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Iomega 120 GB Portable Hard Drive

October 20, 2005

Iomega today announced the expansion its popular small hard drive product lineup with a 120GB model of the Iomega Portable Hard Drive, an ultra-slim high-capacity device that is also available in capacities of 40GB, 60GB, 80GB and 100GB. The Iomega Portable Hard Drive series is designed for mobile professionals, is USB-powered and requires no external power supply. Portable hard drives complement USB flash memory which many professionals carry on their keychain, however USB flash memory storage is often smaller and sometimes more expensive than portable hard drives once you start getting above 2GB. The Iomega Portable Hard Drive series all have a sleek and compact form factor that is smaller than most PDAs and is certainly "pocketable" (fits in a shirt pocket).

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Sony VAIO VA TV-PC VGC-VA10G and VGC-VA11G Media Center PC

October 19, 2005

Sony announced their new All-in-One LCD TV and PC running Microsoft Media Center Edition 2005. The new Sony VAIO VA TV-PC VGC-VA10G and VGC-VA11G both remind me of an all-in-one iMac (monitor and computer combined in the same chassis). I own a Sony VAIO Media Center PC myself, but it's a traditional desktop PC, which sits on top of one of my speakers. I wish I had a thin horizontal Media Center PC so I could slide it on top of my other home theater components.

In any event, I can certainly see this combined "all-on-one" Sony unit (with built-in TV tuner card) being great for cramped quarters such as a dorm room, but I wouldn't stick this in my family room.

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Radar Pitch Baseball

October 19, 2005

Radar Pitch Baseball

Ever wonder how fast you can throw a baseball? Some carnivals and amusement parks have netted areas where you can throw your best fastball and have a radar gone tell you how fast you can throw. With Brookstone's little gadget you don't have to worry about being embarrassed in front of your friends for only throwing a 40mph fastball. You canÂ useÂ this regulation-size baseball from up to 80 feet away and it tells you the speed - all in the privacy of your home - well not inside your home, unless you enjoy breaking things. The internal sensing technology measures and reports the velocity of the pitch when itâs caught.

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HP iPAQ hw6500 GPS solution

October 18, 2005

NAVTEQ maps are being used to Power HP iPAQ hw6500 Mobile Messenger Navigation System? Since when did HP offer their own navigation software? I wonder if the HP GPS software is simply OEM'ed from a GPS software company. Nevertheless, pretty cool that you can get the superior NAVTECH map data on the HP iPAQ hw6500 Mobile Messenger.

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XBox recall and privacy

October 17, 2005

I received a letter in the mail this weekend from Microsoft about the recall on the power cords on the Xbox consoles due to the potential risk of fire (1 in 10,000 Xboxes). I planned on going to the Microsoft website several months ago when the recall was announced, but just never got around to it. So I've already known about this recall on the power cords, but the really interesting thing is "how the heck did Microsoft find where I live when I never registered my Xbox?"

I bought my Xbox when I lived in a condo in Norwalk over 3 years ago, so even if I forgot that I registered 3 years ago, Microsoft should have had my Norwalk address and not my new home address. Even though I forwarded my old address at the post office, I believe mail forwarding expires after 6 months or a year at most.

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USRobotics Skype Phone

October 16, 2005

It seems to be a busy week for Skype phones coming to market. First, was my exclusive review of the Linksys CIT200 Skype phone and now as of Monday, USRobotics is offering a Skype-compatible phone. I should point out that this is an OEM'ed version of what appears to me to be the IPFones USB Skype phone that I reviewed a little while back. USRobotics confirmed it was indeed an OEM product, but they did not confirm if it was IPFones or not.

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Walk this way, talk this way

October 14, 2005

A new technology developed by VTT, Technical Research Centre of Finland can judge your walking gait and prevent a cellphone thief from making a phone call on your mobile phone. Walk this way, else you won't talk this way...

This feature prevents unauthorised use of other portable devices such as laptops or PDAs.

According to Reuters, a device is equipped with sensors that measure certain characteristics of the user's gait. When the device is used for the first time, these measurements are saved in its memory. In normal use the device continuously measures the user's gait and compares these measurements with the values in its memory.

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DLO Action Jacket for iPod Nano

October 14, 2005

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Apple Video iPod

October 12, 2005

Apple introduced its much awaited video iPod today, ending months of speculation that the company was developing a video iPod. At an invitation only event held at the California Theater in San Jose, Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs showed off the new video iPod, which will be offered as a 30GB model for $299 and a 60GB version for $399. Apple was so secretive about their new iPod that I heard they banned cellphones to prevent the news from leaking out before the news was official. No cellphones? I can't help but picture those old TV shows where the reporters all run outside the courtroom and try and squeeze into the phone booth to report the news to their editor - except in this case the reports are all running out the theater door to use their cell phones!

Simply called iPod and not video iPod, the device will be 30 percent thinner than Apple's current iPod models.

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Apple iPod Boom or Bust?

October 12, 2005

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