Spoon Scale

With baking, precision is absolutely vital. Measuring your wet ingredients and your dry ingredients with our new ultra-precise spoon scale. With two spoons included, you can scoop out just the right amount of sugar, or even 10-1 grams of salt! To get this level of precision, you’d normally need a separate scale, but we’ve combined two immensely useful kitchen gadgets into one, and we love dual-use devices in the kitchen.

Tracking noise and air quality with Sensaris

Living in big cities brings comfort of modern life and chance to use all the latest advancements of technology. Unfortunately, it comes at the price of being surrounded by noise and air pollution on daily basis. Even though most of the cities have developed tracking and reporting systems for alerting citizens of pollution levels, there is a problem with accuracy of these data. If you happen to live close to busy highway or manufacturing plant, level of noise and air pollution will be much higher then reported average data for whole city. That is where new Sensaris Wearable Sensor comes into a rescue.

The folks at Sensaris seem to think they can change that with this new GPS-equipped wearable sensor which is able to monitor both air quality and noise pollution in your neighborhood in real-time.With this gadget you can pinpoint “bad” spots in the city and make it available to the public This mobile way of monitoring and reporting conditions is likely to empower citizens of these neighborhoods and key decision makers to take action.

According to Sensaris,

 “The miniature wrist worn solution provided by Sensaris leverages geolocation chips (GPS or Galileo in the future) wearable devices and mobile technologies. Such sensors transform mobile phones into measurement instruments using Bluetooth communication”.

“Whether used by pedestrians or cyclists, the sensors provide noise and ozone levels in real time over the Internet and web based visualization (mashups). Our Senspod technology forms the basis for innovative citizen centric services. We look forward to helping other cities use it for their own community action and urban life quality improvement plans.”

We think this is potentially a wonderful tool that will empower citizens to become involved and take back some control over their quality of life. Hopefully it will force cities to pay more attention to air and noise pollution problems in less affluent neighborhoods and take steps to improve conditions. “

For now it is apparently going to be deployed only in Paris, which Sensaris hopes will just be the first of many cities to hop on board.

Colorware now offering BlackBerry Bold 9700 options

Colorware is at it again. They just won’t rest until every gadget has been touched by their brushes. Now, if you want your BlackBerry Bold 9700 to stand out from the crowd, they will take care of that too.

You can buy the phone directly from them or you can send in your existing phone for them to work their magic on. Why not add some more color into your life? Or you could do it yourself and have it look like a 2 year old did it. Yeah, it’s best to send it their way.

Medion unveils new touchscreen All-In-One Desktop PC

Medion recently introduced a new touchscreen all-in-one desktop PC for the Spanish market. It goes by the name PC7216 and features a 21.5-inch touchscreen display, a 2.1GHz Intel T4300 processor and an integrated NVIDIA GeForce 9100 graphics card.

Some other features are 4GB of RAM, a 1TB hard drive, a 1.3MP camera, a DVD burner, integrated speakers, WiFi and runs Windows 7 OS. The Medion PC7216 will cost you about $1,055 with the wireless mouse and keyboard included.

Eco-Friendly Mobile phone has coming, Sony Ericsson Naite

The Sony Ericsson Naite is articulated as “nighty”. It contains an Eco-mate application that helps the users to make greener choices in their everyday life. With the “NAITE”, Sony Ericsson is showing its ongoing dedication towards the environmental sustainability. Moreover, Sony Ericsson did not compromise on its design, functionalities or features.

Desirable Design and Display: -

The casing of the phone is very subtle and elegant as the users can easily handle it on their palm. It measures 108 x 47 x 12.6 mm and its weight is only of 84 grams. The 256k colors display on its beautiful 2.2 inches color screen with 240 x 320 pixels resolution.

Multimedia aspects: -Sony Ericsson Naite is integrated with tremendous stereo FM radio with RDS facility. Side by side the users can download MP3, AAC ringtones from the Internet. Furthermore, the users can capture all of their unforgettable moments by using inbuilt 2 mega pixel camera with 1600 x 1200 pixels resolution.Besides the users can record videos at 15fps and play them in various popular formats. Next you can get gaming experience as it provides many games and you can download games from the Internet as well.

Other Expected features: -

A rechargeable Standard Li-Po 950 mAh (BST-33) battery ensures approximately 600 hours (2G) / up to 583 hours (3G) of standby time and about 13 hours 45 min (2G) / up to 4 hours 30 min (3G). In addition, it also adds up music play around 33 hours 45 min.Sony Ericsson Naite has a great MicroSD memory card slot that supports up to 8GB as well as it has an embedded 100 MB memory.

With the help of WAP 2.0/ HTML (NetFront), the user can penetrate into the world of cyber and gain any kind of useful information. Need not to worry if your friend has a kind of material which you would like to obtain, you can simply connect your phone with your friend’s device via wireless Bluetooth connection and transfer data. You can also connect your device with PC and channelize data accordingly with the help of cabled USB connection. Aside, 3G HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS, E-manual, Eco friendly materials and Ecomate, CO2 Calculator are also loaded.

iSkin Pro Touch Keyboard Protector Review

There are surely a lot of people out there that have a hard time keeping liquids and other debris off their keyboard.  For those people as well as all you OCD enthusiasts out there, the iSkin Pro Touch Keyboard Protector is a great way to shield your keyboard from the elements, provided that you don’t mind feeling an entirely different keystroke.

