August 2006

Ultra Cordless Optical Mouse

The Ultra Cordless Optical Mouse not only lets you cut the cord to the computer but frees you from your desktop as well. At the heart of this motion-sensing technology there is a tiny gyroscope in the mouse allowing you to control the mouse with a wave of the hand. Now if we could just [...]

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Solar Water Heating System

Harness the power of the sun with this Solar Water Heating System. By installing this, you even qualify for a 30% Federal Tax Credit! The Fireball system gives you the opportunity to recoup costs quicker than any other alternative energy upgrade you can do around your house. One of the most used and therefore most [...]

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Sony HDR-SR1 AVCHD 4MP 30GB HD HDD Camcorder

Where have you been all my life Sony HDR-SR1? Oh yeah, waiting for technology to catch up with my vision of a hard drive based camcorder that records in high-definition. You can also record in standard-definition, but why would you do that? The HDR-SR1 uses a 2.1MP ClearVid CMOS Sensor requiring much less power than [...]

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Mini-Review: Pocket Dish Tries to be iPod Video

Reviewed by Shawn Conaway Who says you can’t take it with you? The Archos AV700E PocketDISH lets you take your favorite movies and TV shows anywhere at anytime. The PocketDISH is a portable DVR designed for recording content from the DISH Network like a regular VCR. However, it is not limited to just recording from [...]

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Invicta Men’s Leather Speedway Chronograph G Watch 9761

I like to collect watches… well, modestly since I only have seven. I believe I found my next acquisition… Invicta’s (a Swiss manufacturer) Speedway Chronograph G Watch 9761. Why? This watch has some technological game! This mechanical watch is self-winding. The movement of your wrist and body causes the rotor — a weight attached to [...]

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Sylvania DOT-it Bright White LED Light

My wife bought a couple of those cheap “as seen on TV” incandescent tap lights a couple years ago. Well one has completely died and the other two are rarely used because they are bulky and loud to turn on and off. These little Sylvania DOT-it lights will be much brighter because they use LED [...]

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Lego Mindstorms NXT

Lego has upgraded their Mindstorm product to more of a human look using technic blocks rather than the standard lego bricks. Also, NXT has a 32-bit command center with a large LCD, USB 2.0 and Bluetooth interfaces that allow robots to walk, talk and interact with their environment. This is not your father’s Mindstorms! All [...]

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Boston Acoustics Receptor HD Clock Radio

ealize the full potential of high-definition digital radio technology with the Boston Acoustics Receptor Radio HD, an AM/FM clock radio that delivers brilliant CD-quality sound. The next-generation tabletop device not only radically upgrades the performance of traditional analog AM/FM signals, but also receives digital broadcasts and their associated wireless data services over existing AM/FM radio [...]

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Yamaha SVC-200 Silent Brown Cello

My brother plays cello. He’s rather good now, but when we were growing up there were times I thought perhaps he was a serial cat killer. Anyway, if your kid decides to pick up an instrument, I suggest getting two… an analog and digital version. This digital cello folds up nicely, something you don’t want [...]

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lotus Water Filtration System

Is it time to toss your Brita or other water filter? It just might be. The lotus Water filtration system uses ozonation to destroy over 99.9% of bacteria and viruses. The ozonation process also oxidizes sulfur, manganese and iron to insoluble compounds. On top of that, there is a activated carbon filter that removes pesticides, [...]

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