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USB Gadget Display is Like Vista Sideshow, but Supports Windows XP

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When is Vista Sideshow not Vista Sideshow? When it does the same thing as Sideshow—display little widgets on an external device—but doesn’t use Vista’s Gadgets. The USB Gadget Display does look like a little 2-inch LCD display, which shows clocks and various other things like CPU and RAM usage outside of your machine, but it works with Windows XP, something Sideshow can’t claim.

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July 10th, 2010 at 10:02 pm

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Hi Volt Antivirus Brings Unorthodox Safety Measure to Your Lappie

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We’ve seen awesome Tesla coil art many times before, and the latest addition to the catalog is no exception. With Christmas decorations, a vehicle anti-theft device and allied soldiers all getting the Tesla treatment, it was only a matter of time before the humble laptop entered into the realms of electrical greatness.

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May 10th, 2010 at 9:59 pm

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Egoman PMP Has 4.3-Inch Touchscreen, 16M Colour Displaying

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Egoman’s latest PMP, the MP810RSTD-43 bears an impressive, 4.3-inch touchscreen, which supports 16.7 million colours, and that just about sets it apart from the other iPod touch clones sitting it out in PMP purgatory. The device will playback WVI and RMVB at 30 fps, is just 7.2mm thick and will happily playback MP3, WMA, ADPCM, WAV, APC and FLAC files

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April 10th, 2010 at 9:57 pm

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Brando USB Interactive Aquarium

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Ever wish you could have an aquarium and not actually worry about taking care of the fish? Well now you can have the aquarium aspect without actually having the real fish side to it with the new Brando USB Interactive Aquarium. Leave it to Brando to come up with yet another zany USB product. This one’s a funny one if you ask me.

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March 10th, 2010 at 9:56 pm

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Everex’s MyMiniPC: A Linux Desktop for MySpace Junkies

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Produced in conjunction with open source Linux startup, Good OS, Everex’s new limited edition MyMiniPC is designed especially for the MySpace-obsessed, featuring a special version of gOS Linux chalk full of social network goodness, including a slew of new MySpace apps created in the wake of the site’s recent open-API launch.

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February 10th, 2010 at 11:23 am

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USB Car & Computer Air Purifier

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We’ve seen awesome Tesla coil art many times before, and the latest addition to the catalog is no exception. With Christmas decorations, a vehicle anti-theft device and allied soldiers all getting the Tesla treatment, it was only a matter of time before the humble laptop entered into the realms of electrical greatness. Accordion-style USB drive actually solves a problem.

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January 10th, 2010 at 10:18 am

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Japan – The Land of Never-ending Creativity?!?

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The Japanese have long been known as the masters of invention when it comes to anything high-tech and loaded with robotics and many other electronics and gadgets. Now envision cook-ware that is plugged into your USB port as you prepare soumen? The noodle dish is a cold noodle dish that is prepared easy with the nifty cookware that you pour cold water into and plug into your USB port to induce the needed water flow for the noodles to get mixed and ste to the right temperature. Read the rest of this entry »

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June 24th, 2009 at 11:38 am

Have CellPhone Weak Signal

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Ever been in a situation when you have the latest mobile or smart phone but there just doesn’t seem to be enough juice for you to get a clear call through? Then you would love one of these USB-powered cellphone antenna boosters that can add a couple of bars of signal to your drained cell. Most mobile phones have internal antennas today and with these hidden antennas come the risk of interference which varies depending on your location. Even as you get home form the store to get your iPhone 3Gs, you may find that you are in a dead-spot or an area that seems to have a lack of signal due to interference from the many electronic gadgets and gizmos we have in the home. Read the rest of this entry »

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May 24th, 2009 at 11:38 am

USB Powered Speakers

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People who have laptops and many other types of portables may have high-end speakers and audio cards but for most, the sound they put out may not be enough. Short of getting a plug-in standard audio system, people who took advantage of the power that can be derived from powered USB ports, coming out with amplified speakers that may not bring out the 5.1 channel sound you’d like but it has more power than your built in speakers, enough for you to hear your favorite tunes in the cafe or while on lunch as you blog or browse the net. Read the rest of this entry »

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April 24th, 2009 at 11:40 am

USB External Drives Growing in SIZE

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The introduction of the terabyte drives have slowly gone into the external data storage market that have been introducing terabyte drives recently. These use high-speed USB 2.0 standards which makes them faster and better along with their nifty cases, that seems to come in all shapes and sizes, one would surely fit the taste of people who are a bit more choosy with respect to the looks of their gadgets. Read the rest of this entry »

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March 24th, 2009 at 11:41 am