GE’s 4-in-1 Network Cable Kit won’t make your heart pound, but for $15, it’s an affordable convenience to carry along in your bag. This retractable cable kit comes complete with 4ft of a USB mini cable, a built-in adapter for a standard USB cable, as well as a network and modem cable. If anything,  this is a great kissing-up gift to give to the IT guy.

Interestingly enough, both Targus and Kensington offer an almost identical kit, which they call a 3-in-1 Kit as opposed to a 4-in-1.
If only any of these kits had managed to fit a firewire cable inside, we would want one too. However, just in case you are looking for a good deal on retractable cable kit, Amazon has the Cables To Go Kit for 28268 Retractable Cable Kit for $14.99.  This kit packs in everything but the kitchen sink, but each cable is a separate entity.

Tired of the same old gym equipment? Do you refuse to pay exhorbitant membership fees? Dadadadum! The Treadmill Bycicle by the Bicycle Forest is here.  It offers the same fat burning benefits of a conventional
treadmill but allows you the added mobiity. Work out on your way to the store, on your way to work, or on your way to the gym. Well, you get the idea. You can own this contraption for just $2,223.21. That’s right, for just over $2000 you can look like an idiot too. – Natalie Mayslich

There is an overabundance of ipod speakers out there, but do any of them come in a choice of  7 colors as opposed to just black or white? Unlike the rest of its competition, the iBlaster Orb Audio System comes in green, blue, red, pink, orange, and of course – black or white. The Orb also serves as a charging station for your ipod, and it includes 6 adapters so that it will be compatible with any ipod from 2G and onwards.  The system retails for $49.99 at Bed Bath & Beyond.

SteelCube’s TileVision is the ultimate luxury for those who spend a lot of time on the throne or in the tub. It’s a totally waterproof TV with a heated glass screen that prevents the picture from becoming full of condensation. TileVision is available as a 17" or 23" widescreen, with an included waterproof remote control. You can also choose from a black, mirror or silver finish, and built-in stereo sound or mono sound with an FM Radio. The 17" version retails for £1,289, and the 23" retails for £1,989. So far it looks like TileVision is only available for those lucky blokes in the U.K. Meanwhile, we’ll have to settle for the LCD TV Mirror from Seura.

QStik’s Evok is one of the newest bluetooth headsets on the block that promises to significantly remove background noise. The technology behind the Evok was originally developed for the military. Aside from using it for voice calls, it will also be able to pair up with gaming and music devices. Qstik designed Evok with the intention to attract women to it since women generally don’t use bluetooth headsets as much as men. Evok is not available yet, but it’s scheduled to launch soon.

Bowers & Wilkins 800D isn’t just an incredibly powerful and beautifully sounding speaker system, it’s also a work of art that will make your living room look and sound like a million bucks. The 800D is built with Kevlar cones and diamond tweeter which is meant to impress. Honestly, we don’t know quite what that adds up to, but it certainly sounds good on paper. Unfortunately, at the price of £13,000 (about $24,490 USD) you might need to be a millionaire to afford it.

Dualjack is a neat little device that wirelessly adds a telephone jack to any standard power outlet. Dualjack will work with corded & cordless phones, answering machines, fax machines, PC Modems,
Tivos, VoIP Adapters – just to name a few. It even has a bonus intercom feature that allows you to communicate between Dualjack extension units by picking up a phone connected to
any extension, pressing any number (1-9) followed by the # key. For just $89.95 the price is right if it spares you the hassle of installing a phone jack on your own.

Stats and instant replay delivered to your cell phone are great, but how about not standing in the beer line for half an hour and missing the big play? Cingular has teamed up with the NBA Atlanta Hawks and National Hockey League Thrashers to test out NFC (near-field communication), which will provide season ticket-holders at Phillips Arena with a way to beat the lines. Right now, the technology is limited (you need a specific Nokia phone and a Chase Visa account), but it is being tested, and the idea is ingenious: Point your phone at a vending booth, order your food, and pay for it with your phone; then all you have to do is pick it up–instead of wasting time standing in line or fiddling with your wallet or purse. Perhaps, it’s not as easy as walking to your fridge and grabbing a cold one, but it’s a start—-and your fridge isn’t in the tenth row or mid court, is it? – Kevin Geter

Your days of hunting for lost golf ball are over. The Hammacher Schlemmer’s pair of golf ball finding glasses ($39.95) block out long-wavelength light and let in shorter-wavelength light, allowing white objects like golf balls to be found easily in grassy or shaded areas. Now you can your time focusing on trying not to hit the ball into the woods in the first place. – Kevin Geter

If you’re looking for a convenient and an easy way to catalog and share your book collection, then LibraryThing Beta is for you. This handy on-line tool enables one to list up to 200 of their favorite books for Free; for over 200 books it costs $10 for a yearly membership and $25 for a lifetime membership. You can also browse other people’s catalogs, connect with other book lovers and get recommendations. One sore spot that some may find in using this service is that you can’t expose your online book categories solely to specific friends and family–it’s either completely private or completely public.  Lastly, I managed to input 10 books in less than 7 minutes (typing in the name of your book or the author fills in almost all in the necessary information). All in all, Librarything rocks and I highly recommend it. – Kevin Geter

