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Halo Night Lights (2)

Friday, August 10th, 2007

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Yep, you can now pimp out your bed with glowing blue led’s. Its supposedly for seeing where you are walking. However I can think of plenty of cool uses for these. Pretty nice price at 20 bucks for two.

Cubicaller, The Cubicle Doorbell

Thursday, August 9th, 2007

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A doorbell for you cubicle - yep, if your boss lets you get away with it - you can have something that makes your cube life just a bit more fun.

12 different sounds can be selected - from a Cat meow to a Laser.

Yeh, we all don’t need one… and thats what makes it kinda cool.

For $12.00 though I think its an affordable mistake - and you could use it at home too - need a doorbell for your room?

You can get yours HERE

Lutron Light Dimmer

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007

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Without a doubt the coolest looking light switch / dimmer I have ever seen. They even have an interactive demo where you can see how it works, and play around with different finishes and light color combo.

It’s being released this Fall - no word on pricing yet.

Usb Memory Watch

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

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There was a day when carrying 2 gigs of information with you meant 200 floppies.
Not anymore - now you can wear your 2 gigs on your wrist -

bring your mp3’s to work - heck - bring a game iso, movie - portable browser - whole operating system …

or better yet - bring something home - its a 2 gig portable drive for christmas sake - take home your corporate secrets.

Just don’t Tell ‘em I told ya.

- Grab one at Thinkgeek for a mere 50 bucks.

Just Plain Silly - PC Easy Bake Oven

Monday, August 6th, 2007

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Hey - can you read this Cd rom?

“No I have two pizza rolls cooking and I’m at max power”

It fits in a 5 1/4″ drive bay and plugs right into your power supply with the included Molex connector. Also included is “PC Ez-Cook”, the open-source oven controller software with hundreds of easy and creative recipes for your PC Ez-Bake oven, and even a fuzzy-logic cooking control system to precisely measure the doneness of your cake, cookie, or cheese souffle. The PC Ez-Bake oven can even be used to cook your Pop Tarts, Bagel Bites, or any tiny or flat food.

Ok- silly but almost tempting enough to get and install into your workstation. - just dont try making popcorn :-)

30 bucks over at Thinkgeek

Friday Fun Gadget - Programmable LED License plate

Friday, August 3rd, 2007

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With the License Plate Billboard, you can let other motorists know what you’re thinking with the push of the included remote control button. Store up to 4 separate messages or one long message up to 120 characters and have them scroll across the 147 LED lights of your billboard. Made of stainless steel, the License Plate Billboard is durable, easy to install and sure to attract attention on the freeways.

For only $49.95 its worth the price of the ticket :-)

Grab one in red or blue HERE

Thunder Horn

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

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You are riding your bike - or scooter - or heck, your riding lawnmower… you may not need a horn. You certainly may not need one that blares at an ear shattering 115 decibels. But it sure would be cool eh? Get yourself one 9 volt battery and 12 bucks later you too can scare the crap out of innocent bystanders.

# This Thunder Horn is not recommended for children under 8 years old unless supervised by adults
# Do not use within 50cm (18 inches) of anyones ears to avoid damage

Ready to get a ticket for disturbing the peace ? - Go HERE

Super Money Waster Warning - 8 Metre Solar Airship

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

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Don’t say I didn’t warn ya….

My heart just skipped 3 beats when I found this. My wallet skipped a few dollars too. Here’s the details.

The Solar Airship needs no blowing or pumping up, because, as it’s name suggests, it is 100% solar powered. All it needs is reasonable sunshine, and you can go from box to sky in as little as two minutes!

It can fly up to about 30,000 feet on a reasonable day!

Now all you gotta do is to find 30,000 feet of string :-) Available HERE - though they are currently out of stock. (It wasn’t me !)

Pro Sports Schedule Watch

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

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Football fans don’t need me to tell ‘em pre-season starts this Sunday… We’ve all been waiting a long time watching game re-runs on the NFL network.

This watch is the football fanatics best friend check this out….

Team watches arrive pre-programmed with your favorite NFL team’s season schedule. It automatically plays “The Star Spangled Banner” exactly at kickoff time, and displays complete results for every Super Bowl.

Easy to read and use, with alarm and hourly chime options plus backlight display; a USB connector connects to your computer to update the schedule online.

Someone tackle me, I must have died and gone to heaven :-)

You can find your teams watch HERE for $129.95

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