Archive for the 'Gadgets' Category

Gadgets: The Lettuce Safe

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If you want to hide away your valuables where a burglar would never look for you can now use the “Head of Iceberg Lettuce Safe”. It looks like a normal salad head but is actually a small safe. While the fridge/freezer has been rather popular place to look for - remember all those Hollywood movies where the valuables have been hidden under the ice cubes - have you ever heard of someone stealing…

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Gadgets: Train your brain before you flush

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The Mind Trainer Toilet Roll encourages you to train your brain as your drain. Each square of the roll is printed with a different mind bending puzzle or game (in colour). One-time use only…

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Gadgets: The A-List of iPod Skins and Cases

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We searched dozens of websites and manufacturers to bring you this list of the best skins and cases for your iPod. Most of them are available for different iPod models and all of them are still available for sale (We had to exclude some that are sold out). You will find an image, a short description and a link to the manufacturer web site, but if a particular skin or case is only available from an online shop you will find that link too…

(This story has 9 pages)

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Gadgets: R2-D2 Trash Can

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Star wars fans certainly will remember the scene when our heroes were trapped in the trash compactor on the Death Star and R2-D2 got them out. Well this gadget from “ThinkGeek” allows you to put the trash into the droid. It’s a 24” high detailed model of R2-D2 as a trash can…

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Gadgets: Floppy Notebooks

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Online shop “ThinkGeek” is offering recycled Floppy disks as writing journals. They even have old 8” for those who need to write down a lot. Floppies in the standard sizes 3.5″, 5.25″, and 8″ have been converted into writing journals. The floppies used are assorted, so some of these floppies have labels, while others are blank. Some are colored and some are just black…

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Air-Traffic: Crowded Skies are soon to come

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When you look at the image created by “Smartskies” you see how many so called “corporate jets” were leaving the Miami area after the Superbowl earlier this week. And this is just the beginning. Today these private and business jets are only available for the top percentile. But as reported earlier “Very Light Jets (VLJ)” that will cost a fraction of the price…

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Gadgets: ZINK portable Printer

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Update 03-Feb-2007: Just added image of Zink 7MP camera with built-in printer. — If you have a mobile phone with a camera you want one of those printers. “Zink Imaging” has launched their new pocket size photo printer at DEMO in Palm Springs this week. It uses special paper with embedded dye crystals that are activated by heat from the printer. The outputs are wallet sized, water resistant 2×3-inch prints in photo quality. The printer tray can hold up to ten papers internally and images are transfers via Bluetooth from mobile phones…

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DIY: More Paper Toys

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Just a brief update to our post from last week on “paper toys”. Have a look at the great “Optimus Prime” for your DIY time. Downloadable as a PDF as well and ready to transform…

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DIY: Create your own Paper Toys with ReadyMechs

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Now with the arrival of series 2 of the “ReadyMechs” more then 20 templates are available to make your own full color paper toy in about 10-15 minutes. Readymechs are free, flat-pack toys for you to print and build. They are designed to fit on…

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Video: Audi’s new R8 supercar

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If you love high-tech on four wheels have a look at the exclusive videos that “Mobile Magazine” has just uploaded. The 5 videos feature Audi’s all new supercar the 2007 R8. Some details: mid-mounted 420 Hp V8 FSI engine, permanent four-wheel drive, aluminium / magnesium body, 0-100km/h (60mls) 4.6sec, max speed 301km/h…

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