The good folks at Maingear, would like for you to "think a bit outside of the box" with their latest PC offering. This is one PC that is destined to be the center of many conversations. Maingear’s Prysma coned shaped entertainment PC starts at $1,958 and comes in an array of colors: Black or Silver Aluminum Finish, Cypress Green, Electric Blue, Inferno Red, Ivory Pearl White and Speed Yellow. This PC sports the latest Intel Duo Core technology (2.8GHz, 3.0GHz and 3.2GHz Pentium D 940 processor). You can also configure this PC for some high end graphics with NVIDIA’s GeForce 7600 GT  series PCI video card or ATI’s All-in-Wonder Radeon 1900 PCI video card. You’ll also find 2GB of DDR2 memory and a 400GB SATA hard drive. This entertainment PC will not fit in a standard entertainment rack and with something this odd looking, perhaps, it’s best to proudly display this for all to marvel at it’s uniqueness. - Kevin Geter

Confirming the fact that there is indeed a machine for everything, Soda Club has a line of three soda/seltzer makers that enable you to make your own fizzy concoctions at home. They tout it as being cheaper, healthier ,and of course more fun, than the store bought variety. Prices start from $79.99. -Leah Cheng

At first glance, you’re probably thinking what the heck is that? You’d never guess that it’s a USB Speaker for use with Voip software like Skype. Artdio’s SS-100 True USB Voip Speaker has a mic with noise suppression and Echo Cancellation Technology to ensure good quality conversation when VoIPing (is that tech slang or what). It also has a Mono Speaker which you can use to play back music – though we’re not sure why you’d want to listen to music on a mono speaker. What is cool about using it to play back music is that when connected to Skype, it has an automatic music pause and resume function for outgoing and incoming calls when music is playing in Winamp, Windows Media Player and iTunes. The SS-100 is USB powered, so there are no batteries or AC adapters required. Artdio’s SS-100 True USB Voip Speaker retails for $29.95 at VOIP Supply.

Navio’s 902 series of Home Theatre PC’s are drool-worthy. Beneath the 902 series’ elegant style is a computer packed with an HDTV tuner, Intel’s Dual core processors, Windows Media Center Edition 2005, 2GB of ram, up to 1TB of hard drive space, a choice of an NVidia 7600GS or 7900 GTX card, and a DVD burner. To top it all off, a 7 inch LCD Touch Screen is built in to its lovely chassis. Prices start at $3,495 for the NV902t1 and $4,995 for the higher end NV902T2.

Do you sing along with the music your listening to on your MP3 player? Is Karaoke your definition of a fun night out? If so the $19.99 b2 mi Jam Stage Mic is an affordable toy that you’ll have to get. This comfortable b2 mi Jam headset has a flexible boom mic attached to it so that you can add your own vocals to the music you’re listening too. The headset also has a convenient volume control attached to it. The headset can also be used to record yourself to your PC for podcasting or whatever else floats your sing-along boat. (Source: PC Magazine, August 22, 2006)

Back in March we posted a list of the only Ultraportable USB & Firewire 7,200RPM Hard Drives that are available on the market. We’ve discovered another new one to add to the list – WiebeTech’s ComboGB. The ComboGB has a USB 2.0, Firewire 400 & 800 port, a fast 7,200 RPM drive for intense tasks like video playback – or you can even install your own 2.5 inch hard drive. It will also work with both the Mac OS and Windows, and it doesn’t require an AC adapter to run. The ComboGB measures just 5.4" x 3.2" x 0.8". It’s available in 60GB, 80GB, 100GB, 120Gb, and 160GB capacities, ranging in prices of $286.95 to $511.95.

As an owner of a small puppy, I know how heartbreaking it is to hear your little one whimper at night. Along comes SnugglePuppies to comfort your pet and help you stay asleep. They each have removable heat packs for warmth and a "heart" which gives off a simulated heartbeat. Your puppy will be comforted and soothed which means no more separation anxiety. SnugglePuppies come in five different breeds and retail for $24.99 each. They also have SnuggleKittie for kittens. -Leah Cheng

Admittedly so, this device may not woo you away with that "whoa" factor, but we think Combotronic’s all in one DC Booster Mingo Series Charger (available in Input 20 – 30Vdc and Input 11 – 16Vdc and retails for $46.00) will strike a winning chord with those of you who carry around a multitude of adapters for your gadgets. 
This state-of-art technology delivers you a durable, absolutely compact and handy
power pack with 70W output power. Also, there is no longer a need to compromise on messy and
massive cords and adapters. The 16-Step Selectable Output, will allow you to enjoy the flexibility of powering your notebook ….. mobile, PDA, DV products
etc. and other upcoming devices simultaneously. The ultra-slim DC Booster,
aims to make charging your devices a snap during traveling anytime on car, coach, truck, boat
and plane! Other accessories such as the AC adapters for other countries, carrying case, and the car adapters are sold separately. – Kevin Geter