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Things that go ‘boo’ in the night!

Gadgets November 26, 2007 posted by

Cherry 4GB MP4 Player – cereal packet tech for the holidays

How low can it go? Check this. The Cherry 4GB MP4 Player and FM Radio for £49.94. Complete with on-board FM radio recording, a MicroSD slot for additional capacity, voice recording and MP4 conversion software for formatting your fave TV shows for the 2 inch screen. Handles AVI, WMA etc and comes in a range of colours and with a 2 year guarantee. Wow. While we’re here, here’s another hot one for you. The Survivor 10 in 1 Solar Powered Crank, LED Emergency…


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Gadgets November 26, 2007 posted by

Home Guard – all in one security camera system

The Home Guard is an all in one motion sensing security camera and DVR recorder which boasts a no-installation set up and full quality video results. The unit comes with a choice of on-board memory capacities and runs off AC or four AA batteries. Stick it in a cookie tin (punch out a hole for the micro lens first though, OK?) and put it in the bedroom to catch your errant nanny stealing food. Er…or something. Anyhoo, it’s $239.00 for the 512MB…


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Gadgets November 26, 2007 posted by

StashCard – the secret drawer for your laptop

StashCard is a super thin drawer unit which you slot into your laptop’s PCMCIA (aka PC Card) slot to store bits and pieces away from prying eyes. Is it just us, dear reader, or does this not seem a little like hiding your wedding ring in a Faberge Egg for safe-keeping? Perhaps it’s the word ‘secret’ that worries us? Oh well. $9.95. [Via Presurfer]  You know that unused PC Card slot in your notebook? Now there’s a good use for it. The StashCard…


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Gadgets November 24, 2007 posted by

USB Flash Watch – geek watches go all designer

The vanilla basic design of this USB Flash Watch probably proves that data storage on the wrist has hit a mainstream audience. With capacities up to 1 GB it’s not hard to see a day when the main reason you’ll wear a timepiece on your wrist will be to access a desktop on the move. Or will it be on the mobile phone in your pocket? Mm…   3-10 ATM water-resistant l Driverless & instant use l Portable & easily used l…


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Gadgets November 23, 2007 posted by

Roland Micro Cube – small and loud, just call me a busker baby

Roland Micro Cube. Wanna play rock n’roll? Wanna be famous? Well try X-Factor. But if you want to make sounds on the move with a dinky little 5 inch speaker combo that works off batteries, this is your baby. Comes complete with holes for your music player, guitar, mic or electric cello. Doo-bop, doo-bop, wowee… £79.95.  This awesome nano sized amp packs one heck of a punch and weighs in at just seven and half pounds (or 3.5 kilos to…


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Gadgets November 23, 2007 posted by

USB Flashing Liquid Filled Santa Hub Pen Holder – Yuletide yucktology made real

USB Flashing Liquid Filled Santa Claus Hub Pen Holder. Er…what else is there left to say, dear reader, after we have absorbed the poetry, the elegance, the completeness, no less, of said festive Yuletide product? Nothing, that’s what. Just lean back, relax and enjoy the perfection that is tacky Chinese novelty manufacturing. Amen. $16.99.  # Liquid-filled 4-port USB hub with pen holder # Supports Windows XP, 2000, Me, 98SE, Linux 2.4, Mac OS 8.5 or above. # Support hot swap, plug &…


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Gadgets November 23, 2007 posted by

Little Mouse Light – cute so cute, oh deary me so cute

The Little Mouse Light gets our official cutest gadget in the world award. I mean c’mon, lookit those cute itty bitty ears. £4.99.  When it’s dark outside and you’re struggling to see the keyhole, let our cute, mini mouse guide the way with his bright, sparkling LED eyes. Gift-boxed, there’ll be no shrieks when he’s found in the Christmas stocking. Tags: little+mouse+light, keyhole+LED


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Gadgets November 22, 2007 posted by

