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Written
By : Wayne Brooker
December 2004
Under
£20
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Annoy
Friends and Family!
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| Airzooka
- From I
Want One Of Those |
| £220.00
(Not Reviewed By 3DVelocity) |
| No,
it's not a fluorescent bucket with a handgrip.
This, we'll have you know is a high-tech soft-combat
Airzooka. Capable of delivering high velocity
air balls, it has a manual quick-release sprung
firing mechanism and flip-up non-precision sighting
system. Ok, its design does tend to err on the
bucket side, but don't be fooled.
This
monster is a highly effective close-quarter
wind weapon that had the office in stitches
for far longer than adults should laugh without
sitting down for a little rest.
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A
Tree-mendous Gift for Geeks
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| USB
Xmas Tree From firebox.com |
| £9.95
inc VAT - (Not
Reviewed By 3DVelocity) |
| The
USB Christmas Tree connects to the USB port of
any computer and has a 4 Candy Cane striped
red and white cable connector. And because it
is USB powered, no batteries are required. Clever,
eh? And because it is made of plastic, you don't
need to worry about sweeping pine needles off
of your desk come January. We reckon this little
gizmo is the Ultimate Seasonal Bauble. The USB
Christmas Tree Light changes color every second,
displaying vivid neon glow colors, including Red,
Green, Blue and Cyan. |
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A
Classy Pad for Your Mouse!
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| Black
Icemat - From EuroTech |
| £19.99
(Not Reviewed By 3DVelocity) |
| The
Black Icemat is a mousepad made from glass. The
surface has been developed and tested by computer
gamers, and a special developed treatment of the
surface gives the user an experience of great
accuracy and precision, due to the fact that the
surface gives an excellent grip on the mouseball.
The size of the ICEMAT is 250 x 210 x 6.2 mm.
The product has gone through a strenuous stream
of testing, and it is very difficult to break,
but it is still important to remember that our
product is made of glass, and therefore should
be treated that way. |
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Feel
Loved
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| Humpin'
Humphrey From TheGadgetStore |
| £14.95
inc VAT - (Not
Reviewed By 3DVelocity) |
| We'd
like to apologise if you've got a sensitive nature,
but when we saw this enthusiastic pooch, we just
had to share him with you.
They
say that a dog is a man's best friend. This
one certainly is! Humphrey is a four-legged
friend on heat. You may be thinking what purpose
does Humphrey serve...without beating around
the bush, he doesn't... he's just a lot of fun
and incites both mortified giggles and hearty
guffaws wherever he goes!
Humphrey
has straps on his front legs so can be attached
to someones leg, phone, computer or anything
else you can think of and then squeeze his ear
and watch him go.
He's
feeling frisky and starts to..er..hump! He humps
away (well he is a Humping Dog after all) and
yaps excitedly. He'll get attached to his owner
and we're sure it won't be long until the feeling's
mutual.
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Flex
More Than Your Elbow
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| Power
Ball - From PowerBall |
| €19.95
Plus (Not Reviewed By 3DVelocity) |
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The
PowerBall has been devised in the United States
by NASA to train astronauts in zero gravity.
As weights are of no use in space they constructed
a training aid that makes use of centrifugal
force instead. Together with kinesiotherapists
they eventually devised the PowerBall.
Because
the PowerBall uses centrifugal force, the level
of training automatically suits that of the
user. Interesting fact: at 10,000 rotations
per minute (RPM) the generated force exceeds
15 kilograms!
Training
with the PowerBall will go a long way to prevent
the following afflictions:
Carpal
Tunnel syndrome
Repetetive Strain Injury (RSI)
Tennisarm
Golfer's elbow
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Reclaim
Your TV
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| Remote
Jammer From Innovations |
| £4.99
inc VAT - (Not
Reviewed By 3DVelocity) |
| Tired
of fighting for control of the TV? Well, even
if you lose the battle for physical possession
of the remote handset, you'll still win the war!
