The Pool Treadmill turns your swimming pool into a whirling, swirling exercise machine. Hook the trailer and electric motor up to the side of the pool, switch it on and battle against a downstream current of up to 6 mph. If that doesn’t give you a coronary after a few minutes, nothing will. It uses rechargeable batteries, so you can carry it around to your next door neighbour’s BBQ and share the fun too. Gosh. $3,999.95.  This portable swim current…

The General Dynamics MR-1 is a quarter of the size of normal laptops, comes with a solid state disk option, fingerprint scanner, Trusted Platform encryption and a stealth mode for quiet operation. No guesses which lucky marketplace it’s aimed at then, eh? The biggest giveaway though, is the fact that it’s 36” drop test certified. Oh yes, it’s tough all right. Prices start at $4450.00.  NOT JUST ANOTHER UMPC! Designed for mobile computing in any environment, the GoBook MR-1 is…

The Ring Mouse is a new twist on the old portable mouse idea. In this case they’ve plumped for a square form factor with what looks like a tiny rollerball and three buttons for functions. It’s certainly different. More at the company site. Tags: ring+mouse, pc+peripheral

The Lock Alarm promises to deafen everyone in the area instantly if a thief tries to wander off with your belongings. Mind you, nowadays a 100 decibel alarm screaming like crazy is no guarantee that anyone will take any notice. We’ve all become a little numb, haven’t we? $24.95. [via Smidigt]  Simply wrap the plastic coated, retractable steel cable around your briefcase handle, sports equipment, luggage or other valuables and secure them to a table leg, bench or heavy object….

The Shinshoku Watch is a really easy to read LED timepiece which will make you look really cool when neighbours, friends and family come a-calling. Honest it will. To be honest it’s no surprise that most of us now prefer using our mobile phones to tell the time. At least they don’t need you to have a Bachelor’s Degree in Modern Stupidity. Or is that churlish? Around $120.00.  On the multi-color LED model the red lights (12) indicate the hour,…

The Rolling Luggage Cart Desk combines a carry-on suitcase trolley with a laptop table. Because goodness knows, we don’t want to be wasting a second of our life just sitting there admiring the view do we? We suspect that right at this very moment there’s a bunch of researchers working out how to surgically embed a mouse into our lips so we can continue to work while we’re snoring. Sheesh! $159.95. [via BookofJoe]  This rolling luggage cart converts into a stable work platform, providing…

The Magnetic Week Planner Clock is a rather clever use of space and materials. A magnetic noticeboard divided into days of the week, with a central clock, a marker pen and some magnet pins so you can keep track of activities as well as the time in one easy to read location. Nice design. Around $50.00 in Yen like. Tags: week+planner+clock, home+gadget

The 3GHz Wireless Hidden Camera Detector. Be safe, be aware, be sensible and look like a paranoid schmuck as you traipse around buildings waving this puppy in the air. It’s super sensitive to locate those ‘low power’ wireless cameras or bugs, and it will pick up any nasties within a 10 metre range. And it comes with a lovely friendly yellow button to press. Awww…. $50.00.  This is a brand new Mini Wireless Signal Detector that works very well for detecting Hidden…

The USB 4 Port Hub Letter Opener Clock. Well of course, it makes perfect sense to slap a 4 port USB hub into your letter opener and alarm clock. Doesn’t it? Well doesn’t it? Zip open your tax demand, then plug in your USB powered self-destructor laser beam to end it all. Fab. Tags: usb+hub, letter+opener

The Mini USB Port Piezo-Ionizer is designed to keep you cool and calm via a steady flow of ‘high density negative ion output.’  We’re talking 2 million negative ions per cubic metre here, so it’s bound to be really Fresh Prince of Bel Air round your desk with this puppy. Actually that’s rubbish isn’t it? We have absolutely no idea whether that’s a good number or bad. It’s just got such a lovely lot of zeros to play with. Ho…