March 2007

Coldwell Banker to Sell and Rent Second Life Virtual Property

CNN reports that Coldwell Banker has entered the 3D virtual world marketplace selling and renting virtual properties in Second Life. Coldwell Banker opened a virtual sales office at 9am this past Friday. Buying extensive tracts of property on the central “mainland” of Second Life, Coldwell Banker will subdivide this digital land into 520 individual houses [...]

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INSTEON-enabled Input/Output Relay Controller

This latest INSTEON gadget released by Smarthome comes with up to seven inputs which allow you to detect and monitor external events including garage door contact closure or temperature sensors. The eight dry-contact relay outputs allow you to send out preprogrammed INSTEON group commands to any device connected to your INSTEON network including lights, speed [...]

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Geek 4 Sale – Steve Snow

In the event that you’re looking for a database programmer with tons of experience, then take a look at our latest Geek 4 Sale, Steve Snow. Let me throw some tech terms at you: VB, ActiveX, SOAP, XML, ADO, DAO, ODBC. Interested yet? If the answer is yes, and we’re sure it is, send us [...]

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Smarthome Web-Enabled SecureLinc System

In honor of the 10-day long savings going on now at Smarthome and that Rachel Ray recently featured a number of INSTEON products on her TV show that focused on home security, we’re featuring one of those very products again today: the Web-Enabled SecureLinc System. For under $300, you can get yourself this starter security [...]

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Samsung Blackjack From Cingular – First Impressions & Experience

PeterH over at Techlore takes a closer look at the Samsung Blackjack. Recently, I learned that my workplace will not be supporting Palm OS devices through our connection software due to the limited number of licenses. As a self-professed Calendar and Reminders addict – constantly checking my trusty Treo 650 to see if something had [...]

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Gadget Hip Holster

Not really a “Gizmo of the Day”, but this hip holster is needed to hold all of your gadgets and gizmos… Traveling through hyperspace isn’t like dustin’ crops, boy! For one thing, you’ve got to make sure you’ve got all your gear with you. You’ve got a cell-phone, iPod, headphones, keys, memory stick, sunglasses… Before [...]

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Airsoft Handgun with Laser Sight

A couple weeks ago we featured the Airsoft Submachine Gun with Laser Sight, well today we are featuring the Airsoft Handgun with Laser Sight for the jobs that require a little more discretion… Load up the clip with tiny plastic airsoft pellets, pull back the slide to cock and take aim with the included laser [...]

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Largest Gizmo Comes to the US

On Monday, I was one of the privileged few to get to attend a special viewing of the brand new Airbus A380 airplane. I have a friend who is a fantastic photographer and a huge airplane buff, and thanks to his connection with a rep over at Qantas, we were invited to this special screening. [...]

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H4 Pocket-Size Digital Audio Recorder

If the this diminutive H4 audio recorder had it’s own infomercial it would be one of those 30 minute jobs listing features out the yin-yang. But because you’re a good friend we’re ditching the marketing mumbo-jumbo and cutting straight to the chase. Basically the H4 is a portable field recorder that does everything you would [...]

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Waterproof Digital Wrist Camera

Technology and nature aren’t exactly best friends. We’re really not sure what happened… maybe the ocean got pissed off after you dropped your iPod in the drink with 8-Bit gaming cover songs on repeat. Whatever the cause, the elements of nature decided that expensive electronics and outdoor watersports are a lethal combination often ending in [...]

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