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Review: LaserPod

Review: LaserPod

Laserpod, the first product offering from Plugg, uses the latest in laser, LED and crystal optics to create ever-changing organic lightforms. The product, which has been described as the modern equivalent to the lava lamp, was designed in Great Britain by light artist Chris Levine and world-renowned photographer Mario Testino. Using laser light refracting through a rotating Swarovski crystal and blue LEDs for ambient color lighting also being projected through the crystal, incredible lighting effects are created. The unit is now being sold in the US for an introductory price of $99.

Game Boy Advance SP

Game Boy Advance SP

Building on the significant improvements and refinements already introduced in the current Game Boy Advance, the new Game Boy Advance SP features a revolutionary Front Light Screen making game play easy in any lighting condition. The system is powered by a rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery good for about 10 hours of game play and takes only three hours to recharge. Amazingly, the battery life increases to approximately 18 hours of continuous play when the Front Light Screen is turned off. All current and future Game Boy Advance games are compatible with the new system. And, similarly, Game Boy Advance SP is backward compatible, allowing use with virtually all games and accessories previously released in the Game Boy line.

Twisted Warrior

Twisted Warrior

You’ve really got to click Read More to see the image. Words don’t do this work of art justice. Not quite a gizmo per se, but we know the creative side of our fellow geeks will appreciate these detailed constructions. These stunning wire warrior sculptures are wound and assembled by hand so each one is unique. Each warrior has the unmistakable Anime/Mecha look with incredibly intricate detailing. They stand on their own approximately 7-9 inches tall (depending on headgear) and can be posed and positioned to suit you. You’ll be amazed they are constructed entirely of simple wire!

Bender Windup Robot

Bender Windup Robot

Everybody loves a sarcastic, galactically saavy, cigar smoking, prank prone, selfish, beer drinking robot. Enter Bender. Bender was his mothers 1729th son. His father killed by a can opener, Bender went on to college and majored in Bending and minored in Robo-American studies. This Unit 22 Bending Unit is proof positive that every desktop needs a tin metal, intriguing wind-up robot before it can be considered complete. Yep.

Microsoft Xbox – 2004 Holiday Bundle

Microsoft Xbox - 2004 Holiday Bundle

Take the power and flexibility of a dedicated computer gaming system and combine it with the easy-to-use, instant-on format of a high-end console system and what do you get? Well, if you also add in DVD playback ability and broadband Internet connectivity, you get Xbox. Xbox’s holiday 2004 offer: EA Sports’ NCAA Football 2005 and Top Spin FREE, plus 2 FREE months of Xbox Live in every console box.

PlayStation 2 (new design)

PlayStation 2 (new design)

While inheriting the basic functions and design philosophy of the current Playstation 2, the internal design architecture has been completely overhauled, resulting in a slimmer and more lightweight design. INternal volume has been reduced by 75%, overall weight has been halved and thickness trimmed down to 2.8 cm (current thicckness is 7.8cm). Its size is almost as small as a hardcover book, making it easier to carry around and enjoy games and DVD videos anytime, anywhere. The system is equipped with an integrated Etheport for network gaming.

Nintendo DS

Nintendo DS

With its two screens, Nintendo DS instantly shows its innovative face. But capabilities like a touch-screen input, voice recognition and wireless communication set it apart from every other game device, and again demonstrate Nintendo’s passion for groundbreaking originality. Game players need only use their imagination to see how the DS promises to transform the portable game industry by changing the way gamers relate to their games – and each other. Two screens offer two perspectives on the action at once. The touch screen could make accessing items, moving characters or navigating menus as easy as a tap or drag on the screen. Voice recognition could let players simply tell the game what they want it to do. Chat software will let users transmit text messages, handwriting and even drawings to one another. And wireless functions could link players in the same room – or across the country. The unique features of the Nintendo DS hold a wellspring of potential for the future. Game players will be wowed.

Leapster Multimedia Learning System

Leapster Multimedia Learning System

The Leapster Multimedia Learning system teaches the way your child loves to play. Equipped with the interactive Leapster system and a library of skill-building Leapster Learning books, children can play action-packed learning games, read electronic storybooks, create works of art and watch educational videos. Students play while they learn essential Pre-K through 2nd grade skills that include: reading, math, critical and creative thinking, story comprehension, vocabulary and much more. Kids control all the action using a multi-directional control pad or a touch-sensitive stylus.

Tamagotchi Connection

Tamagotchi Connection

Everyone’s favorite virtual pet is making friends. The Tamagotchi Connection is an upgraded version of the original Tamagotchi. It’s the portable, interactive and stylish virtual pet whose parental upbringing will determine what kind of Tamagotchi it will “grow up to be”. Connect with other Tamagotchi using infrared technology, and create a friend list of up to 50 friends. They communicate with other Tamagotchis (known as “Tamacom”) and can play games with each other, visit, exchange presents and even get married if they’re compatible enough. In addition to its new Tamacom function, the Tamagotchi Connection features a larger screen display (roughly twice the pixels of the original) and enhanced graphics on the screen display.

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