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KidSafe - A Key for your PC 2007-08-05 18:01:00 Protect your Kids online!Computer geeks and white-hat hackers in the UK developed the KidSafe Parental Control Key to help lock down computer access in the easiest and most secure way possible.Each key is unique and cannot be duplicated. When inserted, they key allows your computer to boot and access the internet. When removed, the computer is locked tight, and unusable.Features High security access control systemLow-level Windows integrationStealth technologies to prevent removalOne-key, one computerRobust fail-safe proceduresSafe Mode boot preventionFully configurable1024-bit RSA key signaturesYou can buy the KidSafe security key from Think Geek for $59.99.
USB Digital Microscope 2007-08-05 17:47:00 Great for industrial inspection, science education, forensics, printing, textile, printed circuit board (PCB) inspection, jewelers, hobbyists, tinkerers, crime scene investigation, medical, serial number identification, quality control, parts assembly Capture high quality images, video and time-lapsed video Resolution: 640 x 480 pixels for image capture Magnification: 20x, 50x, 200x (for AM-311S) and 20x, 50x (for AM-310) Built-in LEDs for illumination (8 LEDs for AM-311S) and (4 LEDs for AM-310) LED on/off controlled by software (AM-311S only) Interface: USB 2.0 (AM-311S only) Frame rate: up to 30fps Dimension: 10cm (h) x 3.2cm (dia) Weight: 0.2 lb (90g) Includes: Microscope
, Microscope stand, DinoCapture Software (Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP, Vista, Mac OS9, OSX) [Via ThinkGeek] Read more:Digital
Sonic Boom Alarm Clock with Bed Shaker 2007-08-05 17:24:00 The Sonic
BoomTM Alarm Clock
is a unique clock that is guaranteed to wake up even the heaviest sleepers. When the alarm goes off, the user can select to wake up to any combination of loud pulsating audio alarm, flashing lights, or shaking bed.[Via SonicAlert] Read more:Shaker
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Swiss Army Memory USB with Laser Pointer 2007-08-05 17:04:00 The most popular Swiss
Army now comes in a genetically altered version Memory
USB with a built-in laser pointer.The ultimate geek multi-tool USB storage in a beautiful Swiss Army knife design Available in 1 GB capacity USB Flash Drive (easily detachable) Includes: Red laser pointer, ballpoint pen, knife, scissors, file with screwdriver, keyring Flash drive is USB powered, no external power supply required Works with Windows 98/SE/2000/ME/XP, MAC OS 9.x or above, Linux 2.4 or above USB 1.1/2.0 interface Legendary Swiss Army quality construction and materials Red laser uses a 389E button cell battery (included) Comes with USB cable (1 meter length) Size: 2.4" length x .75" wide x .6" height Weight: 1.2 oz (33 g) [Via ThinkGeek] Read more:Laser
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Dell Latitude XT Tablet pc 2007-08-05 08:50:00 ZDNet Asia is reporting that Dell’s new Tablet
PC will be called the Latitude
XT. The XT will be based on Intel’s Santa Rosa platform and will almost certainly have a 12.1-inch widescreen display with 1280 x 800 screen resolution, the pen and touch input support, and an optional outdoor viewing capability. It is powered by Intel’s single or dual-core ultra-low voltage (ULV) processor and has an integrated graphics solution reportedly.Along with WiFi options supporting up to 802.11n wireless standard and Ethernet LAN, Dell Latitude
XT has optional Bluetooth and wireless broadband 3G (HSDPA, EV-DO Rev. A) connections. There are also three USB ports, an ExpressCard slot, a FireWire, a VGA output, and a fingerprint reader, accompanied by an optional Smart Card slot for enhanced security.Dell’s new Latitude Convertable Tablet PC has been scoped. This will be the first tablet PC Dell has ever developed, and they’re saying with confidence that it will be one of the lightest on the m
Fusion Xtreme SLI Gaming System 2007-08-04 12:15:00 The ChillblastFusion XtremeGaming
