When I first saw this gadget, I thought it was too good to be true! I find this gadget almost puts the Spy Sunglasses to shame. The Wireless Bullet Camera is, as assumed, a wireless camera, with a highly sensitive microphone as well for audio.

The tiny camera has a built in 2.4 GHz transmitter which almost makes you wonder where they fit all the video and audio hardware! The receiver can receive data from the transmitter up to 25m away, or 50m outdoors! The included receiver comes with all the equipment you need to hook it up to a television or monitor at a safe distance to avoid detection. There are provided adapters for both the camera and the receiver, however the camera can just as easily be powered by a 9V battery.
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Earlier this year in the UK there was a big palaver about mobile phone masts (or receivers, transmitters, what ever) being “hidden” in the signs of garage forecourts. I don’t think anything came of it, maybe ESSO lost a few pence off the share price though I’m sure they’ve made up for that and then some. A Swiss inventor has come up with a new idea that may make mobile masts a thing of the past… Read the rest of this entry »

If you’re worried about your personal files being left unprotected at your desk when you’re away from your computer, but you’re too forgetful to secure it each time you leave, this gadget is definitely for you. The USB Wireless PC Lock automatically locks your computer every time you are away from it to protect your privacy.
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If you enjoy listening to music while your out on the veranda but you don’t want big ugly speakers around your flower beds then this is the solution, planter speakers.

Each planter contains a 125-Watt Outdoor speaker so you can confuse your guests with them wondering where the music is coming from or you could be really sneaky and make them think you have talking and singing flowers :).

Available from Smart Home for $249.95.

I know that one of the most jolting things that can happen to you on a bike is suddenly hearing a horn blaring from behind you. I usually bike with my ear buds in, however, I find sometimes just the wind makes it hard to hear whether or not you’re about to be flattened like a pancake.

The Slipstreamz is a new gadget that allows you to listen to your music while allowing you to hear the street noise as well as blocking the wind noise! Your ear buds are connected to the ear pieces which are then attached to the straps of your helmet (so yes, it makes you stay safe as well!). They hold the ear buds just far enough out from your ears to let you hear the music, but not shut out the sounds around you. They can also block that annoying noise the wind makes while you’re whizzing down the street, and could act as ear muffs when it’s cold but you just have to be out there.

Found via OhGizmo

This gadget could be the ultimate toy for all the lazy iPod fans out there. The iJoy ZipConnect Massage Chair has built-in speakers and sub woofer to surround you with sound while you relax in your massage chair.

Included is the ZipConnect module which allows you to connect any audio device (not just an iPod) to the chair with an 18-inch cable. The ZipConnect is also interchangeable with other iPod modules that allow you to play music as it charges so you never miss a beat! Powerful built in stereo speakers are found on either side of the headrest, while the sub woofer gives you all the bass you need from the bottom of the chair.
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A Massachusetts-based team has developed and implanted a sensor and that allows a man to control objects by thinking.

The trial has been done with Matthew Nagle who was paralysed in a knife attack 4 years ago. The technology known as neuromotor prosthesis (NMP) has allowed Matthew to:

1. Move a computer cursor to open an e-mail
2. Play simple computer games
3. Open and close a prosthetic hand
4. Use a robot limb to grasp and move objects

The uses of this technology could be of real benefit in the future and the idea of cyborgs could become a reality (just hope they’re not like the Cybermen in Doctor Who). You can read more about it over at the BBC.

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