Sanyo’s Xacti E1
The world’s first waterproof camcorder and digital still camera, is on display last 2008
Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
The Xacti E1, which has a six megapixel still camera,
won the 2008 CES best innovation award for digital imaging.
2.) Glow Flow Tap
Turn an ordinary tap into a waterfall of light with a Glow Flow Tap Even more so if we are talking water and not beer taps. But imagine turning on a tap and having the normal flow of water turned into a beautiful waterfall of light! That would be, well, not so boring. The Glow Flow Tap is a clever little gadget that fits most standard taps. What's so clever about it is that it has an internal switch that lights up a set of LEDs when you turn on your tap and casts a glow of light around a darkened kitchen or bathroom. The Glow Flow Tap also has a temperature sensor inbuilt, so when the water is cold it will glow blue and when the water is hot it glows red. Perfect for mixer taps that keep catching you out and ideal for letting little children know whether the water is hot or cold before they stick their head under the tap to get a drink. Indeed, if your other half isn't convinced a glowing cascade of water would not enhance the look of your bathroom, go for the safety angle. It works every time. The Glow Flow Tap comes with a universal adaptor so that it will fit most taps.
3.) Solar Powered Mobile Phone Charger
Let the sun charge your mobile phone And now, thanks to the Solar Powered Mobile Phone Charger I can harness the sun's energy to charge my phone - even when I'm miles from the nearest electrical socket. Flip open this nifty little gadget and you'll see a very efficient monocrystalline cell solar panel. Place it sunny side up, let the sun shine and the panel will start charging automatically. A solitary red LED lets you know when the charger is fully charged and ready to start powering your telephone. And once charged, the charger can be transported anywhere and even used in the dark because an integral battery stores all that lovely solar energy. The Solar Powered Mobile Phone Charger is compatible with most models of Nokia, Siemens, Motorola and Sony Ericsson and includes various power adapters.
4.) USB fridge
Keep your drink can cool while you work on your computer with a USB fridge. Because while I slave away at a computer, I like to have a a cold drink close at hand. Problem is I'm forever getting a can of pop out of the fridge before settling down, forgetting about it, and then discovering it is no longer cold when I get around to drinking it. Enter the USB Fridge. Big enough to keep a can cold. Small enough to care. Powered by your PC or laptop via a USB cable, the USB Fridge contains a cold plate which chills to 8.5 degrees after being plugged in for just five minutes- perfect cold can temperature. And as it's only 19cm x 8.5cm x 8.5cm, your sure to find space for it on even the most cluttered of desks 5.) Pick Your Nose Paper Party Cups
Why everyone at your next party will be picking their own nose Pick Your Nose Party CupsOkay. Bear with me on this one because if you do your next party will be a riot of fun from the off.
What we have here is a pack of 24 paper party cups with a difference. Each one has a different nose printed on it, offering a variety of nose rings, moustaches, lipsticks and the like.
When your guests hold them to their face to take a drink, they will each appear to have different noses! Everyone gets a belly laugh, they can even pick their own nose (by choosing a cup to their liking I mean) and it is much cheaper than a nose job.
6.) USB feet warmers
Keep your feet warm this winter with USB heated foot warmers Simply plug them into a USB port on your PC, laptop or Mac, insert your feet and warm feet are yours for as long as your computer stays on. No software to install. Nothing to set up. Just warm feet courtesy of the compact, ultra-flexible heat panel in the sole. Even better, the heat panel can be removed so that the footwarmers can be washed. Be kind to your feet. Or the feet of a loved one.
7.) Turn 35mm negatives into digital images
Turn your 35mm negatives and slides into digital photos Negatives To Photos ScannerI'm up bright and early this morning to tell you about an amazing gadget that anyone with a dusty old shoebox full of 35mm film negatives will love. It's a USB Negative And Slide Scanner that converts old negatives and slides into digital images with a click of a button. Oh what fun you'll have when you wade through the long forgotten family photograph archives and breathe new life into wedding photos, birthday parties and holiday snaps. Simply plug the Negative Scanner into a PC or laptop (it doesn't need mains power or batteries), slip a strip of negatives or a slide into the holder, push it through and the image will appear on the screen. Aaaargh! It's Aunt Mabel in her bikini, Butlin's 1984! Wait a few seconds for the software to adjust the back light and colour balance and then press the scan button. Before you know it you'll have a 5MP digital copy of your original photo ready to be cropped, edited and printed. A fantastic gift for anyone who took photos before the advent of the digital camera.
8.) Bicycle that turns into a Pushchair
The bicycle that turns into a pushchair in seconds Taga Bike And PushchairIn Holland there are more bicycles than people so it's hardly surprising that it's a Dutch company that has come up with the coolest thing on three wheels since the Sinclair C5. It's called the Taga and it's no ordinary tricycle. In fact it's officially "a multifunctional urban vehicle" which just adds to its coolness. The Taga is a trike designed to carry an adult and child (in fact it can carry two kids) that can be turned into a pushchair stroller in seconds. So not only does it get you to the shops, it lets you get round them too. And when you've finished shopping, it gets you home again. It can go everywhere a bike can go and everywhere a pushchair can go - and that includes the boot of a saloon car and on buses and trains. Safety is a major feature of the Taga - in fact it is the only product in the world to meet European standards for both bicycles and pushchairs. The three wheel structure enables safe mounting and dismounting and your child sits between the handlebars in a reclinable seat equipped with a 5-point harness. The Taga is made of advanced aluminium alloy and equipped with 16 inch wheels, top of the range Shimano internal gears, disk brakes on the front wheels and Shimano roller brakes on the rear. And as you'd expect, all fabric is durable, removable, easy to clean and comfortable. It takes only 20 seconds to change between tricycle and stroller mode and is suitable for travelling around with babies, toddler and children up to seven years old.
9.) Digital Camera Binoculars
What do you get when you cross a pair of binoculars with a digital camera? Get up close and personal with this rather clever gadget - the Mr iSpy Digital Camera Binoculars. As the name cunningly suggests, this is a pair of compact binoculars that has a built in digital camera. So from now on you will be able to capture what you see and then transfer the images directly to your computer. You can even switch to video mode and capture moving images. Simply look through the binoculars as you normally would and adjust the focus as necessary. Then press the photo capture button to take a snap of what you're looking at. download them to your computer using the supplied USB lead. The 1.3 Megapixel camera and the 32MB on-board memory mean you might not be competing with the paparazzi and their zoom lenses, but the family will certainly have fun with the Mr iSpy Digital Camera Binoculars.
10.) The Sports bra that also Monitors your Heart Rate
Child Locator AlarmThanks to New Year's resolutions, fitness and weight loss is on a lot of people's minds during the month of January. By February far too many of us have fallen by the wayside, but for any females reading this who are still pounding the pavements or making full use of that shiny new gym membership card, here's something for you. The Heart Rate Monitor High Impact Sports Bra is a seam free sports bra that not only gives you the extra support you need while doing physical activity, it also monitors your heart rate. The bra has an integrated pocket for a NuMetrix™ transmitter which picks up your heart rate from electrode sensors that are knitted into the bra's underband fabric. The transmitter then sends your heart rate data to a special watch that not only displays your heart rate, but can be used as a stopwatch too (it even tells the time!). The watch and transmitter are sold separately from the bra - which means you can buy a new bra when you need one or a second bra and use the same watch and transmitter. The bra comes in three sizes and costs £19.50. The watch and transmitter cost £39.50. They are available online from Marks & Spencer.
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