For those that are constantly looking for Wi-Fi hot spots around town, checkout IOGEAR’s GWF001 Wi-Fi Finder. You can attach the Wi-Fi Finder to your keychain and when you need to check for Wi-Fi availability simply press the “detect” button on the device and voila!. Easy, portable, Wi-Fi detector. You don’t even need to turn on your laptop. The GWF001 sports a 5-level LED status light that signals the strength of any Wi-Fi signal. It can detect 802.11 b/g signals from up to 500 feet away.
So now you can have a keychain camera, photo frame, and Wi-Fi finder! Awesome.
The IOGEAR GWF001 Wi-Fi Finder costs $34.95 at IOGEAR’s website.
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Not long after posting the details of SanDisk’s newest MP3 player, the Sansa Fuze, did reviews start hitting the net. SanDisk has positioned the ‘Fuze’ as an Apple iPod Nano (third gen) competitor. Unfortunately, for the most part, the ‘Fuze’ falls flat in the video support category and doesn’t have the audio prowess of other MP3 players. However, to its credit, SanDisk has attached attractive price tags to the ‘Fuze’: $79.99, $99.99, $129.99 for the 2, 4, and 8GB model.
Continue reading the review after the jump.
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March 15, 2008 – 11:09 pm
Looking for something more portable than the high-tech digital picture frames currently available? Pictures are important to alot people. I mean, sure you can store all of your photos in your wallet, but overtime they get wrinkled and worn out. Plus, what if you have tons of family pictures? You don’t want your wallet fat full of photos.
Here’s the Digital Photoframe Keyring from I Want One of Those. Just like the Philips Keychain Camera, the Digital Photoframe is super duper compact and fits on your keyring. It comes with 8MB of internal memory, enough to store up to 31 photos. It supports two playback modes: manual shuffling and automatic slide. The Photoframe is rechargeable via USB. Photos are easily transferred using the user-friendly software (Windows and Mac).
The Digital Photoframe Keyring cost £44.95 ($92). Pretty expensive for a 1.5-inch, 8MB digital picture frame, regardless of its ultra compactness.
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March 15, 2008 – 10:51 pm
Like always, here’s another gadget that won’t be hitting this side of the pond. From Finedrive comes the CUVi, one of the smallest navigational and DMB device I have ever seen. Set to hit the Korean market, the CUVi comes with a 3.5-inch display in a compact and lightweight form — weighing 152g or 0.34 lbs. It supports music, video, and DMB playback. Estimated battery life is 2 hours.
Starting price tag is 299,999 Won ($300 USD)
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Via: AVING
The Philips J44417 Keychain Camera is for those looking for an ultra portable digital camera. It’s perfect for taking photos during events that don’t allow cameras. I mean, you can sneak this little wonder into anything. Who is going to look at your keychain, right? Of course, the Philips J4417 doesn’t pack the muscle power of full-sized cameras. But for $20, here’s what you get:
* Image resolution up to 288 x 352
* 0.1 megapixel
* 1x optical zoom
* Movie mode in AVI format
* 10-second self-timer
* Web cam capability
* Includes 2MB internal memory
* Powered by one AAA battery
* USB cable and software
Available now at Amazon.
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March 15, 2008 – 10:45 am
Probably more useful for the ladies, the Twinkie Bag can be used to store your makeup, money, keys, pen, pencils, etc. Unfortunately, unlike the real Hostess Twinkie, this bag isn’t edible. The outside is terrycloth and the inside lining is made of PVC vinyl. The Twinkie Bag features a zip top, so your stuff will be nicely secured inside.
It actually makes me crave eating some real Twinkies by just looking at it. One question though, “WHERE’S THE CREAM FILLING?”
Available at Juvie Shop for $17.
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Via: Fashionably Geek
The MacBook Air isn’t the only slim notebook in town. Introducing the Frontier FRNL, it’s lighter, but not quite as slim as the Air. It weighs 2.75 pounds compared to the MacBook Air’s 3 pound weight. However, what the FRNL can do that the Mac can’t is survive abuse. The Frontier FRNL has a waterproof keyboard and a super tough casing that can withstand a 2.5 feet drop and 265 pounds of pressure. If you take a look at the pictures below, it seems to also have a fingerprint reader similar to the ones on Lenovo’s ThinkPads.
Specs:
* 800 MHz Intel A110 CPU
* 12.1-inch LED backlight LCD; SXGA resolution
* 1GB of RAM
* 80GB HDD
* Wi-Fi A/B/G
* Dimensions: 11.65 x 1.21 x 8.22 inches
Its specs sure leave more to be desired. 800MHz? What?
The Frontier FRNL is on sale for about half of what the MacBook Air retails for in Japan.
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Via: Yahoo! News and Akihabara News
The magicJack is a USB VoIP calling device similar to Skype or Vonage, but much cheaper. About the size of a matchbook, the magicJack only requires a USB port, broadband connection, a telephone handset, and Microsoft Windows (XP/Vista). Simply plug in the magicJack to your PC, connect a headset (or landline phone) to the device, and make your call. There is no software to install. Once you connect the device to your computer, the software will automatically run…off of the magicJack. It’ll even do emergency 911 calls. The person you call doesn’t not require a magicJack. You can call any ordinary landline phone. Here’s what you get:
* Free calls within USA and Canada (local and long distance)
* Voicemail
* Caller ID
* Your own phone number
* USB extension cord
* Emergency 911 and free 411 calls
* Call waiting/forwarding
* Free International calling to US/Canada numbers when traveling outside of the US.
You also don’t need to have your computer running to receive voice mails or to have your calls forwarded. Calls are forwarded from the company’s own switches. International rates are as low as 0.2 cents per minute. Full rates here.
The magicJack costs $39.95 a year. Best of all, you get one free year (calls within USA/Canada). There is a 30 day, 100% risk-free trial, so go ahead and give it a shot.
TravelTechTalk did a review of the device and are raving about it, despite its negligible delay.
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Via: TravelTechTalk
