BMW M3 With Laser Jammer Fools Speed Cameras, Not Owned By David Hasselhoff
Looks like someone in Boksburg, South Africa, decided he wanted to max his BMW M3 without getting bothered by the local police. According to best-name-ever inspector Jimmy Maboko, the 35 year old driver installed a “laser jammer” in each of his car’s plates. Somehow, the lasers jammed the speed cameras every time they tried to…
Counter-Surveillance Device: Every Bunker Should Have One
I’m writing this from under the sofa. Because they’re watching me, you know. The Feds. They are – I can feel it in my toenails, which haven’t stopped tingling all day. And until I finish knitting my tinfoil bikini and matching peek-a-boo balaclava, I’m not leaving my hiding place. It might be different if I…
Olympus Mju 780: if this Camera was a Bug, it Would be a Cockroach
Spring is sprung and brings with it a slew of digital compact cameras, including the small-but-tough Olympus Mju 780. It’s weatherproof, boasts a 7.1 megapixel CCD sensor as well as a mechanical image stabiliser which will give you sharp shots no matter how much you might have drunk the night before. And then there’s this…
Philips Drag and Draw: Radioactive Fun for Hyperactive Kids (or Not)
Philips have come up with a crazy idea to keep wannabe graffiti-artist kids AND their parents happy using Drag and Draw technology. No idea how the “brush”, “eraser”, “magic wand” and “bucket” work, but does it really matter? I reckon the kids will be crying in the corner while their parents monopolize the toy, covering…
Portable Light Switch: Does What Your Girlfriend Does but with Less Complaints
For all of us who have woken up at 5am on the sofa after a couple of beers and the late-night movie, this portable light switch could be the answer to our dreams. Using wireless technology, the $120 device can be programmed to control any of the lights in your sitting room if you’re too…
LG Prada Is No iPhone But It’s A Must – Or So They Say
While being held by Laura Ocaña gave it semi-divine status at the 3GSM show, apparently the LG KE850 Prada is “just a phone”. Although not any phone, according to the Trusted Reviews’ hands-on. It’s a “stylish, sexy, well thought out, well featured phone…” but it’s not an iPhone, it doesn’t have smartphone capabilities and there’s…
