This Electronic Cigarette Maker can make a full box of cigarettes in around 2 minutes. Good to know that the Chinese cancer business is still going strong, eh? Auto cigarette maker With AC power supply, you can make cigarette by yourself easily, it’s fast, economic and safe, with tabacco, you can make a box of cigarette within a couple of minutes. Tags: electronic+cigarette+maker, gadget, disease
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Minimem – freeware optimizes Windows memory for faster operation
Minimem is a neat freeware program which optimizes the memory usage of your Windows applications to keep your machine running as efficiently as possible at all times. You can choose which apps you want to optimize and also set the interval at which it does its thang. The result should be much improved system performance. Definitely worth a look if you’ve noticed a slow down in your Windows recently. It optimizes memory by removing as many non-necessary memory pages as possible…
Read MoreMicrosoft Image Sharpener – a possible end to blurry photos one day?
Researchers at Microsoft have come up with a hardware/software combination which removes blur from photos. Unlike the conventional image stabilization (IS) tech which is inside most digital SLRs today, this new approach doesn’t just reduce blur, but removes it. It works by using incredibly accurate motion sensors to record the movement of the camera which creates the blur, and then effectively removes that motion with software. In 6 degrees of motion. The result is a crisp photo where any trace of…
Read MoreLithuanian Luxury Car – aka John DeLorean meets Fisher Price
Apparently some Lithuanian luxury cars are made out of metal, cardboard, copious amounts of foam and a *lot* of sheer, dogged manpower. Golly! Tags: lithuanian+luxury+car
Read MoreSD Card Speaker – portable box delivers audio sounds when pressed
This SD Card Speaker makes no pretentious claims, just slot your USB drive or SD card into one of the slots, press play and sound will emerge. No kidding. Apparently it uses Nokia rechargeable phone batteries, which is a first, and can be powered by the mains, a USB cable or the built in battery pack. Compact and portable design, wooden box with acrylic face 2. Support SD/MMC card and USB flash drive 3. Support Remote control 4. Li-ion Rechargeable…
Read MoreDavy Jones’ Treasure Chest – yo-ho-ho and a bottle of um…
This Davy Jones’ Treasure Chest is absolutely the perfect addition to any pirate galleon living room. We’re guessing it’s probably not as cutlass proof as it looks, but even so it’s gotta be a better storage place for your games and CD collection than a boring old IKEA desk. Priced at $549.00 excluding treasure and trinkets. Boasting a wood frame encased in quality designer resin, this yard-long Toscano exclusive is embellished with Flying Dutchman boats and pirate hat-wearing octopuses. With a Medieval domed lid,…
Read MoreMaverick Sport Flying Car – Papa Jetson spins…
Behold, the Maverick Sport Flying Car. Over 90 mph on the ground, 25 mpg and around $85,000 out of the wallet. [Via] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OeOQ2ZxTcg The Maverick is the true flying car: drivable on public roads with a civilian driver’s license, and pilotable when airborne under S-LSA/E-LSA certification. Preparation for flight is quick and simple, thanks to I-TEC’s innovative wing deployment system, which also provides the Maverick maneuvering capabilities unique among powered parachutes. Tags: maverick+sport, flying+car
Read MoreRF Keyless Entry Remote Control – quick and easy way to clone your remote controls
This RF Keyless Entry Remote Control is a self-learning remote control device that will clone your home alarm, garage door, electronic curtain remotes in seconds. The thing only works with fixed codes, not dynamically generated ones, so no use trying to grab the codes from your boss’s Merc for a weekend jolly. $7.99. Self learning remote control # Many uses including car alarms, home alarms, panic buttons, garage door, rolling curtain, etc # Copies most radio frequency fixed code remote controls #…
Read MoreSeat Savers – a tale of New York marketing ingenuity
Some enterprising chaps in New York have turned a simple replica food product into a potential money spinner. The Seat Savers concept comes from a simple idea – that people won’t disturb or use a chair with a spilled beverage or foodstuff on it. The original products come from the Silly Spills range of replica foods sold at New York’s Jeremy’s Place, and are converted by the simple addition of a marketing sign saying ‘Seat Savers’ and a price tag of…
Read MoreBlink! – freeware lets you log into your Windows computer with your face
The Blink! freeware program from developers Luxand, lets you use your webcam to log into your machine using your face as a biometric security device. Yep, just stagger over to your laptop in the morning, and the software will scan your mug and give it the all clear to fire up your computer. Sure beats sliding a finger over a reader eh? Once you’ve installed the package, just a few minutes enrolling your face and adding a password will train the…
Read MoreJabbakam – the online personal community CCTV network
Jabbakam is a new personal community CCTV network which takes standard IP (i.e. Internet) security camera technology and marries it with the kind of crowdsourced online community action that scares the bits out of the ‘Establishment’. The idea is to let people set up and control their own security IP cameras as they would do normally, using web browser access etc, but to add in a group effect by letting people share footage and coverage as they desire. The result is…
Read MoreYou Are Not So Smart – learn more about yourself than you really want to know
The You Are Not So Smart blog delivers a wealth of information on why we do what we do, in plain understandable English, and with a valuable smattering of examples. Written by journalist David McRaney, it’s a compelling, and sometimes unsettling, read. Want to know why you buy what you buy, believe what you believe? Think you understand how your memory or emotions or belief system works? Think again. Fascinating stuff. For a real down-home example read the post on Fanboyism and…
Read MoreSolar Bicycle Bag – keep your stuff powered up as you move
OK, so you’ll need sunshine, but the idea behind this Solar Bicycle Bag seems cool. Just attach the thing to your bike bar and keep phones, music players, ice cream makers and the like charged up as you roam. It ships with two compartments (plus a wallet type enclosure) and a bunch of different adapters for various handheld devices. The Solar bicycle bag is composed of a sturdy mesh black nylon material. This Solar bicycle bag has one sturdy adjustable…
Read MoreSleepPhones – world’s most comfortable headphones?
SleepPhones are billed as the ‘world’s most comfortable headphones’, and certainly the headband snuggly comfort force is strong in this product. Designed by a doctor to help his patients get a better night’s sleep, they come with a Nature’s Sounds CD and a lavender sachet to round off the whole good snooze thing. Available in a variety of sizes for $64.95. Reduce stress and block noises by relaxing to soothing music with exquisitely soft SleepPhones, the world’s most comfortable headphones for…
Read MoreCamera Lens Mug – the perfect gift for the photographer in your life
This Camera Lens Mug has got to be the perfect gift for anyone you know who’s crazy into photography. It’s a real live mug, suitable for luscious beverages, but designed to mimic a lens perfectly. The only problem I can see is a careless washing up situation with a real lens, but hey, live dangerously right? Also suitable as a mini flower pot! $24.00. Behold, the Camera Lens Mug, a mug that looks JUST LIKE a Canon 24-105mm lens! It’s…
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