Category: Gadgets
Maplin Electronics' personal solar charger
Ok, spending all day playing with gadgets and technology might not be the most eco-friendly way of living your life, but you can still do your bit if you put your mind to it – one example is using…
The grass armchair
If you’re looking for something quirky and green, they don’t come much quirkier or indeed greener than this fantastic cardboard armchair from Purves & Purves, spotted by the folks over at Hippyshopper. Assemble the frame somewhere you always wanted…
Evesham's BM6300-TMC – smart sat nav
Evesham, working with Destinator, has launched what is describes as "a new kind of satellite navigation system" with the Bluemedia BM6300-TMC – sat nav that’s clever enough to take you round any unexpected problems on the road. It features…
Dot Matrix watch
I've always had a soft spot for digital watches, going back to the Casio with in-built space invaders that made double geography fly by in my formative years. These days I'm looking for style rather than add-on arcade games,…
Doctor Who talking pen
I’m guessing you’ve already got bored of the Little Britain pen we mentioned the other week, so why not "amuse" your friends with this Doctor Who talking pen, available just as the second series featuring the tenth Doctor, David…
Timex Trail Runner Bodylink System
Gone are the days when a watch was simply about the time and date. These days the technology is up there with any of your mobile devices, n example of which is this Trail Runner Bodylink System from Timex….
Bon Jovi radio
I would guess that the "rider" for Bon Jovi’s appearance at the Monsters Of Rock festival in 1987 was a bit more "sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll" than a vintage bakelite radio. But wires obviously got crossed and…
The Guinness Surger
Beer and gadgets, surely a marriage made in heaven. We’ve had the widget, now we have the Guinness Surger, a new way to get a "pub like" pint of Guinness at home. Whether or not you can be bothered…
Pix visual communicator
If talking or even texting seems a bit like hard work, you might be interested in Pix, a visual communicator you can programme to display moving pictures, images and text. Communication with this strange circular object is through the…
The Book Clock
I do wonder why anyone would want to disguise something as a book. Does it make you look more intelligent? I think not. It was bad enough with those old video covers, but more recently we have had Western…