Armed with this little jammer, you stop ALL infrared
remotes from working. Point it at the TV, hi-fi
or video from no more than 2m away and you'll
temporarily jam every IR signal in the vicinity.
Do it discreetly and no-one has the foggiest what's
happening. It will drive them mad! Battery included.
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Free
Time!
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| Water
Clock - From Innovations |
| £13.00
(Not Reviewed By 3DVelocity) |
| Yes,
that's right! For years electronic clocks have
been powered by batteries or via a mains supply
- but after a fruitful collaboration between scientists
and engineers, we can offer this incredible state
of the art clock, which runs on good old H20 -
and not just that! Fruit juice, coffee, even beer
will work just as well! Obviously all this is
good news for the environment and good news for
your electricity bill. Even better, the clock
looks cool and stylish and its 'fuel tubes' can
even double as a vase for fresh flowers. Featuring
large, easy-to-read time, date and alarm functions,
this really is the last word in fuel efficiency. |
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I'm
Gonna Throw Something!
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| X-Zylo
Ultra From I
Want One Of Those |
| £7.99
inc VAT - (Not
Reviewed By 3DVelocity) |
Lovingly
crafted from Tanzanian crystal, and hand painted
in traditional tribal war colours by ostriches...
oh, sorry, wrong product.
If you haven't seen one of these before, and we're
guessing you haven't, it's simply the best "Flying
/ Chucking Thing We've Ever Played With"
(and we've played with it a lot). It may look
like a cola bottle that's lost an argument with
a pastry cutter, but this thing is incredible.
You
throw it a bit like an American Football, and
it flies the most remarkable distances. The
world record distance is 600 feet, though we've
only managed 400 so far. Either they're lying
or we throw like girls - there's a challenge
for you.
In
the park, on the beach or at the golf club,
it's a great way to satisfy the "I want
to chuck something" urge without unnecessarily
upsetting your boyfriend or girlfriend.
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Hot
Wheels
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| Tireflies
Pro - From TiggyPig |
| £15.99
(Not Reviewed By 3DVelocity) |
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You
saw 'em on The Fast n The Furious, now you can
have wheels that light up in the dark.
Fit
these to your tyres on your bike, car or scooter
and you have instant "Back to the Future
" wheels.
Each
pack has 2 Tireflys that are motion activated,
as your wheels go round you get the very effective
effect of neon wheels glowing in the night.
(Please
note: These ONLY fit the larger standard Car
Tyre Valve)
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Say
Cheese
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| Amacrox
Lens From MicroDirect |
| £17.61
inc VAT - (Not
Reviewed By 3DVelocity) |
| Amacrox
Mobile Phone Lens has been designed for those
mobile phone users with a built-in camera or Web
Cam users. The Lens is designed to enhance and
improve the overall quality of their pictures.
The
lens is made of the highest quality materials.
The end-user does not need any tools or to make
any modifications to their mobile phone or web
cam:
Close
up Provides Macro functionality
ideal for capturing small images in detail
e.g. for a document
Tele
2.0x Provides Zoom function
and is useful for capturing long distant images
Super
Wide Provides Wide-Angle function,
ideal for capturing long distant images.
Micro
+ Wide 0.5x Provides Micro &
Wide 0.5x function, a useful function
for capturing short distance images.
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Hit
The Target Every Time!
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| The
LavNav - From M-Tech |
| £19.99
(Not Reviewed By 3DVelocity) |
| Bathroom
lights can be painfully bright in the middle of
the night. So why switch them on?
Guys,
is the girl in your life always complaining
that she has to go paddling after you're been
to the loo in the middle of the night? Does
she moan when she falls into the toilet because
you left the seat up during the evening?
Incorporating
a nightlight, visual targeting system, and "Put
the damned seat down!" reminder technology,
the LavNav is a practical solution to those
familiar issues.
The
LavNav turns on when you approach in the dark,
and turns off after you leave, shining gentle
yet sufficient light where you need it, when
you need it.
