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TechnologyPlanet.co.uk Review

Over at Technology Planet UK you can feast your eyes on their incredible array of boys toys and gadgets that will leave you fulfilling every one of your childhood desires, and having a good laugh along the way.

As a child we were often fascinated with laser beams, metal detectors and gadgets that made you feel like a spy in the James Bond films.

Now you can cast off all of your dusty distant memories and bring those dreams back to life.

Let’s go on an exciting journey and relive some of those great times we used to enjoy, all with the fun filled help of Technology Planet UK.

Did you enjoy firing rubber bands at people, having wars with one another and then running away?  Well the good news is Technology Planet UK stock a rubber band launcher in the shape of a Pistol that will leave you slinging your gun like a real cowboy in the good old wild west.

They have got pens that shock when you use them, laser pens in various colours and a huge range of computer related stuff from memory, laptop spares and refurbished units.

There are USB microscopes, folding knives and wristwatches that operate your TV/DVD player or VCR – hilarious when someone else has the real remote and you accidentally change the channel to something else! There is so much more as well.

At Technology Planet UK there are some adult themed naughty stuff from mints, hen night party tape through to measuring sticks and even a face cloth that resembles a part of a females upper body, ahem!

Visit Technology planet UK and spend an hour browsing the extensive store.

They have taken the concept of novelty gifts and expanded that into a really impressive and varied range of products that will honestly leave you wanting to buy most of the items they stock.

Most items at Technology Planet UK are very low cost, and you can often find a really good bargain in and amongst their range of refurbished computers and laptops.

They help with driver problems, going to the trouble of locating them for you, and stock laptops from as little as £99 which is an incredible price to get on the net.

Then you can consider one of their extensive range of laser pens and marvel at what can be done with them.

Pink keyboards, laptop screens and even metal detecting sandals can be purchased at Technology Planet Uk!  Imagine just walking along the beach, ice cream in hand, not even breaking a sweat, and then discovering a horde of lost treasure.  Now that’s what I call a good day!

Often you will find other gadget stores but the problem is most of them cater to high priced products, so with Technology Planet Uk it really is quite refreshing to see a new angle on this market.

Low priced, high quality and exciting – one way to sum up what you will find at Technology Planet UK

The site is fast loading, easy to navigate and offers a live support chat function for any questions you may have.

When it comes to making payment they use Pay pal, a tried and trusted way of sending funds whether you have a Paypal account or not.  Simply pay with a credit card or using the funds in your Paypal account for security and peace of mind during the transaction.

All orders are shipped and typically take 3-5 working days to arrive, although you can go for an express purchase order where they aim to fulfil your order and get it to you on a next working day option.  Express orders are always processed before standard delivery orders.

Technology Planet Uk also ship internationally so wherever you are they can get it to you.

If you are looking for something that is very hard to find, or something that takes you right back to your childhood (remember the Big Trak?)Then take a really good look at Technology planet UK.

Any faulty items will be exchanged, simply pay the return postage, (which they refund), and within a few days you will have your replacement item in your hands.  How good is that for customer service!

Do you have a broken laptop?  Why not sell it to Technology Planet UK for quick and easy cash.

What else can you expect to find at Technology Planet UK?  How about A4 labels on a sheet, ready for printing on, how about thin client computers, networking and routers Windows CE GPS systems, how about just about anything you can think of?

How about remote controlled micro cars that work on walls and even on ceilings upside down!  What a superb gift idea for any child old or young!  Most of us still have our childhood ambitions bubbling away inside of us as they never really die out.

You truly can relive those long forgotten moments in time with the impressively large range of gifts and ideas available at Technology planet Uk.

At Technology Planet Uk  you really should take a look at the kaleidoscopic Green laser pens, magic beans that turn into message plants(a truly fantastic gift for a friend – let them know your feelings – kiss you, I love you, Angel etc.) and even a real physical email notifier – an email icon shaped unit sitting on your desk that alerts you to the presence of a new email – simply plug it into your USB port.

Overall there is so much that you can think of at Technology Planet Uk it is impossible to list them all, but what I can assure you is that if you pay a visit you will find a huge range of things that you hadn’t thought about that make for great gift ideas (a remote control firework lighter sound cool?) that will leave smiles all round.

Visit Technology Planet UK today and enjoy a smile the rest of the day!

Make magazine has a special place in my heart, partly because I love the crazy stuff they come up with, and partly because they want to help you build the crazy stuff they come up with. When I was a youngster, we made a rudimentary version of a catapult in scouts. Sure, it didn’t work very well, and it was powered by a rubber band made from an inner tube, but you could sure launch a walnut with it. That’s why when I see a kit like this, I’m filled with an overwhelming urge to buy one.

Make’s kit includes almost everything you need in their trebuchet kit. All you really need to add is a counter-weight (Make recommends 88 pennies), and put it together using scissors, a ruler, wood glue, and some rubber bands. I think I see a purchase coming up. Maybe even a review.

