BFY Obsolete Parts

Volkswagen has made some of the most awesome cars ever built: the Beetle, the Transporter, ... Today, these cars (or the ones that are left) are collectors items. It's kinda hard to find replacement parts for your Beetle restoration project these days. That's where BFY Obsolete Parts comes in handy! They sell parts for Volkswagen and Porsche old timers, such as the Beetle, the Transporter and the Karmann Ghia.
They sell more or less every part you can think of: engine parts, suspension, brakes, exhaust, wheels, service manuals, accessories, tools and maintenance supplies. And besides selling parts, they have a Beetle Talk section, with all sorts of useful advice for keeping your precious Beetle in top condition!

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Jet Wing

While it's not a jetpack or personal flying saucer, this thing is still pretty cool. What is it? It's a wing that you strap to your back and then you jump out of a plane with it, turning you into a glider. For level flying, you fire up the jet engines under the wing. It has enough fuel for about 5 minutes of flying, after wich you can glide to the ground.

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Fire fighting capsules

Here's something interesting: a fire fighting system that consists of capsules you throw into the fire. The small round capsules you see in the picture contain a fire fighting agent and explode when throw into the fire, releasing the powder. The big cylinder is an oxygen tank, in case you are surrounded by smoke. Of course, don't make the mistake of throwing the oxygen tank into the fire!

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Gelaskins

Want to transform your beloved Apple gadget into something a bit more cool than a dull, white or black thingy? Gelaskins will do that for you! The skins are made from high quality vinyl and are easy to apply and remove. Currently, three different designs are available for the iPhone, the iPod Nano Generation 3, the 13" Macbook and 15" laptops (any type).

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Micromark Coffee Maker

After a mini fridge and a minimicrowave, here's another appliance for those who have an incredibly small kitchen or want to have a kitchen in your cubicle. The Micromark Coffee Maker can make a single large cup of coffee at a time in a few minutes. You can use ordinary ground coffee, so no expensive coffee pads or cups. A large mug is included.

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USB Missile Launcher, now with MSN chat!

Thought the original USB Missile Launcher was cool? Then check this out! This new launcher is equipped with a webcam to aim your deadly projectiles. What really sets is apart, though, is the ability to fire missiles through MSN Messenger! How does this work? Both you and your chat buddy need to have a missile launcher connected, and then you can aim through the webcam. Excellent for a round of cubicle wars!

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Easy Poll

A great way to attract more visitors to your website is a poll (perhaps I should try this, too). With Easy Poll, these are very simple to set up. You can create opinion polls within minutes and select a style that matches your website. Two types of polls are available: a yes-no poll and a multiple choice one. Of course, this service is entirely free.

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Halo energy sword

Are you a Halo fanatic? If you are, this is something for you! This Energy Sword replica is currently for sale on eBay. Besides the sword itself, the buyer also gets a collector's card, a display plaque and a certificate of authenticity.

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Really tiny portable harddrive

Wow! Now that's what I call a portable harddrive! And it's got a decent capacity: 500 Gb! I have a 500 gig external harddrive on my desk and it's the size of a book. This drive is aimed at mobile users and is entirely bus-powered. Unfortunately, it has only Firewire connectors (Firewire 400 and 800), something wich is a bit rare on PC's. Well, might be usefull for Mac users!

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Pac-Man Cupcakes!

From january 25th to 31st, gamers celebrate the holiday of Wintereenmas, a creation of webcomic artist Tim Buckley. Originally created as a joke in his comic Ctrl-Alt-Del, it spread into the real world. The most common way to celebrate it is to invite friends over and play games together, but this seems like an excellent idea as well!

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USB card reader that has everything

Here's a card reader with a few really cool extras. First of all, it supports literally every kind of memory card in the world. In total, 62 different formats are supported! I had no idea there were so many. In addition to the card reader, the device has:

• audio in- and output (for headphones or microphone)
• an extra USB port
• a Firewire port
• an e-SATA port

It's an internal card reader for a 3.5" drive bay. Two additional face plates come with the unit to make it match your computer's case.

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Lane's Car Products

If you are looking for car accessories or car care equipment, check out Lane's Car Products. They carry a large range of both interior and exterior maintenance equipment: cleaning products, wax, complete cleaning kits, brushes for cleaning rims, metal polish, glass cleaners, leather and vinyl care, carpet cleaners, ...
One piece of equipment that deserves special attention is the car polisher. This is used to remove paint defects and small scratches and is a great alternative to waxing. Polishers such as the Wen 6" Orbital Buffer Polisher Model 6010, wich is pictured here, are easy to use and perfect for home use.
Besides maintenance stuff, they also have accessories such as power inverters, battery chargers, jump starters and instructional dvd's about car restoration, wich is a must have if you own an old timer!

