I hate shoveling snow and can't afford to buy a snow blower. This contraption looks promising but I'll leave it upto my readers to decide. Should I try it or not? The Whovel is a shovel on a wheel. It uses your body weight to lift and throw snow and slush. Three times faster than shoveling and half the work. US$119.95 + $19.95(S/H) from Wovel.
[Whovel]
Pixelgirlshop got your iPod nano encased in this 'hand-oiled 100% leather stitched case' designed by Marty Flint. US$45.00. Also check out their iPod stuff.
[Sculpted Leather Nano case]
[Unique Handmade iPod Accessories]
SANYO has you thinking & loving mother earth. With its new vision of 'Think GAIA', it will start selling these new eneloop rechargable bateries in AA and AAA Nickel Metal Hydrides. They claim to be immediately usable, environment friendly, more powerful, longer lasting, and economically more efficient. No pricing info. Decide for yourself.
[SANYO eneloop]
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Just in time for the gift-giving-going-broke season, these templates allow you to print out on card stock, cut out, and fold your own cutesie boxes. US$0.00.
[Boxes for Any Occasion]
The ambience - sight, smell, and feel of romantic candles enveloping your senses with romance and desire. Leave them on into the late hours of the morning and don't worry about the fire alarm abruptly putting a crimp in your loving time. These 6" pillar Flameless Wax Sensor Candles are made of real wax, real scent, and incoporate two LED lights. Slowly wave your hand over the hidden sensor to turn them on/off, LED lights flicker back and forth to reproduce the flicker of a real candlelight. Uses four AA batteries for 100 hours of battery life. US$20.00 per pillar.
[Flameless Wax Sensor Candles]
Lord please bring my way one of these. Tivoli Audio has done it again, stealing my heart with this. This iPod audio system uses the "Universal Docking Station" from Apple that fits all iPod models, has a flip down dock that charges the iPod, the second speaker detaches from the main unit for true stereo imaging up to 6 feet with built-in cord, features AM/FM tuner, 5 station presents, on-deman backlight, sleep time and alarm, even has a remote control all of iSongBook functions and many iPod functions, such as playlists and albums. US$329.99 for now and worth every penny.
[Tivoli Audio iSongBook]
[First looks by ilounge]
Discount travel search Travelocity is offering an RSS feed of 20 percent airfare discount from your frequent departure to your frequent arrival destinations. Enter your trip type, departure city and arrival cities and see the deals come straight into your RSS reader.
[Trvelocity RSS Deals]
Ice Dozer M121 with a name like that and a picture like that sure seems a bad-a** ice scraper extreme. This big and rugged, oversized blade that flexes to match the curve of your windshield, clears 7" swath, with a front plow that pushes snow and ice ahead of you, even has two different sets of ice-cracking teeth. I see dual use, clean the windshield and bashing any skulls in a hand-to-ice-scrapper combat. US$19.95. Perfect before the snow and ice arrive.
[Ice Dozer M121]
Sonnet has annouced life boosting juice box for your iPod. These high capacity batteries, for 1st through 4th generation iPods including the mini, offer upto 78 percent greater capacity over the originals. This can extend play-time to over 20hours. All instructions and tools are provided for a do-it-yourself (void your warranty yourself) print and video format. US$40 for 1st and 2nd generation and US$30 for the rest. Availability in November.
[Sonnet iPod batteries]
Karrysafe specializes on intimate lingerie-style gloves, belts, and screaming bags for your valuables - say your cell phone, credit cards, and cards with fake digits to pass to those obnoxious hitters. A lot like the Tsaya Phone Holder reported about on this blog before. GBP9.99 ~ GBP80.00
[karrysafe]
This Calendar tool allows you to make personalized monthly calendar from your Flickr or any online image. The tool cannot upload images but can only link to an image already on the internet. The tool creates a high resolution image of the monthly calendar which in turn can be printed out or uploaded on Flickr. Cost US$0.00 to create, cost of ink for printing is on your shoulders.
[Calendar]
Frappr is a web application (in Beta) that lets you create custom FREE gmaps to pointify (I'm coining this term) your users, readers, family, friends. Sort of like a social g-marking (another term I'm looking to coin) of anyone who visits your personal map. With that note please add yourself on the netintrigues gmap and share with us a picture or note (please love notes only, ha!).
[Frappr!]
eggling is another japanese attempt at feng-shue? Cermaic eggs that come pre-loaded with your choice of herbs and soil. Crack em open like a hard boiled egg, add water and sunlight and in a few days you've got your own herbs sprouting. Basil, Mint, Italian Parsly, or Thyme are your choices. I'm sure we can think of a few hacks to this, but for legal reasons we won't touch that area. If you fancy them, they can be your's for US$10 each.
