5, May 2008
Flashlight With Built-In Color Camera And DVR Recorder

This is a smart idea, wonder why we haven’t seen more of this type of gadget.  The MPE1019FL flashlight has a built-in camera and DVR.  Never again have to wonder if you saw a ghost while using the flashlight in the dark basement… just download and watch the video.  On…

2, May 2008
RC-12 miniature waterproof wireless Color Video Camera

What’s 1.4 inches long, weighs half an ounce, and comes from Japan?  Get your mind out of the gutter! A miniature 2.7MP wireless color video camera from RF System Lab dubbed the RC-12. After bringing us the capsule endoscope (another tiny camera that allowed us to tour our colons), RF…

2, May 2008
Eton Solarlink FR500 Gadget

As far as useful gadgets go… the Eton Solarlink FR500 is pretty handy. You get a radio, rechargeable batteries that recharge from the wall, solar, or hand crank, and a flashlight, NOAA weather, and more… Not bad for under $80 at Amazon. AM (520-1700 KHz), FM (88-108 MHz), Shortwave (6000-12100…

1, May 2008
AT&T WiFi HotSpots Free To iPhone Users And Crafty Folks

AT&T is offering free WiFi at their hotspots (Barnes and Noble, Starbucks, etc…) for iPhone users after you enter your phone number for validation.  The mischievous part of all of this, is that anyone with an AT&T account can access the free WiFi if they just switch their browser’s user…

1, May 2008
Magnetic Dumbbells – Pure Art

Weight lifting and workout equipment tends to focus on function and totally ignore form.  Maybe that is going to change.  Henriette Melchiorsen has designed some (only 2.19lbs though) artistic looking dumbbells.  They are nice enough to put on a coffee table or mantel in fact.  At $200 they seem to…

1, May 2008
Add A Hidden Passage Way To Your Home

Someday… oh someday I will have a hidden passageway to the MAN room. Creative Home Engineering, an Arizona company, specializes in customizing your home or office with a secret passageway. The benefits are obvious, a safe room in case of burglary, a place to put your valuables, or your own…

30, Apr 2008
Cell Phone EMF Detector

The verdict is still out on whether the radiation and electromagnetic fields caused by cellphones are dangerous to humans.  I would have to assume that the more you talk on a cell phone the higher your risk of medical complications… cancer, brain tumor’s etc… But I an no doctor.  Sweep…

30, Apr 2008
Water Cooled Shirt

Seemingly simple and smart idea, the "cool shirt" has 50 feet of rubber hosing with an in and outlet hose.  The water circulates through the hoses to keep you cool. The unit was originally designed/used for race car drivers… I have no idea of the cost… but you can bet…

30, Apr 2008
HandSolo Mobile – Embedded Cell Phone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYimJPi5qJY You have to see this one to believe it. A cell phone embedded into you hand. The speaker is placed in your thumb, and the microphone in your pinky finger. I believe the surgery takes about one hour and is minimally invasive. If you are still believing that this…

29, Apr 2008
OctoDog Weiner Slicer

Not sure why this appeals to me… but it does.. so now you are stuck reading about a hot dog slicing gadget, sorry. The OctoDog hot dog slicer converts a normal hot dog into a an octopus? Perfect for the hip parent making dogs for the kids or the Lorena…