GleeBox is a Firefox or Chrome add-on which lets you navigate with your web browser using the keyboard rather than a mouse. If you’re one of those kick-back, leisurely type surfers you may appreciate the ability to arrow key your way around the Web. Just press g to activate and a page search bar appears, which makes for slightly faster searches than the Firefox CTRL-F combo. There’s a bunch of other stuff you can do with the tool, see the…
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Geminoid – Japan researches remote robot overlords, be afraid…!
Oh good grief, the Japanese are researching technology to build remotely controlled androids. The project is called Geminoid, and when it’s finished we’re all going to be wishing batteries had never been invented. You mark my words… [yeah, and which one is the real Prof above, and which one the android?] We are researching science and technology that can be used to project one’s presence over a long distance through the android Geminoid. We are using this android to research and…
Read MoreCasttoo – The tattoo for your plaster cast
A plaster cast need not be an albatross, weighing down your spirits as well as your healing limb. Spruce them up with a Casttoo. They come in a range of designs to show off both your injury and your personality. They’re easy to apply, just use a hair dryer and and they’re waterproof. Priced around US$20 and up. Casttoo products are the most innovative, fun thing to hit the field of Orthopedic Medicine since the introduction of Colorful Casting Tape….
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20 Real World Uses for Google Wave – just in case you were wondering…
20 Real World Uses for Google Wave. Just in case you were wondering what to do with this puzzling and yet interesting new tech. If you’re not entirely familiar with what Google Wave is all about, we should let you know that it’s essentially a “hosted email” service, in which you can send messages to other users in real time. You can also have a large number of individuals included in the Wave with you, as well as install add-ons…
Read MoreJVC NXPN10 – Dual iPod docking station
The only thing better than an iPod dock is a dual-iPod dock. The JVC NXPN10 will play from, and charge a pair of iPhones, iPods or iPod-Touches. On top of all that it’ll give you video where needed, has a pair of 10W speakers, remote control and there’s a motion sensor that will switch it on if someone comes close. Golly. US$199.95 # 10W Total Power # Source: Tuner, Audio Input # Back-Illuminated LCD (White) # “Dual Play� Two iPods…
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Flip Clock – A clock with legs
This Flip Clock just seems to stand around and tell the time. It has a real flip mechanism just like Grandma’s old clock, the legs swing outwards and it needs 2 C batteries, whatever they are. Any other questions. US$79.95 Old school functionality with new school style combine in this novelty clock. A funky steel frame supports a clock composed of plastic numbers that flip to mark the time as popular models did in the pre-digital age. Tags: gadget, flip+clock,…
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The Cooktop for Environment – a stove for the 21st century
Columbian designer Alejandro Sanchez has created the Cooktop for Environment, a unique, eco-friendly stovetop that reduces energy consumption and helps prevent cooking-related accidents. Each of the burners – three gas and one electric – have internal sensors that can detect the temperature of the pots on on this amazing stove. The body and burners are finished in white glass-ceramic alloy, which helps resist passing high temperatures to users, and the support arms are polished steel. The cooktop incorporates a digital…
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Princess Pink PC – Guess what colour it is
Patronise your children with the Princess Pink PC. You can spec it all the way up to an i7 processor with 4GB of RAM and 2TB of storage. Windows 7 and comes with speakers, wireless mouse and keyboard, doesn’t make up for the colours though. Base price with a Core2Duo is US$599. The Princess Pink computer makes a great starter PC and is also powerful enough for adults to use for home entertainment and business applications. Tags: gadget, princess+pink+pc, home+pc,…
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UPDATED: Aputure Gigtube – Instant Digital Screen Remote Viewfinder
UPDATED – Brando just dropped us a note. They have the Aputure Gigtube and they’re going for US$177. The bizarrely namely Aputure Gigtube is a plug-in, external LCD display and camera controller for digital SLR cameras. It works with all the major digital SLRs (except Sony) and provides a live feed via the camera’s LiveView function. If LiveView isn’t available on the camera, the Gigtube will still display the photo that has just been taken so you can review it….
Read MoreSkiff Reader – the bendy trendy e-book reader
I’m not totally convinced by e-book readers, I have the feeling that long term they could go the way of the dedicated satellite navigation device, i.e. subsumed by the relentless march of the do everything smartphone. But if I were to desire one of these tools it would probably be something like this Skiff Reader. An 11.5 inch flexible metal foil touchscreen, one week battery life, 3G and WiFi enabled, 4 GB memory and an SD memory card slot and…
Read MorePedal-a-Watt Bicycle Generator – make your own electricity and live free
This Pedal-a-Watt Bicycle Generator will let you create up to 250 watts using nothing more than your leg muscles and a bicycle dropped into this frame. [Video] That’s enough to power a television, laptop or a call to the cardio department of the nearest hospital. To make the rig work efficiently you’ll also need a PowerPak inverter and battery to store all the lovely hard earned juice you create. Oh and you’ll need a bike of course. Priced at $399.00…
Read MoreStila Makeup Player – Puts a makeup artist in your makeup case
The Stila Makeup Player is a portable makeup tray with built-in speakers that lets you listen to music or watch videos while you put makeup on. Stila have also created an online portal for makeup tips called Beautytube where you can either watch lessons online or download them in wmv, w4v or 3gp formats and play them back at your leisure. The makeup player includes a collection of ready-to-use cosmetics but you’ll need to provide the media player and it…
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Fluxcard ID – the best quality fake ID cards on the market
Fluxcard ID are proud to supply the highest quality fake ID cards this side of Alcatraz. They’re all completely legal, and come with a choice of lovely high tech options like UV ink, security holograms, microtext and more. You can even get a working data encoded magnetic stripe on the back. Folks, you can’t ask more than that, can you? Priced from around £10.00/€15.00. Are your card designs convincing and effective? We cannot really comment on the effectiveness of our cards,…
Read MoreLilypad Cities – beating off climate change one massive bio-boat at a time
Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut has a vision of the future which involves water. Lots of water, rising seas and displaced persons. His solution is to take to the rafts, or in this case massive floating cities called Lilypads. Each of these ‘auto-sufficient amphibious cities’ as he calls them, will house 50,000 of the world’s climate refugees and will merrily float around the globe following oceanic currents. The plastic and Titanium constructed arks will utilize a bunch of eco-techs to recycle…
Read MoreMufin Musicfinder Base – commercial software sleazily pretends to be freeware and fails
If there’s one thing that really hacks me off it’s companies who play the freeware game as a marketing tool, to fool you into thinking you’re getting something you’re not. Sleaze-ware I call it. Mufin MusicFinder Base is a classic example. Visit the Magix site – a German company – and you’ll find the program listed under a Free Software section, alongside a separate category called Trial Versions. Oh you think, a nice freeware MP3 player, and so you download…
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