Here’s one for the select few, yet equally as interesting for those digital SLR fans. The 35mm slide and film negative scanner is your one-stop workstation for turning those old negatives into digital masterpieces.
The slide and negative converter will scan your old photo’s up to 1,829 DPI and easily convert them to jpeg. With USB connection the digital slide converter will quickly and easily build your family photo album into a digital copy. The slide scanner also comes with drives to work directly with Photoshop to remove pesty
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Technology convergence can be fun, useful and sometimes awkward and with the underwater scuba mask sporting USB connectivity combines all three.
Using a 5 mega pixel camera, Liquid Image has created an underwater camera built right into your scuba mask. Not a bad idea at all. Especially at a $99 price tag. Never before has it been this in expensive for vacationers to get a snorkel mask and camera for that Bahamas’ trip.
Running off AAA batteries, your pictures are saved to a built in 16MB of memory (not enough) or microSD card. After your afternoon swimming with the fish, download everything via USB.
The USB snorkel mask includes a shutter release button and cross hairs on the tempered glass for sharp shooting. A little storage compartment for, I would think, fish food and a LCD status display screen. Other features include video mode and hi or low res mega pixel settings.
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Well 2008 is here. Happy New Year! If you happen to be at home checking out the 2008 Rose Bowl parade then download this free audio tour. It’s a detailed description of all the floats, how they where built and by whom. Just click on the picture below and you will be redirected to Amazon for a free MP3 download of the 2008 Tournament of Roses Parade.
It’s not even New Year’s Day and we are moving things along with prep for Easter. Today I received info on a USB egg cluster from GiftWhole Electronics.
Using either USB power or wall power, it’s easy to get your cubical or front office up and running for Easter. The color LEDs, not the case, make the unique color set seen above. The bunch of 8 measure about 3 meters in length and from the looks of the picture make quite a rats nest with cabling.
For pricing and product details jump over to GiftWhole Elec.
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I reported a while back on a product called Unlocker if you are having problems unlocking your USB drive from a Windows operating system. Today I bring you another package which does the same function; however, is easier to use.
USB Drive Ejector is a simple utility which lists all USB devices on your buss and with a double click – you can unlock and eject the device.
This is a great tool to have in case you’ve ran into:
Cannot delete file, access denied
Sharing violation
Source destination file in use
File is in use by another program, etc.
However, you should always proceed with caution when a stubborn drive wont eject. Sometimes…and I mean sometimes…there are reasons. Such as virus software scanning the memory device or Windows writing to the device in cache memory. These examples are far and few between so a couple of common sense activities might be in order, such as
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If you have a few minutes and want to sharpen some Photoshop skills you can run through this tutorial on how to create a USB drive. I for one will definitely do this, as my USB Forum link needs an updated look.
This Photoshop tutorial would also be a good project for anyone running a gizmo or gadget website to create some stock images for those random posts.
Before you make the jump, the tutorial uses 19 steps to create the image below.
However, I think a little more time is needed to make the object more proportional and some attention to shadows would also help. But if you are in a pinch and need something quick – this will work.
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SentrySafe is the first [I think] Safe manufacturer to include USB connectivity for external access. We’ll get to the USB portion soon enough, but lets take a look at the physical characteristics of the SentrySafe Fire-Safe.
In the picture above, I am talking about the larger two Safes in the back. The sizes are available in 1.2 or 2.0 cu feet sizes. Are fire resistant for up to 2 hours and can sit in water up to 8 inches. A perfect Safe for the home or office.
Now on to the USB Safe portion: Sizing allows for 120CDs or DVDs with door pockets to hold hard drives. In the door pocket sits USB connectivity to an external USB port. From here, outside of safe, you have digital access to the hard drives inside. This is a nice twist for those who need high security for their hard drives.
However, and I can see it now, you need to encrypt your hard drive. Saving your digital data physically is only half the battle. Here is some free open source USB encryption software that’ll work great with any hard drive.
As a closing note, if you have a window office spot, and the safe happens to fall out during an blaze, she’s good for a drop up to 30 feet. Cost is $420 for the 1.2 cu ft and $520 for the 2.0 cu ft version.
