Gymbag - For Her
Pop one of these little marvels in your kitbag and you’ll end up not only looking, but feeling like Madonna on steroids. Simply acquire the rather handy Gym Bag (Fem version) and you shall be fully tooled up for all manner of adventures in the gym.
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by Joshua Topolsky, posted Apr 25th 2008 at 10:13AM
Attention out of shape Europeans: you can now whip your body into a pristine temple of hotness thanks to the Wii Fit. Nintendo’s next pile of money has launched all over the UK and EU, so if you’ve been hankering for a good workout — but you’ve been too lazy to actually work out — now is your chance to shine. The exercise board and accompanying software will cost you £69.99 (around $142) in Britain, or €89.99 for the rest of the Union. If you’re waiting for it Stateside, it drops May 19th, and will run you a thrifty $89.99.
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Apple 3G iphone If analyst reports are to be believed, the 3G iPhone will be announced on June 9, the anticipated date of the Apple WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference). Apart from the much-awaited 3G version of the phone, analysts predict a slew of updates to the Mac and ipod line-ups.
It appears that Apple iPhone inventories are not keepking up with demand which is still strong - and the company could easily reach the 10 million mark. I’ll be honest for a bit here: I am not a huge fan of the iPhone, and I believe 10 million is a pretty low number. Reason? The excessive price. Well, that might soon change, with analysts expecting the price to drop to US $299 or $349 (it is currently priced at $399).
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As we previously reported, video rental giant Blockbuster has been looking to acquire electronics giant Circuit City. Blockbuster has already offered a whopping $1 billion, but reports are flying in, saying that they cannot fund such a hefty offer.
In an official statement from the company, Circuit City said:
“Circuit City awaits a viable financing structure that is predictably executable by Blockbuster given its current constraints of size and capital structure before it would be appropriate to allow further due diligence.”
While this may be just another attempt to stop the merger in its tracks, Blockbuster has no resistance to going hostile in the bid. More on this as it happens.
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Sanrio is back and this time with a new Hello Kitty laptop the Epson Endeavor NJ2100. The pearl white laptop offers two designs for young fans one has the Kitty flying an airplane and other features Hello Kitty surrounded by flowers. The lappie is powered by Intel Celeron 540 at 1.86GHz, 1GB RAM, 80GB hard drive, DVD drive, Firewire, 3 in 1 memory card slot and a 15.4 inch WXGA screen (1280 x 800). It is preloaded with exclusive Hello Kitty wallpapers, screensavers and sounds. The battery offers a disappointing 60 minutes of running time. The Hello Kitty laptop measures 365×264×41mm and weighs 2.6kg. Sanrio has already started reservations for enthusiastic fans as the laptop goes on sale by May 25 for 147,000 Yen ($ 1470).
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Remember the scene in INDEPENDENCE DAY when Jeff Goldblum places a satellite like dish on the roof of his dad’s car and triangulates the signal of his wife’s cellphone to determine where she was in the White House? His dad asks him how he can do that and he replies “all cable repair men know how to do this, pop.” Well, the Hi-Gain USB Wireless-300N Dish Adapter from Hawking Technologies won’t triangulate a signal in the White House, but it will boost weak WiFi signals in areas where a signal isn’t very strong to begin with.
With a supports range of nearly 4,000 feet, this 802.11n capable antenna can extend a wireless network up to six times its range and claims a data throughput 12 times the average for transfer speeds in excess of 300Mbps. IN addition, the 300-N is purely plug and play by USB and is portable. Simply plug the 300N into your laptop, install the included software, and direct the HWDN1 towards a wireless source. The result will be blazing speeds when the only open chair at Starbucks is wrapped around rebar yielding a paltry 1 bar signal.
Just don’t tell those invading aliens we can do that. Otherwise they’ll use our wi-fi signal to cripple our defenses.
Hat Tip: Forever Geek
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by Darren Murph, posted Apr 25th 2008 at 1:08AM
Yep, we’re mandating that this one be filed in the rumor folder for now, but according to a report from ThinkPanmure, AT&T Mobility is planning to move up to 7 million femtocells acquired from UK-based ip.access. As the story goes, AT&T inked a contract with the aforesaid firm for up to half a billion dollars in femtocells over five years, and it’s supposedly aiming to sell each to end users for “as little as $100.” As expected, spokespeople for AT&T and ip.access weren’t around / didn’t care to comment on the matter, but a dame from the former did admit that it was “examining the potential benefits of femtocells through lab tests and planned to conduct a trial later this year.” Of course, AT&T wouldn’t be the first US carrier to offer the boxes, but it’s not like Sprint’s $49.99 Airave set any sales records or anything when it launched late last year.
Filed under: cellphones, Wireless
Back in 06 we reported on the ESG Gryphon Personal Flying Wing, and it had military applications written all over it, or, a cool opening scene to the next James Bond Flick. The latest version, rechristened the Gryphon Attack Glider by SPELLCO (the new company name), has slimmed down the weight by 30 pounds and also offers the ability to carry up to 100 pounds of onboard gear and even carry weapons hard points for mini missiles and bombs. Yowsa. And with a maximum glide speed of 135 MPH, that makes this not only an attack glider, but a serious special ops platform for attacking well behind enemy lines.
Pilots wear a specially designed helmet that offers a heads-up display and provides on-board oxygen for those high altitude HALO JUMPS. And with its ability to coast as far as 125 miles inland, jumpers can launch from any air platform outside enemy airspace and glide to their target with a tiny radar cross section. Landing is accomplished by separating the wing from the parachute pack with the pull of a standard rip cord. As the pilot slows his descent, the attached wing dangles from a safety cord to land nearby. Which is good if you don’t want to attract attention by sending it out of control to land where you don’t want it. And while there is a commercial version of the Gryphon for parachute sport enthusiasts, if the company manages to create a fly by wire steering option (it currently steers by hand controllers) and mini jet turbines to increase its range, the Gryphon may go “black” for good.
But where’s the fun in that?
Hat Tip: Geekologie
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Walkie talkies are useful for keeping in touch with people in the great outdoors. Sure, your cell phone is almost as easy to use (or just as easy if you have push-to-talk), but unfortunately if you’re in the great wild, you aren’t going to have much luck getting a signal. If you’re one that doesn’t want to mess with carrying a walkie talkie around in your hand or on your belt all the time, why not get a pair of that sit on your wrist.
Sure, these Walkie Talkie Watches might be a little big to wear around as ordinary watches all the time, but look less obtrusive than your average device. These will work up to 1.5 miles away, and feature VOX so you don’t have to use both hands to operate it, and even comes with an earpiece for more discrete communication. You can pick up a pair for around $65.
Source: UberGizmo
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It is a fact that airbags inside automobiles have helped save thousands of drivers and their passengers from serious injury or even death. But what about collisions that involve cars and pedestrians or even cars and motorcycles? Airbags inside the car may protect the driver, but not the poor souls outside the vehicle. One Swedish company, however, is hoping to change all that.
Autoliv Inc. is the creator of new airbag system to protect people outside the car from serious injuries during accidents. The system operates when a front side impact is detected and inflates an airbag that covers most of the car’s hood and some of the front windshield. This would of course lessen the impact of persons outside striking the car’s hood and possibly protect them from crashing through the front windshield of the car.
Estimates from the Dutch Cycling Federation say that perhaps 60 lives and over 1500 serious injuries could be prevented if an external airbag system like that created by Autoliv is used. With a useful airbag system like this, hopefully it will find its way into all new cars around the world in the near future.
Read more at InventorSpot.
