Insect repeller for summer

With summer having arrived, it is time to start the annual battle with pesky insects as well as other creepy crawlies who love to do nothing better than irritate you out of your skin by their mere presence in and around your home. Apart from keeping a huge collection of anteaters as well as spiders to capture those winged nemesis of yours, why not consider the Insect Repeller instead?

Insect Repeller is a small handheld environmentally-friendly gadget that plugs into any UK mains socket and emits an advanced high power variable ultrasonic wave and an electromagnetic wave to ward off unwanted pests and protect you and your home. Inaudible to humans and harmless to your pet cat and dog, the ultra sonic pest repeller consumes very little power and outdates messy traps and chemically-laden sprays. Once plugged in and switched on this 2-in-1 insect and rodent repeller protects 250 square meters, which is roughly the size of the average three bedroom home, giving you a healthy amount of breathing space between you and world’s critters.

Sounds like £12.95 well-spent if you’re going to bring home the Insect Repeller this summer.

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Grilletto BBD makes BBQ easy and fun

Since summer’s here, why not take advantage by bonding with the rest of the family through social gatherings in your garden with a BBQ grill? We know that the very thought of it can be quite daunting for some due to the amount of cleaning up that one must do, but the Grilletto BBQ is different as it not only cooks but self-cleans as well!

For one the Grilletto Portable BBQ is ready to cook in just seven minutes. Second, there’s a massive cooking area that converts into a roasting oven so you can cook up a feast that includes anything from beef burgers to a Sunday roast. And third, this handy portable BBQ self cleans! With carry handles that double up as sturdy legs, this fold away portable BBQ is perfect for camping trips and tucking into a good old British barbecue from anywhere in the garden to the great outdoors – just unfold and start cooking! Double cast iron grills adjust to four cooking heights so you can really show off your culinary skills, and when you’ve finished cooking simply fold up the BBQ and it burns itself out, preserving the unused charcoal for later. All the ashes collect in the base making for an easy clean up and a snuff out pouch means you can pack the portable BBQ away straight after you’ve finished cooking.

Sounds so easy, although we’re sure that no matter how far self-cleaning technology has progressed in the future, there are a handful of folks out there who still believe that they should do the cleaning themselves to make sure that everything is spic and span. If you fall under the latter category, then the £63.95 Grilletto Portable BBQ is not the thing for you.

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Nite Glowring

Not everyone of us are privileged enough to live in homes or apartments that have decent lighting as we walk up to them, let alone those automatic lights which come with a sensor to detect whether there is someone at the doorstep, turning on its spotlight so that you will have an easy time looking for your keys in your handbag. With the Nite Glowring, things could be different for the rest of us ordinary plebeians.

The manufacturers of our Glowrings, who produce military equipment and other need-to-see-at-night items, have taken this everyday nugget of basic science and made it their business. A Glowring is small enough and tough enough to attach to anything you might need to use in the dark, a bunch of keys being the most obvious. But because they can glow for up to a decade, you can leave them hanging off things that only come out once in a while like fishing gear and camping equipment. It does have to be pretty dark to see the glow, but that’s the point.

Sounds like £9.95 well spent if you tend to live the life of a night owl, retiring for the ‘night’ when the garbage trucks and street sweepers are starting to make their rounds.

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The MP3 Clock DX

I still strongly prefer the classic look of this type of clock over the fancy new clocks packed full of LED lights. However, my alarm has far too many benefits to give it up for a clock that doesn’t even do half of what it can. Well although this clock features a very classic look, it at least has a little bit of a modern twist. It won’t work as a dock or double as a radio, but it at the very least can utilize MP3s to wake you up first thing in the morning.

The clock has a very large sound bank to let you choose between different alarm sounds. Instead of choosing one of those, you could also add favorite songs or strange sounds you’ve recorded yourself. With the ability to record your own sound effects and use those, you could wake up every morning laughing, just as long as you get creative. To keep this running it uses 3 AA batteries. It’s compatible with Windows XP and Vista, so those on a Mac not using Windows will have some issues. To pick this up it’ll cost you ¥ 3,850.00 or about $41.

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iTalk Alarm Clock

Sure, you can have the MP3 Clock DX if you want a cool alarm clock, but I will have to say that the iTalk from Neutrano is one of the most interesting alarm clocks that I have seen in a while.

After all, how many alarm clocks do you know that allow the user to set the time or alarm with your own voice? Yeah, no more of those stupid buttons that you have to hit simultaneously, and then keep pushing until the right time shows up.

At least, that is what the Press Release tells me. Apparently, the user just says “Hello iTalk”, and tell the digital alarm clock the time. It will understand any voice in English, and you can also ask: “what day is it”? I’m guessing you set that by voice too. The iTalk clock will also understand other commands such as “snooze”.

Granted, I don’t know if I will ever get up if I just say “snooze” for some extra minutes of shut-eye. I wonder if I will learn to say “snooze” in my sleep.

The iTalk needs 3 AAA batteries to power its huge 2 inch numbers. You should be able to get the iTalk from many retail outlets in a few months. That’s about as specific as my source will say, but it will definitely hit Amazon.com in June, with a suggested retail price of $49.99.

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Hand Winding Solar Camping Lamp with Charger

I truly hate lanterns and for one simple reason. They take about six different D batteries to stay powered. Who honestly keeps D batteries around? I don’t think I even own any gadgets anymore that require that particular type of batteries. Well if you really don’t want to have to stock pile batteries, this small lantern uses other forms of power to make sure that your activities stay well lit.

