Futuristic Aeris Urban Cycle Must Belong to Aeon Flux

The Aeris urban cycle looks like something out of Aeon Flux. If you don’t know what that is, just disregard the fact that we even mentioned it, nor will we will ever admit to having sat through the whole movie. Anyway, the futuristic Aeris urban cycle features indicators built in to its handlebars to help prevent accidents like having a car cut you off. The whole bike is made of Hybrix, a material supposedly as tough as stainless steel but lighter than aluminum. And believe it or not, the Aeris will be available from Hope come Fall for about 5K. Just make sure to get a really good bike lock. (Source: T3 Mag, July ‘08)

Isisdei Laptop Sleeves and Accessories Review

Isisdei recently spoiled us by sending some of their newest laptop sleeves for us to review. Their sleeves are trendy and fashionable and will certainly make anyone look at the sleeve your laptop is in, rather than be curious about what’s in the sleeve. Just recently released is the “Gold Fish“, Paisley Sleeve, and “The Slim“, which have personalities all their own as well as the durability to protect your precious from any harm. [Read more]

Swedx XV1-46 Wooden LCD TV is as Green as It Gets

Green is all the rage nowadays, thank goodness. And what better way to go green then by making your next big TV purchase a wooden one instead of getting one of those plastic behemoths. Swedx’s XV1-46 is a 46″ LCD HDTV sports a 8MS response time, a 1200:1 contrast ratio, and it of course comes with HDMI ports. Swedx also sells smaller sized LCD TVs as little as 17″ and they also make LCD computer monitors, mice, and keyboards out of wood. You even get to choose from different types of wood, in case you’re more of the beech type. We just have to put up the disclaimer that we are assuming that these are green friendly products, but just because they are wooden, doesn’t necessarily mean they are. Still, they would certainly look good in that cabin of yours. Just keep them away from matches.

Motorola H680 Ice Bluetooth Headset Giveaway

Summer is just beginning and what better way to bring in the summer than with some refreshing ice? But we’re not talking about ice made of H20, we’re talking about the gadgety goodness that is the Motorola H680 Bluetooth headset, Ice edition. The white and silver Ice edition is covered in a classical floral pattern that is both elegant and a total breath of fresh air from the average drab bluetooth headsets out there. The H680 packs a solid 8 hour battery life, multiple ear cushions to get the right fit, and a charging and carrying case are included as well. Win one for yourself! Just send us an email with the subject: “Ice Ice Baby”. And a winner will be chosen at random. Last day to enter is Tuesday July 1st. [Read more]

Clickfree Backups Your Data Instantly Without Any Installation

When it comes to backing up, there are two general reasons that people don’t do it. 1. They are lazy. 2. They can’t figure out how to do it. Clickfree is here to address those two excuses. Clickfree’s backup devices don’t require any software to install - there is no brain work involved. Just plug in the hard drive or pop in the one of their backup DVDs and let Clickfree do all the work for you. You can choose from a 120GB hard drive for $149.95 that will automatically back up all the data on your computer,  or you can get one of their DVD backup packs for either photos, music or office. The office DVD backs up Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Acrobat, Outlook, Photoshop, etc files. The packs come with 3, 5 or 10 DVDs starting at $9.99 for a 3 pack.

Retro Gameboy and Cassette Purses

What can we say, we can never get enough retro Nintendo accessories. IDontLikeMondays (great name) has a whole bunch of unique purses including a Gameboy purse and a Gameboy Badge. They also have some other non-Nintendo accessories including a Cassette purse, a Ghetto Blaster purse, some space invaders badges, and a bomb badge. The purses retail from $38.40 to $49.90. But if purses or badges aren’t your thing, there is also a neat cassette pillow for $70. (Thanks, Jolene)

Maxx Digital’s Portable DVD Player Takes Design Cues from the PSP

Ok, so we’ve never heard of Maxx Digital, but they do have one interesting DVD Player. By interesting, we mean that it certainly looks familiar. The Maxx Digital PDV-8500BLK 8.5″ TFT looks a lot like a popular game handheld, you know, the PSP. Spec-wise the unoriginally designed widescreen Maxx Digital PDV-8500BLK 8.5″ TFT can play back DVD, DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW, CD, CD-R/RW, VCD, SVCD, and it supports JPEG, MP3 and MPEG4 video files via its built-in SD, MMS/MS card reader. It also comes with a remote control, AV cable, and carrying case. Not bad for $130.