Typing can be a fickle thing.  It’s often very precise in its cadence and once you get used to a certain feel it’s difficult to transition your technique to a new format.  That’s the thing with the iSkin Pro Touch.  It feels so alien that it’s hard to use for an extended period of time.  I felt like I was using some sort of Naval computer while wearing a scuba diving outfit with waterproof gloves on.

Part of why I don’t think the Pro Touch works all that well is because it just lies flat on the keyboard and your presses tend to slip a lot.  If there was some way to get the keyboard protector closer to the keys through some type of suction, perhaps it would perform better.  Like I said before, you are going to have to go through some serious adjustments of your typing style to get used to the way the Pro Touch feels.

On a plus side, the Pro Touch is lightweight, malleable, and extremely portable.   If you are willing to give it a try for the sake of your keyboard and put in the time it takes to adjust, then this product could possibly work for you.

For me it was highly inaccurate, too bouncy, and too heavy on my fingers to maintain speed and efficiency.  I would rather use some type of compressed air to keep my keyboard free of dust and fingernails.

Pros:

• Lightweight
• Easy to use
• Portable
  

Cons:

• Inaccurate
• Doesn’t feel like “Yours”
• Slow

UMA HDDV-1: Full HD video camera digital

In present days, people are trying to find some possible Christmas gifts. A gadget is nearly and mostly an option rather than a choice, like UMA HDDV-1 which is a full HD video camera that comes with an optical zoom of up to 5x and digital zoom of up to 4x.

UMA HDDV-1: Full HD video camera digital

Numlock Handle concept to be a perfect keyless solution

Did you happen to unlock your door without using a key? Here is an ideal solution called Numlock Handle. Why should it be a good problem solving idea? Electronic devices as well as fingerprint readers designed to unlock the door are not reliable while this Numlock Handle provides you a good problem solving idea unless you have a lapse of memory.

This intelligent keyless system has the same principle of operation safe does. Designed by Jess Han, this Numlock Handle could be a good choice if you possess some valuable belongings inside your living room. This futuristic handle is unlocked while rolling four of its tumblers until the right digital combination is chosen.

Once you entered your room, this smart Numlock Handle will automatically mix up the tumblers locks your door. Now that you can be using this smart device, you will be able to feel free to unlock your door provided you have remembered your code combination.

In order to make a night entry, it will be convenient to add a small LED to light your handle’s numerals. What this ingenious mechanical contrivance offers is an easy keyless entry for those who like leading an easy life style. This is an easy to use device and all you need just to keep your code in mind.

Besides, the numbers are replaceable and can be additionally added. This keyless entry system is inspired by the regular mechanical lock while being intuitive. With all the easiness and practicability, this perfect concept is destined to become a reality with us keeping our fingers crossed.

EMS Muscle Mouse - relaxation with electrical muscle stimulation

Could you imagine using a whimsical mouse which is a combination of mouse with massager? This is not a joke, as this super mouse comes with EMS standing for electrical muscle stimulation massage. You friend would be surprised if asked about who were giving you a massage.

This multi function EMS muscle mouse is not capable to operate as a pointer. This real electrical muscle stimulator is capable to operate as a mouse features two pads to strap on any part of the stressed body. Offered by Thanko, this standard USB optical mouse comes with 800dpi resolution.

In order to make it working, you will need to connect the pad to the EMS. The EMS system will be working in association with your mouse functioning. Its two buttons one of which is located at its bottom and is designed for the power on/off of your EMS while second button on top is for keeping control of 3 of your simulation modes.

Besides, you will be able to adjust the simulation level via plus and minus switches placed on the mouse’s side. You may also find a lot of fun working with this mouse. If you are prone to forget things, here is a special feature for you making your EMS muscle mouse shut off in an hour in case you forgot to do it.

This useful device is powered from the USB port of your personal computer. In addition to its 2 pads, there is a pad case as well as a pad cable. EMS is also known as electromyo stimulation and can be applicable during your training session or as therapeutic means.

If you are not indifferent to your body shape, you can easily tone it up with this clever massage device which exercises your muscles while relaxing your body’s stressed areas. If you are an intensive computer user, this health device seems to be a perfect solution for you easing your potential backbone hurt.

This EMS muscle mouse is not recommended to be used if you are pregnant, diabetic, have heart problems or high blood pressure, have metal plates or pins in your body or have cancerous hurts. This EMS muscle mouse’s sampling rate is 6500fps.

32GB Panasonic SDHC Card

Cool! With 32GB Storage space, many SD camera owners will be very happy to get Panasonic RP-SDV32L1K SHDC cards. This SD card can be used under extrem conditions and temperatures between -25 to +85 Celsius.

