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hardware September 22, 2005 posted by

Hey Mr DJ…

The PCDJ DAC3 Controller for DJs and wannabes. $525.00 makes you hip hop to the trip top.  The new DAC-3 (Digital Audio Controller) is a high-end hardware control unit that has been designed especially for today’s working DJ, live performers and the most demanding applications. The USB 2.0 connection provides a lightning fast, realistic real-time feel. With the addition of MIDI capability, the DAC-3 is ready to go out of the box with any MIDI compatible application. Whether it’s a…


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hardware September 19, 2005 posted by

Stingray firewall.

The Stingray Intelligent Hardware Firewall. Interesting and potentially super super useful product. Basically a ‘fire and forget’ hardware firewall designed for Auntie Edna to use. About time really, isn’t it? Review here. Around $100.00.  Stingray makes Internet Security a simple and effortless experience. No drivers to install or complicated configuration procedures to follow. Simply plug the unit between your computer and modem and you will be ready to access the Internet with complete privacy, protection and piece of mind. Stingray is…


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hardware September 14, 2005 posted by

The Gurglemobile.

The Hydra Spyder amphibious sports car. Corvette 6 liter V8 engine, 400 h.p., 5 speed, unsinkable. How many high performance vehicles do you know that come with bilge ventilation blowers, eh? $155,000. Would Sir like power windows with that?   The build process for the Hydra Spyder has taken approximately 16 months from conception to completion. The idea was to build a unique amphibious vehicle, built for speed, that would introduce an entirely new means of transportation to the market. This vehicle is…


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hardware September 13, 2005 posted by

Hard-Fi.

Hard-Fi. A Hi-Fi with a hard disk. Nick writes in to tell me that this is the first such product to allow direct transfer of music from CD to MP3 player without needing a computer. Insert CD, press button and watch as music is transferred to the phone or player in seconds. No price yet, though.  A copy of the CD is also kept in built-in memory, making Hard-Fi a valuable hi-fi separate capable of storing around 700 albums. Tracks are automatically…


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hardware September 12, 2005 posted by

Signature CD printer.

The Signature Z6 CD/DVD colour printer looks rather neat. 4800 dpi resolution, 6 colour photo-realistic and USB 2.0. Street price around $980.00.  Signature Z6 uses a special ink formulation that dries faster and is more permanent on printable-surface discs than other direct-to-disc printers. It also includes our PrimaColor and new Z-Color Color Matching Systems for the most accurate and precise control over the colors you create and print. There’s even our exclusive, patent-pending ink level warning system that knows precisely…


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hardware September 7, 2005 posted by

Big Keys Plus.

Big Keys Plus. Ten times larger keycap text than standard, USB or PS2 and with lots of colour and layout options. Very neato indeedo and oh so useful. £99.00.  BigKeys Plus keyboards support nursery and Keystage 1 children as well as those with motor disability, hand tremor, dyslexia and other related difficulties. BigKeys is now both USB and PS2 compatible The simple layout of the BigKeys Plus has 2.5cm square keys with lettering 10 times larger than standard. This makes them…


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hardware September 1, 2005 posted by

DAB radio diva.

The new Pure Digital DTM-300 is being billed as a full multifunction slimline Hi-Fi system. Why? Well, it’s got both DAB digital and FM analogue radio, an iPod input socket (but what doesn’t, dear?), plays MP3s, CD/RW, has an alarm clock and remote control and features an integral LCD for scrolling text like news, song titles, sports etc. My personal view is that digital radio sucks. But what do I know? £189.99.  From the world leaders in DAB digital radio comes…


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hardware September 1, 2005 posted by

Air treatment combo.

The Large Horse (huh?) Combination Air Cooler is pretty neat, since it incorporates just about every air treatment process you’re ever going to need in one very small box. Air cooling, heating, humidifying and purification via a negative ion generator and a carbon filter. Oh and it comes with a remote control.  Low electrical consumption, consumes 60 watts only. With 7.5-hour timer and can be auto-matically shut down. With wheels and can be easily moved from room to room. With carbon filter on the…


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hardware August 29, 2005 posted by

House freshener.

The Prozone Twister air purifier. Why bother with those itty bitty air purifiers when you can have one that does the whole house in one go? Oxidation, UV sterilization and ozonation all in one. Sounds yummy, no? Up to 3000 sq ft. $325.00.  The Twister is more than an air purifier. This unique and powerful device destroys biological & chemical pollutants in the air and eliminates their associated odors with no harmful by-products. The Twister is the only air purification device for individual use…


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hardware August 23, 2005 posted by

Create, burn, print.

The new Rimage 360i CD/DVD printer. Let’s just say, for argument’s sake, that you have a need to burn lots of discs. Complete with colour graphic labels. And fast. Well then, why not consider one of these desktop doodads? £1595.00 lets you burn and label 25 discs an hour, which is more than enough for any small indie music house, isn’t it?  The Rimage 360i offers the best in both printing and recording technology. For printing it uses HP’s Photo Ret IV…


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hardware August 22, 2005 posted by

Laptop slapdown.

The Benji Notebook AntiTheft device. Oh sure, it may sound like a cute little Yorkshire terrier frolicking on the heath, but in reality it’s a vicious, no-holds barred lump of metal which says – quite aggressively we might add – ‘please don’t steal me’. $99.00.   * A strong visual deterrent that discourages opportunist thieves * When locked in the closed position, the laptop cannot be opened and accessed. * Most laptop thefts are internal thefts. When locked in the open…


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hardware August 17, 2005 posted by

iVac.

The iVac Industrial Cleaning Robot. So what’s the next logical stage in robot cleaner machines? C’mon guess. Why, to fire all the office, warehouse and factory cleaners of course. Throw all those smelly workers on the scrap-heap and replace them with bright shiny yellow industrial grade robots. Cleaning, scrubbing, and humming happily along with narry a tea break, wildcat strike or grumble anywhere. No they won’t be cheap sir, but just think of all the benefits.  There are a number of other advantages…


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hardware August 12, 2005 posted by

Telescope tales.

The Swarosvski Optik Telescope. Add on the optional digital camera adapter and you’ve got something that will keep you, your Aunt Noreen and Colonel Pinkett down the road very happy indeed. And don’t it look just funk-a-delic? Around $1300.00 give or take.  The ATS/STS 80 (HD) observation telescopes set the highest standards among telescopes in this category. Even with the easy-to-handle fully rubberized armouring, the ATA/STS 80 (HD) are by far the lightest of the larger observation telescopes. Thanks to a recalculated optical system, they…


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hardware August 3, 2005 posted by

Built like a brick?

Apparently the Sage BrickServer 2 is a ‘virtually impenetrable secure web server appliance’. And all without needing patches too. Which is kind of comforting, don’t you think children? In fact it’s so secure that the company refuses to publish details of its price, just in case you hack the tax. Or something.  Within the constraints of this analysis we found the BRICKServer Web Appliance to be very robust for attacks against the server. In particular, the removal of the shell to prevent…


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hardware August 2, 2005 posted by

PC guard.

Centurion Guard. Protect your PC without a lock and key, just with a plug-in dongle and a neat bit of software which restores its original configuration every reboot. Presto, new computer every morning. Sounds like one to me.  Users can manipulate the desktop, install software, change settings, and download potentially harmful files from the Internet! No worries, a simple reboot of the computer restores it back to your defined configuration without the risk of probable harm from the user’s session….


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