Skateboards are sooo 1998. Electric skateboards with a wireless handheld remote to control your acceleration – now that’s where its at. Urban Mover’s UM71 can go as fast as 18km per hour and it retails for 200 GBP (about $355 USD).

Congratulations to Francesca Reyes who just got promoted to the position of Editor & Chief of Xbox Magazine. To the best of our knowledge, she is the first woman to ever be Editor & Chief of an electronic gaming magazine. As a matter of fact, if you skim through most gaming magazines, you’ll notice that female contributors are an extreme minority. On a related note, …

Skype supports many Windows Mobile pocket pc devices, but unfortunately it’s currently unavailable for Windows Mobile Smartphones. There has been a recent surge of of some awesome windows mobile Smartphones on to the market that have wifi capabilities (i.e. I-mate Sp5m & Sp5, and T-mobile USA’s upcoming SDA), which is why it’s so desirable to be able to use these devices for VOIP services. Some …

Almost a year ago we posted about the Shuga Crystal-Studded Ear Buds. Since then we haven’t seen any other attempts to crystallize earphones – until now (though we certainly have seen crystals turn up on just about anything else). Anyway, we spotted some Crystal Earbuds from Technocel, these are black and silver earbuds with crystals lined up along the side of the ear piece, …

Yifyang’s MBox ES601T stereo system plays MP3, WMA and WAV music files out of its two speakers. You can input music files via its USB port or SD/MMC slot. It also features an AM/FM tuner with 30 preset stations, an LCD display with a white LED backlight, an alarm clock feature, and 5 preprogrammed equalizer modes. Sounds like a nice set of specs, it’s …

Did you know that you could make your own makeup at home out of loose minerals? Neither did we. But this $29.95 Ebook claims that it can walk you through the whole process of making your very own natural foundation, blush, eye-shadow, lipstick, concealer, and eyeliner.  (Thanks, Steve)

Look ma, no batteries! The DX-P139 from WellMike has a shuffle’esque design, but it’s not an MP3 player, it’s actually a USB rechargeable stereo FM Tuner. The DX-P139 also has a bright LED for displaying the station you’re tuning into. And similarly to the shuffle, it comes with a USB cap that doubles as a neck-strap.

SisterWoman.com, which will launch this spring, claims to be the first social networking web site devoted "to women and the celebration of their girlfriendships". The site will feature message boards, calendars, e-mail, electronic invites, ways to shop, and ways to share photos and content. The site will also have an environment that will be accessible wirelessly. Will this be a MySpace clone with a female …

The SmartDrive series from Didigo is the world’s first USB flash drive with a BCD (Bi-Choesteric Display) which allows you to view the personal ID you have named for your USB key, the remaining disk space in megabytes, and a pie chart for a quick glimpse of the disk space usage. In other words the little blue Led display on this USB key allows you …

Are faceplates and skins for your phone too tacky for your taste? Instead, how about carrying your phone in a "Kool Kase". Kool Kase is a durable hard plastic cell phone case that comes in a large assortment of colors and designs. Flowers patterns, the United States Flag, glitter, flames – they have something for everyone – or anyone who would be confident enough to …

Nowadays we can date using our computers, our cell phone, or our PDA. In case you felt that your iPod was missing out on some action, it’s time to check out Poddater.com. Sign up and select profiles that match your criteria. You can then download your prospective dates to your 5G iPod. Remember back in the 80’s when they had video dating? Well this is …

A new day, a new really expensive Ipod case. The Louis Vuitton Classic Ipod Cover by Takashi Murakami has a monogram multicolor canvas with peach natural calf leather lining and golden brass pieces. It also has a flap closure with press studs, and a ring for a shoulder strap and belt loop on the back. There is no price for this case listed on the …

A round of applause for Nancy-Lang Feldman of Computer Shopper Magazine who did some research and created a list of the big shopping site’s phone numbers for her “Consumer Alert” column. I love shopping on Amazon.com, but have you ever tried finding their phone number? Good Luck!
Here is the list, so get ready to copy & paste.
Amazon.com: 800-201-7575, 206-266-2335
Buy.com: 1-877-780-2464
Half.com: 800-545-9857
Netflix: 800-585-8137
Overstock.com: 800-843-2446, 800-989-0135
Paypal: …

A disco ball is so passé. At your next get-together, shine the Lounge Light Projector on your walls, or  curtains, or anything else… and make your decor change with a multitude of rainbow hues. The Lounge Light Projector has a bendable neck for hard to reach places[?]. I’m sure the novelty of it will wear off quickly, but at $15.95, it might be fun to …

TRENDNet’s TEW-429UF is an all-in-one USB 802.11g Wireless adapter and Hotspot detector with a built-in LCD. What makes it even more unusual is that it also serves as a memory key with 512mb flash memory inside. The TEW-429UF weighs just 1.2 ounces and retails for $99.95.

The Jabra BT160 must be the world’s most customizeable bluetooth headset. The headset comes with a selection of 33 design covers, so that you can literally have your headset match your outfit that day.  If none of the 33 designs satisfy you, you’ll be able to design your own via Jabra’s web site. The headset has 6 hours talk time and 110 for standby. It …