This SWAP Nova Keychain Phone is a 2G (GSM/GPRS) handset smaller than a box of matches. It’s produced by the same people who do the watch phones, so it’s got pedigree, although it’s actually more mongrel than pure bred. Comes with stylus, microSD slot and a recessed direct connect USB plug. You can either hang it round your neck or on the key fob, and wonder of wonders you actually hold it to your ear to talk. Amazing. The thing is…
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Facebook fail – or how to enjoy some quality time with Barbara Streisand
Oh dear, Facebook at it again…this time going after someone who has created a Greasemonkey script which modifies your browser to remove spam ads, quizzes, silly applications etc from your home page. This F**B**Purity (Facebook sued the dev into changing the name) script works on the browser alone, so it really has nothing to do with Facebook at all, but still their legal eagles have gone to town. Of course, this being the Internets, the Streisand effect has kicked in, and so…
Read MoreKittehRoulette – oh noes…
Oh noes…combine ChatRoulette with Teh Kittehs and what do you get? Yep, KittehRoulette. Don’t click, don’t click, honestly you’ll regret it. <sigh…you didn’t listen did you…?> Tags: kittehroulette, chatroulette
Read MoreLock for USB Flash Drives – Hang on to that data
Not sure how useful this Lock for USB Flash Drives would be in the “real world” but it might stop that prying guy next to you in the office from checking out your thumb drive. Just push in the drive and spin the tumblers. Ripping it open will tear off the USB adapter, but enterprising people will still be able to recover data from the chip, but what else do you want for �3.99 Stop your work colleagues or friends…
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NK-9000C- Dual SIM Blackberry Bold 9000 clone
This NK9000C is a little bit thinner and smaller than the genuine Blackberry Bold 9000, but it is made of the same material and is as solid as the real phone. What surprises me most is the smooth and fluent operation when in use. This dual SIM cellphone comes with the typical QWERTY keyboard and trackball which is the Blackberry favourite, as well as analog TV, a social networking application and WiFi. It also features dual cameras with flash and…
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Yuento Hand Shredder – Makes light work of paper work
No silly, this Yuento Hand Shredder is a paper shredder driven by hand, not a shredder for chopping up hands. It’s a cross-cut shredder but judging by the paper slot it’s for single sheets only. There’s also a small removable waste drawer. Pick one up at GS4U for US$62. Ideal for use in the home, office or educational establishments. Shreds paper with Yuento Hand Shredder. Tags: gadget, eco+gadget, geek+stuff+4+u, yuento+hand+shredder, office+gadget
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Seedbed Roll – Awesome way to grow greens
Look I don’t know what to call this Seedbed Roll. Is it a gadget, a lifestyle product, eco thing or lunch? Whatever you call it, it’s still moderately clever. For starters it’s a roll of lettuce seeds, your choice, the name’s on the tin; Oriental Salad, Mediterranean Salad or Summer Patch Salad. The trick is that the lettuce seeds are impregnated into a grow mat that takes all the hard work out of planting. You roll out however much salad…
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New Robots Build and Scrutinize Solar Cells – Self replication next?
Using robots to build things isn’t new. But robots that can build solar cells in 30 minutes, then evaluate their own work definitely is. The folks at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado have created multitasking robots that can build semiconductors for solar cells on six-inch-square plates of glass, plastic or flexible metals in around half an hour. It can also analyze glitches and measure light absorption at the same time. Each robot operates as a central hub, dishing…
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Coleman Multi-Tool Lighter – The only lighter Hannibal will ever need
Whether you’re an “outdoor enthusiast” or Hannibal from the A-Team, this Coleman Multi-Tool Lighter is pretty darn cool. It has a bunch of Swiss Army knife fold-out bits; wood saw, bottle opener, nail file and blade as well as a refillable, wind resistant light with weather cover. This this may just save you from a nasty case of exposure. US$25.99 Ideal for outdoors activities such as camping, boating, hiking, etc., this Coleman lighter comes in very handy. It features a…
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Bladefish SeaJet 5000 – Lightweight zippy underwater sea scooter
The Bladefish SeaJet 5000 is a small underwater sea scooter that will drag you about fish spotting and shark dodging. It’s a compact little unit, much smaller than the SeaDoo SeaScooter but will still run for 70 – 120 minutes at 6km/h (3.75mph) down to a depth of 50 metres. It’s powered by an 18 Volt battery and a 210 Watt motor, it has near-neutral buoyancy, a battery meter and it can be recharged in 2 hours. US$699.99. The Bladefish…
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Poisson Rouge – Games people play … when they can’t read
Poisson Rouge is a treasure trove of simple, lovely, wordless online games for children. Everything about this site is remarkably easy to use, intuitive and so simple to navigate. And like all good childrens’ games, these ones teach through play – whether it’s the alphabet and reading, numbers and counting, or shape and colour matching, the learning is carefully designed to be as fun as can be. If you get stuck though, there’s a user guide written specially for the…
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Eking S515 MID – Cool sliding mobile UMPC
This is the Eking S515 MID, a sliding mobile internet device. It’s equipped with an Atom N515 processor running at 1.2GHz, 1GB of RAM and a 16GB solid state drive. It’ll run Windows7, XP or Linux and it can connect to the world via b/g wifi and a whole bunch of protocols; 3G, CDMA2000, TD-SCDMA (China) and WCDMA (Japan?) so it should work anywhere. There’s a qwerty keyboard hidden under the 5″, 800 x 480 sliding screen, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR,…
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OCZ Z-Drive R2 P88 PCI Express Solid State Drive – Ludicrous Speed SSD
OCZ has just announced the OCZ Z Drive R2 family of PCI-Express Solid State Drives and just wow. They’re aimed at enterprises (business not starship) but they’re packing some serious specs. They come in 0.5, 1 and 2 TB capacities but they can read and write at up to 1.4GB/s with a sustained write speed of up to 950MB/s. The 512GB is a little slower. Each drive has 8 SATA controllers and there’s an onboard RAID controller. Best of all,…
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Garmin Forerunner 110 – new GPS watch goes for 3 weeks without a recharge
What caught our eye regarding this new Garmin Forerunner 110 GPS watch, was not the trendy red strap stripe – alluring though it is – nor the slightly slimmer form factor than previous incarnations. It’s not even the new heart, calorie workout monitoring stuff. No, it was the fact that it’s using the latest greatest SiRFstarIV GPS receiver, which is extremely low power, super fast to start and is apparently deemed to be jammer proof. Now, we’re not sure how many…
Read MoreFull HD Media Centre – Networkable home theatre in a box
This Full HD Media Centre gives you a home theatre unit without requiring a PC. It’s not the most stylish thing you’ve ever seen but it will take a 3.5″ SATA hard drive up to 2TB in size and will play back at 720p, 1080i and 1080p over HDMI 1.3 along with coaxial or optical S/PDIF audio. It’s networkable via 10/100 Ethernet or 802.11n as well as having a USB port and a memory card reader. If you’re old school…
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