Old meets New

Are you the kind of nostalgic soul who looks back at the Underwood, Remington, and Smith-Corona typewriters of yesteryear and sigh plaintively? Yet are you simultaneously a modern tech nerd, who couldn’t go without the conveniences afforded by an iPad or iMac? Well, then, the Qwerkywriter — an 84-key keyboard that looks just like a vintage typewriter — might be just the thing for you.

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Satechi Multi Remote

Apples Bluetooth keyboard is compact and pretty sweet and it works on just about anything. But their Bluetooth remote for their desktops as well as their Apple Tv has always been a little lacking. A company called Satechi plans to change that.


Its Bluetooth multimedia remote might not be as sleek as Apple's hardware, but it makes up for it with extra functionality including a dedicated mute button, a camera shutter release, and a duplicate home button so you can even activate Siri from afar. Furthermore, there's a sliding panel revealing a compact set of numeric buttons for selecting specific tracks or chapters, and on a single battery it will run for at least six months. Totally worth the $40 they're asking if it means you no longer have to reach an extra six inches to skip a track on your phone.


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Weather Resistant 46-Inch Outdoor HDTV

Summer just got a little "hotter"

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Bullet Button

Xbox 9mm Bullet Button Controller

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Pirate Knock'in

ARRGH

Look you can say what you want but when you saw the picture you said... arrgh

Robot Dragon

Remote-Controlled Flying Robot Dragon

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Razer Tiamet 7.1 Headset

Review: The Razer Tiamat 7.1 Pushes the Gaming Audio Bar

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BMC Bike Lamborghini Edition

For the price it better come with heated seats and a Lambo engine

 http://www.autoblog.com/2012/04/21/bmc-bicycles-launches-the-impec-lamborghini-edition/

Spydere VO

 THE TURFINATOR

http://uncrate.com/stuff/lawnbott-spyderevo/

Deckster

not sure how many of you guys remember what a cassette player looks like, but for those that do, this iPod nano watch strap/case dubbed Deckster by N-Product might bring back some fond memories. On the basic level, the Deckster is your typical iPod nano watch strap design with its case made out of aircraft grade aluminum. What makes it particularly unique is that it comes with an eject function, allowing it to pop up like tape recorders back in the day (as pictured above), allowing users to remove the iPod nano with relative ease.

It will be available in either black or red and will feature leather bands. While it certainly looks good and with the eject function probably being the most appealing, it does not come cheap. Deckster will come with a price tag that ranges between $150 to $165, and for more information or to place your order, head on down toDeckster’s website for the details.

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Nabes Video Eyewear

Nabes LLC has been issued a US design patent for its unique video eyewear system that transforms sunglasses into stealth video eyewear. All users need to do is attach the Nabes video eyewear system into compatible glasses, hook it up to their mobile devices like the iPod touch or iPhone, and just enjoy the theater-like entertainment experience with nothing but glasses on. The system is said to weigh only 2 ounces, have WVGA resolution with iOS compsite video, HDMI and USB interfaces on a rechargeable  control box with 4-hours of run time, and stereo in-ear earphones.

What it means to REALLY work a demo

Knuckle Blaster

If you need this in a fight you probably should be running not fighting.


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Dish is going to over faster than DSL speeds

     In its battle for market share in satellite television, Dish Network is jumping to cross the digital divide by bundling a new broadband satellite Internet service with speeds that are faster than most DSL land-line services. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Monday, Dish CEO Joe Clayton announced a partnership with ViaSat that will allow the company to offer broadband service with download speeds as fast as 12Mbps and upload speeds of up to 3Mbps. Clayton said that the service would be available as part of Dish service bundles, starting at $79.98 a month.

Cobra Joyride

     Nobody wants to spend extra time adjusting their phone before getting on the road. The Cobra JoyRide for Android smartphones is a car charger designed to intelligently customize the way the owner’s smartphone behaves when entering and exiting their vehicle by automatically reconfiguring the phone for in-car usage. This breakthrough advancement in automotive safety and convenience leverages the power of the new Android Open Accessory framework to trigger phone events and settings automatically by simply connecting the Android smartphone via micro-USB to the Cobra JoyRide charger.

     The companion Android app communicates with the JoyRide Charger and opens up a whole new world of automotive convenience and personalization. Pushing a single button on the mobile app can initiate phone calls, launch voice commands, share information about road hazards and live police, pause and play music, and even launch GPS navigation apps or other favorite in-car applications.  The streamlined and intuitive interface also gives users control over power settings for Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth. The Cobra JoyRide application can also save the GPS position of the owner’s vehicle on the Android phone and help them navigate back to their parking spot.

