11. 7.2008
Like to catch big air? Then you'll like the new HangTimer app for iPhone, which measures your, um, hang time. As the site says:
HangTimer uses the iPhone's accelerometer and some hairy math to determine the split second you become airborne. The HangTimer works on kickers drops even rollercoaster’s!
As an extra bonus for iPhone 3G users, Hangtimer uses the phone's built in GPS to find your exact position for every jump and plots it using Google Maps. The GPS also enables the HangTimer application to display the user's speed as he or she cruises along and how fast they are going when they take flight. All this information is saved for display on a "sweet graph" that allows them to later check out their entire run and see where they caught the biggest air and fastest speed. In other words, earn bragging rights.
Created for both versions of the iPhone and iPod touch, it also keeps a record of the user's 10 best jumps. Through partnership with Snowcountry (the largest ski resort database in the world),it can also automatically locate your ski resort and download trail maps, lift status and snow reports – all through one application.
$9.99 at the Apple App store.
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11. 5.2008
"Your Toothbrush Cleans Your Teeth. What Cleans Your Toothbrush?" That's the scary slogan from VIOlight, makers of the popular toothbrush sanitizer system which is said to eliminate up to 99.9% of bacteria.
Just like the technology used in hospitals, VIOlight uses a germicidal UV bulb to kill germs. A blue-violet glow lets you know the sanitizer is working. We told you about the original counter-top VIOlight but now they have a cute Zapi model. Available in orange, blue, green and white, it sells for $29.95.
(Kids will like that it has a weighted bottom so they can push it to make it "rock" until it uprights itself.)
Just like last time, VIOlight has a special offer only for PG readers, a coupon code for 15% off any Zapi product. Just enter the code "popgadget" on the VIOlight checkout page.
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10.15.2008
Strange-looking head massagers are nothing new: I remember playing with a metal one that looked like a spider (hint: an Orgasmatron? really not as interesting as it sounds) every time I went to the gadget shop in the mall in the mid-90s. (And yes, the staff did appreciate it...)
But it seems there is always room for a newer, stranger model on the market.
Meet the Head Kenzan, a Japanese scalp massager which apparently energizes your head and... um, totally messes up your hair. If you find a head massage really relaxing you might want to give it a try but I prefer curling up with Lipstick Jungle and a pizza - to each her own.
Via Boing Boing.
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10. 8.2008
This cute little night light - with a shining sun for day and sleepy moon for night - is actually a clever behavioral modification device designed to help little munchkins learn to sleep by using visual cues. With all the recent studies about our Circadian rhythms using external cues such as daylight to control our bodies' sleep patterns, I'm surprised it took someone so long to invent this for small children.
Studies have shown that a well-rested child is happier, less cranky and learns better than those kiddies who are sleep deprived. Designed for children ages 3-5, it's plug and play and uses a default 7am to 7pm period for sleep (which is easily modified), and automatically shuts off during the day.
Available in September for $34.99 at Good Nite Lite.
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09.16.2008
It may not be winter yet, but when things turn chilly, you're not going to want to yank your gloves off just to tap out a text message on your touchscreen. That's where dots come in: they are gloves with built-in (but discreet) small metal dots on the end of three of the fingers and they promise not to scratch the touchscreen device of your choice. Choose from a left- or right-handed pair, in a choice of colors for $10 from Dots Gloves.
Via Textually.
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09.16.2008
For all those Michael Phelps wannabes out there who don't happen to have an Olympic size pool in their backyard, get yourself a Home Swimmer. It's one of those swim-in-place gizmos, kind of like a treadmill for the pool.
I made my husband the guinea pig so he set it up ("easy" he reported) and in 5 minutes was swimming lengths in our tiny Californian pool. Kevin liked that the velcro belt was comfortable and adjustable, the resistance was good; and it was lightweight (in fact, it weighs only 5 pounds and comes with a mesh bag for travel). Designed to adapt to above-ground, in-ground, outdoor, and indoor pools, but not jacuzzis.
His only suggestion was that Home Swimmer might want to include a screw system as well to anchor the device. Oh yeah, and that we get solar panels to heat the pool.
For a quick demo video, click here. $89.99 at Home Swimmer and Amazon.
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09. 5.2008
The Shemergency Survival Kit from See Jane Work comes with everything the modern woman needs to get her out of pesky wardrobe malfunctions, deal with dental pain, and more.
This handy kit is stocked with 24 items including; a folding hair brush with mirror, hair spray, clear elastics, earring backs, hand lotion, nail clipper, an emery board, clear nail polish, nail polish remover, a mending kit, a safety pin, double-sided tape, lint remover, shoe shine wipes, stain remover, static remover, breath freshener, lip balm, dental floss, pain reliever, deodorant wipes, a tampon, adhesive bandages, and facial tissues.
From Ms. & Mrs, a company owned by a mother and her daughters, buy it at See Jane Work for just $22. Keep one at the office and one in the car, in case of a shemergency.
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08.27.2008
Wouldn't it be great if a special pillow could get rid of wrinkles while we sleep (and exercise for us while it's at it)? Researchers have purportedly developed a pillow case which diminishes wrinkles. They believe that copper ions contained in the fabric have an impact on all lines, but especially the fine lines. Moisture from the skin is said to release copper ions from the pillow cases which stimulate the production of collagen below the surface of the skin. In studies, after a few days of lying on copper pillows, lines on the faces of the subjects started to soften. (Clinical trials, supervised by a dermatologist, were carried out on 57 volunteers for four weeks, with the volunteers given either an anti-wrinkle pillow, which feels no different from normal fabric, or a similar conventional pillow.)
Jeffrey Gabbay, the owner of the Cupron company, which makes copper medical dressings, came to this invention in a roundabout manner: "The surgeon doing our wound-healing trial remarked how an increase in collagen was helping to heal wounds. We wondered if it might work on fixing wrinkles and lines on the face. So we had some copper woven pillows made up and noticed that over a few days of lying on a copper pillow, lines on the face started to soften."
For more information, and those fascinating before-and-after photos, click here.
The pillow is priced at $29.99 at Cupron Cosmetic Products. Hey, I'll try anything that involves sleeping, so I'll let you know in 4 weeks if it works.
Via MedLaunches.
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08. 7.2008
We have green everything today, from gadgets to re-usable shopping bags, but organic lingerie? Eco-Chick ("Because Mother Earth is a Women") turned us on to this French company, g=9.8, which makes the first underwire bra that’s made from recycled pine fibers.
Starre, who runs Eco-Chick and is just as glamorous as the name implies, swears it's comfortable.
Check out the lovely French site, buy some pretty under things and feel good about sustainable development. That's what we call a Win/Win.
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