Archive for June, 2007

Weed out prying eyes with wireless camera detector

Ever have that feeling that you’re being watched? Maybe you are, and maybe you can do something about it. Check that — you can definitely do something about it with this 3-GHz wireless camera detector. About the size of a pack of cigarettes, the gadget will seek out any telltale signals of wireless cameras that might be around (anything inRead more

Quick Cup gets you boiled water in a mere 3 second

Boiling water is the bane of my existence. I want my tea now, I don’t want to wait minute after endless minute for a kettle to whistle. I’m a big and important man with places to go and people to see! I don’t have time for you, stupid kettle! How dare you take your sweet time with my precious tea!Oh,Read more

Ingenious wireless speaker is full of transparency

Sometimes you’ve just got to give props to a product that’s designed beautifully. Look at this Plug & Play wireless speaker system, designed by Per Brickstad. In a world where there’s every wacky speaker design under the sun out there, it’s rare that something can stand out as unique while also looking flat-out great. Shaped like a Mac mouse, itsRead more

Screw-on coin counter turns bottles into banks

Saving money isn’t easy. Every time you put some away, it seems, a new thing that you’ve just gotta buy comes along and cleans your savings right out. What you need, my friend, are some goals. Goals that you can attain by carefully tallying your savings up. But when you’re talking pocket change, who has the time or energy toRead more

Universal Solar Charger lets the sun juice up any gadget

You’re doing your bit to save the planet: driving around town with solar panels installed on your hybrid car, and keeping your D-cell batteries out of landfills — because you recharge all of yours via that gassy ball in the sky, thanks to solar chargers. But what about gadgets with built-in batteries? When it comes to charging your phone orRead more