base system boasts the highest performance gaming experience with high quality components in a stylish and thermally efficient Akasa aluminium case. The system takes advantage of new technologies such as dual core processors and SLI graphics. The new Asus M2N32-SLI motherboard allows both graphics cards to have the full PCI Express bandwidth, further improving performance. This is a no compromise system for those who demand only the best. The system comes fully setup and installed with Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 and Nero 6 CD/DVD burning software.Specification:Athlon 64 X2 FX-62 CPU with 2 x 1MB cache, 2.8GHzAsus M2N32-SLI Deluxe nForce 5 x16 MotherboardTWO(!!) NVIDIA Geforce 7950GT 512MB PCI Express Graphics with TV-Out and DVI in SLI mode for high performance gaming2GB PC2-6400 DDR2 RAM (2 x 1024MB)Akasa Eclipse-62 Black Aluminium CaseSeasonic S12-600 600watt Power SupplyTwo NEC 16x Dual Layer DVD-RW(CD-RW, DVD+/-RW, DVD-R Read more:System
TOP 10 Gaming Stuff 2007-08-04 11:33:00 1. PlayStation ®3Computer entertainment system unleashes a brilliant, high-definition entertainment experience. Killer feature: A combo of raw gaming power and Blu-Ray playback.2. Microsoft Xbox™ 360Xbox 360 leads the industry with its wireless gaming and entertainment experience—featuring stunning high-definition graphics and the largest library of next-generation game titles. Includes everything you need to game online or at home in up to 1080p resolution.3. Nintendo DS LiteThe new, improved Nintendo DS Lite is worth the cost of the upgrade for fans of the original DS portable gaming device. It retains all the qualities that made the DS so much fun, and the bright new screens make a significant difference in the look of the games.4. Nintendo WiiNintendo Wii's combination of unique motion-sensitive controllers and emphasis on fun gameplay make the ultra-affordable console hard to resist.5. Sony PSP Base Ceramic WhitePSP features a high-quality TFT LCD that displays ful Read more:Gaming
SanDisk Sansa® Shaker™ MP3 Players 2007-08-04 11:23:00 The Sansa
® Shaker
™ features many ways to listen to and share songs. It has a built-in speaker to enjoy music without ear buds, to play your favorite music, and listen with your friends & family. Plus it comes with two headphone jacks. You also have the ability to play and share SD cards loaded with your favorite songs. It comes with a 512MB SD card that will store 125 songs and an AAA batteriy will keep the music flowing for 15hours.Want to skip a track? Shake the player. Shake it twice and it will skip two. Read more:Players
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SanDisk Sansa® View 2007-08-04 11:13:00 SanDisk® Corporation introduced its first widescreen portable media player dubbed the “Sansa
® View.” The flash-based Sansa View is a sleek, yet simple video player that supports a wide array of content formats and comes equipped with a flash memory expansion slot.While the Sansa View is a pocket-able player–one of the slimmest on the market today—it features a large 4”widescreen display for optimal viewing. In addition to a DVD-like quality video experience, the Sansa View can display photos (up to 16 megapixels), play music, or even combine the two in a slideshow format. The durable player also comes equipped with an integrated speaker for watching and listening to any content on the player with a friend.The Sansa View has 8GB of internal flash memory to store up to 33 video hours or 2,000 songs or thousands of photos . Its flash memory expansion slot allows for additional memory capacity and playback of content found on SD and SDHC cards.[Source SanDisk] Read more:SanDisk Sansa
HP TouchSmart 2007-08-04 10:50:00 Microsoft announced the HP TouchSmart PC with a touchscreen interface designed to be an easy to use entertainment hub in the home. It's come with a 19-inch touchscreen, AMD Turion 64 X2 dual core TL-52 processor, 2GB SDRAM, 320GB drive, NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, integrated 1.3 MP camera, integrated FM and ATSC HDTV tuners, a DVD±RW / DVD-RAM burner with LightScribe, Pocket Media Drive bay, wireless keyboard, mouse, stylus, front media reader, and more ports & running Windows Vista.
Amtek U560 2007-08-04 10:35:00 It has a generous space on both sides for a comfortable hold and a slide out regular keyboard. Like the Fujitsu it has an Intel Sealey 800MHz processor and various options for its operating system.It also has 4.8" display, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 30GB hard drive, 512MB of ram, a 3600mAh 2-cell battery with an optional 4-cell extended battery, and an integrated 1.3 megapixel webcam.
