Category: Gadgets
Grab a Willy Wonka scooter on eBay
Bayraider’s been busy today, they’ve turned up a scooter driven by oompa loompas in the recent Charlie & The Chocolate Factory remake. Its starting price is £1,450, although strapping six-footers need not apply. They’ve also had a scout for…
Lindy introduce mini 4-port USB hub
Lindy have released what they say is the smallest 4-port USB hub currently on the market, and they're targeting it at on-the-move notebook users who've just run out of USB ports. Sized 4cm squared with a width of 9mm,…
Oregon Scientific Smart Globe – discover the world
The humble globe – for years the centre piece of many living rooms – and as near as many of us get to exotic locations. However, as this is 2006, a wooden globe doesn't really cut it against the…
Buy Nelson Mandela's leg-irons
Well, not his leg-irons – I’m guessing they were thrown away in 1990 when Mandela was released from prison. But this website is selling heavy-duty leg-irons that "are the same type used on the famous Mr Mandela". Now, while…
Homedics' portable MP3 massaging cushion
There's nothing like sitting back and relaxing after a hard day with some of your favourite tunes. So why not do it wherever you are? You can if you pick up a Homedics MP3 cush – which massages you…
Top 10 gadgets that will get you sacked
It's hot, your boss is evil, you never got that promised pay-rise, it's hot, your colleagues hate you, and you're fed up with sardine-like commuting. Oh, and did I mention it's really hot? What better time, then, to jack…
Oregon Scientific Barbie B Book laptop
Since Apple stopped making its colourful iBooks, the humble laptop has retreated back to the more traditional masculine colours of black and grey. If that's not your kind of thing, you'll be pleased to know that Oregon Scientific has…
Nudge nudge, The Who's retro fruit machine is on eBay
Forget pinball wizards: we're more impressed with this fruit machine that our Bayraider blog found this morning. It's a 70s retro model formerly owned by the late John Entwistle, who was the bassist in The Who. £750 sounds like…
Wi-Fi detecting pen
Small W-Fi detection devices aren’t new (check out this keyring Wi-Fi seeker), but I think this is the first time I’ve seen an everyday item with a Wi-Fi detector built-in, as is the case with this Wi-Fi detecting pen,…
Linde Werdelin Biformeter – a classic analogue watch with clip-on technology
Here’s a novel idea – a classic, Swiss made analogue watch for daytime and evening, with accompanying sports device to aid you in extreme conditions. Except that you just need the one watch strap with the Biformeter from Linde…