http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/forum/wanting en-US Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:55:06 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha q http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/search.php http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/topic/sheevaplug-dev-kit#post-52 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:39:11 +0000 parsley 52@http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/ <p>Is this the product that makes the open source home automation community really take off? I certainly think we&#39;re going to see more products like this in the future, and the price will come down: <a href="http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/t-sheevaplugdetails.aspx">SheevaPlug Dev Kit</a><br /> I&#39;m thinking of ordering one of these from the US (they work with NZ voltage but you&#39;ll need a NZ-to-US plug) - if anyone&#39;s interested in doing a bulk order let me know. </p> http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/topic/calling-all-gadget-geeks#post-710 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:05:46 +0000 marie93 710@http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/ <p>Theres this awesome new website called pricedive its a new site where the price goes down every time someone places an order. There is one sale per week. And as more people place an order - the cheaper the product gets for everyone. AND Everyone Pays the final Lowest Price at the end of the sale!<br /> Unlike 1-day and others, PriceDive focus on providing the lowest bulk pricing on 52 sales a year of quaility products. Typically electronic; laptops, printers, usb stuff, iPod accessories, and heaps of other cool gadgets.</p> <p>So yea sounds pretty cool please visit and pre-register<br /> <a href="http://www.infectatious.co.nz/go.aspx?a=853&amp;p=103" rel="nofollow">http://www.infectatious.co.nz/go.aspx?a=853&amp;p=103</a><br /> Thanks!! </p> http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/topic/cool-useful-solar-powerd-led-caps#post-676 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:21:08 +0000 Anonymous 676@http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/ <div class="wpbb_anonymous_userinfo">Posted by unregistered user: <span class="wpbb_anonymous_userinfo_name"></span></div><p>Also water proof, they float and developed in NZ! I use mine camping, kayaking and keep one in the car for emergencies.</p> <p>This is where to look at what the cap is about and the styles available <a href="http://www.2clight.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.2clight.com</a></p> <p>It is much cheaper ordering through this outfit. They often don&#39;t have all the caps listed so give them a call or email.<br /> Tom Donaldson at <a href="http://www.neatgadgets.co.nz)" rel="nofollow">http://www.neatgadgets.co.nz)</a>, Tel 09 482-3221.</p> <p>I have two of these and have given half a dozen away as Presents, they have been great.</p> <p>Cheers Owen </p> http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/topic/tactical-balls#post-573 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:39:32 +0000 Anonymous 573@http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/ <div class="wpbb_anonymous_userinfo">Posted by unregistered user: <span class="wpbb_anonymous_userinfo_name"></span></div><p><a href="http://www.brite-strike.com/LawEnforcement.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.brite-strike.com/LawEnforcement.html</a> </p> http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/topic/the-ultimate-hobbyist-kit#post-260 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:30:02 +0000 parsley 260@http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/ <p><a href="http://spacefellowship.com/2009/08/01/interorbital-syatems-tubesat-personal-satellite-kit/">Interorbital Systems – TubeSat Personal Satellite Kit</a></p> <p>&quot;...the price of the TubeSat kit actually includes the price of a launch into Low-Earth-Orbit on an IOS NEPTUNE 30 launch vehicle&quot;. </p> http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/topic/att-umts-femtocell#post-49 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:24:09 +0000 parsley 49@http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/ <p>Living out in the wilds of West Auckland, our mobile reception is rubbish. I&#39;d love to get this (or something like it) setup so my mobile would work without having to hang out a window on the second floor:<a href="http://www.slashgear.com/att-umts-femtocell-national-launch-by-end-of-2009-2447859/">AT&amp;T UMTS Femtocell</a> </p> http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/topic/tricklestar#post-56 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:17:18 +0000 parsley 56@http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/ <p>I&#39;ve been waiting for products like these for years:<br /> <a href="http://www.tricklestar.com/html/s02_article/article_view.asp?id=198&amp;nav_cat_id=142&amp;nav_top_id=56">PC TrickleSaver</a><br /> <a href="http://www.tricklestar.com/html/s02_article/article_view.asp?id=200&amp;nav_cat_id=144&amp;nav_top_id=56">TV TrickleSaver</a><br /> They detect when your PC or TV is off (or in standby) and turn off all the peripherals. I&#39;m guessing they will pay for themselves in the first year!</p> <p>I&#39;ve contacted the Australasian distributor to find out where you can buy them - I&#39;ll post more when I get it. </p> http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/topic/voltaic-generator-laptop-bag#post-41 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:28:12 +0000 Ben 41@http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/ <p>One of <a href="http://solarhabit.co.nz/products/voltaic-generator.html">these beasts</a> just arrived on my doorstep to review, courtesy of SolarHabit.co.nz. </p> <p>The first thing you see when you pull it out of the box is a spooky glowing red LED on the handle. It&#39;s cool to see that little light, especially when there&#39;s no battery or anything connected to the bag. Gives one a feeling of independence.</p> <p>Full review later. </p> http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/topic/mimo-mini-usb-monitor#post-47 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:06:05 +0000 parsley 47@http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/ <p>I like the idea of having a small monitor that doesn&#39;t require an extra video card connector: <a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/usb-gadgets/bfa3/?cpg=97H">Mimo Mini USB Monitor</a><br /> When are they going to be available here? </p> http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/topic/cannondale-g-star#post-11 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:33:45 +0000 Ben 11@http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/ <p>Droooool<br /> [img]http://gb.cannondale.com/g-star/images/FIETS_cropped.jpg[/img]<br /> More info here: <a href="http://gb.cannondale.com/g-star/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://gb.cannondale.com/g-star/index.html</a> </p> http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/topic/olympus-e-p1#post-10 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:19:59 +0000 Ben 10@http://www.ben.geek.nz/forum/ <p>I don&#39;t know about you guys, but <a href="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/06/penf_01.jpg">this camera</a> looks gorgeous.</p> <p>The original Micro Four Thirds camera was the Panasonic G1, which looked a lot like an SLR - not really making use of the lack of prism in the MFT format.</p> <p>This E-P1 crunches down the size, and with the 14mm pancake lens is almost pocketable. </p>