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Rock Band Stage Kit adds smoke & lights

Posted in Xbox 360,music by Conner Flynn on January 14th, 2008

Rock Band Stage Kit adds smoke & lights
The Rock Band Stage Kit will add more authenticity to your dreams of becoming a real life rock star. The peripheral kit was spotted on GameStop’s website, retailing for $99.99. Not many other details are known, but it will include an interactive light and smoke show.

If rocking on a fake plastic guitar still manages to satisfy your rock and roll dreams, just imagine how fancy smoke and lights will raise you to the next level of your somewhat less then Rock-God performances.

CES 2008

MTube: the world’s smallest PC

Posted in CES 2008,UMPC by Conner Flynn on January 11th, 2008

the world’s smallest PCMany PCs were on display, but MTube presented the world’s smallest PC at CES 2008. It is seriously tiny, measuring 3.34 x 3.34 x 0.78 inches and weighs 5.3 ounces only. It’s a full-featured computer that runs the Linux operating system and is a WiFi-enabled UMPC.

Some specs- Processor: VIA C7-M @ 1.0 GHz, 8GB of flash for storage, 2.8″ LCD display with 640 x 480 resolution, a battery life of 4 hours, WiMAX & WiFi.

Keep in touch with the Walkie Talkie watch

Posted in Watches by Conner Flynn on January 11th, 2008

Keep in touch with the Walkie Talkie watch
This isn’t the first Walkie-Talkie watch we’ve seen, but it’s the latest, direct from China. They come in a matte black color with multiple channel support, a backlit digital LCD screen, a range over 1km, and a rechargeable Li-ion battery.

If you’re in the U.S. you’ll have 22 channels, in Europe 8 channels. It also features a call alert signal button for urgent calls, channel scan with lock feature, and electronic volume control or headset/earbud compatible.

CES 2008

Printstik: Print emails & images on the go

Posted in CES 2008,Printers,Smart Devices by Conner Flynn on January 11th, 2008

Print emails & images from your Smartphone
Planon has developed a printer on the go called the PRINTSTIK PS910 that will print any document without having to be connected to a computer.

Using Bluetooth technology you can print from your laptop, BlackBerry, or any device that has Bluetooth capability. It prints up to three pages per minute and supposedly requires very little maintenance. For $299.00 it includes a cartridge of 20 pages plus battery. It takes printing to a whole new level.

Nokia’s Eco Sensor concept phone

Posted in Concepts,Mobile Phones,Nokia by Conner Flynn on January 10th, 2008

Nokia’s Eco Sensor concept phone
The idea behind Nokia’s latest concept phone is the merging of communications and health and environment. One would be able to share environmental data that the sensing device collects and view other users’ shared data, increasing global environmental awareness.

A sensor unit will be worn on a wrist or as a neck strap made from solar cells that power the sensors. NFC (near field communication) technology will relay information by touch from the sensors to the phone, or even to other devices that support NFC technology. Both the phone and the sensor unit will be as compact as possible to minimize materials used, and those materials would be renewable and/or reclaimed. Inside the devices, would be more energy saving technology.

eNote clip-on digital chromatic tuner

Posted in Musical Instruments,music by Conner Flynn on January 10th, 2008

eNote clip-on digital chromatic tuner
For those who have problems tuning their musical instruments, your troubles are a thing of the past. Now you can easily tune your instrument to the correct note with the eNote Digital Tuner from ELECA. just attach this little device to your guitar or other instrument and the display will show up green once the note is correct.

This little device will tune guitars, violins, banjos, dulcimers and other stringed instruments. You simply need to know what note corresponds to each string. Then no matter which key the instrument uses, the tuner will help you find the note for the string.

Photon Light Boards take skating back to the future

Posted in Outdoors,Sports by Conner Flynn on January 10th, 2008

Photon Light Boards make skating futuristic
If I were a skater I would do all of my skating at night using the Photon Light Board. I would turn a 360 pivot into an ollie while people would swear up and down that they saw a bright neon UFO descend down that staircase.

With the Photon Light Board, I could do it too. Since all the boards have such highly customizable lighting patterns and many colors to choose from. It would be like doing tricks on a Lite-Brite. But I’d probably break my neck doing a rad stunt… So it’s probably best if I let that dream die. But you don’t have to. You can ring your board with LEDs, add drop lighting, or even skateboard headlights. Each Photon Light Board has about 30 lights.

Nintendo Wii Mii chocolate Valentines

Posted in Holiday,Nintendo,Wii by Conner Flynn on January 10th, 2008

Nintendo Wii Mii chocolate Valentines
It used to be you’d show up at the door with a dozen roses and a box of chocolates and you were set. Well, it doesn’t take many years for that to get old.