It not only has solar power to charge it while the sun is up, but you can also use the hand crank. You can either have it shine 6 LED lights at once or go for the more dim option of 3 at once. The lantern is 18.5cm x 8.3cm, so it’s not the largest lantern out there. It also has a mobile phone charger for emergency situations. Even if it’s not the greatest lantern for camping, it’d be great to keep around in your car or basement as a part of an emergency kit. You can purchase it for $34.99 from GizFever.

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Samsung LED TV Series Launched

It’s a TV! “That’s not a gadget” we hear you sigh, but when a TV is as clever as this Samsung LED TV, it most definitely is. At first glance we were taken by its stylish look. A large screen set into a glass look piano black frame always looks the part and when you put that on a crystal necked stand, it really is quite striking. But that aint new.

Once turned on the picture quality is most definitely High Def and runs at 100mhz, to help reduce that edge blur effect you get in big fast action sequences. But again, nothing new. It is pretty new and mighty impressive when you consider the screen itself is only 1.2” thick! Now things are starting to look up. On closer inspection we found out that this stunning beast also has a multitude of connection possibilities. These stack up to an impressive 4 x HDMI ports, 2 x USB ports, a DTV Tuner, wireless LAN and internet TV. Yup, we did say wireless Lan and internet TV. It comes in a 40”, 46” or a 55 and has been designed as a single moulded piece of tech (like the ipod). Oh, and apparently its “green” and has a much smaller “footprint” than other tellies.

Why do I want it?
Unless you have a pretty special TV already, this would definitely be a “trade up”. For starters it looks sexier than a strip club to a monk and is thinner than a supermodels lunchbox. 1.2” thick for a TV is insane! To put it in context (sort of), it is thinner than the centre finger bone of the average mans middle finger (don’t try and work that out while drunk). Because it is so thin it easily fixes to your wall, allowing you to mount this piece of tech art anywhere that has a solid(ish) surface. Once powered up it has fantastic picture quality with a great refresh rate.

When you couple this up with the HDMI connections it possesses it really does scream Hi-Def gaming to us. Bored of watching films and gaming? Simply connect to the internet and view some much loved comedy YouTube clips. These Samsung LED TVs certainly beats being sat at your PC in the dingy study, and could make watching those “special” movies you like, that little bit more “satisfying”. Still think its not worthy to be classed as a gadget? Didn’t think so.

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Bath tub waterproof LCD

This could be straight out of a fantasy dream of yours. Watching TV while sipping lemonade and cooling in your bathtub. True it is possible! A water proof LCD in your bath could make that a reality!

A 22-inch bathroom TV with mirror screen is out from `Waterproof LCD TVs’. A spa, sauna, swimming pool or even outdoors, the TV gives you a great relaxing experience. It has two separate chrome loudspeakers, 16:9 ratio, 500 cd/m2 of brightness, a water proof remote control, a built-in Freeview and terrestrial tuners, A/V inputs etc.

From the comfort of your bath, you can watch TV, VCR, DVD, Cable, satellite or Freeview on your TV without a wire needed between them. How does that work? Plug the transmitter into the 21 pin connector SCART socket of your device.

The LCD retails at US $ 1,400.

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Hands free magnifying lens

We all know that as we age, various parts of our bodies will start to go, and our eyesight is among one of those parts that fail to deliver in due time without the help of correctional surgery or prescription (read: glasses). Well, if you’re one who indulges in plenty of reading, sewing, hobbies and crafts (does gaming count?) that require a whole lot of eye-power, perhaps the Hands Free Magnifying Screen might interest you? It is a freestanding 3X magnifier that is mounted on a sturdy, nontip base, capable of rotating 360 degrees for the right angle. The Hands Free Magnifying Screen will retail for $12.99 each.

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Chaos Stickers help outlets stand out

Typically people try to clean up and hide their cords and don’t want to draw attention to their outlets. Lately though people have been getting creative with their cords and instead of hiding them, decorating them. Which makes it only logical that eventually outlets would get their own strange form of décor. Not just some silly face plate that gives it a cheesy design. Instead, it’s a sticker that manages to utilize the outlet to spruce up the plain wall it sits on.

These very large decals stick directly to your wall, provided your wall is a normal texture. With these around, not only would you not be concealing the outlets, but you’d be doing a great job at making them stick out. No one could possibly walk past the sticker and not manage to notice it. Due to the fact that the website is in a foreign language, it makes it difficult to be sure on the price. However, it appears that a set of these goes for $71. If you do decide to pick them up, you’ll have to pay the price for them to be shipped out of the country.

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Flippy V fan

Weather is slowly but surely heating back up, but being Springtime it’s that awkward period where heat isn’t usually needed and it’s not time for the air conditioning either. There are days though that you might be tempted to flip on the air conditioning. For days like that when you’re just not ready to flip on the air, it will take a very well powered fan to cool things down. This fan from Vornado would be great during those days when you need things to cool back down a bit.

This pricey fan even looks better than the average fan you might see sitting around the average home or office. Then you add in that it will move air 40 feet and this is no ordinary fan. You can set it up in a convenient spot, then keep the remote control with you, making it so you don’t even have to get up to adjust the fan. It has three different speeds and an LED display on the fan itself. It also comes with a 3 year warranty to make sure that you get your money’s worth. This fan will cost you $79.99.

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