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NASA iPhone App – Check Out What’s Happening in Outerspace and Watch Space Junk Orbit Earth

by Jay Garrett on October 27, 2009

nasaiphoneAnyone with the slightest interest in what happens in the area above our atmosphere *must* get this new free iPhone app from NASA!

Yup – if the boring commute gets too much you can flip through the universe. How many other apps can do that?

You get to access NASA’s actual countdown clocks, view the NASA Image of the Day, Astronomy Image of the Day as well as follow their Twitter feeds and view their latest videos.

My favourite has to be the option to track spacecraft and other bits of space junk that are currently in orbit, following their paths through space.

It’s free, it’s interesting and you might even learn summink – where’s the downside?

Go and zoom over to the iTunes App Store.

Space……………
The final frontier………

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Black Diamond Orbit Multipurpose Flashlight Lantern [Festivals and Camping]

by Jay G on April 24, 2009

black-diamond-orbitAs the festival season is almost here and getting back to your tent at 4am doesn’t get any easier here’s another gadgety way of lighting your way.

May I introduce the Black Diamond Equipment Orbit LED lantern.

It slings out a “smooth, circular ambient light about six feet in diameter” so guy-ropes, empties and sleeping stoners should be easily avoided.

The Orbit is actually designed for the outdoorsy stuff so it weighs a tiny 3oz and has little hooks that attach to tents and trees as well as being able to stand on its end.

You can alter the brightness so you don’t have to show the rest of the site what you’re up to in the tent and you can extend the Orbit from 4 to 5.5 inches in length with a soft tug.

It runs on four AAAs or an optional rechargeable battery and costs $30

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