High storage SanDisk microSDHC cards 2007-08-04 10:18:00 SanDisk® Corporation announced that it is has begun sampling 6- and 8-gigabyte (GB)1 microSD™ High Capacity (microSDHC
™) flash memory cards to major phone manufacturers and mobile network operators (MNOs) for testing and evaluation. The new cards are ideal for the growing number of feature-rich multimedia handsets that bring together phones, music players, hand-held computers, digital cameras and more. An 8GB microSDHC card can store more than 2,000 digital songs, or more than 5,000 high-resolution pictures, or up to 5 hours of high-quality MPEG 4 video. Read more:storage
Ad Aware 2007 2007-08-02 07:26:00 License Type: Free Price: Free Date Added: Jul 2007 Operating Systems: Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP File Size: 17700KB Author: Lavasoft DOWNLOAD This free antispyware program with a solid scanning engine has a significantly improved UI. Lavasoft's Ad-Aware
Free includes better detection of adware and malware, a scanning engine that goes easy on your PC's system resources, and a snazzy new interface. The updates apply to all three versions of Ad-Aware, which now go by the names Ad-Aware 2007 Free, Plus, and Pro. Note: None of the new versions of Ad-Aware 2007 will work with Microsoft Vista. Vista-compatible versions of Ad-Aware 2007 are slated for August, the company says. Also new is the program's new interface, which is available in all three versions. Finding tools and tweaking configuration have been made much easier. Premium Versions Deliver More A big advantage of the Plus version, which costs
Tenkey Optical Mouse 2007-07-31 13:57:00 Is this what are you looking for? Mouse
and keypad for your laptop? Features: 2 IN 1 optical mouse with keypad. Standard asynchronous 10-key keypad. The 19-key layout provides efficient and convenient access to your numeric keys. Embedded optical mouse function. 2 buttons and wheel mouse function. Big scrolling wheel for better surfing on internet . The transparent cover avoids touching numeric key while using mouse function. Similar to the soft touch feeling of notebook key. 13mm x 13mm numeric key makes it more compact. Increase productivity in business applications. The non-synchronization keys allow you to use the keypad and your keyboard as separate units. Great for Laptop users, by combining with a numeric keypad and mouse. 1000 dpi resolution. Driver free. USB available. FCC, CE, R&TTL, ROHS[Source www.ezkey.com] Read more:Optical
iPod Access Tool Supports iPhone 2007-07-31 13:27:00 Findley Designs has updated its iPodAccess
utility to version 4.1. The new update is free for registered 4.0 users, and costs US$19.99 for new users.iPod Access is a music and video transfer utility for Mac OS X and Windows that helps you recover content stored on your iPod. It lets you access the songs on your iPod, display and sort them and search for songs similarly to how you would in itunes. iPod Access will copy them back to iTunes or to an external drive for backup.New to iPod Access 4.1 is support for the iPhone
. It also improves integration with iTunes and makes numerous bug fixes, according to Findley Designs.[Via PcWorld] iPod Access for Windows v4.1 Download Now iPod Access v4.1 Download Now
Nokia N77 2007-07-31 12:46:00 Designed in a stylish form, optimized mobile TV, included MP3 players, 2.0 megapixel cameras, and based on Symbian OS, Nokia
N77 not only allows users to surf web, check email but also gives users direct access to their favourite TV programs with up to date news and sports.Nokia N77 features * Active matrix 2.4-inch QVGA color display with wide viewing angle: 320 x 240 px, up to 16 million colours * Integrated DVB-H based mobile TV with internal antenna (470-750 MHz) and dedicated TV application for selection, purchase, and consumption of TV programs * Built-in 2.0-megapixel camera (1600 x 1200 px) with up to 16x digital zoom, LED flash Digital music player optimized for music listening with enhanced on the go playlist management: edit playlists, add new music * Stereo FM radio (87.5-108 MHz) with Visual Radio support * Up to 20 MB of internal dynamic memory for messages, ringing tones, images, video clips, calendar notes, to-do list and applications with hot swap microSD slot * Inte
PlayStation Eye 2007-07-31 07:14:00 For years, video game-loving nature documentary film makers have searched for a away to combine their two passions.Finally Sony delivers, with PlayStation
Eye offering the chance to make time-lapse movies snails crawling across window panes via the power of PS3®. It has other uses too. Four mics suppress background noise while the camera captures video at up to 120fps, editable with the bundled software.
