I won’t put my word in, that this thing is for cops but they could use one to catch their suspects. Using compressed air the “NET-2000 Shooting Net Rod” fires a 52-square foot high-strength nylon net at 50 feet away to block the bad guys. This is a non-lethal gadget that my Grandma would probably be able to use (she won’t run I agree), because it sure looks like a flashlight to me when it’s not used for its purpose. Like [technabob] says, other than law enforcement it was designed to help animal catchers. The price is $419 from Chinagrabber and I already have ideas for some pranks …

Marketing is always a hard business. In order to increase the market visibility, the awareness and to build your brand, you should consider promotional products as a great strategy of marketing. I strongly believe that a great opportunity to brand your business is to use promotional products like gadgets, apparel, bags, pens etc. If your company doesn’t have a specialized marketing department you could work with professionals like Empire Promos.

If you had attended trade shows or conferences you would have received tons of promotional objects. Although the promotional products come for free, not everybody wants to wear T-shirts or caps, but they all love the tech gift items. Everybody loves gadgets! First of all, the promotional gadgets could be useful and funny too. Personally, I would love to receive flash drives or promotional cellphone products like phone holders, cases or Bluetooth headsets.

You could also use promotional gadgets to please your clients and future customers. Moreover you can award your employees, advertise new services or launch new products. With Empire Promos you will receive promotional hints,tips and advices. It’s easier now to brand your business with promotional products.

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A new Skype phone has been revealed in Japan a few days ago. Skype phones are not a new thing but for Panasonic it is, that’s their first. Dubbed KX-WP800, it has a 1.8-inch TFT LCD display, can store up to 500 names and can be used to make phone calls with Skype on the Internet, without using a computer thanks to a WLAN router (IEEE802.11b) incorporated.

If you live in Japan then it’s very easy, because they have 32,000 FON access points where the new Panasonic KX-WP800 can connect to. It’s going to be available for sale from March 28 and the price is going to be near $290.

via FarEastGizmos

I don’t know if you fear during a night in the dark or if you just want to see a happy sign in front of your eyes, but a great idea to fight all these is the USB neon “Smiley” sign. It’s obviously more than a logo, so you’d better consider spending $21. Just plug it in via USB and press on.

Chinese medicine is famous for explaining the way energy (chi/ki/qi) flows around the body through acupuncture meridians. Reflexology is the science of using foot pressure point massaging for either relaxing the whole body or detoxing certain areas or organs.

Usually you need a professional to do all these but today I’ve just heard that Akaishi is selling some interesting pressure point massaging socks. Using reflexology theory principles, the socks claim to press key spots into the soles of your feet to eliminate lactic acid crystals accumulated in tired feet and keep the energy flowing again through the body.

The reflexology socks are selling for 1,890 Yen ($18.5).

via Kilian-Nakamura

These USB keys look very funny. They were discovered on a Japanese website and for the moment are available in Japan. The USB brick has 1GB of storage and costs £20 (4,280 Yens). They come in five color choices and have the official Lego bricks size. Thus your kid might be interested to use one in his Lego game. Perhaps you would love to play too…

Product page via The Telegraph

The Okids Phone concept has been created by Nam Sung-kyu and published on the website Idealist. I find the idea quite intriguing. The author proposes a phone for 5-6 years old kids. Perhaps you too think about supervising your children all the time. So this solution might be a great one.

The Okids mobile won’t do too much. It would have some dedicated buttons for speed dialing - father, mother and emergency. The interesting fact is the phone can twist and transform into a heart. Also the heart becomes a Tetris game. Brilliant! It could be very successful!

via Dvice

This gadget perfectly fits in any traveler’s pocket. The Belkin Mini Surge Protector features three power outlets and two USB slots for charging compatible devices. At the same time, the gadget offers surge protection for plugged in electronics. The protection is backed by a $75,000 warranty from Belkin. The Surge Protector has a green LED that shows when it is in use.

For the moment the Belkin Mini Surge Protector can be pre-ordered online. It was priced for less than $25. However, Belkin said the product will hit the market by the end of April.

via Crave

If you’ve been thinking what tennis racquets famous people are using the answer is we don’t know anymore. Why? Because I’ve just heard Armani managed to convince Babolat, a leading manufacturer of tennis products, to build the Emporio Armani (EA7) tennis racquet. It’s the first time Babolat enters the world of sport fashion, but it’s going to pay off I’m sure.

Using the experience Babolat has with tennis racquets high quality lightweight materials and an aerodynamic structure the EA7 is not only a high performance tennis racquet but also a very beautiful one. It provides power with each stroke, a better penetration through the air, maneuverability and is good for both experienced or uninitiated players.

Here are a few specs of the new Babolat EA7:

• Distribution: Exclusively at Emporio Armani shops
• Weight: 9.7 oz (unstrung)
• Headsize: 100 sq in
• Composition: High Modulus Graphite
• Great mix of white, silver and black

I expect everyone to buy it if they want to be “somebody” on the tennis field. Too bad we don’t have a price yet.

If you are the green lazy guy that needs an automower Husqvarna has the best gadget for you. It’s a solar powered automower that will do munch grass while you’re at work or relax with a bag of chips in front of the TV. It’s smart enough to program it, has sensors to “work” in a given perimeter and is able to do up to 2,300 square meters.

It uses chargeable batteries that runs for 40 minutes and on a sunny day it goes up to 60 minutes thanks to the solar panels it has. The price is steep. About $4,000 and is only for green wealthy bastards.

via Greenpacks