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Get Apple iPad in UK Before Anyone else Without Leaving the Country

by Jay Garrett on March 12, 2010

If you like the idea of flashing an Apple iPad around Blighty before the rest of the fanboys and girls but would rather not have to fly stateside to make it so then here’s the answer my gadgety faithful.

Slip in your order to www.bundlebox.com from right now because pre-ordering is now on over the pond. No need to wait for that pesky UK release date!

BundleBox, if you’re not familiar with the name, was set up by former Google exec Andre Schmidt last year and lets UK consumers buy from any US website. It’s basically an online transatlantic shopping service that lets us in the UK register for a free USA postal address meaning that we can sign on to the pre-order service despite the current US residency restriction.

Just simply sign up to Bundlebox, select its ‘Buy for Me’ service and order and pay for your iPad.

Because the iPad counts as an “automatic data processing machine” under customs rules, it’s import duty free – which all adds up to the 16GB WiFi version costing £465.20, including all shipping costs and VAT.

Tempted? Or are you thinking about buying a different tablet?

Let me know :)

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Blippy Automatically Shares Your Credit Card Habits With the World

by Jay Garrett on February 17, 2010

If you’re the type of person who likes to brag about the amount of cash you’ve splashed and what on – Blippy is calling you!

Blippy basically gives your credit card its own Facebook and Twitter account and each time the plastic gets spanked Blippy gets to know and then, so will everyone else – so, careful when shopping at more adult-centric stores ;)

You can log into Blippy via your Twitter or Facebook accounts and then you can select which stores (iTunes, Amazon, Threadless, etc) you want your transactions blipped about – so, if you have some shady purchases or buying gifts at least you have the choice whether or not this info is transmitted.

As expected, you need to enter your credit card details for Blippy to work – time to start the gulp-o-matic-a-go-go!!

Blippers? get to see popular purchases from around the Blipperverse via their feeds which could be useful if you want to see what’s trending – which may be more handy for stores than punters.

Would you be happy with uploading all your credit card details and then sharing your spending habits with the world?

Comment below (you don’t have to tell me your bank details!) :)

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ATM Skimmers Getting Clever – Would You Spot it?

January 18, 2010 Click to read more →
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I’m aware that there are such things as credit card skimmers and that they are generally attached to ATM machines – but, usually, if you’re sober, and have your whits about you, they can sometimes be spotted.
It looks like the crims are getting a bit more clever.
Brian Krebs’s “Krebs on Security” features this ATM skimmer [...]

AirStash – Pocket Wireless External Drive for iPhone and iPod Touch

January 4, 2010 Click to read more →
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Whether you have the 8GB iPhone or rocking the 32GB version I’m a firm believer that you can never have too much storage space on your iPhone or iPod Touch.
I reckon the lovely, thoughtful folk that bring the wonderment of AirStash think the same.
AirStash, as you can see in the pic, looks like a USB [...]

Square iPhone Credit Card Swiping Brought by Twitter Founder

December 3, 2009 Click to read more →
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Square has launched an iPhone and iPod dongle and brings cashless payment to both of the touchscreened Apple hand-helds.
The small card reader plugs into a standard 3.5mm headphone socket and Square hopes to enable smaller retailers to take card payments.
Simply pay for your shopping by swiping your card through a small card reader plugged [...]

Going Dutch Concept – Fear No More The Words: Let’s Just Split The Bill

November 27, 2009 Click to read more →
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It’s coming up to that time of the year when the office, department, section festive lunches and dinners loom and in this time of the crunch many companies expect you to foot your own bill.
The thing is, when you’ve had a glass of wine and only a main course and the person sat opposite has [...]

Read Your 8-bit Future on 8-bit Tarot Cards

August 5, 2009 Click to read more →
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Most people will have at least heard of Tarot cards – when I had the time I learned to read them and actually gave readings to a load of friends.
I use a traditional Rider-Waite deck but the geek in me was drawn to this cool spin on the Tarot card.
This modern reworking is what happens [...]

Free Google Post Delivered Research – Answers on a Postcard

April 1, 2009 Click to read more →
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For those of you that can remember pre-interweb research – you know, books and stuff then this might trigger memories.
For competitions and such back in the day the usual format of “send a postcard or self-addressed envelope to……” was a regular feature on most tv programmes.
Also when removing medical notes (I worked for 13 years [...]

LG LBA-C300 The First QWERTY Card

February 6, 2009 Click to read more →

We all know about Bluetooth enabled portable keyboards.
I don’t think that I’ve ever seen a ”Qwerty Card” though.  Nope.  Pretty sure I haven’t.
But here is the LG’s LBA-C300, which was found in a recent FCC filing and it is in fact a QWERTY card.
It’s a credit card styled Bluetooth keyboard for use, I’m guessing, with LG mobiles [...]

Poken – The Cutest Business Card Out There

December 24, 2008 Click to read more →

Digital business cards are all very well but let’s face it – they can never be classed as being cute (if you can prove different please send a pic)!
Poken lets you exchange contact details with someone using physical means. But Poken is really, really cute.
The friendly, funky USB device comes in four styles: bee, [...]

Credit Card with Keypad – Secure Online Shopping +++

November 14, 2008 Click to read more →

I dread to think of the queues that this is going to cause if high-street stores bring this in but if it actually makes my transactions more secure and the threat of fraud lower then chalk me down for one.
This new card from MBNA has a built-in numeric keypad, and when you put in your [...]

Nintendo Points – Can’t Jump from Wii to DSi

October 8, 2008 Click to read more →

By rebranding “Wii Points” into “Nintendo Points” you would think that this was to become an overarching account system between the Wii and the upcoming DSi.
But that is where you become disappointed to learn that the company’s new Nintendo Points won’t be transferable between the two consoles.
Instead, when you buy a points card (available in [...]

Media Hub+ For PS3

October 7, 2008 Click to read more →

Ok tightwad!
Yeah, you know who you are.
Perhaps you see yourself more as being frugal - no matter.
You opted for the 40GB PS3 and have discovered that the number of USB 2.0 ports isn’t enough.
In strides the Nyko Media Hub+ like a cheap mercenary.
In addition to adding some much need USB ports it has a memory card slot that [...]

Acer X1200 Mini PCs – Ports Aplenty

July 8, 2008 Click to read more →

Acer are flashing around their three mini-PCs that are rather port-tastic.
With dimensions of 10.6″ x 4″ x 14.4″ (the old “same as a hardcover book” sizing) the X1200s have an HDMI port, two PCIes, nine (yup, 9!!) USBs, FireWire, front and back audio jacks, a DVD SuperMulti drive and a 14-in-1 card reader.
That should keep you going I [...]

Capital One Card Lab – What Design Is In Your Wallet?

June 23, 2008 Click to read more →

Credit cards are boring looking but still can manage to lead you astray.
How about making them more appealing, visually?
Capital One have decided that you should be the one to chose what design your card sports.
Capital One has gone all web 2.0 and is promoting the new customisation option and getting people to use images from their [...]

Rebel Rebel – Intempo Radio Ripper

June 18, 2008 Click to read more →

The Intempo Rebel is a rebel with a cause!
It can record the most-played tracks from any FM radio station and then save them as MP3 files onto an SD card whilst editing out the incessant chat from the DJ and all of those ads.
I wish this had been invented in the 80’s – it would’ve saved a load of Pause/Record – [...]