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News October 24, 2009

BlackBerry OS 5 brings native Google synchronization for up to 10,000 contacts

BlackBerry OS 5 is scheduled to arrive with the launch of the Storm 2 on October 28. One of the hot new features of this operating system will be native synchronization of up to 10,000 contacts between your Google account and the BlackBerry OS 5. Sadly the contact synchronization is not real time instead it [...]

Lightscoop makes flash photography better

Tired of flash photography that makes your victims look like a deer-in-the-headlights? Here’s a cool photography tool designed for the everday picture taker. Place Professor Kobre’s Lightscoop over your camera’s built-in flash and it directs the bright flash upward instead of directly into the faces of your subject(s). This reduces that “spotlight” look and helps [...]

New report ties cell phone use to brain cancer

A 10 year $30 million study of portable cell phone use by The World Health Organization apparently determined that portable cell phone use might cause cancer. The study was carried out in 13 countries and interviewed 12,800 people. Their formal conclusion is expected by year end. It’s worth noting that a representative of the Mobile [...]

Miles Davis tribute in-ear headphones may be the ultimate jazz headphone experience

What better way to listen to Miles Davis music than with a new set of Miles Davis Tribute Headphones from Monster. Purchasers also enjoy an official 50th Anniversary boxed set of the artist’s seminal album Kind of Blue, featuring two music CDs, a DVD and a 24-page booklet. But the fun doesn’t stop there. Most [...]

Energizer Xpal 18,000 mAh battery – $99

Here’s a bona fide deal for anyone with a strong back and a tendency to run out of battery battery power at all the wrong times. This Energizer XP18000 packs 18,000 mAh of power for a quoted 112 hours of continuos cell phone talk time. You can simultaneously charge up to three devices including laptops [...]

Wunder Radio for BlackBerry is released

One of my favorite applications for iPhone is Wunder Radio (iTunes / review) . In addition to receiving radio stations both locally and world wide, police scanners, weather radio and more – the iPhone application allows me to listen to Sirius Satellite radio while away from my desktop computer. I’ve been waiting eagerly for Wunder [...]

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News October 17, 2009

by Wayne Schulz

Let Cyber Clean pull that nasty stuff out of your hairdryer

Cyber Clean is a cleaning solution that works like putty. You stretch it and apply it to dirty areas. Then pull back and the dirt comes along with the Cyber Clean. What happens next seems odd but the directions claim it’s safe to roll the Cyber Clean so that the dirt is absorbed. No word [...]

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News October 17, 2009

by Wayne Schulz

EmFinders EmSeeQ helps find wandering individuals – provided they remember to wear the device

There’s nothing worse than losing your car keys. Unless of course you lose someone who has Alzheimers. It can be difficult to remember just who has watch duty on what day so why not relieve some of the stress by strapping on on a EmFinders EmSeeq wrist watch. Comes in one snazzy color – black [...]

Satsports offers up a GPS system for 8 sports

If you’re always on the go all year round then chances are this Satsports Multi-sports GPS might be of interest. Included are GPS applications for running, golfing (including course layouts), biking, hiking, skiing (trails), snowboarding, mountain biking and walking. Versions are available for Android and Windows Mobile as well as a standalone GPS application. Check [...]

TOOB brings 6 feet of TV right to your eyeballs

TOOB is the perfect multimedia tool for anyone who never believed their parents when they warned against sitting too close to the TV. Starting at about $3,500 you can get a 3′ x 6′ plastic half dome screen, 12″ reflector table and projector drawer with Mitsubishi HC 1600 720p DLP home theater projector and Logitech [...]

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News October 15, 2009

by Wayne Schulz

Motorola CLIQ reviews rolling out

The Motorola CLIQ is being looked upon by some as Motorola’s comeback phone. After releasing a few zillion iterations of the popular Razr phone the company is zeroing in on the open sourced Android platform as their savior. Earlier this month Motorola announced their intention sit out Windows Mobile 6.5 in lieu of Windows Mobile [...]

130 geeky pumpkin carvings that are better than what you’ll carve

At the beginning of the week an important annual event happened in our household. It was the annual “turning on of the heat”. The ceremonial first day you realize it’s too cold in the morning to heat the kitchen using only an open oven door. Right behind the opening day of heater use comes another [...]

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News October 14, 2009

by Wayne Schulz

Amber Alert GPS provides remote location tracking of youngsters

The new Amber Alert GPS is a handy (albeit costly at $279 plus monitoring fees) device for parents wanting to keep track of their children. Slip the GPS into a backpack or other secure location. Throughout the day you receive text messages that show you exactly where your child is. Safety zones can be setup [...]

Google Voice begins allowing you to invite friends

The Google Voice service had been operating as a closed invitation only service. Users who joined were provided with a free phone number from which they could direct all incoming calls to any of their regular numbers. That phone number also provided voice mail where the messages were transcribed and also received (and reply to) [...]