The Swipe Card Translator. Just pick out the handy ‘which way to the ladies lavatory, please’ card, swipe it dextorously through the slot in your translator, and voila. Instant translation from the inbuilt speaker. More than 70 cards available too. Around $85.00 and worth every *&£KEfs0, no doubt. [Via Seihin]

Laser Putting Trainer. OK, so how long before the combined weight of all the golf paraphernalia being carried around a course, starts to seriously threaten the health of both players and greens? Not to mention bunkers. In the meantime, line ‘em up boys with this infrared laser guided smart bomb cousin. Or something. $68.00.

The Fusion Watch. Ooh, look a watch. With green dots. And a push button light show. Such fun wracking your brain to make sense of the time, doncha think? Around $83.00 or so.  With a display that is a hybrid LCD/LED and is very simple to read. The outer ring indicates hours, the inner ring for minutes. The 30 small dots in the centre are seconds, they fill up to 30 & then drain down to make 60. Fusion DT1…

The Bling Ring Couture Kit. Why let the Hiltons have all the fun, when you can do it yourself with a genuine ‘celebrity’ Swarovski crystal kit? Goodness knows what 750 sharp pointy bits do to your silk lined pocket, let alone your street cred, but it’s your call. $125.00. Drop off VIP service also available.  For our premiere customers, we offer an exclusive VIP phone service. We will bling your phone for you! Just specify the color and design and we’ll do the work….

The new Omisys GP201 looks like a neat GPS car navigation box, and has a pretty good spec. Touch panel screen, SD and CF card expansion, supports MP3, movies and photo playback and comes complete with an integrated FM transmitter to send the MP3 audio to your car stereo. Nice touch, eh? £342.00 or so.  Omisys GP 201 has the advantage of being a GPS media player. In addition to guiding you and helping you to find your way, it also…

The Liteon LVW 1105HC+ DivX Mini DVD Recorder. Remarkable not for the fact that it plays DivX and +/– disks, as well as MP3, VOB and JPEG files, but because it’s the size of a sheet of A4 paper. The first ‘mini’ DVD recorder on the market they’re calling it. And progressive scan too? That’s progress for ya all right. £87.97/$152.74.  It features the same playback compatibility and connectivity as any other standard sized DVD recorder. You can playback all popular…

The Nimzy Vibro Blaster. Looks nice doesn’t it? What? Oh it’s a transducer, vibrato, acoustic speaker thingy. What? Sigh. OK, so it turns any surface into a speaker. Yeah it’s one of those. Apparently only available in Korea at the moment for around $149.00.   So compact and portable, this amazing small wonder, turns any flat surface into a speaker! With Nimzy Vibro Blaster, bulky speakers become a thing of the past. Utilizing a patented electro acoustic technology, Nimzy Vibro Blaster…

The i-Cybot. Part robot, part barman, part dancer, part dustpan and brush. You need more for your £49.99 perhaps?  The i-Cybot has 2 dance/demo modes, waggling ears, flashing eyes and intelligent sensors that mean it can avoid objects in its path. The sci-fi style remote controller lets you steer I-Cybot wherever you like, the handy carrying platform and loop on its back are perfect for delivering important payloads like cans of fizzy pop (or fizzy cans for Pop), and his…

The iJoy Board Trainer. Bored? Well why not cheer yourself up by spending $399.95 on a gizmo that you stand on while simulating a snow, skate or surf board? Frankly give me a Coke bottle and a plank and I reckon we’ll be 70% there, but what do I know?  No matter the season, no matter the board sport, the motorized iJoy Board balance trainer keeps your legs fresh, toned and ready to carve the slopes, grind a rail or…

The Ray Gun Bug Catcher. At last, a bug vacuum that says ‘I mean business, you nasty creeping crawling shudderful piece of work, so take *that*’. And hey, it’s even got a magnifier so you can take a long hard look at your trapped adversary in glorious close up. Most arachnophobically excellent. $24.95.  It looks like a ray gun but Bug Vacuum is actually a thoughtfully designed ecological device that, without harm, sucks up unwanted spiders and other stray bugs…

The MR238 Mirror Weather Station. When I were a lad mirrors were something you used to locate hairs in delicate places whilst conducting private and essential grooming tasks. Nowadays every man and his monkey seems to want to shove televisions, clocks, and lately even weather stations into the bloomin’ things. Sheesh! $226.21 complete with calendar and clock.  Whether you’re shaving, brushing your hair or putting on make-up there’s no need to look any further as the MR238 can provide you with…

The Mini Touch Finger. Cute little flash device with fingerprint biometrics for safe, secure data doodlies.

The Argolis H-Phone DECT handset for Skype and conventional landlines. Another 2 in 1 phone just like the Dual Phone, this Dutch handset plugs in to both a normal landline and the Internet for Skype calls. I use my Dual Phone all the time and it’s excellent, although sometimes the voice quality does fade out a bit, and the earpiece volume could be a tad louder. But still it’s brilliant. Got to say, this model looks nicer. €79.00/$92.39.  The cordless telephone can be…

The Oven Pager. Now here’s an idea. An oven thermometer which pages you when the food is cooked. Now this model is only good for 100 foot range, but think of the possibilities. For instance an oven or BBQ with a pager that’s got a 4 mile range. Stick the food in, take off for a movie and drinks, return when paged. It’s a winner. Isn’t it? $29.99.  Safe for oven or barbecue use, the Digital Timer w/Removable Remote Beeper helps you to…

Ho hum, another year, another desktop ATM Bank,. Oooh, but this one takes notes. And you get a PIN number and card. And it’s a handy alarm clock and calendar. Magic buttons! £24.95/$43.50.  This battery-operated cashpoint-style piggy bank allows you to make deposits and withdrawals without leaving home, and it even recognises the value of each coin so you can check your ‘balance’ whenever you like. Clever, eh? Notes are deposited via a motorised slot under the keypad and coins go…