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The LG LU7000 LCD TV with Integrated DVD Player Announced

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LG Electronics has announced the new LG LU7000 LCD TV. The LG LU7000 features a built in DVD player and is available in 19″ and 22″ screens. It comes in a high gloss black finish. No information for the price and date of actual availability was released. Quick Specs HD Ready Dual XD Engine Resolution: 1366 x 768 Dynamic Contrast Ratio: 8,000:1 AV Mode (Cinema, Sport, Game) Invisible Speakers with SRS TruSurround XT Energy Saving Recommended Top Loading DVD Plays DVD Video(Single/Double layer), DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD-R/RW, Audio CD, Video CD, MP3, JPEG [Via LG ] Related Post: LG 's Ultra Slim Full LED LCD TV Posted by: Nightfall®

i-Bum Chair Automatically Scan Your Ass

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The iBum chair designed by Tomomi Sayuda automatically scans a person's ass whenever someone sits on it. It automatically detects when a person is on the chair by the use of a sensor and then prints out the resulting image on the right hand of the chair. So the next time you sit on a chair, watch out your ass might get scanned. [ Tomomisayuda via Kith-Kin ] Related Post: Posted by: Nightfall®

Guitar Link Turns Your PC into A Practice Tool

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This tiny USB device will turn your PC into a great practice tool for your guitar. Just plug it in and you can enjoy countless hours of practice and not to mention sore fingers. The USB Guitar Link works as a sound card and can be used in conjunction with some of the most popular guitar and virtual studio software in the market. It includes a headphone input, guitar input and a volume control. [via GeekStuff4U ] Related Post: USB Mouse Doubles As A VoIP Handset 4GB USB Pen Secretly Records Video USB Fridge Keeps Your Drinks Cool Posted by: Nightfall®

USB Mouse Doubles As A VoIP Handset

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This 800dpi USB Optical mouse doubles as a VoIP handset that you can use to chat with your friends thru skype and other messaging clients. It includes a soundbox with 48KHz sampling rate. Enjoy browsing the net while chatting with your friends. [via Gadgets4All ] Related Post:

Rovio Ultra Advanced WiFi Robot Can Spy on Your Housemates

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The Rovio is an ultra advanced wifi robot that you can control with your your laptop, mobile phone, PDA, video game console or any other web-enabled device. This means that even when you are not home you can still control this robot thru the internet. And with its full streaming video capability you can check over your house whenever your away. You can even use its built in camera and microphone to chat with your housemates. A tri-wheel design enables it to travel bidirectionally and with a built in GPS a predetermined route can be set up for it to follow. Power comes from a NiMH battery that is rechargeable using a dock which it can seek out automatically whenever it runs low on power. Other Features: 3x Omni-directional wheels 1x Head-mounted VGA camera LED illumination 1x Speaker and 1x microphone for 2-way audio USB connectivity Wi-Fi connectivity (802.11b and 802.11g) The Rovio retails at about $405. To learn more about this robot, go here. [via Firebox ] Related Post: Posted

Nokia 5230 Announced

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Nokia has just announced the new Nokia 5230, its latest addition to its touchscreen line of mobile phone. The 5230 features a full screen QWERTY keyboard on a 3.2 inch wide screen. It also features a handwriting recognition software, music player with 33 hours of playback time, A-GPS navigation ,the latest version of Ovi Maps with aerial images, 3D landmarks for over 200 cities and terrain map views for pedestrian and drive navigation. Memory storage is expandable up to 16GB via a microSD card. The 5230 will be release in two flavors a standard phone costing 149 Euros and in some select locations a phone that will shipped with loaded music. The 'Comes with Music' version will sell for 249 euros. The 5230 will shipped this fourth quarter of 2009. [via Nokia ] Related Post: Nokia Booklet 3G Unveiled With Video Nokia 6760 Slide Unveiled Nokia Surge Available on July 19 Posted by: Nightfall®

Nokia Booklet 3G Unveiled With Video

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Nokia has announced its entry into the laptop business with the introduction of the Nokia 3G booklet. The Nokia 3G Booklet is a mini laptop running a Windows system and powered by an Intel Atom processor.It has 10.1-inch LCD HD display. Other features includes a built-in GPS with OVI maps support, connectivity thru 3G/HSPA and Wi-Fi, webacam and HDMI support. What's more. it has a support for SIM card functionality, so basically it's still a phone with a laptop functionality. [via Nokia ] Related Post: Nokia 6760 Slide Unveiled Nokia Surge Available on July 19 Nokia 7020 Previewed Posted by: Nightfall®

