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Things that go ‘boo’ in the night!

Gadgets October 13, 2007 posted by

iRobot ConnectR – the virtual visiting robot, for your virtually remote relatives

The iRobot ConnectR is a spooky piece of kit. They’re calling it a ‘virtual visiting robot’, but really it’s just a webcam on wheels. OK, so it’s a pretty sophisticated webcam, complete with wide angle and zoom modes, but it’s really not that exciting is it? The weird thing is the marketing which is pitching it at ‘busy parents’. So what, you go on holiday to the Bahamas and keep tabs on little Johnny with this perambulating orange monster? Yeah,…


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Gadgets October 12, 2007 posted by

Pyromat G-Flex Game Booster – rockzorz your handheld device

Pyromat G-Flex Game Booster. Billed as a ‘portable audio chair’ for your portable devices, this seat contains two cone speakers and a built in carrying handle so you can take it with you on the bus or whatever. It takes 4 AA batteries and works with iPods, PSP, DVD players or any handheld that outputs sound you want to annoyingly amplify. Perfect. $49.99.  The G-Flex Sound Booster is a portable audio chair for your video games, movies, and music. Plug in…


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Gadgets October 12, 2007 posted by

R/C Car Pen – race and scribble combo for winners and…er…writers

The Radio Controlled Car Pen combines two of nature’s most important functions into one…ahem…elegant package. That’s right, racing small toy cars and writing important notes (like “Don’t forget to buy General Motors tomorrow”). How can you lose? Well, unless you actually flip the car mid-chicane. £9.95. Vroom, vroom, scratch….   Tiny IR remote control car as small as a £1 coin. Fits onto a working pen that is also the remote control. (batteries included) Tags: rc+car+pen, toy, gadget


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Gadgets October 12, 2007 posted by

LapTop Pro – all in one screen and keyboard cleaning system

LapTop Pro. Oooh look, it’s a brush for your keyboard and an impregnated cleaning pad for your screen, all in one handy little container. Isn’t that wonderful? $19.95.  Say good-bye to messy fingerprints and dust on your screen while you simultaneously get rid of dirt and grit caught in your keyboard. This unique tool includes a cleaning pad, soft bristle brush, and fine keyboard brush. The cleaning pad features a non-liquid cleaning compound that will not spill or dry out….


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Gadgets October 12, 2007 posted by

HUD GPS Speed Meter – a head’s up speedometer for any vehicle

The GlobalTop HUD GPS Speed Meter with Bluetooth is a genuinely innovative product all round. Now you can have a proper boy’s toy head’s up display of your speed on the windscreen, along with a compass heading and speeding alert. You can also use it to power the GPS part of your PDA navigation system too via Bluetooth, which is pretty neat. Just stick it on your dashboard and the speed is beamed up onto the glass of the windscreen….


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diy October 11, 2007 posted by

Mobile-Shop – every tool in the known universe on one cart

Mobile-Shop. Confusingly this is not a tractor pulled 7–11 convenience store, but a wheeled cart which contains not one, but 230 ‘professional quality’  tools and 180 small parts. If the thought of lugging around 4000 bits of ironwork just to fix that leaky tap appeals to you, then this is your baby. Just to let you know, it’s also the most macho man trolley on the planet, so don’t bother asking for it in pink, OK? $2,999.00. This compact rolling carrier organizes 230 professional-quality tools…


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Gadgets October 11, 2007 posted by

Eco-Powered Turntable – silent, twirly and just a bit twee

The Eco-Powered Turntable operates on ambient room light. No batteries or other power source needed. So at last, near perpetual motion for your pretty little collectibles and knicknacks etc. Heck, if you’ve got time why not use it to stir your coffee too? (yeah well good luck with that). $15.90.  It’s powered by the Natural Room Light, No Battery is required, Environmental Protection. It can operate under normal room light environment. With THREE Directions Selections and Silent Motor design. Just display…


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Gadgets October 11, 2007 posted by

