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Just in time for the kick off of the ninth season of American Idol, there is the lengthily named The Only Scoring Karaoke Game to tell you just how pitchy your rendition of “Hey Jude” really is. Featuring a wireless microphone with an adapter that plugs directly into your television, this karaoke game measures your pitch […]
It’s a Little Pitchy, Dawg–Karaoke Game Read More
If you have a lot of old cassette tapes, vinyl albums, 45s, and even 78s, you’ve probably had some sticker shock realizing how much it would cost on iTunes to convert all that music to digital files – if the songs are even available. The Crosley Songwriter is a nostalgic-looking media player that can playback
Convert Your Old Vinyl Albums to CDs with the Crosley Songwriter Read More
Yesterday at CES, Technocel announced the Ear Vibes headset. This is the first stereo headset that vibrates to the beat of your music when your tunes hit the low frequency bass. They include a microphone for hands free voice calls and will be available January 15th for $29.99.
Technocel Ear Vibes – Earbuds That Vibrate to the Beat Read More
The Microsoft Arc Keyboard which will be available at Best Buy in February for $59.95 has a unique domed shape that makes it a comfortable couch surfing companion. This 2.4Ghz wireless keyboard weighs less than 1 pound and has a built in battery indicator.
The Microsoft Arc Keyboard is Optimized for Your Lap Read More
Do you ever wonder what your cat or dog does while you’re at work? Clip the Pet’s Eye View camera to his collar and get an idea of what he’s been up to while you’re gone. The camera can take photos at 1, 5, and 15 minute intervals. It can record up to forty 640
Pet’s Eye View Camera Read More
The Photolink One-Touch from Pandigital might be an easy way for people to quickly archive old family snapshots without needing a computer. It’s a 600 DPI scanner that can handle up to 5 x 7 inch images and saves the files to a memory card using its built-in 5-in-1 card reader. The price is nice
Pandigital Photolink One-Touch Scans Your Snapshots Read More
Last month we reviewed the RF EFO Wireless Keyboard and Touchpad and now they are offering the same keyboard in wired (USB) and Bluetooth versions. The Bluetooth version will be priced at $60 and the USB version can be purchased for $22 directly from EFO.
EFO Keyboards Go Bluetooth and Wired Read More
The Jelfin ball shaped mouse has a soft gel covering and has been designed with ergonomics and comfort in mind. I don’t know about you, but it doesn’t look very ergonomic to me. Although it might be soft to the touch, it seems like it would be uncomfortable to curl your hand over it. What
A Gel Covered Mouse? Read More
The Vibe and Shake speakers from Tunebug are designed to turn any flat surface into a speaker. I’ve reviewed similar speakers here before and usually ended up disappointed (although the Kerchoonz K-box Gel speaker was great) in the sound quality. The Shake caught my eye because it includes mounts for bike, skateboard and ski helmets.
Tunebug – Turns any flat surface including your head into a speaker Read More
Recently, Julie posted that she still gets a lot of interest in the old MailStation email device more than ten years after it was reviewed. People still want to provide some method for getting email to older relatives who have no interest in using a computer. The HP Printing Mailbox uses the Presto service used
HP Printing Mailbox with Presto Service Read More
One of the interesting purposes of the Vibram FiveFinger foot glove (floove?) is to allow the user to walk or run shoeless yet avoid toe hazards such as rocks, glass, thistles and other callous-causing objects. There are several different models designed for various activities including running, hiking, and kayaking. Some people are of the opinion
Vibram FiveFingers – A Glove for the Foot Read More
Seagate’s new 500GB BlackArmor PS 110 portable external hard drive with the performance kit which includes a USB 3.0 PC Card, will give you three times more speed over pokey USB 2.0. Faster is always better, so you know you want one. They are available now directly from Seagate for $179.99.
Step up to USB 3.0 with a Seagate BlackArmor PS 110 External HD Read More
If you like to share your photographs and you don’t have an Eye-Fi card, you are missing out. I just bought my first one about a month ago, and I love it. Fortunately for us mobile shutterbugs, Eye-Fi just announced their latest model, the Pro X2. At 8GB, it doubles the max capacity of their
Eye-Fi Pro X2 adds 802.11n, 8GB capacity, Endless Memory Read More
Recently we had a post about a digital frame with a built-in scanner. Now here’s the iMo Photo Frame with a built-in printer! Pictures display on an 8″ 800 X 600 pixel LCD screen. The frame has 1 GB internal memory, and it has slots for USB, SD, CF, and other memory cards. The built-in printer
iMo Digital Photo Frame Printer Read More
Wearable Inc. has put up a barebones website for their new AirStash device, which is billed as a “wireless media server” for mobile devices (the iPhone is mentioned specifically). Not much information is given, other than the fact that the AirStash will be officially unveiled at CES 2010 — no price, no availability date, no
AirStash promises portable wireless storage Read More