Tiny Core Linux is a very very small Linux distro which could probably fit on the end of your thumb if your thumb was a computer and it had a disc drive under the fingernail and there was a way to…well you get the picture. When I say small, ladies and gentlemen, I mean 10 MB. Yep mega. Frightening. The whole thing runs from RAM and has gotta be a fun way to waste an afternoon with a memory stick….
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Reclaim Cell Phone – a biodegradabe cell phone (almost)
The new Reclaim cell phone – courtesy of Samsung and Sprint – will launch on August 16th. Billed as an “eco-conscious phone, at $49.99 it features a case made of 40% corn-based biodegradable plastic. Another eco-friendly feature – when the phone’s fully charged, the charger lights up, reminding you to unplug it and save electricity. Available in Blue Ocean and Green Earth colors (who thought of those names?), it features a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, e-mail and Web access, a 2.0…
Read MoreSputnik Weather Station – retro technology as it used to be wrote
Listen up peeps, this Sputnik Weather Station is made the way they used to do things. Proper like. We’re talking brass design, an open barometer movement and temp and humidity readings buried in there somewhere. What price your digital LCD trash now, eh? Eh? £109.95. The Sputnik weather station finished in brass design with Plexiglas sphere. Modern table model with open barometer movement. Display shows barometric pressure with complimentary dials for temperature and humidity…# Barometric air pressure # Displayed…
Read MoreHammacher Schlemmer’s Walk on Water Ball – a follow up
I’ve got to hand it to the peeps at Gizmodo, they know how to road test a product. Remember the Walk on Water Ball from a couple of weeks ago? Well you can see one of the Gizmodo readers in action in their Walk on Water Ball here, when I say in action I mean, inaction. Looks like it was nice weather for it too. Red Ferret commenter bob called it and Gizmodo commenter Nick proved it. This ball is…
Read MoreElectronic Bust Enhancer – bra borne tech replaces silicone with sili-con?
These Electronic Bust Enhancers are just beyond. The idea, we think, is for the ladies to stick one in each bra cup, switch on and wait for the arrival of some enlarged attitudes. Now, we’re not sure whether you’re supposed to leave them in while you go about your daily business – which sounds so weird it’s not true – or whether you set aside an hour or two while watching telly. In either case this is just waaaay out there on the freaky…
Read MoreThe Super-Green Superyacht – for the guy who really has everything
Soliloquy – a state-of-the-art, 58m rigid-wing superyacht – will be powered by a combination of wind, solar and Hybrid Marine Power Technology. It boasts low levels of noise and minimal vibrations, something sure to thrill yacht owners. Designed by Alastair Callender for Solar Sailor Holdings Ltd., Australia, this innovative, eco-luxury ship – cutting-edge technology with a structure reminiscent of a bullet train with high-tech wings – was introduced in March at the 6th Annual Green Ship Technology conference in Hamburg,…
Read MoreDesktop Earth – free atmospheric wallpaper to brighten up your desktop
Desktop Earth is a free desktop wallpaper generator which gives you that space agey look at our planet with timelapse imagery of both night and day and the seasonal shifts. Cool eh? Desktop Earth is a wallpaper generator. It will generate a high-resolution, accurate representation of the Earth. The imagery is based on NASA’s Blue Marble Next and Earth’s City Lights….Day and night is accurately represented depending on the Sun’s overhead position (which depends on both the time of day…
Read MoreEMerge Alliance – the push for DC power
The EMerge Alliance is an open industry association that is pushing the use of DC power in commercial buildings. The Alliance was started in 2008 and contains an impressive list of companies. EMerge have proposed a DC distribution that not only makes the building more efficient, but also more flexible. If you need to move a light, just unclip it and move it. DC power makes systems like LED lighting simpler too as the lights wouldn’t need an AC to…
Read MorePortable Heat Stroke Meter – keep the oldies safe in the heat
This Portable Heat Stroke Meter is supposed to go around Grandma’s neck while you’re out. If the machine beeps you’d better start looking for shade. The device measures the ambient heat and humidity before calculating the chance of heat stroke as told by an alarm or the series of LEDs across the top. Or you could just stay in the cool on hot days. Your choice. �1,050 for delivery after August 25th. “Portable meter heat stroke”, from the humidity and…
Read MoreAstroScope – gives your SLR night vision
So you think your flash new Nikon with it’s 25,000 ISO can see in the dark huh? Yeah well it can’t, not without one of these anyway. The AstroScope night vision image intensifier tube slots in between your camera and your choice of lens. The tube is powered via the camera’s internal battery so you don’t need to do anything and the lens retains all it’s normal functions including image stabilisation. As well as being available for Nikon and Canon…
Read Morexradia – fantastic CT microscopy
xradia make a range of very high tech CT scanners coupled with proprietary X-ray optics. Sure you’ll probably never need one, nor will they be used on you, but have a look at some of their images, especially the bone tomography. It’s not just life sciences either CT microscopy also helps develop complex semiconductor structures and other advanced materials. The photo above is a rat’s knee bone. Xradia develops technology to help advance innovation in science and industry by providing…
Read MoreFlash Drive Lock – keep your data nice and safe
The Flash Drive Lock promises to protect the data stored on your USB memory stick by securing the end against insertion into a stranger’s computer. Of course a determined villain is just going to break the combination lock, but for casual deterrence it might well work. £5.95 each. Flash drive padlocks secure your data. A must-have for every office computer user, especially civil servants! This simple but effective device secures to the end of any standard USB memory stick. So…
Read MoreMinty Boost – DIY AA battery USB recharger
This Minty Boost DIY USB recharger uses a pair of AA batteries to power a USB socket. It’s fairly simple to make, fits inside an Altoids tin and can recharge a whole bunch of devices. You can buy the complete kit, just the PCB and if Altoids aren’t sold in your country, they’re happy to sell you the tin as well. It won’t fully recharge the newer iPods, the batteries are too big, but they will half fill them. Click…
Read MoreStyle Your Garage – awesome garage tarps give your drab door a rich makeover
These Style Your Garage billboard tarpaulins turn your drab garage door into a work of art, and a personal statement to boot. Just choose your image from the long list, and stick it to your up and over garage door with the supplied Velcro strips. What an ace idea, but unfortunately these wouldn’t last 10 minutes in the big city before some yob turned up and stole the thing. Still, great, love it! From around £144.00 each. [Via] Tags: style+your+garage, gadget
Read MoreSpooklight – wireless brake and turn light for bikes charges up your phone too
This Spooklight wireless turn signal and brake light for bicycles is pretty ingenious as well as useful. It works by using an accelerometer to sense your braking and with a touch panel for the turns. You recharge the thing through your computer’s USB port (you do have a computer, right?) and it will even top up your mobile phone or MP3 player in emergencies. Nice touch. £59.95. There’s no need for batteries as its built-in Lithium polymer battery recharges through…
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