Why not give that special someone a Valentine’s day treat that goes hand in hand with their Nintendo Wii obsession? Paul Pape Designs now offers chocolate Mii’s for a very special and very geeky Valentine’s Day. They’re made with real Hershey’s chocolate, in white or brown and the most adorable touch(Or sickening, depending on your viewpoint) is the fact that they come in a box that resembles the Wii.

CES 2008

Guitar Wizard rocks CES: uses real guitar

Posted in CES 2008,Games,music by Conner Flynn on January 10th, 2008

uses real guitar
Allegro Rainbow’s Guitar video game has been rocking CES this week. Music Wizard Group’s Guitar Wizard video game is a step forward after their successful Piano Wizard title, but Guitar Wizard is not just another version of Guitar Hero. It’s actually an educational video game that’s designed to help kids of all ages to read and play music.

Guitar Wizard will be available on both PC and MAC platforms, and will come with an actual honest to God guitar from US Music Corp. and an Interface by SoundTech. Plus, the software is compatible with just about any MIDI guitar.

Contests

Win a Baylis Eco Lantern or Magic Torch

Posted in Contests,LED,Lamps by Conner Flynn on January 10th, 2008

Win a Baylis Eco Lantern or Magic TorchWith the beginning of a new year, we have several exciting new things in store for you, our valuable readers. This is one of them. We will be featuring several contests and giveaways, so tell your friends, alert the neighbors and most of all keep a close eye on the site and come back often. Whenever we can, we will be sending cool stuff your way. So don’t miss out! You might even want to comment and let us know what you think about getting free stuff.

This time around we have something for you from our friends at Baylis. We have 5 My Magic Torches w/ phone charger. And we have 2 LED Eco Lanterns. These are some very handy gadgets and the winners will be very happy campers.

CES 2008

Nyko Zero wireless controller for PS3

Posted in CES 2008,Nyko,PS3 by Conner Flynn on January 10th, 2008

Nyko Zero wireless controller for PS3
Nyko adds yet another nice accessory to their arsenal, this time for the PS3. They sport an amazing look. The zero controller is completely wireless and has full six-direction tilt functionality and vibration support. It’s compatible with all PS3 software and control formats, and is powered by an included NiMH rechargeable battery with 25 hours of wireless gameplay.

Just plug the included charging cable into the PS3s USB port and play and charge the controller at the same time or use the included AA battery pack.

CES 2008

Portable stereo sound with Orbitsound T3

Posted in CES 2008,music by Conner Flynn on January 10th, 2008

Portable stereo sound with Orbitsound T3
It used to be that to get portable stereo sound you had to use headphones, but Orbitsound has come up with something new in the T3 device, with air sound technology. It’s slightly larger than a BlackBerry and is best when worn around the neck. It sounds as if you are wearing a pair of headphones. It’s compatible with any iPod, MP3 players, CD players or notebooks as long as they support line-in jacks.

If you want to have some private listening, there is a 3.5mm headphone port on the T3 to suit your needs. This kind of portable stereo sound is made possible thanks to Orbitsound’s airSOUND single-point-stereo technology.

N-Ice Beer Pong Rack for a chill game

Posted in Home by Conner Flynn on January 10th, 2008

N-Ice Beer Pong Rack for a chill game
These days, a party just wouldn’t be a party without some kind of beer game. The N-Ice Rack Beer Pong Rack is designed to help keep your cups in place as well as keep your drink cool.

It fits the standard Solo and Dixie 16/18oz party Cups. Just fill the rack with water and freeze to keep your cups cold through out the entire game. All you have to worry about is getting completely and thoroughly drunk.

CES 2008

Pocketfinder Personal Location GPS device

Posted in CES 2008,GPS,Personal Location Device by Conner Flynn on January 9th, 2008

Pocketfinder Personal Location GPS device
Pocketfinder is a small personal GPS unit. It’s goal is to help parents keep track of their children when playing or in situations where you are caring for someone with down syndrome, Alzheimer’s, autism or other handicap.

If you wanted to, you could even use the device to keep track of one of your valuable assets as it’s only about the size of an Oreo cookie. You locate the Pocketfinder at any given time, but that’s not all. You can also set up safe zones and the Pocketfinder will alert you if it goes beyond your set boundaries.

CES 2008

Nyko Perfect Shot Wii pistol

Posted in CES 2008,Nyko,Wii,Wii Accessories by Conner Flynn on January 9th, 2008

Nyko Perfect Shot Wii gun
Along with Nyko’s new wireless Nunchuk controller, the company is showing off their Perfect Shot Wii gun. There have been some complaints about the Wii Zapper being very clumsy, especially in the trigger area, so this should be a great alternative.

It’s very reminiscent of the original Wii zapper in some ways and also looks and feels more like a real gun, with a decent grip. The Wiimote goes right on top, it has an easy trigger and shoots well.