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Build Your Own WORKING Star Trek Phaser – Really!

by Jay Garrett on January 15, 2010

This is a must for any sci-fi lover or people that yearn for the day we get the chance to tote laser side-arms.

This Star Trek phaser mod can explode balloons in an awesome pewpew stylee!

And: You can build one of your very own :) :) :)

The full how-to can be found at Laser Pointer Forums – nah, I’d never visited before either.

Check out the vid and see the awesome!

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Yet another one of my friends is about to become a dad.

Now, I’d like to think that if I became a parent I’d be more about what’s best for the kid rather than getting a trendy pushchair, or all-terrain buggy…….

But then I saw this on Kid Kustom USA’s site – it almost made me want to procreate!

Meet the Roddler.

Designed with obvious hot rod-styling cues with “high-end materials” this is a must have for any new father surely?

It has chrome wheels, fin-shaped fenders and white wall tyres, colour-coded brakes, and chrome grips for pity’s sake!

There’s also an ultrasuede seat insert for comfort and carbon vinyl leatherette for the seat and top for added durability. See – it is practical ;)

It costs $2000 but for an extra $500 you can get a model that transforms into a trike when your child is old enough to propel themselves :)

So – it will just carry on being useful.

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4G Comes to Stockholm, Oslo and… Slough!

December 16, 2009 Click to read more →
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You know how it is.
We were happy with 3G when it came out but that was like ages ago!
We need 4G now!
You may have heard that those lucky TeliaSonera customers over in Sweden and Norway have got access to the speedy service and, as not to be left out, so has Slough!
Where the 4G is [...]

O2 Officially Unlock Your iPhone for £15

November 9, 2009 Click to read more →
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Yup – if you’re coming to the end of your contract, such as I, then the world could be your lobster!
O2 has confirmed that iPhone users are “entirely free” to move to another network after their contract is up for £14.97 – thus allowing customers to unlock their iPhones to work on different networks.
On the [...]

Apple Have New MacBook, iMacs and Multi-touch Magic Mouse

October 21, 2009 Click to read more →
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A range of Apple-flavoured joy abounds!
Not only do we have a new MacBook and a choice of iMacs the little Magic Mouse gets all touchy!
So – a brand-new version of the entry-level white MacBook eh?
What’s new?
You get the upper-class addition of the same glass multi-touch trackpad that’s usually seen larking about on the more expensive [...]

Sexy Brionvega Designer Audio Now on Sale in UK – Prices

October 14, 2009 Click to read more →
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Remember the post about the very lovely Brionvega audio gear.
Sexiness in retro designer form.
Well my UK living friends – good news!
You can now buy a selection of goodies from right here, in this country of ours.
The classic cube radio was designed in 1963 by Richard Sapper & Marco Zanuso and is now a true design [...]

Phillipe Starck Works Design Magic on LaCie Drives

October 7, 2009 Click to read more →
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Remember those Parrott speakers by Phillipe Starck that appeared here around Christmas last year?
Well, he enjoyed that slice of consumer tech so much he’s only gone over to French hardware manufacturer, LaCie, and added that Starck “Je na se qua” to some hard drives.
LaCie have a bit of a history of adding some nice [...]

Amazon Kindle Coming Too Late to UK

October 1, 2009 Click to read more →
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2 years.
That’s almost half a century in tech years.
But that’s how long it’s taken for Amazon to spring their eBook reader over to the UK.
Yup – it sounds like we might finally be graced by the presence of Kindle 2 – but do we need it now?
It’s not like we’ve all been forced to keep [...]

Kodak Zi8 HD Pocket Cam Flips the Finger at Mino

July 29, 2009 Click to read more →
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Kodak has announced the successor to its Zi6 pocket camcorder with the UK launch of the Flip-rivaling Kodak Zi8 digital video camera which should shove the Flip HD’s nose out of joint.
The original Zi6 managed to record at 720p but the Zi8 records in full 1080p high definition and there’s also built-in electronic image [...]

Panasonic DMC-FZ35 and FZ38 Released – It’s the Same Camera!