Fanny Fart Bank

The Fanny Fart Bank comes with six different long fart sounds. Everytime when you drop some coins in, you will get different long fart sounds. It has a cap located at the bottom that can be removed, so that you don’t need to break it to get the money. It is powered by AA batteries and measures about 6-inch wide and height and has an on/off switch. The Fanny Fart Bank is available for $13.49 at Getsilly.

Oyule Light Bulbs: The Cheekiest Light Bulb Around

Oyule Light Bulbs are filled with paraffin and use a wick instead of a filament, so basically they become what the light bulb replaced: A paraffin lamp.

To ensure they stay upright, there's a magnet placed in the base of the bulb that corresponds to one in the acrylic base. But if you're stylish and safe enough to have an open flame on your desk, you'd better be rich, too—there are only 66 sets available, selling for $650 each

Intel Cedarview chipset and Cedar Trail 32nm processors come in 2011, put Pine Trail into a shed

Have you already heard about Intel's new Pine Trail chipset and Pineview processor? That's right, those designed for netbooks and nettops. Their recent appearance sure is good news especially for those who were holding out to buy a netbook until 2010 arrives. Well guess what, Intel has unveiled some details on what next generation Cedarview Atom platform will look like which makes me think how many people who were going to spend their money on Pine Trail are going to say: "No, there is no point, is there? I want Cedarview already."?

So, if you are one of those who can do without Pineview for one more year or so, you will be delighted to hear that Cedarview chipset and Cedar Trail processor are coming to markets as soon as 2011 arrives. Main features are the following:

•  32nm fabrication process
•  single channel DDR3 1066 two DIMM system memory controller
•  DirectX10.1 graphics adapter
•  HDMI, DisplayPort, twin-display support
•  Blu-Ray support
•  LVDS, eDP

HoloCube 3D Projection Box

You may ever see the futuristic themed movies in the past. In the film, all completely digitally described. No we know, that period is in progress to this day. One you can see evidence of this unique gadget. HoloCube 3D, the tool is capable of displaying animated images through a 3D box measuring 20 ". In the situation does not work, this box looks like a box with the usual wall of glass.
However, when you turn on, radiated interesting picture of sway. 3D projection HoloCube Box integrated with the HDD. You can save video data with a resolution of 1080i. Displayed image, the process has the same job with a hologram. Therefore, the tool is also referred to as holographic. In fact, the tool is used more for business. But if you want to put in the room.

Hacking your own Motorola DROID dock

It's amazing what you can do with magnets and cardboard - how about hacking your own DROID dock.

This is what Engadget's Paul Miller has done, after learning that Motorola was using magnets in its DROID car and "multimedia station" docks (or DEXT for those of us in Europe).

Based on the positioning of a couple of magnets, the phone auto-loads the pertinent application," he writes. "The multimedia station at least offers a charging plug, but the car dock is all stand."

He soon worked out where to place the magnets for control, to spoof the phone into believing it was docked. In "car mode", for example, the navigation options are displayed. Check out the video over on Engadget. Points for ingenuity (if only for ingenuity, not functionality).

Lenovo's Snapdragon smartbook gets Android, pictured properly (Updated)

That's right, sailor, Qualcomm has been dishing some more info on the future of smartbooks, and we now know that the Lenovo number we noticed being teased earlier this month will be driven by a vanilla copy of Google's Android OS. Other data of import includes a purported battery life of more than eight hours and always-on connectivity through 3G (provided by AT&T in the US), WiFi and "other radios," all of which should go nicely with that 1GHz Snapdragon chip under the hood. If you ask us, and you should, this looks like the perfect candidate for a bit of USB-mounted Chrome OS glory.

Update: Lenovo's PR team contacted us to clarify that the above device, although strikingly similar to the Lenovo machine (possibly a reference design), is a separate, Quanta-manufactured smartbook that was on display at a Qualcomm event last week. Nevertheless, it could still end up bearing Lenovo regalia, given that Quanta produces the IdeaPad line.

iXP3 Internet Messaging Clock

The iXP3 Internet Messaging Clock is a unique item that broadcasts messages in what appears to be thin air.  The ethernet port on that back allows you to plug it into your network and effectively send it messages from around the world.

As a free service, all messages are sent through the company’s website once you have the gadget registered.  It also acts like a standard clock that tells the time and temperature.

Seems like a fun little gadget as everyone loves receiving messages.  Buy it now for $125.

The Like A Spoon Mouse–Overpriced Japanese Hardware

I love the Japanese.  Everything weird comes from Japan, I swear.  Everything from USB gloves to dustmop attachments for babies…and now, the Like A Spoon Mouse.

I know, computer mice are a dime a dozen.  But this one may well be strangest by dint of several key points.  One, it’s wireless, which is cool but admittedly not that uncommon.  Two, it’s tiny. VERY tiny.  It runs off a single AAA battery and weighs 115 grams.  That’s a tiny mouse.  Three, it’s shaped, well, kind of like a spoon.  Or rather, just the bowl part.  In fact, it’s almost shaped like one of those hellacious hockey-puck mice that got people so enraged at Apple back in the day.