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USB Paper Shredder

Suppose you're caught with some highly sensitive documents that would bring about the end of the world if anyone found them? Wouldn't want that to happen, would you? Just throwing them away isn't gonna destroy them! With this little gadget, you don't need to worry about that anymore. It's powered directly from the USB port (although it will also work on four AA batteries) and is small enough to fit on any desk. It can shred an A6 sheet of paper (half an A4 sheet) into 3mm wide strips.

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Pac Man ghost pillows

This set of pillows has big pixelated images of Inky, Pinky, Blinky and Clyde, the ghosts from Pacman.

And see what happens when you turn them around...

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Ripple Mini PC

Ripple has released a new mini pc based on the ITX form factor. This is no computer for playing Crysis, of course. It has a 1.33 Ghz Intel Celeron CPU, 1 gigabyte of RAM, on-board SiS Mirage 1 graphics and one PCI slot. The price of this little thing? It costs 132$ in Korea! There's not word yet about when and if it will be available in Europe or the US.
This would be a perfect computer for a home network server. You don't need powerfull hardware for that. Most important in such case is low power consumption and low noise. Put Free NAS on it and you have a cheap network storage device!

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Wii 7" TFT display

This display turns your Wii into a portable gaming console. Just click it on your Wii, connect it to the power supply or the included car adapter and you're ready to start playing! It has built in speakers and a sensor bar.

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Presentation Mart

Presentation Mart is a supplier of LCD and DLP projectors and accessories. They have projectors aimed at all sorts of users: presentation, home cinema use, bars and nightclubs. The accessories they sell include projector screens, mounts, cases and LCD projector bulbs.
The manufacturers they stock are Epson, Proxima, Hitachi, InFocus, Mitsubishi, Nec, Panasonic and Sanyo. They have projectors as cheap as cheap as $599 (the Epson S5), or high-end projectors such as the InFocus IN76 (displayed here), wich has a 1280 x 720 resolution, 3000:1 contrast ratio, 1000 lumen brightness and can project images of up to 450 cm! The perfect choice for watching movies or gaming.

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Magic Fireballs

First of all, a disclaimer. If you decide to try the stuff from this video, keep in mind that playing with fire is dangerous. Don't do it inside your house and make sure there's someone with you to put out the flames if you set your ass on fire. I haven't tried this myself and I don't intend to do so. Should you decide to try this and end up burning down your house or sending yourself to the burn ward, don't blame me.
Okay, so what is this video about? It shows you how to make magic fireballs. These are, apparently, balls made of cotton cloth that are soaked in lighter fluid. When set on fire, you can hold them in your hands without getting burned! I guess this is because the bottom part of the flame isn't nearly as hot as the top. Looks pretty cool, but again, don't try it unless you know exactly what you're doing. And put the can of lighter fluid far away before you light the balls!


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Flying Remote Controlled Car

Many years ago, futurists predicted we would all have flying cars by now, go on vacation to the moon and have nuclear powered vacuum cleaners. Things turned out to be a bit different, but this toy gives you your very own piece of retro future. At low speeds, it drives like a car, but when it reaches 30 km per hour, it takes off and flies like a plane! During flight, it can reach speeds of up to 45 km per hour.

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Super Media Store

Super Media Store sells all sorts of blank storage media and accessories. They have, of course, all sorts of cd and dvd media (single and double layer, lightscribe, printable, ...), but also the next generation of optical storage: Blu-Ray and HD-DVD. And, of course, all sorts of CD and DVD storage.
In addition to optical storage media, they also sell flash-based drives, such as USB sticks and memory cards. You can even get custom made USB sticks, imprinted with text or a logo. Perfect for gifts!
Perhaps a little less common these days, but also still available: tape! They have tapes for DV cameras and every kind of data tape. This is not so easy to find these days, so if you use tape backup and can't find the right media, Super Media Store is definitely worth checking out.
And finally, they have duplicators. Simple duplicators that just copy a single disc, or fully automated ones that copy one disc after another and even print something on them!

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Retractable Wiimote wrist strap

Let's face it: the included Wii remote wrist strap sucks. It's uncomfortable to wear and doesn't stay on your wrist as it's supposed to do. This strap does the job a lot better. In comes with a velcro cuff that stays on your wrist properly and a retractable strap that can extend to 13 inches. A lot better than the original Nintendo strap!