July 28, 2009 Click to read more →
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I have a soft spot for Panasonic cameras and now they’ve announced that it is updating its FZ28 model with a new version packing an 18x optical super zoom.
The new snapper was announced on Monday and is named the DMC-FZ35 in the US and the DMC-FZ38 in the UK – slightly confusing for the likes [...]

Modu Modular Mobile Actually On Sale!

July 23, 2009 Click to read more →
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We knew that the clever Modu had hit production lines but now it’s made another bold step.
It has actually been released and is out there in the really-real world!
The carrier to debut this modular mobile is none-other than the Israel company’s local network Cellcom.
To deter any people saying things like “yerright – that’s real!” Mobo [...]

What is a Petabyte? How Many Pizzas = 1PB?

July 8, 2009 Click to read more →

Well, I know 1PB is pretty large – thanks to Mozy they’ve made it ’simple’.
Scary – but simple. Have a look.

So, if it’s comparable to 13.3 years of HDTV content that’s roughly 58,292 movies, which means an equal number of large pizzas.
Therefore 1PB = approximately 52 tonnes of pepperoni pizza!
For those more office based [...]

DJ Hero Gets Superstar UK Price

July 2, 2009 Click to read more →
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DJ’s generally have it slightly easier than bands.
Their gear is easier to break down, they don’t have to split their fee with 2, 3, 15 (if you’re in Dexy’s Midnight Runners) other people and ultimately most of the music they play has already been written and recorded by somebody else.
This easy run may explain Activision’s [...]

iPhone MMS Not Working on 3.0? Here’s Some Help.

June 18, 2009 Click to read more →
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If, like me, you updated your iPhone with 3.0 then went to send a picture as soon as possible only to have it not send – here’s why.
According to O2 if you’re on the Simplicity scheme or you’re a pay as you go customer, once you’ve updated your iPhone, you need to text ‘MMS‘ to [...]

BBC iPlayer – Just How Much Data is Sent? Answers Found Here

May 8, 2009 Click to read more →
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The bane of ISP’s in the UK - BBC’s iPlayer has been a huge success.
Want to know how much data is sent out?
Well, iPlayer boss Anthony Rose has revealed some of the numbers in an interview with CNet UK’s Crave, and states:
“I think that at the moment, just for streaming, iPlayer uses about 60Gbps of bandwidth (that’s about [...]

Martin Jetpack Video Shows Pure Control

May 8, 2009 Click to read more →
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Do you fancy commuting by jet pack?
You have to check out the video below and start saving your coin boys and girls!
According to OhGizmo!, “The Martin Jetpack is capable of 30 minutes of flight at 60 mph” and can go a distance of 8,000 feet.
Martin plan to ship the first ten units this year at a cost [...]

Asus Eee PC Seashell Has UK Price-Tag

May 6, 2009 Click to read more →
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Another Asus Eee PC!
This one is the 1008HA Seashell – the company’s new skinny 10 inch netbook and it’s now on sale in the UK.
It weighs in at 1.1kg and measures less than an inch thick at its fattest.
The netbook offers up the 1.67HGz Intel Atom N280 processor and claims to go for six hours [...]

Polaroid Two (Pogo) Camera Available in UK

May 5, 2009 Click to read more →
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I’ve been waiting for this for ages. The Polaroid Two is now ready to order in the UK in time for the BBQ, Festival and Holiday season!
This is the digital camera that also prints out your pics just like the original Polaroid.
Don’t be turning your nose up and the 5 megapixel model – it will [...]

HTC Magic Now Buyable in UK

May 1, 2009 Click to read more →
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Today should be renamed Android day!
Yup, The latest Android mobile phone, the HTC Magic, has gone on sale today exclusively to Vodafone in the UK.
It’s priced from £30 per month on a 24-month contract and for that you’ll get 600 minutes, unlimited texts and unlimited internet access each month with Vodafone.
If you fancy an iPhone styled 18-month contract [...]

Samsung’s Sexy Thin BD-P4600 Blu-ray Player Get’s UK Price

April 6, 2009 Click to read more →

If you cast your mind back to January you will remember that I was quite taken with the sexy Samsung Blu-ray disc spinner.
Now I can make my dreams reality as Samsung has just announced the UK pricing for two new Blu-ray players, one being the top-of-the-range BD-P4600 and the other is the BD-P1600.
The BD-P4600 has [...]