November 2008

executive_series-laserWe recently received a Green Laser Pointer from Wicked Lasers to review. The laser we received was the Executive Series Fusion model which has a power rating of 125mW which makes the beam incredibly bright. Lets take a closer look - but not too close as this pen burns. [click to continue…]

Lego Bluetooth Printer

by Matthew Newill on November 28, 2008

lego_printerLego is the best toy ever invented. It allows you to use your own imagination in pretty much endless amounts of creativity. This latest idea named the Lego Bluetooth Printer does just want it says... it prints. [click to continue…]

Capacitor Earrings

by Matthew Newill on November 28, 2008

capacitor-earringsJewellery is being made of all sorts over at Etsy. This time it's the humble capacitors turn to be modded in to an earring. [click to continue…]

4 in 1 Mini Torch

by Matthew Newill on November 28, 2008

4-in-1-torchThis little handy torch is available from GizFever and features 3 different types of light source. It has a regular white LED, a UV light to check your notes with and a laser pointer. [click to continue…]

twin-mount-windshield-holderDrive down any road or motorway in the UK and you will see many vehicles have a TomTom or other satnav device stuck to their windscreen. Now that we all have a number of little devices to carry around a company has made a Twin Mount Windscreen Holder for you to put TomTom and your mobile phone in to it. [click to continue…]

usb-vga-powerIf you are looking to hook up an external drive to your laptop that requires an extra boost of power, but all your USB ports are fully loaded then you could use this little hack to get some extra power from the VGA port on your laptop. [click to continue…]

pocket-tooth-brush-comboIf you are a regular tooth brusher... which I hope you are... then you need to pick up one of these. It's a pocket sized toothbrush which squashes in to a pen and allows you to squeeze the toothpaste in there too. [click to continue…]

soundtrack-shirtThe Personal Soundtrack T-Shirt started off as a joke back on April fools day. The joke was launched by ThinkGeek who are known to act around on that day by launching a bunch of fake products. However, the joke T-Shirt triggered such a response that they actually went ahead and made it to sell. [click to continue…]

Retro IP Phone

by Matthew Newill on November 27, 2008

i-phoneThis Retro Internet Phone allows you to use an old fashioned handset mixed with the modern computer to make VoIP calls. [click to continue…]

The Pin Clock

by Matthew Newill on November 26, 2008

pinclockYou will remember the Pin art toy which you pushed your face against the back of it and then the pins would match the contours of your face and represent it in pins on the front. This new gadget clock uses this principle to make the Pin Clock. [click to continue…]

toshiba_sdhcToshiba have stepped up another level by creating a 16GB micro SDHC memory card. The tiny thumb nail sized card (model number SD-ME0116GA) does not have an official price just yet. [click to continue…]

Laptop Security

by Matthew Newill on November 26, 2008

lenovo_thinkpadHaving your laptop stolen can be a serious pain due to the amounts of personal data that you keep on there, a lot of the time not even backed up (guilty of that here). For me I am more worried about personal details such as bank information and emails being stolen. For these types of reason, Lenovo have created a new security feature which allows you to remotely disable your laptop if stolen. [click to continue…]