This Lomography Spinner 360 is so simple it will make your head spin. No tripods and stitching software to fiddle with, just hold level and pull the cord. The camera spins and voila, a panorama to die for. You can get 8 shots on a 36 exposure roll of film. The trick will be finding someone to develop and print the film for you. Priced at $145.00 plus film. The Spinner 360° operates by holding it in one hand, and pulling…
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Millimeter Wave TV Camera – can see behind walls and obstructions
This unprepossessing lump of hardware is a Millimeter Wave TV Camera which can capture images of things behind obstacles like plywood walls and suchlike. The tech, based around radio wave sensitivity, is still very new, and the quality of the resulting images are not amazing, but it looks like something that could be very useful in the future for finding people in smoke filled buildings and other emergency scenarios. “With conventional optical cameras, it’s not possible to take pictures through…
Read MoreCode Master 2 – freeware lets you quickly and securely encrypt text before you email
Code Master 2 is a cool freeware program which lets you quickly encrypt any block of text into a secure state so you can safely send it via email or other communication. It’s open source software, comes with a range of different encryption algorithm options and is the sort of really useful program you should keep at hand permanently. Perfect for sending bank account or credit card details to your bankruptcy lawyer in a secure format. There’s a password generator and a folder watcher feature included…
Read MoreListen to YouTube – free online service lets you grab MP3 audio from any YouTube video
Listen to YouTube dot com is a new service which lets you grab the MP3 audio from any YouTube video clip and download it as a file to your computer. Just copy the video’s URL address, paste it into the box, hit the Go button and in a few moments out pops your MP3 audio file ready to download. There’s a choice of Standard and High Quality capture and the whole process is very fast. You will need to accept a…
Read MoreBook Flipping Scanner – ultra fast new tech promises to scan a complete book in 60 seconds
Wanna scare a book publishing executive? Show him the video of this Book Flipping Scanner from Professor Masatoshi Ishikawa of the University of Tokyo. The system combines a high resolution 500 frame per second camera with a laser beam and some incredibly clever 3D software which can grab images as a book is literally being flicked through faster than the eye can read. The result is a system which can scan a 200 page book in around a minute. Sound…
Read MoreRecognizr – find out about someone by taking their photo with your phone
One of Cory Doctorow’s better known science fiction novels– Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom – feature a world where you can pull up information about people you meet using an implanted augmented reality system. Well guess what, fact appears once again to be meeting fiction with the Recognizr system from TAT. Using nothing more than an Android phone and the software, the software will capture a face, and then overlay their Facebook, Twitter and other social network information on screen for you to…
Read MorePapervore Coffee Table – kick back, shred your worries and relax
This Papervore Coffee Table makes total sense. What better way to save the planet than by kicking back in the living room with a cup of Joe and your old utility bills? Make an evening of it, invite round a few friends, and see who can shred enough incriminating paperwork to fill your new beanbag. The possibilities are endless. Yours, in a variety of colors, for a very eco friendly $1,950.00. Turn your junk mail into recyclable mail. The Papervore is…
Read More3G Alarm Camera – watch, chat and control from anywhere in the world
This 3G Alarm Camera is pretty cool all round. Not only does it connect via a standard 3G mobile phone, so you can watch what’s going on from anywhere in the world, but it contains a mic and speaker, which means you can hold two-way conversations too. Weird. Oh and it automatically records video to an internal microSD card on alarm. The camera is 2 megapixels, and it supports infrared low light, as well as motion sensing technology. If it detects…
Read MoreKorg Nano Digital Music Controllers – laptop friendly music makers
This set of Korg Nano Digital Music Controllers has been designed to provide a matching toolset for your laptop music making software. You can buy a mini keyboard, drum pad and a MIDI configuration controller with nice buttons and sliders to give that real studio feel. OK, so it’s no Digidesign desk, but bung the kit into your suitcase and you’re carrying around a nano studio for that boring work trip hotel time. $59.95 each. The new Korg Nano Digital Music Controllers…
Read MoreTianXing X10 Phone – Xperia clone comes with inbuilt background sound app
This TianXing X10 mobile phone comes with the usual feature set you would expect from a Chinese Xperia clone – 3.6 inch screen, quadband network, GPS, a 2 megapixel camera with flash, dual SIMs and a gravity sensor. It will also support 3G data networking, an incoming call blacklist feature and TV. The most important feature must be the one which allows you to automatically play a background MP3 audio file when an call arrives. So you can set it to play office…
Read MoreGreen Browser – new free web browser offers speed and smarts in a nice package
Green Browser is a new free web browser that comes with some rather nice features. Does the world need a new web browser? In general I tend to think that more choice is good, so in this case, why not? Anyway, the browser is fast (not quite as quick as Chrome or Opera of course) and has nice touches like a cool auto-scroll, auto form filler, a single click instant clean (to wipe out all browsing history, cookies etc) and support…
Read MoreTurbo Boost your WiFi Signal in 15 mins – with a bit of foil and a DIY template
Suffering from low signal in your WiFi network because of too many walls in the way or whatever? Try this quick and dirty DIY WiFi Antenna hack, which apparently significantly boosts your signal on the cheap (i.e. no repeaters needed). There’s a little confusion over whether the foil goes on the back or the front of the antenna, but that’s easy enough to test right? Useful. More here. [Via] # Download Template # Open in MS Paint and resize as…
Read MoreVeezzle – great new free stock photo finder
Ever since the baffling, bizarre and slightly sinister disappearance of the amazing Sprixi.com last year I’ve been hunting for a replacement search engine to find free images for general use. And now lo and behold, here’s Veezzle.com. The interface is not as nice as Sprixi, but the content quality is actually rather good. At the moment it seems to be mostly Stock Xchng focused, but that will undoubtedly change in the future as they index more free photo sites. Anyway, if you’re looking for free (as in…
Read MoreNumber Gossip – everything you wanted to know about numbers but were afraid to ask
Number Gossip is a new site which provides oodles of lovely information about numbers, all wrapped up in a nice search engine motif. Want to know what’s so special about a favourite number of yours, check it here. Be prepared to be confused as well as dazzled though! Tags: number+gossip
Read MoreIon Block Rocker PA System for iPod – rock rattle and roll it
This Ion Block Rocker PA System for iPod has an integrated rechargeable battery that lasts for 12 hours, multiple sound source inputs including iPod natch and comes with a ‘professional’ quality microphone. Perfect for those grand-standing days of summer, eh? $249.95. Constructed from heavy-duty aluminum, with convenient built-in handles and two wheels, the BLOCK ROCKER is built for life on the road. It features an XLR/TRS combo input, a TRS input, a stereo RCA input, and a universal iPod dock…
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