This Storage Center Plus Test looks like a brilliant solution to what to do with all those batteries you need to have on hand. It comes with a battery tester so you don’t waste time storing dead ones and it has compartments for all the normal household batteries, AAA, AA, C, D and 9 Volts. No love for the 6V lantern battery however. You can mount it on a wall or slip it into a drawer and it has a…
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MuseScore – Free music composition and notation software
MuseScore looks like fun if you’re musically inclined. It’s a free, and open-source, music notation program that lets you create detailed sheet music easily. It’s WYSIWYG and you can enter your music using either a mouse, computer keyboard or MIDI. It has automatic note head positioning for laying out chords, you can add drum notation and cross staff beams. It’s also available in 20 languages and works with Windows, Linux and Mac. MuseScore is a free cross platform WYSIWYG music…
Read MoreZipShot – Ultra lightweight tripod
The ZipShot is an ultra lightweight travelling and walking tripod. It weighs about 300g (11 oz), is 112cm (4′) tall, has a metal ball head and it will disappear into almost any bag. It sets up in seconds, about 6 of them in fact, and Tamrac claim it can support up to 1.3kg (3lbs). Sure it’s neat and small and all but I’ve set up a few tents in my time and while the flexible, flipout poles are great at…
Read MoreVorwerk Thermomix TM 31 – the lean mean all-in-one cooking machine
This Vorwerk Thermomix TM 31 is not so much a food processor as a food robot. Not only will it weigh, cut, chaff, knead, blend and stir, but also boil, simmer and cook your stuff all up in your face. Oh and then it will auto-clean itself. Yessir. Apparently sometime soon the company will be introducing an all electric auto-auger add-on – just throw all the ingredients of the night’s dinner in through the kitchen door and the machine will produce your choice…
Read MoreTVTrigger – brilliant television listing and BitTorrent freeware is Spotify for TV shows
Well they finally did it. Someone made the ultimate television listings freeware and called it TVTrigger. So what makes it special? Not only does it feature all the main TV shows in a very easy to use categorised catalogue, but the information is exactly what you need to make an informed decision about whether to watch something or not. Ratings, description, episode listings, trailer and even the theme tune is immediately accessible from one show page. There are also direct…
Read MoreBodySound – Home theater arm chairs
The trouble with home theater setups is that they tend to be optimised for the room and not the people in them. These BodySound recliners fix that by packing the chair’s innards full of surround-sound goodness. Each BodySound chair has a 7 speaker system, amplifiers and control systems all hidden in the comfy leather chair, letting you feel like Captain Picard running the Enterprise. There are pop up speakers in the arms and hidden speakers in the headrest, behind your…
Read More2 Port ExpressCard USB 3.0 – Be the first on your block
This 2 Port ExpressCard USB 3.0 will give you super speed USB 3.0 without having to buy a new laptop. It’s a 34mm ExpressCard and the two external ports are backward compatible with USB 2.0 and 1.1. If your devices need full power you may also need a DC power supply to give a bit of boost, oh and it sticks out a bit so be careful. Pre order for US$49.99. [Via Everything USB] Providing speed 10x faster than that…
Read MoreBeMeBlackBox – the awesome car crash camera on your mobile phone
BeMeBlackBox is an extremely cool software program for Android mobile phones which turns your handset into a car crash camera. Just mount your phone onto the windscreen with the camera lens facing forward, fire up the program and it will automatically save the last x seconds of video (you set the time) if a) there’s a crash with a significant G force jolt or b) you press the big save button. It will then automatically upload the footage to YouTube….
Read MoreNukeLight – blinded by the light…
The NukeLight is a ‘high intensity’ bicycle lamp which has been designed to dazzle anyone in its path with a beam of pure electron pulse-wave, neutrino based boron enhanced photons. Or something. The result is a beam which can blind a rabbit at 100 metres. A somewhat positive side-effect of all this bright-eyes stuff is the fact that it may help you avoid being flattened by a bus as you cycle home. Which is a Good Thing. Oh and you can also charge…
Read MoreSolar Charger and Holder – Adds solar power to gadgets
This Solar Charger and Holder is a cheap-and-cheerful way to add solar recharging to your gadgets. With its solar powered 1.8Ah internal battery, it will power anything that can be charged via USB or mini USB. During the day, just leave the case in the sun to charge and in about 9 hours the internal battery will be fully recharged. You can also recharge the internal battery via USB. The holder is made of leather and has a few slots…
Read MoreAlcoSpot – the public alcohol breath tester
The AlcoSpot machine is a coin-op counter-top or wall mounted alcohol breath tester designed for bars, clubs or anywhere where people may be tempted to drink and drive. The stainless steel case contains fuel cell sensors, an LCD display and coin box to collect all the cash from those conscientious motorists. The covers can be custom designed and the company is looking for global distributors. A worthy product indeed and let’s hope it saves lives. In comparison to other vending machines,…
Read MoreMagic Clock – Beats leaving a note on the fridge
Turns out there is no magic, just Twitter and technology. The father of two very ardent Harry Potter fans decided to show them technology was king by making this Magic Clock. The clock works by reading Twitter feeds and searching for clues as to where they are and displaying them on the face. I wonder how long it will take for the kids being in “Mortal Peril” to get old. Inside the clock is an Arduino processor and a mini…
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