MSI NF980-G65 Launched For AMD Platform With 3 Way SLI Support

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The MSI NF980-G65 is the latest motherboard coming from MSI. It is an AM3 socket motherboard designed for the AMD Phenom II CPUs. It features some of the MSI's innovative technologies including Intelligent Power Saving Technology--Active Phase Switching, Easy OC Switch, a Real 3-Way SLI with NF200 and a true Blu-ray radio support. Read >> [via MSI ] Related Post: Overclocking is Easy as Pushing a Button MSI eSata USB Combo MSI Debuts its 40 Nanometer Graphics Card Posted by: Nightfall®

Noon Solar Powered Bags Can Charge Your Gadgets

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The Noon bags collection contains a paper thin, flexible solar panel on the outside of the bag that is connected to a battery pack inside the bag. With this battery pack you can charge your gadgets, like cellphone iPod and mp3 players. The battery pack is a lithium ion battery that can be recharged by the solar panel or thru a wall socket that is included with the bag. Charging the solar panel is done by just facing the solar panel in direct contact with the sun, even in cloudy days charging is possible since the solar panel energy is collected thru the sun's UV light. The battery pack can hold the charge for several days and charging duration is 6-8 hours until it is fully charged. [ Noon Solar Via Inhabitat ] Related Post: Posted by: Nightfall®

Speedo LZR Racer Aquabeat Music Player - Take Your Music for a Swim

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The Speedo LZR Racer Aquabeat Music Player is a waterproof music player being offered by Speedo in partnership with iRiver. This music player can withstand water up to a depth of 3 meters, so you can take your music with you while swimming. It has a 2GB internal memory that can hold up to 480 songs and supports Mp3 and WMA playback. It includes a waterproof headphones, an adjustable head strap and of course swimming goggles. An internal battery lasts up to 8 hours of continuous playback. Charging is via USB thru a PC. [via Japan Trend Shop ] Related Post: Posted by: Nightfall®

Ricoh CX2 28-300mm Zoom

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The Ricoh CX2 digital camera is a newly released digital camera from Ricoh. It features a 28-300mm wide angle lens attached to a 29.4 thick body . It has a 10.7 magnification and is capable of continuous high-speed shooting at 5 frame/second. Effective camera pixels is 9.2 megapixels, storage is taken care of SD card. [via Ricoh ] Related Post: Wireless Camera, Cameraphone without the Phone Picture Yourself with the Samsung Dual View Camera Samsung's SMX-C14 and SMX-C10 Announced Posted by: Nightfall®

Plantronics Discovery 975 Bluetooth Earpiece with AudioIQ2 and WindSmart Noise-Canceling Technologies

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Plantronics has just announced the new Plantronics Discovery 975 Bluetooth Earpiece that features the AudioIQ2 and WindSmart Noise-Canceling technologies. The AudioIQ2 is Plantronic's next generation digital signal processing technology that utilizes a dual microphone system to capture users; speech and effectively cancel background noise. It is activated automatically whenever a user starts a conversation. In addition to AudioIQ2 the Discovery 975 also features WindSmart technology that makes use of grooved vents on the boom and acoustic fabrics around the mic to block wind thus preventing unwanted noises. Another great plus for this earpiece is the inclusion of an adaptive 20-band equalizer in it which is use in conjucmtion with the AudioIQ2 can greatly reduce background noise. This equalize also delivers superb sound quality. The earpiece comes with a carrying case that doubleas a charger and it includes an LCD screen that displays the battery and earpiece charge levels, as we

Samsung Gravity 2 Launches Today

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The Samsung Gravity 2 a full QWERTY keyboard phone is finally available today from T-Mobile for $29.99. The Samsung Gravity 2 is available in metallic pumpkin & berry mauve colors. Source: SamsungUsaNews Related Post: Samsung Exclaim™ SPH-m550 Samsung Propel Pro Samsung Instinct Samsung Alias Posted by: Nightfall®

