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Collection of 2007's best Gadgets, Goods and Gizmos Heavy Metal This metal finder locates studs and and nails in older structures buried deep beneath plaster walls too thick for your typical stud finder. So that the next time you tackle a home-improvement project, you can actually, you know, improve your home. MetalliScanner M40 $39; zircon.com Rise and Shine Clean hard-to-reach spots-second-story windows, SUV roofs-with this battery-powered scrub brush, extendable up to 10 feet. Its wires hide inside interlocking fiberglass poles, which are sturdy yet light enough to lift overhead. Black & Decker 18V Power Scrubber $100; blackanddecker.com Think Ink Most inkjet refill cartridges include the electronic print nozzle built in, making them resistant to clogging but expensive. New ink technology from Kodak, however, leaves the print heads in the printer, making the refills cheaper by half. And what's inside is good too-pigment-based archival i...

Is this the ultimate (and most dangerous) infinity pool in the world? Nerves of steel are just one requirement for thrill-seekers looking for the ultimate holiday snap. Patience would also be an advantage. Devil’s Pool is the most dangerous swimming pool in the world – perched on top of Victoria Falls, on the edge of a precipice, 360ft (110m) above oblivion, with 38,430 cubic feet of water gushing past your ears every second (500million litres of water a minute) . This is as close as it gets to swimming on the edge of the world. The view, as well as the experience, is heart-stoppingly spectacular. If you plan to take a paddle, it would be wise to choose your moment carefully. For most of the year, anyone venturing into Devil’s Pool would be swept over the edge by the raging torrent in a heartbeat. But during the dry season, the waters of the Zambezi River slow enough that bathers can swim in relative safety. Victoria Falls stretch for a mile between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Guides escort...

Biggest collection of 2007's best gadgets, goods and gizmos Ears Wide Open These earphones don't block external sound, so you can rock out while having a conversation or listening for oncoming cars. Instead of plugging your ear canal, the drivers hook in front of your ears and transmit crystal-clear sound waves through the cartilage. InAir AirDrives $100; airdrives.com A Stickler for Safety The first spray-on glue without toxic solvents is safer, less smelly, cleans up with water, and permanently bonds crafts or repair projects. DAP Spray 'N Stik $9; dap.com Zoom On Most cameras boast impressive digital-zoom capabilities, but the loss of pixels makes it hardly worthwhile. This camera has an 18x optical zoom, something previously unavailable on consumer cameras. Pull it in for a wide-angle shot, and revel in its dual image-stabilization and face- detection capabilities. Now anyone can be a paparazzo. FinePix S8000fd $400; fujifilm.com Keeping an Eye Out Accident-p...

Biggest collection of 2007's best gadgets, goods and gizmos The Closer The world's smallest vacuum packager saves food and space. Just seven inches long, it sucks air out of, and then seals, a pin-size opening in a zipped-up bag. Oliso Frisper $100; oliso.com Fiber Is Good For You The first all-carbon-fiber laptop is less than an inch thick but as sturdy as bulkier machines. The thin and lightweight material also dissipates heat more evenly than plastic. Sony Vaio TZ $2,200; sony.com Street Repairs The GO 720 is the first GPS device that lets you edit maps right on its screen. Just tap to add your favorite restaurant or correct mislabeled one-way streets. Share fixes with others (and download their corrections) over the Web. TomTom GO 720 $500; tomtom.com Flash Stash Don't worry about losing this flash drive, even if it holds confidential information. Computers can't a...

HALAL & HARAM DIRECTORY O believers ! Eat of the good things that We have provided you with and give thanks to Allah. (2: 172) Though thorough research has gone into producing this guideline, it is by no means complete and only covers the common products as it is very difficult to obtain exactly the listing of halal and haram ingredients present in all products. Also, companies are constantly changing their product ingredients and Muslims should always be aware that what is originally certified halal might in the future be haram and vice versa. Due to aggressive campaigning by The Vegetarian Society, UK, most products now display their symbol ‘Suitable For Vegetarians’ which means that there is NO animal content in that particular product, making it halal. However, a product can still contain alcohol, making it haram . Please check. Points to note: · Medicine containing alcohol is not permissible unless on authority of a doctor with no alternative med...