Gadgets and New Technologies

United Kingdom based company, Electro Box, recently came out with a new, innovative PMP called the miShake. With a name like this, one would assume shaking the device would cause some navigation changes, and this is correct. The unique feature in this PMP is that every time it is shook, it can change songs, videos, images, and move through pages of an e-book. The 2.4-inch TFT touchscreen PMP has been uniquely designed to be a competitor to Apple’s ipod Nano, and other small players. It comes with 4GB of onboard memory, but can be expanded via microSD. Additionally, it comes with voice recording, an FM radio with recording, pedometer, gaming support and an e-book reader. (Read the full post about ‘miShake PMP begs to be shook’…)

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In a quest to make its online application Google Docs more and more like Microsoft Word and OpenOffice, Google has added a Templates gallery to its Google Docs site. This new addition enables the user to simply edit a graphically formatted document with the content of their own choosing. Users can now simply create their own flashy resumes, cover letters, financial data entry spreadsheets, and spiffy slide presentations, all without annoying commentary! (We’re looking at you, Clippy). Although some designs are, well, considerably lacking in some areas, there are a plenty of templates to choose from. (Read the full post about ‘Google Docs adds support for templates’…)

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by Darren Murph, posted Jul 19th 2008 at 12:21PM If you thought Velocity Mobile just rolled over and died after showing off a few handsets at CTIA earlier this year, you’d be exactly wrong. The outfit’s Windows Mobile-powered 103 has just surfaced in the FCC’s lair, giving us a smidgen of hope that a US release is but moments / weeks / months away. Unfortunately, this filing doesn’t spill the beans on any other specifications, but the 67 page User Manual does dive into great detail on changing the battery, inserting microSD cards and navigating around within the operating system. (Read the full post about ‘Velocity Mobile’s WinMo-powered 103 handset splashes down in FCC’s database’…)

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There are a number of ringtones available on Internet and they’re available under different categories. Everyone uses ringtones for their handsets and usually, they set it to reflect their mood. You may use a song, tune, instrumental sound as a ringtone but if you’re someone who’s still a kid at heart or if you’re an old person who still love to hear those old cute tunes then you should definitely try out a gummy bear ringtone. A gummy bear ringtone will take you back to your childhood days every time someone calls you.

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The Stuck Up magnets are chewed gum replicas which you don’t have to worry about fingering by accident. If your hand brushes up against one of these ABC (already been chewed) wads of gum, there’s no need to compulsively wash your hands (as long as you don’t have some OCD disorder).

Chewed gum is the foundation of every public school. Look under any desk in a public area and you’re sure to see an assortment of flavors and brands plastered onto each surface. It’s really gross when you realize you’ve accidentally rubbed up against some stranger’s deposited chewing gum. But the sticking powers of dry gum are incredible.

(Read the full post about ‘Stuck Up: Magnets disguised as chewed gum’…)

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It seems as though Dell is the first big corporation to really take Linux seriously. Dell is now offering a variety of its PCs with Ubuntu 8.04 pre-installed. However, the customer can only choose the Ubuntu as the option on Dell’s XPS 1330 and Inspiron 1525 PC’s. Sure, this won’t necessarily give Linux any large holding in the market share, but hey, it’s a start right? Dell says it will begin launching the PC’s this August. Although one would expect the cost of these models to be cheaper, it actually turns out being just as expensive. Why? The cost to take the PC’s off the factory lines and install our faithful Hardy Heron racks up some charges in itself, thereby eliminating one of the major advantages of having a free Linux distro. (Read the full post about ‘Dude, you’re getting a Dell–with Ubuntu!’…)

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Pioneer has come up with a 16-layer Blu-ray disc that can hold 400GB of data. Apparently, it’s still compatible with current Blu-ray specs, so your current BR player will supposedly be able to read one of these discs.

So who’s taking bets on when the 1.2TB version comes out?

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by Ryan Block, posted Jul 19th 2008 at 4:14AMLaunching 6 and 12GB SDHC cards seems a little boring at this point, especially when your company has already gone way, way larger. Which is why Panasonic’s got the 6 and 12GB RP-SDM06G and RP-SDM12G class 4 (10MBps) SDHC cards which are apparently “designed for HD recording.” Love when they do that.PermalinkEmail this4 CommentsFiled under: Storage (Read the full post about ‘Panasonic throws down 6 and 12GB SDHC cards’…)

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by Darren Murph, posted Jul 19th 2008 at 8:08AM Okay, so you understand the concept of a scrolling LED belt buckle, correct? Good. Brando has taken the novelty found in the aforementioned waist adornment and shoved it into yet another zany USB-powered gizmo. The USB LED Message Board can store up to eight phrases and supports five scrolling modes, sound effects and animated messages. (Read the full post about ‘Brando’s USB LED Message Board keeps all eyes on you’…)

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FROM APPLETELL - Wingnuts Moto Racer is a racing game, of sorts. It’s actually more of a time trial game, as the point is to race through checkpoints in order to…save a cat? MORE » Keep up with the latest gadget goodness! - Subscribe to our feed → (Read the full post about ‘Appletell review: Wingnuts Moto Racer for iPhone’…)

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