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Catapult watch: you'll shoot your eye out
You know the joke where you’re holding a drink, and someone asks what time it is, and you turn over your wrist and spill your drink? If you had a catapult watch you could then launch a barrage of BBs in retaliation. Available in black or silver, it also comes with a free supply of ammo. Great for your next meeting (if you want to get fired — hey, maybe your contract has good severance). See it in action after the jump. $49. [GT]
Catapult Watch (via Oh Gizmo!)
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USB doorbell lets you add your own ringtones
The USB Doorbell lets you swop out the standard chime in your doorsy’s push-button and replace it with whatever nonsense pleases you. You simply upload a .wav file of up to thirty seconds via USB and away you go. Requires three AAA batteries and standard doorbell wiring (it has no speakers, wireless capacity, etc) and is designed for a low voltage circuit (4-24 V). Video of the audio after the jump. $100. [GT]
USB Programmable Doorbell (via TechEBlog)
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Electronic Venus Flytrap actually works as fly catcher
Not just a random motorized imitation plant, the Fly Catcher has a packet of fly bait in its plastic mouth, which actually lures in flies. The fly swoops in and activates the sensors which, snap! the jaws shut. Dead fly! No fly blood on your hands! The bait is non-toxic and the fly catcher is as humane as a fly killer can be while actually, you know, killing it. Requires three AAA batteries. £ 19.95. [GT]
Fly Catcher (via Coolest Gadgets)
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Build a supercharged eAT-6 "Texan" paper airplane
Yes, you can send a paper airplane 30 meters — if it has a battery-powered motor on it. Popular Science has a supercharged eAT-6 paper airplane DIY that uses bristol board and a salvaged capacitor to make a paper airplane that leaves the rubber-band blasted variety in the dust. Their total cost is £7, but that assumes £2 for 4 AA batteries and you can probably just steal those from your boss’s pager. [GT]
supercharged eAT-6 paper airplane DIY
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Tokyoflash 1000100101 binary watch
Somewhat resembling a prop from Venture Bros., the Tokyoflash 1000100101 binary watch uses a combination of coloured LEDs to represent the date, hours and minutes. Green and red show the hours, and green and yellow show the minutes. The strap is carbon fibre with a leather back. ¥13,900. [GT]
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TurboFlame designer household lighter
Apparently, the Turboflame Arc Lighter is the first “designer” household lighter to combine cutting-edge technology with “contemporary living style.”
This means it’s made out of metal and looks a bit shiny…
Speed camera warnings for your sat-nav
TrafCam is a subscription service that works with your in-car navigation system, letting you know when to furiously apply the brakes in the outside lane to avoid getting a speeding ticket.
Motorola launches M-Lab – the "role-playing theme park for kids"
The Motorola M-Lab is designed to make learning fun. Good luck with that.
The new American educational theme park concentrates on showing kids what it’s like to work in a career like fireman, doctor or aeroplane pilot…
P2P file sharing now includes voting
Thanks to MP3 Rocket, a tweaked version of the Limewire P2P piracy solution.
Version 5.0 of MP3 Rocket lets users vote on which they like the most…
There's going to be an Xbox 360 game about crisps :(
Crisps! Frito-Lay, the American potato-reconstituter known for such excellent sandwich accompaning crisp brands as Doritos, is asking people to submit designs for an Xbox Live Arcade game.
The Doritos-maker is demanding all concepts should “take the spirit of the Doritos tortilla chips brand and bring it to life on the Xbox 360”.
