These digital picture frames are evolving! Not only will eMotions Picture Frame show photos from SD, MS and MMC memory cards or loads directly via USB from the camera or computer, but the eMotion 3-in-1 Desktop Media Player will play DVDs, VCDs, music CDs and MP3! If you aren’t watching anything, the screen becomes a mirror.

With a 7″ LCD screen and a 16:9 aspect ration you could bring this gizmo on the road to look at pictures as well as use it as a DVD player.

In a few years, digital picture frames will be what everyone buys when they go to Walgreens, Eckerds or a Wolf Camera instead of the old fashioned picture frames.

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In case you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past month or so, you most certainly know about the launch of Apple’s new Macs with Intel Core Duo processors in them. So far, the iMac desktop is available with both 17″ and 20″ LCD screens. The MacBook Pro notebook is due out this month. If you’ve been considering getting one of these new iMacs or perhaps the MacBook Pro, you may want to reconsider or at least wait for a few months. Why? Well, Apple essentially had to re-write applications to perform natively on the Intel iMac. Those that have not been re-written as of yet need to go through a software translator called Rosetta. This slows things down, especially for resource intensive applications (ex: Photoshop). And 3rd-party software vendors are still playing catch up to get their apps optimized for the new iMacs. There is a minor bit of controversy in Apple claiming that the new Intel iMacs are 2-3 times faster than an iMac G5, and while it’s not a complete lie, MacWorld made sure to get into raw performance numbers and show how things really pan out.

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Bluetooth isn’t just for those annoying cell phone headsets anymore! Griffin, one of the better iPod accessory manufacturers, uses Bluetooth technology to allow you to use your iPod as a remote for your home stereo. Thanks to the Bluetooth technology, you can play songs, photos and videos from your iPod (depending on model of course) on your TV and home entertainment system from as far as 30 feet away!

The Geeks think this gizmo is schweet!

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Being a (recreational) soccer player, this news item naturally caught my eye: adidas recently announced a new concept in soccer boots: a modular boot. The new +F50 TUNIT, as the model is called, consists of 3 interchangeable components: the upper, the chassis and the studs. Of course, each part comes in different styles and functions to suit different weather and pitch conditions. Now you can decide how your boot will look and work. Already, adidas has lined up quite a number of star players to wear the new shoes at the 2006 World Cup in Germany this summer. I’d love to get my feet into a pair of these, but I can already imagine the price tag attached to these puppies.

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SLAPPA Distribution LLC., today announced the launch of the SLAPPA® BulkHead PRO Laptop series, adding new depths to the SLAPPA PRO laptop line. SLAPPA’s PRO laptop line is designed for true Road Warriors, incorporating unique material combinations and well thought out features that are important to those who are always on the go. In this new BulkHead line, SLAPPA incorporates it’s Multi-Bag system, which means each BulkHead is actually a series of bags that are attached together to make one larger bag and can be completely separated into 4 individual bags. The line is made from SLAPPA’s highly rugged and tactile Buck-Blast material that is water resistant and easy to clean. In addition to being highly protective laptop storage, the BulkHead series is designed to be used as an overnight bag or a “gig� bag for DJ’s.

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Here’s another Valentine’s gift possibility but this gizmo could used year round! Does your significant other want massages all the time, especially when you’re working on your laptop in bed? Well, just plug in this massager to your USB port and continue to surf while doing your duty as a husband or wife by performing a soothing massage.

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Geek Alert: Valentine’s Day is coming up! The Geeks at GfG are trying to help the geek community by featuring a couple Gizmos of the Day that could be used for Valentine’s Day gifts. The Keypix digital picture keychain is perfect for a Valentine’s Day gift.

This Keypix keychain will bring a smile to people’s face everytime they grab their keys! Make sure you load a couple pictures on the Keypix of the two of you and maybe modify a picture to be in the shape of a heart or something for bonus points.

Welcome to the digital age’s version of storing pictures in a wallet!

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Energy bills are really starting to get out of hand! Perhaps we should really look into alternative energy sources or invade another country or something.

Until the price of energy goes down, you can save money by identifying your energy guzzling appliances and electronics using the Kill A Watt Usage Monitor. This gizmo helps you track electrical expenses by hour, day, week, month and even by year and helps you replace or change how you use your inefficient energy devices.

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Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and you are in a pickle because you’re not sure what to get your sweetheart. Gizmos and Electronics are not just for guys anymore, but you also probably want to get something soft and huggable (unless your sweetheart is a guy, then something electronic and black will work).

While running through Cyberguys, a favorite shopping site of mine, I ran across this plush mouse which is soft and huggable AND can be plugged into a computer! Granted the USB drive only can hold 128MB, that’s big enough to bring work or homework around.

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As much technology as we have access to in the States, sometimes we fall way behind our counterparts in Europe and Japan. Take for example, the rollout of 24Mbps broadband in the UK by BE Un limited for only £24/month which is roughly US $42 at today’s exchange rates. You can get a package that limits you to 1GB of downloads for £14/month. This broadband technology is based on ADSL2+ which runs over the same copper wires to your home that you use for your existing DSL and/or phone line. Currently, I pay approximately US $50 for a 768kbps DSL line. Obviously I’d pay $42 for 24Mbps!

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