December 2004

Barix IR Remote

Operate your Exstreamer with an IR remote control with the Barix IR Remote. This IR Remote lets you send and receive IR commands through your local network for home automation and control purposes.

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More electronic gadgets, more miscommunication?

By Tony DiRomualdo The shops are loaded with electronic communications gizmos of all kinds this holiday season. But when it comes to the value of these devices opinion is increasingly split. Many people either love them or loathe them. There is a worry about the effects of over proliferation of electronic communications devices and tools.

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Solid Drive Set

Turn solid surfaces into speakers. Induction Dynamicsâ„¢ SolidDriveâ„¢ produces sound from solid surfaces by utilizing a compound called Terfenol-D, a combination of rare-earth and highly magnetic elements. Invented by the U.S. Navy twenty years ago, Terfenol-D was created to power the next generation of high-powered sonar equipment. Recent declassification of Terfenol-D brings its possibilities out [...]

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Why does all the cool stuff come out in Asia first?

By Jeff Yang Any regular reader of technophile Web sites such as Gizmos for Geeks knows that the world’s biggest exporter of consumer electronics, Japan, regularly keeps its most innovative and exciting widgetry to itself, selling it only to the domestic market. Some of these devices eventually plod over to U.S. shores months or even [...]

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iTunes – songs and gift certificates

So you finished opening your Christmas presents and had to run over to the computer and check out what the Gizmo of the Day is right? Well, the geeks have decided to feature something practical… iTunes (songs or gift certificates)! After all, you need to put something on that new iPod you got. Setting a [...]

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High-Tech Tools for Fighting Fat

By Olga Kharif From stomach-wall implants to lard-zapping ovens and calorific breath analyzers, a host of new weapons is joining the battle of the bulge. Consumers, inventors, and business are finally wedding two American obsessions: dieting and gadgets.

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USB Cup Warmer

The USB Cup Warmer is a convenient solution to keep your beverage warm at your desk and in your car. This handy warmer can keep beverage hot 30-minutes longer than beverage without it. The beverage warmer is a low voltage heat-pad with Velcro fastener, keeping the beverage hot in cups and mugs. The 5″ cable [...]

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High-tech Gadgets under $50

By Mike Wendland, Free Press Columnist Mike Wendland comes up with a list of gadgets under $50 in each of the major categories: MP3 music players, memory cards, digital cameras, thumb drives, wi-fi cards, handheld mice, Recordable CDs/DVDs, music downloads and even tax preparation software.

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Digital Magazines via Zinio

Have you ever wished you could “grep” (quick search utility for non-super-geeks) through magazines? Do you hate the amount of space standard magazines take up over the year on magazines you have to keep for an article or two? Zinio now has your favorite magazines digitalized!

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Mind-Operated Computer for Spinal Cord Injury

A mind-operated computer may one day help people with spinal cord injuries communicate. It may sound like science fiction, but such a device already exists. It’s in its infancy, but early tests suggest that it could be the wave of the future. The brain-computer interface was recently tested by researchers including Jonathan Wolpaw, MD, of [...]

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