The Fujitsu Siemens Pocket Loox GPS System. 110 grams, SiRFStar III module, UK and Europe maps, Microsoft CE and MP3 player. OK so the spec is definitely nothing special, but it sure looks sleek white and desirable. Just remember how shallow we really are, OK? £239.99. Pocket LOOX N100 Series provides everyone on the move with easy to use navigation. It offers mobile navigation in the lightest, smallest and most flexible design with entertainment from a unique music playing feature….
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Soprano Music Trunk – music maestro please
The Soprano Music Trunk. Genuinely not sure how to describe this one. It’s a leather covered trunk in which you can store your music CDs or whatever else you fancy, and which contains a full blown B&O stereo system. So it’s portable. And large. But why? Trunk in wood covered with leather. 51 colours can be associated. Hard-ware in nickel-plated brass. 24 drawers that can contain 480 CD. It is delivered equipped by Beosound 3000 CD/Audio and 2 speakers Beolab 3 (250…
Read MoreHappy USB Fish Speaker – flash, hum, hmm…
Happy USB Fish Speaker. It flashes, it cycles through multiple colours, it makes a noise. Yep, it’s a complete sensory experience wrapped up in a $16.00 package. Happy Fish Speaker with cutie fish design and built-in LED that cycles through multi-colours. It is a perfect gift for your friends or a decoration on your desk. Tags: pc+speaker, usb+gadget, led+gadget
Read MoreAdvanced Windows Care – free fixer
Advanced WindowsCare Personal is billed as the ‘most essential and practical’ Windows fix utility. I haven’t had a chance to use it yet, so can’t vouch for its real world benefits, but the specs look pretty good for the price. Worth a look, I reckon. Advanced WindowsCare v2 Personal is a comprehensive PC care utility that takes an one-click approach to help protect, repair and optimize your computer. It provides an all-in-one and super convenient solution for PC maintenance and protection. This fantastic program is available free of…
Read MoreYell.com Mobile – where’s the nearest…?
One of the suckiest things about search on mobile phones is the fact that it doesn’t work. No it doesn’t. But it’s getting there, primarily because the big players have realised that there’s a huge latent demand for information on the go. Nice to see, therefore, a new update from a brand leader. Yell.com Mobile, part of the Yellow Pages empire, has just re-launched and it’s a nice effort all round in terms of the interface, data and ease of use….
Read MoreArcade Coffee Table – browse, play, listen
The Surface Tension Arcade Coffee Table buries an Intel Pentium Dual Core powered, 160 GB, WiFi, LCD computer into a glass topped coffee table. They then throw in a bunch of retro games for Windows XP, plus a Firefox browser and iTunes support and hope that you won’t notice the £3295.00 price list. Now where’s that laptop and sheet of smoked glass from the garage? The new ‘surface tension’ coffee table is the ultimate in modern style and functionality. Beneath…
Read MoreElectric Car Jack – no more heavy lifting, Ma
The Electric Car Jack. From the ‘what took you so long?’ dept. Plug it into your car lighter socket, press the switch and lift 1 ton without breaking a finger nail. Then all you have to do is get someone to undo the wheel lug nuts and you’re laughing. £39.99. With this electric scissor jack, you can effortlessly change a tire and be back on the road quickly Can raise a car at the touch of a button One ton…
Read MoreTrackstick Pro – GPS tracker updated
The Trackstick Pro. They’ve gone and updated the GPS tracker with multiple colours, 4Mb of RAM and a Live Track feature which tracks in real time. It also integrates with Google Earth and is compatible with Microsoft Streets. Gosh, surveillance has never been such fun. Priced at around $250.00. The Trackstick Pro is a tiny GPS recorder intended as a low cost alternative to real time tracking devices. Tracksticks are GPS data loggers capable of continuously recording their own location…
Read MoreVespa Custom – baby scooter bug
The Vespa Custom. Scooter and Beetle in perfect harmony. Or something. [via Who Rides a Vespa] Tags: custom+car, vespa, weird+vehicles
Read MoreYamiPod – free iPod file and music manager
YamiPod. Pretty cool freeware program to manage your iPod music and files the way you want. Better yet it works under Linux, Windows and Mac and is available in 28 languages. Anyhoo, copy to/from the iPod, playlist import/export, PC synch, RSS upload support etc etc. Even has Last.FM support. Nice! YamiPod is a freeware application to efficiently manage your iPod under Mac OS X, Windows and Linux. It can be run directly from your iPod and needs no installation. Take a look at the feature list to find…
Read MoreSenduit – instant file sharing
Senduit. Beautifully minimal interface masks a lovely little file sharing application. Set an expiry time, upload your file and distribute the link to whoever you want. Perfect. If only the filesize limit was larger than a paltry 100 MB (hey, is it 1997?) Senduit’s service provides users with the ability to upload a file via HTTP-Protocol and receive a custom URL address to download the file from Senduit’s servers. This address can be shared by the user freely and can be…
Read MoreZoom H4 Handy Recorder – studio quality portable
Zoom H4 Handy Recorder. Take 2 studio quality electret condenser microphones, stick them in a handheld box alongside two XLR quarter inch input jacks and some onboard effects like compression. Sprinkle an SD card slot and USB port onto the whole cake and you’ve got yourself a pretty cool piece of field recording gear in your pocket. $299.95 should do it, sir. The H4 records on to Secure Digital (SD) media, a 128MB SD card is included with the unit….
Read MoreCritter Operated Chopper – pet power rockz
The Critter Operated Chopper . Look dude, it may be an easy rider for you and the cat, but the hamster’s working it bad. Real bad. $17.97. [via Gadget Buzz] Hamster wheels? Passe. Instead, check out the C.O.C. or Critter Operated Chopper, hamsterdom’s very own Harley. This pet-powered motorcycle features an adjustable operating wheel that uses rodent power to get it revving. We bet it’s cool enough to have even non-hamster/gerbil owners charging out to the pet stores for their own rodent…
Read MoreGuitarist Webcam – rock on…
The Guitarist Webcam from Chinese company BC Electron is quite cute in a ‘what on earth do I want one of those for?’ kinda way. No price as yet.
Read MoreDIY Solar Power Kit – juice up your laptop for $180
The DIY Portable Solar Power Kit. Pretty clever. You need to know how to channel geo-thermal isotopes and downgrade fissionable Deuterium, but hey how hard can it be? Oh all right, just kidding. This is definitely worth a bookmark. This kit weighs about 2 lbs, costs $180, and will power my Macbook for 1.75 hours (1.83ghz, browsing the web and checking email via Airport Extreme, bluetooth off, screen brightness about 70%) with a little more than 5 hours of good sun…It’s great for…
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