Pet Finder – find your pet and deafen the poor thing while you’re at it…

The Pet Finder is a simple but effective gizmo for locating your pet animal, be it hiding in the attic or prowling in the bushes. Just attach tag to moggy, press corresponding colour button on the remote and the 85db beep will instantly tell you where it is, wake up the whole neighbourhood and frighten the poor thing half to death. There, now that’s a fun occupation isn’t it? Range is about 20 metres (probably less if you’re a bit…


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Gadgets October 11, 2007 posted by

Digital Private Eye – motion sensing camera and recorder pretends to be IR gadget

The Digital Private Eye is a motion sensing video camera and time-lapse recorder housed in a neat white box that looks almost, but not quite, like a standard IR sensor for switching on your lights automatically. It uses a rechargeable 9V battery, comes with a handy SD card slot and can store up to 30,000 images on a single 1 GB card. That should be more than enough to record your neighbour’s cat wrecking your Petunias at midnight. $149.64.   Being…


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Gadgets October 11, 2007 posted by

IC-TG900 Car Audio GPS Game System – Jack of all trades and master…?

The IC-TG9000 Car Audio system incorporates an MP3/DVD/Divx player, in-built GPS navigation with SD card slot for maps, a games function, 4 inch screen, Bluetooth hands-free calling, AM/FM radio, 4x50W output and a credit card sized remote control. Phew! £449.99 says you’re going to need to start sleeping in your car at nights to get the most out of this puppy. P.S. The white model on the site is a new prototype design concept.  It’s finally here… A car audio unit that…


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but is it art? October 10, 2007 posted by

Duevel Planets Speakers – omni directional music of the spheres

Duevel Planets Hi-Fi Speakers. The little silver orbs – planets, geddit? – apparently spread the sound around the whole room, hence the 360 degree omni-directional marketing blurb. Does this mean surround sound is dead? Probably not. Do we suggest you upgrade your $50.00 BlowHard speakers tomorrow morning? Probably not. Unless you have £1295.00 hanging around in a cookie jar somewhere.  The Planets feature a specialty short horn tweeter, high efficiency woofer and advanced crossover that surpasses anything from traditional audio…


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Gadgets October 10, 2007 posted by

Bob Screentime Controller – restrict your family’s fun and laugh at their angry response

Bob Screentime Controller. Plug entertainment device into dear Robert via the lockable box, set up viewing periods for up to 6 users (bad luck if you’ve got a larger family) and hand each victim their personal PIN code to access said device. Device shuts off automatically once allotted time has expired. Meanwhile you can retreat to private parent’s den to enjoy illicit XBox, web surfing and Desperate Housewives as needed. Oh such is the joy of parenthood. $99.00.  BOB puts parents back in control…


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Gadgets October 10, 2007 posted by

Cam Buddy Dinosaur Plush Webcam – cute, sickly, sweetums tech

Cam Buddy Dinosaur Plush Webcam. Outright winner of our nauseatingly cute USB product of the week, this little critter is guaranteed to keep everyone in the family away from the computer for extended periods at a time. In fact you might call it the perfect security device. Anyway, all together now – awwwwww….. $9.99.  Cam Buddy allows you to enable video chat with your friends via MSN Messenger or Yahoo Messenger. With built in microphone that lets you chat all…


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Gadgets October 10, 2007 posted by

Sound Asleep Pillow – shhh….

The Sound Asleep Pillow has a hollow fibre filling into which has been stuffed a pillow. No, sorry. Um…a speaker. Yep. A speaker. Just plug your music player into the socket and lie back and think of Robin Gibb. Or something. £20.00.  This unique product requires no headphones as there is a speaker built inside pillow. More comfortable than headphones with the soft hollowfibre filling, you cannot feel the speaker inside. It’s ideal, as only you can hear your personal…


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Gadgets October 10, 2007 posted by

Computer SnoopTek Stick – the ultimate snooping device

The Computer SnoopTek Stick is the ultimate clandestine snooping device. Insert the thing into a USB port on the machine you want to monitor or control, run the install and 60 seconds later unplug and walk away. From then on you’ve got access to that machine from anywhere in the world with an Internet connection. And good luck to you, sir or madam. $79.95.   Monitor both sides of IM conversations in real time or tell Snoop-It Stick to display…


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