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Coffee House => Coffee House Boards => CH / Science and Technology => Topic started by: amigaoneproductions on January 11, 2006, 07:42:47 PM
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I have always liked my gadgets, and this is got to be the best gadget I have bought for a while.
Maybe this comes from complete and utter lazyness, but if I can get a machine to do something so that I don't have to, then I'm all for it, perhaps that's why I like programming computers to do stuff.
Also being a bit of a slob and hating cleaning, this little gizmo just had to be bought.
My new toy (http://www.irobot.com/sp.cfm?pageid=122#) (When the page opens, click on the video link for the top left item)
It does a great job, better than I expected.
What's your favourite gadget ?
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Umm... A MacBook Pro
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Yeah definitely, the first new piece of computer hardware to 'excite' me in years..
http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/whatsinside.html (http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/whatsinside.html)
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Yep, Gadget is the best geek, by far (insofar as you can actually say that in a complimentary way) :-D
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Hum,
How about this wireless floating Lightbulb?
http://bea.st/sight/lightbulb/
@Karlos
Hum,
Avatar Graveyard (http://www.extropia.co.uk/karlsavs/) does look nice...Nice fader.js
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blobrana wrote:
@Karlos
Hum,
Avatar Graveyard (http://www.extropia.co.uk/karlsavs/) does look nice...Nice fader.js
Cheers. I bet you recognised the title font....
I'm contemplating actually making a proper site out of it with user submissions and a page for each user (with image descriptions etc) - "avatars of amiga.org" maybe? :-D
If I ever have time, that is...
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(http://www.extropia.co.uk/karlsavs/av/me_00.jpg)
Hahahah, I've currently got Karlos's old beard!!! :-D
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So have I...
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Karlos wrote:
So have I...
(http://forums.macnn.com/images/smilies/poke.gif)
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bloodline wrote:
(http://www.extropia.co.uk/karlsavs/av/me_00.jpg)
Hahahah, I've currently got Karlos's old beard!!! :-D
Call that a beard? ..I've seen longer bum fluff 8-)
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bloodline wrote:
(http://www.extropia.co.uk/karlsavs/av/me_00.jpg)
Hahahah, I've currently got Karlos's old beard!!! :-D
Ah, way back in his days as a columbian drug dealer :-D
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Doobrey wrote:
Call that a beard? ..I've seen longer bum fluff 8-)
Tell us! :-D
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uncharted wrote:
bloodline wrote:
(http://www.extropia.co.uk/karlsavs/av/me_00.jpg)
Hahahah, I've currently got Karlos's old beard!!! :-D
Ah, way back in his days as a columbian drug dealer :-D
Wanna buy some.. er, 'coffee' ?
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Doobrey wrote:
bloodline wrote:
(http://www.extropia.co.uk/karlsavs/av/me_00.jpg)
Hahahah, I've currently got Karlos's old beard!!! :-D
Call that a beard? ..I've seen longer bum fluff 8-)
Inspected a lot of clefts, have we? :evilgrin:
(remebers "the bottom inspectors" from Viz...)
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Karlos wrote:
Call that a beard? ..I've seen longer bum fluff
Inspected a lot of clefts, have we? :evilgrin:
Well, my last girlfriend was from Norfolk :-o
Suffolk girlies aren't much better though..at least they don't play banjos
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Well, my last girlfriend was from Norfolk
Aahhrrr!
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Karlos wrote:
Well, my last girlfriend was from Norfolk
Aahhrrr!
That's alright - she can do the 'six-knuckle shuffle'
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Cyberus wrote:
Karlos wrote:
Well, my last girlfriend was from Norfolk
Aahhrrr!
That's alright - she can do the 'six-knuckle shuffle'
Is this her?
(http://eil.com/NewGallery/Peaches-Fatherfucker-257238.jpg)
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:roflmao:
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uncharted wrote:
Is this her?
(http://eil.com/NewGallery/Peaches-Fatherfucker-257238.jpg)
Hmm, can't say for sure, I never really remember her face as my eyes were always drawn to her cloven hooves.
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(http://www.buster.co.uk/Mountainbike/InterlakenGoatArse.jpg)
Maybe this angle rings a bell? [lol]
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:lol:
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mdma wrote:
Maybe this angle rings a bell? [lol]
:roflmao:
I said she was from Norfolk, not Devon...probably smells like her though.
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Hum,
The folks at RevoPower claim they’re re-inventing the wheel. And, let me tell you, I’m wanting to believe them. Here’s the deal. You take your current bicycle (be it a mountain bike, a cruiser or a commuter bike), you remove the front wheel, and replace it with RevoPower’s. A little wiring here and there, nothing too hard, and you’re set. Then, you go out biking, as usual.
But, say you’re growing tired, or you hit a slope and you’re just lazy… well, press a button, and the integrated commercial grade, 23cc two-stroke engine will kick in. You get 1.1 HP or 0.8 KW power output with a maximum rpm 7500 to help you along the way. On a flat surface, the engine will even take you up to speeds of 20mph, with a merciful 1.18 L/100km (200mpg).
(http://static.flickr.com/53/143549404_da12eef362_m.jpg)
Expand (http://static.flickr.com/53/143549404_da12eef362_o.jpg)
Sure, this is pretty much a moped, but the beauty really is that parts have been miniaturized to the point that they can fit within a standard 26-inch bicycle wheel. The entire engine is less than three inches thick! Evidently, the set-up adds some weight: about 12 lbs more than a regular wheel, without taking the 3.8 litres of gas it can store into account. But that’s still decent, especially if all you do is commute.
Source (http://www.ohgizmo.com/2006/05/08/revopower-turns-your-bike-into-a-moped/)
http://revopower.com/
(No jokes about bike stands)
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Great idea until you realise that it then puts it in the "motorised - self propelled" category and that then involves it being insured as a motor cycle and taxed as well.
Agreed on the miniturisation though. Seriously kewl.
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:Dumbarsed brainfart warning:
Wouldn't it be better to have it in the back wheel? adding 12lbs to the front would make the steering a bit harder, or is the effect negligable?
Or maybe a motor in both and have a 2 wheel drive bike :idea:
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Hum,
The gyro effect would be noticeable i guess.
And, doing `wheelies (http://www.bikegifts.net/prodimages/wheelie_lg.jpg)` would be a bit difficult...
Perhaps there could be a `stabiliser (http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/images/hi/hi-gear-stabiliser-set.jpg)` version...
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Or just ride a normal bike, wearing a pair of jet boots (http://www.dropzone.com/content/Detailed/613.html)
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If, according to that jet boots URL, kerosene burns at 500ml a minute then surely an equally combustible liquid such as urea would also be a viable fuel (human bladders can hold a maximum of 700-800ml!).
Would it be too much to ask for a wee powered rocket pack?
I don't mean a small Scottish one either...
EDIT:
Oooh! Daddy! Can I have one of these: (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8812956095)
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We just remodeled with hardwood floors, and the funny thing is, someone combined the Roomba and Swiffer concepts:
http://www.robomaid.com/ (http://www.robomaid.com/)
...and it actually works. Grabbed two at a Big Lots for something under $20 each, and the only downside (versus manual 'swiffing') is the artificially limited runtime.
Well, that and the fact that you can't get the pads retail.
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Errr... LOL? (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/DeLorean-DMC-12-BTTF-Replica-BACK-TO-THE-FUTURE-DELOREAN_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ31830QQihZ006QQitemZ160040809427QQrdZ1)
(http://i5.ebayimg.com/03/i/08/af/6a/bc_0.JPG)