This Steering Wheel MP3 Kit is clearly a thing of beauty. Not only does it offer hands-free chat via the wireless headset, but also contains a phonebook and FM transmitter for sending your cool sounds to your car stereo. We’re a little dubious about the merits of a keypad. If it’s for dialing a number we can think of a couple of tricky issues that could arise at speed in the fast lane. $48.00. An all-in-one sleek device that attaches…
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Wolfgang Keyboard Bench – Awesome bench made of computer keys
With e-waste a growing worldwide problem, a bench made of keyboard keys could be an ideal solution. The Wolfgang Keyboard Bench is certain to add style to any room. Designed by Nolan Herbut, this sturdy bench is made from around two thousand recycled computer keys embedded on the surface of a Baltic birch wooden bench. Not sure what it’s like to sit on, but you can actually push down each and every key since they’re attached the same way keys…
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Universal Desktop Charger and Holder – Stylish charging solution
We’ve nearly got a universal cellphone charging plug, but until that arrives here’s a Universal Desktop Charger and Holder. It comes with the notorious nine-cellphone-charging-tips-of-the-apocalypse, more commonly known as Motorola V3, Nokia 2mm, micro USB, HTC mini USB, Sony Ericsson, Samsung G600, Samsung D800, LG Chocolate and iPhone. The cradle has a non-slip surface to keep your phone where you put it and it doubles as a 4-port USB hub as the whole thing is USB-powered, not mains. It’s only…
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Zoombak Car and Family Locator – Personal GPS Tracker
The Zoombak Car and Family Locator is an assisted GPS personal locator thingie. It comes in three different versions, one for your car and family, one for your dog and one for … other things that you lose. The unit is the same for each, but the choice of charger and mounts are different. The Zoombak uses A-GPS to get fast fixes and if you need to know where the unit is it can transmit its current location via SMS….
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Basketbuster – Firefox addon guarantees you get the best deal available
Basketbuster is another of those find the best price plugins for Firefox, but this one offers a few differences which make it rather useful. For one thing, it has a nav bar traffic light alert which tells you when there’s a a deal to be had for the product you’re browsing. Secondly, I like the sidebar implementation which gives you the direct bargain (or coupon) on the page and then the alternatives from other sites. It’s clean and easy to…
Read MoreT-Mobile Pulse Mini – say hello to the 99 quid Android Smartphone
T-Mobile UK has just announced details of its new T-Mobile Pulse Mini, an Android smartphone which will retail via Pay as you Go (i.e. no contract folks) at £99.99. The handset, which is actually a Huawei u8110 phone, comes with Android 2.1, a 2.8 inch screen, 3.2 megapixel camera, WiFi, and microSD memory slot offering up to 16GB storage. So get this, we’re now at the point where you can buy a fully featured Android smartphone – i.e. a *real* smartphone, not some…
Read MoreCandle Carver – Turns fruit into candles, what could go wrong
At first glance, this Candle Carver looks like something arty and new, allowing you to make decorative candle holders out of fruit by coring out a hole for tealights. And then it sort of dawns on you that perhaps apples and oranges aren’t the most stable base for 30mL of hot, hard-to-remove, not to mention flaming wax, and the first time someone bumps the table and they start rolling all over the place, well there may be quite a bit…
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Open source alternatives – keeping it real in a sea full of commercial proprietary
The most disturbing thing about the current Web 2.0 environment is just how much of our user data is owned by closed shop companies, who basically can do what they like with it. The fact is we’re slowly returning to a walled garden world – Facebook as the new AOL? Very worrying, as this post demonstrates. So it’s nice to know there are people trying to provide more open, free and non restrictive alternatives for us to use if necessary. Keep an eye…
Read MoreVideo Table – Chill out waiting for your table
What happens when you bury a 32″ LCD Screen, LED underglow lighting and a netbook with preprogrammed visuals behind 10mm of glass in an occasional table? Something like this Video Table I’d say. Aimed at bars and other trendy establishments, it adds to the ambience and lets you do anything you’d normally do with a telly. Hook up an XBox to it, watch the cricket or if you take the netbook option you sit there and watch the fishtank screensaver….
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Rock Guitar Shirt – in real life, guitar plays you…
This Rock Guitar Shirt is totally uptight outasight. Turn up the amp, crank out the sounds and find yourself instantly alone in the kitchen. We like! $29.99. The Electronic Guitar Shirt is not a toy that plays pre-canned musical riffs, it is a real musical instrument that allows you to play your favorite songs and sound great doing it. All major chords are recorded from a real electric guitar, and the included magnetic pick allows you to strum just like…
Read MoreMoosshiqk – the world’s smallest electric bike
Moosshiqk is the world’s smallest electric bike. It’s 12 inches high, 18 inches long and can be assembled and disassembled in less than a minute. Max speed 15 km/h. Santosh made it, and that’s probably him riding it there. Notice however, that in the video (below) you can see him wearing the batteries under his T-shirt. Probably a little bit uncomfortable for long runs eh? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMR0LUHPWLM Moosshiqk – is a 12 inch height, 18 inch length battery driven bike. Only…
Read MorePrintmaster Express – creative printing program goes freeware
Broderbund’s PrintMaster Express is a veteran creative print program which is now freeware. You can use it for lots of fun and useful printing tasks such as photo calendars, greetings cards, posters, newsletters and brochures. The online library of resources and artwork has gone of course, so you’ll have to make do with creating your own, but there are lots of places you can grab free clipart, and your digital photos are also very useful of course. This could be a handy…
Read More7 Inch Touch Screen GPS – High definition navigation for peanuts
You don’t see too many removable GPS units that can boast a 7″ screen, but here’s one for under $150 and it has 800×480 resolution screen (at an impressive 133dpi) to boot. This 7 inch Touch Screen GPS (CVMF-CS34) is part GPS and part media centre. It will pair with your phone via Bluetooth and do the usual answer and hang up calls, but it also has an FM transmitter for caller playback over the stereo. It also has a…
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6 gadgets that almost destroyed the world – genius linkbait generator to the rescue
The Linkbait Generator is guaranteed to get you noticed in the blogosphere. Oh yes it will! [Via] [Link bait is content created specifically to get other sites to link to you. It is usually signposted by the use of emotive, strident headline titles, and in particular number lists – e.g. The Top 10 Uses for Rancid Lemons.] Tags: linkbait+generator, online+application, blogs
Read MoreHonda Odyssey gets a Jewel Paint makeover – bling-tastic bad taste rules
This Honda Odyssey with Kyoto Opal Jewel Paint can probably grab the title as the most bleeugh car in the universe. It’s been coated with 70,000 carats of synthetic gemstones called Kyoto Opals combined with a new material called Jewel Paint, with a street price of around $80,000 – and that’s for the paint alone. Eat your heart out Mr and Mrs Swarovski. Kyoto Opal is a new material, created using gemstone synthesis technology developed by Kyocera, based on the same quartz grains as natural…
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