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November 28, 2007

5ft tall robot, is this the end?

Could this robot that has been designed to be like a servant, become the terminator of the future, we have all seen the film! However at the moment the robot is being taught to handle delicate items without damaging them. The Twendy One robot is five feet tall and weighs 111 kg; there are four fingers on each hand, cameras for eyes and speaker fo ... More

Posted in CPU, Computer, Cool, Funny, Household, Robots by david on the November 28th, 2007 at 2:00 pm
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The plasma nightlight

This seems to be a very strange thing to have as a nightlight as I would have thought that it would be enough to give anyone let alone young children, some really bad nightmares. Now if this were to be placed into the room of a teenager, then they would probably sleep like a log and not take any notice of it at all. It is quite fascinating though ... More

Posted in Chemistry, Consumer, Cool, Funny, Gadgets, Household by david on the November 28th, 2007 at 12:00 pm
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November 26, 2007

Putting a bit of light on it

This is all you need to create a nice new window in home, there is no building required, and no planning permission needed at all. All that is needed if this blind to be put up on the wall somewhere central would look great, and that is it, from the inside it looks as if you have a new window, and yet from the outside of the house there is no sig ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, Household by david on the November 26th, 2007 at 12:00 pm
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November 24, 2007

A place for your iPod

The Apple is so small now that is it quite possible that is can be lost, so the logical thing to do is to build furniture around the iPod, that way it will always be safe and sound. These sofas are great they look stylish and will go in with any interior design, and yet they have a purpose, this is where the music comes from. There is a little pl ... More

Posted in Audio, Consumer, Cool, Entertainment, Gadgets, Household, Music, mp3 by david on the November 24th, 2007 at 1:00 pm
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When is it cookie time?

You can never be too sure what the time is when you have your hand inside the cookie jar, having too many cookies can spoil your dinner you know. Now all of those worries can be solved with the cookie jar clock, there are no excuses now! The Snack Time Clock features: A quartz movement clock. A sturdy dishwasher-safe glass jar. U.S. FDA approved ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, Food, Funny, Gadgets, Household by david on the November 24th, 2007 at 9:00 am
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November 23, 2007

This clock is a bit fishy

What a great feature this clock will make on any wall, the idea of it representing a sardine can is cool enough for this to take a prime spot on the kitchen wall. With half of the can opened up as if it were a real can, it exposes the pendulum which is funny enough a fish. Size 12 inches x 6 inches x 2 inches. Priced at $22.98 Source [Lighter Sid ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, Funny, Gadgets, Household by david on the November 23rd, 2007 at 8:00 am
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November 22, 2007

Complete set of office tools

This is a great little gift or office set, when it is a solid one piece item it is easily storable and yet when taken apart there are a whole hose of hand office tools inside: These include a stapler, pencil sharpener, staple remover, sticky note and paperclip holder, calculator, and a digital alarm clock. It can be stored away in a desk drawer, ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, Educational, Food, Funny, Gadgets, Household, Storage by david on the November 22nd, 2007 at 2:00 pm
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Cyber snowman on your desk

It’s that time of year when all of those funny Christmas ideas come out, some of which will see a whole host of gadgets that do all sorts of things, but very rarely do anything useful. The Think Geek Snowbot Features: USB Powered (for great justice!) Scanning LED Robotic Eye Rate of sweeping is controllable via knob Selectable LED Robotic Eye ... More

Posted in Games, Household, LED, Robots, USB by david on the November 22nd, 2007 at 12:00 pm
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November 18, 2007

No more damp shoes

When your shoes, trainers or whatever other footwear that you use gets damp either from sweat or water this moister mixes with bacteria and this combination causes the smell which can be annoying and embarrassing too. However fortunately there is a solution and a good one at that, the Eco Shoe Dryer is simple and effective, the shoe or shoes are ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, Funny, Gadgets, Household by david on the November 18th, 2007 at 2:00 pm
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November 16, 2007

Excellent knife throwing rack

The poor little guy stuck on the top of this knife rack is in a bit of a position here, with those large knives that look as if they have been thrown at him. This a great gift, apart from the funny side, this comes with set of five really nice knives, ideal for the kitchen or maybe even throwing at the door if want to. Source [Gizmodo] Consumer ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, Funny, Household by david on the November 16th, 2007 at 2:00 pm
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November 15, 2007

Emergency power as and when needed

We are all in need of some emergency power every now and then, and this Duracell Mobile 100 is just the ticket. Runtimes: Applications Runtime Laptop 2 hours of run time Cellular phone 18 hours of talk time BlackBerry® 9 ... More

Posted in Audio, Bluetooth, Computer, Consumer, Cool, Gadgets, Games, Household, cell phones, mp3 by david on the November 15th, 2007 at 6:00 am
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November 14, 2007

How to cut a precise pizza slice

There must be many people out there who have been frustrated at why it is more or less impossible to get some perfect slices of pizzas, many of us have tried and failed or the cheese topping has fallen on the floor. These food laser cutters, could bring a whole new exciting time in the kitchen, imagine cutting up all of those veggies and other st ... More

Posted in Food, Household, Laser by david on the November 14th, 2007 at 12:00 pm
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November 12, 2007

DIY HACK - HOWTO make a Christmas Tree Projector!