New Samsung Bluetooth® Headsets Released

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Samsung has released three new Bluetooth® headset, the WEP87, WEP850 and the WEP470 headset. Samsung WEP870 The Samsung WEP870 is a mono style Bluetooth® headset with a hi-fidelity earpiece that users can wear around their ears to facilitate calls or listen music. It features a multi-connect technology that enables it to connect to two devices simultaneously. Samsung WEP850 The Samsung WEP850 is also a mono style headset that features multipoint technology and advanced dual-microphone noise cancellation and echo reduction. Samsung WEP470 The Samsung WEP470 is a small and lightweight Bluetooth® headset that features a packet loss concealment technology that can block out background noise. A fully integrated background noise filtering and echo cancellation delivers superior sound quality. [via SamsungUsaNews ] Related Post: Wireless Camera, Cameraphone without the Phone Picture Yourself with the Samsung Dual View Camera Samsung's SMX-C14 and SMX-C10 Announced Posted by: Nightfa

Microsoft Zune HD Powered by NVidia Tegra

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The new Microsoft Zune HD is powered by NVIDIA® Tegra™ processor, this has been announced recently by NVidia. The Zune HD is the latest Zune PMP from Microsoft that combines HD Video, HD radio receiver, full screen internet browsing and WIFI capability. It also features a 3.3 inch 16:9 OLED display with multitouch navigation. The Zune HD is available in 32 GB and 16 GB capacities. You can pre-order the ZuneHD at Amazon , BestBuy , WalMart and Microsoft Store. . [via NVidia ] Related Post: Posted by: Nightfall®

New MSI N275GTX Lightning Series Graphic Card Released

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MSI has released a new addition to its Lightning series of graphic cards. The N275GTX Lightning comes in the heels of the Lightning N260GTX which has surpassed broke the speed record when it reaches a speed of 1.1GHz. The N275GTX is manufactured with military class component and comes with 10 phase PWM and 1792MB GDDR3. It also features the exclusive Twin Frozr II thermal design that can greatly increases cooling efficiency thus enabling greater overclocking capability. GPU Clock is 700MHz. [via MSI ] Related Post: MSI N260GTX Lightning Reach 1.1 GHZ Core Speed MSI N285GTX Superpipe Posted by: Nightfall®

Wireless Camera, Cameraphone without the Phone

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A new camera has just been announced by Samsung that has Wifi connectivity, a built in GPS, Bluetooth and Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) compatibility. The Samsung CL65 can connect to any existing WIFI hotspot where users can directly email the photos. It can also connect to your HDTV thru the DLNA without using any cable. Photos can be easily geo tag using the built-in GPS in conjuction with the touchscreen QWERTY keyboard. [via SamsungUsaNews ] Related Post: Picture Yourself with the Samsung Dual View Camera Samsung's SMX-C14 and SMX-C10 Announced Posted by: Nightfall®

Picture Yourself with the Samsung Dual View Camera

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If you are a photographer, you have to resigned to the fact that every time you snapped up a picture of your friends you will not be included in the photo. Samsung has release two new cameras that may resolve that unlikely situation. The TL225 and TL220 are what Samsung call dual view cameras. An extra LCD monitor is located on the front side of the camera, so after you set up the shot you can join up with your friends and take the shot. It's also great for snapping a photo of yourself to put on your Facebook or any other social networking site. The TL225 has a 3.5 inch wide touch-screen LCD with 1,125K resolution. The two cameras features a mart Gesture User Interface that enable users to manipulate the photos on the LCD monitor. Say you want to rotate the photo, you just have to draw a circle on the LCD and the photo will rotate. To delete, user may draw an x. Both cameras are 12.2 megapixel cameras and comes standard with a 4.6x, 27mm wide angle Schneider-KREUZNACH lenses. Sams

Logitech Releases Two New Speakers for the iPod/iPhone

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Logitech has announced two new speakers for the iPod market. The Logitech Rechargeable Speaker S315i and Logitech Portable Speaker S125i. Logitech Rechargeable Speaker S315i The S315i is a rechargeable speaker with up to 20 hours of playing between every charge. It supports all iPhone model with Universal Dock connector. It also supports other music players that utilized a 3.5 mm connector input. Besides playing your music this speaker can also recharge your iPhone/iPod so you dont have to worry if you fail to recharge. Just docked it in and let the juice flow. Logitech Portable Speaker S125i A compact size speaker that you can take anywhere, it also doubles as a charger for your iPod and iPhone. It also supports other music player or CD player with a 3.5 mm auxiliary input or you can also connect it to your PC. Battery life last for about 10 hours. [via BLogitech ] Related Post: Logitech Gaming Mouse, Fragging has Never Been Easier Realistic Guitar Controller for the Xbox Wireless

