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Things that go ‘boo’ in the night!

Fun & Games March 12, 2007 posted by

Golden Tee Television Golf Game – trackball golf arcade fun

The Golden Tee Television Golf Game. Golf arcade machine fun-ness on your television complete with real arcade type trackball and buttons. Turn your living room into a tavern dive in one stroke. Arf! $59.95.   This is the interactive plug-and-play video game that is officially licensed by the makers of Golden Tee, played by more than 10 million tavern-goers each year and renowned as one of the most popular golf video games available. The system simply plugs into your television and…


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Gadgets March 12, 2007 posted by

T-Dancer – sound sensitive chest piece

The T-Dancer Sound Sensitive T-Shirt is apparently the first such piece of apparel to feature a lady gyrating against your chest in time to the music in the room. For most geeks this will of course be the nearest they get to such unabashed intimacy, so it’s clearly not to be sneezed at. £24.95.  Not just your bog standard black cotton T-shirt, the new T Dancer has a newly designed sleeker battery pack, plus you get the added advantage of…


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Gadgets March 10, 2007 posted by

Forerunner 301 – GPS training feedback in a heartbeat

The Garmin Forerunner 301. We continue to be amazed by the increasing sophistication of these wrist worn training aids. The latest model from Garmin features GPS tracking, heart rate monitor, multi-sport capabilities – just perfect for triathletes like us – and an auto-learn feature which adjusts heart rate settings as fitness improves. Of course we’re so fit that these things are more than a little redundant, but for the rest of you… $214.27.  This training partner continuously monitors your heart…


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Gadgets March 9, 2007 posted by

Watchminder – electronic elephant never forgets

The Watchminder 2 is a wrist borne personal nag. It’s got 60 personal messages and 30 alarm settings which you can use to remind you to do anything from take your medicine to buy batteries for your watch. It can even help you stop smoking, probably by wearing your fingers out pressing alarm buttons. Anyway it’s $99.95, so there.  With the Watchminder 2 you will no longer forget to take medications, show up for appointments, or make an important phone call….


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Gadgets March 9, 2007 posted by

Mini Memory Mice – mouse and flash disk beautifully interwoven

Mini Memory Mice. Hey, who knew that you could get small computer meece with flash memory integrated? Not us. But apparently you can. Which is quite interesting isn’t it? These particular versions go from 32 MB up to 1 GB, so there’s plenty of room to store all those complex mouse drivers. Arf!   Tags: flash+drive, pc+mouse


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Gadgets March 9, 2007 posted by

Ionic Teeth Whitener – smile, ouch

The Ionic Teeth Whitener uses a special blue LED to encourage hundreds of tiny leprechauns to pop out of your gums and start brushing and cleaning your mouth ivory. We’re kind of lying of course, there’s only two leprechauns. The rest work nights. $29.98.  Using a special blue LED light to activate silver ions in the whitening gel, your teeth whiten dramatically after the very first application with the Ionic Teeth Whitener. Plus your teeth continue to whiten for several…


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Gadgets March 9, 2007 posted by

Alien UFO Detector Strap – the truth is out there…or on your wrist

The Alien UFO Detector Strap is clearly something that no sane person would be without nowadays. Especially since we’re all well aware that pointy heads are walking amongst us as we speak. Millions of them. Disguised as postal workers, bus conductors and even Marilyn Monroe impersonators. What, you didn’t know? Well you’ll have to spend $18.96 to find out for sure now won’t you? Tags: UFO, alien+detector


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Gadgets March 8, 2007 posted by

Cubisto – frame your fave gadgets in plastic for posterity

Cubisto is one of those truly weird ideas. A sort of 3D frame into which you can insert items and frame them for ever. Kind of like pressing flowers. Only without the flower. Or the book. Why anyone would want to frame their mobile phone is something of a mystery that we’ll never solve, but hey, your mileage – and bizarro ratio – might vary. £14.95.  The idea is to sandwich your nick-nacks (no sniggering at the back!) between the two sheets…


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Gadgets March 8, 2007 posted by

Mini Dynamo LED Anti Mosquito Flashlight

The Mini Dynamo LED Anti Mosquito Flashlight sounds like an ideal combination. Everlasting power to find your way in the dark while repelling all those nasties that lie in wait to feast on your smooth and oh so succulent flesh. And then there’s the mosquitos, of course. $9.00.  This product adopts the principle of hand cranking to generate the power. The groupware of the hand take the groupware of wheel to make the alternating current when the hand is cranked….


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Gadgets March 8, 2007 posted by

WaveBox – world’s most portable microwave oven

The WaveBox is billed as ‘the world’s smallest microwave oven’ and it has the handle to prove it. They’re also – bless ‘em – calling it rugged and easy to tote, which is going to be a huge turn-on for couch freaks who need to carry around TV dinners wherever they go. It’s even got a car lighter power socket cable. Bliss, eh? $199.00. [via Popgadget]  The world’s first truly portable microwave makes it easy to have hot food and drink at work,…


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Gadgets March 7, 2007 posted by

SensorFresh Q for Meat and Poultry – electronic nose smells decay

The SensorFreshQ is an electronic nose that sniffs out bacteria on uncooked meat stuffs. The thing takes 2000 readings in under a minute to determine whether your chicken leg is safe to eat or should be fed to next door’s cat (just kiddin’). Green means OK, red means ‘ohnowe’reallgonnadierunforit’. $89.95. [via SmartStuff]  Simply hold the sensor about an inch above the meat and push a button; a built-in fan draws in the sample atmosphere past four electronic sensors that measure…


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Gadgets March 7, 2007 posted by

Orbital Electronic Listening Device – parabolic peeping tom

The Orbital Electronic Listening Device lets you eavesdrop on conversations 300 feet away. And there’s more. You can use the 10x zoom viewfinder to peek at your target as you listen, and even record 120 second snippets for really sneaky playback thrills later on. The blurb suggests you use it to get closer to the action at your favourite sports event. Yeah right…! $59.95 including ‘padded’ headphones.  Find out what your kids and their friends are plotting in the garage….


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Fun & Games March 7, 2007 posted by

Two Player Handheld Space Invaders – fun with a friend

The Two Player Space Invaders game looks like it could be fun. Suddenly those little pesky aliens are all close up and personal wit y’all. Just shows that you can’t keep a good game down, can you? $29.95.  Space Invaders are coming to destroy the Earth. Blast into the past with this unique mini-arcade game complete with its own color screen, new from Excalibur Electronics. With this two-player version, you can play by yourself, against a virtual opponent, or against…


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Gadgets March 7, 2007 posted by

Media Carousel Plus – desktop CD and DVD disc library updated

The Media Carousel Plus holds up to 150 of your precious optical discs and links with a searchable database on your computer via USB. This new version has got 12 pretty LED lights which flash during a search and find process. Isn’t progress wonderful? $139.00.  The Media Carousel Plus organizes 150 discs and can automatically serve up any in seconds! Use the keypad to retrieve discs or use the USB connection and software to build a searchable database on your…


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cool tech March 6, 2007 posted by

iCoustic – the acoustic guitar gets all digital on us

The iCoustic Guitar. Take an ordinary looking acoustic guitar, embed a speaker in the soundhole, throw in an amplifier and a heap of clever electronics which let you plug in an external recording system and media players and you’ve got a pretty awesome solo musical instrument. MP3 Mode lets you play tracks from your iPod through the speaker and Pro Mode gives you recording and playback from a Korg ToneWorks PXR4. Watch the video demo from developer Ken Preece. Nice one. $749.00…


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