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Apple 13″ MacBook

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Apple 13

A couple days ago, Apple unveiled the newly designed MacBook, the world’s most advanced consumer notebook featuring the Intel Core Duo processor and a gorgeous new 13-inch glossy widescreen display, all in a sleek design that is up to five times faster than the iBook and up to four times faster than the 12-inch PowerBook. Together with the 15-and 17-inch MacBook Pros, the new MacBook completes Apple’s Intel-based portables lineup and replaces both the iBook and the 12-inch PowerBook.

The Geeks think the Black MacBook is the sexiest laptop we’ve ever seen, but… will it scratch?

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The Geeks Work to Speed Up Site

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Starting tonight through this weekend, the Geeks will be moving Gizmos for Geeks over to yet another provider in hopes to survive future Fark’s and to hopefully speed the site up.

Due to our phenomenal growth thanks to you, our fellow geeks, this will be our fifth provider in a little over a year! We’re not only upgrading providers but our hosting plan from shared hosting to a virtual dedicated server.

Please forgive our mess over the next couple of days while the site is in transition.

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Neuros Recorder Update: PSP Fix and Product Enhancements

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As we mentioned a couple weeks ago, the PSP firmware upgrade caused files created by Neuros Recorder to not play.

Neuros is excited to announce that they have released a firmware fix for the Sony PSP incompatibility that we discussed in our previous email. As you know, after Sony released firmware version 2.7 for the PSP, some video files did not initially work after Sony’s upgrade. We have fixed this technical issue by releasing a firmware solution of our own here, (http://www.neurostechnology.com/support/support_MPEG4_R2updates.asp).

Check out Neuros’ press release and their take on the issue.

In case you don’t know what a Neuros Recorder is and you have a PSP, you should check Neuros out.

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Next Generation Control is Here Today with the New eDimensional G-Pad Pro Gyroscopic Gamepad for PCs and Consoles

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GPad Pro

May 9, 2006 – eDimensional, Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of innovative gaming accessories is pleased to announce the newest addition to the ultimate gaming product line, the G-Pad Pro Gyroscopic Gamepad. With proprietary VRMS (Virtual Reality Motion Sensing) technology, the G-Pad Pro delivers a next generation gaming experience to current model Playstation 2 consoles and PCs.

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LIVEdigitally Review: Kensington SX-2000 Speakers for iPod

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LIVEdigitally Review: Kensington SX-2000 Speakers for iPod

A “6′ 3″ guy who weighs no more than a buck-65 (wet out of the shower)” wrote a review on Kensington’s SX-2000 Speakers for iPod featuring NXT Technology over at LIVEdigitally. NXT Technology is known for their flat panel loudspeaker technology and the NXT technology is used by a plethora of vendors including Kensington, Logitech, Hitachi, Philips, Pioneer, Sonos, NEC and Toyota. Here’s an excerpt from their review:

Now slim size is a nice plus and all, but for me the main question was: “How does it sound?�? The answer is “amazing.�? The sound is rich both at high and low volumes and nice and steady throughout. It’s not a Cambridge Soundworks system, but for the price and size, it does everything we want. We’ve even started to crank up the tunes while we are in the other rooms and the sound carries well and with no notable distortion. Part of what impresses me about the Kensington unit is the NXT technology (used in the device).

Currently, the Geeks are testing out an offering by Logitech (look for the review later this week), and we’ll agree with Ron on the sound quality. Check out the entire review on LIVEdigitally’s site.

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Nabaztag Wifi Smart Rabbit

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Nabaztag Wifi Smart Rabbit

The Geeks have been following the Nabaztag for several months now and it looks like we can finally list them as a Gizmo of the Day because they are available (that’s one of our rules for Gizmos of the Day – the Gizmo must be available).

The Nabaztag can teach you tai chi, read your e-mail, report the weather or stock market, pull RSS feeds and tell you the time. He’s also got personality. Nabaztag can move his ears, play music, talk and whistle, and his body can show off hundreds of colors and special patterns of light. Sometimes he will even have his own random things to say, as long as you can put up with his moods!

The Nabaztag is a networked furby on steroids.

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Iogear VoIP Skype Calling Kit

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Iogear VoIP Skype Calling Kit

Iogear’s VoIP Skype Calling Kit allows you to quickly and easily call friends and family using a familiar keypad. In addition to allowing people to use a familiar keypad that looks like a phone’s keypad, the Calling Kit also has a built-in 6-port USB hub, sound card and audio switch to switch between the audio ports.

If you haven’t tried Skype yet… you have to! The sound quality rocks!

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LIVEdigitally Review: Moviebeam

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LIVEdigitally Review: Moviebeam

Our friend, Jeremy, over at LIVEdigitally recently reviewed Moviebeam and Moviebeam HD. Here’s a snippet:

Per the company’s description, “Moviebeam is a brilliant new way to rent and watch movies at home. Get movies delivered directly to your TV — no cable, satellite, or computer is required.� To me, Moviebeam is either the lazy man’s answer to Blockbuster, or, more likely, an early glimpse into the future of our soon-to-arrive “entertainment, anywhere, anytime, on-demand� lifestyle.

Today, Moviebeam’s offering is, in a nutshell, a $199 set-top box that delivers up to 10 movies per week (it comes with 100 or so available to start!), available in an instantaneous on-demand offering at prices ranging from $1.99 to $3.99 per movie. All movies are available at either DVD or HDTV quality, and the box does not interfere with any other TV or Internet offerings in your household.

After some hands-on use, I have to say, the product is quite fun to use, and a welcome addition to my home. Especially if you ask my wife!

Check out the rest of the review on LIVEdigitally.

Update 5/13/2006: The good folks over at MovieBeam have informed us that if you enter the code PR49B at checkout, you will get the MovieBeam box for $49 instead of the usual $199.

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Uniden – Vonage – VoIP Phone System

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Uniden - Vonage - VoIP Phone System

With Mother’s Day right around the corner, I bet most of the GfG reader’s will be put into a guilt trip from your mom wondering why you never call. Well, with the Uniden VoIP Phone System, costs do not have to be the limiting factor thanks to VoIP solutions from Vonage that work with this phone.

If you have a cable Internet connection or DSL at your home or business, you can use your constant broadband connection as a telephone line to call anywhere in the world. The growing Voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone service allows you to access the Internet and make phone calls simultaneously. The Uniden VoIP Phone System uses Vonage service to connect you to any phone in the world with excellent low rates, even for international calls. Ideal for a home or small business, this phone set comes with a base handset and an extension, and once the base is connected to your broadband line, up to eight additional handsets (sold separately) can be connected, plugging only into an AC outlet.

Of course, you might not want to let your mom know you can make unlimited calls in country for a low monthly rate!

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