Cassette MP3 Player

         

Youngsters may not recognize this above device but its what’s called a cassette.  It was what we old timers used to record and play music on before CD players or mp3 devices. However, this cassette has a twist to it, it has a built in mp3 player. There are two ways you can use it, as a normal cassette or as cassette mp3 player. A typical example use might be in some older cars that still have cassette players in them, all you need to do is insert the cassette into the cassette player and you have an instant car mp3 player.

How is the music stored? Well music the cassette is designed to take up to 2GB SD cards, meaning hours of songs can be played at your leisure.  With a USB 2.0 port files mp3 files can be directly uploaded to your computer.

Specification

External Memory: Compatible with SD/MMC card (max.2GB)
Music Format: MP3
Bit rate: 32-256Kbps
Earphone Jack: 3.5mm
SNR (Signal to Noise Ratio): >75dB
Output of earphones: 2 x 10mW(32Ohms)
USB: 2.0
System: Compatible with windows 2000/xp
Battery: Built-in 450mAh lithium battery
Dimension: 63X102X11.5 (mm)
Other Features:
Use like a normal cassette in a car cassette player or cassette player
Use as a stand alone MP3 Player
Repeat playback mode
7 button interface
Recharge by USB cable

Accessories:

User Manual
Earphones
USB
Power Adapter

The combination of new and old technology is brought to you by Chinavasion Wholesale Electronics at £11.48.

Oregon Scientific Watch

What does your watch do? Well there are watches out there that double up as calculators, flash memory drives, and now watches which can forecast the weather. The Meteo Oregon Scientific weather watch does just that displaying weather icons depending on its prediction, i.e. sunny, rainy, cloudy, and partly cloudy. Specific data including humidity, wind speed, and temperature is not currently available but you can get an idea of what the overall weather is going to be like and impress your geeky friends.

Meteo Weather Forecast Watch Specifications

- Weather forecast using 4 weather icons: sunny, partly cloudy, cloudy and rainy
- Stopwatch function up to 60 hours
- Digital Clock, calendar and alarm functions
- Backlight function for easy viewing in low light conditions
- Water resistant up to 30 metres (98 feet)
- One CR2032 3V battery (included)

Price £40 and available in black only.

Illuminated Rollup Keyboard

This unique gadget is a computer keyboard with a difference, not only is it able to be rolled up for transportation due to its silicon design, but it can be washed aswell should it get dirty which keyboard inevitably do.

This USB keyboard is extremely useful if you are a night worker, have you ever tried typing when its getting dark only to find you need to squint your eyes to see the keys or you keep pressing the key next to the one you intended. The illumination function on this keyboard solves that problem highlighting the keys and making them easier to see.

I know I know, your probably saying to yourselves why not just switch the lamp or light on? Well you could do that but its not as fun and you then have no excuse to go and buy this snazzy keyboard.

Product Specifications:

- Indestructible, high quality silicon
- Can be washed and disinfected at any time
- Dust-proof and water-resistant
- Portable and storable
- Strong and silent
- Illumination on/off button
- 110 keys
- Support Windows 98/2000/Me/XP
- Size: 490*137*5 mm
- Weight: 335g
Packages:
- USB Illuminated Roll-up Keyboard
- PS2 Adapter
- User Manual

Priced at only $26.00

Dummy Security Camera or Real?

In a perfect world there would be no need for security cameras in our home or work environment, however in this day and age security systems are vital.  Ideally a real security camera is the number one choice but security camera equipment can be very expensive. So what can you do? Well this dummy security camera priced at $14.99 could be the answer to your problems.

Many people disregard dummy security camera systems because they are easily identified by would be thieves as being fakes, however this security gadget from Thinkgeek is not your average run of the mill dummy cctv security camera. The outdoor security camera features an angle bracket, wires, and blinking LED lights giving it a realistic appearance.

Feature list:

- Pan and tilt adjustment
- Security stickers included
- Low maintenance
- Authentic styling
- Takes two AA batteries
- Dimensions (unit): 4″ x 2 1/4″ x 2 1/2″
- Dimensions (with mount): 6″ x 2 1/4″ x 2 1/2″
- Housing: Weatherproof Anodized Aluminum

EDR Solutions: Hard Disk Crusher

If you have some old formatted hard drives that you want destroyed so that none of the sensitive data can be recovered then the Hard Disk Crusher from EDR solutions is what you need.

 

The crusher weighs in at 6 stones so although it’s not a light weight gadget is it extremely effective. With a working capacity of one hard drive every ten seconds and a service interval after every 100,000 hard disks then its unlikely to need any servicing in your lifetime.

Hard Disk Crusher in action

The cost? Well it’s not cheap retailing at £5,750, however it makes you think how valuable your data is should it end up in the wrong hands. Personally with the limited number of hard drives I own I would go down the hitting the hard disk with a hammer multiple times route, however larger corporations with large numbers of used hard drives gathering dust may find this gadget useful.