But here’s the most interesting part about the whole thing.  These sell for 8000 yen.  Yeah, that’s eight THOUSAND yen, by way of clarification.  A yen is still approximately equal to one penny, so you can figure roughly $90 gets you one of these strange little mice.  Though for the life of me, I can’t see why you’d want one, unless you HAVE to have every Japanese thing you see.

Apple tablet rumored for February 2010, do you like MacBook Touch name

Half a year back, and this is a nice thing to bring up for me, we were thinking and talking about how is Apple going to update its gadgets, with what features and what functionality. Because most of it was imaginary, very exiting therefore, or maybe because Apply has though it is really very good idea to launch an internet tablet, we are now going to do the same thing as before.

Yes, a tablet. A touchscreen internet gadget with fast bandwidth speeds and a big battery for endless fun. Unlike CrunchPad and if we are informed well, Apply is not going to limit the upcoming tablet with just internet functionality. What we know about it at the moment is that it is going o have a P. A. Semi processor, a DynaPack battery that will let do your internet research and then get carried away playing games or social networking more likely. 9.6 inch display is not confirmed to be not OLED so we keep our fingers crossed for that. HSDPA, of course, Wi-Fi also probably. Prices vary from 799 to 999 USD which overall makes it land somewhere between a proper smartphone and a good laptop. I just wonder, how much functionality of both Apple tablet will be able to take when it comes out next February.

Radeon HD 5870 1GB XOC Havoc gets overclocked

Here is a perfect buy to enter this weekend. Recently announced ATI Radeon HD 58xx first DirectX 11 video card series makes its way to extreme Smooth Creations' gaming desktops. But the overclocked Radeon HD 5870 1GB XOC Havoc they have announced today is just going to eleven. At their official website Radeon HD 5870 1GB XOC Havoc is already available as one of the components for their custom desktops, so we couldn't resist and configured a very best of what Smooth Creations offers. See what we have accomplished.


A LANShark Extreme pictured above shouldn't be shown to kids under 7 to not creep them out with its bare rugged awesome. But then they are not likely to come anywhere near it because its price bites even more than the insane styling does. Anyway, we'll keep impressions to ourselves here so that we could tell all about overclocked Radeon HD 5870 1GB XOC Havoc. Versus a standard HD 5870 it scores 950 MHz core clock speed and 1.4 GHz memory speed, which of course is a DDR5 unit. All the rest of basic specs, I'm sure you know them, has been added an automatic GPU adjustment for undemanding applications and custom developed firmaware.

You don't want a Radeon HD 5870 1GB XOC Havoc in a lazy-spec PC, right? Neither do we, so this is what we've picked at Smooth Cretions':

• ASUS Rampage Gene x58 motherboard
• Intel Core i7 975 3.33Ghz
• ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB
• 12GB DDR3 1333MHz
• 160GB Intel X25 SSD
•  CPU / GPU Danger Den Water Cooling Kit
•  Vista Ultimate 64 w/Windows 7 upgrade coupon
•  Colorshifting Purpleen Purple-Blue-Green paint
•  Smooth Creations 3 Year Extended Warranty

All from above plus painted Logitech keyboard and 1000W power plant sums up to 5,698.00 USD, and you have to bring your own mouse. You might like this one by the way.

LG BL20 Chocolate Looks Good to the Eyes

External phone
design is something that was rarely noticed lately. With all the generic looking touch screen smart phones being released one right after the other; it is a breath of fresh air to see mobile devices with aesthetic appeal. The LG BL20 Chocolate is an impressive mobile phone even if just for the fact that it looks really, really good.

Spec-wise it’s a decent mobile phone with an excellent camera. Beyond that, it is the design of this mobile device that truly makes it stand out over all other devices. The BL20 is not a smart phone and it does not carry any smart phone capabilities or specs aside from the aforementioned camera.

Still, it makes for a really great phone to use because of how simple it is. It is small device that looks good when you look at it, it looks exceptional when the keypad is slid out and it does all the things you would expect it to do.


Staying Simple

The reason why the BL20 Chocolate works so well relies on the fact that it keeps things simple. The less details there are, the less chances that you will make a mistake. LG was able to focus properly when designing the BL20 and was able to come up with pretty amazing results. Great looking, simple mobile phones are hard to come by.

Particularly when you are the kind of person that does not really care much for the actual features, but simply wants a mobile phone that works well; the BL20 will fit you perfectly because it works great, it is easy to use and it is elegant to look at.

Whether you are a professional who needs something respectable to carry around or an artistic soul who wants something that stands out, the design of the BL20 is versatile enough to fit those needs and more.

Forget the Touch Screen

While the BL20 is a new mobile phone, it strays from the usual products coming out by doing without a touch screen display. The reason is easy to understand, the LG BL20 Chocolate does not need a touch screen. Once you get the device in your hands and start using the touch sensitive controls, you will understand why.

