LensPen
Lens Cleaning Kit
Link: Spoon Sisters
The LensPen from Spoon Sisters has a retractable natural hair brush at one end and a cleaning tip at the other (with a cap). The cleaning tip uses an odourless non-liquid carbon compound for cleaning the lens. Every time you replace the cap, the cleaning agent is replenished.
Terms of Endearment
When Dick [...]
Archive of entries posted on August 2009
Episode 906
Episode 905
BNOX
Binoculars
Link: IHS Mall and eBay
Dick’s Gadget Warehouse
These BNOX binoculars, with 7x magnification optics in a cheerful plastic body, sold for $20 back in 1995. The intended market was large sporting events in huge stadiums. Dick is still amazed by the quality of these binoculars and is going to release them from the Warehouse [...]
Episode 904
X10 Universal 5-in-1 Learning Remote Control
Universal Remote for Home Control
Link: X10
X10, which specialises in home control, is still around. This Universal 5-in-1 Learning Remote replaces up to 5 remotes. You can use it to control TVs, VCRs and cable boxes, and even to control your lights and other appliances. You can look up the code [...]
Episode 903
Microsoft Arc Mouse
Computer Mouse
Link: Microsoft
Microsoft’s Arc Mouse is a wireless travel mouse which can be folded up for packing. The wireless USB dongle can be stored inside the body of the mouse itself (which automatically shuts off the battery), and there is an indicator light for the battery level.
Episode 1000
Dick and Leo are planning to [...]
Episode 902
AMOD AGL 3080
GPS Data Logger
Link: AMOD
Turn-The-Tables-Tuesday
AMOD’s AGL3080 is a GPS data logger which works with Windows and Mac to add geolocation information to the EXIF data of your photos. It uses an SiRF Star III GPS receiver to log your locations, as you take your photos. It plug it into the computer’s USB port. The [...]