[Eggling for your herbs]
If I were a laptop stand, I'd be this one. Lapvantage is mac-feel-esque laptop stand that truly and literally puts your valuable buddy on its pedestal. It allows to tuck an entire keyboard up to 3" under the platform, eye-catching form factor, gumdrop feet that attaches to the top of platform keeping cool air ciculating, also included are cord clips for wrapping up excess cords. Swivels 360 degress with a support arm of stainless steel or aluminum. US$69.95, a steal.
[Lapvantage by Plasticsmith]
Founded in 1929 MoMA (The Museum of Modern Art) of New York City sells pricey yet eye-catching and sometimes practical items for your consumption. Many are attractive and in 'I can't afford' category. If you have a few hundred laying around, this is a great place to spend it.
[MoMA Store]
Just in time for Halloween, a site devoted to the history of this spooky celebration. Also has a section on some carving patterns. You'll have to get your own tools though.
[Pumpkin Carving 101]
muzikwear has a smart T-shirt (alike ScoteVest) that boasts wire management system for some personal music player. The T-shirt has three component integrated: a Grip, a Slack Pocket, and the Digital player pocket acomodating a player like the iPod nano, iPod shuffle, or the Sony NW-E-500 series. The shirt will be available in black, navy, and white (Sizes: S-XXL) available next week for US$29.99
[muzikwear smart T-shirt]
WCM-6LNV is equipped with 6 infrared LED's, built-in mic, and 350K video quality at 640 x 480 encased in a metal body. Works perfectly even in low light environment. Software included. US$
[Nightmode webcam]
A site for crafters to buy and sell handmade items, from clothes to furniture to computer cases, to anything your whim produces out of your hand.
[Etsy]
xtrememac sells a variety of cases, chargers, and cables for all your iPod models. Some exclusives for iPod nano, none for iPod (video) yet. I've bought the TuffWrap ones. For under US$30 prices are reasonable on cases.
[xtrememac]
I've been really putting this RSS feed reader through its paces for last month. Despite my extensive attempts to scrutinize this, I have not found a single gripe about it. Yes, Google is out with their RSS reader, but this one, is clean, quick load, user friendly UI, highly customizable and actually a logical way of reading all your RSS feed. Even allows integration to your gmail and webnotes. You can access your own page, if you sign up for a free account. In the last month I have not gotten a single spam from them. I love it. Don't take my word, just try it out yourself. Costs you $0.00, nothing beats that.
[Netvibes]
During this Halloween season use GooGhoul to locate spooktacular and freakish activities by your zip code. Oh come all ye haunters!
[GooGhoul]
Brightfeet are some serious range (approx. 25 feet illuminating range) headlight slippers. They are pressure and light sensitive. Yes, they maybe good way to find your way to the mid-night snack or to the can, but are you thinking what I'm thinking with Halloween around the corner? Set you back US$40.
[Brightfeet LED slippers]
iWay is a neat FREE website that lets you put directions ( map & directions ) on your iPod. Sorry iPod Shuffle owners, you need a screen. iWay takes in your from and to directions, and gives back a .zip of sequential images of map and step-by-step directions. If you carry your iPod like your PDA, then this is for you. For me I stick with Avantgo on my pda.
[iWay]
DNA11 takes a sample of your DNA ( vial of your saliva, open and say aaaa ), runs it through ther labs to create an electronic snapshot of your DNA, prints it on a canvas - an artwork of uniquely you, the very basic you. Yes an abstract portrait of geometric composition of what makes you, well you. You can even custom order your portrait from a choice of different sizes and color schemes. I wonder how can you truly know they didn't goof it all up? Hit up your next door genetic researcher to validate for you? Will set you back US$390 - $790.
[DNA11]
Our creative friends at 43 Folders have composed an excellent article on some productive usage (unlike Paris Hilton's sidekick, well she is a different story) of your mobile phone camera. Most all suggestions in the article are very practical. Now why didn't I think of this?
[How do you get creative with your phonecam?]
Vis-age N. the face or appearance of a person. Turn Your Head will take a snapshot of your facial profile and fill the space between two opposing profiles by spinning that space into a three-d visage. What the heck is this? Basically a wooden sculputure who's curves & bends match the profile of your face. For $100 a pop, you could surround yourself with Piroletted faces of yourself.