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According to reports, Apple is close to announcing plans to make Fox and Disney movies available as online rentals via iTunes (US). Apple CEO Steve Jobs is likely saving the official announcement for his Macworld Expo keynote on Jan. 14.
Customers would pay a fee to download titles viewable on computers, iPods and presumably Apple TV devices that would expire after a short window of time. Netflix, Amazon.com and Blockbuster’s Movielink are competitors in this space.
Wal-Mart, however, has thrown in the towel. Wal-Mart.com quietly pulled the plug on its video download service late last month as Hewlett Packard decided to discontinue the back-office technology that powered it. The service, popular with studios because it offered variable pricing, struggled with compatibility issues. Wal-Mart downloads could not be burned to DVDs or watched on video iPods.
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Here it is… video evidence of the new unreleased iPhone 1.1.3 software improvements. The embedded video below is a nice and thorough walk-through of the unreleased iPhone 1.1.3 feature updates hosted by Andru from GearLive.com. Watch it fast before Apple’s lawyers take it down.
Anyone still think it’s fake?
If the embedded video above doesn’t load, then click here.
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I’ve got at least four different piles of CDs and DVDs around the house. I just can’t find a happy medium. I’ve tried the DVD case with matching DVD cover clipped out. I’ve tried the library with the discs still in the jewel case, but nothing satisfies my ideal organizational methods.
However, Skymall, that gadget company we are forced to fall in love with, has a possible solution. The USB CD Carousel is just what this doctor ordered. It holds 150 discs and through included software and USB cable you can database your entire collection, and select a given CD by simply entering keywords or title. Within seconds the correct CD or DVD is popped out ready for viewing.
What’s better, is the USB CD Carousel can also be used in standalone mode. You can also use the included software to manage multiple CD carousels…after all, who only has 150 discs these days?
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Unlocking the iPod Touch isn’t too difficult and the transformation allows for some powerfull and fun applications to find their way into your iPod Touch. Take for example, this tutorial which gives you the tools to run Instant Message on your iPod Touch
EMI and Ringo Starr haven’t teamed up since 1974 (Goodnight Vienna) and oh have times changed. The latest release, Liverpool 8, which is a reflection of Ringo Starr’s personality:
Ringo has said that as time goes on there is more and more of his personality in his music, and the songs on Liverpool 8 feel personal. His candor, wit and soul are evident in the lyrics and the heartbeat of every song.
The Liverpool 8 USB album is more than just the 12 tracks – included is bonus material any die-hard fan would appreciate. If you can get your hands on one, you will find a personal message as an intro, obviously not persoanlized to YOU, interview commentary and
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According to reports, Apple is close to announcing plans to make Fox and Disney movies available as online rentals via iTunes (US). Apple CEO Steve Jobs is likely saving the official announcement for his Macworld Expo keynote on Jan. 14.
Customers would pay a fee to download titles viewable on computers, iPods and presumably Apple TV devices that would expire after a short window of time. Netflix, Amazon.com and Blockbuster’s Movielink are competitors in this space.
Wal-Mart, however, has thrown in the towel. Wal-Mart.com quietly pulled the plug on its video download service late last month as Hewlett Packard decided to discontinue the back-office technology that powered it. The service, popular with studios because it offered variable pricing, struggled with compatibility issues. Wal-Mart downloads could not be burned to DVDs or watched on video iPods.
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Here it is… video evidence of the new unreleased iPhone 1.1.3 software improvements. The embedded video below is a nice and thorough walk-through of the unreleased iPhone 1.1.3 feature updates hosted by Andru from GearLive.com. Watch it fast before Apple’s lawyers take it down.
Anyone still think it’s fake?
If the embedded video above doesn’t load, then click here.
methodshop
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EMI and Ringo Starr haven’t teamed up since 1974 (Goodnight Vienna) and oh have times changed. The latest release, Liverpool 8, which is a reflection of Ringo Starr’s personality:
Ringo has said that as time goes on there is more and more of his personality in his music, and the songs on Liverpool 8 feel personal. His candor, wit and soul are evident in the lyrics and the heartbeat of every song.
The Liverpool 8 USB album is more than just the 12 tracks – included is bonus material any die-hard fan would appreciate. If you can get your hands on one, you will find a personal message as an intro, obviously not persoanlized to YOU, interview commentary and
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