Real Life Super Mario Bros.

By Chip Chick

April 30th, 2006

Supermario_2Some students got together at a talent show at Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts and put on a Mario Bros. show. If you’re like most people who love the original Super Mario Bros., then you have to check out this video. (Source: Cnet News)

SoonR Gives Your Cell Phone Remote Access to your PC

By Chip Chick

April 30th, 2006

SoonrWant to grab an MP3 off of your hard drive at home while you’re out? SoonR Beta
is a free service that allows you to remotely access files on your computer for free. You can search, view, and foward files. And you don’t need a fancy shmancy smartphone to use SoonR, most ordinary phones with WAP support will work with the service. All you have to do is sign up and download a SoonR’s client software on to your PC. Sounds like a Freebie worth checking out!

Sony’s Pink, Compact & Portable Speakers

By Chip Chick

April 27th, 2006

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There is an overhwelming selection of portable speakers out there to choose from, but this is the first pink one we’ve found that isn’t manufactured by a no-name company. The SRS-T33 compact portable speaker from Sony weighs just 12 ounces, with batteries included. It’s also magnetically shielded so that it won’t interfere with other electronics. In case you’re not crazy about pink coloring, the SRS-T33 is also available in blue or sliver. It’s currently selling on Amazon for $31 and has pretty positive reviews from people who purchased it and PC Magazine has a brief review as well.  If you’re looking for a portable speaker, at this price, it’s worth a try .

X-Bike 1000 Excercise Bike that Feels Like the Real Thing

The X-Bike 1000 is an excercise bike that works your entire body. Its
handlebars move from side to side, makeing you feel as if you’re actually
riding a non-stationary bike. The bike also has seven levels of resistance that
will help strenthen your arms. It’s a bit pricey at $1699, but Lance Armstrong
uses one of these, and if it’s good enough for him to train on, then it’s …

Always-On Push E-mail For Ordinary Folk

What exactly is Push E-mail? Push E-mail is E-mail that comes right to your mail box as soon as it ends up on the server. Blackberries became popular because of their Push E-mail feature, and now Windows Mobile Devices are growing in popularity because a recent service pack offers Push E-mail functionality as well. However, in order to take true advantage of the push e-mail …

iPod Shirts & the iPod Jacket

Thomas Pink’s "The Commuter" iPod Tie, is an awesome way of  wearing your ipod Nano or Shuffle, but what if you’re a casual guy that can’t stand wearing ties? Lucky then that Thomas Pink has come out with an iPod shirt as well. It’s a 100% button down shirt that is available in blue and white. It has a special concealed pocket to hide …

The All-in-one Wash Dry Iron Machine

The Wash Dry Iron is an example of convergence trend spreading to household appliances, it is an incredible machine that washes, presses, and irons your clothing all in the body of the same machine. It’s also energy efficient because it has a large detergent reservoir which will eliminate having to bulk-buy pricey powerball tablets. We’re also digging the design, it certainly beats the typical white …

Visteon’s Portable DVD Player Plays Game Boy Advance Games

Visteon’s Dockable Entertainment center might look like an ordinary portable DVD player, but it has the extraordinary ability of playing Game Boy Advance Games on its 10.2 inch screen. It will also play audio cds, and MP3 and WMA files. When we learned about this product at C.E.S., we thought that this was pretty cool… that was until we noticed the price. $1,500 for a …

Cat Stickers that Boost Your Cellular Reception

Don’t ask me to explain how a mere sticker can supposedly boost your cellphone reception. I am not even sure if it works at all, but it sure is darn cute. The Magic Painting Sticking Film retails for $6.95. -Leah Cheng

The Split Personality Hela Perific Wireless Dual Mouse

The Hela Perific Wireless Dual Mouse suffers from a split personality because it can be used as a standard desktop mouse, but it also has a trackball, and it can also be used as a wireless pointing device for presentations. On top of all that, it is ergnomically designed to stare you clear of pesky hand cramps. It retails for about $120 USD, but …

