Gadget Dose

Now just to get things straight - I’m not advocating using this to find otherworldly spirits in your house If you want to go ghost hunting, you probably want one of those um “special” units.

You then might ask yourself - Just what do I need an EMF detector for?

Use #1
Well, for starters we all have some kind of magnetic media in the house, be it cassette tapes, VHS tapes , (maybe home videos?) , Floppy disks, camcorder tapes, etc.

You want to find a place in your house to store these where the EMF fields are the lowest.

Use #2
High EMF fields can indicate excessive current draw - so if your doorbell transformer is giving off a huge field, it may be shorting out to some extent and costing you money each month. ( note you could also find improper wiring faults using the same principal)

Use #3
High EMF fields are also unhealthy - if you knew your living room couch was right over that 220v 40 amp run - you might just re-arrange the room around that.

Use #4
Tv Screens ,Monitors etc. -they by nature give off quite a field, you could use the meter to find the best spot on your desk (or under it) where the monitor would affect the pc (and its drive within) the least.

Probably the biggest reason I’m even bringing this gadget up is that my favorite Science Store Edmund Scientific has it for only $24.95 !

Attempting to combine exercise, video games, and learning - this neat gadget from Fisher Price is an interesting crossover platform. Thinking ahead to Christmas, you might want to look into this for the little tyke on your list.

Smart Cycle plugs right into your TV, ready to take kids on learning adventures.. As they pedal, favorite character friends guide them through learning discoveries, games, and even exciting races. Bring the arcade experience home, with multiple levels of play for different ages and stages.

I don’t know how much of an arcade experience this is - but lets face it, once the little guy gets to ride up and down a mountain on this thing you probably wont be able to peel him/her off.

Another nifty feature is the included joystick - so when the little one gets all tired from driving all over the place they can use the joystick for a bit.

You can also go into race mode for that sheer joy of speed… and I wonder if little Jonny wont be so tired he just might take his nap on time?

It comes with a number of games which plug into a cartridge slot on the side and presumably more are on the way. Sounds like a great gift to me - heck, I wouldn’t mind a grown up version of this.

Originally priced at $100.00 its currently on sale at Amazon for only $89.19 - so get the savings while they last!

The shape of this very low priced mp3 player is one of its best features, I could see this clipped in a shirt pocket, purse, collar, short sleeve?

Very lightweight, with animated LCD -(although black and white)… some of the neat extras are an E-book reader with long text recording function, able to copy the unread text to hard disk for the next reading.

Built in Microphone with voice recording features, keep this in your shirt pocket or on your person and you could secretly record a whole days worth of sound,

A phone book feature lets you store and retrieve phone numbers ( or any numbers I suppose ) viewable on the lcd screen.

It has all the playback features you’d expect a mp3 player to have - ( normal, menu, repeat, repeat all, shuffle. )

While it does not give you a full control EQ - it does offer the major settings ( normal, Rock, Pop, Jazz, bass )

Formats Supported are MP3 OGG WMA WAV (PCM/ADPCM) - It also sports a high speed USB 2.0 interface for speedy copying of music or Ebooks.

And the Dimensions are 59mm×15mm×16mm, weight: 150 g. Super small and lightweight - so all you fitness nuts out there could clip this on and not expect it to fall off due to its weight.

The only thing not specified is battery life, I assume its got a Lithium Ion polymer batter like most of the competition - for safe bets I’d assume a 8 hour batter life tops before recharge.

Now for the best part of this beauty - its wonderful pricetag! - at these prices you could afford to get 2 or 3… heres the rundown.

1 Gig with FM radio $30.00
2 Gig with FM radio $42.57

1 Gig without FM radio $27.37
2 Gig without FM radio $40.53

Product page for all units is HERE

And at some point I’ll add a review - (my old mobi cube player broke and I need a new one - this fits my bill! )

Enjoy! - Rob

I’ve been watching this one for a long time. When it first came out in Japan the price tag not to mention shipping was obscene. Theres a limit to what I’ll spend or link even if the gadget does have cool lights and promises hypnosis.

Hammacher Schlemmer picked this up and is making it available for the mostly reasonable price of $59.95

With three artificial jellyfish that move in the water amid seaweed and coral reefs, while LED backlighting highlights their movements, this aquarium provides mesmerizing ambiance without the maintenance required with typical aquariums. A silent, integrated motor generates gentle currents, causing the jellyfish to rise and fall in the water. You can choose specific light patterns from nine integrated LEDs that provide red, blue, and green highlights within the aquascape. The aquarium can be wall-mounted, set-up on a bookshelf, or displayed on a tabletop.

So there ya go - mostly a soothing eye candy sort of deal - might just lull you to sleep or be that perfect romantic mood light.

Product page is HERE

Protect your stuff from thieves and intruders! Set Trap #1 on top of your valuables. If it’s moved, it sounds the alarm and flashes to startle thieves. Trap #2 is a motion detector that stuns ’em as they run by firing 2 darts . . . Trap #3 is a lazer tripwire that sets off a loud siren and stops ’em in their tracks! BUSTED!

Hoo - fun for the office and an infinite amount more fun in the house annoying the wife!

heres the product page.