If you are the nosey type who like to listen in on conversations then you could go down a couple of routes. First, you could learn to lip read… but that means you have to stand and stare at those who you are stalking. The next option is the Bionic ear which is a small device you put in your ear which has an ultra sensitive microphone in it allowing you to hear crisp and clear audio in your ear. It has a built in volume control allowing you to increase the distance you can hear. Specs after the jump.
Secret Agent Spy Ear – Bionic Ear
July 6, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Self Twirling Spaghetti Fork
July 6, 2007 by Leave a Comment
If you ever get fed up of eating spaghetti and having to twirl your fork numerous times to make the spaghetti stay there then you need to pick up a self twirling spaghetti fork. The spaghetti fork requires 2 AAA batteries to work and is even dishwasher friendly although do not put the whole unit in there… just the fork part.
The self twirling fork is available from bimbambanana and will cost you $27.
Executive Marble Run
July 6, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Marble Runs were cool when I was a kid. I had a huge setup in my bedroom with all the large plastic parts that clipped together. These days the marble run comes as an executive toy. The executive version comes in a small tin and each of the runners is black and about 6 – 8 cm in length. Small steel ball bearings are also included allowing you to create and play with your work of art.
You can get an Executive marble run for $12.99 in the US. It is also available in the UK.
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Arcam 400GB Music Server
July 5, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Store 80000 MP3s on this Server
The FMJ MS250 Music server from Arcam is capable of storing 80000 songs. It costs $6000 and can integrate in to most systems. It has a 400GB hard drive in it which can store about 640 uncompressed CDs or 4800 CDs in compressed format. The quality of the CD player on the device is said to be excellent and deliver very high quality. The device can attach to your PC or MP3 player via USB allowing you to copy MP3s over to it rather then having to manually add them with a CD.
4 Audio zones are supported so that it can be used in multiple rooms. Also the player can access internet radio via a network connection.
Via: Whathifi
Bat Cave Car Security – Keep your Veyron Safe
July 5, 2007 by Leave a Comment
If you have enough money to splash out on a Bugatti Veyron then you need some sort of security to stop it getting damaged or stolen. If you have a spare couple of million dollars to spend then you need a custom built vault which is protected by Level VII ballistic panels. The car is kept on a turntable two feet off the ground and has a waterfall and moat surrounding to prevent intruders getting to your car. Unfortunately the crocodiles are not included.
For more information you can visit safenvironments.com.
Via: Forbes
Pre Alert System to Prevent Car Crashes
July 5, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Vehicle to Vehicle can warn of dangers around you
The V2V system has been created to help prevent drivers from having accidents. The system was created by General Motors and uses wireless technology with sensors to allow cars with the system fitted to communicate with each other up to 300 yards. The system aims to tell you when there is a car approaching around the corner, or to point out cars in your blind spot. When certain conditions are met you will be alerted so you can prepare and take action.
Unfortunately this will take GM 6 years to put in their production line for some reason even though it only costs about $250 per car. On another note, I do worry that this could make drivers more lazy. If I dont need to check certain things and assume that because the system says there is no car in my blind spot and go then there could be a time when there is a car there and I do not bother to check out of habit. However, if used correctly this could be very helpful in situations where you need to overtake, or drive on country roads where its difficult to see what is around the next corner.
HP Pocket Media Drive PD0800
July 5, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The PD0800 from HP is a USB powered hard drive which comes in a portable case allowing you to switch it easily between locations and computers. If you own a HP Pavilion desktop PC with a HP pocket media drive you can just slot the drive in to the PC like you would a cassette in to a tape deck. For others, its just a matter or connecting the drive to a spare USB 2.0 port. With the drive being USB 2.0 compliant, it allows for fast transfers of data.
Bob Machine – Your Desktop Buddy
July 4, 2007 by 1 Comment
Bob is a machine which sits on your desk. If you are bored and need something to fill your time with then you switch him on and he just whizzes around your desk hitting anything in site while trying to entertain you. Bob runs on 4 button cell batteries or 1 4LR44 type batteries and can provide some entertainment through a boring day at work.
Bob machine costs 14.99 GBP and available from Need a present. Unfortunately this could well be one of those toys that ends up being used and abused for the first week and then left on the desk to gather dust??
Hovercraft Office Chair
July 4, 2007 by 3 Comments
Hover around your office on the hovering chair
Yep, I am sure you know this isnt actually real but it is still fun to mention. The hovercraft chair is an idea put forward by someone over at ideawicket and is basically a chair that hovers with a large fan under it. The crazy idea behind this is to allow for more fun at the office and give a faster way to travel around places. To control the chair you just lean forwards or in which ever direction you want to go. I guess in a similar way to how you control a segway but in this case you are sat down and floating.
TomTom the SatNav Gurus file Cool Patent
July 3, 2007 by Leave a Comment
SatNav with real time video of the street ahead
TomTom have been in the SatNav industry for a while now. I owned one of their first navigation pieces of software a few years back for my Cassiopeia EM500 Pocket PC. I was amazed at the 3D maps and how they could rotate as you changed direction. However, thats all old school now as TomTom have filed a cool new patent which allows for actual video footage to be displayed on the screen of the SatNav and then the line of the route you take is superimposed on top of the live video. This is an excellent way to go as you actually will see what you are supposed to rather then a guess at what exit you should be taking when the regular maps are not quite clear.
Download your PSP Games – Almost
July 3, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Download Sony PSP Games Legally in the future
How would you like to be able to download games for the PSP rather then purchasing the UMD from a shop? It seems like this is the way Sony is moving with the latest firmware releases for the Sony PSP. Both 3.50 and 3.51 versions were opened up and found to contain a module named np9660.prx which is an official ISO loader made by Sony which can load encrypted ISO files from a memory stick. Also you might be aware of a new download service that is being made available by Sony later this year. This could mean that PSP games will be downloadable in the future, hopefully cutting costs and increasing load times with them working right from your memory stick.
Memory sticks were quite small in capacity a few years back when the PSP was launched, but in the last few months we have seen some nice capacity memory sticks which should allow for several games to be stored on them.
This is only rumor at the moment, but with finding the module in the firmware it is a good indication of what could be available in the next few months.
Via: Hackinthebox
Personal Homing Device
July 2, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Stop loosing personal belongings and find them with this homing device
If you tend to loose a lot of things like your keys, books, friends and any other item you can stick a mini tag on then pick up a personal homing device. The homing device comes with tags which you fit to your key ring or stick to objects that you loose frequently. You can then track the object using this device up to 183m away with in 2.5cm of where the object is actually sat. Thats is quite impressive. The personal tracker also has an LED flashing light which helps you to track your stuff in the dark.
