The Gboard is a 19-key, plug-n-play USB keyboard designed just for using Gmail. The GBoard replicates all the major Gmail shortcuts like Star, Reply All, Forward, Trash and Archive so you don’t have to remember a bunch of arcane key presses. You’ll need to be using a US keyboard layout (international version is coming soon), with either a recent version Mac, Windows or Ubuntu operating system and US$19.99. The Gboard is a unique keyboard designed to turbo-charge your Gmail experience….

The makers of the Golf Ball Launcher reckon everyone should be free to play golf, no matter what their handicap (sorry about that). The thing is powered by compressed CO2 and the makers reckon it’s very safe – it has dual safety catches after all – and can lob a golf ball about 300 yards. They’re finalising production and lobbying golf courses to let their customers play their special version of air golf. The launchers will retail for around US$795,…

Dymo labellers are fun, but they’re not super fast, and if all you need is a label, right now, then the Dymo Rhino 101 may be more to your liking. It clips to your belt for easy and quick access and it comes with a retractable Sharpie so your labels stay labelled. The labels themselves are 19mm continuous nylon and stick to anything. US$19.99 from Amazon. Designed to clip to your belt for instant access, this affordable, rugged tool includes…

The Q-TV2 is an external speaker upgrade for your big screen telly. It’s a 2.1 setup with a big pair of 15W speakers hanging out on each side and an integrated subwoofer. The speakers just plug into the telly and there are no other speaker wires required. It even gives you 3 different EQ programs and a digital lip-sync adjustment. If you don’t need the telly but you do need some amplification, you can even plug in an MP3 player…

This simple plain looking USB One Button Power Saver gizmo will probably change the way you live your life forever. No longer will you be bound by conventional ways of thinking, or restricted by outdated concepts. No, you will now be free as a bird, free to soar. Free to press the button to switch your PC into sleep mode. There, see how the adrenaline flows? Heady stuff. $12.99.  Plug this little gizmo into your USB port and give it a…

This Professional Underwater CCD Video Camera lets your really see what’s going on underwater. The camera housing can be mounted to a boat or jetty or you can drag it along behind your while you dive to record deep sea stuff. It will go to 20 metres and the IR illuminator can help you see 2-3 metres underwater. The included DVR/viewer lets you view and record 30fps VGA to SD card. Best of all it’s a bargain at US$219.15. Underwater…

The Bliptronic 5000 LED Synthesizer looks like a techno-head’s idea of heaven. We’re talking lights, knobs, buttons and a linear progression of four beat patterns. Blip, blip, blip, plonk. Blip, blip, blip, plonk. Vary the BPM, tone rinse, repeat. Stradivarius-ware it ain’t, know what I mean? [video] $49.99.  An infinite number of Bliptronics can be attached together using the link ports and included cables. When one Bliptronic reaches the end of it’s pattern, the next Bliptronic is instantly triggered to start playing. This allows…

The nice people at Ultimate Ears have dropped me off a pair of MetroFi 220vi in-earphones to have a look at listen to. Ultimate Ears make a range of very high-end stage and studio in-earphones and the MetroFi series are their entry level earphones. The MetroFi series has two levels the 220 and 170, and both of them are available as earphones or as headsets with an integrated multifunction button and microphone. These might possibly be the world’s first urban…