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Toys ‘R Us Plays Santa
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Accessories, Cameras, Corporate News, Handhelds, Toys, Video Games,
Toys ‘R Us has announced that it will be receiving 13,000+ PS3s, 6,000+ Wiis and accessories, and 65,000+ TMX Elmos for these last days of holiday shopping. They also promise more items in demand such as GameBoy Advance and Fisher Price digital cameras. Not to be found online, you will have to hotfoot it to your nearest location to see if they are keeping to their word. Rather than participate in the possibly physical conflict over trying to grab the last Elmo from another customer, we think we will just watch the demo of the hysterical red creature again and wonder what the fuss is all about.
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Nintendo Replacing Wii Remote Straps For Free
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, Corporate News, Video Games,
In an honorable, if not necessary, move, Nintendo has decided to replace the faulty Wii Remote straps that have been giving trouble to gamers aplenty since the launch of Nintendo’s latest home gaming console. As it seems, the reports of simply too many Wii Remote strap-related accidents was enough to get Nintendo’s attention. As you can see in the image provided, the new straps, while still thin, are about twice as thick as the original ones. The replacements are free as long as you submit your Wii console serial number, and you can order up to four straps.
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MusicJam Mixes With IPod
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Accessories, Home Entertainment, Music, Portable Audio / Video,
Among the myriad of devices to buy your iPod for Christmas, think about the MusicJam, which will turn you into a smaller, but hipper DJ. You can mix or record, playback tracks or full songs, and utilize its echo effect. It even features an electric guitar input and free karaoke videos. Listen to the tunes through a headset or send them to your stereo or PA system via RCA jacks.
Included with your MusicJam are a mic, cables, a mic stand clamp, and an AC adapter. MusicJam is available online for $229.00 although the site cautions that demand is greater than supply because of the holidays.
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Tom Bihn ID Bag Review
Posted by Sparky Categories: Accessories, Wearables, Features, Product Reviews,
Tom Bihn recently released an update to their mid-sized messenger bag, the ID. The updated ID has several notable improvements and makes for a great everyday bag for anyone with lots of stuff to cart around. Gear Live took it for a spin and compares it to the Imago which we recently reviewed. Click through for the full review.
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USB.brando has put up for adoption its Robo-Pup Cam, a puppy with a web camera for a nose. It features a VGA 350k pixel resolution, 640 x 480 Video format in 24 Bit color brightness, a green LED indicator, a 360º viewing angle, and is compatible with Windows 98, ME, 2000, or XP. His adjustable legs make him capable of several different poses. Although he cannot do much more than sit around and look cute, at least you won’t have to worry about incessant barking or housebreaking. The Robo-Pup is available for $22.50 at USB.brando.
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JBL Encounter Has A.I.
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Accessories, Home Entertainment, Music, Portable Audio / Video,
Not only does JBL’s white and chrome Encounter look out of this world, it has characteristics that classifies it as an A.I. Created by Harman Multimedia, this 2.1 speaker system remembers the volume setting the last time that you used it, has simple touch volume (with double-touch muting), presets like “dance,” “loudness,” and “deep,” and features 4 aluminum-domed transducers driven by Neodymium magnets. It also houses a stereo mini-jack connection to hook up to MP3 and CD players, as well as desktop computers. The Encounter can be found on Amazon for $184.08.
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2006 Holiday Gift Guide: Buffalo LinkTheater Wireless Media Player
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, Home Entertainment, PC / Laptop, Techies,
The Buffalo LinkTheater Wireless A/G Media Player is new in town, but looks to be a winner. The device allows you to stream just about any video or audio format you can think of from your PC to your home theater system. This new model even has a few optimization specifically targetted toward Intel Viiv PCs, so if you have one of those, it’s a plus (though it’s not required.) The device is even compatible with DRM movie downloads from the likes of CinemaNow and MovieLink. Definitely worth it if you store a bunch of multimedia content on your PC, and you want an easy way to get that to your HDTV.
Price: $249 (Compare Prices)
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iTTUSB Turntable Converts Old LPs to CDs
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Accessories, USB, Music,
IonAudio has unveiled what it claims to be the world’s first USB turntable. The iTTUSB takes your old LPs and converts them to CDs or MP3s with included software. Compatible with both PC and Macs, it comes with an Audacity recording application. The iTTUSB also plays nice with other audio software that supports USB audio input sound cards, and can handle both 33 1/3 and 45 records. At a MSRP of $139.99 and arriving at the end of December, check with Amazon to pre-order.
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Fujifilm Pivi Creates Pictures in Less Than a Minute
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Accessories, Cameras, Smartphones,
If you used to own one of those old Polaroids because you couldn’t wait 24 hours for your pictures from Photomat, Fujifilm has released its palm-sized Pivi MP-300 portable printer just for you. The Pivi creates 2.5 x 1.8-inch high quality prints in less than a minute. At about 6-inches and half a pound, the printer features both PictBridge for connection to your digital camera and a USB port.
The printer supports JPEG image format and is also compatible with most Mitsubishi, NEC, Sharp, Nokia, Sagem, Panasonic, Sieman, and Sony Ericsson phones. As of now, the Pivi is only available in Japan and other Far Eastern locations for ~$129.00, so check back to Fujifilm often until they make them available to the rest of us.
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Solio Tread Cases Made From Recycled Tires
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Accessories, PC / Laptop,
Why leave home to shop this holiday season when we keep finding the perfect gifts for you? With Solio’s tread cases for everything from iPods to laptops, you can get a durable, waterproof, and lightweight cover for your fave geek. Not only does this look great, the cases are made from Colombian truck tires, so you are also helping to save the planet. Prices start at $34.99 for their nano cover and go up to $119.95 for a 17-inch notebook, and can be ordered online at the Solio Store. At that price (~272,504 Colombian pesos), you could probably purchase several tires on your next outing to South America.
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