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The umbrella is one heck of a useful invention especially for those that live in 'wet and miserable' London. As useful as they maybe, they can also be a nuisance when they're not called upon or when wet as they tend to leave a trail of mess behind.

Designer Seung Hee Son has come up with a very cool umbrella that aims to eliminate this nasty trail of dripping water with the innovative 'Inside Out Umbrella' that can be turned inside out to resemble a small bag before or after use.

"Instruction guide: By turning over one portion of the umbrella's outer cloth inside out, the inner layer-dry cloth appears and wraps the wet umbrella."

Howzat?!

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Posted By: Arnold - Category: Gadgets

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Bicygnals - LED turning signals for your bike

March 18th 2008 07:05

I often find myself cycling at dusk and as the daylight progressively weakens so does the chances of a motorist spotting me while I pedal away minding my own business. After a couple of close shaves in recent times, I have started investigating different ways of making myself more visible to other road users.

After ruling out the possibility of adorning this hideous Chelsea shirt, I came across Bicygnals which are battery-operated LED front and rear turn signals that work wirelessly.

By flipping a switch, the front and rear signals will communicate wirelessly thus signalling the direction which you are turning - no more waving arms like a mad man (not that you could've been seen in the dark anyway).

Here are the main features of this product:

- Complies with Road Vehicle Lighting Regulations
- Front Switches Control Front and Rear Indicators
- Wirefree Communication
- 5 Super Bright White LED’s Head Light
- 3 Super Bright Red LED’s Rear Light
- Flashing and Non-Flashing Lighting Modes
- 8 Super Bright Orange LED’s Front Indicators
- 6 Super Bright Orange LED’s Rear Indicators
- Tell Tale Indicators

- Side Visibility
- Ergonomic and Adjustable Front and Rear Clamps
- Integrated Front and Rear Reflectors
- Front and Rear Units Clip Together for Easy Carrying
- Storage Carry Case INCLUDED
- 4 x ‘AA’ Batteries in Front Unit INCLUDED
- 4 x ‘AAA’ Batteries in Rear Unit INCLUDED
- Low Battery Indicators
- Swivel Rear Clamp

If Bicygnals end up saving your life by increasing your visibility on the road, they will be well worth its AUD$87 (£39.95) price tag.

Private wish: Available in KITT style red sweeping light form! [bicygnals.com, regentred.co.uk]

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Do Your Favourite Gadgets Have A Name?

March 18th 2008 00:05

Do Your Favourite Gadgets Have A Name?

This massive Samsung would be known as Rex in my house

Come on I know you do. I am the first to admit some of my most appreciated gizmos have names other than the one printed on the logo. I always knew that I was not alone in my re-branding of certain personally essential pieces of technology.

In this house the LCD screen over a metre is referred to as "Rex", as in big as Tyrannosaurus Rex. The cell phone is often just called “the outside world”. My iRiver has become "The Canoe", I don’t know why. That’s enough embarrassing myself for today.

It still surprises me that we humanise our machinery, hasn’t science fiction warned us of this from day one? Yet here I am admitting to that very thing. It’s a machine, its made up of inanimate objects, has no feeling, no soul and certainly never responds to its name. (Though I did always want voice recognition for the PC)

The evolution of intelligent design may one day see organic computers constructed from genetic materials. Nano-technologies that carry all the traits of a disease or varied micro-organisms, actually that ones already happening because of there ant swarming core purpose programming.

Point is will we still be so happy to give our contraptions pet names once they actually do display traits of life? In the meantime, do your gadgets have names?

Note: This Post was triggered when I stumbled across an article on Cnet.com’s “whaddyareckon Facebook” Page that asks this very question. Bringing up an interesting angle that technology is becoming more personalised with an ever widening degree of cosmetic and technical choices. Please click the link to see many more responses.

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Freeloader 8.0 – iPod Solar Battery Charger

March 14th 2008 01:41

Freeloader - The solar powered Charger

Freeloader solar charger available to buy

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Posted By: Dexter - Category: Audio, Cellphones, Gadgets, PDA

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Dining in 2015 -- The Spice Gun

March 10th 2008 07:15

At first glance, you could mistake this for being some funky but unrealistic toy gun but no, it isn't a toy and you'll see this in the kitchen and dining table as opposed to a playroom

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LG WatchPhone Beaming Soon

March 10th 2008 02:26

LG WatchPhone Beaming Soon

The LG Watchphone - Image courtesy of Aving.net

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Posted By: Dexter - Category: Cellphones, Gadgets

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Intoducing the Asus Ecobook

March 7th 2008 04:11

The Bamboo Laptop

The Asus Ecobook

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Philips Imagination Light Canvas

February 29th 2008 22:45

Philips Electronics has unveiled its first "Imagination Light Canvas" at the New Mercy Medical Center in the US

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Corsair Voyager GT 16GB USB Flash Drive

February 29th 2008 08:45

Corsair, a leader in the design and manufacture of high-speed modules, has released a very handy 16GB version of its rugged, stylish and compact 'Flash Voyager' family of USB drives

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