This Calamity Kit is 3-piece peace of mind. It comes with a radio, LED lantern and LED torch all of which are hand crank powered. One minute of cranking on the radio is good for 35 minutes of airtime, an hour of light from the lantern and 20 minutes from the torch. US$119.95 for the kit or each item is available individually. The three-piece kit includes our Indigo Lantern, Sherpa Flashlight, and EyeMax Weather Radio, and this kit is well…

This Quad Band Cell Phone Watch works on the main GSM frequencies; 850, 900, 1800, 1900 Mhz and has everything the world traveller needs. It comes supplied with a Bluetooth headset, a mini stylus built into the band, it’s weatherproof and has 1Gb of storage. If you don’t want to use the headset, just talk into it Dick Tracy style. Get one and get travelling people. AU$168.04 from Chinavasion. Great innovation in mobile phone watch technology; a four band GSM…

Now you can really annoy your local birds by giving them a cute little bird house like this and then sticking a glowing lamp right outside the door. This Solar Birdhouse comes with a rooftop solar cell and a glowing perch to land on. It’s made of solid wood and has a small rechargeable battery stashed away inside somewhere. US$120. [Via ChipChick] Come dusk, the little translucent rod will light up and casts a subtle glow – think of it…

If you’re a gadget-mad hiker then you need transportable power. This Solar ChumAlong keeps your solar cell angled towards the sun maximising its output. The solar cell puts out 5 Watts at 15V and charges your choice in 12 V battery (not supplied). You can then charge your stuff via the included alligator leads or cigarette lighter socket. Best of all the unit wakes up automatically at dawn and switches off at dusk so it’s completely autonomous. US$399. ChumAlong is…

Infinite Power Solutions have come up with a range of tiny, thin film rechargeable batteries called Thinergy Micro Energy Cells. The technology in Thinergy lies between rechargeable batteries and ultra capacitors and has some of the benefits of both systems. The Thinergy cells can be made incredibly small, down to 12mm� and 0.2 mm thick, i.e. half the size of a postage stamp and about the same thickness. They recharge to 90% in around 8 minutes and can be deep-cycled…

I used to have one of those supercheap ultrasonic tape measures. Might as well have been a random number generator it was so inaccurate, and forget about using it outside. Turns out I should have picked up one of these Leica Disto D8 laser distance meters. It can measure distances from 5cm up to 200 metres with an accuracy of 1 mm. It doesn’t just measure though it can actually do the maths for you. Measure the width, depth and…

You know that alarm that you always sleep through? This might be the answer. The Fire Bell Alarm Clock has a seriously loud bell. To shut it off hit the seriously big silver button in the middle of it. When the sirens aren’t ringing pressing the silver button illuminates the clock. Needs two AA batteries and US$14.95 when they’re in stock. The Fire Bell Alarm Clock has two jobs in life: 1) To look like the kind of awesome alarm…

This little doohickey is the Ok To Wake parent-programmable alarm clock and nightlight. For littlies it has a soft yellow nightlight for bedtime which changes to green when it’s ok for them to get up. When the child gets older it becomes a normal alarm clock complete with snooze and soft wake alarm. It needs two AA batteries which last about 3 months of normal use and there’s a choice of bezel colours. US$29.95. The clock that teaches kids to…

The Moo Mixer is perfect for those of you too lazy to lift a teaspoon. Chuck your chemistry experiment in the glass, add milk and press the button to whiz. Requires 2 AA batteries and US$10.99. By the way, who writes Amazon’s promo copy? # Just add milk, chocolate and imagination! # Perfect for mixing hot or cold drinks # The Original Moo Mixing Sensation! # Portable Fun! Just Like a cow on wheels (what the?) Tags: moo+mixer, drink+stirrer, automatic+drink+stirrer