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USB Washing Machine Alarm Clock

post from Ubergizmo on 09 May 2008 08:18:52 AM. © Ubergizmo

Is this ever a cute USB gadget. The USB Washing Machine Alarm Clock will vibrate just like the real deal when time is up, and makes for a very cute gift. I think this would fit in very nicely with a modern doll house that features powered USB ports, so that you will be able to hook this one up and make the entire experience all the more authentic. Say, that could be my ticket to a million dollars! Features of the USB Washing Machine Alarm Clock include :-

Time, data and alarm clock LCD display
4 different melodies with vibration
Hourly chime signal with LED
12/24 hour mode switch

In the event a powered USB port isn't nearby, you can always choose to keep this $19 gadget running with a couple of AA batteries.

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Iron Man soars into Second Life

post from Shiny Shiny on 09 May 2008 08:14:00 AM. © Shiny Shiny

Do you remeber when yu couldn't pick up a paper or read a blog without the words 'Second Life' jumping out at you? It seemed to be everywhere then, but recently it feels like the furore as died down Perhaps the launch of an

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Gran Turismo Series Shipment exceeds 50 Million

post from I4U News on 09 May 2008 08:11:06 AM. © I4U News

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) announced today that the cumulative worldwide shipment of the Gran Turismo franchise available on PlayStation, PS2, and PS3 has exceeded 50 million units as of April 30, 2008. Sony achieved this sales figure achie...

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Engineer believes in Plasma-powered Vehicle

post from Ubergizmo on 09 May 2008 08:10:23 AM. © Ubergizmo

Engineer believes in Plasma-powered Vehicle

Never mind that we're running out of gas soon - a patent application from University of Florida aerospace engineer Subrata Roy lays claim that a micro air vehicle in the future could be propelled by plasma. So far, passing a current or magnetic field through a conducting fluid generates a force, but attempts at exploiting this for use in a moving aircraft has yielded nothing but failure after failure. Mr. Roy is working hard to ensure that the magnetohydrodynamics phenomenon will be able to work on an aircraft, albeit the fact that his invention has a wingspan of less than 15cm and looks more like a flying saucer than your typical jumbo jet. Would be cool if he could extrapolate his findings to accommodate cars, lorries, trucks and planes, then the whole world need not go to war for oil.

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Portable HD Xbox Idea

post from Ubergizmo on 09 May 2008 08:06:33 AM. © Ubergizmo

Portable HD Xbox Idea

Fancy a portable Xbox? I'm sure many people have thought about it before, and it will really see Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony slug it out both in the living room as well as on the portable front. How would you like the portable Xbox to look like? There are several major pitfalls for the big M to look out for, and one of them would be the lack of connectivity. Microsoft's Xbox Live is one of the biggest attractions to date, and has not seen any serious competition from either Sony or Nintendo, so that will be quite a problem unless WiMAX is rolled out extensively. Also, disc changing on the go just isn't viable, so Microsoft will have to think of a way to circumvent this. Should one be able to engage in online multiplayer, there is also the issue of lag to deal with - will there be a good enough coding like Quakeworld to compensate for latency found using 56k modems? As for the number of games available, I wonder whether Microsoft has it in them to court developers over to their side in such an unchartered territory.

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Paper is passe for tech-savvy South Koreans

post from I4U News on 09 May 2008 07:59:53 AM. © I4U News

SEOUL (Reuters) - Young, tech-savvy South Koreans are making coupon clipping a thing of the past and turning to their mobile phones instead. ...

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Video Games don't create Killers, new Book says

post from I4U News on 09 May 2008 07:58:18 AM. © I4U News

By Scott Hillis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Playing video games does not turn children into deranged, blood-thirsty super-killers, according to a new book by a pair of Harvard researchers. ...

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HP 2133 Pricing Available

Word on the street has it that pricing for the HP 2133 Mini-Note is now available, where the 1.2GHz processor model equipped with 1GB RAM and a 120GB hard drive will retail for $729, while the 2GB RAM and 160GB hard drive model is a wee bit more expensive at $789 - totally worth the $60 IMHO. As for the 1.6GHz model, it will come in two flavors - 1GB RAM and 120GB hard drive as well as 2GB RAM and 160GB hard drive which will retail for $749 and $819, respectively. Are you planning to get these instead of the Eee PC? I think for the little bit extra in exchange for superior storage space, every penny is totally worth it.

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Gigabyte GK-K8000 Gaming Keyboard

Let's take a sneak peek at the Gigabyte GK-K8000 gaming keyboard which will soon be completed and ready to be unleashed upon the masses. Apparently, "design issues" is proving to be a damper and causing all the unnecessary delays. It looks all too square to me, and the bright orange function keys at the top don't really look appealing at all. This definitely won't do for a gaming keyboard in my books, since the keys themselves don't look as though they are backlit, which pretty much rules out the coolness factor when it comes to playing in the dark.

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Burnout Paradise Heads to PC

Some good gaming news early on a Friday first with BioShock becoming a movie and now EA says Burnout Paradise is coming to PC. I have played Burnout extensively on the PS3 and it is one of the most fun games for the console I have played. PC gamers will...