Heart-Shaped Digital Picture Keychain is Sorta Sweet

Sure, you’ve seen digital picture keychains before, but have you ever seen a heart shaped one? The AXN-9100 Mini Keychain Style Digital Picture Frame sports a 1.1″ display with support for JPG and BMP images, 4MB of memory for up to 56 images, a slideshow mode, a built-in rechargeable battery via USB, and a built-in clock. It’s also available in the girlilicous colors of pink or red. It retails for a somewhat reasonable $19.99. And the verdict? It’s either just really tacky or it could be a hot Valentine’s Day gift.

Holiday Previews from Staples, Womens Health, IMAN, The Company Store and more

The Holidays came early for us hard working gals this past week. We were treated to a few sneak peeks of some great female orientated products from Staples, The Company Store, IMAN Global Chic, and Women’s Health Magazine. On display was everything from green-friendly bed pillows made from recycled soda cans, to magical hangers that won’t drop your clothing. [Read more]

Sneak Peaks at MySims Kingdom & Hasbro Family Game Night

Last night we got a chance to take a sneak peak at some upcoming games from EA. Amongst the games that especially caught our attention was MySims Kingdom for Wii and DS, Hasbro Family Game Night and Monopoly.

MySims Kingdom is a followup on last year’s popular MySims game for the Wii. The game is very suitable for kids, but has many qualities that will make it popular with all ages. MySims kingdom employs a lot of the qualities that people love about  the Sims - the ability to easily build, decorate and furnish your home. The game focuses on customization using your own creativity and it takes advantage of the Wii controller to implement your building and object moving skills, as well as your overall puzzle solving skills. Unlike the traditional Sims, MySims Kingdom is also an adventure where the main character sets out to explore different islands where he/she interacts with other characters and develops relationships with them, helps many of them out by using their special talents, and solves puzzles along the way. Many of the puzzles are cool in that there are several ways to solve them. Also, each of the islands have a different theme ranging from a cowboy themed island to another one where a mad scientist works on building a space ship. Overall, there is a lot to discover in the colorful MySims Kingdom. The DS version of MySims Kingdom features similar gameplay elements as well as the ability to play via multiplayer with other MySims Kingdom players.
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New Gadget Round-Up from the Digital Experience

It was a jungle out there, well actually a safari, at the Digital Experience tonight. As we head into summer, this season’s Digital Experience decided to tease us with some summer treats as well as a safari themed event down to the reptiles, and no it was not a new Ugobe robot. Below are a few sneak peeks at upcoming gadgets that especially caught our eye. We got to check out the impressive upcoming Blackberry Bold, Maxtor’s new Central Axis Network Storage hard drive, some fashionista headsets from Plantronics and an assortment of other goodies.

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G-Cube Offers a Wide Range of Colorful Mice, Laptop Skins, and Keyboards

G-Cube offers a wide range of beautiful mice, laptop skins, mouse pads, and keyboards. G-Cube has different styles that will match different accessories together. A matching mouse with a laptop skin is not a typical find. The Enchanted Collection has matching mice with mouse pads. The Aloha Collection has matching mice and laptop skins. There is also a Crazy for Plaid collection which has the keyboard and mouse stylized in plaid.There is even a Lux Leopard collection if you really want to bring out the wild side in you. Of course if you don’t want anything to match you can buy one design of each and your desk can look like an explosion of color and designs. Prices range from $14.99 and up.

