Bluetooth USB Adapter with a HUGE Range
June 28, 2007
This USB Bluetooth adapter can be configured to have a range of 30km which is a long way. The default antenna shipped with the device allows for bluetooth connections up to 1Km. This allows devices such as mobile phones and headsets communicate with each other at a far longer distance. If you go for the 18 dBi antenna then you can go to 10Km and with a custom fit antenna that stretches the full 30Km which is a heck of a long way.
Secure HDD Enclosure
June 28, 2007
Secure your HDD by fingerprint
The Hyundai IDE HDD enclosure has fingerprint recognition allowing you to secure the data that is contained within. The enclosure is capable of holding up to a 2.5 inch hard disk drive. The fingerprint recognition can store up to 10 prints and if for some reason this doesnt work then there is also a set of backup passwords that will allow you access to the drives data.
Ticket Meter that Calls when your time is Almost Up
June 28, 2007
Parking Meter that you pay via a mobile network
A company named Photo Violation Technologies have created a parking meter that calls you when you are about to run out of time. As an added bonus you also have the option of topping up via your mobile phone or the internet to allow yourself more time should you be running late. If you decided you still do not want to pay then the option is also available to pay the fine at the meter. I know which I would prefer to do.
Wallet Essentials - Morse Code Mirror
June 28, 2007
When the phone breaks, use a Morse code mirror
Morse code has been around for years. It is the series of dots and dashes that can be interpreted in to words so that messages could be passed around in the olden days. Who knows Morse code though? You might be familiar with the good old dot dot dot dash dash dash dot dot dot (means SOS). If you are not in the special forces and are not 80 years old or more then you probably dont know much more then that.
The Morse code mirror has all the dots and dashes etched on to the surface of it allowing you to move the mirror around to someone in line of sight and get the signal over to them across the busy beach so that they know they need to grab ice cream on the way back.
Apple iPhone Keyboard - Will it work
June 28, 2007
Does the iPhone Keyboard work as well as they want it to?
Many people have criticised the iPhone for not having a real keyboard. Apple decided to opt for a virtual keyboard so that the screen size could be kept as large as possible but yet the device be kept as slim as possible. Touch screens can be hard to work with. If you have ever used a touch screen only device you often get frustrated at trying to enter text and either the wrong letters showing or the whole word being wrong.
Apples iPhone has a number of cool features which make the keyboard easy to use. One of these is included in the predictive text which creates a virtual larger space around a key. For example you could type the word time. When you have the first 3 letters written the only other possibility is the letter E. The space around the E is made larger (not visibly) to allow you more of a chance to hit the correct key. Another feature is the adjustment of letters should you type a word like pizza as ouzza. It detects that the o and the u were probably meant to be p and i and it adjusts accordingly.
LED Fluorescent Tube Replacement
June 27, 2007
Cut 20% of your energy bill
LED lights have been around a while now. They can replace a number of lights around the house. The next to receive LED treatment is the fluorescent tube. EverLED have created a replacement for the tube which allows you to plug it in and not many any changes to the light fitting. Each tube is 4 feet long and they have 5 different colour temperatures. Life span of these tubes is around 10 years and they give a 20% energy reduction to the regular fluorescent tubes you normally use.
Dont want to share your Wi-fi Connection
June 27, 2007
If you dont want to share….
Open wifi spots are in a bit of a grey area it seems. Some think its ok to use the internet through someone elses wifi hotspot and others think that you should be arrested for doing so. To me its just a simple matter of either securing my network or not securing it. If I choose not to secure it then anybody who parks outside could use it. If I dont want them to then I should require encryption and password protect it.
Anyway, I came across this picture which can be seen above today which made me laugh.
Found: Here
