August 2009

SanDisk Sansa Clip+ MP3 Player Announced

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SanDisk has just announcemented the Clip, a addition to their Sansa MP3 player line. The Sansa Clip + includes a microSD card slot, a clip to attach to clothing, FM Radio, and is available in 2-8GB capacities and 3 colors. It’s priced from $39.99 – $69.99. Full press release with more details after the jump.

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Something pretty for your Kindle – Bobarra covers

Andrea Nadosy, Founder & CEO of Bobarra contacted me to tell me about their line of fabric and leather Kindle covers. According to Andrea, “The covers are inspired by classic 1950s aesthetics. The add vintage elegance to high-tech devices, imbuing them with a splash of mystery and intrigue. Our pieces seamlessly combine function and fashion,

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Retro modern bread browning gadget – Bodum Bistro Toaster

Brighten your kitchen counter with one of these 900 watt Bodum Bistro toasters. I think it’s kinda funny to call them retro / modern. But I guess toasters will be considered retro appliances until someone invents a laser toaster or something. 😉 The Bistro does all the obvious toaster tasks such as um… toasting. But

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Fun with cavities – The world’s largest gummy bear

Holy diabetic coma Batman, that is one colossal hunk of gelatinous candy! I’m a bit terrified by this five-pound beast that is the equivalent of 1,400 regular sized gummy bears and packs a whopping 12,600 calories. Yikes. It’s available in several flavors: Blue raspberry, Red cherry, and Green apple and is hand-made in the USA.

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A guitar pick with training wheels? – ZeroGravity Orbit Guitar Pick

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During my normal Saturday morning routine of hot tea, steel-cut oats and magazine browsing, I happened upon the ZeroGravity Orbit Guitar Pick in the latest copy of a Musician’s Friend catalog. Guitar Picks really haven’t changed much over the years, so this one easily caught my eye. Attached to the actual pick is a soft

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Zii Egg and the Plaszma OS

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This is interesting;  The Zii EGG. Using Andriod and the OS called Plaszma, Zii is calling this the cornerstone of ‘Stem Cell Computing’. With this unit that means 24 floating point processors delivering 8 GFLOPS of computing power using a ZMS-05 ARM dual core chip. The EGG hardware also sports Open GL ES graphics capabilities,

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