PRIE Jewel Clip Doubles as Cable Winder

I love my mp3 player, but I constantly get frustrated by how easily my ear phones wires get tangled. There are a few cable winders out there that would solve this problem, but until now none have them have tempted me. However, The PRIE jewel clip doesn’t look like most cable winders. With its heart shape and rhinestone studded exterior it will blend on you …

Webaroo Helps You Download Portions of the Internet on to Your Computer or PDA

Webaroo is a new service that lets you surf the web even if you are off line. All you have to do is download their free software and you’ll then be able to download large portions of the internet on to your laptop or PDA. They even have "web packs" which allow you to choose a specific subject category for web sites that you would …

iSquint, the Best iPod Video Converter Ever, and it’s Free

Once in a while we come across free software that is so good, it is hard to
believe that it is freeware. iSquint, an iPod video converter for Mac, is one
of those amazing freebie programs. Don’t let its non-existant price tag fool
you, iSquint works much faster then QuickTime Pro as well as many other iPod
video convertor software programs that we have tried. It futher one-ups Quick …

The USB Bra

USB connectors have been turning up everywhere these past few months – on beverage chillers, plastic frogs, and other unusual places. In recognition of this trend, a bunch of industrial designers got together and created an exhibit chock full of eccentric places to put a USB connector. They placed USB connectors on hand cuffs, a door handle, a lock, a bra, a sink, and on …

Olympus ì720sw Waterproof & Shockproof DigiCam Comes in Pink

Pink lovers rejoice. We have discovered yet another pink digital camera, one that should make a splash – or rather, it should survive one. The Olympus ì720sw is a 7 megapixel waterproof and shockproof camera that can survive being submerged in up to 3 meters (10 feet) of water or even being dropped from 1.5 meters (5 feet). The camera is also just 19.8mm thick …

Novatel USB 870 EVDO Modem on its Way

One of the big news stories at CTIA this past week was that Novatel will becoming out with a EVDO Express card this May. This is exciting news for MacBook Pro owners who want to take advantage of EVDO. Unfortunately, the news doesn’t cheer up Powerbook or iBook owners who are also very limited when it comes to high-speed cellular options. According to EVDOinfo, …

ScanR Lets You Send Paper Faxes from Your Cell Phone

Have you ever been out and needed to fax a paper document, but the only electronic device on you is your cell phone? It has happenned to me countless times, and usually results in me running home or heading to the nearest Kinkos. ScanR might be the solution to this pretty common inconvenience; it lets anyone with a 1.3 Megapixel or better,  fax documents via …

Dress your iPod in a Bunny Suit

The folks over at iAttire have done it again… just in time for easter, they have bunny costumes available for your iPod. Now you’ll have another excuse to hug your iPod. The costumes retail for $19.99 and are also available for the Shuffle, and iPod Mini. (Source: Cnet News)

KeepVid Allows You to Transfer iFilm, Google Video & YouTube Videos to Your Hard Drive

Found a video on YouTube, iFilm or GoogleVideo that you would like to keep for your self? KeepVid.com allows you to save the video to your hard drive by simply copying and pasting the URL of the video on to their site. However, you will need an FLV player to play the video back. And, wow, KeepVid works with the majority of popular video sites. …

Magpie iPod Outfit Review & Win It!

With its floral design patterns, Magpie’s iPod “Outfit” is an unusual Nano case. As a result, the Magpie iPod Outfit doesn’t feel like
just a case, it really does fit the description of an “outfit”.
The Nano slips
in to the case from the bottom of the case, and is almost completely protected except for a
hole on the bottom right of the case which allows you to …

High-Tech Fashion Show

Cnet has
a video clip of a Fashion Show at CTIA that showcased high-tech wearable
products. There are some gadgets you might have seen already, and a few new
stuff. When exactly did being a geek become cool? We’re not sure, but we’re not
complaining.

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