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Gadgets February 24, 2010 posted by Dan

Sound Asleep – Memory foam pillow with built-in speaker

I love memory foam pillows, they are seriously the most comfortable things ever. If they’re still not enough to send you to sleep, try this Sound Asleep memory foam pillow with it’s built-in audio speaker. The speaker is so small you can’t feel it through the foam and it’s quiet enough so only the person on the pillow will hear it. Connects to anything via a 3.5mm audio jack. Good night. US$28.99 … the new ergonomically designed, contour moulding Sound…

Bookmark This! February 24, 2010 posted by Nigel

Try2StopMe – the easy way to tunnel out from behind corporate firewalls

Try2StopMe is a gateway through which you can pass freely friend. Escape from behind your corporate firewall, surf anonymously and run happy. Enjoy unrestricted and uncensored browsing with endScenes very own gateway powered by Glype. Browsing through us both keeps you anonymous from the sites you visit and allows you to bypass any network restrictions from your government, workplace or college. Tags: try2stopme, vpn, firewall, online+application

Bizarre February 24, 2010 posted by Dan

Gummix Jelly Insect Maker – DIY jelly critter lollies

It’s a good thing GeekStuff4U is around to bring us things like this Gummix Jelly Insect Maker, otherwise our lives could remain empty. It’s a DIY jelly lolly making mould, complete with special gelatin powder, recipes and tools. The kit includes moulds for a stag beetle, crayfish, stag beetle and pill/sow bug. The instructions are in Japanese though. ~US$72 Megahouse’s GUMMIX Kit is a nice toy allowing your kids to make their very own Jelly Insects. As simple as it…

cool tech February 24, 2010 posted by Dan

Lenovo Mini Wireless Keyboard – Chic looking PC remote control

Wireless home theatre keyboards galore! Brando have just started stocking the Lenovo Mini Wireless Keyboard. It has dedicated media buttons, a trackball, Windows keys and dongle storage. At US$64 it’s a tad pricier than other places around the net but Brando does US$3 worldwide shipping. C’mon Logitech, keep up! This Lenovo Mini Wireless Keyboard is a palm-sized keyboard which consist of 69 key with track ball. It’s portable and tiny design can be used for travel, school, or any other…

Eco Friendly February 24, 2010 posted by Debra Atlas

Eco Laptop Case – A laptop case made of cork

The Eco Laptop Case will add some pizzazz to your computing. Handmade from fabric-backed cork, with custom-stitched edging and a soft feel, this lightweight laptop case is both durable and chic. Perfect for a Mac or a PC, the case is made from FSA (Forest Stewardship Council) certified cork from the bark of a cork oak tree. No trees are harmed and the cork bark replenishes itself. The case is biodegradable, organic and can be recycled into other things with…

Gadgets February 24, 2010 posted by Dan

Racor HeavyLift – Lifts your stuff out of the way and stores it

If you’ve got a bit of stuff to store, but it’s too heavy to manhandle up onto shelves, then have a look at the Racor HeavyLift . It’s designed to be mounted to the ceiling, very securely obviously, and it can lift and store up to 110kg. The platform is 1.2m square (4′ x 4′) and it can travel 2.4m (8′) so you can tuck it away up high and still bring it down to your level. It’s probably slow…

Gadgets February 23, 2010 posted by Nigel

Drivemocion EX – LED car sign lets you be super expressive in traffic

Golly, they’ve updated the old chat tool a bit. The new Drivemocion EX attaches to the inside of your car’s rear window to help you hold deep meaningful conversations with fellow vehicle travellers. OK, so deep meaningful may be a stretch, but at least you can say ‘bye’, ‘back off’ and smile at them. You need more? $29.99. The Drivemocion affixes to your rear window and is operated by a remote control by the driver’s seat. Want to apologize for…