[TurnYourHead]
Want to fly over Africa taking in the awesome scenes just like a National Geographic journalist, then you can get just that, with Google Earth's National Geographic layer. Get Google Earth, enable the National Geographic layer, and endulge your senses.
[Google Earth-The illuminated continent]
iPod nano is definitely worth the bucks. If you can wait for the craze to settle and pick it up a few bucks cheaper do so, but pick one up for sure. I couldn't wait, I just couldn't. SpeckProducts already has 9 NEW case models for your iPod nano, SkinTight, TougSkin, iGuy, ArmBand, FunSkins, Connect & Protect, and See-Thru with price range $19.95 - $34.95. One more for my ever-growing collection of iPod accessories. Maybe a garage sale is in order.
[SpeckProducts iPod nano cases]
Just if you weren't sick of the tube appearing everywhere, Cinergy Hybrid T USB XS ‘TV Stick’ is a USB 2.0 dongle that brings analogue and digital television to your laptop / pc. It can also be used as a digital video recorder with full MPEG2 support. Don't know how good the quality would be, but for quick tube fill, try it out. Comes complete with antenna and remote control. They even claim DVD authoring. Priced at
[Cinergy Hybrid T USB XS ‘TV Stick’]
Google rocks! Google has googlified your favorite blog. Google has introduced its Google Blog Search that allows one to sarch any / all blogs for any phrase. To my loyal readers, note the Google search icon on this blog that lets you search my blog through Google. Better yet, just drag the Google Blog Search icon to your toolbar and you are all set permanently.
[Google Blog Search]
Built upon the notetaking concept of 5R's ( Record, Reduce, Recite, Reflect, and Review ) accomplished by the use of a "cue column" and not to mention the "summaries" space. Putting aside the Cornell brainpower hoo-ha, the more interesting is Ryan Stewart's little application that generates personalized stationary based on this concept. Allows you to print your name, lines, hole punches, etc. Try it out you just might strike your next best hipster note-PDA.
[Ryan Stewart's Notetaking application]
[Cornell Notetaking Method]
If you dug a hole in your yard, and kept digging, somehow survived going through the magma in the core of the earth, where would you end up? If you answer, Oz, you are out of this earth! In theory, since you can't escape reality, you'd end up on the exact opposite end of the planet, why? well, isn't this planet round like a ball? Luis Felipe of Brazil has a google map hack that will tell you where your hole ends. Check out his site, while I'm off to digging.
[Where does your hole end?]
You have a fridge full of stuff, you open, you stare, and got nothing your brain, what to do with all that stuff. This is where FoodieView comes in the picture ( more like on your browser window ). Type in items you have in your fridge in the Search box and out comes recepies that use the stuff (i.e. chicken breasts potato cilantro frog-legs). What comes your way?
[FoodieView]
Intuit Quickbase has a database of shortcuts for calling the toll free number of many corporations and going staright to that mysterious and sometimes vague live operator. If you've been frustrated pressing '0's on the keypad, check this one out.
[Find-A-Human]
e-How has a an excellent article detailing tools and steps required to backup ( urhm rip ) your DVD's onto your PC and goes as far as detailing how to then burn that backup onto a regular DVD disk. You won't want to miss this one. Cost of software? FREE as far as I can tell. Note the legal warning for doing this for the wrong reasons.
[e-How: backup your DVDs]
I've never laughed at telemarketers ( no offense to my readers who earn a living in this industry ) as hard before I checked out this little flash animated recording of a real conversation between a telemarketing agent ( poor lady ) and the Telecrapper 2000 system, a system that is programmed to ensnare the caller in a software driven conversation and drive them nuts. :-)
[Telecrapper 2000 demo]
Yes you read me right, these bowls, cups, plates and full picnic sets fold flat only to spring up ( through your unfolding skills of course ) when neede say at a picnic, or camping or backpacking trip. Brainchild of adventurer Jay Cousin, who boasts these can withstand the elements of Mount Everest and North and South poles. I ask can they withstand my skills or lack thereof, of folding and unfolding? If you're interested check em out. The picnic set sells for about US$23.95.
[Orikaso]
The second installation of make your own paper based organizer ( only 8 pages mind you) comes PocketMod. Lets you create an 8 pages long pocket size disposable personalized organizer from just one printed sheet of paper. You read me right, magic you say? No quite, a bit of clever folding this way, that way, a tad snipping here and there and you got your own flavor. They have quite a few pre-built templates including daily, weekly, and monthly calendars, to-do and shopping lists, lined or grids. How much? $0.00. My wallet loves that number.
