So you think your laptop is portable? Hah! Get one of these MIDBot telepresence doohickey’s from Brando and your laptop will be almost sentient. Oh wait, is that good? It can see via the notebook’s webcam, it’s got height-adjustable wheels AND it has a mechanical arm. Truly terrifying. You’ll need to bring your own laptop/netbook of course, and it’ll need Windows XP, Vista or 7, wifi, a webcam and something like Skype if you want to chat. All in all…

If sleeping bags make you feel all hemmed in, then try this Dreamwalker 450. It’s a lightweight sleeping bag rated down to about 2�C (35�F). If nature calls, a bear drops by or you just feel like a stroll, unzip the lower half, stick out your feet (cos you sleep in your boots right?) and head out into the wild. It even has pockets. �269. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBjPVoAYV0o The ultimate wearable sleeping bag. Elastic hood control on the back of this unique…

I’ve been playing with this ES File Explorer app for Android and it really is the business. Not only is it an easy-to-use file browser for your phone, but you can also use wifi to connect to network shares via SMB, including password protected ones. You can grab files, copy them to or from your Android phone and even move stuff around on your network if you need to. You can also connect via Bluetooth or drag stuff down via…

You know a computer game series has to be special when the fans band together and start making new episodes. Kings Quest-The Silver Lining is a fan-made, five episode continuation of the Kings Quest saga. The first episode, What is Decreed Must Be is available now for free download with the rest of the episodes being released throughout the year. Looks like fun. It’s a tribute fit for a king. After eight years of volunteer effort, Phoenix Online Studios’ long-awaited…

If you’ve got teeth marks in your torch from chasing down loose wires at the back of your computer then have a squiz at the the Hug LED Light from Brando. It’s a 60cm flexible arm with two LEDs at both ends. You can even choose each light to be either spot or wide angle beams. You’ll need 2 AAA batteries and US$16. Might look good on the front of your bike too. Flexible LED Light, that can make in…

Various news outlets are reporting that Tropical Storm Alex may soon strike the oil-primed Gulf of Mexico. This will have the double-barrel effect of halting the containment effort and disproving the adage of pouring oil onto troubled waters. In spite of all of this we can at least take a little solace from the fact that Michael Bay predicted this would happen weeks ago. Just don’t let him use a nuke to put out the fireball, even if it just…

If you’ve been completely underwhelmed by the slew of cheap, Android 1.6 tablets from Shenzhen over the last couple of months then here’s a bit of news. The Phecda P7 is a 7″ Android tablet running Android 2.1. It’s sporting an 800 x 480 multi-touch screen, ARM11 processor running at 650MHz, 256MB of RAM, 4GB of storage and an SD card slot. The battery is an underwhelming 1300mAh that will give you about 4 hours of use. Other tidbits include…

Sure, it looks like a slab of tripe stuck on your camera, but this Three Colour Pop Up Flash Diffuser looks like a vaguely good idea. The mount clips into your hot shoe holding the pimply bit in front of the flash. It comes in white, orange and blue, just like sunlight, and should help your fill flash approximate the ambient. Best of all, it’s a bargain at US$10. Flash Diffuser comes with Yellow, Blue and White Colors, which can…