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Are you like King Midas with a penchant for all things gold? Well, if you find the real thing to be out of your reach, how about settling for a fake to satisfy that lust for riches? The Gold Bullion Wireless Mouse sounds (and looks) the part, offering a wire-free pointing peripheral while giving you that accomplished feeling at work.

This particular brick is now wireless and looks satisfyingly like a huge hunk of gold bullion. Whether you’re scanning plummeting share prices on-line or looking for a cheap washing machine on e-bay, this high tech wireless mouse will enrich your experience. You can charge it by plugging it into a USB port, so you don’t have yet another gadget needing batteries. It’s a great big bling thing!

One thing’s for sure though - this doesn’t look too ergonomic on your hands, but you surely can’t argue with the £24.99 price point.

Who would’ve thought that the Twitter service would become so popular that even bakeries use it to inform their customers of a particular batch of pastries that was just baked? Known as BakerTweet, this unique device consists of an Arduino board and Linksys Wi-Fi adapter which comes bundled in a bakery-proof, simple-to-use box. The included dial is used to scroll through a list of baked goods, while the button will send a pre-configured tweet with a Web-interface used to customize messages as well as include new products for your customers. The first BakerTweet system has been installed in the Albion Cafe in London, and it remains to be seen whether other bakeries will follow suit.

Source: Slashgear

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Pop-up Garage Stows Your Car Safely Underground

The Cardok garage is an interesting parking solution that is starting to be seen around more affluent London locales. The owner’s car is raised and lowered by means of a hydraulic lift. At present there are eight in action around London, four under construction and another ten that have been ordered,

The full post can be found on We Interrupt.

Sat nav shoes

Just enter a postcode on your heal and away you go. The LED bubble on the front of your right shoe will show you which direction to walk in and beep at you if you go the wrong way. You can also listen to spoken directions through a Bluetooth headset. No maps, no questions to strangers and no arguments over directions.

The full post can be found on Decide What to Buy.

Garmin Forerunner 405CX - New Calorie Counting Fitness GPS

Garmin announced the new Forerunner 405CX also today as a top of the line intelligent fitness device that uses a complex algorithm to help you accurately count calories burned while working out. The unit not only features the same great, attractive GPS-based capabilities, but also a new calorie counting feature that uses an algorithm that detects changes in your heart rate during aerobic activity to better calculate the end result. The Forerunner 405CX still keeps the thin profile and a touch bezel to control the system that is so popular with the very watch-like high tech device.

The Forerunner 405CX should be available tis summer, and will be on display at the Boston Marathon in a couple of weeks.

The full post can be found on GPS Lodge.

The Only Self Propelled Suitcase

The first of its kind, this is the self-propelled luggage that automatically provides power assistance when you encounter inclines or are straining to roll the luggage. Sensors in the handle monitor how much force you are using to pull the suitcase and signal to electric motors in the wheels to engage when you are struggling, propelling the suitcase up to 3 MPH.

The full post can be found on RGS.

Extreme Base Jumping with the Firebird-R Wingsuit

The Firebird-R is a high performance wingsuit. Designed for base jumpers or skydivers looking for the ultimate thrill, suit up in one of these and you’ll be pulling some G’s in no time.

The full post can be found on Coated.

Asus Eee PC Keyboard: No Monitor Required

In the interest of minimalism, Asus have created quite a stir with their lastest Eee PC Keyboard that comes complete with its own 5 inch touch screen. So you don’t have to crank your neck up to look at a monitor, the Asus Eee PC Keyboard comes complete with 1.6 GHz Atom Processor, 1GB of RAM, and either 16 or 32 GB SSD for internal storage. There are also USB, VGA and HDMI ports to hook up the keyboard to a monitor or TV so you’re not restricted to watching Fast and Furious on something the size of a beer coaster.

The full post can be found on Gaj-it.

Optoma Pico Transforms iPhone Into Projector

The Optoma Pico can turn your iPod or iPhone into a projector. The 4.1″ PK-101 can work as close as 8″ or up to 8′ away and still display sharp images. Shine it on a wall, a piece of furniture, a car seat or your cat (if he/she is dozing) and the image will still be true. The Pico only weighs 4 oz. and has a rechargeable battery life of 1.5 hours. Included in the $399.00 price are two batteries. Time liked it so well they made it one of their top ten gadgets of 2008.

The full post can be found on Networking Audio Video.

Remote Security Sentry

When you’re away, fire-up this remote security robot to ‘roam’ the house
beaming back a live image of your home to an Internet enabled device. The
bot automatically finds its charging base for a power up, so you can leave
this running longer - such as when away on holiday.

The full post can be found on EggHeaven.

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