The Doro HandleEasy Mobile Phone comes with nice big friendly buttons, four instant access buttons for favourite stored numbers and an easy read backlit screen. Sounds appealing doesn’t it, especially when compared with some of the button fiddling, frogspawn designed cell phone alternatives on the market at the moment. Around £99.00. Doro HandleEasy 326gsm is an easy to use mobile phone when you simply want to make and receive calls. Direct memory buttons and a large keypad and display make…
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Nearly Free Speech Web Host – pay as you go web host offers innnovative scaleable hosting
Nearly Free Speech Web Host. Hmm…this pay as you go web hosting service looks very interesting. Following the pre-paid mobile phone model, you pay upfront for what you think you will need and they deduct fees monthly depending on your bandwidth and storage use. The interesting part is there are no minimums, no monthly fees and no contracts. Start with a $0.25 cents down payment if you like (although we suspect you’ll run out of space and bandwidth pretty fast…
Read MoreFastIcon – custom caricature icons, just send photo and relax
FastIcon. Send them your photo and $29.00 (face) or $49.00 (full body) and 2 days later you’ll received a hand drawn caricature for use as you will. Avatar, business card, logo, dating sites etc etc. You get to check out a preliminary pencil drawing first to make sure you’re happy, which is nice isn’t it? How do I know I’ll like the drawing? Upon receiving your photos, we draw a pencil sketch and upload it on this web site. You will receive…
Read MoreWatchMe – freeware timer program keeps you on track
WatchMe. Freeware timers help you stay on top of that massive workload. Or buckle under the strain? WatchMe is a simple timer program that can be used to time a number of different tasks or events together or indepenedently of each other. You can easily name each timer and track information about the tasks that you are timing – a great solution for those who need to track their time for billing, timesheets and more. Tags: watchme, online+application, timer
Read MoreSocial Networking is just CB Radio?
Cringley reckons that social networks are just a new version of the CB Radio fad. Destined to crash and burn as he puts it. And to be honest, I have to agree with his central premise, which is that they don’t supply *enough* real value, long term, to survive, in the same way that Geocities faded away because of user apathy. The only thing I would say is that the vertical networks like LinkedIn do offer value for job and…
Read MoreMalem Bedswetting Alarm with Vibration – light, sound and vibration…meet dampness
Malem Bedwetting Alarm with Vibration. Multiple bedwetting alarm system could save your mattress, marriage and sanity in extreme circumstances. Set the alarm, choose the tone and clip the sensor somewhere appropriate. Nature will do the rest, but judging by the reviews it may take a while. $109.95. The Malem SELECTABLE combines light, sound and vibration to help even the deepest sleeper wake. A selection switch can be easily set to sound only, sound and vibration or vibration only. This alarm also…
Read MorePaperless USB Digital Fax Machine – USB fax machine reminds us of the ancient ways
Paperless USB Digital Fax Machine. Return once more with us, dear reader, as we remember the ancient days, when phone lines chirruped and slimy paper shuddered its way through tiny slots of steel. Digital USB technology transforms those perils of yesteryear, but we remain bedazzled by the shattering speed of transmission through the POTS line in the bedroom. Oh email, thy time is truly past. $135.99. This digital fax revolutionizes the traditional way of sending, receiving fax without printing any…
Read MoreUSB Infra-Red Warming Mouse – toasty hands, warm heart
USB Infra-Red Warming Mouse. Well we’ve had cooling mice, why not one that keeps you warm in winter? The infra-red internals will heat this thing up to 40–45 degrees C and maintain that temp no matter how hard you work the scroll button. Oh and it’s got an on-off switch just in case you find a coin for the central heating meter. $22.99. If you like the warmth from the sun, you may appreciate infrared light. If you believe the…
Read MoreQuodPod – airline meal containers get the swivel plastic treatment
QuodPod Airline Meal Container. We’re trying to imagine being served our fish or chicken in coach class from one of these very elegant meal tray devices, and we’re failing. Why? Because every time we step onto a plane, yet another aspect of the already pathetic service has been slashed, cut, sacrificed to the altar of cost efficiency. Hey, we’re not saying it isn’t nice to fly from here to Venus for the price of a Snickers bar, but the least…
Read More50 Awesome Open Source Financial Tools – manage your money for free and laugh all the way to the bank
50 Awesome Open Source Financial Tools. Er…what it says on the tin. Free personal and small business finance programs which you can use to stay financially healthy and safe for ever. Hah! No really. One of the great things about open source is that you know the software you’re using is made by real people, who understand real needs. In financial software, we see a great application of this “real people” effect, offering high levels of customization and ease of use….
Read MoreGas Powered Tool Box – save your arms, let the ATV take the strain
Fed up with lugging your tool box around? Wish there was a better way? Well maybe you need to chat with these guys, who appear to have embedded a full size mechanics tool box in a quad-bike . We’re talking 110 cc of motorized spanner totin’ glory, complete with passenger seat for your friend to hitch a ride. Fabulously ridiculous, no? More videos here and here. Tags: gadget, gas+powered+tool+box, atv
Read More1000 True Fans – how to make money in the new media landscape
1000 True Fans. This piece has been circulating around the Net recently and it seems to make a fair bit of sense. The basic premise is that instead of shooting for blockbuster, megastar status, artists should aim to cultivate a small but loyal fan base willing to spend a small sum to support the artist’s work. On the face of it, this is very logical. Nowadays the revolution in communications has made it almost trivial to reach audiences across the globe for…
Read MoreThe parlous state of mainstream journalism – or has big business finally killed off real news?
The next time someone sneers at blogs as being sub-standard in some way to ‘real journalism’, try quoting them this passage from the Media Lens review of Guardian journalist Nick Davies’ interesting (I could use the word disturbing, but I won’t) new book Flat Earth News. Blogging is far from perfect, especially when it tries too hard to ape the mainstream media, but at least it holds out some distant hope for a new approach to the news and information process. Ah well…churnalists indeed!…
Read MoreArterial Hardness and Blood Pressure Monitor – the heart attack detector?
Arterial Hardness and Blood Pressure Monitor. Surprisingly cheap and rather ugly gadget could potentially be a life saver if it works as advertised. Measuring your arterial health is never going to be a pleasant job, especially since the tiny little robot rabbits have trouble running up and down them with the tape measure, but hey, if it helps you live longer, why complain? £29.99. Arteries stiffen naturally with age. Arterial stiffening generally begins in your 20s or 30s. However, the…
Read MoreSolar Mate V – solar kit supplies 8 hours of night time flourescent lighting
Solar Mate V. This new solar lighting kit includes a 43W solar panel and all the trimmings which is apparently enough juice to power six fluorescent tubes for up to 8 hours each night with the right battery connected. Perfect for the outbuildings and stables, Jeeves. £459.99. A complete kit containing all the necessary elements to illuminate six 8watt fluorescent tubes (each equivalent to a 40watt bulb). Ideal for sheds, summer houses, workshops, beech huts, stables and many more applications. When…
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