Gadgets and New Technologies

Want to relive your Las Vegas moments right in the comfort of your own home? Do you have that job interview at the Bellagio coming up next week? Answering yes to either question would mean picking up this Card Shuffler a must. Forget fumbling around with hands, the only full proof way to ensure your playing cards are thoroughly shuffled and avoid embarrassment when you drop them all over the floor is with this professional-style Automatic Card Shuffler. Simply pop one or two decks of cards into the feeding trays on either side of the automatic shuffler – just the touch of a button shuffles the playing cards in seconds! Learn up the tricks of the trade with this £9.95 Card Shuffler. (Read the full post about ‘Card Shuffler for your home’…)

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Shockball There's nothing quite as nerve-wracking as playing pass the parcel with a time-bomb, or quite as much fun. You can have this for ?14.95 (Read the full post about ‘Shockball’…)

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The Top Gun MicroFighter makes for an interesting gift for kids, and even I myself would not mind finding one of these underneath the Christmas tree this year. Suitable for advanced level RC Pilots due to its advanced digital throttle and directional control, the Top Gun MicroFighter is capable of performing extreme loops and real-fighter style aerobatics. With the massive levels of thrust offered by it’s twin engine design, advanced take-offs and landings can be achieved. The Micro Fighter has a dual channel digital proportion control allowing up/down, left/right and forward speed control. Powered by a Lithium-Polymer battery, flights of 10+ minutes can be achieved on a single 30 minute charge from the controller. (Read the full post about ‘Top Gun MicroFighter’…)

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While Netflix has already announced they will be stopping the rentals of HD DVD titles, they have also announced some good news, but also hinted at some possible bad news as well. With hd dvd now leaving, Netflix is confident enough to announce they will soon be offering four times as many titles on Blu-ray. This will bring the total of available Blu-ray titles from 400 to around 1,500. Then in the little hint of posible bad news, “It seems apparent that content will cost us more,” McCarthy said. “Whether we raise prices will be entirely a function of churn, subscriber acquisition costs and gross margins.” Hopefully any increase in price will be done in a fair way, possibly splitting into more plans with a distinction between standard DVD and Blu-ray DVD’s. (Read the full post about ‘Netflix to offer more Blu-ray titles, possible price increases’…)

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Posted Mar 1st 2008 1:04PM by Darren MurphFiled under: Transportation There’s a decent chance your average hybrid owner wouldn’t know the difference between a lithium-ion and nickel-metal hydride battery if their life depended on it, but we know you — dear reader — are not one of those “average” joes / janes. That being the case, you may be interested to know that the 2009-bound S400 BlueHybrid is in prime position to be the world’s first production Li-ion hybrid, which will offer up “compact dimensions and far superior performance” compared to existing rivals. (Read the full post about ‘Mercedes S400 BlueHybrid aims to be first to use Li-ion battery’…)

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Yes, we know, it’s a highly unusual device. But the Breast Massage Robot really has its purpose! Well, at least according to its manufacturers. Engineers from the Beijing BUBBY Robot Technologies Co. led by Wang Wei are the ones responsible for this eyebrow-raising device. According to them, the Breast Massage Robot is good for: *Adolescent girls who want to improve the growth of their breasts. *breast surgery patients who want a fast recovery *breast-feeding moms *relieving breast pains during menstruation *women who want to improve their sex lives *women who just want to relax If this is the kind of thing you’d want to put your money on, Wei and Co. seem to be currently looking for investors. (Read the full post about ‘Breast Massage Robot: NOT a Mechanical Pervert’…)

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In a move that can only be described as shocking, Microsoft has announced price cuts on Windows Vista. The price cuts affect the higher versions and will lower price for the full version of Vista Ultimate from $399 to $319, with the upgrade price dropping from $259 to $219. Vista Home Premium will drop from $159 down to $129. In addition to those lower prices, Microsoft will also remove the difference between the full and upgrade version on Home Basic and Home Premium, which will put the full version at the previous upgrade prices. The real question here is whether or not this will convince more people to upgrade to Vista. (Read the full post about ‘Microsoft lowers Vista pricing’…)

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Another day marks the release of another wireless media streamer. Today, I present to you the Mvix MX-780HD wireless streamer, which promises to transform any home into an HD media database. The box supports file types such as DivX, XviD, AVI, MPEG, WMV, ASF, AAC, OGG, AC3, MP3, WMA and JPEG, not to mention all the others. In terms of operation, the MX-780 takes your hard-drive, and connects via ethernet or Wi-Fi 802.11g/b/n. It wires up to your TV with its 1080p HDMI sockets or coaxial if you are not using an HD screen. The LCD screen on the front is a nice touch, and its use as a control panel should make like a little easier. Its price-tag of $299 means it’s perfect for people on a budget. (Read the full post about ‘Mvix’s new wireless HD streamer’…)

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One of the proudly showcased iRiver PMP’s at CES, the E100 is set to start shipping today in Europe. So far, it seems to be a basic PMP, nothing too fancy, but still a nice one overall. Basically, it comes with a 2.4-inch QVGA screen and it supports many audio and video formats. These formats include FLAC, MP3, ASF, OGG, WMA, WMV9, and XVID. Additionally, it comes with a nice integrated FM tuner and stereo speakers. So far, there are only 2 versions the 2GB and the 8GB. This isn’t a lot of internal storage, but more memory can be added on via microSD expansion. You can get your very own iRiver E100 with the 2GB starting at $119 and the 8GB selling for $194. (Read the full post about ‘iRiver shipping E100 in Europe’…)

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Griffin HomeConnect iPod Cable Griffin?s HomeConnect cable is the easiest, most hassle-free way to get both audio and video from your iPod to your TV, home stereo, or home theater system. Just plug HomeConnect?s 3.5mm jack into the headphone port of your ipod. Plug HomeConnect?s composite video and audio jacks into the appropriate ports on your home enter- tainment equipment. In no time, you?ll be enjoying great sound, movies, music videos, TV shows, even your own iPod slideshows on the biggest screen in your home. Features:Video connections work on those iPod models that support photo and video display Generous 3 meter cable (almost 10 feet) Video display works with the ?TV Out? settings on y (Read the full post about ‘Griffin HomeConnect iPod Cable’…)

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