The touch sensitive control has all the versatility of a touch screen, allowing the device to recognize a variety of motions and gestures, but with technology that is easier and cheaper to produce. This practicality is a work of genius from the people at LG.

The Chocolate Series

The LG Chocolate mobile phone series hit a virtual brick wall when they released the BL40 Chocolate Touch. The touch screen model was too fussy and did not have the simplicity of control and features found in the other models in the series. Thankfully, the Chocolate series is moving back on track with the BL20 and is showing users the features that made the line so successful in the first place. Simple controls, excellent features and amazing external design are all combined together to create an amazing mobile phone.

Nokia's Next Generation Phone, the Nokia N900

The Nokia N900 is the first of its kind internet tablet offered by the biggest name in the Mobile industry, Nokia. The N900 runs on the powerful Linux based operating system, Nokia's Maemo version 5.0. This significant alteration in the operating system makes it different from the rest of Nokia's phones based on Symbian OS. This handset comes with the complete package of Maemo internet browser. You can easily access Mozilla browser engine at any time and any place. The Nokia N900 also features Adobe Flash 9.4. The striking advantage of this cell phone is its provision to drag and drop numerous desktop widgets. You can further build multiple desktop set up templates with the help of this cell phone.

This cell phone is equipped with one of the most exciting features. TAP! Yes, if you tap for a longer period, you can gain access to windows, documents, call logs and other tab based functions. It is loaded with an animated menu interface. This makes your navigation task joyful. Further, its intuitive interface allows you to multi-task within a brim of few seconds.

You would find most of the web based utilities pre-installed in this cell phone. Some of the utilities are Twitter, Facebook, OVI etc. It has an inbuilt Web 2.0 network, Webmail Inbox. Let's just say, this phone is loaded with all the essential features required to make it a good replacement for your notepad.

What's more? This cell phone has a sliding QWERTY keyboard which opens on the side. It offers you a resistive touch screen with a high resolution of 800X480 pixels. This device also features a camera of 5 megapixels. The camera is further upgraded with an add-on feature of F2.8 lens. These features allow you to click crystal clear and vibrant pictures. This cell phone comes with micro SD card slot. This slot has the storage capacity of 32 GB. The total memory space of this power packed cell phone is 64 GB.

This cell phone has an excellent display resolution of 800 X480 pixels. It features a wide screen of 3.5 inches to make your video and picture viewing experience par excellence. It is loaded with PowerVR SGX in a combination with OpenGL ES 2.0 3D accelerator engine. This feature works wonder at rendering high end graphics and graphical presentations. This cell phone is loaded with a plethora of features to enhance its connectivity. Some of these features include High speed 3G, WLAN, HSDPA and Wi-Fi. In addition it is loaded with varied features to enable a prompt internet connection. Features like Regular WCDMA, GPRS, EDGE and WAP ensure powerful internet connection in this cell phone. The inbuilt GPS system is integrated with OVI Maps technology. Further, it also offers you Geo tagging features that help you enable a better understanding of near and remote areas. It sports a wide range of entertainment features like Stereo based FM, stereo loudspeaker, music player, video player, Mp4 player etc. This handset supports the majority of media files like Flash, Mp3, MPEG, Mp4, FLV, RM, etc.

HTC HD2 to get Windows Mobile 7 upgrade?

The HTC HD2, recently released overseas, has so many features and specs that its every move is watched intently by cellphone fans in the States and abroad. According to MSMobiles, there is one more reason for lusting after this phone:

Windows Mobile 7. The site says that they have received information that as soon as the boys in Redmond announce Windows Mobile 7, HTC will follow suit and announce when the OS will be available on the HD2. Note that the upgrade will come directly from the Taiwan based manufacturer. The HTC HD2 is be the first model that is able to meet the chassis requirements for Windows Mobile 7 as laid out by Microsoft. One of the requirements is support for multi-touch, no problem for the handset which is the first Windows Mobile phone to be equipped with a capacitive touchscreen (which measures a massive 4.3 inches). With the huge amount of attention that the HD2 is receiving, even in the face of a few Android heavyweights, it is expected that the phone will be launched in the states through T-Mobile sometime in Q1.

Limited Edition Deanne Cheuk Dell Netbook

Netbooks are all the rage right now as any ‘Brick reader knows. But it hasn’t been easy making yours stand out up until now. Well, Dell is aiming to cure that with its limited edition netbook design by Deanne Cheuk.

Deanne Cheuk has previously been commissioned for work with such companies as Nike, Swatch, Target, MTV, American Express and the New York Times. The netbook will be available in a total of 5250 units. Each will be individually numbered. You can get one at Best Buy and exclusively at Best Buy for $379.

All PS3 units will be firmware upgradeable to 3D

Looks like it won’t be long before you are gaming on the PS3 with 3D technology. According to Sony, your current PS3 can support 3D with a firmware update. Sony wants into the 3D market and they are not just dipping a toe in either.

They will be offering 3D tools to developers making games on its platform. Not sure if we’ve heard anything about what  Nintendo and Microsoft plan to do about 3D technology, but now that Sony has weighed in, they will likely speak up soon. The Xbox 360 could probably take the firmware route as well.

