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Well it’s that time again when you will be kicking back in the garden and having a BBQ in the hot sun. The Grillslinger is a must have if your head chef this summer. The Grillslinger allows you to keep all your BBQ tools on a belt which mean you won’t spend 30 minutes looking for where you left the tongs. The Grillslinger features many compartments so you can keep your oil, salt and pepper close at all times for whenever you need them. The Grillslinger will now give you the professional look which you want for impressing your friends whilst you BBQ.
The Ice Cream Ball is an innovative way of turning cream and sugar into your very own, Ben and Jerry’s beating, ice cream. What makes this little kitchen gadget even better is that it does all this without the need to plug it in. Through some very clever science you can make plain old frozen H20 cold enough to make ice cream and when you couple this with the balls interesting method of churning the ingredients, ice cream making cant get much funner!
HP announced the world’s first web connected printer that will allow users to use a series of HP applications to view popular websites and print content on demand in an easy to read format. All this can be using the large touchscreen display located on the printer itsel
Bad guys are always so much cooler, which is why there really is no need for an Optimus Prime DS case, and probably not that much room either with these Bumblebee and Megatron cases on the market. The stylus and case for either model will set you back $12.99 apiece, or you can get the pair for $20.
Want to make a really important call, but your phone has gone flat? iPod died halfway through your favourite song? It’s annoying isn’t it? But now there’s a simple solution to the horror of failing batteries. Simply connect your gadget to the Free Loader Solar Charger using one of the many adaptors supplied, and you can get back on track- it can power a phone for 44 hours! Then you simply leave the Free Loader with its solar panels out in a sunny spot, and bag yourself some spare charge for free. Save the environment and never miss the end of ‘Black Velvet’ again.
This is no ordinary digital frame. SilverPac’s Advanced Digital Picture Frame (ADPF) has a 10.1″ 1024 x 576 touchscreen, connects via Wifi, Bluetooth, and full and micro-USB ports. The SilverFrame has Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 and supports Windows SlideShow and Live FrameIt for content that has been stored online. It can show photos and play online tunes and video and can sync up to email and calendars or hook up with Facebook, Windows Live and Flickr. The ADPF comes with remote and 1.5W built-in speakers, is driven by a Freescale processor, has 1GB flash storage and 512MB of RAM. No price as yet, but expect a hefty one.
I’d like you to pause for a moment and think of all the disgusting things your dog does and the disturbing places that pooch likes to sniff out. Such as random butts or perhaps even your dog’s love for eating very dead things. Well now you can capture all of those precious moments thanks to Firebox. Just attach the camera to your dog or cat’s collar and it can take pictures at timed intervals of five, ten or fifteen minutes.
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For folks who want to pick up a pair of walkie talkies for your own use this summer, why not take on an eco-friendly stance with the new Wind Up Walkie Talkies? After all, there really isn’t any reason to fill up our earth with even more batteries, and on the other hand you will get some decent amount of exercise once you’re done juicing up your Walkie Talkies.
Powered by a dynamo mechanism using good, reliable old-fashioned wind up muscle, this strapping set of two-way walkie talkies provide a hassle-free way to keep in touch. That means no more batteries and no more getting caught short without them. Stay in touch up to 3km away while you’re camping in the great outdoors, enjoying a day at the park, trip to the seaside, shopping centres and festivals. At full power each walkie talkie radio provides a whopping 1 hour 30 minutes of talk time and 8 hours standby, although just a few cranks will provide enough power for a quick location update, roger roger, over and out. Added features include an LCD display, 8 channels and a 6V mains adapter which you can use to charge your wind up walkie talkies via the mains before you embark on your next big outdoor adventure. Get yours today, over!
You can pick up the Wind Up Walkie Talkies for £49.95 a pair.
If you’ve got a voyeuristic streak in you, then chances are you will find the Button Pinhole Video Spycam w/ Mini DVR to be an important addition to your arsenal of weapons when it comes to recording subjects who are unaware of your filming.
