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Gadgets July 18, 2005 posted by

Eton radio.

The Eton P7131 Satellite/FM/Shortwave radio. Dude, if you’re going to manufacture a radio nowadays, do like these guys and make it black, and make it funky. Guess using Porsche Design helped, eh?  The P´ 7131 captures the essence of what made Porsche Design legendary, while its audio performance stays true to the Etón name. Featuring AM/FM/Shortwave and XM Satellite Ready Radio technology, projected through two full-range speakers and powered subwoofer, the P´ 7131 is a stereo for those that seek…

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Gadgets July 11, 2005 posted by

ECO Vac.

The ECOVac Robot Vacuum Cleaner. $144.95. Nah mister, you don’t want one of them uvver rubbish robots, you need a remote control one. Yeah thats right, you can chase the cat wiv it an’ everyfing. It’s top. But wiv great power comes responsibility though, dunnit?  Designed by Israeli software engineers over the course of 18 months, the ECOVac grants you extra flexibility when vacuuming. It cleans by remote control from up to 33 feet away (9-volt battery included), so you…

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Gadgets June 23, 2005 posted by

Clean up ina da house.

The Clean Up vacuum cleaner from quaintly named Korean company Charming Art may not be robotic, but it does come with one interesting feature – an ultraviolet sterilizing lamp which messes mightily with dem nasty microbes in da rugs and carpets. That’s good news for the allergicians amongst us. And bad news for de bugs.  

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Gadgets June 9, 2005 posted by

Joe’s BBQ.

Oddly enough, Joe’s BBQ Smoker appears to be German. Very German. From €1250.00.  Joe´s Barbeque Smoker werden vor dem Lackieren in eigener Anlage sandgestrahlt, um alle Verunreinigungen zu entfernen und eine optimale Farbhaftung zu gewährleisten.

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hardware June 8, 2005 posted by

The Patient Monitor.

The Philips IntelliVue MP20 Patient Monitor. It’s come to something when a piece of medical equipment looks good enough to play games on, eh? Bet the price is no fun fest though. Anyway enough of that. Lithium Ion battery pack (5 hours), 10.4” SVGA screen, integrated recorder. Handles ECG, blood pressure, respiration, temperature and other stuff this Ferret doesn’t want to know about. Be cool to carry one of these around with you all day though, wouldn’t it? Just to…like…make…

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future tech June 7, 2005 posted by

World’s fastest inkjet printer?

The Brother Industries high speed inkjet printer in prototype form. Codenamed Cobra, this little puppy can spit out any size of print output at around 170 pages per minute. OK, you want me to back up and repeat that? Any size of printed inkjet paper output at 170 pages every sixty seconds. Demonstrated for the first time ever last week at a Brother press seminar. How are they doing it?  Well….

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huh..? March 28, 2005 posted by

No pain, just gain?

The Em Pulse. Shock your way to pain relief? $199.98.  Use the pocket sized EMpulse directly on the source of pain to deliver 72 electromagnetic pulses per second deep beneath the skin (no skin sensation at all). PEMF increases the effectiveness of healing antioxidant chemicals to neutralize damaging free radicals. Use EMpulse to treat conditions and injuries as diverse as arthritis, fractures, low back pain, carpal tunnel, neck pain, musculoskeletal injuries, general inflammation, sprain, premenstrual pain, tennis elbow, both acute…

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huh..? March 17, 2005 posted by

Scan those skies.

The SkyScan Lightning Detector. Er..you need a detector to…uh…detect lightning? Really? Wow, better get one before I go out shopping again. £449.95.  SkyScan EWS-PRO is the only professional grade portable lightning detection and early warning device available today. In a rugged self-contained case, it has the electronic sophistication to detect lightning strikes over 40 miles away, and to accurately track a storm’s approach with both its audible horn and its large LED visual alerts. The LED alerts are in four…

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Gadgets February 24, 2005 posted by

Tootsie shock.

The Miracle Foot Acupuncture. $99.95. Shock your way to health and happiness without sticking yer fingers in a socket. So…er…what’s a sole intensity then?  The Electrical-Wave Relaxation Foot Massager utilizes electric shocks to promote and restore blood circulation and pain relief. After a few weeks, you’ll feel the difference throughout your entire body. It has a comprehensive control board with an LED (light-emitting diode) electric wave gauge, time displayer, body intensity displayer, and sole intensity displayer. It also has an…

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Gadgets February 22, 2005 posted by

Bino-sounds.

AM/FM Binoculars. These partic-ular binoc-ulars are extracuric-ular all round. £19.99.  Ideal for sports enthusiasts everywhere, these small but powerful binoculars also house a detachable sacnning AM/FM radio allowing the user to listen to scores & commentary both locally and nationally whilst keeping a close eye on the action. Cool gadget!

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Gadgets January 19, 2005 posted by

Travel meister.

The Travel Machine. Who needs a PC to do route planning? Also known as the ‘Fight Stopping’ Marriage Saver. £29.95.  TravelMachine has been programmed with an astonishingly comprehensive knowledge of Great Britain and Ireland´s road networks. Preferred routes from A to B can be found in seconds TravelMachine will instantly give you a step-by-step route plan, from a concise overview to more magnified detail including motorway junctions, road names, roundabout exits and ferry links, and will even suggest alternative routes…

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Gadgets January 5, 2005 posted by

xBox xtended.

The Divineo X-Tender. $59.95. Need more hard disk space for that Halo movie spectacular? Well fear not, brave knight! [Via Geek Out]  The X-tender allows you to expand your console therefore giving you enough space to support up to two additional hard drives. Melded to perfectly integrate your Xbox, this kit comes with a custom front panel with 3 activity LED, a custom made hard drive mounting plate (to accommodate 1 or 2 hard drives) and a custom molded rear…

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general November 23, 2004 posted by

Mend it.

How to Mend it.com . A kind of Experts Exchange for electronics in general. Delicious! Use how to mend it .com to find out how to mend vacuum cleaners and mobile phones, cars and DVD players, computers and tumble dryers, televisions and motorbikes, CD players and washing machines.When we say “find out how to mend just about anything” we mean it!

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general November 15, 2004 posted by

Doctor, doctor, gimme the news…

The Family Doctor Body Therapy Machine. �49.95 ($82.42). An electronic ‘muscle building, pain soothing, stress busting…’ wunderbox. Take two of these and see me in the morning. NEXT! ‘The Family Doctor offers a choice of six treatment modes, plus four auto-program modes for specific problems and areas of the body. Choose massage or acupuncture, or more unusual treatments such as cupping, currently a favourite of A list celebs such as Gwyneth Paltrow. The auto-programs are designed to ease aches, pains…

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general November 12, 2004 posted by

Dreamate.

The Dreamate DM-800 is supposed to help you sleep better by triggering a pulse wave which will promote blood circulation and relieve stress. Hmm… [Via Popgadget] ‘In the Meridian Theory of Chinese Medicine, there are three specific "acupuncture points" on the wrist, they are Shern-Men Point, Day-Ling Point and Ney-Guan Point respectively. Shern-Men Point is located along the "Heart Meridian", which is responsible for the mental health and function of circulatory system. Day-Ling and Ney-Guan Points are located along the…

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