GE Designer Cordless Phone is Red All Over

To bad it isn’t Valentines Day because this sexy red phone would be perfect. The GE Designer Series Ultra Slim Cordless Phone is slim and covered in red and it has your typical handset features - caller ID, digital answering machine, with LCD display. It’s hardly on the design level as an iPhone but for $69.99 why shouldn’t your home have a nice phone too.

Smile, You’re on PistolCam

“Smile for the gun!” That’s what any hardened criminals will be doing for police officiers in Orange County where the Swat Team is testing the PistolCam. Attached under the gun right below the barrel is a camera, which will begin recording upon aiming your gun at a criminal and the gritty details of that encounter. The goal of the PistolCam is to avoid scandals concerning Police departments for reckless shooting. With the PistolCam, proof would be captured on its small camera with a mic that records MPEG 4 Video/Audio for 60 minutes worth. Currently the Swat team of Orange County in New York is giving positive reviews on the gadget, and for $695 it is certainly alot cheaper on Tax payers wallets than having to pay for some lengthy court case about an accidental shooting. (Source: Wired, July ‘08)

High Traffic Gadget Case Will Yield Attention

It’s always nice to see how people can get creative with recycled materials. The High Traffic Gadget Case is made of salvaged traffic signs which will store your iPod, MP3 player, or Digital Camera. It almost resembles a metal lunchbox from when I was kid but with a shoulder strap. It can also be used just as a plain purse. For $60 this bag will certainly Stop traffic.

SanDisk Mobile Ultra Giveaway Winners

Congrats to Bill L. of Greenville, WI and Nate S. of El Paso, TX. Congrats guys on winning a SanDisk Mobile Ultra! Your very tiny package is on its way

LP Record Coasters are Retro Hip and Green Friendly

Oddly enough, this isn’t the first time we’ve seen retro media transformed in to coasters. Delight.com is selling sets of 6 Recycled LP Record Coasters. Each coaster is double-sided and laminated to protects the labels and to also prevent scuffing your furniture. The 6 Recycled LP Record Coasters retail for $19, and they would go great with some Soft Sector Glass Coasters that are designed like old school floppy disks.

LG 32″ LCD HDTV/DVD Combo is Red Hot

LG 32″ LCD HDTV/DVD Combo is not only convenient it’s also very sexy. LG LCD TVs have always had that stylish sleek design going for it. However, this verison of the LCD HDTV is not only attractive it comes in black with lovely accents of red.  It is also an all in one LCD that has what will not only make a great TV but will also play your DVD R/RW±/RAM, Video CD, and Audio CD. Otherwise, as an LCD, it has the typical items that they all have these days: HDMI inputs, Component inputs, SRS TruSurround XT audio - all this with a 720p resolution. Not bad for a 32″ LCD which is on sale right now at Circuit City.

Laptop Sleeves by Antenna Will Definitely Get You a Signal

Antenna, no not the kind that goes on top of the TV. This is the manufacturer of some trendy printed Laptop sleeves for the MacBook, Macbook Air and MacBook Pro. The cases are available in a variety of patterns that are both colorful and eye-catching. For instance, the Ezair printed sleeve, designed for the Air, is made of highly durable padded material that will keep your Macbook Air safe and in the comfort it’s accustomed too - it retails for $32.99. The Antenna selection also includes a range of many different colors and materials like Denim, nylon, canvis and crocodile leather for $42.99.

Motorola H680 Ice Bluetooth Headset Giveaway

Summer is just beginning and what better way to bring in the summer than with some refreshing ice? But we’re not talking about ice made of H20, we’re talking about the gadgety goodness that is the Motorola H680 Bluetooth headset, Ice edition. The white and silver Ice edition is covered in a classical floral pattern that is  both elegant and a total breath of fresh air from the average drab bluetooth headsets out there. The H680 packs a solid 8 hour battery life, multiple ear cushions to get the right fit, and a charging and carrying case are included as well. Win one for yourself! Just send us an email with the subject: “Ice Ice Baby”. And a winner will be chosen at random. But don’t fret, even if you don’t win it, here is a 20% off coupon off the Motorola H680 or many other Motorola products at Best Buy. [Read more]

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