The UberReview http://www.uberreview.com An Eclectic Mix Of Gadgets & Wired Madness Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:16:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 http://www.uberreview.comhttp://www.uberreview.com/urbloglogo.jpgThe Uber-ReviewUberReviewhttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSpecial note for BLOGLINES USERS: Our feed is not updating in Bloglines since May 29, 2008. We have contacted Bloglines multiple times and we have yet to hear back. We strongly recommend using any feed reader except Bloglines. This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site. Sharkoon USB LANPort Networks USB Drives On the Cheap http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UberReview/~3/tQGzkzpKZX4/sharkoon-usb-lanport-networks-usb-drives-on-the-cheap.htm http://www.uberreview.com/2009/12/sharkoon-usb-lanport-networks-usb-drives-on-the-cheap.htm#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:16:16 +0000 C. S. Magor http://www.uberreview.com/?p=13385 sharkoon-usb-lanport_small
Sharkoon (I never heard of them either) has brought a pair of devices to the market that allow you to put your USB devices on your network. While we have looked at similar devices before, the prices have tended to dissuade. Sharkoon’s USB LANPort 100 (handles 1 device, costs $34) and 400 (handles 4 devices, costs $56) on the other hand, are priced to move.

The LANPort 400 allows you to turn multiple flash drives into a single storage unit accessible via your network, which is pretty cool, especially if you have a lot of memory sticks lying around.

No word on US availability, but they look small and light so shipping should be a breeze. [Slippery Brick]

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While this product is only a concept it is a concept that just might make it into a school nurse’s office near you. Basically, the product, termed the Long and Short Plaster, works like a tape dispenser, but dispenses tape and gauze instead of just tape. [Yanko via Oh Gizmo]

]]> http://www.uberreview.com/2009/12/bandage-dispenser-dispenses-variously-sized-bandages.htm/feed 0 http://www.uberreview.com/2009/12/bandage-dispenser-dispenses-variously-sized-bandages.htm 3D-Printed Branding Iron Lets You Leave Your Mark Anywhere http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UberReview/~3/_Nww3Q5Cf44/3d-printed-branding-iron-lets-you-leave-your-mark-anywhere.htm http://www.uberreview.com/2009/12/3d-printed-branding-iron-lets-you-leave-your-mark-anywhere.htm#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:50:04 +0000 C. S. Magor http://www.uberreview.com/?p=13379 3Dprinted_branding_iron35
I must admit that the first thing that I thought of when I saw this product was some kind of crude, painful tattoo alternative. Far from it, this branding iron seems to be intended for marketing purposes. The branding iron snaps onto disposable lighters and after 30 seconds of heating it is ready to put your logo on anything that can burn.

Price: $25 [BBG]

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Why would you want to spend an assload of money on a wallet that looks like it fell from the ugly tree and hit every branch on its way down? The folks at iWallet think that the carbon fiber and Kevlar construction, coupled with a fingerprint scanner and a cell phone proximity alarm for good measure just might sway a few people, I think they might be right.

Actually, it is the latter feature that would be most useful for a serial wallet/cellphone misplacer like myself. When the wallet is separated from a Bluetooth capable cell phone by a distance of 15-30 feet, an alarm sounds.

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Price: $600 for the carbon fiber and Kevlar model or $300 for the same thing in fiberglass. [iWallet via Gizmodo, Oh Gizmo]

]]> http://www.uberreview.com/2009/12/carbon-fiber-biometric-wallet-keeps-itself-and-your-cell-phone-from-getting-lost.htm/feed 0 http://www.uberreview.com/2009/12/carbon-fiber-biometric-wallet-keeps-itself-and-your-cell-phone-from-getting-lost.htm Big Boss Dogg Voices Tom Tom http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UberReview/~3/wQyzK9xbbYU/big-boss-dogg-voices-tom-tom.htm http://www.uberreview.com/2009/12/big-boss-dogg-voices-tom-tom.htm#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:29:31 +0000 C. S. Magor http://www.uberreview.com/?p=13372 snoop-voice-rm-eng
Anyone with $12.95 and a Tom Tom navigator can now be directed to their destination by Snoop Dogg. Some of Snoop’s super-smooth flow gets lost in translation but it is still an awesome way to get around.

Videos after the jump.

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Snoop doing his thing [Contains some rather NSFW language]

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Price: $12.95 [Engadget]

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