If you ever need to prepare for Christmas this year and you DON’T want to bring a real Christmas tree into your house, you can prepare yourself right by making one of theses Christmas Tree Projectors! (Warning, your cat or dog might think it’s real…) This device, projects an image of a Christmas tree onto the wall. The size of ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entertainment, Gadgets, Graphics, Hack, Household, LED, Projects by max on the November 12th, 2007 at 12:57 pm
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The wireless gamer’s chair

Get the most out of your gaming, with this fantastic chair which uses a wireless connection to enhance the gaming experience. This is the chair that anyone who is involved in games would need this chair, in fact is there any gamer out who doesn’t want this chair. Features: Add an exciting dimension to your computer gaming experience with the pe ... More

Posted in Computer, Consumer, Cool, Gadgets, Games, Household, LED, Online Games, ps3, wii by david on the November 12th, 2007 at 12:00 pm
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November 9, 2007

Mowing the lawn just got exciting

This has to be the ultimate in “Boys Toys” that makes mowing the lawn more than a pleasure. These mowers are said to be inspired by Formula One, but who cares they just look cool. The mower is styled with spoilers, front wing, suspension and even mirrors; however the best bit has to be the racing steering wheel which has LCD read out. Natural ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, Funny, Gadgets, Household by david on the November 9th, 2007 at 6:00 am
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November 8, 2007

Yet another Segway story

Segways one day will rule the world; they will become aware and eventually rule us humans until we fight back. But until them we can do as we please the Segway and here are a couple of examples that just go to show how good they can look. These are really customised versions of the two wheeled machine, which I think would surprise many people whe ... More

Posted in Auto, Consumer, Cool, Funny, Household, Motor by david on the November 8th, 2007 at 2:00 pm
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A table with no top

This is a great piece of design, not only is it functional, you can eat your dinner off the table which is what you need it for. And space saving, the table will collapse down so that it does not take up any unnecessary space which good for small spaces. The table is made up from steel tubing, which have been shaped and bent together so that the ... More

Posted in Business, Consumer, Cool, Design, Funny, Gadgets, Household by david on the November 8th, 2007 at 12:00 pm
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November 6, 2007

Check out your computers performance

This is a great device, especially if you love computers and cars as this will give you the feel of driving a high performance sports car, will being at work, sounds good to me. Yet it may not be as spectacular as you would initially feel, the device gives you a read out of the computers wattage, temperature and fan speed, but not all at once, th ... More

Posted in Circuits, Computer, Consumer, Cool, Funny, Gadgets, Household, USB by david on the November 6th, 2007 at 2:00 pm
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November 1, 2007

Toothpaste made from charcoal

Charcoal has some great filtering properties, it comes in water filters to make the water pure, and if you swallow something nasty then sometimes the hospital might give you some of the black stuff to soak it up. It must be down to these qualities that a Korean toothpaste maker has produced “Charcle” which has all of the qualities of charcoal ... More

Posted in Chemistry, Consumer, Cool, Funny, Household by david on the November 1st, 2007 at 10:00 am
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Homers favourite appliance

If Homer Simpson had a choice on what kitchen appliance he could have, then it would have to be this one. This is the Dough Nu Matic, yes I know it’s a real 1950’s name, but it is what it is. This is a great piece of machinery the process is simple, throw a load of dough in one end and within sixty seconds the first mini donut will be coming ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, Funny, Gadgets, Household by david on the November 1st, 2007 at 6:00 am
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October 31, 2007

The blender alarm clock

This is going to be one of the noisiest ways of being woken up, imagine that you are in a nice deep sleep and all of a sudden this happens to turn on, do you think that it would wake you? Features: Powered by USB port Powered by Batteries Funky and retro design Time, date and alarm clock LCD display 4 different melodies with balls rotation Shred ... More

Posted in Consumer, Cool, Funny, Gadgets, Household by david on the October 31st, 2007 at 12:00 pm
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October 30, 2007

Unusual finger mouse

This device can be used with any computer including laptops; it plugs into the USB port and attaches to the finger with a ring like attachment. From that position the controls are operated by the thumb, which is probably going to take a bit of getting used to, but once mastered it could be very easy and accurate to use. However there may be a bit ... More

Posted in Computer, Consumer, Cool, Gadgets, Household, USB by david on the October 30th, 2007 at 10:00 am
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No more bunches of keys

The Keyport is a great new device that comes with six blank keys which should be able to be cut into any shape that is required, though I fail to see how this will work, because different makes of lock have different styles of key, but there you go! Each key is retractable into the case, which should mean that you will never have to carry around ... More

Posted in Auto, Consumer, Gadgets, Household, Motor by david on the October 30th, 2007 at 8:00 am
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