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 About Gadget Blog Welcome to Gadget Blog, the 143rd best gadget website in the world (but, hey, who's counting?). Gadget Blog is the result of me being addicted to weird and wonderful things since I was knee high to a grasshopper. Suffice to say, I was the kid you sat next to at school who desperately wanted his Sea Monkeys to ride bicycles and live in sea castles when they grew up. Want me to review your gadget? Looking For An Unusual Gift? Looking for a present for a certain someone? It can be nigh on impossible buying gifts for some people, but if you can put a smile on someone's face, I don't think you'll go far wrong. You'll be pleased to hear that there are smiles aplenty on the Gadget Blog pages. Even for bad tempered dogs. Deal Of The Week  As seen on The Apprentice, the Guitar Rockstar air guitar is currently on special offer at Gadget Shop. For one week only and while stocks last, it's only £2.99 (normally £11.99)! As seen in The Metro by all you lovely commuter types!  Unbelievable, but true! The Metro newspaper featured Gadget Blog in its Wednesday October 29th 2008 issue! more As seen on TV! Gadget Blog was also recently featured on the BBC's new media and technology programme, Click! Gadgets For Less Get 5% off everything at I Want One Of Those when ordering online by using this discount code at the checkout - AOFF5. Valid until 31st December 2009! Previously on Gadget Blog Biggest Swiss Army Knife Electric Shock Alarm Clock Umbrellas That Twinkle With Lights Periodic Table Shower Curtain The Return Of The Stylophone Radio Control Dragonfly Magic Tricks For Kids Crazy toys for dogs Self Pitching Tent Grillslinger Barbecue Tools Child Locator Alarms Beanie hat with built in speakers Wii Accessories - Tennis Racket, Golf Club Turn any tap into a waterfall of light iPod speakers that look like a Lego brick Turn off any TV with TV B Gone Solar Powered Mobile Phone Charger Kota, the giant interactive dinosaur Insect Friendly Spider Catcher Get Superhero powers with Powerizers Greedy Piggy Bank Hit me with your Rhythm Sticks! Skimboard Surfer Slide USB Fridge Find up to three sets of keys The Backwards Clock SAS Spy Cam Glasses Repair Kit Diving M ask With Built In Digital Camera Pick Your Nose Paper Party Cups USB Feet Warmers Sat Nag - the opposite of Sat Nav! Night Vision without carrots The tiny torch that never needs batteries Pay As You Go Mobile Broadband Turn 35mm negatives into digital images A retro full size pub style arcade machine Fighting remote control helicopters World's easiest to use camcorder The tool kit that thinks it's a key Electronic snoring stopper Compact binoculars with built in digital camera Mobile phone with unlimited music downloads USB Travel Kit for laptop users Electronic Countdown game Saturday Night 1970s style MP3 speakers The ashtray that coughs and splutters The Blackberry Storm smartphone Keep an eye on things with Echo Bot The Google Phone The wallet with a digital photo album 20Q Musical piano gloves Big button TV remote control INQ¹, the social networking mobile phone Sky Scout - Personal Planetarium Prada Phone with bluetooth watch Zpen - scan your handwritten notes The toothbrush that plays music Digital luggage scales The eco-friendly electric scooter Bluetooth bracelet for mobile phone Mini Henry The Vacuum Cleaner Emergency mobile phone charger World's first 3D Webcam The sleeping bag you can wear Shoe grippers let you walk on ice The backpack with the solar panel The sports bra with heart monitor The Pocket Surfer for web and email access Use Ecoballs instead of washing powder The talking teddy bear that spreads love Body Composition Monitor Hand warmers Pocket size photo printer Hide your valuables in a safe can The dumbbell alarm clock The Eco Kettle Transfer video tapes to your PC Wine breather The suitcase kids can ride Head massager The weather watch The shower radio Free engraving for your iPod Touch The loudest doorbell available Spikey won't let them tamper with your drink Shuellas- umbrellas for shoes Turn your iPod into a mobile disco The world's smallest HD camcorder The watch that is also a TV The classic hand buzzer gag Ten Things You Didn't Want To Get For Christmas
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The non-spill dog bowl for dogs not dragons Tuesday June 25th 2009, 14:33  I'm a big fan of Dragon's Den, the television programme that allows people to pitch their business idea to a panel of wealthy business people in the hope of securing funding. My favourite bit is when the dragons get it very wrong and don't back a sure-fire winner like the Trunki suitcase for kids or the Road Refresher Non-Spill Dog Bowl. A dog bowl so good, Barack Obama even ordered one for the White House pooch, Bo. more . . . The shocking truth about your car key fob Tuesday June 16th 2009, 10:15  Is your car key fob hiding a shocking secret? Hopefully not, but I know exactly where you can find one that does. With the emphasis on the word shocking. The element of surprise is crucial for practical jokes to be successful and few would expect a humble car key fob to be the latest in a long line of electric shock jokes that goes back to pens, lighters and the classic hand buzzer. The Shocking Car Key looks like any modern remote locking car key, but it doesn't open car doors. Instead it delivers an electric shock! more . . . The power station in your pocket Thursday June 11th 2009, 11:07  Whether it's an i-Pod, digital camera, mobile phone, PDA or PSP, chances are one electrical gadget or another has run out of juice when you've left the charger at home or are miles from the nearest electrical socket. Or to be frank, you've let yourself down by a) forgetting to charge the battery in the first place and b) not carrying a Freeloader Solar Charger in your pocket. All the Freeloader needs to get in the mood for dispensing power is some sunlight (and if the sun's gone AWOL, because it's night time for example), you can charge it via a USB port. more . . . An internet ready mini laptop for less than £100 Friday June 5th 2009, 10:26  The Asus Eee PC range of mini laptops has revolutionised the laptop market and given birth to a whole new world of smaller laptops. Perfect for children and as a second computer that you can take anywhere, you can now get your hands on one for less than a ton as Del Boy might say. Measuring just 225mm wide and 170mm deep,and weighing in at just 928g, you can take this netbook laptop anywhere. more . . . The