Gadgets

[pesoto74]

I saw this thing and decided to start this topic.  In case it isn't obvious it is a snow shovel.
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[Guardian Angel]

Is it old time or new fangled.......

[pesoto74]

I think it is fairly new.  I wonder if it is based on an old idea.

[Ray Nolan]

Concept could have come from the old "high wheel cultivator".

[pesoto74]

I remember using a cultivator like that when I was a kid. 

[pesoto74]

This is a handy thing to carry around.

Leatherman Charge™ XTi Multi-Tool
Made with titanium handles, the Charge™ XTi features a 154-cm steel knife, three bit drivers, bigger wire cutters, and all-locking implements. Four outside blades open smoothly due to solid bronze bushings. Interior blades rotate individually, quickly delivering the exact tool you need. Leather sheath included. Size: 4 inches. Weight: 8.3 oz. Made from stainless steel.

    * Needlenose and regular pliers.
    * Wire and hard-wire cutters.
    * 154 cm clip-point and serrated knife.
    * Scissors and saw.
    * Crimper and cutting hook.
    * Wood/metal file and diamond-coated file.
    * Large and small bit drivers.
    * Large screwdriver.
    * 8 inch/19 cm ruler.
    * Bottle and can opener.
    * Wire stripper.
    * Fixed and quick-release lanyard ring.
    * Removable pocket clip.

18-piece Bit Set includes:

    * Phillips and Flat tip eyeglass screwdriver.
    * Phillips #1 and #2.
    * Screwdrivers ¼ in. and 3/16 in.
    * Hex 5/32 in. and 9/64 in.
    * Hex 1/8 in. and 7/64 in.
    * Hex 3/32 in. and 5/64 in.
    * Hex 1/16 in. and .050.
    * Robertson #2 and #3.
    * Screwdriver 1/8 in. and Torx #15.
This is a review of the tool
Review

[pesoto74]

This is a pretty geeky thing.  It is an aquarium that is powered by being plugged into a usb port on your computer.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/6984/

[Guardian Angel]

I remember seeing my grandpa Dreher using a cultivator like that when I was a small child.  He had a garden on the hill in back of his house on McKinley Avenue.....oh, the memories....

[Guardian Angel]

My grandson has two or three of those multi tools laying around.  They are pretty handy.

[Ray Nolan]

I have one of these.  Place a head of cabbage in the square and slide it back and forth for shredding the cabbage. The main tool used for making Kraut. 

The Kraut cutter......

[pesoto74]

I ordered one of these the other day. It is a flashlight that doesn't need batteries.  You charge it by shaking it for 30 seconds before you turn it on.  After that you will have light for 20 minutes.  It is supposed to last for years.
Flashlight

[Guardian Angel]

Someone brought one of those flashlights to the Wednesday night supper last week.  They were all fascinated with it.  It was a smaller one the the one pictured and would fit in a womans purse.  Several were going to buy one because of its convenience.....

[pesoto74]

I'm looking forward to getting it.  I like to walk outside this time of year after dark and a flashlight like this will come in handy.  I won't have to find batteries or remember to plug it in.

[pesoto74]

Now here is something I would never have thought of.  It is a thing that you can point toward the sound of a bird call and it will help you identify the type of bird that made it.
http://www.wildlifeacoustics.com/

[pesoto74]

With winter coming it might be time to take a look at one of these.  It is called the Ice Dozer and is supposed to be the most powerful windshield scraper ever.
http://store.yahoo.com/herrington-catalog/m121.html