Vista on the iPhone – Not Quite

iphone_vistaThe iPhone now run Vista… well a skin of Vista. The Vista add on is called VistaPerfection 2.0 (Can Vista and Perfection be used together??) and is a complete re-skinning kit for your iPhone. [Read more…]

Arduino Nano

arduino_nanoArduino is an open-source prototyping platform. The Nano version of Arduino is the latest version to arrive which packs in all the same features in to a smaller space. It is built by Gravitech and can perform all the same functions as the Arduino Diecimila. [Read more…]

iRobot Roomba 530 Vacuum Review

Reviewing a vacuum cleaner isn’t the most interesting of things I can think of to do, however, when it’s a Robot Vacuum Cleaner then suddenly it becomes more interesting. Today I am reviewing the iRobot Roomba 530 Vacuum Cleaner and I have to admit, it’s amazing! The thought of leaving a robot to sort all my home vacuuming is great! Just quickly, another vacuum to check out is the neato vacuum cleaner that just recently launched.

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Time Flys with My Sports Clock

my_sports_clockThe My Sports Clock range of alarm clocks are perfect for the person who needs to express anger at his alarm. The clocks are built and padded out as sports balls which can be chucked against a wall to switch them off. [Read more…]

Swiss Bike allows for Cycle and Drive Commuting

swissbikeA new bike has been created which can be folded up and carted around easily. It is named the Swissbike and has a full size 26″ wheel, is as durable as a regular mountain bike, but simply folds up to store away in your car. [Read more…]

Sat Nav for HGV Drivers

satnav_for_trucksSat Nav is an amazing system for regular car drivers or bike riders. There is a snag though in that it is causing a problem for truck drivers and bridges. In the UK there are around 2000 collisions with bridges which have been related to Sat Nav devices. These collisions have caused an estimated 10 Million pounds worth of damage. The problem is that Sat Navs are not optimised for vehicle size. [Read more…]

Pac-Man Glasses Case

blinky_eyeglass_caseEtsy has always been full of weird and wonderful things. This time Etsy, or badclipart, hasn’t broken this trend. Badclipart has created the Pac-Man Glasses Case which features the red ghost named Blinky. [Read more…]

How’s the Party Going? Ask the Party Monitor

party-monitorsIf you are worried how your party is going then you need a party monitor. The party monitor can tell you exactly what the feeling is where you are. [Read more…]

NES Coffee Table

nestableThe NES Coffee table was created as a cool home made project. The huge table actually does function as a working NES controller and connects up a controller port on an original NES 8-bit console. [Read more…]

Nokia Maps on Ovi

nokia_mapsNokia recently demonstrated their new Maps application which (although they don’t admit it) it is to compete against Google Maps. The service will run on Ovi, which is their social media site. The map software is designed to run on the PC, but approaches the problem of decent mapping from a different angle. [Read more…]

Laptop on Steroids

eurocom-d90xcThis laptop comes from Eurocom. Eurocom is a company that I do not recall ever hearing about before, but from this offering of Laptop I find my self interested in what they have to offer. The D90XC comes with a 17.1″ WUXGA widescreen display running at an impressive 1920 x 1200 resolution. It can also run at 1680 x 1050 (WSXGA+) if needed. [Read more…]

Multi Touch Missile Command

missile-command-multitouchSince the day I first saw the multi touch screen on an iPhone I thought that multi touch was simply amazing. It still is! It just got better though with the introduction of a massive 8′ x 4′ multi touch wall capable of playing Missile Command. [Read more…]