Buffalo TeraStation Pro II 2007-07-31 06:57:00 Running a home business or just in ness of an obscene ampunt of data storage? Then say hello to the TeraStation Pro II, available in one or two terabyte system options.The Buffalo
TeraStation Pro II is a high-performance four SATA drive NAS supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10.The Pro II has a claimed transfer rate of 35MBps and a super quiet fan so your office won't sound like a buzzing server room. With quick-swap hard drive trays, you won't need a technical person to replace dead hard drives. Two USB 2.0ports allow for expanded networkd storage.
Blu-ray vs HD DVD 2007-07-29 14:29:00 It has been a long time coming, but the battle to replace the DVD has finally reached consumers. The consumer electronics industry is attempting to replace the millions of DVD players and DVD-ROM drives across the globe. The problem is it can't decide which format to replace them with: Blu-ray or HD DVD.Each format has its own heavyweight industry backing. HD DVD is supported by Toshiba, Intel, and Microsoft, which will offer an add-on HD DVD player to its Xbox 360 game console this fall. Blu-ray is supported by Samsung, Pioneer, and Sony, which will build a Blu-ray drive directly into its upcoming PlayStation 3 game system, also available this fall.What is the difference? Blu-ray has a capacity advantage, offering 25GB of storage on a single-sided disc and 50GB on a double-sided disc. HD DVD discs hold 15GB (single sided) or 30GB (double-sided). Although this would seem to give Blu-ray a significant advantage, 15GB is enough room—just barely—to fit a high-definition movie.HD DVD
Alienware Area-51 ALX Pure Power 2007-07-29 14:01:00 Let Alienware Push Your System to the Limit The Area-51 ALX system is now available with the quad core Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 overclocked from 2.66GHz to 3.2GHz core clock speed! Alienware factory overclocking increases your processor's overall speed and performance. Alienware assures that all its overclocked systems still meet Alienware's strict quality and performance guidelines before leaving the factory. Alienware factory overclocking does not void your system warranty.Double Barrelled Graphics The new NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8800 Ultra with SLI dual GPU technology is, simply put, unstoppable. The NVIDIA 8800 Ultra carries 768 MB of GDDR3 memory, for a total of 1.5 GHz of dedicated GPU memory, and is the world's first Direct X 10-compliant video card as well as HDCP ready. With this kind of dual GPU firepower at your disposal, you better start planning the post-victory smack talk now.More than ever before Cram all your digital pictures, movies, game
Alienware Area-51 7500 with Thermaltake BigWater SE 2007-07-29 13:27:00 Thermaltake has been in business since 1999 providing cooling solutions to computer users around the world. In the 6+ years they have been in business, they went from the golden orb, which sold millions, to their current line of products, ranging from CPU coolers to full blown water cooling setups and from cases to PSU's, not to mention the wide range of other products they offer.This is a Alienware Area-51 7500R4 P2 Chassis with a installed Thermaltake BigWater SE thermaltake liquid cooling kit on. Installation took about 4 hours.
Flaming Permomance 2007-07-29 08:46:00 Often wanted a PDA phone with a dedicated graphics processor? Here is the O2 Xda Flame screaming for your attention. The manufacturers claim that is the first of its kind to have two processors, one being the intel CPU and the other for being the NVIDIA GoForce 5500 GPU.02 Xda Flame is powered by an Intel Xscale PXA 270 520MHz and an NVIDIA GoForce 5500 graphics card. With gigantic 3.6″ 640×480 resolution TOUCH screen, the 02 Xda Flame phone has a better LCD screen than iPhone which only features a 3.5 in, 320×480 resolution screen.Besides that, this PDA phone also comes integrated 2GB internal storage, 64MB Flash ROM, 128MB RAM, WiFi support and 3G network support. With NVIDIA graphics card and 3.6″ LCD Screen, watching DVD on the 02 Xda Flame is definitely an enjoyable experience.