Sony Ericsson Jalou Announced

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Sony Ericsson has just released the Jalou, a stylish fashion mobile phone. At only 73mm long this phone can easily be paired with any fashion accessories. This fashion phone is specially designed by Dolce & Gabbana and has a 24 karat gold plating and comes with three silky rose satin bags for phone protection and a special Dolce & Gabbana branded headset with gold accents. Other Features 3.2 megapixel camera Video recording Stereo FM radio Music player – with Bluetooth™ stereo, PlayNow™ and TrackID ™ Bluetooth™ 2.0 – upload images and videos to your social network site Mirror Key Walk Mate step counter – see how far you have walked while out shopping Internet - Google™ search, Google™ maps, email, instant messaging, picture messaging Entertainment – YouTube™ application, 3D games, video viewing The Sony Ericsson will be available on selected markets this coming Q4 2009. [via SonyEricsson ] Related Post: The New Sony Ericsson T715 Posted by: Nightfall®

4GB USB Pen Secretly Records Video

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This ordinary looking pen is a 4GB USB that doubles as a spycam and a digital camera with 1.3meg pixels of resolution. It records in colour with a 640*480 pixel resolution in AVI format. It is small enough to conceal anywhere and ideal for use by professional investigators and law enforcement or just spying for the inner voyeur in you. Just dont get caught! [via Gadgetscn ] Related Post: Posted by: Nightfall®

Logitech Gaming Mouse, Fragging has Never Been Easier

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Logitech has released its latest gaming mouse which is an improvement of its current G5 gaming mouse. The Logitech G500 has a futuristic look and shape which fits comfortably on your hands even on long gaming sessions. One of the improvement is the inclusion of a third thumb button for extra game controls. An onboard memory enables users to store macros and extra mouse setting within the mouse without having to use extra software. This is valuable when your'e programming the mouse with lots of controls and settings. The G500 also includes an improved laser sensor for superior tracking even at fast hand movement. [via Logitech ] Related Post: Realistic Guitar Controller for the Xbox Wireless Drum Controller for PS3 Posted by: Nightfall®

The First 3G Watchphone Now Available

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LG has released the world's first 3G watchphone. The LG GD910 measures only about 14mm thick and has a 1.43” tempered glass touchscreen. It features a world clock, stopwatch and splash resistant body just like any ordinary watch. But what sets it apart from your ordinary watches is that it is also a phone with 3G/3G+ connectivity. Other features includes VGA camera, MP3 player, diary, dictaphone and bluetooth connectivity. It is currently available but unfortunately this is only available in France thru Orange Telecoms. [via Webwire via Orange ] Related Post: Posted by: Nightfall®

New Google Chrome Beta Released

A new beta for Google Chrome has just been released with some very new improvements and features. One of the major improvement with this released is the speed where we can see a 30% increased over the last update. You can now also drag and drop thumbnails, pin thumbnail of your favorite website so that you can always see them when you open a new tab. The Omnibox has also been improved with this release. You can now distinguish between suggested sites, searches, bookmarks, and sites from your browsing history. Another feature added with this release and the one feature I truly like is the ability to change your theme. Read>> [via Google Chrome Blog ] Related Post: New Beta for Google Chrome Posted by: Nightfall®

Shower with your iPod with the Aquatune Waterproof Speaker

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You can now take your iPod anywhere even in the shower with this waterproof speaker and case. The AquaTune can withstand being submerged for up to 30 mins in 1 m of water. It includes a 3w speaker with independent volume control. [via japantrendshop ] Related Post: Posted by: Nightfall®

New in Gmail Labs: Hide Labels from Subject

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A new feature has been added to Gmail Labs where in you can remove labels from subjects. This is useful when you are viewing your mails using your laptops or netbook where the screen space is limited and the labels may take up the whole subject line. You may enable this by going to Settings>Labs then checking "Remove Labels from Subjects". [via Gmail Blog ] Related Post: New In Gmail : Send mail from Another Address New in Gmail: Labels Drag and Drop New in Gmail Labs: Inbox Preview Posted by: Nightfall®

