WHAT? A Tooth Mounted Hearing Aid? Speak up I can’t hear ya. Sonitus Medical of San Mateo in California has created a small device that wraps around the teeth. It picks up the sounds detected from a tiny microphone in the deaf ear and transforms them into vibrations. These then travel through the teeth and down the jawbone to the cochlea in the working ear, where they are transmitted to the brain providing stereo sound. The same process of “bone…
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USB Wifi Mini Wireless Adapter – Tiny but tall
You’d be hard-pressed to find a laptop these days that didn’t have wifi built-in but if your service is sketchy, or the built-in just can’t lock on to the free McDonalds wifi down the road, then try one of these USB Wifi Mini Wireless Adapter doovers. The tiny little USB dongle support an enormous 5dBi antenna. The specs claim an operational range of 200m indoors and 830m outdoors, conditions permitting. I’d say quarter those numbers and you might be close….
Read MoreSpace Ace – Multiplayer Flash game
Spotted this Space Ace Flash game over at MetaFilter. It’s like two player Luna Lander, to the death. Race the other player around the course picking up the coins along the way. The best bit is you can compete with other anonymous players and as you get better your ranking increases. Lots of fun. Tags: online+games, space+ace, flash+games
Read MoreiZel – An easel for your iThing
The iZel has a surprising amount of design in it for something that can be replicated with a scrunched up bit of paper. It accommodates most of the smart phones/media players around including iPhone, iPod, iPod Touch, Blackberry, Zune and the like. Even the Nano fits, and the iZel can handle landscape or portrait modes. When you’re done it folds flat and disappears into your bag. US$24.95 from Amazon. The iZel is a totally unique and innovative way to support…
Read More4GB Spy Cap – if the cam fits, wear it…
The 4GB Spy Cap is a baseball cap. With an embedded camera. And remote control. And a microphone. You might say it’s a complete spy studio on your head. Great for checking up on your fishing mates. $59.95. Can you imagine that you can wear you camera on your head? Or bring a cap with a spy camera? Here we bring you a 4GB Spy CMOS Camera Cap with Remote Control. With this cap, you can take photos and record…
Read MoreUSB Recording Box – automatically record every phone call in and out of your building
This USB Recording Box may look like nothing, but it’s chunky enough to automatically record all the telephone conversations coming in and going out from your building. Throw in some sophisticated call management and related information software, backup and line testing smarts and you’ve got yourself a right fancy package. And available in multi-colours too? Telephone recording system is widely used, for call recording, in a variety of commercial, industrial and services applications, with unique value in recording real scenes…
Read MoreBack2Life Motion Massager – one more reason to work it out in private
This Back2Life Motion Massager has us wondering just how much humiliation we’re willing to take to keep our lumbars limber? It’s not bad enough we’re collectively scrunching our spinal cords into unfeasibly awkward positions, now we’re expected to act like inverted sea-lions to correct the problem? 12 minutes in the morning and 12 at night? Aghast. $199.95. Back2Life, the revolutionary device that gently and naturally helps align the spine, relieve pressure and discomfort.Just lie back and relax, while Back2Life does…
Read More4 cool search engines you’ve probably never heard of…
The Google Bay. Search The Pirate Bay torrent listings via Google. Yes Maude, the Pirate Bay still exists! Faroo. P2P search engine hopes to harness the power of the crowd to index the web faster and deeper. Clever stuff, early days. Custom Search Engine. Hunt for specialist topic information via this custom search meta-engine. Interesting. Clusty. Clustered search engine groups results in categories for easier access. Tags: search, 4+cool+search+engines
Read MoreFake Progress Bar – freeware helps you look like you’re working…when you’re not
Look we’re not condoning laziness, oh no no. Goofing off at this time of year is not good for the soul or the economy. Nope sirree. But this freeware Fake Progress Bar looks to be tailor made for those of us who need a little extra time to ourselves while we count down days to the Yuletide festivities. Install, run and sit back while you wait for the fake computer tasks to run through. Rinse. Repeat. Go home. Profit! A fully…
Read MoreThe Dynalifter – a different kind of airship
Reminiscent of a blimp, the Dynalifter is a combination airplane and heavier-than-air airship. Requiring almost no ground infrastructure, 30 to 80 percent of the Dynalifter’s lift is provided by helium while airspeed provides the rest of the lift needed to get it off the ground. The upshot being that when the Dynalifter is still, it is heavier than air and doesn’t require the huge ground-crew of airships in the past. It also takes off and lands like a plane and…
Read MoreWeb 2.0 Suicide Machine – kill off your social networking and live again
Aaargh what happened to the brilliant Web 2.0 Suicide Machine service? The world desperately needs a single place from which to delete all that time sucking, useless social networking sludge and breathe free again. And now it looks as though it’s gone. Wiped by ruthless gang-lord social network VPs, banished to the land of crushing commercial interests. We’re all a lot poorer because of this loss. Gah!! Tags: web+2.0+suicide+machine, social+networking
Read MoreBlueAnt Interphone F4 – Uber Bluetooth for motorcyclists
The BlueAnt Interphone F4 is a Bluetooth communications system for motorcyclists. It pairs with up to 8 devices and connects to 2 phones at once. You can hear voice directions from your bike GPS, stream stereo via A2DP and control the player, voice answer and dialing from suitable phones and it works up to 180kph (110mph). It also acts as an intercom, allowing you to communicate with another unit up to 500m (1600′) away. The controller unit sits outside on…
Read More22 Tracks – Awesome streaming music sampler site
I’m not usually one to choose music via genre but if I’m letting someone else choose the music, doing it via genre is a great way to narrow things down. Which is why I’ve really been enjoying 22 Tracks for the last couple of days. It’s a Dutch streaming music website, broken down into about 20 different genres (seasonally adjusted). The music is chosen by various Dutch DJs, music journalists, radio personalities and music people and each genre has 22…
Read MoreUrban DJ Mixer – get foxy wit your gadgets and make music, chile
OK we admit it. There are times – and this is one – when we feature things just because they’re glittery. And shaped like a cassette tape. The Urban DJ Mixer probably won’t change your life, it’s definitely not marriage proposal material and your chances of scoring a major recording deal with Universal because of it are…well…slim. But it’s gold coloured. And shaped like a cassette tape. Did we say that already? £19.99/$32.00. It might look like an old school…
Read MoreSkyPix Handheld Scanner – scan your life straight to microSD memory card
This SkyPix Handheld Scanner captures full colour 600 dpi resolution images directly to a microSD card, or you can forsake convenience and transfer to a PC via the USB port. Your call. And your scan really, eh? $119.95. This is the portable, cordless handheld scanner that preserves important documents, letters, or recipes, recording its contents onto a memory card for later retrieval on your computer (Play Video). As you move the scanner over an area as large as 8 1/2″…
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