Better
yet, the LavNav uses RED or GREEN light to cleverly
show the position of the seat.
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Thin
and Light!
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| Eon
Ice From I
Want One Of Those |
| £9.99
inc VAT - (Not
Reviewed By 3DVelocity) |
| This
slick little torch, the size of a credit card,
emits a stunning bright blue light from two powerful
LEDs. It's waterproof, shockproof, crushproof
and idiotproof. No bulbs to blow, no batteries
to change (life of 5-10 years), it weighs nothing
(OK, not really, but you get the drift), and the
blue light is absolutely beautiful. |
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Tunnel
Vision
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| Ant
Farm - From I
Want One Of Those |
| £19.99
(Not Reviewed By 3DVelocity) |
| The
Ant Works concept was developed by NASA back in
the heyday of the US space programme. Their idea
was to take a colony of ants into space so the
astronauts could study the insects' behaviour
in zero gravity. Why, we hear you ask? Well, we
guess they had to study something as they hurtled
around planet earth. Anyway, NASA's loss is our
gain because the amazing jelly-like habitat they
invented is now available to support ant life
here on earth. Or more specifically, on your desk,
bedside or kitchen table.
The
Ant Works is filled with a highly nutritious
non-toxic gel into which you prod four little
holes to get the tunnel network started. Now
get out into the garden or park and catch about
15 ants to populate the colony. Put them in
the Ant Works, replace the lid... and watch.
Within days the ants will burrow out an amazing
pattern of channels, each clearly visible in
cross-section through the walls of the container.
Maintenance is minimal. Besides providing a
safe ecologically-correct habitat, the gel also
provides the ants' food. You simply need to
open the lid for a moment once a month to aerate
the interior
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Fatal
Attraction
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| Oidz
From Gadget
Storm |
| £9.99
inc VAT - (Not
Reviewed By 3DVelocity) |
| Oidz
are a brand new toy experience. The torpedo-shaped
magnets can be thrown, flipped and spun to create
out-of-this-world sound effects.
These
amazingly powerful space-age little magnets
will have you utterly captivated. They are so
powerful that they will pull towards each other
even through your hand! That's not only what
makes them so amazing though!
They
chirp... They whirrr... pull them apart, toss
them in the air, bring them next to each other
- and they enthusiastically come to life!
They
are made from a naturally occurring metal called
hematite, although they look like they should
have come from outer-space. These magnets are
highly polished and highly magnetised giving
a stunning aerial display, as well as a compelling
audible attraction.
Once you get your hands on the Oidz, you won't
be able to put them down. They will quickly
become the most addictive thing you have ever
played with as you put the Oidz through the
amazing array of stunts that they are capable
of. They literally need to be seen (and heard)
to be believed.
Whether
they're being used as a desk toy, stress reliever,
science experiment, or magnetic oddity, you'll
find that humans are as attracted to the Magnetic
ellipsoids as they are to each other. Oidz are
set to become the hottest new stress relieving
gizmo.
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A
Waste of Time
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Procrastinator
- Mousepad Doodler
- From Gadget
Storm |
| £19.99
(Not Reviewed By 3DVelocity) |
| The
Mousepad doodler is a godsend for anyone who has
to wait for websites to load, files to download,
computers to reboot... All that time wasted cries
out for a Procrastinator and the mousepad form
gives you perfect "I need it for my work"
justification.
Everybody
doodles, which in itself has no purpose other
than to pass time and amuse the individual concerned.
The Procrastinator concept elevates this process
of thoughtless thought into a stimulating and
entertaining pastime.
Basically,
the Procrastinator is a complete waste of time
- it offers hundreds of opportunities to create,
decide, choose, design, scribble, comment, ignore,
judge, dismiss, plan... and generally procrastinate.
It
is not a puzzler, there are no questions to
answer, no solutions to find or riddles to solve.
However, The Procrastinator invites the mind
to wander in a personal and unaccountable way
and to use creative and innovative thought at
times that may otherwise be very mundane.
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