March 2009

Cadillac 3G WiFi Router

3G WiFi Routers have long been offered in high-end Maybachs, but Cadillac has brought it down to a much more affordable level by offering it in their CTS Sport sedans. With a solid 3G connection, you could be looking at a speed of around 400-800kbps, but with a 2G connection you’ll probably get around 200kbps. [...]

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SlingPlayer Mobile for Blackberry is officially out

Sling just announced that SlingPlayer Mobile (SPM) for Blackberry is no longer in beta and is now an official product. SPM for Blackberries is $29.99 and you can trial it for 30 days. For US customers, SPM is currently supported on the following devices:    * BlackBerry Bold from AT&T    * BlackBerry Curve 8900 from T-Mobile*    [...]

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The Ultimate Musical Doorbell

Perhaps one of the most tacky things in home gadgets is the musical doorbell, but this little gizmo takes it so far that it actually becomes un-tacky. When installed, you have a choice of over 100 preprogrammed tunes to annoy delight your visitor with and, if that’s not enough, simply program your own – the [...]

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Illuminated Fret Guitar

The ‘Learn to Play’ Illuminated Fret Guitar has 132 LEDs in the fretboard that can show you how to play over 3,000 different chords! This device really takes learning how to play guitar to the next level, but has that ‘next level’ price tag of $400. With this sort of technology, the guitar can help [...]

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Sanwa Throat Microphone

Be on the lookout for a new Throat Microphone from Sanwa which is similar in concept to the Jawbone headsets from Aliph. Useful in noisy situations, the microphone can capture and translate the vibrations produced by the throat back into audible voice. This microphone should also allow you to talk quietly, as the vibrations produced [...]

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Update your Virus Scanner & Patch your system

If you’re running Windows, then you should get your system patched ASAP and check that your virus scanner definitions are up to date. Not that you shouldn’t be doing this all the time, but there is a worm called Conficker C that has already infected millions of computers and will allow the author to control [...]

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Inflatable Backyard Water Park

What could anyone child possibly want except a 10.5 foot inflatable water park for their back garden? It includes one large slide and one smaller one, to keep a small party entertained for a decent amount of time; all you need is a simple garden hose to power the sprinklers. This toy would be perfect [...]

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Palringo now available for Android

Palringo, a mobile Instant Messenger aggregator, is now available for the Android platform. Palringo handles IM services like MSN, Yahoo, AIM, Jabber and more in 1 client. You can get the app on the Android Market.

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tikitag becomes touchatag, can now read QR Codes

tikitag, which was one of the new techs that we saw at CES, has changed their name to touchatag. More notably, touchatag now features the ability to read 2D barcodes (also known as QR Codes). As a side note, we discovered this bit of news via Twitter (of all places) via one of the engineers [...]

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New Gmail Lab feature – Undo Send

The Gmail Lab team has added another new feature called Undo Send, and it works exactly like it sounds. For 5 seconds after you click Send on an e-mail, you can cancel it. While I may only need this once in a blue moon, when I need it, I need it! My only feature request [...]

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