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Handheld Weather Forecaster with Alarm Clock

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

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This could be a great help on trips or vacations where you want to know the forecast but you’ve got no TV in your tent.
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It provides a 12 to 24 hour forecast and local temperature and humidity readings in a compact, handheld design. Also handy are the digital clock and alarm, add in the belt clip and you got something that not only looks cool - but you may just get a chance to use it.

Pretty good price point $39.95 over at Oregon Scientific

Sony ICD-P520 Digital Voice Recorder

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

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Now that schools back on, its a great time to start thinking of how to keep track of classes and lectures. This DVR from Sony can record up to 130 hours, and also is smart enough to stop recording during quiet pauses. You can also hook this up to your pc and edit your recordings or even turn them into a podcast.

To make it even more attractive - its now 23% off at $53.99

Grab one at Amazon

USB Dog Tags

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

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Heres a somewhat silly - somewhat cool gadget. They make a usb memory stick version and another version with mini tools and a flashlight. I could see both being useful in many situations. You’d sure be prepared for anything at a LAN party.

memory choices are 512 megs / 1 gig / 2 gig / 4 gig

The manufacturers page is HERE

SportsCast Wireless Football Scoreboard

Monday, August 27th, 2007

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Football time is here again and this little gem promises to make keeping track of scores a snap…

Wireless scoreboard delivers up-to-date game stats for every NFL® team. Every team. Every game. Every quarter or inning. Scores are received wirelessly via satellite signal, with updates every 15 minutes—no TV, PC or subscription needed! Just choose the game you want to feature, and keep track of the rest of the league. Shows schedules, standings and scores for your favorite teams. Automatically displays relevant stats during the regular season and playoffs, plus preseason and off season.

Any football fan would love this for a gift - You can grab one for $99.00 over at Brookstone

Fantastic Retro Watch

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

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I dunno - us guys have a couple big weaknesses - one would be wooden boxes, or heck, any variety of box. Another would be watches.

This particular watch will give you flashbacks to the 70’s. It’s a “drivers” style watch - Using a unique front display for easy viewing while “driving”….the Drivers style watch was recently re introduced by Addidas and TokyoFlash…. creating a frenzy of collecting activity and once more confirming the cult status of this ultra cool design.

I dunno about cult status - but I think I found my next watch. - You can find this one and others like it at the LED Watch Shop - this ones going for $80

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

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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Wristwatch Walkie-Talkie

Thursday, June 7th, 2007

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Or wristwatch 2 way radio if you will. 22 Channel - 2.5km broadcast range. They actually do function as watches too. A very cool way to keep in touch while out and about.

Reduced in price from $124.00 to $73.00 - you can buy yourself a pair HERE

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Body Watch

Friday, March 16th, 2007

The watch that screams Pizza -don’t eat more!

Seriously tho this watch not only tells the time, it also tells you your body fat, body water, and Body Mass Index (BMI). It even recommends daily water and calorie consumption goals.

Looking stylish and full of body type knowledge - you do have to be within the ages of 10-99, but when your 103 who the heck cares about fat?

for a scant $49.95 you can pick this beauty up.yhst_74250281064654_1934_24634220.gif

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Helmet Cam

Tuesday, March 6th, 2007

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For adults and kids - this water resistant / shock resistant camera can be mounted in all sorts of action situations so you can record the crashes. It’s got some decent specs….

640 x 480 VGA resolution at 30 frames per second, up to 2 gigs memory and it has USB and RCA out.

at $129.99 it certainly isn’t disposable, but it would fit the bill strapped to a R/C plane or car.

You can get it here at Oregon Scientific

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Flying Alarm Clock

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

If you’re the type of person who finds themselves hitting the snooze button 12 times and falling back asleep, this alarm clock might be for you. The helicopter part flies off the clock and the alarm will not stop until you find it and put it back on.

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Grab it at Hammacher Schlemmer for $39.95

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