Things that go ‘boo’ in the night!
Floating Crocodile Solar Light. $49.95. “That’s it, Joe, it’s a fabulous idea”.“What, you mean you like it?”Sure I like it. What’s not to like? A floating, glowing croc head to make your pool look cosy. It’s brilliant! Next year we’ll introduce a Piranha version for the kiddies.” This solar light looks just like a crocodile – with a baby crocodile on its head. It floats, in a pond or even a swimming pool, so it makes a perfect pond or pool…
The Record-A-Call Telephone Handset promises to revolutionise your sneakiness exponentially. Oh yes. Replace the handset part of your phone with this puppy and gain instant recordings of all those important conversations with your parole officer. £152.75. This is a clever unit that replaces your telephone handset to give crystal clear recordings. Connects in seconds with no messy wires or annoying beep tones. Also works on multi-line phone systems. 2 speed recording and variable speed playback. Compatible with most AT&T, Panasonic, General Electric, Toshiba, Sony…
Strange and tantalisingly ugly Keychain Photo Viewer, with 1.1” screen and a colour to make you weep. Can store 56 images. Do people really buy these things? 1.1″ Key Chain LCD Photo Viewer is one of the newest digital gifts for Birthday, Valentine, Halloween, Christmas and New Year. The Main Features: 1). Display digital pictures(JPEG) without a computer; 2). Display digital picture slide Show automatically…
The Spatz HDMIMAX. There’s definitely something up with the technology underneath this innocuous looking DVI/HDMI cable extender. We think it’s wrapped up in the words ‘The unit has a HDCP compatible DVI In and Out, dip switches for passing the displays EDID or generating own EDID if the display is not providing any.’ But then again, what do we know? It’ll also let you extend your High Definition cable run up to 60 metres, which is a loooong way. €149.00….
The new Maxfield Max-Movie looks kinda interesting. Music, video and photo player, audio recorder, alarm clock and FM radio wrapped up in a teeny handheld bundle. Complete with a sports wristband and high res OLED screen too. But only 1GB of internal flash memory? Golly. €169.00. MUSIC + VIDEO + PHOTO + FM RADIO + a brilliant colour display – this is the idea behind the MAX-MOVIE 1GB. The multicodec player combines a full payload of high tech in a tiny space….
The Wall Socket Car Adapter brings the wall to your automobile. Or to be more precise, people of a lesser grain, it brings the convenience of home power sockets to your cigar lighter. Plug it in and power anything you like in your ve-hi-cule, as long as it’s no more than 500 watts. Which is Good Enough for your TV, laptop and games console. ‘Nuff said? $34.99. Simply plug the 3-Prong Wall Socket Car Adapter into your car’s cigarette lighter……
The Camellia Recording Photo Frame Alarm Clock. Proof that you can never stick too many uncomplimentary products into one piece of plastic and chrome, children. $37.50. This Recording Photo Frame Alarm Clock with sound recording function allows you to record short message or your favourite music or voice as alarm. Simple, neat design.
The Magnifying Desk Lamp says more about your age than any number of woolly shawls and mittens ever will. But you’ll have the last laugh, see, because you’ll be the only one on your block able to read their pension agreement. Hah! $14.99. Maps, spreadsheets, product instructions – for all the tiny type in the world, this magnifying lamp comes in handy. By both illuminating and magnifying at the same time, it makes type easier to read and detailed craft…
The Pocket Gym. For those who absolutely cannot be more than a few feet away from some form of extreme cardio-vascular exertion, here’s the job for you – a twirly, shiny thingamejig that’s definitely going to make you more attractive to the opposite sex. £24.95. The great thing about the HandyTrim is its convenience. Its size means you can carry it with you and use it virtually anywhere; for example, keep it in your desk drawer or briefcase and use it…
The Inovix Piezo-Electronic Ionic Pet Air Purifier. Give your pet a healthier quality of life with their very own pet Ionic air purifier. No madam, Ionic, not iconic. Anyhoo, it’s even shaped like some…er…thing, to make them feel comfortable. All together now…aww… # Reduces airborne allergens for pets including pet dander # Helps to eliminate bad odors, airborne viruses, germs, and bacteria # Greatly improves the quality of pets breathable air # Maintain a healthier lifestyle for your pet #…
The Starfrit Deluxe Rotato Express. Peels potatoes and other vegetables at the push of a button. Yeah right. But let’s not talk about the arranging of each piece of vegetable on the skewer, or the assembly or washing up afterwards. Wonder how many nano-seconds you save over conventional scraper and elbow grease? Anyway spend $22.50 to find out. The Deluxe Rotato Express is the amazing peeling machine that peels away potato, vegetables and fruit skins in seconds in one fast,…
Altec Lansing iM9 Speakers. Portabule speaker system for your iPod and family. Comes in a natty carry case, shock resistant (won’t faint if you say boo) and features 24 hours battery life off a set of four C cells. Impressed yet? £134.99. You can’t count on every room to have concert hall acoustics. That’s why the iM9 speaker system is such a good choice for the dorm room or in fact any room…Shockresistant, rubberized elements ensure durability. The best part…
The 3rd i Security Service. Snappy name for a 3G security service which uses wireless 3G connected cameras to let you keep a video watch on your home or other location via your handset when you’re out and about. Unfortunately the Iris cameras they’re relying on appear to be vapourware so far. 3rd-i cameras can detect when an intruder has entered your home using infrared and motion sensors. When an alarm is triggered on your camera the 3rd-i control centre…
The HAVA Video Streamer. Apparently this puppy out performs the groovy Slingbox in several cool ways. One, it streams high quality video to multiple clients in the home (still only one via the web though, for obvious reasons. Hint: lawsuits?) Two it’s got wireless, 802.11g. And the most important one? The built-in tuner means that you can watch one program remotely while those in the house watch another via the set top box connect. Nice. Currently at $199.00 with rebate. Stream…
Man, Plen the skateboarding robot (video) is just the coolest thing. It even ollies!