The Wii? Does it even have the power?

USB Panda Speakers "Alien Model"

Are you in desperate need of a giant animal head on your desk? One that has large black eyes that hold sadness like an abyss? It’s just what it appears to be, a giant honking Panda head with speakers in it’s eyes.

Why you would want one, we can’t begin to guess. How you interact with it, we don’t want to know. It will cost you $27 if you want this USB-powered speaker. He looks pretty depressing to me. As if he’s begging you to save his dying species.

Definitely not a peppy guy, this Panda.

pqi H560 shock proof hard drive

Hard drives have come a long way, buy they are still prone to failure if you drop the drive. And that’s no fun at all. Luckily for us all pqi’s H560 Ultra Shock Proof Hard Drive can ease our minds by being able to withstand military standard drop tests.

The 2.5-inch SATA drive within is connected to your PC via USB 2.0, and the drive comes in 320, 500 and 640GB sizes. The 500GB will cost you about $120, and comes with a standard 3-year warranty.

If you have the dropsies, you’ll want to invest in this one.

ROCCAT Apuri USB hub

Looking for a USB hub that’s futuristic and unique? The ROCCAT Apuri USB hub may be the one. It features four easily accessible USB 2.0 ports. The device stands on three legs, making it look like a robot from the future.

It’s high profile also lets you manage cables cleanly and to complete the whole futuristic vibe, there’s even an LED light that beams down from the underside. It’s blue glow matches ROCCAT’s other peripherals nicely. The futuristic Apuri will cost about $47.

Samsung drops Black Friday deals on HDTVs

Black Friday is coming this week and that means that you can find some of the best prices of the year on electronics after  Thanksgiving. Samsung has announced its special Black Friday deals on five different HDTV models.

The special prices will make it easier for Santa to put that new HDTV under the tree this year. The 46-inch LCD LN46B500 HDTV has a resolution of 1080p and a 40,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. The set will sell for $849.99. A smaller 40-inch LN40B500 will sell for $599.99 with the same specs.A 22-inch LN22B350 with 720p resolution will sell for $249.99. Two plasma sets with 600Hz subfield motion and 2,000,000:1 contrast ratios will be offered with 720p resolution. The 50-inch PN50B400 will sell for $699.99 and the 42-inch PN42B400 . will sell for $549.99.

are u ready for Windows 8 at 2012

Microsoft makes most of its money form Windows and Office. These are two of its most important products and the Windows OS is normally on four-year release schedule. Microsoft blew that with the often delayed Vista OS and Windows 7 has just now hit the market.

A leaked slide from a roadmap shows that Microsoft plans to offer Windows 8 in 2012. The slide shows Windows 8 is a major release and Windows 7 was a release update.

I wonder what the difference between the two is in Microsoft’s terms. I guess Windows 8 will break away from what Windows 7 is doing rather than being similar and just tweaking a few things. We have several years before we find out for sure.

wireless internet frame debuts "Intouch IT7150"

I really like digital photo frames and so does my wife. We have given more than a few of them to our parents as gifts over the years. The digital frame is a great way to show more of those images that most of us are always taking and then never showing off.

Intouch has announced a new digital frame called the IT7150. The frame is internet connected and users can access social networking, news, weather, and other content like photo galleries directly from the frame.

The frame can also show photos uploaded from USB, the Internet, WiFi, or memory cards. The screen is 7-inches wide and has an 800 x 600 resolution. The screen is touch sensitive and has an onscreen QWERTY keyboard. The frame is available now for $229.99.

Creative drops third gen Vado HD pocket camcorder

Here’s some good news if you’ve found the previous two models of Creative’s Vado to be a bit lacking. The company has just announced a new 3rd gen model. Looks like most of the specs are the same, but Creative is promising improved low light video recording and manual exposure adjustment.

You’ll also get a new motion detection mode, support for an external stereo mic, a headphone output, and you’ll still be able to take some still photos too. Now you can also expect Mac and PC compatibility out of the box. Comes in five glossy colors with one capacity option: 4GB.

It will run you $179.99.

unique wood Mouse from Russian "is eco-friendly, well polished"

Computer mice are mostly boring, but now and again something new catches our eye. Like these beautiful computer mice made from exotic woods. They were created by Russia’s AlestRukov, each one handcrafted from cultivated sustainable woods and carved, sanded and polished until they are shiny wood bling.

Each one is built from quality electronic components and feature an optical resolution of 1600 dpi, along with microswitches rated for over 1 million clicks. If that isn’t enough, how about a stiff, yet bendable cable that keeps the cord from getting in your way.As usual, be prepared to pay for such luxury. Prices range from €668 to €859 (or $996 to $1281).

MSI unveils new All-In-One PC

MSI Korea has dropped their latest all-in-one PC, the WindTop AP1900 onto the unsuspecting Korean market. This one is powered by an Intel Atom N270 processor and will save you some space on your desktop.

