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These USB sticks takes the “stick” part quite literally. Available in flavors of 128MB to 1GB, this is one of the most interesting designs in electronics we’ve seen in a while. You can get a quote on one of these on the OOMS Product Page. While you’re there, check out their wireframe chairs.
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| OOMS Product via Treehugger
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Ever been in a movie theater and have that extremely childish person in the back with that laser? The movie begins to be ruined by his childish pointing out of private parts on the actors. This could be you. Why not do it in style with colors never seen in movie theaters before? Laserglow.com presents the Aries Series Professional Portable Laser. Starting at just $389 you can have your very own green, yellow or red laser. For only $789 (sale price) you can get the Aries-150, which can be seen up to 8 miles away. Go get your point on.
Read More | Laserglow.com via Gizmodo
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Monster iCruze On Sale For $99
Posted by Edwin Soto Categories: Accessories, Hot Deals, Portable Audio / Video, Transportation,
If you are looking for a way to hook up your iPod onto you vehicle this may the solution for you. Monster is a well respected audio/video accessory company that makes you pay through the nose. However, every now and then they put out amazing products - like the iCruze. For a measly $99 dollars you’ll be stealing away a great connector for your iPod. Additionally, you’ll also get a fantastic LCD that displays your tag info and a free DVD from 3 Doors Down.
For a limited time Monster is offering an amazing deal on iCruze. When you order a complete iCruze System from the iCruze Store for just $99, we will add at no additional charge all of the necessary cables needed to get your car wired for iCruze.
You will also receive one Monster Music®: 3 Doors Down LIVE, Away From The Sun (Video SuperDisc) ($24.98 value) and an iCruze™ LCD Display Module ($99.95 value), absolutely FREE!
Read More | Monster via iLounge
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Art Lebedev Optimus Mini Three Officially Announced
Posted by John Goulden Categories: Accessories, Features, Peripherals,
Imagine if you will a keyboard that changes the look of its keys to fit the software you are using. Such a keyboard could be used in any country with no modification as the keys could display whatever character set is required by the local language. The possibilities are endless. Gear Live first reported on such an amazing device back in July, 2005, and the concept was met with equal amounts of curiosity, disbelief, and a passionate
want to have one. Time passed and eventually we were rewarded with a tidbit of information that “Good things come in small packages”, a few sample pictures of a 3-key device and a teaser date of February 1, 2006. The date has finally arrived and product availability and pricing have been announced although its not quite what everyone was hoping for…yet. The initial concept was for a full-sized keyboard with tiny OLED (organic light-emitting diode) screens replacing the top of each key at a price “less than a good mobile phone”.
Every company with a great idea has to start somewhere, and Art Lebedev Studio chose to start with a smaller scale device - the Optimus Mini Three. The Mini Three will utilize 3 keys, each with a 20x20mm (96x96 pixels) OLED display capable of a 5 second refresh rate. The tiny OLED displays have a lifespan of 5000 hours (roughly 208 days if used non-stop) and will have a screen saving mode to extend their life. Although the Optimus Mini Three is currently shipping with Windows-based configuration software only, the company expects to release versions for MacOS and Linux shortly thereafter. Three keys is a bit limiting (six would have been better), so shift states have been implemented which will allow the keys to display other functions. Even though shift states aren’t going to speed up the use of shortcuts (what normally would take one hand will now take two), they will make the Mini Three more useful to some extent.
The keyboard will be available for pre-order later this week at a price of $100 with an expected ship date of May 15th. Modders, early-adopters, and gadget freaks rejoice.
Read More | Art Lebedev Studio
Gallery: Art Lebedev Optimus Mini Three Officially Announced
Altec Lansing AHP712i Headphones Review
Posted by Edwin Soto Categories: Accessories, Features, Portable Audio / Video, Product Reviews,
Altec Lansing is known for giving audiophiles the quality in detail that they seek. The AHP712i headphones were designed with those of us that love ear-cupped style headphones and refuse to migrate to the possibly more comfortable and stylish earbuds. Considering you can get a semi-decent pair of headphones for about $30 these days, we decided to put these through a rigorous amount of testing to determine whether or not they are truly worth $150. Check out the review after the jump.
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ID Pilot Wire Management Labels
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, Misc. Tech, Mods / Hacks, Peripherals,
Here in the Gear Live labs, you wouldn’t believe how many charger cables, power cords, and other random-yet-generic black plugs we have laying around. Even for the average technophile, attempting to unplug the correct component from the wall when you have eight black cords protruding from the wall can be risky. ID Pilot wire management labels look to be a great answer. Rather than relying on a color-coding scheme, you actually get little icons on small stickers that give you an idea as to what your different cords are for. There are three different sets of stickers available:
“Office” contains 22 office computer labels & 10 office equipment labels; “Electronics” has 16 home computer labels, 16 audio/video equipment labels & 8 charger labels for wireless devices; “Household” has 8 kitchen basics labels, 8 gourmet kitchen labels, 24 household labels & 8 workshop labels.
At a price of just $5.95 USD each, this one seems to be a no-brainer.
(Thanks, Babe!)
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Gallery: ID Pilot Wire Management Labels
Non-Ergonomic Nintendo Mice
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, USB, PC / Laptop, Peripherals, Video Games,
Calling all retro gaming geeks - now’s your chance to show your roots at the next LAN party while developing a severe case of carpal tunnel syndrome. These computer mice do look cool, we must say. Pretending that your click-fingers are really Mario’s feet stomping the head of the Goomba has gotta be good times. Of course, a Mario version - also lacking anti-aliasing - is available as well. You can grab one for $14.95 USD.
Read More | Lik-Sang via Gadget Review
Gallery: Non-Ergonomic Nintendo Mice
TiVo Series 3 Remote Control Images
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, Home Entertainment,
After putting up our video interview with TiVo where we looked at the Series 3, quite a few people asked if we had any images of the remote control so that they could see the changes up close. Fortunately, we do. We were able to go hands-on with the Series 3 remote control during our meeting with TiVo, and we have the pictures here to show for it. The two major changes we liked were that the navigation disc is now comprised of five individual buttons, and that the weighting of the remote on the whole has been changed so that you can tell whether you are holding it the right way or not without having to look at it. Check out the rest of the images after the jump.
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Major Nelson’s Custom Xbox 360 Hard Drive And Controller
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, Microsoft, Video Games,
While hanging out with Major Nelson a few weeks ago, he broke out his metal briefcase that was full of his custom Xbox 360 goodies. Above, you can see his custom hard drive that he had etched with his GamerTag. As it turns out, the Xbox team got to get their drives engraved with their choice of lettering, but when Major requested his to say “Vista Emulator” or “Halo 3 Beta” they wouldn’t go for it. Still, nice try Major. You can check out his custom controller after the jump.
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iPod Radio Remote Reviewed
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, Portable Audio / Video, Product Reviews,
So, last week at MacWorld, in addition to the new Intel computers, Apple announced the FM-tuning iPod Radio Remote. This is the $49 USD add-on that gives your iPod the ability to play FM radio, ready to work with the iPod nano and fifth-generation iPod with video support. iLounge recently took the device for a spin:
For the $49 price, what Apple’s Radio Remote delivers is a superior package to its $39 predecessor: you get added functionality, a superior control design, and remote-ready earbuds. You also get an FM radio experience that’s superior to Griffin’s similarly-priced iFM on interface, presets, and physical accessory size, too.
Not too bad if you are looking to get away from strictly playing the songs you have
bittorrented
downloaded from iTunes.
Read More | iLounge