This is a hidden surveillance spy camera disguised as a shirt button with a pocket sized DVR and all the necessary cables included in one complete kit. This high tech camcorder allows you to record directly onto a small mini-SD digital video recorder. The recorder includes a 2″ LCD viewing screen, so you can setup your shot and see what results to expect before you do your in-the-field recordings. In addition, this model allows you to record both color video and audio in AVI format, with 30 FPS quality. The small pinhole button camera can be DIY installed on any shirt or jacket. Included are multiple matching buttons in a variety of sizes to help you make your shirt modifications. You can even paint the buttons if needed to get a perfect match. The compact DVR recorder unit is easily concealed in a pocket.
Creepy stuff, but if you’re adamant on getting one of these, be prepared to fork out $149.99 for this device. Just hope that nobody else catches you with your pants down (literally or otherwise) using the same device when you think nobody else is looking…
Mac users are not left out in the latest round of product releases from Seagate as the company has lined up an advanced range of mobile and desktop FreeAgent for Mac storage solutions and accessories, and they are the FreeAgent Go for Mac with USB, FreeAgent Go Pro for Mac, the 2TB FreeAgent Desk for Mac and FreeAgent Go Dock+, a powered USB hub and dock for the FreeAgent Go, where we’ll all take a look at it in further detail right after the jump. This comprehensive storage toolkit solution for creative professionals of today will not only offer capacity improvements but performance enhancements as well to help store, record, protect and share creative inspirations. All of the Seagate FreeAgent for Mac solutions will be available formatted as HSF+ for Mac OS X and are Time Machine ready for added convenience.
FreeAgent Go Drive for Mac The new Seagate FreeAgent Go for Mac storage solution is a USB 2.0. Seagate FreeAgent Go Drive for Mac is available this month for a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $99.99 USD for 250GB, $119.99 USD for 320GB and and $149.99 for 500GB.
FreeAgent Go Pro for Mac Drive The Seagate FreeAgent Go Pro for Mac storage solution is slim, compact and offers fast throughput with FireWire 800 or FireWire 400 connections and includes the required cables and dock. The Seagate FreeAgent Go Pro for Mac is available this month for a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $129.99 USD for 250GB, $149.99 USD for 320GB and $189.99 for 500GB.
FreeAgent Go Dock+ The Seagate FreeAgent Go Dock+ includes three available USB ports to act as a USB hub. The included protective case keeps the FreeAgent Go drive safe while on the road. FreeAgent Go Dock is available immediately for a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $39.99 USD.
FreeAgent Desk Drive for Mac 2TB The high-capacity FreeAgent Desk drive for Mac 2TB features a brushed aluminum arctic silver finish that is a perfect match for the current iMac Desktop. With a FireWire 800/400 connection, the FreeAgent Desk for Mac 2TB is now available for a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $339.99 USD for 2TB.
With so many notebook manufacturers flooding the market with all sorts of products, who do you turn to when it comes to choosing a machine to help see you through the college years or one that is suitable for everyday use in both the home and at the office? Toshiba is one of the more reliable brands out there, although their releases hasn’t been exactly exciting enough in terms of being fashionable, although their notebooks have been pretty reliable in their own right judging by user feedback over the years. Well, Toshiba is back with a new Satellite L Series of notebooks which will target budget-conscious consumers as well as “Back-to-School†shoppers, striking a careful balance between style, performance and cost with prices starting from a somewhat high end netbook level - $549.99.
There are four model classes available from the Satellite L Series, where the first of them would be the lightweight 14″ Satellite L510/L515, followed by the versatile 15.6″ and 16″ Satellite L500/L505 with the larger 17.3″ Satellite L550/L555 desktop replacement leading the bunch in terms of system specifications. All four systems will come with interesting features including HD TruBrite widescreen displays, USB Sleep-and-Charge and hard drives ranging from 250GB to 500GB. Apart from that, you also get a whole host of expansion ports, Wi-Fi connectivity to get you surfing no matter where you are and a choice of either Intel or AMD processor if you’re a fan of either camp.
All of these new Toshiba notebooks are RoHS-compatible, where they effectively reducing the environmental impact by restricting the use of lead, mercury and certain other hazardous substances. The packaging is also made out of 90% recyclable materials alongside mercury-free LED displays. You can pick up the Satellite L500/L505 from $549.99 upwards, while the Satellite L510/L515 is going from $649.99 with the Satellite L550/L555 starting from $649.99.
An iPhone user proves it’s not the “Jesus phone” after all by dropping it in the pool!