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Alienware Area-51 M15X

Alienware, a well-known supplier of high-end gaming computers, has its new flagship laptop, the Area-51 M15X, available. Here's the basic configuration:

• 15.4" 1440x900 display
• 512 mb GeForce 8800 GTX
• Intel T7700 2.4Ghz dual core CPU
• 2 gb of ram
• 200 gb harddrive
• 8x dual layer optical drive
• wifi

This configuration will set you back about $2699, wich includes Windows Vista Home Premium. Additional options are a blueray disc reader, a 64 gb solid state drive and 1 gb of Intel Turbo cache memory. Standard component can also be upgraded to a 1920x1200 display, a 2.8 Ghz CPU and 4 gb of ram.

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Airgun Depot

Paintball and BB-gun shootouts are fun as hell! When I was in college, we used to shoot at each other all the time in our dorm or sometimes in the abandoned fortress just outside town. Airgun Depot has all sorts of air-powered guns: BB-guns, paintball guns, but also high powered air rifles. They even sell replicas and blank firing guns, wich are ideal for historical reënactments. Also available are all sorts of accessories, such as CO₂ cartridges, scopes, cases, pellets and targets.
One of the most popular BB-guns they currently sell is the Daisy Red Ryder, a lever-action rifle. It has a magazine for 650 BB bullets, has an adjustable sight and a safety and comes with safety goggles, three tubes of BB's, a cloth case and some targets.

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Wii-style speakers

This 2.1 speaker set goes perfectly with your Nintendo Wii. The subwoofer looks like the Wii itself, while the sattelite speakers look like Nunchucks. Also, the subwoofer has a dock you can place your Wii in, although I don't think it's a good idea to place a game console next to a booming subwoofer.

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Curved display

Alienware is showing a radical new display prototype at CES. It's a super-wide DLP display, roughly equivalent to two 24" monitors next to each other. What's really unique is the fact that it's curved, placing you even more inside the action. This would be really cool for flight sims! Currently, it's just a prototype, but they expect to start selling them somewhere this year. Here's a video of the display:



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Stainless steel playing cards

Steel playing cards, with the images etched in them. Quite hard to shuffle or deal, but cool as hell. And if someone is cheating, you can always use them as a weapon!

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MDCS Deliveries

If you run an online store or sell things through eBay, you'll need of course a way to get the orders delivered. You can simply mail them, of course, but a courier service offers a lot more features (insurance, tracking, ...).
MDCS offers all the services you need, including:

• on-demand couriers
• scheduled couriers
• medical and bank couriers
• mailroom management

Another option they offer is warehouse storage, in a secure warehouse in the Connecticut area. And even if you don't use their courier service you can use the warehouse, since they have a partnership with other courier services (DHL, Fedex, UPS, ...). If you need more information, you can contact Hartford couriers.

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Hydro Fly remote control plane

The Hydro Fly is a pre-assembled remote controlled plane that can take off from any surface: water, concrete, sand, everything! It's powered by a NiMH battery (charger is included).
To get you in the air as soon as possible, flying lessons and phone support from trained instructors are included. I don't know what kind of flying lessons they mean, I guess it's an instructional dvd or something.

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Marine Travelift

If you own a boat and need something to transport it or lift it out of the water, Marine Travelift is really worth checking out. They sell stuff like boat lift, transporters, fork lifts, cranes and all other sorts of equipment to to transport your boat. The equipment they sell can handle loads up to 1,000 tons, more than enough for the average boat!

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Wireless Wii nunchuck

No matter how much I love the Wii, the annoying cable between the Wiimote and the Nunchuck sometimes just ruins it (especially with Wii Sports Boxing). Why didn't Nintendo make the Nunchuck (and the Classic Controller) wireless? I can forgive the mistake with the Nunchuck, but the Classic Controller should have been wireless! Okay, the wire doesn't bother me that much, but it just shouldn't be there!
Fear no more, fellow Wii fans, Nyko now has a wireless Nunchuck controller! It works just like the standard Wii Nunchuck and uses two AAA batteries that last for 30 hours. Not too bad, right?

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Personal mini microwave

Since mini fridges have been around for quite a while, it was only a matter of time before something like this popped up. And here it is: a mini microwave oven! It's big enough to heat a cup of soup or a snack. Considering the small size it's a bit on the expensive side, however, but so are a lot of small gadgets.

