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Things that go ‘boo’ in the night!

Gadgets November 3, 2005 posted by

Noxon 2 Wireless Audio Adapter.

The Noxon 2 Wireless Audio Adapter. Plug it into your wireless network and hi-fi system and stream Internet radio to your home and ears. Or plug in a USB drive to play music directly. €199.00. The company plans to introduce a speaker/adapter combo soon which will be a standalone Internet radio of its own. Coo.  The device sends the music collection stored on the hard drive of your home computer as well as thousands of web-based radio stations to every…


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Gadgets November 3, 2005 posted by

LightCap.

The Solar Powered LightCap. A one liter water bottle with a solar charged LED light in the lid. Make sure you never misplace your Kool-Aid in the dark again. $24.95.   The cap has a built-in waterproof solar panel, battery pack and powerful, long-lasting LED light…The LightCap stands 8 ¼” tall and 3 ¾” wide and has a 32 oz capacity. With just a four-hour charge of sunshine the LightCap will stay bright for hours while the rechargeable Ni-Cad batteries will…


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Gadgets November 3, 2005 posted by

Kiss and tell.

A** Kisser Breath Spray. $5.00 buys you the perfect cinnamon scented gift for Simkins in credit control. He’ll love you for it. Honestly.  Just one spray and you’ll be brown-nosing with the best of them! You’ll find yourself saying things like “I’ll get right on that!” or “Good point!” or “I wish I’d thought of that!” to just about anybody.


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Gadgets November 2, 2005 posted by

The PodFitKit.

The PodFitKit. You love your iPod right? But hate your earbuds? Then you may need to look at this clever little DIY earbud fitting kit. Super dooper idea which might just revolutionize the portable digital player market…but guys, Blu-Tack blue? Anyway the price is certainly right – just $9.95. Eat your heart out Ultimate Ears! [Thanks John]  The special silicon formula in PodFitKit hardens to the precise shape of your ear, while maintaining the earbud’s optimum positioning. It remains slightly…


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Gadgets November 2, 2005 posted by

PursePal.

PursePal. $20.00 Fumble not for change no more, little missy. Jest clip one o’ these to yer bagentoter, and you’ll be seeing all yer valuables in the split of a wakin’ second. Aaarrr! [pirates?? – Ed] [Thanks pc]   The super-slim little gadget attaches to any interior handbag pocket; with the push of a button a high-intensity white LED light illuminates the darkest depths of even the most jam-packed purse. Need to find a pen while at a dimly-lit bar? A piece of…


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Gadgets November 2, 2005 posted by

The Dual Earhone MP3 player.

The Netac C635 MP3/FM player with twin headphone outputs. Sometimes, good people of earth, you have to feature a product not because it’s the newest, or greatest or even the most expensive. But because it looks like a designer somewhere in the far East of the universe woke up one morning and said, ‘I know, I’m really going to try today to avoid dull, silver, oblong mediocrity and produce something that my children will look at with a happy happy smile.’…


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Gadgets November 1, 2005 posted by

MicroLink dLAN Audio.

The Microlink dLAN Audio. Now here’s clever. Basically using PowerLine technology to stream music around the home using your electrical sockets and wiring system. MP3 playback in 192kbps stereo quality from your power plug. Freaky. Around £91.00 ($161.00).  The easiest music streaming solution into any room or onto any floor in the house, simply by connecting a MicroLink dLAN Ethernet adapter to a PC (MP3 storage) and the MicroLink dLAN Audio adapter to a HiFi – stream your stored MP3s…


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Gadgets November 1, 2005 posted by

The EZ Faucet.

The EZ Faucet. Attach this ugly little automatic infrared tap sensor to your bathroom faucet and instantly transform your beloved en-suite into an airport restroom. Bolt a pig-useless hot air hand dryer to the back of the door to complete the effect. $69.99.  Turn your existing faucet into a touch-free system for safe, germ-free hand washing. Most automatic faucets cost hundreds of dollars, but you can enjoy this existing technology in your own home with a do-it-yourself device that installs easily in…


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Gadgets November 1, 2005 posted by

It’s ambient light, man.

The Morpheus Ambient Lighting Module. Yet another mood changing doohickey which aims to transport us to realms of delight in our otherwise emotionless deserts of existence. Or it might just make you puke. £145.00. [Thanks Ross]  Fancy a quiet night in?, then switch Morpheus into the right mode and create a warm, cosy mood and settle in for the evening. Or friends coming around? , then wow them by focussing Morpheus on strategically placed items or plants to throw spectacular light displays on the…


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Gadgets October 31, 2005 posted by

The Jack PC.

The Jack PC. Dude, this has got to be the thinnest thin client in the thin lovin’ thin universe. Basically we’re talking a PC in a wall socket. Funky-licious! AMD 500MHz processor, juice from Power over Ethernet, 128 MB RAM, Windows CE, 5W heat and power consumption, Citrix thin client software. Totally client-server though, so forget about local processing of any meaningful kind. Still…Priced at around $299.00.


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Gadgets October 31, 2005 posted by

Fujifilm Strobe light kit.

The Fujifilm Underwater Strobe Kit. Looking itself like some rather fiendish deep sea creature, this new Jules Verne lighting gizmo is apparently what you need to photograph fishy things at depths of up to 60 meters. Frankly, I’m not sure I want to know what’s slithering away down there, so maybe we can pass on this as a gift this year, eh? £159.99.  The SS-120N Digital Slave Strobe included with the Underwater Strobe Kit is triggered wirelessly by the digital…


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Gadgets October 31, 2005 posted by

Food disinfector.

The MHD016 Sterilizer and Detoxification for Vegetable, Fruit and Meat Machine. It is becoming clear, dear reader, that nowadays we regularly ingest substances which may not be that…uh…advantageous for our well-being and longevity. And lets not even talk about the clenbuterol, eh? Thanks.  Resolve the hormone , antibiotic, clenbuterol at the meat, fish, seafood. Kill the bacillus ,virus animalcule at the meat, fish, seafood Resolve the pesticide, chemical fertilizer and antiseptic that the fruit and vegetable remain. And kill the…


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Gadgets October 28, 2005 posted by

iWood Kiosk, would you?

The iWood Kiosk. Natural wood finish conceals an Apple iMac G5, hooked to a 17 inch LCD screen and a wireless network system. Man, if all public access kiosks were made like this, I’d spend my life checking train schedules, honest. $4,171.90. More info here.  made of natural lime wood   17-inch LCD screen, 16:10 wide aspect ratio wireless network (recommended) full size keyboard (can be sold separately) integrated touchpad with scroll and click function integrated touchscreen option (coming soon)


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Gadgets October 28, 2005 posted by

World Atomic Clock.

The Digital World Atomic Clock. A digital clock that keeps perfect time no matter where you are in the world. Why? Because it has a very small elf inside who keeps ringing the Time service in each country when you land. [liar – Ed]. $29.97.  Besides being fully functional, compact and sleekly designed, the Digital World Atomic Clock is able to receive signals transmitted by various government locations in Frankfurt-Germany, Kyushu Island-Japan, the United Kingdom, and Colorado. This patented highly-advanced…


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