Posted by Notcot on May 2, 2012 in
Gadgets 
If you were to ask an average gadgeteer to sketch a telephone, this is what they would draw. Oh yeah, this is a proper telephone. It doesn’t have a thousand memories, it doesn’t do text messaging, customised ring tones or multi-megapixel photos, and it certainly doesn’t do slim-line or lightweight*. What it does have in abundance though, is telephonic style. Think of all those classic 1960s/70s Brit films and TV series; The Sweeney, The Avengers, James Bond, all those Michael Caine thrillers, they all used the classic dial telephone. When Life on Mars came out, the classic dial telephone was up there with the Mk.3 Cortina when it came to period cool. The classic GPO type 746 dial telephone was introduced to the market in 1967. It rapidly became a design classic and was still available to BT customers until the 1980s. Its robust and reliable design made it a universal favourite in homes and offices around Britain.
Price : £ 59.95
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Posted by Notcot on Feb 25, 2011 in
Gadgets 
This beautifully crafted gizmo looks like the kind of thing you might find in Diagon Alley. The difference is you use it to control your telly, Sky, digibox, stereo or any other infra-red device via various abracadabra-ish gestures. Simply swish, whirl and flick to change channels, adjust volume and much more.
Totally button-free, the Wand can ‘learn’ up to 13 infrared codes from your existing remote(s) and transmit them when you perform one of 13 predefined gestures. You can assign various functions to various moves: flicks to turn on and off; spins to control volume; big swishes to mute and so on.
To add to its supernatural nature, the Wand also features a ‘heartbeat’ in the form of various pulses that confirm gesture recognition and tell you when the batteries are low. It even goes into sleep mode after 60 seconds of inactivity and ‘wakes’ when you pick it up. Gorgeously packaged in a smart presentation box, the Wand is set to become the remote control of choice for any gadgeteer with Potter-esque aspirations. So don’t be a Muggle, get ordering. It’s totally wizard!
Battery Requirements:
* Requires 2x AAA batteries (not included)
Dimensions:
* Wand measures 35.5cm(L) x 2cm(D)
Features/functionality:
* 1 – Rotate anticlockwise (typically used for “volume down” function)
* 2 – Rotate clockwise (typically used for “volume up” function)
* 3 – Flick upwards
* 4 – Flick downwards
* 5 – Flick left
* 6 – Flick right
* 7 – Tap on top
* 8 – Tap on side
* 9 – Big swish
* 10 – Push forward
* 11 – Pull back
* 12 – Double tap top
* 13 – Double tap side
Modes:
* Practice mode – allows the user to practise making the gestures and verify that they have been recognised correctly before learning associated IR data.
* Sleep mode – the wand will enter a low-power sleep mode after 60 seconds of inactivity.
* Learning mode – you can teach it one or more new codes for any of the possible gestures.
- Simply swish, whirl and flick to change channels, adjust volume and much more. Incredible!
- Totally button-free, the Wand can ‘learn’ up to 13 infrared codes from your existing remote(s)
- You can assign various functions to various moves: flicks to turn on and off; spins to control volume; big swishes to mute and so on.
- Also features a ‘heartbeat’ in the form of various pulses that confirm gesture recognition and tell you when the batteries are low.
- It even goes into sleep mode after 60 seconds of inactivity and ‘wakes’ when you pick it up.
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Posted by Notcot on Sep 29, 2010 in
Gadgets
If you were to ask an average gadgeteer to sketch a telephone, this is what they would draw. Oh yeah, this is a proper telephone. It doesn’t have a thousand memories, it doesn’t do text messaging, customised ring tones or multi-megapixel photos, and it certainly doesn’t do slim-line or lightweight*. What it does have in abundance though, is telephonic style. Think of all those classic 1960s/70s Brit films and TV series; The Sweeney, The Avengers, James Bond, all those Michael Caine thrillers, they all used the classic dial telephone. When Life on Mars came out, the classic dial telephone was up there with the Mk.3 Cortina when it came to period cool. The classic GPO type 746 dial telephone was introduced to the market in 1967. It rapidly became a design classic and was still available to BT customers until the 1980s. Its robust and reliable design made it a universal favourite in homes and offices around Britain.
Price : £ 59.95
Read more…
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Posted by Notcot on Mar 26, 2010 in
Gadgets 
Product Description
If you think that carving a ridge is something you remember from woodwork class, this fabulously thoughtful collection of accessories is probably not for you. If, however, you cut a dash on and off the piste and like nothing more than the high-speed swoosh of compacted snow beneath you, then, yes, come on down. Or should that be come on up and down. There’s nothing shoddier than going on the piste unprepared, as anyone in Nottingham on a Friday night will tell you. And it’s even worse in Val d’Isere, where a lack of preparation will have every nationality on God’s earth turning their noses up at your English naivety. Because, in the world of the serious gadgeteer, one needs to fully prepared for every eventuality and correctly tooled-up for every job. Acquire the rather handy Ski Bag Kit and tooled up for an alpine adventure you most certainly will be. Containing a hand warmer, lip balm, a ski pass holder, some really clever sun cream wipe, a slab of dextrose (that’s d-glucose for the particular among you), some plasters and a pack of tissues, these clever nordic johnnies have simply thought of everything. So now you can be slick on the slopes. And equally slick by the time you get out of hospital.
Touch Of Ginger Urban Survival Range Ski Bag Essentials Kit
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