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Cordless Propane Mosquito Trap Gives You Al Fresco Bug Jerky
Effective over up to an acre of land, this battery-powered garden gadget allows you to commit mass mosquito-cide using a tank of propane. Silent and odorless, the trap emits octenol (something that mozzies find sexy, aspazzarently) to lure the beasties close to the machine. Once there, a vacuum gathers them into the "removable catch basin", or death pan, as I like to call it, where they are dehydrated, giving you the potential to serve mosquito, midge, black-fly and sand-fly biltong at your barbecues. Cost is $500, and the mosquito trap will run for up to three weeks on a 20-pound propane tank. [Hammacher Schlemmer]
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Mosquito Repeller-cum-Flashlight Is Weird Combo of the Day
Styled in shiny, first-gen iPod white, this mosquito repeller from Brando has a built-in flashlight to give the electronic bird to mosquitos and, aspazzarently, dragon flies. Do these electronic anti-mozzie devices work? Not on me, mate, I get bitten to buggery no matter what I use—even that stuff that smells like nuclear paint stripper. Brando's version will cost you $22. [Brando]
teen repellent
You remember that lousy mosquito noise device generators in the UK that were supposed to drive teens away because only they could hear them? The ones that actually turned out to be audible to just about everybody? They're coming to the US. People here aren't too happy about it, with some bans and protests after (and before) some shop owners decided to install them. What do you think? Is this going to work better than calling the cops? [CNN via Boing Boing]
British Teen Repellent System Irritating US Residents Soon
You remember that lousy mosquito noise device generators in the UK that were supposed to drive teens away because only they could hear them? The ones that actually turned out to be audible to just about everybody? They're coming to the US. People here aren't too happy about it, with some bans and protests after (and before) some shop owners decided to install them. What do you think? Is this going to work better than calling the cops? [CNN via Boing Boing]
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Teen Repellent Too Good, Drives Everybody Away
The first review of Compound Security's Mosquito device is in. The ugly little box works by emitting a high-pitched noise that only the younger folk are supposed to be able to hear. Trouble is, in Gadget Lab's test, the sound was audible to those of the older generations as well, those known to the food and beverage trade as paying customers. The risk is just too great that you'll drive the wrong people away from your teen-infested establishment, and besides, the thing costs $745. Best to stick with more proven
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Itch Soother Might Just Scratch an Itch of One Kind or Another
This $17.98 Itch Soother looks like it's able to scratch an itch, but not necessarily one caused by a mosquito bite. But that's just what it's supposed to do, using heat to allegedly stop itching and swelling from those flying, biting vermin. More »
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Gawker Video Prank, Plus Challenge
Most of you have heard of the Mosquito Ringtone, or Teen Buzz, by now. Originally developed as a security device to keep those pesky kids away from your shops, this high frequency pitch was quickly hijacked by terrorist youth who used the weapon for their own text-messaging-during-class gain. More »
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Snail Mini Dynamo LED Anti-Mosquito Flashlight Makes Bugs Laugh
Here's another tool for you to use after the Apocalypse: the Snail Mini Dynamo LED Anti-Mosquito Flashlight. That's a long name for a short list of features, including a handcranked flashlight and alleged anti-mosquito capabilities. More »
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Kids Be Gone Ultrasonic Teen Deterrent: Sounds Like Teen Spirit?
You might have heard of the teen-repellent noisemaker a store owner employed in his parking lot in the UK, and now that squealing device that supposedly makes an extremely annoying racket that only teens can hear has found its way to the United States. The device has been named Kids Be Gone, as if paying customers with more disposable income than any generation of youth in history are some kind of plague. More »
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Here's the comely Miss Katie from Shiny Shiny demonstrating an odd mosquito- (and perhaps human)-repelling feature on a cellphone. Be sure to turn your sound down before you watch this video, because this thing makes some of the most obnoxious noises we've heard all week. It's called "ultrasonic," but methinks some of that racket is within the range of human hearing. More »
Mosquito Repellant Cellphone In Action
Here's the comely Miss Katie from Shiny Shiny demonstrating an odd mosquito- (and perhaps human)-repelling feature on a cellphone. Be sure to turn your sound down before you watch this video, because this thing makes some of the most obnoxious noises we've heard all week. It's called "ultrasonic," but methinks some of that racket is within the range of human hearing. More »
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Sharp SH903i Mosquito and Spy Repelling Cellphone
Paranoid about everything? The Sharp SH903i might be your dream phone. It has facial recognition software, linked through its 3MP camera, so you can lock up your phone's keypad and data with your handsome mug. In addition, the SH903i has a user activated privacy filter so that no one can see your screen from the sides. And if you're scared of the West Nile Virus, it even has an ultrasonic mosquito repelling system built in. More »
6:33 PM on Tue Oct 17 2006
By blongo2
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Latest by rimplestultskin: people who want those shiny japanese phones in europe: I think DoCoMo is GSM, and if they are and they use the Eurasian GSM bands(used by every GSM company outside of the americas), then get a DoCoMo phone, unlock it, insert more »
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The Micro Mosquito is the smallest and lightest indoor fully-functional helicopter. It can fly in all directions and even hover. The RF remote even has multiple frequency options so you can buy multiple Micro Mosquitos and force them to battle in your own, personal Thunderdome. The Micro Mosquito retails for $70. More »
Micro Mosquito Toy Helicopter is the Bee's Knees, Yo
The Micro Mosquito is the smallest and lightest indoor fully-functional helicopter. It can fly in all directions and even hover. The RF remote even has multiple frequency options so you can buy multiple Micro Mosquitos and force them to battle in your own, personal Thunderdome. The Micro Mosquito retails for $70. More »
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Buzz Off Flick Tee: Mosquito Repellant?
Here's a compelling idea: a T-shirt that repels mosquitoes. It's a great concept as long as you don't mind being bitten 35 times. Consumer Reports gave the Buzz Off Flick Tee a try, with disappointing results:"In lab tests, the Buzz Off Flick Tee didn't work well. Within 2 minutes, aedes mosquitoes had bitten the lab director at least 35 times through material washed once. Some research suggests that permethrin-treated fabric might work better outdoors, but even a treated T-shirt won't protect bare arms."With mosquito season coming up, we thought you might be tempted to waste $39 on a T-shirt that doesn't repel mosquitoes as it claims. But wait. Instead of biting you through your T-shirt, wouldn't mosquitoes try to bite you elsewhere, anyway? More »
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