Gadgets February 23, 2010 posted by Nigel

Wireless Motion Alert – long range detector keeps you safe from intruder types

This Long Range Wireless Motion Alert will work at a range of 1/2 a mile, which means you’ll never be surprised by the wife while playing World of Warcraft again. Just stick the sensor on the gate post of the estate, m’lud, and rest easy. As soon as the Range Rover triggers the alert, you’ll be able to rush back to reading What Peasant? magazine. $85.99. The base station supports up to 4 wireless senders ( not included) and also…

Eco Friendly February 23, 2010 posted by Nigel

Eco Water Clock – just add water to travel through time

This Eco Water Clock is basic to the extreme, but maybe that’s the future of eco utility? Fill the two containers with water and sit back as the time appears on the LCD. Small print – the electrodes will only operate in water for 2 years, after which you’ll need to throw away the clock or work out how to replace the electrodes. Not quite so eco after all then? £4.99. The new technology of combining water power to everyday…

Bookmark This! February 23, 2010 posted by Nigel

Luxrender – open source renderer makes an artist out of U and Me (maybe)

Fancy yourself as a bit of a CG artist? Then hie thee to the free open source Blender program, create your 3D model masterpiece and then use Luxrender to give it that real world lighting and texture it so desperately needs. The result should be photo-realistic graphics which will shock the world. Artists? Who needs ‘em? LuxRender is a physically based and unbiased rendering engine. Based on state of the art algorithms, LuxRender simulates the flow of light according to physical equations,…

Awesome February 23, 2010 posted by Dan

Toyota and Gran Turismo Data Logger Visualization Technology

I know Gran Turismo is a pretty realistic driving simulator, but this is pretty awesome. Toyota and Gran Turismo have created data logger visualization technology that uses vehicle race data and GPS positioning to recreate a “recording” of a drive for playback in Gran Turismo. Using a controller area network (CAN) all the technical aspects of a drive are recorded and can be output via USB and imported into Gran Turismo. You can then race against the ghost car or…

Awesome February 23, 2010 posted by Nigel

The MicroSD expose – how one uber engineer brought a bright light to bear on the illicit memory card business

Take a memo. If you’re in the memory card business, or indeed any tech biz, try not to annoy Bunnie Huang. If you know what’s good for you. His blog post exposing the seamier underside of the fake memory card business is riveting, if super geek, reading. Not only does the dude, strip down, disassemble and minutely examine the culprits, but he actually goes down the markets to do some detailed research on who’s supplying what to whom. Apparently fake…

Gadgets February 23, 2010 posted by Dan

Haircut Umbrella – No more itchy and scratchy

Yeah, so it’s a Haircut Umbrella. Didn’t your parents ever cut your hair? Don’t you hate the hair going down the back of your shirt and itching for the rest of the day? Well this will fix it, and you won’t have to sweep up the mess on the floor. Possible side effects include a slight chance it will make you look like a post-operative pooch. Next. US$7.98 Haircut umbrella catches the annoying hair clippings that would normally fall into…

Awesome February 23, 2010 posted by Nigel

Picasa 3.6 – my how you’ve grown…

We last took a look at Picasa back in 2008 when it was in Google beta. As we noted then, it looked pretty cool, and had a decent enough feature set to match anything on the market at the time. The other day I installed the latest Picasa Version 3.6 and wow, it’s grown up into quite a product. The basics are all still there of course, but the feature set has now exploded beyond the far galaxies. The emphasis of…

Bizarre February 23, 2010 posted by Dan

USB Squish the Fish – USB Aquarium meets squash ball

Not sure what Brando were thinking when they added this USB Squish the Fish to the catalogue but hey, it’s still worth blogging. It’s a slightly-classier-than-average USB aquarium but if life’s getting you down, grab the globe off the stand and throw it around, it’s soft and bouncy. I can’t imagine what could go wrong. US$27 It’s durable bouncy exterior lets you toss, catch, bounce and roll around this fish globe for hours. If you’re stressed out, just bounce away…

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