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Sony NAS-Z200iR Wi-Fi Enabled iPod Dock

Z200iR iPod Dock, Internet Radio and Audio Streamer
Filed by on Tuesday, 30. June 2009

Sony have formally announced their new Wi-Fi enabled iPod docking station, the Sony NAS-Z200iR, that, thanks to coming with Wi-Fi connectivity and being a DLNA certified device, not only serves as a ‘traditional’ iPod dock but also offers wireless audio streaming capabilities when hooked up to your PC via your [...]

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Keychain Car Alarm Remote DVR Camera

Hi-Res Keychain DVR DS-KCDVR
Filed by on Tuesday, 30. June 2009

Like me, I am sure you have had a time when you wished that you could have snapped a picture or record something while going undetected. The Keychain Car Alarm Remote DVR Camera is the latest in the surveillance technology. On a single charge, you can activate the camcorder with [...]

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Arimaz Creeps Out Computer Users with Tiny Robot Penguin

Autonomous, Interactive Robot Talks to Facebook
Filed by on Tuesday, 30. June 2009

I have always wished that I could have a small, multi-colored, visor-wearing autonomous robot penguin that would meander around my desk making noises and lighting up. Am I alone here? OK, this one almost defies description and it definitely defies usefulness. Let’s put this one in the WTF file. Introducing [...]

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Mvix Cooks Alphabet Soup with Latest Media Player

Multi-Format, MX-800HD 1080p Media Center
Filed by on Tuesday, 30. June 2009

The only thing more plentiful than companies touting their products as “The Ultimate” is the multitude of media formats that are being shoved into our entertainment centers on a daily basis. Do any of these sound familiar: H.264, MKV, WMV9, MOV, RM/RMVB, TS, HD Divx. It’s enough to give you [...]

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Greenhouse 21.5" Full HD LCD HDTV/Monitor

Greenhouse GH-JEJ223SHB
Filed by on Tuesday, 30. June 2009

Following on from our earlier posting concerning Hannspree’s latest, budget priced Full HD display – namely the 25″ Hannspree ST251MKB – Japanese company Greenhouse have also announced a wallet friendly Full HD display in the form of the 21.5″ Greenhouse GH-JEJ223SHB LCD Display which will happily serve as a PC [...]

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Ingenious Swedes Have Paramedics, Heart Attack Victims Pumped with LUCAS 2

electrically-powered chest compression assistance device
Filed by on Tuesday, 30. June 2009

I have to give the Swedes credit. I thought they were pretty much tapped out after they invented the three-point safety belt and the zipper, but this unique and actually useful product is changing the way the world compresses chests. It is also giving one-armed paramedics and EMTs a new [...]

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Philips Proves Their Widescreen Brilliance

high-performance 220SW9 LCD monitor
Filed by on Tuesday, 30. June 2009

God help us. Not another LCD computer monitor. Haven’t we seen enough of those already? With the glut of LCD computer displays lining the shelves, most manufactured by the same two Chinese companies, it’s no surprise that we have a hard time getting a rise over another product offering in [...]

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AVerMedia AVerTVHD Duet Dual TV Tuner Hits US

AVerTVHD ATSC/ClearQAM HD PCI-Express TV Tuner
Filed by on Tuesday, 30. June 2009

AVerMedia have now confirmed that their PCI-Express based AVerTVHD Duet Dual TV Tuner, which comes with onboard Over-the-Air (ATSC) and Unencrypted Digital Cable (ClearQAM) tuners, is now becoming available in the US.

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Dell Vostro 1220 Laptop Officially Launched

Vostro 1220 Budget Business Ultraportable
Filed by on Tuesday, 30. June 2009

Dell have finally gotten official concerning their new budget business ultraportable, the Dell Vostro 1220. Billed as giving you ‘the freedom to do more while spending less’ the Dell Vostro 1220 comes in 12″ format and, as is always the case with Dell’s offerings, a veritable wealth of end user [...]

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YAMAHA Goes Down the Rabbit Hole with neoHD

new media controller to manage entire home media system
Filed by on Tuesday, 30. June 2009

The market for home audio and video devices is a bloody battleground. Technology companies and gadget gurus are fighting for your hard-earned money and racing to bury their competition by introducing the latest and greatest faster than you can buy them. This is even more the case when it comes [...]

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