This is another one of those “Why hasn’t it been done before” gadgets, a Webcam with night vision. So your friends can see who they’re talking to even if the lights are off.
I must admit I do wonder about the sort of people who would use a webcam like this. Okay I think I can guess the sort of people that would benefit from a camera like this, just make sure you lock the door :).
This has got to be the coolest spy toy ever, a remote control car with a built in night vision camera that transmits what it sees back to a pair of LCD glasses.
When I was a kid I used to have a spy cardboard suitcase that contained advanced spy kit stuff like a magnifying glass, fingerprint powder and a Morse code book. I’d of killed for one of these spy cars.
I can imagine this toy getting many a kid brother into trouble, followed by a slap off an older sisters friends.
Available now from Hammacher found via blog.scifi.
I used to have a work colleague who would annoyingly eavesdrop on private conversations. There wasn’t much you could do about it short of taking calls outside or whispering down the phone (which he used to do funnily enough). So I read with interest, about a technology solution to the problem, the Babble.
Sometime you need access to a PC when it just isn’t practical lugging a laptop around. That’s when a cyber cafe or public PC can really help. However I always feel a bit nervous when entering private information (like passwords) on a public machine, well this little gadget is a real privacy saver, the Bio Computer on a Stick.
Meet OFRO - the robot who going to be working hard keeping tabs on potential trouble-makers at the World Cup this Summer. OFRO is a mobile security unit that can patrol several programmed routes in both internal and external environments (OFRO is suitably weather-proofed!).
OFRO has a rotating camera that serves both to record and tranmit images of hooligans back to the central security response system and helps in the decision-making process of navigating around obstacles. The OFRO robot is powered by a 12-hr Lithium-Ion battery that can be recharged in just 4 hours flat. The OFRO can travel up to 7.2 km/hr - fast enough to catch many the beer-soaked trouble-maker!
OFRO was developed by RoboWatch Techologies and is manufactured by DU Hitec. Found via Telecoms Korea.
When I was a kid (some say I still am) I always wanted my own lock picking set like the ones you saw on TV, but I had to settle for Star Wars figures instead which were also really cool at the time (Boba Fet ruled). Well it seems Think Geek have *finally* answered my wish list by stocking an authentic lock picking kit.
The kit comes complete with 9 different picks (stainless steel), 1 broken key extractor (stainless steel), 4 tension tools and a Leather snapover case. There is no mention of an instruction manual so how you’re supposed to use this to pick locks is anybodies guess.
Available from Think Geek for $34.99.
Disclaimer: As tempting as it may be please only use on your own locks, unless you’re sure nobody is watching**
**Disclaimer: That was a joke (okay not a funny one but there we go)
Most gadgets can be equally enjoyed by both genders but this one is definitely aimed at the ladies, the Miss Army Kit Knife (I’m sure it’s coincidence but it looks remarkably similar to the popular Swiss Army Knife).
Most blokes I know manage to carry all of a days essentials (money and keys) in one pocket (two at most) whilst my female friends don’t go anywhere without a bag packed to the gunnels with stuff they insist are essential, examples being make up for all occasions, bag of tissues, keys to every lock in the house, keys to every lock in their mothers house, switched off mobile phone, diary from 1998, the list goes on (and on and on).
As nice as the above picture looks, the beautiful model is also carrying a deadly weapon hidden inside her shoes by means of a 100,000 volt stun gun.
The Electric Cinderella shoes (as they are affectionately known) are designed to give a women an escape route from the worst situations. To activate there is a switch in the matching necklace or earring, this then causes the crystal tip of the shoe to glow (thus warning any would be attacker to leg it). Once the crystal tip is smashed (against a shin for example) 100,000 volts of “get the f%@* off me” juice are donated to the ex-attacker, very effective.
More info and pics on the Gizmag article Electric Cinderella Shoes – with built-in stun gun
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