Archive for Monday 24 July 2006

Automatically ‘recharge’ your RFID pass/ticket

SUICA is the popular “touch and go” RFID train pass/prepaid train ticket in Japan, reports Ubiks. Japan Rail East is introducing a convenient service that will allow some passengers to automatically recharge their ticket as they pass through a ticket gate so they don’t have to go to a ticketing machine to add more money to the card.

Waterproof shake flashlight … look, no batteries

Shake Flashlight
The best thing about the Waterproof Shaking Flashlight, states the GadgetStore.com is that no batteries are required! You generate the power to produce a bright light simply by shaking the flashlight. This would be ideal on back packing, canoe, hunting and fishing trips. One minute of shaking provides 30 minutes of light, even underwater up to 2m.

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