Monday, August 14, 2006

Supertooth II - An expensive gizmo

This sun-visor mounted bluetooth speakerphone is not a new technology. This bluetooth gizmo dubbed Supertooth II is meanth to 'pair' with your bluetooth enabled phone to give you complete handsfree duplex speaking plesure while you drive. It comes with a rechargable lithium ion battery that is claimed to give you 20hrs talk time and 800hrs of standby time. US$129.99. There are competing models that could be found cheaper and I feel for that much money they could have designed some sexy curves on this thing. Although a very useful tool for many who spend a lot of hours in their car, I would recommend buying this if or when the price drop to under $100.

[Supertooth II]

Thursday, August 03, 2006

iSoundCap cover your head with music

With claims such as "...a revolutionary new way to wear and listen to your iPod®" this little baseball hat that can carry your ipod with some wire management, has some big heads to fill. I personally don't see the revolution in this, however I do admit saying, "..why didn't I think about that?". The iSoundCap™ is designed to hold the iPod® Nano and the iPod® Shuffle™ in a tight compartment stitched right into the cap. It even has a tight sleeve for the wires and a spool to keep these neatly wrapped up. US$29.95 and comes in black or white. I would buy one.

[iSoundCap]

Wednesday, August 02, 2006

Let the Sun power your Garden - Sun Bricks

Solar powered Sun Bricks soak up the sun during the day and provide beautiful accent lights in your patio or garden. These self-contained solar bricks are also standard sized as bricks to allow you to switch out your bricks. Flush-to-the-ground, integral solar panels generate up to 8 hours of light each night. Amber LED’s provide a warm, welcoming glow, consume little power, and can’t burn out.US$59.95 for a pair.

[Solar Powered Sun Bricks]

Save your car's battery with Battery Brain

Battery Brain uses supposed unique electronic technology to ensure that your car's battery always has enough power to start your engine. This gizmo clips onto your car's battery and constantly monitors the battery power, if it detects that the battery is losing sufficient charge to start the engine, the electric system is disconnected from the battery. Fair love for those drivers constantly forgeting to turn their lights off. Starting at US$39.95.

[Battery Brain]

Thursday, July 27, 2006

I spy a beautiful mermaid - Digital Hero brings her home

I cannot be anymore excited after seeing this Digital Hero from GoPro. This waterproof (down to 30 feet) digital camera straps onto your wrist (flat or standing up) and is capable of taking still shots and movie clips. The product site has sample digital snaps and action videos above and under water (hello pretty mermaid). The camera is encased in a shockproof polycarbonate casing, operates on a single AAA battery and weighs under 3oz. It has only 32mb on-board memory allowing 260 to 360 photos or 32 10 second movie clips. The max resolution seems to be 640x480 for stills and 320x240 for video clips. You wouldn't want to shoot professional photos with this little gizmo under-water but for the casual user its perfect for those coral reef shots. Content is transfered over USB and is PC & Mac compatible. Only US$79.95. Now if this cam could accept external memory cards. Aswesome none-the-less.

[Digital Hero Camera]

Friday, July 21, 2006

Burn Weeds Burn !

OK I admit, I hate weeds! I am their worst enemy. I just cannot stand the sight of their ugly heads propping up amongst the cracks of my driveway or lawn. This Weed Burner is not for faint of hearts and not for the lawn unless you want the set the whole place on fire. For those pesky weeds in the cracks of your driveway, this is the most effective and instant terminator. Screw on a propane tank, use the regulator to control the flow of gas and light the fire at the tip, then burn away. It can also be used in winter time to quickly burn away dangerous patches of ice. US$34.95.

[Weed Burner]

Emurse - Job hunters' heaven

Job hunters, listen up! Emurse takes the online resume creation and maintenance many steps further. Including being able to use their AJAX type template to create, reorder, and add custom sections to your resume; you can download your created resume from anywhere over the interweb in different document formats (doc, pdf, rtf). Emurse also lets you generate a personalized sub domain web site for your resume. So all you have to potential employers is a web-site link and voila your resume hits them up through any falvor of web browsers they are using. You can even track your job hunts, whether they're by email, fax, or post. US$ FREE! FREE! Awesome service in my opinion.

[Emurse - Online resume taken further]

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Spy on your neighbor with this Telescoping web cam

Word of disclaimer: This site or I do not in any way encourage or promote spying on your neighbors. With that said, peep this USB web cam that features a telescope with a 7 x 18 magnification. USB 2.0 compliant with VGA 800 x 600 resolution. US$26.00. Other than the telescoping feature this cam seems to be in the medium range quality.

[Telescoping USB Web Cam]

iDrops - Liquid Health for your Apple treasure

iDrops claims to restore the original factory polish of your iPods (or iBooks, eMacs, and iMac G5s) plastic, polycarbonate, or acrylic surface by removing scratches and blemishes. The site even has before and after photos. U$14.95 (FREE shipping). I haven't tried it. Can anyone comment on its effectiveness?

