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MyBlu joins your iPod and smartphone to replace iPhone

MyBlu, which looks like a 2nd generation iPod Shuffle, is a Bluetooth iPod-to-Mobile Phone dongle. If you have a smartphone and an iPod, join these two together using MyBlu, so you don’t need an iPhone anymore. Somemore, the price for a MyBlu is only $77.00, which is much cheaper than getting an iPhone.

To do that, simply clip MyBlu to your pocket or bag strap, then plugs into your iPod. It then sends the audio from your iPod to your cell phone, where you can listen through your hands-free kit. Besides, it also adds FM radio functionality to your radio-less iPod.

What do you think? Aren’t you thinking of saving your $500 not to go for an iPhone anymore? I’d rather have an iPhone than having to join few gadgets together. The simple reason is I don’t like the idea of carrying few gadgets, which I have to clip here and there!

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Technorati: iPhone,iPod,iPod Shuffle,MyBlu,gadgets,Shop online

RFID tattoo, you are traceable wherever you go!

The RFID technology has evolved into something really scary. RFID tags are now small enough to be embedded into any small objects such as passport, badges etc. Some companies are making plan to make thier employees trackable within thier building.

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Windows Vista is available for online purchase and upgrade…soon

This is the first time that Microsoft opted online distribution for its OS. You can soon purchase, upgrade or add additional licenses of your Windows Vista online. The four main versions (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business & Ultimate) of the Vista will be added to Microsoft’s digital marketplace online store on Jan 30, where you can purchase and download the software immediately. Pricing will be the same as the suggested retailed price.

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InstantMusic converts all your oldies collections for your iPod

For those who have lived almost half of your life, you’d have collected several boxes full of cassettes, LPs and floppies etc. Perhaps, you have been asked to throw away all these odies for unnumbered times, but you are just simply reluctant to let go as they are all your precious collections.

Now, with the InstantMusic Vinyl & Cassette Ripper, you can just simply convert all your oldies into playables for your iPod. Simply hook up an old turntable or cassette deck to the InstantMusic and plug it in into an available USB port on your PC. The included software allows you to convert your music to MP3 files, or burn directly to CD! You save all your precious oldies!

$49.99 for Windows version
$59.99 for Mac version at ThinkGeek

Technorati: Oldies,iPod,music,cassette,gadget,shopping

NVIDIA’s new Direct X 10 Video Card.

Just last week at CES NVIDIA has unveiled there new line of Direct X 10 capable video cards in the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 series. This will be the first video card to the market that will enable gamers to take advantage of the new Direct X 10 upgrade found in the soon to be released Windows Vista, and step into what really is the next generation gaming.

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iCache represents all your credit cards

Instead of having to carry all sort of cash cards with you, isn’t it more convenient that you just bring along a device that represents all your credit cards or debit cards? That device is iCache, which contains the digital replica of “track data” of all your credit cards or debit cards.

How to do that? According to iCache website, it will be available to you from your financial institution or you buy it from iCache retail. Once you received the device, you just get onto iCache website, self register your finger print and all your cards, just a simple process.

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Spyke, what a clumsy robot-like watchdog for your home! Do you need one?

No! Spyke, just a big-size and clumsy robot-like gizmo, which it has no great speed and mobility of advanced robots. It cannot traverse stairs and uneven terrain! Perhaps, you can just leave it in your living room or bedroom, well as your watchdog.

But I do not like the idea of leaving this big-size, clumsy robot-like gizmo in my house, which will take up quite lot of space. Spyke is only the functions of video camera, loudspeaker, microphone, VOIP and digital music player combined into a robot-like gizmo. It’s controllable from a computer via WiFi or through Internet.

Well, some might like the idea of having it as a watchdog for your home when you are away, as its built-in camera will email you snapshots once a motion is detected. (Maybe that was your kitten). Furthermore, if you like to have VOIP chat using Skype, MSN, Google Talk with your loved one via a robot-like gizmo, then perhaps it’s not a bad idea to keep one at home.

It’s now in its prototype, by Erector, still having bugs. The prototype failed to return to its recharging dock automatically. You won’t see a release until the end of June.The Spyke would be priced around $270 (250 Euro) when launched. What do you expect for a price like that ?

Via UberGizmo

Technorati: Spyke,Robot,watchdog, gizmo

HP ” (NanoTech attacks our Chips!)

But in a good way, of course. Hewlett Packard inventors have unveiled a new outlook upon where the processor chip manufacturing field is heading, and it appears to be downsizing, to nanotechnology.

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Having a big date, check your breath first!

If you always failed at dating, which means something really goes wrong. When heading for a date, you always get yourself wrapped up with nice texudo, perfume, shinny shoes, perhaps what you miss is checking your breath! You have bad breath, that’s why your date always crushed!

Here you go, a gadget that saves your date, the Kiss Me meter, which is capable of detecting bad breath. All you need to do is turn it on and blow into it for a couple of seconds.

There are 5 levels of results. The sensors will give negative results for Hydrogen Sulfide, Hydrochloric Acid, cigarette, and garlic/onion odors. The size is about 4.3cm x 2.5cm x 0.85cm, small enough and easy for you to bring along or you can attach it to your cellphone as shown above.

It will be available in the market soon for approximately $20 to $30 each, which is a small price to pay for that perfect first kiss.

Safe-drive.com, Via UberGizmo

Technorati: Dating,Breath tester,Kiss me tester,gadget

PayPal’s Security Key Protects You From Phishers!

PayPal is one of the most widely accepted payment methods by online stores, eBay and for individuals to transfer cash. Due it to its popularity, it’s also one of those getting most phishing troubles! If you do not know what phishing means, here is a little explanation.

Phishing is by far the most common method used for online fraud. Phishing involves sending out legitimate-looking emails that seem to come from a trustworthy website or institution. Phishers normally would create a fake website, which looks like the homepage of a reputable company, e.g PayPal. Then they send out tons of emails to consumers to lure them to login to thier (PayPal) account, in order to capture thier login information for financial again. Phishing not only causes a big loss of to the consumers and also to the company!

In order to overcome the phishing problem, PayPal has come out with a hardware solution, i.e the PayPal Security Key. This security key generates a unique one-time-use key code every 30 seconds, which you use along with your username and regular password to log into your account.

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