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Flashlight that only needs Shaking to Light!

Flashlight that only needs Shaking to Light!

All the rugged HUMMER flashlight ever needs is a quick 30-second shaking to generate power for up to five full minutes of bright illumination. Inspired and licensed by GM’s intrepid HUMMER, this shockproof, rubber-guarded, waterproof and floatable flashlight is ideal for outdoor use and perfect for every vehicle or home emergency kit.

Inventor’s gadget box alerts neighbourhoods to criminals

By Rohit Jaggi, Social Affairs Correspondent

You can usually tell when an area has suffered a spate of burglaries or car break-ins. The local pub is full of people going on about how this could not have happened in the good old days.

But instead of getting beerily misty-eyed, one entrepreneur dreamed up a gizmo he hopes will yoke people’s community spirit in a way that can cut down both fear of crime and crime itself.

Reading-based entrepreneur Peter Harris’s AlertBox is a high-tech version of Neighbourhood Watch that allows people instantly to alert those around them to the presence of shady characters or dodgy goings-on.

Desktop Light Doodler

Desktop Light Doodler

After about 20 minutes of staring at those TPS reports, one simply needs a break. Sure you can grab your Uni-ball and legal pad and pretend you can draw. Sure you can open up Gimp or Photoshop and pretend you can illustrate. But those are predictable and prosaic ways for you to procrastinate. Was that alliteration? I think it was! Wow. Moving along, what you really need is the desktop light doodler. Before you turn it on it’s just a ring with LED’s protruding at various points along the circumference. When you turn it on and use the dials, you are able to create hundreds of organic, rotating patterns in real time. This one is a must see to believe, as the Image to your left just doesn’t do it justice! Make sure you checkout the additional images to get a sample of some patterns. Reacts to sound as well! W00t!

Hot Link Pro

Hot Link Pro

If your A/V equipment is housed behind an opaque cabinet door or in a closet, IR remote signals will not be able to reach it. Hot Link Pro solves this problem by routing the IR signals into the closed cabinet or closet. This allows you to keep equipment out-of-sight and out-of-reach of inquisitive little fingers, dust, and dirt. The high sensitivity of the Hot Link Pro receiver can also extend the range of your remotes.

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