The Fred-O-Vision Alarm Clock and Mood Light. Quite the cutest piece of nonsense we’ve seen in a long time.The clock has a TV test signal background like years of yonder, and it plays game show jingles. It’s even got its own remote control. Golly. $24.99. This is the coolest retro mood light alarm clock you will ever find! Bask in the glow! This retro alarm clock displays a color-changing test pattern and plays game-show jingles – it’s the perfect wake-up…
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Vacuum Tube Radio – retro cool wireless
The Vacuum Tube Radio harks back to the days when a radio was actually called a wireless. Those of you below the age of 107 won’t know that of course. For you striplings, wireless is simply something you hack into when you’re visiting grandma. But some of us remember. Ah yes. We do. Around $82.00 in Yen like.
Read MoreHome LED with Remote Control – lights, action
The Home LED Lamp with Remote Control is a bit of a weird one. Quite why you’d want a multi-coloured LED light which flashes, strobes, fades and…ah…glows via remote commands is beyond us. Maybe it fulfills some primordial fire fetish, Neanderthal even. Whatever. Watch the on-site video if the idea appeals, and then cough up the $48.00 before you change your mind. Widely usage in different environment, such as stage, ceiling, store or even in fish bowl. It can also…
Read MoreSolar Desk Wind Turbine – show off your green cred
The Solar Desk Wind Turbine is one way to show some consideration for your planet. OK, so it doesn’t actually generate any…ahem…power, and it’s only 24 cm high, but what the heck. It’s solar powered, so it runs on green, and it’s only $35.98 (£19.99) so it won’t require any government funding. Which is a Good Thing. The Solar Desk Wind Turbine, is cool little kit that brings the green movement to your desktop, and reduces your carbon emissions (well,…
Read MoreNemo Pocket Reader – the digital magnifier
The Nemo Pocket Reader. Take an old favourite, throw in a bit of technology and a rechargeable battery and you’ve got a magnification digicam that is pocket sized and gives you colour, black and white or negative magnified images to help you read stuff better. Are we certain that a 4 inch LCD is better than some thick shaped glass? Not really, especially at a price of $139.99. [Update – oops, my bad. The product actually costs $899.00. Phew!] The…
Read MoreEvil RSS – turn your Google search into an RSS feed
Evil RSS. Weird name notwithstanding, this is a nice little utility. Enter in a search term and get back the Google results in RSS form so you can add and monitor them in your RSS reader. Clever. The EvilRSS feed turns Google search results into an RSS feed. Just enter your search query below and click submit. You can then subscribe using your RSS reader and be alerted anytime the search results change.
Read Morei-Cushion – the groove-tastic cushion
The i-Cushion. Time was when a cushion was…well a cushion. Nowadays it has to be an iPod compatible, pulsating light enabled, graphic equaliser toting fashion accessory. Pass me the hot chocolate, Marge, I think it’s time for bed dear. £19.95 ($35.91). This brand new range has been developed to provide yet another ipod-like accessory to all you Apple freaks out there! Not only do you get the animated graphic equalizer effect, but you have your very own funky dancers carving…
Read MoreQstik EVOQ – noise cancelling Bluetooth headset
The Qstik EVOQ DSP Bluetooth Headset claims to be ‘the world’s most advanced DSP Bluetooth headset’. We can’t possibly comment on such blatant hyperbole, but the specs look OK. Stereo Bluetooth music streaming (but to one ear?), automatic switching between telephone call and music and noise reduction audio enhancement. Remains to be seen just how all this tech affects battery life though. Anyway, it’s available now for £59.99. The bi-directional noise canceller reduces noise in both incoming and outgoing channels, benefiting the user and…
Read MoreHigh Capacity Coin Sorter – aka the busker’s buddy
The Royal Sovereign FS-4DA Coin Sorter is a beast of a machine, and a must have if you’re a busker on a busy beat. The motor sorts 312 coins a minute into the correct piles and you can count up to $70.00 before you have to switch wrappers. Apparently Bill Gates owns one. Not. $169.95. This coin-sorting machine allows you to preload 16 coin wrappers (4 for each denomination) into coin tubes and automatically slides the next coin tube and…
Read MoreUltraShape – vibrate away those love handles
UltraShape is a new non-surgical technique that uses ultrasound to break down fat cells so the body can expel them. The result is apparently like having liposuction but without the nasty bruising, incisions and other surgical stuff which makes for a pretty unpleasant experience. Oh thanks be to spinach that mines body is so perfects already. The UltraShape solution, developed by plastic surgeons and scientists for the medical community, is based on a technological breakthrough using ultrasound waves, which are designed…
Read MoreEmail to image converter – spam beater for website owners
Email Address to Image Converter. If you really want to protect your email address from spam harvesters on your web site, you may need to use this handy little tool which converts the text into a non-clickable and non machine readable image. Of course it means that your readers can’t click on it to email you too, but that’s may be the price you have to pay for peace of mind, eh? According to this report (March, 2003), one of the…
Read MoreFree Classic Audiobooks – free to ear
Free Classic AudioBooks. Available in either MP3 or m4b audio book format. Something to add to your player for those cosy winter evenings by the fire. Just you, a pair of earphones and a good cat. Welcome to the Free Classic Audio Books site where you can download free audio books in either mp3 format or m4b audio book format for iTunes and the iPod. Some of our audio books are human narrated Librivox recordings and others are narrated using…
Read MoreRunning from Camera
Running from Camera. Hilarious. via metafilter
Read MoreLava Lamp Night Light – bubble snooze
The Lava Lamp Night Light combines the mesmerising quirkiness of a 60’s lava lamp with the usefulness of a night light to illuminate those dark and dismal corners of the soul. Well perhaps not quite so dramatical. Anyhoo, it comes in red or yellow lava flavours and is guaranteed to make it happen, like, man. $9.99. The Lava Lamp Night Light looks great plugged into any wall outlet. A flip of the switch and science takes over. The wax is slightly denser than…
Read MoreSarantel Nanotrack – world’s smallest GPS/GPRS tracking device
The Sarantel Nanotrack is being billed as the world’s smallest GPS/GPRS tracking device, and it sure looks like it fits the bill. It’s quad band and little bigger than a matchbox and is firmware upgradeable remotely, which means it can be programmed to be ultra power efficient and run longer if needed. We can’t think of any use for this puppy in the real world, oh no we can’t. Just larger than a matchbox, the Nanotrack is the world’s smallest GPS tracker and…
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