format. Definitely worth a bookmark for future peace of mind. Nice. Currently (2006-2007), rootkits are the number 1 threat on most people’s horizons. Surprisingly, most of the current offerings that specifically target rootkits are freeware or open source. This list includes mainly generic anti-rootkit tools that are capable of detecting unknown rootkits rather than detecting only specific rootkits using only signature methods. All antiviruses and…
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Drum Buddy & BeatBearing – DIY instruments prove that invention is the mother of Frank Zappa
Drum Buddy is a great example of what seems to be a growing trend towards ‘build your own’ musical instruments. OK, so a lot of them seem to be a little..ah…digital and not hugely melodic, but it’s a start. Open source the music making business we say. So to say, take a look at the BeatBearing video too, ‘cause it is also digital cool. Tags: gadget, drum+buddy, beatbearing, music+instruments
Read MorePick Up Line Generator – happy geeks head out with renewed but misplaced confidence
Pickup Line Generator. Push the button to hear one of 40 stored pickup lines from history. Hmm…one of those products which probably sounded great as the room full of salivating design engineers went into testosterone fuelled mental overdrive. But if I were you, I’d be a little cautious about relying on such gems as ‘Do you think I’m cute, or haven’t you had enough to drink?’ to deliver a future life of love, warmth and happiness. Just saying, OK? A$19.95/£8.98. The Pick Up Line…
Read MoreSony UX70 MP3 Dictation Recorder – voice meet music, music meet voice…
The cute Sony UX80 USB Voice Recorder plugs into USB, records in MP3 format, and can also play back music when you’re sick of the sound of your own vowels. The thing comes with up to 2GB capacity, which will deliver over 580 hours of recorded voice in long play mode, which should be enough for most non-politicians. Price? Price? Hey you, what’s the price? Waddya mean you don’t know…? Designed with more than dictation in mind, the UX70 and…
Read MorePowerstick – power from a USB port, transfered to your gadgets
Powerstick. Plug it into the nearest USB socket to fill it up with electricity. Then use the adapters to charge up your gadgets on the move. $69.95 with nine free connectors for most common devices and mobile phones. Juicetastic! Double your talk time on your cellphone or listen to hundreds of extra songs. The Powerstick allows you to do what you have to do and more of what you want to do anytime, anywhere. EASY TO USE – Plug the Powerstick…
Read MoreNon Non Radio Wave Shut Device – stop them eavesdropping on your chats
Non Non Radio Wave Shut Device. Quirkily named device shuts down the transmission of radio waves on the spy bug frequencies. Range ‘approx 10 tatami mats’ , battery life up to 8 hours. Apparently they have a problem with over inquisitive parents in Japan? 8,400 JPY/$78.50. Aren’t you too much nervous about eavesdropping? Before getting hung-up, please try NON-NON. NON-NON cuts wiretap radio wave. Even if bugs are trapped in your room and keep picking up your talking, NON-NON shuts…
Read MoreStickk – achieve your goals by agreeing to a commitment contract
Stickk is a free online service that is designed to help you achieve those nagging goals that always fall by the wayside once life intervenes. You know the sort, stop smoking, lose weight, marry Brad Pitt. The idea is you set up the goal and then commit to it through a signed contract with the site. To make it even more binding, you can add a financial element to the contract, which goes to a nominated person or charity via Paypal if…
Read MoreDewey Name Card Designer – create your own business cards online
Dewey Name Card Designer is a cool tool for creating business and name cards for private or commercial use. It’s a snap to use, just drag and drop elements using the Flash interface and throw in some text and you’re done. The service comes with some free logos and layout templates, or you can upload your own stuff if you prefer. When finished you download the finished JPG artwork to your hard disk for use on a website, in email or…
Read MoreUbiq Window – interactive touch screen windows arrive on Europe’s high street
Ubiq Window. This new display technology lets you access information on computer screens from behind the glass. You can search, select and even web browse using just your hands and eyes, like the estate agent client pictured above. It’s an interesting combination of traditional media and a modern interface, and provides useful 24/7 access, although it may be arriving too late to save the long term future of the retail industry. Here’s a news clip showing this interactive window technology in action in London. [Thanks Kevin] Otimmo is a real estate…
Read MoreReadius Mobile Phone Reader – portable widescreen e-paper device in production
Readius. So, the famed e-paper device is apparently finally in production, but as a mobile phone, and a full year after first being shown off in prototype form. The HSDPA tri-band handset with MP3 player, Bluetooth, SD slot and a whopping 5 inch greyscale e-paper display also comes with a super long battery life of around 30 hours *in use*, which the company says is equal to 10 days between battery charges, which must make it a serious contender in the e-book…
Read MoreYamada CD to MP3 Converter and Player – rip, burn, save and watch
This Yamada CD to MP3 Converter and Player is a totally unremarkable DVD and CD player and auto-ripper, save for the fact that it’s a measly £34.99, which makes it a darn site cheaper than a lot of other rip and play solutions out there. And it’s got a USB slot and memory card reader in the front panel. And it’s a DivX player too. Whizzo! Feature-packed DVD player • Back up your music collection to an external hard drive…
Read MoreThe ATAX All Terrain Axe – my, what big teeth you have grandma…
The ATAX must be the ultimate survival tool. Made of 1095 tool steel (?) and weighing 16 oz, it boasts a catapult mechanism, a hammer, nail remover, rangefinder, inclinometer, wire cutter, nut gripper (?), animal skinner (yew), compass, clock, sundial and of course an axe. Phew! Now where’s that bear you want me to wrestle? $199.95 (with instructional DVD video). We only had 100 of these made initially and we sold out almost immediately. We then sold the next batch of 100…
Read MoreMessage Tape – the geek communication solution
Message Tape. Such a terribly nerfdy cool way to communicate. Stick the tape where you need it, then use the supplied black marker to black out panels to make letters which form the message. Yes yes, of course you could use the marker to just write on some blank white tape, but where’s the FUN in that, eh? Or the profit? From £5.00 a roll. The tape can be used to label boxes when you move house, to impress your date…
Read MoreBug Labs opens for business – gadget Lego gets its game on
Bug Labs. CNET calls it the Lego of gadgets, and who are we to argue? Basically it’s a snap together collection of components which you can assemble in different ways to get different functionality. So, for instance, you can snap a digicam module together with a GPS module and get different uses out of the core box. The centrepiece is a small Linux powered with 128 MB of RAM, battery, USB and ethernet and four connectors for modules. It’s a nice idea…
Read MoreAsterpix – annotate your video footage and make it work harder for you
Asterpix. A rather clever service which lets you annotate your video footage with hyperlinks and information which pop up while the video is running. Adding text and stuff to a video is super simple, just select a video from any standard source like YouTube etc, and run through it while clicking on the Add Note button wherever you want an annotation. It works well and is pretty user friendly, although it would be nice to have slightly more formatting flexibility for the…
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