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Rocket Alarm Clock

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:16:59 +0000

Here is a fun way for the kids to wake up. When the Rocket Alarm Clock sounds a countdown starts and if not switched off in time, the rocket will fire into the air. I guess the goal is to get the kids out of bed to prevent the rocket from launching, but we all know what will really happen. They will wake and watch, but not fall back to sleep… because the only way to turn it off is to retrieve and replace the rocket on its base.

$28.45 - Rocket Alarm Clock (via NewLaunches.com)

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Watch NBCOlympics.com Video Clips on Your Phone (iPhone too!)

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:54:17 +0000

Everyone probably knows about the Microsoft Silverlight-powered NBCOlympics.com site. But, did you know you can access its information AND videos on your smartphone too? Yep, head over to… mobile.nbcolympics.com I tested video playback on my iPod touch and found that it works fine. So, iPhone users will not be left out of the Olympics this summer.

PR: E-TEN plans to actively build on the Russian market share Communicators

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:21:00 +0000

Previously announced merger of the company E-TEN Information Systems with the company Acer Inc. will end on September 1, 2008. After this event, the existing unit E-TEN production Communicators (Communication PDA division) will become a business group (Smart Handheld Business Group) within the company Acer.

In connection with the anticipated growth in the market over the next five years and beyond, the company is going to continue to develop in Russia for personal communication devices. There will also be formed team of Russian experts from E-TEN and Acer to implement the sales, marketing and technical support.

Recently, the team E-TEN joined Aleksey Klochkov, prior position as head of business development trends in Russia and the CIS in the company HTC. Mr. Klochkov has a highly professional and has 10 - years of experience at the fastest growing telecommunications market in Russia. In a joint team of Acer and E-TEN Aleksey Klochkov will work in the office manager of Business Development and responsible for the promotion of personal communication devices E-TEN in the Russian market.

The company predicts steady sales growth in Russia communicators in the next few years.

During the third and fourth quarters of 2008 to the Russian market will be issued four new devices E-TEN: DX900 - the world's first Communicator, which supports two SIM-cards and communications standards HSDPA and EDGE, X900 with SCM high-speed Internet connection generation 3.5G, V900 - the first device from E-TEN to support mobile television, as well as ultra-and multi-X610. Distribution of new devices will be provided by partners, the company E-TEN - by "Business Bureau" and the company "MakTsentr".

Oster 6297 6-Slice Convection Toaster Oven - Save on Electricity

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:10:08 +0000

We've been using our toaster oven a lot more since the whole energy crisis has been heating up. We thought this 6-slice toaster oven with convection technology for faster cooking that has 2 rack positions looks like a good oven if you don't have one already. The 150- to 450-degree F thermostat should be able to dial up the correct temperature for whatever you want to cook, and the 60-minute timer with auto shut-off makes it almost like your big oven with a kitchen timer.

We believe we've saved just north of $43 bucks last month by cooking more with smaller appliances, and even if the savings are less - they're still savings.

At Oster 6297 6-Slice Convection Toaster Oven

Samsung U800 is already in Ukraine

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:10:00 +0000

Samsung Electronics Company announced entering the Ukrainian market phone U800, also received a second title - Soulb. Save all the advantages of U900 Soul, novelty favourably with other phones-monoblock, asking an entirely new standard of quality. Recall: Soul in the title means a reduction from the Spirit of Ultra, which indicates the sophistication of external appearance of this device and belonging to the same line.

Overall in design between the two models ruler Soul - U800 and U900 - can be seen at a glance. Both possess the whole apparatus of a metal shell, which is decorated with more new items U800 and finest pattern. U800 thickness of only 9.9 mm, which allows talk about him as an ultra phone.

Samsung U800 Soulb comes in elegant colors: Soul Grey (steel gray).

Model U800 Soulb, in addition to attractive appearance, and can boast a rich content of the functional: a built-3 - megapixel camera with LED lighting, means viewing Office documents, high-speed Internet browser, Bluetooth 2.0, etc.

Equipped with U800 and such entertainment functions as a music player, videorekorder and video editor, as well as FM-receiver with support for RDS. Built to 1 GB of memory, plus support microSD memory card format gives sufficient to store favorite music, photos, videos, etc.

Samsung U800 Soulb already available in Ukrainian shops, its recommended retail price - 1400 hryvnias (1 ~ $ 4.85 USD.).

Another pic of the Sony Ericsson W988 concept

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:22:00 +0000

Here is another pic of the Sony Ericsson W988 concept by Nightblade from esato.

Geeky gadgets: USB frying pan, cook while at your desktop...

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:13:28 +0000

Geeks like us are always coming up with new ways to keep ourselves away from anywhere else in the house except at the desktop next to our beloved PC. Here we have another, rather extreme example that I wouldn't have done, but someone did decide that they needed to cook while sitting at their PC. Their are also instructions published on how to do it over at Instructables (follow the link at the end of the post if you're interested). The USB frying pan here in the picture, seems to cook rather well in the video, it does appear to take some time to heat up, I would say it looks rather dangerous and probably makes your room and computer all smelly and oily if you decided to fry something up? Might want to consider covering up the keyboard with a keyboard napkin if you want to keep things from getting all greasy!

Check out this video...

Click here for instructions on how to make one of these at Instructables...

Fold Loud

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:01:00 +0000

Created by JooYoun Paek, "Fold Loud is a (de)constructing musical play interface that uses origami paper folding techniques and ritualistic Taoist principles to give users a sense of slow, soothing relaxation."

[via Milena Castulovich]

Hoshino debuts "biodegradable" FD-300 flash drive

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:01:00 +0000

Filed under: Storage

It's far from the first company to attempt to make a more environmentally-friendly flash drive, but given the near disposable nature of them these days, that's not exactly a bad thing. This latest drive from Hong Kong-based Hoshino also takes a decidedly different approach than other drives that simply keep the hazardous chemicals and whatnot to a minium, with it actually constructed out of polylactide (or PLA) made from corn that is, technically, biodegradable. The downside is that in order for it to be broken down, PLA needs to be blasted with heat for ten days on end at a specialized facility, which isn't exactly the most direct route back into the ground, or an accessible option for everybody at the moment (there's also the small matter of it being based on a food product). The drive also apparently isn't available to the general public just yet, but companies interested in doing business with Hoshino can contact 'em for more details.

[Via Everything USB, background on PLA via Smithsonian Magazine]

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Asus' new luxury S101 Eee coming in September

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:52:13 +0000

Excremental brown is not much in demand as a laptop color, but Asus can't even be bothered to wipe off a new Eee after it spurts a new model out of its netbook production orifice before selling it these days.

Seen here: the Eee S101, which will be Asus' luxury Eee model: less than one inch thick, featuring a 10.2-inch LCD screen, an Atom processor and up to 64GB of SSD. Going price? $899 when it's launched in mid-September.

Eeexquisite, sub-1"-thick Eee S101 cradled by Asus CEO [Crunchgear]