Hat Tip to Crave for this YouTube link of a user videotaping poolside using his iPhone 3Gs. He suddenly drops it and into the drink it goes. But here’s the amazing part. It continues to video tape while in the water and according to C’Net, two days after dropping it into the pool, IT STILL WORKS.
The iPhone comes with a 3 MP video/still camera with autofocus. Now, obviously, since it sunk like the proverbial rock, rather thank walk on water, it simply can’t be called the “Jesus phone” anymore. But considering that the phone continued to record while sinking to the bottom of the pool (including some uber cool underwater sound effects) and even works after the owner dove in and retrieved it (witness his comment “crap! it still works!), and days later it’s still working, it’s pretty amazing and shows how well these phones are put together, especially when it isn’t rated as being water proof.
Only time will tell if corrosion doesn’t set in and brick his iPhone. But if it doesn’t, this is a Timex moment to be sure.
Harnessing the power of the wind to travel is nothing new. America was discovered thanks to it, goods travelled all over the world for eons as a result of it, there’s even a super bowl of sailing in the world’s oldest athletic competition (the America’s Cup) which couldn’t happen as a result of the wind. And cargo ships are even considering using giant kites to travel on the wind as a green way to cut costs and save the environment while sailing the seas. So it’s nothing new. But toss in the ability to travel from the road straight into the ocean on the wind, and suddenly the “coolness factor” asserts itself. Especially when you can see an opening scene of a new Bond movie in it’s future.
Called The Sea Quad, this sailboat (actually more catamaran) is more kite powered than sail, although an easy moment of riising a small mast is certainly a design option. But the main mode of propulsion for the Quad is kite power. Check out the cool video:
A bar is connected to the kite flying in the winds above, and the pilot maneuvers by tacking the kite into the wind. It can also be powered by conventional sail mast. But it’s not cheap, as the sticker is just south of $14,000. Takes up to two passengers.
As someone who used to bike a lot, I can tell you that it is dangerous to be out on the road. If you have ever been out there, then you know how out of place bikers feel when massive automobiles are passing on the left, and especially when they honk their horn.
The Lightlane is designed to create a bike lane where there isn’t any. It’s a pretty simple concept that uses two high visibility Diode Pumped Solid State green lasers to make a bike path on the street as the biker rides.
So now a driver can see the path projected, and, unless he or she looks too close, will treat it like at actual bike lane. Hopefully they will respond properly, and not honk their horn. Yes, I have a personal beef against drivers who honk their horn at bikers for no apparent reason. It scares the crap out of me!
The Lightlane was originally a concept device. (Of course, what device isn’t a concept, seriously.) But it appears that the inventors have figured out how to mass-market it. However, I would like to see how it is put on the bike. I mean, is it on the frame?
I wish my source had more to say about this particular product, like a price or availability date.
If you’re not fond of the cases that although do protect your iPod in the shower, it still requires that your iPod be near water, you might like this wireless idea. With this you can have your music playing in the shower, all the while your iPod is tucked safely away somewhere nice and dry. Plus for the guys there’s a fogless mirror so you can shave in the shower.  Just mount it to the shower wall and you’ll have an endless supply of music, well at least until the batteries die.
In addition to being able to play music from your iPod, it also has an FM radio. Which offers you a little more versatility if your iPod doesn’t have enough music on it for your tastes. While you’re in the shower you can also keep track of the time since there is an LCD clock. One down side is that having this in the bathroom means anyone can have music in the shower. Even those that sing painfully off key. You can purchase the Wireless Bathroom Speaker for £24.95 or about $40.
Projectors are getting pretty popular these days amongst businesses and consumers, and we are still not to the point where all of us can have a projector on our cellular phone for our video footage.
I suppose this is why the iJector was invented. All the user needs to do is stick their iPhone or iPod on the dock, and you can project them at a great brightness at up to 50 inch diagonal. The resolution has a low resolution at about 557 x 234.
It weighs in at about 120 grams and has dimensions of 195×145x96mm. The brightness level is at 20 lumens, and the lamp can stand about 30,000 hours.
The iJector is one of those “made for iPod†products that should work for most iPod products, and is compatible with the following:
Sure, digital cameras are very common, and unless some company has a camera that really stands out in some way, there is very little that distinguishes one digital camera from the other.
