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Household Entertainment
by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on December 30, 2007
If I had $3000 to drop on an arcade game, I might get the MultiGame Tabletop Arcade Machine. 48 classic games in standard cocktail game cabinet, complete with a coin slot if you want to charge your f...
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Networking
by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on December 29, 2007
While more people are reading time from a mobile phone instead of a watch, now we've got a watch that can also double as a WiFi detector, available from ThinkGeek for $30.
You know, my Nokia N95 ...
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Travel
by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on December 29, 2007
If you're traveling in or from the U.S., you might want to take note of these new rules from the U.S. Department of Transportation about laptop batteries. Hey, it's not the TSA changing the ru...
Read more of New Rules For Batteries in Luggage In 2008
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General Cool Stuff
by Mark Rollins on December 28, 2007
Even though this next device isn't really a gadget, per se, as you cannot take it home with you, I could easily make a home out of this.
As it turns out, some hotel in Berlin, the Radisson SAS H...
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Peripherals
by Mark Rollins on December 28, 2007
I suppose those who are connoisseurs of instruments will enjoy these next two products. Both of these are designed by Dream Cheeky and plug it into your USB port.
The USB Piano has about 48 keys, an...
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In The Network
by Mark Rollins on December 28, 2007
Yes, there are always rumors in the electronics world. This one has a little bit of a backstory that started in the early 90's, back when Apple released an electronic message pad called the Newton...
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General Cool Stuff
by Mark Rollins on December 27, 2007
That is, use your finger to open the Sequiam Biometrics Biovault 2.0. I'm not saying giving it the finger as in flip it off. After all, there is a lot to like about this particular product.
In c...
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Peripherals
by Mark Rollins on December 27, 2007
Please not that I am not endorsing this product as an alternative for domestic violence. However, if you're the type of person who needs to have something punch every once in a while, I would like...
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General Cool Stuff
by Mark Rollins on December 27, 2007
Yes, we really still use these dang AA batteries that eat up power like hungry termites in a forest. However, we don't have to be their slave anymore as the USBCell Batteries from Moxia work for u...
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Peripherals
by Mark Rollins on December 27, 2007
Hey, check out this USB Moo Moo. What is it, you say? Well, here's how it works. You squeeze a button on the USB Moo Moo, and it sends a Moo throughout the Internet to the person of your choice.
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Storage Stuff
by Mark Rollins on December 27, 2007
I know there are some out there who just have to have their CDs, DVDs, and/or CD Roms organized in the best possible way. Fortunately, the CD Carousel Plus is made for you.
All have to do is enter i...
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General Cool Stuff
by Mark Rollins on December 26, 2007
Man, those rich people with their Garage door openers. Too bad just anyone can steal those garage door openers and open the garage on their own. Fortunately, the SmartTOUCH Garage Door Opener by Maste...
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PC Hardware
by Mark Rollins on December 26, 2007
So what is that in the picture there? Some new pair of ski goggles mounted on a tripod? Now, it is the Smart Nav hands-free Mouse from Natural Points.
When I say hands free, I mean that the detector...
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Household Entertainment
by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on December 23, 2007
If you live in a basement or some place where there isn't a whole lot of light coming in from outside, you might appreciate something that at least simulates real sunlight. Unless you're emo ...
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Cameras
by Mark Rollins on December 22, 2007
Oh, stainless steel has a way of looking so sexy. The Micro Stainless Steel Camcorder looks pretty good, and if you notice, it folds up really awesome as well.
The Micro Stainless Steel Camcorder ca...
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Peripherals
by Mark Rollins on December 22, 2007
Of course, USB Flash Drives are a dime a dozen, but this one just brought out the homer simpson in me.
This Strawberry Donut USB Drive has about 1GB or 2GB worth of storage space, and can transfer a...
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Just For Fun
by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on December 22, 2007
I'm not big on showing "school spirit." Or at least I'm not now that I've been out of school for quite some time. That being said, when I came across this STFU Car Flag at ThinkG...
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Portable Media Players
by Mark Rollins on December 20, 2007
Since we live in the age of the iPod, it stand to reason that we also going to see a lot of iPod docks. For example, this 2 CD iPod Docking Station by Electro.
This device allows you to listen to th...
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Cameras
by Mark Rollins on December 20, 2007
Are you having trouble taking pictures underwater? Instead of taking them with mere water-resistant cameras, you might want to try the digital underwater camera Mask from Liquid Image.
The Digital U...
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GPS
by Mark Rollins on December 20, 2007
I don't know about you, but I got things like pets and cars that I wouldn't want to lose. Okay, I have one pet and one car, but you see what I'm saying.