Toshiba Announced the World's First 64 GB SDXC

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Toshiba has announced the world's first 64GB SDXC Memory Card with a transfer read speed of 60MBS and a write speed of 35MB/s. The 64 GB SDXC from Toshiba is the first SD card of this size and speed that is compliant with the SD Memory Card Standard Ver. 3.00, UHS104. The SDXC (extended Capacity) is the next generation SD card that has a specified transfer rate of 50 MB/s to 104MB/s and a capacity of up to 2 TB (2048 GB). The only other SD card that is compliant with this specification is the 32 GB SDXC released by Pretec last March 2009. [via AkihabaraNews ] Related Post: Corsair Dominator GT, Clocked at 2000MHZ Posted by: Nightfall®

Cassette MP3 Player

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My first taste of music comes in the form of a cassette tape. Back in those days this is the most popular form of media , that was before the advent of the CDs and MP3s. I still have those old cassette tapes lying around from my younger days but havent really use them now. If you are feeling nostalgic with that era of cassette tapes, you can still enjoy the feeling of hearing music from a cassette, sort of. No, its not really a cassette with those magnetic tapes , its an MP3 player house in an authentic cassette tape casing. It comes with an SD/MMC card slot that can supports cards up to 2GB and supports Windows 2000/XP. [via Gadgetscn ] Related Post: Posted by: Nightfall®

Video Sunglasses, Dont Use It While Driving

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So you want to have your own really private cinema right in the comfort of your but don't want to pay for those expensive home cinema system? This Video Sunglasses Personal Cinema will let you watch your favorite movies right in the comfort of your home. You can just wear it and can watch movies in a 50 inch screen just like in a real cinema. It features a 240 pixels TFT LCD screen with a virtual size of 50 inch and a double-channel stereo. It can support RM, RMVB, VOB, AVI media format. A 2GB internal memory with external SD support takes care of the storage. Beside from movies you can also plug it into your iPod, PS2 and Xbox so you can listen to mp3s and play your favorite games while lying down. Just don't use it while driving. [via Gadgetscn ] Related Post: Posted by: Nightfall®

USB Fridge Keeps Your Drinks Cool

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This USB gadget will cool your drinks while you type away infront of your PC. This cool looking gadget can contain a can of soda and can keep it at 8°C 5 minutes after plugging it to your PC. It requires no driver and is compatible with most platform. [via USB Geek ] Related Post: Posted by: Nightfall®

EGG MOUSE mini

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These brightly colored egg shaped objects are actually optical mouse from Elecom. They are the latest released of their EggMouse line of mouse product. These are slightly smaller than an average mouse and with its unique egg shaped design it comfortably fits right in your palm. They come in a 8 different pastel colors and they can be best paired with a netbook or a mobile PCs. [via Elecom ] Posted by: Nightfall®

The Samsung Solstice™

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Still cant get enough enough of those social networking sites? This new Samsung Solstice will satiate your unsatiable craving for more. It has a virtual landscape full QWERTY keyboard and an easy access to some of the most popular social networking sites. New widgets for Facebook, MySpace and Yahoo! oneSearch™ are provided for easy access. And if social networking sites is not in your taste you can still get in touch with your friends thru Mobile Email, IM and MMS.It also features MP3 player, video and audio streaming, preloaded games, Bluetooth® connectivity, 2.0 megapixel camera with camcorde rand a microSD™ memory card slot supporting up to 16GB. The Samsung Solstice is available beginning Aug. 2 from AT@T. [via SamsungUsaNews ] Related Post: The Samsung Highlight™ Samsung Exclaim™ SPH-m550 New Samsung Omnia Series Smartphone Posted by: Nightfall®

Samsung Announces Compact Full HD Camcorder

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Shoot in high definition with this newly released HD camvorder from Samsung America. The HMX-U10 is an ultra compact HD camcorder which can record movies at 1920×1080 FullHD. Besides taking at full HD, you can also take still photos at a resolution of 10 megapixels. Other features include Built-In intelli-studio Software, one touch Youtube upload and 2-Inch LCD display. This will be available this coming September 2009 and can be yours for $199.99. [via SamsungUsaNews ] Related Post: Samsung's SMX-C14 and SMX-C10 Announced Posted by: Nightfall®

One Billion Downloads for Firefox

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Firefox has just reach one billion downloads since its debut in November 2004, Mozilla Foundation has just announced in its official blog. Firefox , one of the most popular open source web browser is an experimental fork from the original Mozilla Project, has been around since November 29, 2004 when Firefox version 1.0 was released. At present, Firefox is now on its version 3.5 release. Source: Mozilla Blog Related Post: Introducing the Google Chrome OS Posted by: Nightfall®