gaming console that gets the kids away from the TV Monday June 1st 2009, 12:23  Always moaning that your kids are sat in front of the TV when they could be playing outside? The answer could be a gaming console with a difference. It's called the Swinxs and it is a veritable gamesmaster that you can use inside the house or out in the garden, down the park or even on the beach. It can talk, explain games, recognise players and even referee too. Best of all it gets kids off their backsides and playing traditional games like hide and seek, tig, and musical chairs and also organises quizzes. more . . . How to start a fire without matches Tuesday May 26th 2009, 13:48  I take my hat off to the likes of Bear Grylls who are busy climbing Mount Everest and crossing the Sahara while I'm barely capable of finding my way around the M25 and the closest I've ever come to mounting an expedition is a fortnightly trip to Tesco. I do however know how to start a campfire without matches, no matter the weather. It can be pouring with rain, blowing a gale, or below zero, and I can get a fire going - thanks to Mag Fire. more . . . The bicycle that turns into a pushchair in seconds Friday May 22nd 2009, 10:53  In 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 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. more . . . Add some colour to your life every morning with this new shower head Tuesday May 19th 2009, 09:56  Sometimes I think showers should be more fun. Baths, you can lie back and relax, submerge yourself in bubble bath, read a book, play with your rubber duck, the list goes on and on. But showers. They just make you wet. Thanks to the wonders of LED lighting however you can spice things up in that frosted glass cubicle of yours with a colour changing shower head. It's not actually the shower head that changes colour, cool though that would be. It's the water that comes out of it. And look Ma. No electricity or batteries! more . . . When it's wet and windy, you can stand under my umbrella (ella ella eh eh eh) Saturday May 16th 2009, 11:29  As a kid I used to take great delight in watching adults struggling with umbrellas when it was raining and blowing a gale. Now that I'm an adult who uses an umbrella I don't find it quite as funny. Umbrellas are great when it's just raining, but you only need a gust of wind for the blighters to throw in the towel, blow inside out, and surrender you to the elements. Not the Senz Windproof Umbrella though. It's made of much sterner stuff. more . . . Where to leave your key if you don't trust your doormat Wednesday May 13th 2009, 09:29  Remember the good old days when you could get rid of the kids for a few hours by getting them a job with the local chimney sweep? Or when home security was a key on a string through your letterbox? Our family employed the key under the doormat strategy - after all no burglar would think of looking under a doormat for a key. Times are a changin' however as Bobby Dylan used to tell me. It's probably illegal to send kids up chimneys these days. And there's now an even better place to hide keys and other small valuables - the Padlock Keysafe. more . . . Bouncy bouncy! Friday May 8th 2009, 12:44  The last time I threw a frisbee on a beach I nearly took an unsuspecting sun worshipper's head off. It must have been no more than an inch away from causing untold carnage as it skimmed over her face and crash landed a foot or two from where she lay, totally oblivious to her near death experience. Since then I've discovered the wonders of the Waboba Ball which not only bounces on water, but offers as much fun as you are likely to have by the sea without taking an unsuspecting sun worshipper's head off. more . . . The CD-R that thinks it's a vinyl record Wednesday May 6th 2009, 11:51  Want to add a retro feel to your next homemade CD compilation of your favourite tunes? Well now you can with Memory Vinyl CD-Rs that look just like mini vinyl records. Each CD not only comes in its own record sleeve, but has a record label too for added authenticity. And with 700MB of data storage space, you'll be able to squeeze around 25 of your favourite songs onto each one. more . . . If you sign up for the Real Swiss Family Robinson, you'll need one of these Friday May 1st 2009, 07:48  When your family agree to be castaways on a desert island for three weeks, you might not know exactly what you're letting yourself in for, but one thing's for sure. There ain't gonna be a Tesco or an Asda within walking distance. Maybe that's why every one of the families on BBC's Real Swiss Family Robinson go hungry until a friendly local teaches them how to find food and catch fish. It makes good TV, but there's really no need for a three day famine. Not if you'd the foresight to take a pen fishing rod with you. more . . . The solution to fortnightly bin collections Tuesday April 28th 2009, 08:21  Fortnightly bin collections. What idiot of a politician came up with that bright idea? And don't tell me it's got anything to do with saving the planet. The green card only gets played when politicians, local or national, want to tax us more and give us less. But don't get mad. Get a TrashBasher instead, the easy to fit and easy to use rubbish compactor that helps you get more out of your wheelie bin. It squashes down the rubbish already in your bin so that you can fit more in. more . . . You need a jar of BuckyBalls! Friday April 24th 2009, 12:21  The Gadget Blog inbox has been overflowing of late with weird and wonderful things. Why so many people think I've got a problem in the bedroom department or want a share of a dead African prince's wealth beats me, but in amongst the spam there is always the odd gem. Like the one I got telling me about a crazy new toy from the USA called BuckyBalls. Open the jar and unleash the power of no less than 216 magnetic balls that can be shaped, molded, torn apart and snapped together to make sculptures, puzzles, patterns and shapes. more . . . The best thing since sliced bananas Tuesday April 21st 2009, 09:31  Finding a banana in your packed lunch isn't always the most pleasant of experiences. Particularly if said banana has organised some kind of dirty protest and squidged itself all over said pack lunch. That's why the Banana Guard is the best thing since, well, sliced bananas. This ingenious plastic case has been designed to protect and serve bananas from getting bashed about in your lunch box. more . . . Previously on Gadget Blog > |
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