I suppose the “standout†feature on Pentax’s Optio W80 is that is one bad mother…shut my mouth! I’m just talking about the Optio W80! Then you should dig it, because the W80 is “shockproofâ€.
How shockproof? Well, this 12 Megapixel camera can withstand a drop of 3.3 feet, and can go underwater for 16 feet for up to two hours. It can also work in temperatures as low as 14 degrees Fahrenheit.
Other specs include a 5x internal lens and it is a wide angle at 28mm. And since no digital camera can just shoot stills these days, the W80 is no exception as it records 720p at 30 frames per second. It also features face, smile, and blink detection, as well as auto scene recognition. The Optical image stabilization is Pentax’s digital Pixel Track SR. Very nice.
The Pentax Optio W80 should be available in July for about $300 in colors of Cardinal Red, Azure Blue, and Gunmetal Gray. The company is also offering a custom designed protective skin for $16.95 and a floating wrist strap for $19.95.
Typically when you go to grab for a portable mouse to use with your laptop, you’re staring down a very miniature item. Even before grabbing it you know the hand cramp that is bound to follow if you have to use it for very long. However, it’s better than nothing, so you tolerate it and grumble throughout your tasks on your laptop. Even if you have gotten used to the discomfort, afterwards your hand usually looks the slightest bit deformed from trying to grip the tiny mouse. Well Belkin has released a mouse that’s supposed to be quite a bit more comfortable.
Their series of Comfort Mice are at least making an attempt to get things going in the right direction. These come in a few different versions, one is completely wireless, another uses Bluetooth and the last has a retractable cable. With that many options you’re far more likely to find something that fits your needs well. The retractable mouse is $20, the wireless is $30 and the most expensive of the three, Bluetooth, is priced at $50.
This is now at the top of the list of my favorite combination gadgets. Not only does it make an adorable USB hub, but the propeller also doubles as a fan. All of the devices worked into the plane just look like a normal part of it. Instead of the ports looking out of place, they look like they belong there. Plus when your office is getting just a little too hot you can flip on the propellers and cool yourself off.
As you can probably already see, there are 4 different ports for your various USB devices. The fan itself has an on/off switch and features soft blades for safety reasons. When you actually plug it into your computer’s USB port it will for 5 seconds make a flying-off sound effect. Just be forewarned, if you play the video on the seller’s website that demonstrates the sound effect, make sure your volume is turned down. The plane comes in the white you see here or you can pick it up in silver instead.   You can purchase it for $14 from Gadget4all.
The Babyglow has been invented by a UK Father of one called Chris Ebejer. He spent up to £700,000 and six years developing the innovative and health saving product Babyglow. The Babyglow is a unique invention which is aimed at telling you when your baby has a high temperature. The Babyglow will come in three colours and when your Babies temperature exceeds the normal temperature of 37C it will turn white. As the Baby cannot relay that they have a high temperature or feel unwell this fantastic product is made to indicate exactly that for you.
One of our house rules is that anything with “robot†in the title always deserves a look and this is especially true when it claims to, “not require any batteries“. Then to discover that it offers 6 half decent gadgets sparked our excitement. To shorten the post we decided to rank our personal favourites,
Looking for an easy way to stay cool on the golf course this summer? The Golf Bag Drink Dispenser will take care of all your hydration needs. Cleverly disguised as a golf club, this drink dispenser fits right into your golf bag. It makes it easy to sneak your beer legal non-alcoholic drinks past golf course security. The insulated 48 oz. reservoir can hold either hot or cold beverages. It has a wide mouth for ice cubes and easy cleaning.
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Another day, another netbook arrives on the scene. Gone are the heady days where the first Eee PC 700 rolled out with much fanfare - these days, anyone and everyone is jumping aboard the netbook bandwagon and to no surprise - sales of this particular market has been extremely encouraging to say the least, and it doesn’t look set to decline anytime soon, so why not? Gateway is another computer manufacturer who has dived into the netbook market with the LT3100 being their latest addition to their stable. This will be the first 11.6″ netbook from them that is powered by an AMD Athlon processor, tipping the scales are a weightier 3.14 pounds while measuring no more than an inch thick. The sleek and compact design adopted by the Gateway LT3100 allows you to bring it just about anywhere without having the fashion police chase you down.
