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If you’ve managed to get yourself beyond needing bumpers whenever you go bowling, you might have grown into having a  slight fascination for bowling.  Well if you have become a bowling guru, then you might enjoy this odd little lamp.  It’s not everyday that one walks into someone’s living room to find a glowing bowling pin, but now you can pick up your own.  It doesn’t look quite as beat up as one you would find in the bowling alley.  Instead it has a slight modern edge to it, with it’s classic bright white look to it. (Read the full post about ‘The Bowling pin Knock-off Lamp’…)

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There are a number of MP3 players claiming to be waterproof out there, namely the Speedo AquaBeat and Nu Technology and the newest fish is the Freestyle Audio. The site touts that it is • shock resistant, durable design allows for skip free audio • fully submergible up to 10 feet • 2GB Flash memory holds up to 600 songs Take it surfing, or snowboarding and if you wipe out, it’s shockproof as well. Available for $89.99 at Freestyle or Amazon. Tags: camera, laptops, digital, home cinema (Read the full post about ‘Freestyle Audio - Amphibious MP3′…)

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For some reason, I can’t help but think of the song “Slide” by the Goo Goo Dolls when I saw this next product. Maybe it’s because the USB Volume Slide Controller is slide controlled, and I needed a good intro to this article. The USB Volume Slide Controller plugs into the USB port, and then it can affix to the side of your computer or laptop. The point of it is to have some sort of volume control at your fingertips that is controlled by your fingertips. Slide it up to turn the volume up, or down to turn it down. Pretty simple, right? It can be turned off or on by simply touching it and holding it down for about two seconds. Think of it as a handy mute button. (Read the full post about ‘USB Volume Slide Controller: Control at your fingertips’…)

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The Hong Kong Trade Development Council is hosting their 28th Autumn Edition Hong Kong Electronics Fair this week, Sunday through Thursday.  With over 2,600 exhibitors, there is guaranteed to be some of the best new electronics and ideas on the planet at the event.  How can it not draw the best products?  It is the second largest electronics show in the world. An exciting array of tech categories will be showcased including: Audio Visual Home Appliances In-Vehicle Electronics & GPS Office Automation & Equipment Personal Electronics Browsing the exhibitor list makes me feel like I am in heaven.  The list seems never-ending and every item I see I want to pick up and play with!  The Hong Kong Electronics Industry Association Award for Outstanding Innovation and Technology Products, an award meant to elevate creativity and innovation in the industry, will be awarded Tuesday. (Read the full post about ‘Tech Heaven is in Hong Kong’…)

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Dr. Who fans will be excited to see this latest bit of Dr. Who inspired gadgetry.  Although the Dalek played a slightly evil role in the series, you can put it to work with a much simpler task.  However, if you have any worries about robots taking over the world, this probably isn’t the clock for you.  Otherwise you might end up having Dalek related nightmares and end up smashing your clock to pieces the moment you wake up. (Read the full post about ‘The Dalek Illuminating Wall Clock for Doctor Who fans’…)

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The thing that we were afraid of not too long ago (the FBI’s Carnivore program), is coming up in the UK now. The UK Home Secretary is proposing a similar system that would track times and dates of messages and phone calls. Needless to say, it’s experiencing a great deal of resistance. 

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Tags: mobile devices, high definition TV, wireless, players

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by Darren Murph, posted Oct 15th 2008 at 9:43AM We had a feeling we’d get a mixed bag of reviews as soon as we first saw the Motorola Krave ZN4 — it’s one of those love it or hate it type things, you know? In some cases, reviewers chose to focus on the positives, noting that it was cute, unique, a good music player and a phone that would last and last without a recharge. Another batch of critics couldn’t hold back the whip, pointing out that it lacked WiFi, packed a lackluster browser, included yawn-worthy software and offered a keyboard that was “straight-up awkward.” As expected, overall ratings hovered between just below average to just above average, and it seems this phone will be exactly what you make it out to be. (Read the full post about ‘Motorola Krave ZN4 review roundup’…)

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I certainly did not bet on seeing a portable version of the Dreamcast eight years ago, but today we have super powerful handheld consoles like the Sony PSP and its less technologically proficient DS Lite rival which far outstripped the home consoles of the 1990s in terms of processing power. What happens when you want to get your defunct Dreamcast up and running in a portable form factor? Sega certainly won’t open its doors for you to enter into its R&D labs, leaving you to do things for yourself. Enter hailrazer who has taken his Dreamcast and churned it into a portable form factor known as the DarthCast, thanks to the Lazer Doodle shell. It has a battery life of three hours and uses a PSOne LCD display. (Read the full post about ‘DarthCast looks sweet’…)

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by Darren Murph, posted Oct 15th 2008 at 8:06AM Hmm, what have we here? A recent Microsoft survey sent out to select users has us wondering what on Earth the mega-corp is planning to do next, and judging by the looks of things, it has everything to do with Instant On. We’ve seen a number of these lightning-fast boot applications, with the most recent being ASUS’ Splashtop OS and the iteration loaded onto Dell’s freshest Latitudes. The survey makes mention that the “Instant On experience is different from ‘Full Windows’ because it limits what activities you can do and what applications you have access to.” The survey also asks about which applications would be most important to have quick access to, and it very plainly states that in this “scenario,” your PC would “be usable in eight seconds.” So, is Instant On coming to Windows? (Read the full post about ‘Microsoft survey hints at Instant On OS concept’…)

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FROM APPLETELL - With all the news about the major revamp of the Macbook family, it’s easy to forget that Apple also made a few revisions to the former favorite child, the macbook air. The Air now features the same NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics card as both the Macbook and Macbook Pro (though… MORE » Keep up with the latest gadget goodness! - Subscribe to our feed → Tags: computers, design, speaker, TV (Read the full post about ‘Macbook Air gets updated, shouts, “Don’t forget about me!”’…)

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