If your age is catching up with you, then chances are you would have forgotten where you parked your car before, especially in those huge malls that seem to stretch on forever. Using a SIRF Star III GPS receiver, the Bushnell BackTrack device remedies such a situation thanks to three location modes that are able to guide you back to a previously marked spot, using directional arrows as well as distance estimations as your guide. It comes with a backlit display, enabling you to use it at night and in the day. Since it is weather resistant, it is also suitable for outdoor use, especially when you’re wandering away from base camp to explore the area on your own. Unfortunately, the Bushnell BackTrack will come only in pink or black colors, and it will retail for $69 a pop.

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This C-MACC cabinet (also known as Complete - Multi Arcade Console Computer System in full) was specially designed to be the grand-daddy of all other arcade cabinets you’ve seen in your life ths far. What makes it stand out from the rest is its inherent ability to play virtually every emulated game available, in addition to non-emulated ones thanks to the inclusion of a PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 that are also neighbors with a decent PC within. From the outside, it looks pretty normal, but inside you’ll find a plethora of systems to put you in gaming nirvana. The entire C-MACC cost £5,000 to build.

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This isn’t the first time that we have reported on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), and most of the time, these are used for spying in enemy territory. It appears that UAVs have medicinal uses as electronic flying couriers.

Think of them as that big G button on Speed Racer’s Mach 5 that fires an electronic homing pigeon. It was used on the cartoon all the time, but only mentioned in the movie. (By the way, the Speed Racer movie is coming out on DVD and Blu-ray tomorrow, and you should invest your money in a film that was incredibly awesome and yet was somehow a box-office flop.)

Sorry for digression, but I thought the Speed Racer reference would give you a good idea what these electronic courier pigeons do. These things can be programmed to carry medical supplies to and fro to places that don’t have advanced hospitals, such as Third World countries.

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Ask any parent who has kids in their terrible threes and they’ll tell you that those little critters can be quite a handful to contain, especially when you’re out in public trying to run your errands. Kids seem to have a penchant of running off by themselves the moment you take your eyes off them even for a moment, but with the Lost Me Find Me Child Alarms, your task of parenting gets a whole lot easier.

Essentially these clever little gadgets are proximity detectors, with the transmitter hidden in a delightfully soft adjustable wrist-band that fits nicely round your child’s wrist. Mum and Dad keep hold of the alarm so when the little one goes exploring you can be alerted as soon as they wander out of range. You can set the approximate range (from 1-20 metres) at which point your alarm will go off, to warn you that your little terror has wandered out of the transmitter’s range. You can then switch your receiver to ‘Locate’ mode, and it will go off the moment you are back in range. Brilliant.

Bear in mind that these are not meant to replace vigilant parenthood, but it does put your mind at peace even if for a while. Either Rabbit or Tiger Wrist Alarms will cost £19.99.

Panasonic’s thrown a pretty interesting proposition to all of you electronics lovers out there - the Life Wall TV. This 150″ monster relies on facial recognition technology to identify the current viewer, and it will subsequently switch to the user’s preferred program automatically without the need for a remote control. What happens when a group walks in, I wonder? It is also interesting to note that if one lives in a country where erotic channels are available, seeing mom’s facial expression as dad walks in through the door and into the living room, facing the TV with an adult channel taking over Junior’s cartoon would be pretty much priceless. The Life Wall TV will enter production next year.

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Somehow, it is now September and I have managed to not get a tan.  Granted, I don’t look like a pasty white shut-in who has never seen the light of day, but I still by no means can be described as tanned.  Well if you’d like to appear like you’ve got that fresh summer glow even once it becomes cold outside, you might try the facial tanner.  This facial tanner is far better than the excessively old and terrifying ones that were used in the 70s or before.  This one comes with a timer, which will help keep you from falling asleep in front of it.

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I still can’t believe that technology has progressed so fast for devices such as cell phones being capable of handling email in a jiffy - something I would have laughed at 10 years ago. Peek is one of the later innovations, offering an e-mail only mobile device that was specially designed to let you manage your e-mail no matter where you are.

Peek is a super thin and stylish device that lets you take your email with you and stay connected. With Peek service you get unlimited email for a flat, low monthly rate. Totally easy. Sound interesting? Peek will be available this fall in stores nationwide.

This $99 device targets folk who don’t want to fork out hundreds more for a smartphone just because they want to access their e-mail on-the-go. It is available from Target and takes less than 5 minutes to set up, and best of all is, you don’t have to call a carrier and go through a web of human operators. It will cost you a flat monthly fee without having to worry about separate voice/data plans, hidden fees or surcharges. Compatible e-mail providers include Yahoo!, Hotmail, Gmail, AOL and majority of the other internet providers.

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Most of us know we should work out, now whether or not we actually do is a whole different situation. You may need it for weight loss or you might need it to take care of some health concerns. Either way, even if you are within your ideal weight you should still get your rear on a treadmill. I personally know what it takes to get me to the gym, a workout buddy that is excessively pushy. Sadly, I’ve moved away from my workout buddy and now that she’s gone I haven’t made it to the gym. Well if you have issues finding the motivation to keep your personal fitness going you might consider a belt like this.

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