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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

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 !)

Lightcast, LED projector

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

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Hooks up to your iPod, PC, home audio system, musical instrument (or virtually any other musical source) and projects a light show that moves across the room to the rhythm of the music. The interactive Lightcast features a cluster of 33 multi-coloured LED lights which pulse, flash, fade and synch according to the intensity and beat of your music.

Using an interchangeable lens/mirror for different light patterns, the Lightcast has four mix modes: Smooth, flow, vibe and pulse, and includes an illuminated infrared wireless remote allowing you to create a psychedelic light show in any room for the ultimate visual experience.

The price is $104.46 US and £49.95 Euro - You can grab one HERE

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Snoopy Snow Cone Maker

Monday, July 30th, 2007

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I saw this and couldn’t pass it up, maybe it doesn’t fit the exact description of a gadget? Still -who could resist getting one for their kids. It’s back in production and you can get one HERE for only $19.99 !

Robotic Birds

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

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Breezy Singers are realistically designed interactive wild bird figures. Each bird has a light sensor on its breast which reacts to changes in light, causing bird to sing its natural song while the beak, head and tail move realistically. Bird songs are supplied by Cornell University Laboratory of Ornithology. Requires 3 (LR44) batteries (included).

Available in American Robin, Northern Cardinal, Eastern Bluebird, Blue Jay, American Goldfinch, and Yellow Warbler varieties.

Find ‘em HERE for $14.99 ea.

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USB LED Scrolling Message Board

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

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This is kinda a silly one for a Tuesday, heck - who says you can’t have fun early in the week.

You could put this on your desk at work - and broadcast - “Go away, I”m busy” - or use it at home outside your office or room - “Enter at your own risk”. Just a couple ideas for this little message board.

# 8 message storage capacity, 5 Scrolling modes with Flash effect.
# Can store up to 8 messages, each message 253 characters long.
# 8 speed and 3 brightness adjustment.
# Scrolling modes: Left, Right, Up, Down, Freeze, Flash.
# Message text can be easily programmed by USB cable or using the onboard programming buttons.
# On/Off Switch.
# Built-in lithium ion battery, changing via USB port.

Hey for $37.00 you can’t go too wrong. Find it HERE

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Friday Fun Gadget - Star Trek 40th Anniversary Phaser

Friday, July 13th, 2007

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With full lights and sound - this bad boy will bring all us Trekkers back to season 1 - There are 4 power settings (with progressively aggressive sounds and lights), a light control knob (and on/off switch), a flip up “sight,” and an overload setting. Oh, and for all those covert missions, the Type I phaser quickly detaches

A Steal at ThinkGeek for only $29.99!

De-FIB-ulator, Truth/Lie Probability Detector

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

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The DeFIBulator utilizes voice tension technology to measure varying degrees of vibration in the voice. These vibrations are caused by the user going from a state of calm, to being a little nervous as you would when you lie.

It’s not perfect, but at a 65% accuracy rate its not terrible. - When a lie is detected the devils horns and nose grow. It also can be hooked to a cell phone.

More of a fun novelty - or a party type thing. At $49.95
it’s not too pricey.

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Friday Fun Gadget - Laser Star Showers Effect

Friday, July 6th, 2007

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What could be better than a green laser coupled with holographic images? Nothing I tell you !

Imagine bringing the wonder and beauty of the night sky into your home. The Laser Stars projector will fill any dark space with a super sharp spectacle of animated stars and cloud formations.

It will even surprise you with the occasional shooting star.

They do stress that it’s not a toy, you don’t want little ones looking into the laser - and at $179.95 I figure you wouldn’t be buying one for a 4 year old anyway.

More of a grownup kids gadget - You can buy one here.

I”m gonna be putting my old green laser under my pillow in the hopes that the laser fairy will bring me one :-)

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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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The Odyssey - Lighted Frisbee

Monday, June 4th, 2007

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Hows this for a cool summer night toy ? This lighted frisbee comes in 3 colors and is so bright it can be seen for up to 2 miles! It contains 4 high intensity LED’s powered by a lithium battery. Those components weigh only 10 grams and are balanced around the frisbee so it flies perfectly.

You can find ‘em RIGHT HERE for $ 19.99 ea.

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Friday Fun Gadget - Hydrodynamic Building Set

Friday, June 1st, 2007

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A full on geeky water playground - I’d even take a few hours of the weekend to goof with this thing. The girders connect,to build the various tanks. Your entire model gets built up from the bottom of the carrying case, which acts as the water reservoir and also has a special footing to be the structure’s foundation. Level by level, you build your support frame and add your tanks. Then connect all the tubes, add in the valves, and turn on the electric pump. 300 Pieces!

Whats more fun that water and electricity together eh?

Grab one at Thinkgeek for $89.99

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