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Talkin' First Aid Kit

Juniper Foo | Sep 28, 2004

Fancy a First Aid kit that gives you lip? No, not mouth-to-mouth resuscitation--although if it came in the shape of Italian goddess Monica Bellucci, the CNETAsia guys have said they are volunteering. But a medicine box implanted with a Johnny Mneumonic-like audio chip, which enables it to verbalize step-by-step instructions to users on how to manage common injuries. Developed by Intelligent First Aid Kit in partnership with the US National Safety Council, this Talkin' First Aid Kit will even pause and repeat when necessary for accurate response. Hopefully, the makers have also included a panic button for good measure.

Price: US$149.95
Availability: Late fall, sold online
Device: Intelligent first aid kit
Basic specs: Supplies and visual instruction cards in both audio and written forms, for the most common injuries--separated into individually labeled and color-coded packs

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Camper's Dream Ice Cream Maker

Juniper Foo | Sep 16, 2004

Here's a sweet gear you could pack along in your next commune with nature on Pulau Ubin or St John's Island. With the Camper's Dream, you can have your cake, er, ice cream, and eat it. Outdoor gear store REI says you just add ice and rock salt in one end, and cream, sugar and ingredients in the other end of the blue plastic ball. Kick it around for 20 minutes. And voila, one pint of ice cream. There are just two itsy problems with this: Ice and lugging nearly 1kg of ingredients.

Price: US$24.95.
Availability: www.rei.com
Device: Cookware
Basic specs: 0.5kg, diameter of 8 inches, plastic material, recipes