Purchase your mini-trebuchet kit from the Maker Shed for $25.

By Chris Scott Barr

While at CES I collected a vast number business cards from the different people I met with. Most are your average white cards with boring text and a logo, which don’t really stand out. There are two that I’ll remember, because the company decided to go a different direction and spice up their cards. One person’s was actually a USB drive shaped like a business card (the USB connector flipped out from inside the card) and the other was transparent. But here’s one that will stand out even more than those, along with providing you with a bit of fun.

The card is a bit thicker than your average business card, and is wrapped with a pair of rubber bands. As you can see from the video, a piece pops up to hold 10 pennies, which can be fired up to 15 feet away. The best part is that there are instructions for crafting your own penny-shooting cards. I can guarantee that anyone who receives one of these will remember you.

[ Thingiverse ] VIA [ BoingBoing ]

Take your spitball firepower to the next level with this guide for constructing a No. 2 Pencil Crossbow, one of many undersized armaments found in John Austin’s must-read new book Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction.

For those familiar with the classic Bic pen’s true function—not as a lackluster writing implement but as the ideal barrel for a middle school-era rubber band shooter—Mini Weapons is the Holy Grail: a beautifully illustrated guide for making all manner of miniature munitions, from slingshots and catapults to mines and bazookas, with supplies that can be found in any household, office, or classroom. You can start turning implements of work into instruments of war by picking up John Austin’s Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction on Amazon and can find more information at JohnAustinBooks.com.

Supplies:

• Pen – 1
• Pencil – 4
• Rubber Band – 7
• Tape – 1
• Wooden Skew (ammo) 1+

The #2 Crossbow is a larger variant of the other bows found in this book. With a structurally solid design and double elastic power, it is equipped to fire large realistic skew arrows. It sports a pen-housing barrel that helps with both accuracy and control.

Step 1:
Using four thin rubber bands, rubber bands, assemble two pairs of unsharpened wooden pencils. Both sets should be identical and tightly secured.

Step 2:
Crisscross the two sets of pencils. Center one of the pencils frames on top of the other towards a selected end. This end will ultimately be the front of your #2 Crossbow. While holding the pairs in place, use one or two rubber bands to fasten the frames into place.

Step 3:
Disassemble the plastic ballpoint pen. You may need a pocketknife or pliers when removing the rear pen cap. The hollowed-out pen housing will be used for your crossbow barrel. Discard all the other pen contents.

Step 4:
Position the pen housing on top of the pencils, as shown, then secure with tape. It is important that the pen housing sits on top of the rubber bands and that the barrel is not obstructed by them.

Step 5:
Slide two wide rubber bands between the tightly secured pencils ends. The pencils should lock the bands into place, but if they don’t add an additional thin rubber bands on the ends. The wider will ultimately provide you with your elastic firepower.

Step 6:
Bring both ends of the rubber bands together and attach them using strong tape. As you secure the bands, try to create a small ammunition pouch with the tape. It is possible you may need several pieces of tape to fasten the bands together securely. Pull the assembly back a few times with your fingers to test.

Step 7:
Your #2 Crossbow is now complete! Slide one wooden skewer (used for cooking) or a 3/16 dowel into the pen housing. Gripping the wood arrow and the rubber bands, pull back and aim your crossbow launcher. Release and watch it fly!

Always operate your crossbow safely. Watch out for spectators and never aim the shooter at anyone. Wooden skewers usually have pointed tips, which can make them very dangerous. Styrofoam targets are ideal; but you should never place them in front of a breakable backdrop just in case you miss your target. Do not use the #2 Crossbow if any of its rubber bands show signs of wear.

Start turning implements of work into instruments of war by picking up John Austin’s Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction on Amazon. Then, check out JohnAustinBooks.com for printable zombie targets you can use to test out your mini weapons.

This is silly and cool at the same time: A geek developed a machine gun that doesn’t fire off bullets but rubber bands. The fully functional gun is able to shoot a total of 200 rubber bands in rapid succession. The geek hails from Japan, which is no wonder as this is probably the only country with an official Rubber Band Gun Shooting Association [JP].

Here [JP] is how the guy made it, here is the Amazon Japan link to the how-to-build-a-rubber-band-machine-gun and here is another Amazon Japan link pointing you to a construction kit for beginners.

Watch the rubber band machine gun in action in the videos below.

Via Japan Probe

Tangled cords are absolutely the bane of my existence and yet I’m not quite anal enough to wrap twist ties and rubber bands around excess slack, so I enthusiastically applaud the shortest version possible of any proprietary cable (or any cable, for that matter). Applause, then, to the unfortunately-named iStubz iPod cable.

Available in 7cm or 22cm lengths, they’ll set you back $7.95 or $8.95 respectively. Or you can get both together for $14.95. And if you’re not a fan of iPod White, the iStubz come in black as well. Shipping starts at five bucks.

iStubz [CableJive.com via OhGizmo!]