[PocketMod]
Harvard instructor Simson Garfinkel has a cgi script running on a web server which creates custom lined notepaper PDF documents for your downloading pleasure. I'm not much of a notebook keeper, but this surely makes me wish I was one. The PDF includes your name and an “if lost please return to” note, a place to record page number, a small monthly calendar, and an optional notes summary box. You get to pick the font, whether or not the paper should have punch holes. It doesn't let you pick a specific month ( it picks the current month by dafault ), however, you can get the source cgi code. I definitely see some much needed tweaks / mods.
[Notepaper Generator]
OK well maybe not throw your tripod in the trash ( if you are like me you've spent way too much $ on tripods and monopods and still not satisfied ), but you can indeed now leave home without your tripod. bogen introduces the revolutionary The pod. A palm sized camera platform with universal locking mechanism for your camera or camcorder, durable, portable, can be setup on "any surface". Shaped as a hockey puck, THE pod contains plastic beans and is Velcro-sealed. On the outside you will find water-resistant, industrial-grade nylon stitching and non-marking / non-slip base. The maker claims this base can withstand the weight of an average man ( or a woman ). In addition, THE pod comes in three flavors ( differentiated by color - red, blue, and yellow), each flavor customised for where your camera has its tripod mounts. Ok, so how much $ you ask? A mere US$ 21.00. Don't know about you, but I'm off to shopping.
[THE pod]
Vavoom! I can't decide if this is too geeky or dang HOT! like Aeon Flux. Tsaya is touted as uber-geek or matrix-hot phone / card holder for those women with gorgeous ladies ( you know who you are ). No way these could look remotely appealing on a man. Exclusively available on Tsaya's web site for US$79.00.
[Tsaya]
My never ending search to find the minimalist yet practical wallet has recently led me to the Jimi. Sometimes even called the Anti-Wallet, touted to be a true 'pocket-wallet'. Comes in several colors, splashproof, contains a money clip and card holder. Translucent, Shockproof, Splashproof and even has a lanyard clip. Costs US$14.95 from Jimi on-line store. I'm getting one for sure. Check out the demo if you'd like.
Customisable, do-it-yourself signage system created by "blacking out" elements of a 14-segment display font on the tape, all you need is a black permanent pen to create your own temporary signs, labels and installations. Can be your's.
[ rAndom Instant Labeling Tape ]
Forget the strings and toothpicks to hold your food together, jump onto the thefoodloop bandwagon. Heat resistant to 675F, FDA compliant, can be used in any pan on stovetop, in the oven, or mircowave, is non-stick and won't scratch pans, flexible siliconelike material, in pink (couldn't they over some more varieties in color?). I'll buy some of course, then again that will mean cooking a lot of roll-up, stuffed food. The site also hints at world domination with fusionbrands products in our lives.
[ http://www.thefoodloop.com ]
So if you can't stand a box of Arm and Hammer in your cold storage, then spring for battery driven gizmo (who knows if it works) that's supposed to remove smell, keep food fresh, sterilizes, and breaks down pesticides. Hey, why do we need the fridge for then? Anyways, any brave soul wanting to spend $50.00 try this out. Oh by the way, leave me a comment on how it does for you, would ya?
[Oreck Refrigerator Air Purifier]
Call it Friday funk or something. Ran into the UK magazine T3 site. Other than the eye-candy (see for yourself) the magazine does actually have some great reviews and tech news. Don't blame me if you have to resort to saying "Hey I read it for the articles". I on the other hand read it for the plethora of gorgeous models touting some delisch.
T3
Ultimate Ears produces a line of 'super-fi' in-ear headphones to really boom your mind with rocking music. May it be rock or jazz or the new age stuff, their acclaim is to make you (at least your sound processing centers) soar with how sound was supposed to be heard. They have wallet friendly models too. Randing in MSRP $249.00, $199.99 and now a $99.99 version.
[Ultimate Ears - Super.fi]
Not for the faint of hearts and certainly not for the addicts of instant gratification (like your's truly), Yamaha give you free color & b&w pdf downloads of model vehicles, rare animals, and even seasonal eye-candy all assembled from paper. Yep, you heard me right, paper! Neat idea if you love origamy and are ready for the next level. Good luck and happy cutting, glueing and folding.
[Yamaha Papercraft]
Holly chumba wamba! These Furgles remind me of a character from that hit animation Monsters Inc. My my, cute furry stuff holding all 24 cd/dvds in its belly. And far more weird, Home Depot is selling them. I kid you not. Click the link below.
[Furgles invade Home Depot]
