The Freeloader Solar Power Charger. This new solar charger for gadgets offers a nice design, nice price, and nice feature set, so what’s not to like? It comes with a variety of plugs and sockets including USB, and will store solar power for you for up to 3 months on its internal battery pack. Available from next month at £29.99.  Freeloader is an advanced portable charging system that can power any hand held device anywhere, anytime. Freeloader takes power from its…

The Tele Safe II. Attach this to your home telephone system and it will either detect if a phone tap is attached to your line or an extension is picked up somewhere else in the house and automatically mute the sound. You have to wonder whether the divorce rate would plummet if these were in more widespread use around the world. But would that be a good thing…? $195.00.  When a telephone tap is detected or an extension is picked up, the Tele…

O’hEocha Audiophile Speakers. What’s strange about these three foot high, hand crafted, 200 watt, aircraft aluminium grade isobaric Hi-Fi speakers is not the otherworldly design or even the name – although goodness knows it’s bizarre enough in that peculiarly Gaelic sort of way. No, what’s strange is that at $8,995.95 the product is currently sold out.  Made in western Ireland by former BMW designer Aonghus O’hEocha, founder of O’hEocha, manufacturers of preeminent audio systems, these hand-crafted 200-watt isobaric speakers provide…

The IPA03 Portable PA System with iPod Dock is definitely a bit of a weird one. Why would you want to broadcast your iPod stuff via a PA system? Are we looking at the replacement for the shoulder mounted boombox brigade? Then we remembered that you don’t just store music on media players, but also voice. And suddenly it all came clear. Of course…poetry. Around $299.00.  Whether it’s an outdoor party, gig, business meeting or sporting event, the iPA03 portable speaker…

The CD Punch. Think you need high tech to safeguard your CD or DVD data on disposal? Think again. Just punch a few holes in your discs with this handy CD perforator and voila, no more Mr Readable. Of course determined people with large budgets will still be able to retrieve everything on the disk easy peasy, but you haven’t been that naughty have you? £2.97.  Help prevent security and identity fraud Punch a hole in seconds and destroy important and confidential information Accurate, durable…

The Mighty Mini Laser Light Show. The wrist strap says it all. This is a really really portable laser light device, for those times when you really really have to carry around your own club-dub atmosphere. Well you never know do you? $14.95 says it probably won’t be *that* bright though.  Until recently, laser light shows have been available for viewing only at high priced commercial venues. Now, with advanced technology and modern production techniques, the laser light show experience…

Marmot iGlove. Billed as an iPod Clickwheel compatible liner glove. You know, so you can click and dial your sounds to your heart’s content. Just don’t ask us what ‘clickwheel compatible’ means, OK? Priced at $28.95. Watch out for the Blackberry Thumbwheel version soon. Arf.  The iGlove liner from Marmot is specially designed for those electorics that we no longer can leave the house without. Now you can dial in the playlist you want, navigate your digi-camera menu or make that…

Go Light on My Lips Monogrammed Lip Gloss. Swarovski crystal monogrammed lip gloss container with inbuilt LED lighting system. No excuses for a poor pout now, ladies. $38.00.  Tags: makeup, led

Martin and the crew over at Digital Reviews Network have posted a review of the new Logitech MX Revolution mouse which we raved about a while back. They agree with us, which is nice isn’t it? I’m still not that happy with Logitech driver software, however, so I’ll continue to reserve judgement on that side of things for a while longer. Tags: mx+revolution, logitech, mouse

The Kohler Sok Infinity Bath. You’ve heard of infinity pools, right? Where the water cascades eternally over a distant edge? Well this is the same, except it’s a bath. For two. Comes with a full spectrum lighting system, in-line heating and a thirteen port bubble jet feature. Decadence thy name is $6,000.00.  The new sok overflowing bath creates the ultimate soaking experience and features seating areas specifically designed for the two people. You and your partner are deeply submerged in…

The Space Battle Audio Circuit. We can think of hours of fun to be had with this puppy. Space battle sound effects? Oh yes. Laser beams, explosions, sucky vacuum broken spacesuit sounds [maybe not – Ed]. £3.97.  Amuse yourself and your friends with exciting space battle sound effects! Laser ray and explosion sound effects. Requires 2 AA batteries Comes with the following 4 projects: Double Space Battle, Space Battle, Touch Space Battle and Photo Space Battle Tags: space+battle, sound+effects

The e-Pill MD2 Monitored Automatic Pill Dispenser. This puppy is what you’d call the Rolls Royce of pill dispensers. Not only does it store a month’s worth of medication, but it will alert the patient with a loud alarm and flashing light if they forget to take the pill when offered. And as if that wasn’t enough, it’ll even telephone the caregiver if the patient refuses or forgets to take the medication on time. Now that’s a nanny machine all right….

The MP3 Lightcast features an array of 33 multi-coloured LED lamps which pulse, flash, fade and synch according to the intensity and tempo of your music. What happened to the good old days when you just sat down to listen to your sounds with a beer and a copy of National Geographic? Sigh. Anyhoo, it comes with a remote control too, so that’s nice isn’t it? $39.95.  Create your own light show with a total of eight expressive light sequences that…

Behold the new Targus Travel-Ease Active Noise Cancellation Headphones. Unremarkable are they not? Save for one innovative and somewhat unusual feature. A ‘talk through’ button which lets you hear external announcements, instructions or other audio without – excited yet? – without taking the headphones off! Gosh, sometimes technology is so amazing it sucks the breath out of my lungs in one great long whoosh! Really it does. $69.99 (that’s $10.00 for the headphones and $59.99 for the button?).  The Targus Travel-Ease Active Noise Cancellation…