OrigenAE S21T PC Case with Motorized LCD. Designed for those who need the most ‘out there’ Home Theater rig anywhere this side of Wilshire Blvd. A 12.1 inch motorized LCD screen on the front panel? What were these guys smoking? Around £680.00 all in. Featuring an impressive 12.1 inch motorized TFT touch screen, removable motherboard tray, support for ten hard drives, no visible screws on the outside of a 5mm thick one-piece aluminium chassis panel, unrivalled hardware compatibility and a footprint…
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Darth pinball – signed by the Dark Lord hi’self
The Star Wars 30th Anniversary Pinball Machine. Signed by the original Darth Vader himself, Dave Prowse. On sale via auction – the starting bid sits at £2899.00, sale ends 5th Feb. Oh the machine itself? Yeah, it’s a restored Data East table, and looks to be quite nice. Tags: pinball, darth+vader, star+wars
Read MoreKish Kish – Skype lie detector upgraded
They’ve gone and upgraded the Kish Kish Lie Detector for Skype. It’s now got a fancy needle and a dial just like a proper lie detector. Golly. I’m sure I don’t need to warn you against relying on this piece of software in any serious or meaningful way, do I? Then, every time you call or receive a Skype call the KishKish Lie Detector will come to the front. The first 10 seconds are used to calibrate the system to…
Read MoreSombrero Galaxy – another Hubble beauty
My friend Alan sent me a post about Hubble’s shot of the Sombrero Galaxy and it’s a mighty fine image at that. The thumbnail doesn’t do it justice of course, but it should make a pretty fine wallpaper or something for those that are interested. Visit space. Tags: hubble, sombrero+galaxy, windows+wallpaper
Read MoreOmziff – encryption for free
Omziff. Small freeware encryption program. Secure your passwords, shred files and otherwise mess with stuff. Designed to be USB flash drive friendly to give it that portable touch. Omziff is a straightforward encryption utility that uses various cryptographic algorithms to encrypt and decrypt textual files. These algorithms include: Blowfish, Cast128, Gost, IDEA, Misty1, AES/Rijndael, and Twofish….Omziff also generates random passwords, splits files, and does secure file deletion according to DOD Standards. It is freeware, comes in a standalone executable file with no…
Read MoreRocket Fishing Rod – blast don’t cast
The Rocket Fishing Rod. So you’re not a particularly gifted fishing-person, eh? Well what you need is a little device which fires the hook, line and float in one go from a hand held pump action compressor unit. Sounds like sacrilege? Probably, and how do you think the fishes feel? Hint: not fab. £29.95. The Rocket Fishing Rod eliminates the need for casting out and incorporates a mechanism which fires out hook, line and sinkers within a unique and patented capsule…
Read MoreVoiceLink Skype GSM Gateway – talk free and far
The IPDrum VoiceLink Skype GSM Gateway. According to the blurb this puppy delivers Internet telephony –Skype, MSN and even GoogleTalk – to any mobile phone without adding software or using WiFi or stuff. You stick a SIM card into the base unit, so we can’t see how it can be that cheap for international IM calls, but then we’re stupid people here, really we are. £116.33. The IPdrum VoiceLink is a USB device. Using a second SIM card, it creates a gateway…
Read MoreStun Gun Flashlight – the pulse beam
The Stun Gun Mini Flashlight. 200,000 volts stored in an innocent looking rechargeable pocket torch. $59.95. Made of high quality ABS engineered plastic, this unit functions as high voltage (200K) shock generator and a flashlight. The KL-139 self-defense flashlight features ni-cad built in storage batteries and comes complete with it’s own charger and extra bulb. Uses the latest electric “pulse” technology. Charges in 4 hours. Tags: stun+gun, flashlight
Read MoreCabestan Watch – cranky indulgence
The Cabestan Watch provides yet more proof of the current decline of Western civilisation. Why else would you pay money to someone to create a timepiece that looks so ridiculously fragile? Anyway, it’s available in a small run of 135 units until 2008, so if you hurry and have an enormous pile of cash available, you may just grab one in time. Winding the watch and setting the hour and minutes are effected using a winding stem in the form of a…
Read MoreDigital stethoscope – analog to digital in a heartbeat
The Thinklabs Digital Stethoscope offers all the usual digital advantages. Adjustable volume, acoustic fidelity and pretty coloured LED lights. Ooooh…Priced from around $395.00. Audible Ausculation is finally here with the ultimate in stethoscope sound quality. Adjust volume for faint heart sounds, obese patients, noisy work environments. Whether you diagnose sublte murmurs, take blood pressures, you’re a student or you do academic research recordings, the ds32a sets new standards in electronic stethoscope audio quality and ease-of-use. Thinklabs – the intelligent choice…
Read MorePen light chandelier – the biro giro
The Volivik Chandelier. Created out of recycled Bic biro pens. Strangely enough, it’s available only in a limited edition. And then there’s the desk lamp. Tags: bic+biro, home+lighting, recycled+furnishings
Read MoreUnyte – free desktop sharing for Skype
Unyte is a pretty cool desktop sharing plug-in for Skype. Just download, install and you’ve got 1:1 sharing of your Windows desktop, applications and tea cups (we wish!). We wrote about this when it launched beta in January, but now it’s released properly, and it actually does work well. And with hardly any lag etc. Better still, they have priced it really aggressively. Free for 1:1 limited view sharing, and just $30 a year for 1:1 shared control access. Unfortunately there’s…
Read MoreFerret posts this week
Here’s a quick round-up of Ferrety posts from the past week for anyone who missed them. Enjoy. t+ Diabetes Service – mobile phone medical care – t+ Diabetes is the latest in a… Ask The Log – answers me that – Ask The Log. I’m so late… iRemotePC – free remote desktop control and file sharing – iRemotePC. A freeware remote… Mahogany Charging Station – the gentlemen’s gentleman – Ask the butler to pick up… Wave Bubble – DIY RF…
Read MoreDas Park Hotels – green field hostelry
Das ParkHotel. Oh we can laugh at these drainage pipe hotel rooms in some far off field in Austria, but if property prices keep rising as they are, we may all end up dossing down in tiny rooms like these. You have been warned. It is a little comfortable small housing unit, just like a coin locker where friends or other people can sleep in and safely store private belongings, reload their personal and their tech- nical devices batteries. To work…
Read MoreEngel 35 Cooler – 12V fridge freezer for emergencies
The Engel 35 12V Fridge Freezer. Portable container holds enough provisions for a wild country weekend, with freezing, fridging and all points in-between. Oh and if you’ve got 54 cans of beverage with you, it’ll hold them. $619.00. This 100% CFC-Free refrigerator/freezer is world famous for durability. The efficient compressor, the Engel ‘Swing’ compressor, was first invented in Germany 39-years ago. The compressors are now better than ever – they are quieter and more efficient than their predecessors. This unit…
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