Ifrogz is no iTank but it’ll definitely do for any child outfitted with an iPod. Perfect for all those rug-rats in the OC. The Tadpole is a rugged case which fits around an iPod. With wide grip handles, bright colors this is a great way to kid-proof an iPod. The case includes cut-outs for all the navigation
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MobiGater makes cell phone long distance/international phone calls super easy and cheap. The MobiGater is the first Skype to GSM gateway. This means a MobiGater connects your cell phone to your home computer to run Skype. Of course you still need to pay for the mobile phone call between your cell phone and the MobiGater, but after that
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Here is a useless USB novelty item that definitely has a little fun to it. The Spongebob USB Stick is part of the Dima Komissarov flashbag USB stick series. They all have one thing on common: thanks to a micro air pump, they become larger when filled with data. A big round Spongebob indicates an almost full USB drive while
Shutterfly Studio has a nice utility for your U3 flash drive. Most features are typical but here are some highlights which stand out. View photos any number of ways, including keywords, captions or simply date…but Shutterfly includes a 5 star rating system – nice. Included in the studio package are 10 easy tools for photo editing like crop, auto-fix, red-eye removal and even pet-red-eye removal! You can download the free U3 utility from U3 and when signed up for a Shutterfly account you get 15 free 4×6 photos and unlimited on-line storage.
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Although this product was out in August the Samsung K5 MP3 player and speaker system is worth investigating. Using DNSe, Samsung’s proprietary Digital Natural Sound engine the K5 provides virtual surround sound in a hand-held device. The K5 has a back plane which slides up to allow the speakers to resonate. Although only two speakers Samsung claims an all natural sound with higher accuracy to tones and pitch.
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Many wannabe Internet and technology entrepreneurs think this new phenomenon called VoIP is a guarantee to make money – well think again – at least 85 VoIP services have shutdown in the past 15 months.
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Nokia has set out to stop the VoIP net-neutrality trend by launching a platform allowing communication operators (phone companies) to block VoIP and other specific types of data services, i.e. peer-to-peer systems. The ability is enabled via a platform upgrade to Nokia’s Flexi Intelligent Service Node or (ISN). With the explosion of VoIP
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So the Zune is Microsoft’s iPod killer? Well at least iPod lets one use the device as a mass storage device. Out of the box the Zune doesn’t mount as an external device but this Zune hack solves the problem. Lets thank the guys over at Phaleux for their Zune hack.
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Powerstick from Ecosol just received a “best of” award from CES. It’s a USB shaped power adaptor with a fuel gauge. Although the Powerstick website only has a photoshop version pic the concept is great. Plug in the Powerstick and juice up via any computer. Tote it around for a while. When needed, plug in the Powerstick – juice up that USB powered gadget.
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The MasterView USB KVM switch is massive in connectivity at 16 ports but slim on size with rack-mount design. Now take control of 16 resources via one Keyboard/Video/Mouse console access point. Aten designed the switch for daisy-chain capability to include another 31 KVM MasterView switch boxes – that’s a total of 512 computers
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Mimoco creates a full breath of USB storage products and bring them to life with their artist rendition gadgets. Their latest is the Star Wars Stormtrooper Mimobot. If you’re into this kinda thing, then preorder your drive now as only 2,500 are being made. The limited edition mimobot will also carry exclusive Star Wars content.
Mimoco is 2/3rds the way down on a four character set and the Stormtropper is the third in series (USB Darth Vader, USB Chewbacca & USB Stormtrooper). Capacities range from 1GB to 4GBs and prices from $79 to $170USD respectively. So belly up with a non-refundable $10 deposit and book your 2 3/8in. Dark-Side protection. Items should ship early Jan 2007.
Griffin, maker of all things iPod, is getting ready for the Holiday season with their 20% off sale on accessory kits. If you have a friend or loved one with an iPod then now is the time to save some coin.
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