[iDrops Liquid Health]

Monday, July 17, 2006

Ready to go Tents in 2 seconds

The 2-seconds tent from Quechua is a marvel for outdoor enthusiasts. It takes 2 seconds to set it up. Unzip throw in air and it lands pitched. Steak it to the ground and you are all set. They are available in 2 or 3 person sizes. They boast polyester coated flysheets, heatsealed waterproof seams, polyethylyne ground sheets, portable and come in different models. Starting at about $65. Someone please buy me one of those 3 second AIR models.

[Quechua - 2 second tents]

Friday, July 14, 2006

New kind of Digital Widescreen Frame from Westinghouse

This 7" widescreen digital picture frame from Westinghouse features the patent pending MosaicView technology. What this means is simply being able to display multiple images at the same time. Other than this nifty feature the frame comes with 16MB of internal memory, an ebony frame and accepts most memory card formats for additional pictures. US$149.99. Sounds awesome wish I could add to my shopping cart.

[7" Westinghouse Widescreen digital framw with MosaicView.]

Thursday, July 13, 2006

Girl Tech Fashion - Mix & Match Headset, Headphones, Headbank, Dangles

Steffi Thomas designs these customized accessories. Mix and match the headbands, with headsets (2.5mm jack), dangles, headphones. Full package (purse, headband, headset, headphones, dangles, etc) for US$95.55. You can get them individually of course for a cheaper price US$8 and up.

[Steffi Thomas]

[Purchase at Swapset]

Monday, July 10, 2006

This gorillapod takes your camera anywhere

Joby has released their latest Gorillapod SLR. This awesomely practical and useful (to photographers that is) camera stand can go attach anywhere with its nimble legs mechanism to its non-skid rubber feet. Check out the pictures and you'll see it is so impressive. It can support upto 2.5lbs and comes with a universal 1/4-20 screw. US$49.95

[Gorillapod SLR by Joby]

Va Va voom - one sexy Cell Phone cover in Skins

The ad campaign is more attractive than the product itself. These cell phone wraps from Skins Mobile boast of being able to protect your phone from dirt, water, mud, paint, sweat, blood, snow, and much more. This transparent 75 micron thick cover can streach upto 7 times its own length. Price yet to be announced.

[Skins Mobile]

Saturday, July 08, 2006

This vacuum KONE is a showpiece

Designed by Karim Rashid, this Dirt Devil bagless cordless hand-held vacuum dubbed KONE is a show-piece too. It comes in 6 different colors - White Illuminated (Available Now), Champagne, Charcoal, Blue Steel, Light Pink, and Plum (All Other Colors Available for Pre-Order Approximately 08/15). The illuminated model emits a soft-glow light when on a charging cradle. Comes with a 7.2vold motor costs $49.95

[DirtDevil KONE a show-piece vacuum]

Thursday, July 06, 2006

Control this ball - Incred-a-Ball

Either to win or to simply have some fun on the golf course, don't leave home without this RC golf-ball. RC Golf Incred-a-Ball is equipped with a hidden gyro, activate it and the ball spins in random directions. It comes with a charging cardle for juicing up. US$24.13. Now if they could only devise a precision control.

[RC Golf Incred-a-Ball]

Sunday, July 02, 2006

Keeping Time an Art form - Timesphere Clock

Keeping / tracking time is starting to become an art form more than a measure of moments. Take this Timesphere Clock clock for example with its seemingly gravity defying red ball traveling around the dial. Designed by Gideon Dagan, this clock is made of ABS plastic with high torque, precision quartz movement. US$48.00. Also check out the Random Time clock here for US$10.99

[Timesphere Clock]

Gliffy - Social web 2.0 diagraming

Gliffy is an online diagraming social web application that lets you create flow charts, UI Wireframes, Floor plans, Network diagrams, or any other mind mapping you would like to do. Lately I have wondered of a barebones system using just web 2.0 applications. This will certainly be on my usage list. Check it out.

[Gliffy]

Thursday, June 29, 2006

Geek Novelty - Peep the rear (of your cube)

Perpetual Kid has these Monitor Rear View Mirrors for the cheap. Comes in 4 different colors, you mount them on the top corner of your monitor to keep a guard on who might be looking over your shoulders as you play Second Life while you should actually be working. I say play on playa... US$7.99.

[Designer Monitor Rear View Mirror]

Thursday, June 08, 2006

Strap on in public - TranStrap

Made of plush heavy duty nylon webbing, and aircraft grade aluminum for the hook, this TranStrap is the public commuters best friend. Instead of having to reach high for those germ infested grab bars, use these to secure yourself on. Has a no-slip grip on the bar and is even washable. Have a sleeve and even a pass holder as accessories. US$12.95. Now why didn't I think of this. They are coming out with a mini version and even has one that allows you be reading a book using it.

[TranStrap - Personal Strap for Public Transit]