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Sony Vaio laptops are always lust-worthy, with the exception of the wretched hard-to-use Vaio keyboards. Still, geeks will undoubtedly sneer at the girly new 15.4 in. Graphic Splash Expressions Collection Sony has just released.
One of this line’s most noteworthy features will also strike tekkies as embarrassingly girly: for an extra $25.50, your choice of custom fonts for the keyboard, including one script. (That one must be popular because it’s backordered.)
Shown, the Flora pattern; you can also select Leaf, appropriately very Japanese, and Victorian Lace, a stylized floral that looks a bit Japanese too. All patterns come in blue, pink, and basic black.
The entry-level configuration (Intel Core 2 Duo [2.1GHz], 2 GB memory, 120 GB hard drive, wireless and Bluetooth, plus Vista, Works, Quickbooks) is a pretty reasonable $1279. But you can go up and up to faster processors, 4 GB of memory, a 300 GB hard drive, Blu-ray, and so forth and so on. 2 lines of engraving, however, are free.
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Posted Feb 28th 2008 6:41PM by Darren Murph
Filed under: Storage
Don’t worry, you’re not losing it — yet, anyway. Corsair has indeed already launched a 16GB (and 32GB, for that matter) Voyager flash drive, but its forthcoming Voyager GT promises access speeds “up to four times faster” than standard USB 2.0 drives. Furthermore, this one comes housed in a water and shock resistant all-rubber casing, and could be entirely more appealing if that keyring slot were expanded to open bottles. Nevertheless, Corsair’s hoping that you’ll find enough to love to drop $169.99 after it debuts at CeBIT in just a few days.
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I have to admit that I am not a coffee drinker, but I know that many of my readers probably can’t live without it. Maybe you are the type who drinks the whole pot made by your coffee maker, but right now, I would like to speak to those who only just need one in the morning
That’s right, for all you single people who awake in the morning with only a mild need for caffeine, there is finally a product for you. Senseo, in cooperation with Philips, has created a series of coffee makers, and I got a chance to try out the Senseo Base HD7810.
The HD7810 had a very easy setup, and all that it required from the user is to fill the metal, dishwasher safe canister and add a coffee-making pod. The pods are these pre-packaged coffee-ground and filter combinations that resemble circular teabags, and they come in many flavors. Adding one more pod to the Senseo Base will increase your coffee strength to Strong, if that is what you need.
A user then pushes the button for a four to eight ounce cup, and soon the hot brew of life pours out, leaving a lovely layer of foam on the top. Cleanup is simple as the user just removes the used pod without sweeping up wet coffee grounds, and the Base even has an auto shut-off.
In other words, it is the perfect device to give you exactly what you need. You can purchase the Senseo Base HD7810 on the Senseo site for about $69.99.
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Europe gets the SanDisk Cruzer Tag USB Flash Drives that will be available in 2GB, 4GB and 8GB capacities. While they perform rather admirably as a standard USB flash drive, what makes this batch stand out from the rest of the mediocre bunch would be its fashionable exterior. Each of these USB keys will ship with pre-loaded versions of Skype, McAfee Anti Virus and the SignupShield Password Manager. If you’re a USB flash drive collector, then you probably won’t go wrong with the Cruzer Tag.
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In the last few years I’ve made the discovery that I am in fact a hat person. I have a couple of hats that people tend to refer to as “old man hats,” though I don’t know what they are really called. During the winter months I tend to prefer my Nintendo beanie, which keeps my ears much warmer. I’ve never really had an issue listening to music with it on, as the beanie tends to help keep the earbuds in. However, if you don’t want to mess with those pesky earbuds in the winter, you can always get a beanie with built-in headphones.
The Took Beanie Headset hat should keep you plenty warm with its 100% wool design. The removable headphones will make sure that you aren’t just warm, but also that you have music to listen to. The headphones are described as “compact size headphone speakers” which should deliver a decent amount of sound. The hat will set you back $24.99, which really isn’t too bad.
Source: Red Ferret
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Olympus has developed its mobile Eye-Trek device that comes with an integrated 3.2mm x 2.4mm LCD panel located in front of the right eye, which functions as a 3.8″ display which is located 50cm ahead from the viewer’s perspective. This LCD display features 521 x 218 delta-aligned pixels and is used to show the user information of the current location as well as places of interest, recommendations and trivia. This information is transmitted wirelessly, so a certain network application must be created to encompass as many places as possible for it to be truly effective. Guess this is more of a virtual yellow pages/map for pedestrians. Hopefully it won’t distract us too much until we walk into an oncoming bus.
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Everyone wants to love this cute little thing. Chumby is a fun little alarm clock that features more things than my smartphone: touchscreen, WiFi, accelerometer, active user/developer community and lots more. Does it live up to our wide-eyed expectations?
No. No one wants to come out and say it, but you can always trust Gadgetell to give it to you straight. It isn’t ready. This isn’t the model you want. These are not the droids you are looking for
Yes, it cute, cuddly, bean-bag armored and can be almost anything. Here is what everyone agrees: the concept is awesome. The product falls short. If you read the reviews (and I have) here is what everyone complains about:
- Networking is cumbersome
- touchscreen is tough to use
- it’s powercord is not optional, no batteries
- no way to avoid the advertisements (some of us would pay a higher premium for that)
- bringing up the control panel isn’t easy, especially to quiet the thing down
- screen is too bright at night.
Again, we all love the concept of a connected alarm clock and to be sure, the Chumby blows away even its closest competitor. But it could be so much more and be much better. I am thrilled that products like this exist and can’t wait to see the 2nd offering.
Reviews: [AP] and [USAToday]
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USB Rechargeable Torch
This long life energy saving rechargeable torch has a super bright white LED. It is easily recharged via a computer USB port and has a key ring attachment for convenience.
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Posted Feb 28th 2008 4:04AM by Ryan Block
Filed under: cellphones
Looks like the iphone is launching in Ireland with O2 on March 14th, according to Pocket-lint. It’s supposed to go for the low, low price of €399 (including VAT) on the 8GB and €499 for the 16GB; we haven’t heard anything solid either way, but we’ll let you know if we do (and you do the same, would ya?).
[Thanks, John and Ronan]
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Research has shown that a friendly pooch is more than capable of making older folk feel less isolated, and thankfully this effect does not come about by natural born dogs only. Apparently, robot dogs are also able to remove the feeling of loneliness in old people as well. I think that robotic dogs are the better option since they don’t poop around and are relatively lower maintenance - after all, you can leash it to a nearby power outlet whenever its batteries run out. Sure, they won’t be able to hunt down thieves or act as a guard dog, but we all know that it is often loneliness that kill people.
