We were thinking that this retrofit clip on Bluetooth GPS Rearview Mirror might be a little dangerous in use, but then we realised that it actually makes sense to have a GPS navigation unit up where you should be glancing regularly anyway. The only weird thing might be the concept of multi-tasking as you chat on your hands-free, while your GPS chats back to you with directions to the pizza place. It’s all becoming a little…um…surreal, no? $104.13/£64.36. Replace your normal rearview mirror…
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Night Vision Glasses – dorky dark vision
These are the weirdest looking Night Vision Glasses we’ve ever seen. Made even stranger by the fact that they come with enhanced audio earphones too. They’re certainly cheap though, which is probably a good thing, judging by that weird blue box at the rear of the head strap. $23.98. Explore the dark with these “night vision” glasses. Turn on the built-in LED to light the way–the angle of illumination is adjustable too. Place the tiny bud earphones in your ears to catch…
Read MoreBody Temp Strips – keep tabs on some local body heat
These Body Temp Strips are designed to make it easy to keep track of someone’s body temperature over a period of time. Sticking one on to the nearest forehead at the office is probably not recommended, especially if it’s your boss. $11.98. Unique thermometer strip accurately monitors core temperature using liquid crystal technology. Strip is placed on the forehead where it can be worn for hours as temperature is continuously monitored. Great for monitoring sleeping patients. Tags: gadget, body+temp+strip, health
Read MoreGiant Shift Key LED Desk Lamp – shift your illumination into another gear
This Giant Shift Key LED Desk Lamp is one great way to demonstrate what a nerd you are. Plug the thing into your computer’s USB port and press down for light. Press down again to turn it off. Hey, you catch on fast. Priced at $27.99 for 10 (you’ve got nerdy friends, right?). This Giant Keyboard Shift Key has one of those springy bases which serve as an on / off button for maximum convenience. All power requirements are gotten from…
Read MoreLinguarde Translation – freeware offers 50 language translation
Linguarde Translation is a freeware program which offers over 50 languages via the Google Translate engine. It’s totally standalone and automatically detects the language you need as you paste in the text. Useful. Translate words, phrases, web pages between languages, and identify a language – English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, .. Tags: freeware, linguarde+translation, translation, google
Read MoreLikify – generate Facebook likes for your product anywhere
Likify is a very cool bit of tech which lets anyone solicit Facebook Likes for their product or service using QR barcodes printed on real stuff. So for instance you can print out a barcode for your tea shop, stick it on your menu and have people scan it with their smartphones and give you a thumbs up if they enjoy your Earl Gray. Or whatever. This combination of off and online is just delicious, and we’re giving it a…
Read MoreWe Love Your Songs – artist site offers new music and cool voting
We Love Your Songs is a neat new unsigned music artist portal, which features lots of nice tracks, community voting and competitions too. It’s nice to see the music sector continue to muster up new initiatives like this. Our principal aim is to empowers artists that are not yet signed by any music label, and we are committed to provide the best environment possible for the artists that are part of our community to be heard on internet, and for the music fans to discover…
Read MoreRoadsweeper Desk Vac – cleans as it scrubs as it sweeps…
This Roadsweeper Desk Vac is a cute little bit of tattle to keep your desktop clean and tidy. To be honest we’ve always been a bit suspicious of any bod who would seriously vacuum their work surroundings voluntarily. C’mon, offices are designed to be silos of trashy slag, where germs and yoghurt coated crumbs cavort together in elegant symmetry, thereby affording you the perfect excuse for those regular ‘sickies’ on game day. £11.99. According to ‘statistics’ the average work desk…
Read MoreAuto Sentinel GPS Tracker – the ultra low cost way to protect your vehicle
What’s remarkable about this Auto Sentinel GPS Tracker device is not the specification – it’s a pretty standard fix and forget car GPS tracker with quadband GSM SMS communications – or even the fact that it comes with ‘choke engine’ and remote microphone car cabin monitoring features. Nope, the standout is the price. At just $98.12/£60.65 this unit makes a mockery of all those x000 dollar units which the vehicle security companies are selling. Amazing. The Auto Sentinel utilizes a mainframe box…
Read MorePaper Tweet Notepad – designed for modern twitterrific stoopids
The Paper Tweet Notepad is clearly not meant to be taken seriously. Unfortunately there’s no doubt that some executive suit types will find this product to be the answer to their seriously challenged metal faculties and we’ll witness a raft of teeny tiny memos whinging their way around offices the world over. Oh dear… $4.49. Get on the social-networking bandwagon with our cutting edge Paper Tweet Notepad! The wireless miracle of pen and paper will have you expressing your mundane, or…
Read MoreSeat Belt Null Insert – wins our dumb tool of the year award
This Seat Belt Null Insert slots into your car seat belt socket to stop the alarm going off if you’re not wearing your belt. Oh yes very clever, in a Darwin Award, dumb bunny kind of way. There’s a reason the alarm goes off, right? $4.28 a pair. This null insert in designed to stop your seat belt alarm 100% Brand New and 100% Perfect Fitness Durable in use. Tags: gadget, seat+belt+null+insert, car+accessory
Read MoreEasy Photo Uploader for Facebook – simple Simon
Easy Photo Uploader for Facebook. Open Windows Explorer, select the photo/s on your computer you want to upload to your Facebook account, right mouse click and select ‘Send your photo to Facebook’. Job done. One task freeware, no fuss. Easy Photo Uploader for Facebook is a windows application to automatically resize and upload photos to your existing or new Facebook photo album. Save time and send pictures without being online on Facebook web site. Tags: easy+photo+uploader+for+facebook, freeware, photography, social+networking
Read MoreTransposr – online service lets you convert your music into a new key for free
Transposr is a clever new online service which lets you convert your music – either in textual chord form or an MP3 file – into a new key. The system is clearly aimed at simple vocal and choral works, but nevertheless it’s an interesting little app and one that could be useful for the musicians among you. The MP3 file conversion is fast, but the resulting audio is very low quality (no doubt to keep processing speeds fast). Upload any MP3 file to Transposr.com and let…
Read MoreHarvesting power from the sun – new invention promises to tranform the solar power business
Engineer, ex NASA scientist and inventor Lonnie Johnson has created a device called the Johnson Thermoelectric Energy Converter (or JTEC), which promises to convert heat into electricity at twice the efficiency of current systems. The device – early prototype above – uses no moving parts, and works by splitting hydrogen atoms into protons and electrons, thereby producing electric power. It sounds simple, but it’s taken the American inventor decades to perfect the basic technology, and he’s now running out of funds, despite widespread…
Read MoreHug–A-Plug – a safer plug that frees up space
Every household has crimped or bent electrical cords due to inconvenient outlet placement. The Hug-A-Plug is a new right angle plug that lets plugs lie flush with the wall, something never seen before. This grounded, dual-plug electrical outlet adapter only uses 1 inch of space to connect plugs to the outlet. It doesn’t “hog” space in power cords, is perfect to use with wall-mounted plasma TV’s and will even let you charge 2 cell phone simultaneously in one outlet. You…
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