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Finally I can justify a post about Formula 1!!!!!

May 4th, 2007 by Fred in Tech News, Vehicle Gadgets

Mclaren’s new nose (thanks f1-live.com!)Ahh yes, the smell of burning rubber, tank petrol, and carbon fibre disk brakes are in the air. After three rounds of the formula one cirus in Australia,Malaysia, and Bahrain, the first big round of changes for the cars are in the air, and there are some doozies!!

To begin, my favorite reds, Ferrari have just installed so many changes in their “B-spec” car, that people are actually calling it a whole new car (technically not true as the main chassis core is the same, but apparently everything bolted on is new). The “ahem” flexible underbody is gone, and now conforms to the new FIA specs. Additionally new bodywork, on top of a wholly revised cooling system has provided a shocking half second advantage per lap improvement over the previous version, (yeah, that’d be the version that has 3 pole positions and 2 wins already).

Also, double world champ Fernando Alonso and his rookie racer teammate (who is AMAZING) Lewis Hamilton over at McLaren will be rolling in the race in Spain with a crazy new front wing that goes over the nose of the car, (check the picture). It’ s pretty nutty, but they say they have better results with that system, which, of course will mean that you can look for them on other teams in the near future. Read the rest of this entry »

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Table tennis for the pool

May 4th, 2007 by Al in Garden Gadgets, Sport

Pool table tennis

I’m sure having your own swimming pool in the back garden must get a bit boring after a while so this next gadget can bring a bit more coolness to the home pool, the floating table tennis table. Read the rest of this entry »

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$25 Contest – Screen Resolutions

May 4th, 2007 by Al in Site News

thinkgeek.gifI was just checking visitor statistics and came across a pie chart which showed what screen resolutions people use to browse Coolest Gadgets at. As our guess the gadget competition was a bit too easy, I wanted to make the next contest a bit trickier and this statistic seemed an ideal contest candidate.

So to have a chance of winning a $25 Think Geek voucher simply leave a comment with the number of how many different screen resolutions you think have been used to view Coolest Gadgets over the last week.

The winner will be whoever gets closest (or exact), in the case of a draw whoever posted the closest comment first wins.

The contest is open for the next 24 hours, good luck. Oh and only one entry per person for obvious reasons.

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Talking Message Magnet

May 4th, 2007 by Al in Kitchen Gadgets

Discovery Message Magnet Set
This is a cool fridge magnet, the Discovery Message Magnet Set, it functions as both a fridge magnet (not that a fridge magnet has any particular useful function) and you use it to record messages for different members of the family.

The message magnet has 6 buttons which are used to play/record 10 second messages to other people in the household. Each button is also a picture frame so you can personalise it accordingly. So next time you go to the pub you can leave a message for the kids “Do your homework!”, message for the mother-in-law “Do the ironing/flat hunting!” and a message for the partner “I’ll be back after last orders”.

The Discovery Channel is selling the message magnet for $19.95, thanks RGS for the tip.

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The tubular twisting clock

May 4th, 2007 by Al in Cool Clocks

Tubular clock

This cool timepiece is quite literally a clock with a twist. Instead of having mundane hands that rotate to tell the time the numbers twist to indicate the hours and minutes.

As an added bit of clock quirkiness the numbers are the actual words, so instead of seeing the boring time of 4.05 it would read the more humanly “five minutes past four”.

You can get the tubular time word clock from Uncommon Goods for $160icon.

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Advertising Space!

May 4th, 2007 by David in Tech News

NASA

More or less everyone has seen the NASA space shuttle launch from the cape in Florida, USA either being lucky enough to have been there at the right time, or like the rest of us seen it on TV. Like any other major event the launch draws in a lot of attention, so begs the question why no adverts on the side of the space shuttle itself?
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Cat Genie Cat Box frees you from some responsibility

May 4th, 2007 by Edwin in Home Gadgets, Pet Gadgets

cat-genie.jpgCats are pets that appeal only to a certain group of people, and hence they’re constantly in a love-hate relationship with us humans. Feline lovers know just how clean and picky their cats can be, as cats clean themselves constantly by licking their fur often. Unfortunately, while they’re extremely neat when it comes to concealing their poop in a litter box, it doesn’t help that the smell of turd can still waft out and cause distress to residents in the same house. This is where the Cat Genie Cat Box comes in – this litter system is smart enough to wash, sanitize, and dry the box automatically without having you to lift even a single finger, as long as it remains connected to the water line in the bathroom or laundry room and an AC outlet.

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Move over PS3, PS4 is coming your way

May 4th, 2007 by Edwin in Electronic Gadgets, Gaming Gadgets

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We all know that the Sony PS3 has just been released for less than a year to date, but plenty has already been written about this next gen (now current gen) console, ranging from the amazing value it packs thanks to the Blu-ray drive and technology inside to the exorbitant cost of a black and hot paperweight that pushes new technology to consumers whether they want them or not. What most of us are not prepared for would be any announcement of a new PlayStation console anytime soon, since that would be suicide for a company that is already experiencing enough troubles as it is on the gaming front.

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