Some other features include an 18.5-inch 1366 x 768 UV coated LCD screen with 1,000:1 contrast ratio and 250 cd/m2 brightness, an Intel GMA 950 graphics card, 1GB RAM, a 160GB hard drive, 1.3MP webcam, DVD SuperMulti drive, a 4-in-1 card reader, four USB 2.0 ports and of course WiFi.

Not bad. With so many All-in-ones, how does one choose.

External Drive arrives in the U.S "Buffalo’s USB 3.0"

Buffalo’s DriveStation HD-HXU3 is the first external USB 3.0 drive to hit the U.S. It promises to deliver transfer speeds up to 4.8Gbps and Buffalo has a two-port USB 3.0 PCI Express card to get you going.

There’s no info on price yet on the USB 3.0 PCI Express card (IFC-PCIE2U3), but it will likely be about $60. The drive itself is $200 for 1TB, $250 for 1.5TB, and $400 for 2TB, and it ships with Memeo AutoBackup software for both the Mac or PC.

BassJump Subwoofer for Macbook

The BassJump is a portable subwoofer
designed for the MacBook, that will turn your MacBook into a sound system. The subwoofer comes with software that combines audio from your MacBook speakers with the low frequency bass coming from the BassJump subwoofer.

The result is a dramatically richer and fuller sound experience. The device is powered by USB, so you wont need any extra cables, adapters or power cords. It will cost you $79.99 and comes packaged in an exclusive neoprene travel case.

Sony Ericsson Yari Features All that You Fancy A Mobile to Have

From the word go, Sony Ericson has left an indelible mark in the world mobile phones. It has produced so many wonderful and nice looking mobile phones so far and Sony Ericsson Yari is simply one of such mobile phone from Sony Ericson. These days, this handset is selling like hot cake and it is all because of its wonderful functionalities and features.

Let’s have a look at some of spellbinding and superb features of Sony Ericsson Yari!

Physical attributes:

Its dimension is 100 x 48 x 15.7 mm in dimension and its weight is 115 grams. Considering its size and weight, it is quite obvious that you can carry it quite comfortably in their pocket.

Available Colors:

This mobile phone is available in two scintillating colors: Achromatic Black, Cranberry White. So, you can choose one the color you like most. Though you have not many choices but these two colors are wonderful. You are bound to fall in love with these two colors.

Camera features:

Sony Ericsson Yari has a 5 MP camera along with Autofocus & LED flash. Apart from this, this camera is well supported by some additional camera features such as face detection, 4 x digital zoom, video light, Geo Tagging, Video calling, QVGA@30fps, and many more like them.

Connectivity and Internet features:

Sony Ericsson Yari covers both 2G & 3G Network. Besides them, it is integrated with Quad Band Technology that includes GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 networks along with HSDPA 900/2100.

Entertainment features:

This handset has a lot of entertainment features. It comes with the excellent Shake Control, music player, FM radio along with RDS, TrackID, PlayNow, SensMe, MegaBass, & Bluetooth Stereo A2DP.

Not only this, it has also an integrated MP3, Downloadable polyphonic, AAC ringtones So, get Sony Ericsson Yari and keep yourself entertained throughout the day and night.

Storage capacity:

Sony Ericsson Yari comes with an internal memory of 60 MB which you can expand up to 16GB by making use of Micro SD card slot. So, storage capacity is not a problem with this handset. On the whole, it is wonderful mobile with a lot of fantastic functionalities and features.

Magnavox 42MF439B Television Review–Mostly Great With Some Flaws

Actually, the Magnavox 42MF439B really only has ONE flaw, but I’ll talk about that in a minute.  For right now, suffice it to say that the “mostly great” part really does apply.

The Magnavox 42MF439B is a forty two inch 1080p LCD television with two speakers, one component video input, one digital audio output, one composite video input , two S-Video inputs, two HDMI inputs and, in what may well be the biggest twist of all, a built in Blu-ray player.

This is, I believe, the first television I’ve encountered with the built in Blu-ray player, so in terms of sheer efficiency, this sucker gets extra points.  Of course, it also helps that it’s got great sound and a decent picture that DOES sport some artifacts up close, but as long as you keep a fair distance back you shouldn’t have too much trouble adapting.

And considering that you can get one of these for about seven hundred bucks on Amazon, that’s a pretty good price.  Make no mistake, the Magnavox 42MF439B is a pretty good television, so calling it mostly great with some flaws is just about right.

The Motorola CLIQ phone review

The Motorla CLIQ could do wonders for Motorola's  struggling handset business. It is the first Android powerd mobile phone by Motorola and looks set to be a powerful contender.

An impressive specification including 5 megapixel camera, WiFi & 3G should put the Motorola Cliq head and shoulders above its competitors. I imagine the Motorola CLIQ sim free will take over your life and become much more than just a mobile phone.

Motorola have created their own user interface called MOTOBLUR. This will take all of your channels of communication such as Twitter, Facebook, SMS and E-mail and put them all in one place for your convenience.