Fortunately, Zoombak GPS is a gre...
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Digital Cameras
by Mark Rollins on December 20, 2007
Since we're now living in an age where many have webcams, it is not surprising that many have special features.
Case in point, the new AF-200 and MF-200 webcams from Asus. These 2 megapixel came...
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In The Network
by Mark Rollins on December 20, 2007
I suppose I could probably call this next product a "Stationary roomba", as it does everything those mobile vacuum robots do, but move.
Still, I might prefer this model. All you need to do...
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Toys
by Mark Rollins on December 20, 2007
Come on, you know you still play with legos. Why? Because they are so frickin' cool and always a quantum leap from what you played with as a kid.
For example, I couldn't make circles when I w...
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Cameras
by Mark Rollins on December 17, 2007
Okay, say I am a peeping Tom or someone who constantly takes pictures of things that he really doesn't have the right to. Sure, I'd look like a real pervert if I aimed by camera in the neighbo...
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Sound Makers
by Mark Rollins on December 17, 2007
I suppose that someone's intentions were good when they came up with the iPond. That clever name is what a Sydney store calls its iPod speaker which has the unique, if not strange, ability to be a...
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Household Entertainment
by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on December 16, 2007
For the ultimate gamer, this Space invaders Alarm Clock might be just the thing. At the appointed time it plays those lovely sounds from a game whose time passed a few decades ago.
3900 yen (about $3...
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Just Plain Weird
by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on December 15, 2007
Space invaders. On a door mat. Now I've seen everything. Until the next weird thing comes along.
Hey, look, I like Space Invaders as much as the next guy. I sure spent my share of quarters playin...
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Mobile Phones
by Mark Rollins on December 14, 2007
Considering that most of us rely on our cellphones for updated information, it would be nice if there was a way to transfer our Voicemails into something in writing.
Fortunately, that is what SpinVo...
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Portable Media Players
by Mark Rollins on December 13, 2007
Even though Apple's iPod may dominate the Portable Media Player market, no one should write off the other brands of PMPs that are out there.
For example, SA6145 4GB/Go from philips is nothing to...
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Cameras
by Mark Rollins on December 13, 2007
It appears that there is some sort of green save energy fad going on, and sony has jumped on the bandwagon with the Twirl N' Take.
This Sony ODO Twirl N' Take is really a quite simple concep...
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General Cool Stuff
by Mark Rollins on December 13, 2007
The Philips AJL308 Alarm Clock is Living Proof of how technology changes every day before we realize it. After all, who needs an alarm clock if you have a cell phone or MP3 player?
Therefore, why no...
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Hot Deals
by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on December 13, 2007
I suppose by now you should already have your Christmas tree. That is, if you celebrate Christmas in the way the vast majority of Americans do. However, if you're still looking for a tree-or maybe...
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Cameras
by Mark Rollins on December 12, 2007
I remember the opening of Miss Congeniality where sandra Bullock has a camera concealed in her book. If you ever felt like you need one of those, a book camera is available for you now.
In this book...
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Portable Media Players
by Mark Rollins on December 12, 2007
I believe this next device was immortalized by the group Hanson a decade ago. Oh wait, that was MMMBOP. Still, UPOP has made an excellent device that looks like an Ultra Mobile Personal Computer, but ...
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Mobile Phones
by Mark Rollins on December 11, 2007
Must me my day for reporting on Bluetooth devices, or maybe I just like reporting on the "World's Smallest" of whatever. So, let's get this out of the way: The Invisio G5 is the smal...
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Mobile Phones
by Mark Rollins on December 11, 2007
Every wonder how far you can take Bluetooth technology? There are the headsets, the connectors, and pretty much everything else.
Now there is a Vibrating Bluetooth Bracelet, which will signal you on...
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Displays
by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on December 11, 2007
I knew they were working on wireless high-def connections, but I didn't think we'd see a wireless display adapter for PCs anytime soon.
Jeff Goldman over at Creative Weblogging's The Wire...
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Mobile Phones
by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on December 11, 2007
Rico Mossesgeld over on The Smart PDA, one of our tech blogs in the Creative Weblogging network, recently wrote a rant about the Nokia 6708 and called it the worst phone he ever used.
Clearly this ...
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Laptops
by Mark Rollins on December 10, 2007
There is a lot to like about the Toshiba Protégé m700.
First of all, it is the first from Toshiba with LED backlighting, as well as an antiglare coating for a terrific indoor and outdoor performance...