Automatic Refill Dog Water Bowl – show your dog your love, by ignoring him

Automatic Refill Dog Water Bowl. Dang, that’s cool, Marge. Now if we can only find something that does the same thing for dog food, we’ll never have to see that mangy mutt again. $29.99.  This 1.8 gallon automatic stainless waterer attaches to any garden hose and provides consistent fresh water for your pet at all times. The bowl is fabricated from heavy duty hygienic stainless steel with a durable cover (removes for easier cleaning) made from high density polypropylene, which protects the mechanical float…


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diy November 22, 2007 posted by

DIY Neon Sign Kit – your name in lights and trip out your ego

DIY Neon Sign Kit. Got something to say, dude? Well say it loud, say it proud, say it in putrid blue neon. We so much want to play with these snap together letter blocks. Just think of the endlessly puerile fun you can have with this thing hanging in your front window. Change blocks at night and freak your neighbours out every morning with your own meatspace Twitter effect. Oh how jolly the joy. $3.99 – $29.99.  Create your own custom…


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Fun & Games November 22, 2007 posted by

Remote Control Hand – pinkies padding across the patio

This Remote Control Hand definitely has a ‘creep your little sis out’ feel to it, doesn’t it? You can picture the scene…dark bedroom corridor at midnight, just you and the tack tack tack sound as the hand approaches her door…the tremulous whispered ‘who’s there…’ from inside. Nope can’t go on, too scary. £14.99.   A larger than lifesize 23cm robotic hand which appears to have a life of its own, just like ‘Thing’ from the Addams Family. The supple rubber…


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Gadgets November 21, 2007 posted by

MP3 for fishes – a brace of wet and willing music player solutions for dolphins

You’re sporty right? You like getting wet all over? But you like music too, to make your splashing go with a…well…splash. So hereforth and hencetoward, try using either this Oregon Scientific MP 120 Waterproof MP3 player ($88.95), which will stay dry for 30 minutes at 1 meter depth, or take the full plunge (geddit?) and submerge your precious Video iPod down to 10 feet using this rather nifty H20 iPod Underwater Housing. Either way you get to listen to stuff other…


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Gadgets November 21, 2007 posted by

BT 100 Bluetooth Desktop Telephone – pair your mobile and your landline

BT100 Bluetooth Desktop Telephone. Mmm…we must be missing something significant here, because we just can’t work out why you’d want to pair up your Bluetooth mobile phone with a desk phone. We can see how it might be useful hooked up to your PC for Skype calls etc, but cellular? It feels like someone in a dim-lit factory basement said, ‘I know, let’s shove some Bluetooth in it. That’ll sell well’. Yeah right! $199.00.  This is our new Bluetooth Desktop Phone…


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Gadgets November 21, 2007 posted by

Jukebox Lamp iPod Charger – ugly combo gives light, music and severe eyestrain

The Jukebox Lamp iPod Charger gets this the Hideous Gadget of the Week Award from us. Oh yes it does. Yeah we know it’s easy to be snarky when you’re not the one having to come up with ‘interesting new designs, Johnson’, but c’mon. Even a myopic elephant could tell that this was lacking something in the elegant stakes. Ah well. It’s got flashing lights, internal speakers and a clock and FM radio. Happy are we. $99.95.  Coolest ever lamp…


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Gadgets November 21, 2007 posted by

Infralief XP – banish those aches and pains

Infralief XP is a hand held infrared lamp that uses ‘elevated tissue temperatures’ to apparently ease the pain of sore joints and muscles. The blurb makes it clear that this is temporary relief mind you, and if the problem persists…blah…blah. $39.95.  Researchers of infrared technology discovered that utilizing certain infrared lights helps promote increased blood flow and circulation, thereby providing temporary relief of minor muscle and join pain. Infrared lamps have been shown to reduce minor arthritis pain and to…


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cool tech November 20, 2007 posted by

Pearl Hydrogen Bicycle – fuel cell tech helps you pedal your way from H to O

Pearl Hydrogen Bicycle. This fuel cell powered bicycle is available now, has a top speed of 25 km per hour and a range of 100 km on two small cylinders of hydrogen (metal hydride). The small box you see above produces the electrical power to run the bike, by the way. Of course it’s totally battery and pollution free, but it goes twice as far as a standard Li-ion battery alternative. It takes 30 seconds to refuel it with hydrogen (from a large…


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