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Friday Fun Gadget - Farting Butt Bank

Friday, June 29th, 2007

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It must be that magical day at the end of the week again, as todays gadgets title has the words butt and fart.

I’d save a few more nickels just to hear the bank fart, and I’m sure kids would too.

6 different real long fart sounds - runs on 3 AA batteries.

and can you believe it? It’s on sale! - you can get one for only $13.49 HERE

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Aleratec DVD/CD Disc Repair Plus

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

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How many times have you scratched or gouged up a CD or DVD to the point it was unusable It really burns me to have to buy something twice because of that. Alot of people back up their pc data to optical disk as well, and finding out your backup is hosed is a bigtime hassle.

This gadget will repair just about any type of optical media you have, DVDs, CDs, Game Discs, VCDs, DVD+Rs, DVD-Rs, DVD+RWs, DVD-RWs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs.

It’s automatic and fully motorized.

Grab one here for less than 40 bucks!

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Electronic Fly Catcher

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

Currently I think this might be UK only - but I’m sure it’ll be available elsewhere.

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The fly catcher is an electronic fly-swatting device based on the idea of the Venus fly trap. The Fly Catcher is not just a talking point, it actually catches flies.

Each unit comes with a packet of non-toxic bait (more can be purchased as required) which is hidden inside the mouth of the trap. The bait attracts the fly, which crosses two sensors as it walks down the surface of the jaws. These sensors activate the jaws which then snap shut, killing the fly humanely. Once swatted the mouth re-opens with a burp, indicating it is ready for the next fly.

And it burps!?!? Where can I get one?

I love it - More Details HERE

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Touchless Paper Towel Dispenser

Monday, June 25th, 2007

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So you have raw chicken goo on your hands and don’t want to touch anything - but you need a paper towel to wipe up with. - Problem Solved.

Sensor activated control guarantees one hand operation without touching the unused sheets or the dispenser, and the towels don’t unravel. It prevents contamination and saves paper. This smart Towel-Matic can dispense one sheet, two sheets, or the new half page sheet on demand with just the approach of your hand.

Found at Amazon for $55.99

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Friday Fun Gadget - Remote-Controlled Floating Water Cannon.

Friday, June 22nd, 2007

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What could be more fun than splashing someone who didn’t expect to get wet? - Well, doing it by remote control! - this floating water cannon is controlled by radio and can wet down unsuspecting partygoers up to 40 feet away!

As if that weren’t enough - you can get a couple of these things and have a full blown water war.

A very cool summer gadget- you can get it here. A little pricey at $129.95 - but hey, anything for the pool generally is.

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USB Programmable Doorbell

Thursday, June 21st, 2007

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oh man, someone hold me down - this is the coolest. - A doorbell you can plug into the pc and upload sound files to. So on Monday your doorbell can fart, on Thursday it can burp - and all weekend it can play the theme from the Godfather!

What more could any geek ask for? Nothing I tell you!

Grab it at Thinkgeek
for $99.99

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Solar Powered Outdoor Lighthouse

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

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Here’s a nifty lighted gadget for your summer fun season.
Its solar-powered batteries require no wiring, and this light with up to 15 hours of continuous no-cost operation turns on automatically as night falls. The amber LED bulb is enclosed within a hand-painted finish.

On sale at Amazon
for $20.29

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Portable Solar Powered Bug Zapper

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

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So you’re going to the park, or camping out - or maybe just heading out to cousin Bob’s for the day / evening.

You could bring this little gadget and eliminate bugs on the fly. (heh) - It’s solar powered so it charged up during the day - and lets loose with high voltage bug killing goodness at night.

It’s currently tough to find outside of the UK - but you can go to Amazon.uk
and get it shipped to you in the US for around 26 bucks.

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Pocket Thunderstorm Detector

Monday, June 18th, 2007

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This excellent device shows alerts you to thunderstorms and cloud to ground lightning up to 75 miles away. It also gives you ETA of the storms arrival. Very handy if you work in the field or golf, camp out - really any outdoor activity.

The detector uses a highly-sensitive ferrite antenna that detects the low-frequency radio signals, or sferics, emitted by lightning as they travel through the earths ionosphere. Its built-in microprocessor and software analyzes the waveform and voltage the antenna detects to tell you how far away a lightning strike was, which indicates the presence of approaching storm cells and squall lines, and provides you with storm approach speed, estimated time of arrival, distance, and more.

While not cheap - $429.95 - it might just be a lifesaver, so you can’t really put a price on that.

You can find it HERE

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Friday Fun Gadget - Roboquad

Friday, June 15th, 2007

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Todays Friday fun gadget comes from the maker of Robosapien, they made this new um, crab like robot. For around 99 bucks you can get yourself a little robo - crawly goodness. - check out the video of it in action.

Manufacturers Site

Luxury 2GB MP4 OLED Digital Leather Band Wristwatch

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

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Ok - this is one of those really questionable gadgets that could be super cool and could be super crap - what really sets my warning bells off is the massive disclaimer section in wonderfully busted up english….

Note:

1. Don’t use it in the environment below: especial hot cold, dust and wet.
2. Don’t drop down your player.
3. In the case below, you must charge it:
A. The sign show that no electricity in the player.
B. The system close itself, and you restart it, but it once again close the system
C. No any reaction when you press the button.
D. Connect with the computer did not have any identification, please use rechargeable battery charger.
4. When the player upload(download) your file or connect with the computer, please do not cut down the connection immediately. Or else maybe you will make the program error. If do not use the right way to operate this player and lose file. We don’t take the responsibility on it.
5. No matter you open or not, when you connect with the USB port of the computer, it begins to charge.
6. Don’t attempt to dismantle unit.
7. This watch have no waterproof function, be carefully of water.

So you may want to be carefully when buying - but if you have a spare $109 you don’t mind parting with - -this watch might be worth a look.

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Malibu Solar-Powered Candle

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

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This is a nice fun little light thats fully solar charged. Lasts for 15 hours and makes a great accent light for the deck or lawn in the summer. Sure beats having regular candles you have to relight or replace. And these won’t go out if a shower passes by.

Grab some over at Amazon for $13.00

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Wireless LED Micro Light

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

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These LED lights are unique in design and function. They are small and lightweight and can be placed almost anywhere. A small corresponding magnetic piece is placed on the opposite side from the LED light - when the door or drawer is opened the magnetic separation activates the light and turns it on. When closed the proximity of the two will turn the light off.

Perfect for lighting up those dark drawers or closets - runs on button batteries which are included.

Sold in a two pack at Thinkgeek for $6.99

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Remote Conrolled Outlets

Monday, June 11th, 2007

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What with all the equipment we use everyday calling for power even when switched off, the only way to really clamp down on your energy bill is to either unplug them, or switch them off with a power strip. While this works - its not exactly the most convenient solution cause you don’t want to be crawling behind the tv everyday to reach that power strip.

These R/C outlets make the job easy. One remote can control up to 4 outlets, which makes it pretty darn simple to switch things on or off. Priced at $19.98 and additional outlets for $9.98

Get on top of your energy bill today , you can buy the R/C outlets HERE

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Friday Fun Gadget - LED Art Fan

Friday, June 8th, 2007

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Wow- is all I can say about this fan! - With 42 LEDs mounted on the blades, the LED Art Fan spins to create beautiful persistence of vision images.
Import animated GIF files, or draw your own frames. If you’ve got a logo you want to display, have at it!
The LED Art fan works with Windows 2000 and Windows XP, and requires a serial port.

Check out the video of the fan in action…

You can get one for yourself for a mere $389.99

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