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| Posted May 7th, 2008 by travis [e-mail, website]
The T12 is the second model of the T series of tributaries power strips. This model is similar to the previously available T10 model. The T12 power strip was designed to give easy accessibility to any wall wart power supply. T12 models have twelve different outlets in which eight of the outlets rotate 90 degrees. […]
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| Posted Apr 25th, 2008 by Mr. Alex [e-mail, website]
Put away your iPod. These music players don’t hold thousands of songs, movies and audiobooks. Their features are limited, but you will get more of a “wow” reaction from them.
First up–the Foxhole Radio. These simple radios were built from scraps of wire, cardboard tubes, razor blades and safety pins by GIs in WWII. Instructions are […]
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| Posted Apr 22nd, 2008 by Chief Gizmateer [e-mail, website]
Recently, at the Display 2008 expo trade show in Japan, Sony released an new “ultra-thin” OLED that is only 2mm thick. In addition Sony showed the newest version of the 11″ XEL-1 which is the world’s first mass-produced OLED TV. This latest version measures only .3mm in thickness which is […]
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| Posted Apr 16th, 2008 by Chief Gizmateer [e-mail, website]
This artsy Russian design studio Art Lebedev creation add an incredibly nice form to function as the Sonicum Iconic Speaker Set both looks sharp and sounds great. The speakers were designed to mimic the standard audio volume icons on your computer but even with the unusual shape the speaker set delivers crisp […]
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| Posted Apr 13th, 2008 by Chief Gadgeteer [e-mail, website]
Until iPods start shipping with wireless headsets, you have to deal with the usual tangle of headphones when you pull them out of your pocket, your purse, your gym bag, your laptop bag, and even from laying innocently on your desk. No more with the $9 Earbud Jack. Earbud Jack is a neat little […]
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| Posted Mar 19th, 2008 by Matt Whitlock [e-mail, website]
If you’re one of the millions that didn’t heed our warnings about buying into the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray format war, and ended up making the wrong choice, you may be getting a little medication to help ease your pain. Those who purchased an HD-DVD Player or XBOX-360 add-on drive at Best Buy before February 23, 2008 will […]
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| Posted Mar 19th, 2008 by Mr. Alex [e-mail, website]
Last Wednesday, Hulu.com officially opened for business, offering up free-with-ads video on demand through the browser. The project is a joint venture of NBC and News Corp. Here now a quick look at how Hulu changes the online video-on-demand picture.
A few short years ago, I would have told anyone that video over the Internet was […]
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| Posted Feb 23rd, 2008 by methodshop [e-mail, website]
Need some help rounding out your classic Nintendo collection?
Old NES somewhere in the basement… CHECK. Purchased every Classic Console game on the Nintendo Wii… CHECK. But do you have a cool universal TV remote that looks just like a NES controller? No? ThinkGeek.com does and it’s ready for immediate delivery via winged turtle shell.
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| Posted Feb 20th, 2008 by methodshop [e-mail, website]
The biggest American reality show on TV has finally joined the iTunes platform. Fox Broadcasting, Fox Interactive Media and FremantleMedia signed an exclusive deal with Apple to bring American Idol audio and video performances to iTunes as single song-sized snippets available the day after they premiere on air.
Audio performances of the top 24 contenders run […]
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| Posted Feb 19th, 2008 by Matt Whitlock [e-mail, website]
A few months back I gave Toshiba some advice on how HD-DVD could win the format war. Perhaps it was too little, too late, or it was sound advice that fell on deaf ears. Either way, Toshiba has packed up camp and announced it will no longer be manufacturing or marketing HD-DVD players and ending […]
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