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Mac Tablets

Good news for all Apple fanboys out there! Axiotron will soon start shipping the Modbook, the only Apple-authorized Mac tablet computer in the world. It's basically a Macbook Pro equipped with a touch-sensitive 13.3" display. It will have either a 2 Ghz or 2.2 Ghz dual core CPU, built-in Webcam and the Superdrive that's also found in other Macs.

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Mix tape USB drive

A long time ago, but not in a galaxy far far away, there was something called a mix tape. Before there was MP3 or even Minidisc, the audio tape was the only way to copy music. Many people used this to make their own compilations of their favorite music; this was a mix tape, and a popular gift if you couldn't think of anything better.
This gadget tries to bring back memories of that time. The idea behind it is that you make a music compilation of MP3 files, put it on the 64 megabyte USB drive (I had no idea those still existed) and put it in a case shaped like an audio tape. You can even write the names of the songs and the compilation on the tape or a paper insert. In the end, however, it's just a USB drive with a low capacity...

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Genius Traveler 350 trackball

On the desktop, the trackball has all but died, except in places where there's not enough space to use a mouse (would be a great idea in the lab where I work). For laptops, they are a bit more popular, since not everybody is a fan of the touchpads. The Genius Traveler 350 is designed with Windows Vista in mind, featuring Flip 3D and Media Center buttons. Looks a bit too big for a "Traveler" device, though.

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Drinking Games of the world

This collection of 31 drinking games from all over the world is guaranteed to bring lots of fun to any party! The set includes 31 game rule cards, dice, a deck of cards, a cardboard spinner, a plastic game chip and a dreidel (whatever that may be). Booze is not included.

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Blu-Ray enabled Macs?

According to Ubergizmo, Apple will soon start shipping computers equipped with Blu-Ray players. An official announcement of this is expected at the next Macworld Expo. No pricing details are available yet, but I wouldn't bet on a cheap price tag!
With Apple supporting Blu-Ray, things don't look so good for HD-DVD. Blu-Ray is already much more widespread, mainly because the PS3 plays Blu-Ray. The XBox-360 has an optional HD-DVD player, but that doesn't seem to have a lot of success. And, finally, when I visit any electronics or video shop, I always see Blu-Ray movies and players, and never a single HD-DVD item! Seems like so far, the format war has been in the favor of Blu-Ray.

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IT Planet Hardware

IT Planet offers a big range of discount hardware solutions aimed primarily at businesses. This includes items such as bar code scanners, label printers and video surveillance cameras.
One of their biggest product categories is data capture. This includes the already mentioned barcode readers, but also items like portable data terminals, card readers, signature capture pads and all sorts of wireless network accessories.
For standard shipping, wich takes three to five days, shipping is free in the continental US. For two day delivery, you pay $25 per item for cash drawers, monitors and touch screens and $12.5 for each other item. Next day delivery is also available, for that UPS rates apply.

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Wireless Night Vision camera

There's more than enough wireless security cameras available, but this one has an extra feature: night vision! It works just like any other wireless camera. You connect the receiver to your tv, put the camera with the transmitter any place you want to keep an eye on and you can watch it on your tv. To see in the dark, the camera is equipped with an infrared sensor and illumination. This means it can even see in total darkness!

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Megatouch arcades

For people who have space and money to spare, or want to start an arcade hall or add some games to their bar or tavern, here's a good place to start looking: Megatouch! This store carries all sorts of coin operated games you can imagine.
There are the classical coin-op arcade cabinets, such as their Ms. Pacman, Galaga and Pacman 20th anniversary edition, racing simulators like the Home Pro Racing Simulator, but also billiards and pool, air hockey, electronic darts boards, pinball machines and much, much more! In addition to games, they also sell kiddy rides, photo booths and all sorts of vending machines!
For most items, in-home delivery is available, as is in-home game setup. Shipping insurance is included in all shipping prices.

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Wii classic controller grip

The Nyko classic controller grip gives the Wii Classic Controller a more ergonomical shape. On top of that, the Wiimote itself can also be attached to it so the cable is out of the way when gaming.
Personally, I think that last feature isn't really necessary. Although I would have preferred the Classic Controller to be 100% wireless instead of connected to the Wiimote, the cable doesn't bother me that much. I think a Wiimote hanging on the controller is a lot more annoying!

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Bar Butler

A must have for every home bar! The Bar Butler holds up to four 1-liter bottles of liquor. The drip-free dispensers pour out 1.5 ounce shots every time, and the entire thing rotates to make selecting the drinks very easy.

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