The new Cobra JoyRide is expected to be available nationwide in Q2 with a MSRP of $39.95.

Affordable Tablet

     Powered by the latest Android operating system and dual-core processing, these new Le Pan tablets provide a bold and intuitive interface that is lighting quick for loading the latest apps. Built-in Wi-Fi capability puts you right into contact with all Google services and streams your high-def content to the vivid 9.7" multi-touch screen. The 6800mAh lithium battery lasts up to 7 hours of continuous video playback; all this in a unit that weighs under 1.5lbs (680g) and fits in your hands comfortably!

These exciting new tablets will on display at the Consumer Electronics Show 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada and will further highlight the key tenets of Le Pan's manufacturing style -- providing the pinnacle of performance and value to customers across the globe.   

Le Pan II - HD Multimedia Experience

• Powered by Android(tm) 3.2 (Honeycomb, upgradeable to 4.0 - Ice Cream Sandwich)
• Qualcomm APQ8060 1.2GHz dual-core processor
• 1GB RAM / 8GB Storage (expandable to 32GB with MicroSD)
• Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n); Bluetooth (V2.1+EDR); GPS module
• 2MP Camera (Front)
• Support 1080P output/USB OTG/Ethernet through adapters
• Dimensions: 236 x 189 x 12.4 mm (9.29 x 7.44 x 0.48 in)

TC978 - Performance and Value

• Powered by Android(tm) 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
• TI OMAP 4430, 1GHz Dual-core processor
• 1GB RAM / 4GB Storage (expandable to 32GB with MicroSD)
• Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n); Bluetooth (4.0); GPS module
• 2MP Camera (Front)
• Dimensions: 236 x 187 x 13 mm (9.29 x 7.36 x 0.51 in)

Le Pan III - Flagship: Exclusive Sneak Peek at CES 2012

• Powered by Android(tm) 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
• TI OMAP 4460, 1.5 GHz Dual-core processor
• 1GB RAM / 8GB Storage (expandable to 32GB with MicroSD)
• Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n); Bluetooth (4.0); GPS module
• 5MP Camera (Rear) + 2MP Camera (Front)
• Support 1080P output/USB OTG/Ethernet through adapters
• Dimensions: 236 x 189 x 12.4 mm (9.29 x 7.44 x 0.48 in)

Le Pan II is available now at Amazon, Bestbuy online stores. And it will soon be available at all other Le Pan sales channels by late January.

Other Le Pan Tablet products lines are under development and the exact launch date is not available at this time.  

Logitech HD Procam

Logitech knows it would be letting us down if it didn’t have a new webcam for CES, and so there’s the HD Pro Webcam C920 with Full HD 1080p Skype support to reassure us. Offering 20-step autofocus and Carl Zeiss optics, the C920 also packs twin microphones for stereo audio recording with automatic noise reduction.

If you’re using Windows Live Messenger you only get 720p video support, though standalone 1080p video clips and interpolated 15-megapixel stills are possible. Logitech’s accompanying software suite supports H.264 video compression and one-click YouTube and Facebook upload, for sharing so straightforward you can have clips online before your hangover has even lifted.

A particularly flexible mounting clip supports tripod screws, or mounts on top of laptop screens, low-profile desk monitors or traditional CRTs, if you’re rocking that old-school setup still. Hook-up is via USB 2.0.

The Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920 is up for pre-order now, priced at $99.99

Verizon trying to fix their data woes

     Verizon Wireless will buy airwave rights covering 28 million people from cable-television provider Cox Communications Inc. for $315 million, the companies said, the latest chapter in an unusual tie-up between the cellular giant and cable companies.

The deal allows Cox and Verizon Wireless to sell each others’ services in their stores and other sales channels. The joint marketing arrangement is similar to the one agreed to in the groundbreaking deal disclosed earlier this month between Verizon and Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable Inc. and Bright House Networks, in which Verizon said it would pay the cable consortium $3.6 billion for wireless spectrum licenses covering 259 million people in the U.S.     LINK

Hello Little Printer

"Little Printer lives in your home, bringing you news, puzzles and gossip from your friends. Use your smartphone to set up subscriptions and Little Printer will gather them together to create a timely, beautiful mini-newspaper."




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House Parties and Cookouts get ready

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