There are plenty of good reasons why you’d want a lighted house number; night time food delivery, emergency situations, friends coming from far away. This particular unit uses solar energy to charge so theres no electrical cost of leaving it on. It’s also reduced in price from $29.00 to $19.99.
Grab it here at Amazon
A great way to get the pool skimmed whilest having fun. Give the remote to your kid and kick back with a brewsky. The device collects leaves and other detritus floating on the water surface into its net, and prevents the debris from reentering the water. When cleanup is complete, the net detaches for easy disposal, and the remote-control’s 100′ range allows you to clean a pool from a shaded seat.
A tad bit pricey at $139.95 - but hey, if you have a pool thats a drop in the bucket eh? 
These days you can’t be sure where a cam could be hidden, they build pinhole cameras into just about everything. With this portable gadget you can do a sweep of a room and find hidden cams in seconds….
Quickly, easily, and discreetly conduct sweeps of your home, office, or hotel room to locate hidden wireless cameras. Simply point the compact camera towards walls and ceilings; and alarm will sound when a frequency of 50MHz to 3GHz is detected.
Priced nicely at $29.95 - you can find it HERE
The MatchBox Size RC Racing Car may be one of the SMALLEST RC Racing Car you will ever have. Both the Remote Control Unit & the Racing Car are as Small as a Match Box or iPod Shuffle size (Approx: H2.5cm x W3.1cm x D4.8cm). It comes with the Six Directions & Super Wide Range IR Controller. Also, it is in Super Light Weight (16 gam ONLY). All the Batteries are included, simply Open the Box & Play ready.
Found over in the UK- US price = $14.00 !
Well, seems theres no luck with me getting images inline this morning - so excuse the commercial ad below eh?
Amazon has a nice string of lanterns that would be nice to hang around the yard this summer, they are low voltage and come with 24v adapter.
What with the warnings that this year will be an above average Hurricane season. I thought this gadget might come in real handy.
Whats special about it? It uses the new “NOAA SAME Technology” - Meaning that if there is a weather warning in your area - be it hurricane, tornado, flood or whatever … You’ll get it right on the weather station as its issued.
Aside from that this unit comes with just about every accesory a weather watcher would need -
Included sensors:
• Anemometer measures wind speed and direction
• Rain gauge measures rainfall amount
• Thermo-hygrometer measures temperature and humidity
• 200 weather records without PC connection
• PC software (included) and USB port
• Operating range from 100 feet (30 meters) up to 328 feet
With the PC Software you can log weather trends and details over time.
Its also got a sunrise/sunset display - moon phase - weather forecast - barometer - and indoor/outdoor temp and humidity.
With this gadget you could be your own weather station. Truly a cornucopia of weather watching goodness.
The manufacturers page is HERE it’s also listed at
Amazon for $349.99
While this stretches the definition of gadget a bit, it is a fantastic monitor at a greatly reduced price so I thought it worth a mention.
4 ms Response Time 300 cd/m² Brightness Supports up to 16.2 million supported colors Input Video Signal - Analog RGB, DVI Digital Input Link - TMDS Maximum Resolution - 1440 x 900 Sync Type - Seperate H/V, Composite H/V, SOG Input Connectors - 15-pin D-sub, DVI-D
- 0.285mm Pixel Pitch
- 500 - 1 Contrast Ratio
- 16 - 10 Aspect Ratio
Thats certainly good enough for HDTV or Gaming - and best of all is the price - used to be $319.00
What if one device could help you navigate anywhere in the U.S. and Canada, while offering travel tips, storing your favorite tunes and photos, providing translation assistance, and more? That device is here, and it’s not much bigger than a deck of cards.
With the prices of such multi-function GPS devices coming down so far - theres little excuse to ever get lost again - either the usual way, or through discovering Google maps has led you down a completely wrong path.
“An SD memory card slot is provided for expansion software, such as a points of interest database, media files and electronic guides”
So you can search for a type of restaurant or fun weekend entertainment spot and this little gem will guide you right to the parking lot. While your on your way, you can use the device to listen to audiobooks, or listen to your favorite mp3’s. An all around great device now reduced in price from
$969.00 to an amazing $383.80! - Get it HERE at Amazon
Yep, you heard correctly - fully functional flying dino for kids (and heck, even adults).
Ready-to-fly straight out of the box, Pterosaur will be flapping through the air faster than you can grunt “unk umgawa” in your best caveman voice.
What makes it even better - super bright LED lights for eyes!
Grab it Here at Firebox for $69.95
Why cook with steam ? Well, for one its healthier than other methods - you retain more vitamins and minerals - and you can do everything from cooking rice to meats and fish. This particular model can do 3 tiers worth of foods at once, so you could feasibly cook a whole dinner on it while watching TV or relaxing.
Steaming is a healthy and easy way to prepare a variety of foods. From steaming vegetables, rice, seafood and meats, to hard boiling and poaching eggs.The Deni Food Steamer is equipped with a digital timer, LCD display and exterior water level indicator, so food will be steamed just perfect every time. Its large 10 quart capacity and removable bases allow for ease in steaming larger items.
Great deal today over at Surplus Computers - These little modules activate on the sound of a smoke alarm ( so you have to have those installed), and lights up shining blinking arrows through the smoke to the floor pointing out exit points.
They are reduced from $19.99 to $3.99 so get ‘em while they last!
Surplus Computers Laser Fire Escape Buy HERE
This is a gadget to set a daily allowance to any powered device - TV, Video Game, Etc. Just plug the cord of the device into it - (it has a lock to prevent unplugging) , and set the daily limit in the program. The device then counts down when that device is in use. A very easy way to enforce a quota without having to micro manage things.
This portable unit is equipped with a weather radio, power inverter, and detachable flashlight. When the power goes out, the StormStation’s “Find Me” light automatically turns on. Use its 25-watt inverter to power small, essential appliances, like a clock or a cordless phone to keep lines of communication open. Or charge your cell phone via the 12-volt recharging port.
And the best thing about this particular gadget is its amazing price reduction. Originally listed at $168.00 - its now reduced to $54.60 ! If you live in an area prone to power failures - this unit could come in handy. Buy it HERE
Ever want to see in the dark - or take it to the next level and broadcast that live on the web? This nightvision web cam has it all….
Sabrent 6-LED Night-Vision USB 2.0 Webcam w/Mic. Use this Webcam in low light environment or even total darkness! This unique Night Vision web camera has the best features, including 6 infrared LED’s, built-in microphone and amazing 350K video quality at 640 x 480. You can take snapshots, create video/audio or use it for video/audio conferencing!
You can get it for only $24.99 at Amazon
OK, these are almost too cool to even think of giving to the kid - first they are remote controlled tanks which come in all flavors, American, UK, and German.
Eh you say - no big deal. - Well… firstly the basic features - led front and rear lights - you can control angle and rotation of cannon - cannon firing sound - tank recoils while firing - 3 forward speeds - real rubber treads.
ok that sounds pretty cool - but theres more, you can use up to 6 in real battle - they shoot infrared beams and when your tank is hit it will light up and shake. To make the deal even more sweet theres some assembly required so you guys that love putting stuff together get another bonus. And go over to the page and take a look at the detail on these things. Holy cow.
You can find ‘em at your local hobby shop - the manufacturer has a dealer locater HERE
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