If the price is right, this could be useful...

Geiger Counter for Wi-Fi?. Kensington intros WiFi Finder: Small, lightweight, and useful? I don't know the price, I don't know when it ships, but it'll tell you when you're within sensing range of a Wi-Fi network (802.11b or g) using three lights to indicate signal strength. [via Cord Campbell]... [Wi-Fi Networking News]

The only question is, what's the right price for a toy like this. I certainly wouldn't pay more than about $30 for one.
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In the category of neat toys I want to own...

New barcode scanner built for ArcaneWare's Library. ArcaneWare has released its US$199.95 ArcaneReader USB Barcode Scanner, which is designed to work with Library, the company's personal book cataloging utility. It's compatible with Mac OS X 10.1 and later. To use the new handheld solution for scanning Bookland EAN ("ISBN") barcodes into Library, you'll need version 1.1 of the US$10 software and a powered USB port. Library will import a book after it's scanned with the ArcaneReader, then automatically fill in the book's title, price, page count, publication year, publisher, and color cover art using Amazon.com. [MacCentral]

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