Archiv für February, 2008

Bluetooth Hearing Aides

Friday, 29. February, 2008

I’ve never though about how you can’t listen to stereo music with one hearing aid. I guess it’s because I don’t wear one.
“Using your Epoq digital hearing aid and Oticon’s Epoq Streamer, you can wirelessly connect to your Bluetooth® enabled device like a cell phone, PC, MP3 music player and hear great quality sound in [...]

Coffee Maker For One

Friday, 29. February, 2008

For those of you that only need that one cup of coffee in the morning, here is the Senseo Base HD7810. I’ll have to pass on this one, I usually need at least a couple of cups to get me going.
“The HD7810 had a very easy setup, and all that it required from the user [...]

GPS-equipped walkers

Friday, 29. February, 2008

A group of student researchers are taking GPS one step further with an interesting idea. They are installing GPS systems on some nursing home patients walkers to help guide these elderly people around. The exact details of this study remains unclear, but the system apparently uses the GPS when the patients are out and about, [...]

Brando USB Flexible Webcam

Friday, 29. February, 2008

 
I love those laptops with built in webcams. They are much more convenient than having to carry around that extra accessory. But most of them have the camera inserted around the top of the screen. This makes it difficult to aim the camera at anything but yourself. This mini webcam from a company called Brando [...]

Tea Control Teapot with Brew Stop Infuser

Friday, 29. February, 2008

If you enjoy your cup of tea, this gadget will be one of your favorites. The Tea Control Teapot with Brew Stop Infuser lets you enjoy your tea at just the strength you like. It has a patented design that allows you to stop the tea from brewing without having to remove the tea infusing [...]

Kiddo Kidkeeper Proximity Alarm

Friday, 29. February, 2008

Here is a hi-tech “kid leash” that consists of a transmitter which you attach to your child, and a receiver which is carried by an adult. The transmitter emits a signal that is picked up by the receiver which determines how far away your child has wandered. You set a distance, and if the child [...]

ReliefBand Helps With Motion and Morning Sickness

Friday, 29. February, 2008

Focusing on something close can bring on motion sickness. I guess that’s why I get sick everytime I try to read in the car. They say that there is a cure for motion sickness. Just look at something into the distance. I don’t know. It doesn’t work for me. The makers of the ReliefBand [...]

USB Words Per Minute Speedometer

Friday, 29. February, 2008

How about a speedometer for those words per minute? This funky looking gadget not only keeps track of your typing speed, it also keeps a running total of how many words you’ve typed so far today. It plugs into your USB port. The speedometer goes up to a blazing 260 WPM. Unless you have bionic [...]

USB Mouse Has Hidden Side Button For Privacy

Friday, 29. February, 2008

If your boss is constantly looking over your shoulder at work, this mouse might work for you. It has a hidden side button, that will launch a specific program, (that you choose) with a click. I think this would be very useful if you’re in the middle of that solitare game, and your supervisor walks [...]

Super Mario Bros. Bath Bombs

Friday, 29. February, 2008

You know how Alka-Seltzers work, right? You know…as soon as you place them in water they begin to do all that fizzing? Well, the Super Mario Brothers Bath Bombs, imported from Japan, add to your bathing pleasure when you plop them into that tub of water. After you run your hot bath, drop in one [...]