The interesting thing about the Motorola CLIQ is how it treats all types of communication the same. From one screen you will be notified of any new tweets, facebook messages, text messages and incoming calls.. I really like how Motorola are telling you what your friends are saying instead of how they have sent it.

When you browse through your contacts, you can see each of your specific contacts social network activity and updates. The interesting part of the phonebook though is it automatically gathers information about your friends from their social network profiles.

The vivid 3.1" touchscreen is ideal, large enough to view pictures and video but not so large that it will be a struggle to fit in your pocket. Similar to the iPhone, the Motorola CLIQ Sim Free has access to the Android app store making new applications and functionality just a click away.

 Motorola CLIQ Sim Free Features Summary

• Google Android OS
• Exclusive MOTOBLUR interface (this is truly stunning)
• Vivid 3.1" touchscreen
• Full hardware keyboard
• 5 Megapixel camera with geotagging
• On board GPS
• Compass
• 7.2 Mbps 3G
• Full WiFi
• Bluetooth with streaming support

USB Hurricane Lamp with color changing flame

This USB Hurricane lamp allows you to feel like you are in a mine shaft as you type away on your laptop. Just plug it in and it will illuminate your workspace. The flame is color-changing, so you can easily set it to suit your mood.

You’ll be rocking a 4″ plastic hurricane lamp with 7 color changing lights my friend. Only $9.69. What more do you want?  You already plug everything else in your USB port. Why not?

Dell uses renewable bamboo in product packaging

Companies are starting to get more into environmental packaging. The latest is Dell. Dell gets just a little greener by adding bamboo in its product packaging portfolio. And they are the first in the PC industry to do it.

It applies to all Dell Inspiron Mini 10 and Mini 10v netbooks shipped from today onward. Bamboo is used as product cushions cradling the Mini within an outer box that is made from 25% post-consumer materials. Starting early next year, Dell hopes to expand their use of bamboo packaging to a wider range of it’s products.

H2Orb saves water

AquaOne Technologies’ H2Orb will let you know when you’ve got a leak or an overflow in your toilet. It attaches directly to the water valve behind the toilet, with a single float sensor that hangs inside the toilet tank. When it detects a leak, it shuts off the water and alerts you of the leak with an alarm as well as an icon on its LCD screen. The entire system runs on a single 3V lithium coin cell battery.

This device is great for those who live in places with limited resources, not to mention saving water. The sooner you know about a leak, the better.

the world’s slimmest rugged cam "Casio Exilim"

Waterproof cameras are great for getting those outdoor shots in winter, but they are so huge and bulky. At least they were, but not anymore. At just .78 inches, the Casio EX-G1 is now the thinnest rugged camera in existence.

Yes it’s thin and can take a beating. It will survive a drop from 7 feet onto solid ground or a dunk into 10 feet of water. Plus this 12.1 megapixel shooter manages to actually look nice. Look for it in black or red next month for $300.

We’re digging that angular shape.

ViewSonic VOT550 PC mini has powerful and sleek machine

Don’t let the small size fool you, the VOT550 mini computer from ViewSonic is a powerful and sleek machine, powered by a 2.2Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 processor with 4GB of RAM, a 500GB HDD, built-in Blu-Ray drive, and Microsoft Windows 7.

Aside from being small, the ViewSonic VOT550 comes in a piano black casing that’s sure to go well with your other gear. It also provides six USB 2.0 ports and an S/PDIF port for your AV receiver. For added security there’s also a Kensington lock.

The ViewSonic VOT550 mini PC will run you $949.

iBuyPower unveils Chimera 2 gaming desktop

Gaming PCs tend to have some common features. The things are usually much more expensive than your average computer and they are crammed with high-performance hardware. iBuyPower is a boutique gaming PC maker that has some very cool machines and today it unveiled the Chimera 2 gaming PC.

The most notable thing visually about the computer is the four surface wrap around paint job with flames and a dragon motif. The machine can be had with several different CPU options including Intel Core i7 and i5 CPUs or AMD Phenom II parts. Several video card options are available as well.

Up to four chassis fans can be included and a 120mm liquid cooling system is an option. The Chimera 2 starts at $999 with well equipped Intel specimens going for about $1900.

Firefox coming to the PlayStation 3

Rumor is that Firefox will be coming to the PlayStation 3. According to a PlayStation Insider source who’s “very close to SONY”, the company has been talking about the possibility of porting Mozilla’s web browser on to the PS3.

Now this is just a rumor right now. A very thin rumor. A rumor about a possibility. That’s all we know. But how many PS3 owners would welcome the Firefox experience on their console? We’re guessing quite a lot.

What do you guys think? You like the idea or not?

Flip video cameras to get Wi-Fi

Flip cameras are all the rage and have been for the last year or two. And rumor has it that they have a new feature in the works. Your old buddy Wi-Fi. It’s just a rumor, but it makes sense to have Wi-Fi on a convenient camera like the Flip so you can upload videos to  YouTube or elsewhere. Plus you would probably be able to watch other videos on it as well. At any rate, they had better add new features if they want to compete. So we think this one is very likely to be true.