Wired for Sound 2007-07-29 08:31:00 When it comes to owning Ghettoblaster, the first thing that comes to mind is that you want to annoy those within earshot. Now that unfortunately isn't possibly if all you carry around is a puny iPod. Well all this about to change with the PodXtreame Sound
Box. This add on speaker is capable of bringing down the house but is only half the size of your iPod. Powered by Li-ion batteries, you can juice this up anytime as long as you have a USB cable. Read more:Wired
Alienware m9750 First Look 2007-07-27 14:01:00 The most powerful laptop with 17” Wide Screen WUXGA, With two processing cores, powered by the Intel® Core™2 Duo processor, 2GB RAM DDR2 at 667MHz, 512MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX GDDR3 NVIDIA nForce 100 with NVIDIA® SLI™ technology and two 250GB hard drives.The truth? It's out there.Today’s games demand maximum horsepower; the Area-51 m9750 delivers. NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology and up to 1GB of graphics memory make it more powerful than most desktops, and all other notebooks.PC Magazine : Editors' Choice : July 2007 “The new Stealth Black design and SLI graphics allow the Alienware Area-51 m9750 to take its rightful place on the gaming throne.”[Via alienware.com] Read more:First
, First Look
See what Spybot S&D can do for you 2007-08-08 15:15:00 Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer.CNET Download.com is the safe and trusted provider forSpybot - Search & Destroy 1.4 To complete your download, click the Download Now link below:
Optimize Your PC for Faster Start-Up 2007-08-08 14:48:00 1. Tweak the PC Setup: Your PC's hardware can keep you waiting for quite a while before Windows has a chance to start. You can reduce the delay by changing a few settings in your CMOS. Quick Power On Self-Test: Set this to Fast or Enabled to skip some time-consuming memory and hardware start-up tests. The downside is that you might miss a developing problem with RAM or the motherboard. Floppy Seek: If your PC's floppy has been working fine, there's no reason to test it every time you boot. Set this to Disabled. IDE Drives: Look for a list of your Primary and Secondary IDE channels. When these options are set to Auto, your PC pauses to identify each IDE device as it boots. Set this to None on IDE channels you aren't using. 2. Check for viruses, spyware and adware: Hidden malicious or annoying programs often load at system start-up, slowing down the process. Get rid of them by scanning for viruses and pests regularly. Don't have antivirus and spyware utili Read more:Start
5 tips to extend the life of your laptop battery 2007-08-08 04:51:00 1 - Power down the displayLowering the screen resolution and color depth decreases the workload on the GPU, thus extending the battery
runtime. You can change these by going to Start/Settings/Control Panel/Display and clicking the Settings tab.Disabling extra features like ClearType fonts and fade effects will cut down on the CPU’s power consumption. You can find these in the Control Panel under System/Advanced/Performance Settings/Visual Effects.2 - Turn off unused devicesMany new notebooks provide a hard-wired On/Off switch for the Wi-Fi radio for this reason. Beyond that, you should go to the Control Panel, select System/Hardware/Device Manager, and disable the Ethernet adapter, infrared transceiver, and Bluetooth (if your notebook has one). It was designed for mobile devices, but having Bluetooth enabled actually consumes quite a bit of power.3 - Decrease hard drive activity To minimize the frequency with which your hard disk has to spin up to access data, defragmenting
Dopod C500 Windows Mobile 6 Standard Smartphone 2007-08-08 04:28:00 With the latest WindowsMobile
6 platform and Microsoft Office Mobile, you can truly enjoy all the benefits that come with having your own mobile office. The powerful features mean that information and documents you require are always available at your fingertips. The C500 allows users to both view and edit familiar Word and Excel documents as well as the ability to view PowerPoint and Adobe PDF documents.One of the biggest advantages of the Dopod
C500 is its size. The handheld is considered small for a device that hides a full QWERTY keyboard (semi-auto sliding) beneath its 2.4-inch LCD screen and a 12-numeric keypad. Read more:Standard
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, Windows Mobile
From Ear to Eternity 2007-08-08 04:00:00 V-MODA is the music lifestyle brand based in Hollywood, California. It designs and markets innovative products that fuse high-fashion and high-function, while paying homage to a rock-and-roll and house music lifestyle.Vibe in Flashblack Chrome and Gunmetal BlackThe Modaphone Hearwear Collection is part of the V-MODA collection of music-inspired products, apparel, and DJ compilations unveiled in 2006.[Via V-Moda] Read more:Eternity
Apple MacBook Pro 2007-08-06 18:06:00 A 2.2GHz or 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4MB of Smart Cache, L2 cache that can be shared between the cores as needed. MacBook
Pro delivers up to 4GB of 667MHz DDR2 memory with a faster, 800MHz frontside bus and support for hard drives up to 250GB.Ultimate speed, performance, and connectivity. Next-generation 802.11n wireless. Gorgeous upgraded displays. Wickedly fast NVIDIA graphics- GeForce 8600M GT graphics controller. Now available in 15.4- and 17-inch models with an optional 1920-by-1200 pixel display. Read more:Apple
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