For those who do not yet have an unlimited data plan and an EV-DO USB modem, fret not as the Gateway LT3100 helps you remain connected at all times thanks to its Wi-Fi capability, although it doesn’t support 802.11n, it does handle Wi-Fi 802.11b/g pretty well, enabling you to keep in touch with family and friends through a variety of methods including emails, updates on social networks and online entertainment. What makes the Gateway LT3100 outstanding is its Ultrabright high-definition widescreen display that measures 11.6″ across diagonally, making you scroll less as it packs in more line across the cross section each time you open up a document. After all, it also crams in a 16:9 aspect ratio that is entertainment friendly, packing in 1,366 x 768 (WXGA) pixel resolution for incredibly clear and crisp images. Not only that, the larger display sizes makes room for a full-size keyboard within that makes typing a whole lot easier.
Surprisingly enough, Gateway has priced their LT3100 at a mere $399.99, where each purchase comes with a one-year warranty, preinstalled Microsoft Works with Office Home and Student 2007 Trial, Gateway Recovery Management, Adobe Reader, and Norton Internet Security 2009 Trial software.
The portable storage industry for computers has a fair number of players in the market, and Toshiba is among one of the more notable names. This time round, the Toshiba Storage Device Division (SDD) has introduced its latest next generation USB 2.0 portable hard drive that not only totes your data, but it helps keep them safe and sound thanks to a complete system backup, password-protected encryption for added security and enhanced software features. For folks who want a worry-free non-enterprise, comprehensive and easy-to-use solution for their precious data, they won’t go wrong with Toshiba’s latest offerings.
Each of these new brightly colored easy-to-use portable hard drives from Toshiba help do away with the complexity of computer backup, thanks software specifically written for both Windows and Mac environments. Windows users will be pleased to know that Toshiba is the first storage manufacturer who has thrown in the NTI BackupNow EZ software that enables users to perform a complete system backup with but a click of the mouse button. In addition, should anything untoward happen to your data, the NTI BackupNow EZ allows the user to restore the complete system. Yes, this works as well even if Windows is unable to start. Not only that, the software is able to scan a user’s system and provide personalized recommendations on the best coverage for files, folders and the entire computer just in case one doesn’t know where to start.
As for those who are loyal to the Mac platform, Toshiba’s new backup drives will be equipped with NTI Shadow 4 for Mac, allowing users easy identification of files and folders to back up, alongside the selection of a convenient schedule for storage. Apart from that, Toshiba’s external hard drives can also play nice with Apple’s Time Machine right out of the box. You can choose from 320GB and 500GB capacities that will retail for $119.99 and $149.99, respectively.
ColorWare is a company that has long made a name for itself when it comes to making your favorite gadgets different from what commoners own. For example, instead of the usual black or white iPhone, why not let ColorWare splash a shade of your choice to stand out from the rest of the crowd? Apart from solid colors, you can choose from metallic colors as well. Owners of the new iPhone 3GS can also get their handsets done up by ColorWare at the moment, although ColorWare themselves won’t be offering the iPhone 3GS at this moment. Depending on your budget, you can just change the back-plate of the handset for $150, although there is the option to throw in another $20 and change the bezel frame and button or $15 each for the SIM holder as well as earbuds.
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For folks who want to pick up a pair of walkie talkies for your own use this summer, why not take on an eco-friendly stance with the new 
If you’ve got a voyeuristic streak in you, then chances are you will find the 
As someone who used to bike a lot, I can tell you that it is dangerous to be out on the road. If you have ever been out there, then you know how out of place bikers feel when massive automobiles are passing on the left, and especially when they honk their horn. 
Projectors are getting pretty popular these days amongst businesses and consumers, and we are still not to the point where all of us can have a projector on our cellular phone for our video footage. 
Sure, digital cameras are very common, and unless some company has a camera that really stands out in some way, there is very little that distinguishes one digital camera from the other. 
The portable storage industry for computers has a fair number of players in the market, and Toshiba is among one of the more notable names. This time round, the Toshiba Storage Device Division (SDD) has introduced its latest next generation USB 2.0 portable hard drive that not only totes your data, but it helps keep them safe and sound thanks to a complete system backup, password-protected encryption for added security and enhanced software features. For folks who want a worry-free non-enterprise, comprehensive and easy-to-use solution for their precious data, they won’t go wrong with Toshiba’s latest offerings. 