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Just Plain Weird
by Mark Rollins on December 10, 2007
I don't understand what would possess a builder to create the Tick Tock Timebomb Clock after 9/11, but if you've ever wanted your clock to resemble a few sticks of dynamite, you are officially...
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Digital Cameras
by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on December 9, 2007
ZINK has recreated the old Polaroid cameras for the digital age. They're small like your typical point-and-shoot digital camera. You can also print photos. Right from the device.
Unlike the old P...
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Just For Fun
by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on December 8, 2007
I don't know what it is about popping bubble Wrap that people seem to like. Well, at least my daughter gets a kick out of it. In fact, there's a whole episode in Red Dwarf where the "tens...
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Speakers & Headphones
by Mark Rollins on December 7, 2007
You know how protruding stereo speakers can be? Some people may find them sexy, but others might just want the sound and not the sight.
Fortunately, the stealth Acoustics model AX3 is a three-way, f...
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General Cool Stuff
by Mark Rollins on December 7, 2007
Every once in a while some new device comes out that measures things you don't want to measure, but probably have to. For example, this tanita AB-101 Belly Fat Scanner is designed to tell you exac...
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Misc
by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on December 7, 2007
This reminds me of a do-it-yourself lasik kit I saw as a gag once. However, given this is coming from Japan, and I can't read Japanese, I have no idea if this Eye Power thing is real. The theory ...
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Hot Deals
by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on December 7, 2007
One of my favorite destinations for purchasing the most random crap is Woot. woot's motto: one day, one deal. And they sell one item a day, until it's sold out or until midnight central time. ...
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Handhelds
by Mark Rollins on December 6, 2007
It really amazes me that in order to board a plane, I have to have a paper ticket. Come on, this is the digital age, and we need to be saving trees. Can't I just get some confirmation on my cellul...
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Household Entertainment
by Mark Rollins on December 6, 2007
I guess we really do live in an area of Xtreme Sports, and I suppose and wasn't long before someone decided to trick out the pogo stick.
This is the basis of the Flybar, a "pogo stick on st...
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Just Plain Weird
by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on December 6, 2007
I've heard of hide the salami before, but hide the banana? That's just what this gadget is for: hiding the salami. If you're a woman who doesn't have a salami to hide at the moment.
I...
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Just For Fun
by Mark Rollins on December 5, 2007
I must be on a solar-power trip today, because this next product uses that lovable renewable energy source we call the sun.
This jacket uses solar power for rows of LED lights. I believe the target ...
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General Cool Stuff
by Mark Rollins on December 5, 2007
Take a look at this and tell me you don't like this. It is a billboard that is affixed with solar panels. It actually has a bigger purpose than just trying to sell me something. It is here to help...
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Household Entertainment
by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on December 5, 2007
I actually have a pinball machine in my house. I used to also have air hockey and foosball tables several years ago, but that was a couple of houses ago.
If you're looking to start your own amu...
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Cameras
by Mark Rollins on December 4, 2007
Q should really order up this Wireless spy camera Pen for Mr. Bond, as it is certainly something 007 would use.
When you twist the cap of the Wireless Spy Camera Pen, it begins to start transmitting...
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Misc
by Mark Rollins on December 4, 2007
I suppose you could call this a "Miss Army Knife", for lack of a better word, but I have no idea if that is sexist or not. It appears that this utility knife is targeted for the women, as it...
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Networking
by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on December 4, 2007
This device brings me into the realm in which I cover in my day job: network security. Or rather, network security for your personal computer.
The Yoggie Gatekeeper Pro is a device that serves as a n...
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Toys
by Mark Rollins on December 3, 2007
I'm not certain whether to classify the lego Mindstorms NXT as a toy, because the this toy is hardly anything that I would let very little kids play with it.
Still, maybe it could make them into...
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Laptops
by Mark Rollins on December 3, 2007
Take a look at the future of computing, right there. As you can see, you just pick it up, and when you are ready for it, you just open it up.
There is some serious specs on this: a 17 inch screen, a...
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Tech News Around The World
by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on December 3, 2007
I am amazed at how extendable the Nintendo DS truly is. For a device that was designed to play games, with the right hardware and software, it can do oh so much more.
Nintendo of Japan has released t...
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Misc
by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on December 2, 2007
Along the lines of the Solio H1000, we have backpacks where the solar panels are built-in. The Voltaic Backpack has 3 sets of solar panels, which can capture up to 4 watts of power. That's enough ...
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General Cool Stuff
by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on December 1, 2007
I guess I'm pretty lucky as most of my shirts don't need ironing. No, that doesn't mean I wear t-shirts, quite the opposite. There are a couple of shirts, however, where I need to break o...
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