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Check out the world’s smallest HD camcorder

Raj — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:34:10 +0000

This HD camcorder is the smallest but can still hold 60 minutes of HD-quality video on its 4GB internal memory at a resolution of 1280 x 720, at 30 fps. If you are keeping away from buying a camcorder because you find them difficult to operate, consider buying this MinoHD camcorder from Flip that features one touch video recording and digital zoom that even kids will find easy to operate.

The Flip Video MinoHD Camcorder features a built-in software called FlipShare that helps you organize your videos, edit clips, make movies and email your videos. The built-in USB plug when connected to the computer, lanuches the FlipShare software to take care of the recorded videos. Well, you don’t always have to connect to a computer to watch the recorded video, you can watch them instantly on TV with included connector cable.

Many camcorders have internal batteries and keeping them charged so that they are always available is a big problem. But MinoHD’s internal Li-ion battery recharges when you connect it to your computer via USB, so if you are travelling with your laptop charging the minoHD will never be a problem. The output files of MinoHD are supported on Windows and Mac OS X, Quicktime, iMovie 8 or iMovie HD.

Unless you are a professional videographer, you might enjoy this camcorder and find it very easy to use. But if you are one of those serious types video professional, you may want to buy one of those professional camcorders.

The Flip MinoHD is currently available on Amazon with a offer of free tripod with every purchase of MinoHD.

For a complete selection of top camcorders, see the deeply discounted camcorders on sale.

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World’s thinnest USB flash drive that you can carry in your wallet

Raj — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:09:05 +0000

Here’s the thinnest, water and heat resistant USB flash drive from KingMax which measures and weights about the size of a paper clip. With such a small size to its advantage, it make it very easy to carry it anywhere in your wallet. If you are wondering about the durability of this USB flash stick, its patented packaging technology makes it stronger than plastic or aluminum casing.

And about the storage capacity of this disk, it’s a 8GB thumb drive that you can use to store your music files, photos, software, documentation, presentations and a lot of other things.

Though it is easy to carry it in your wallet, you may want to attach it to something that you carry with you most of the time. If you are one of those who has already misplaced a few flash drives, this super thin flash drive is the last disk you might want to buy.

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Why Garmin Nuvi 350 is the best portable GPS Navigator?

Raj — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:00:28 +0000

This is the last GPS device you will ever need. It’s an all in one GPS device that offers travel tips, stores your favorite MP3 tunes, photos and most importantly, it features text-to-speech capability.

It’s so small that it will fit in your pocket and you could either use it in your car or while you walk. The Nuvi 350 GPS navigator is also a MP3 player, photo viewer and a world travel clock. It’s preloaded with the city maps of US, Canada and Puerto Rico.

The Garmin Nuvi 350 has got a 320×240 color touchscreen display that is quite large enough for displaying map data. The display screen is quite bright, thus, making it readable in almost every situation. An SD car slot can help you load expansion software such as points of interest database, media files and electronic guides. Its unique text-to-speech features calls out turns by street names that helps you stay focused on the road instead of looking at the device. Garmin’s point of interest database seems to be quite extensive that typically includes locations of the most tourist attractions, food joints, banks, gas stations etc.

The Garmin Nuvi 350 is one of the bestselling GPS devices. For more information on this product, see Garmin Nuvi 350 on Amazon.

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Access 13000 worldwide radio stations with USB Internet Radio Jukebox

Raj — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:00:55 +0000

The Aluratek USB Internet Radio Jukebox allows you to access 13,000 radio stations from over 150 countries without paying any monthly fees or any subscription fees. All you will have to do is plugin the USB device into your computer’s USB port and instantly access radio stations via Aluratek’s Internet media player.

The software that comes along with the device lets you search the radio stations country wise and add the best radion stations of your choice to the favorite folder of the accompanied media player software. There is no software installation required, just insert the USB device into the USB port and get started. If you are travelling with your laptop, this tiny USB device can help you listen to the radio stations of your country. The USB Internet Radio Jukebox is available for $32. For more information on this product, visit this page.

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The ultimate 21.1MP Canon Digital SLR Camera

Raj — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 08:00:44 +0000

The Canon Powershot S2 IS camera that I own offers a 5MP resolution, which I find a little overwhelming for the kind of pictures I shoot. I simply can’t imgine what someone will do with a 21.1MP camera.

The Canon EOS 5D Mark II 24-105 IS, is a 21.1-megapixel digital SLR camera that features a newly designed CMOS sensor that offers ISO sensitivity up to 25,600 that will be of great help when shooting in dark conditions. The DIGIC 4 processor delivers territory image quality at 3.9 frames per second.

This is the first DSLR from Canon that incorporates full HD 1920×1080 video capture that supports capturing single or continuous stills while the video capture is on. This camera has also got an optional wireless transmitter that offers external HDD and GPS compatibility. Canon EOS 5D Mark II 21.1MP Full Frame CMOS Digital SLR Camera comes along with EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM Lens.

This could be the last and best digital SLR camera that you might ever have to buy. For more info on this product, visit Canon EOS 5D Mark II.

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How to: Build your own RC helicopter

Raj — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:20:35 +0000

Have you ever tried flying a RC helicopter? I haven’t either. But I have it on my wishlist of toys and will buy it very soon. Like many others, I find it very interesting to build a RC helicopter on my own but I don’t have enough time to attempt building one of these toys.

But in case, you have time and passion to build a RC helicopter, here’s an interesting website that shows you how to build your own RC helicopter. In that site, you will find tips to making the main body of the helicopter, making the swashplate, rotor hear, cyclic control system and making the tail rotor. See the screenshot as to how the final product might look like.

You may also be interested in the complete selection of RC helicopters on Amazon.

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SanDisk launches ExtremeFFS filesystem that makes SSD 100x faster

Raj — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:51:55 +0000

In a recent announcement, SanDisk has unveiled its new filesystem called ExtremeFFS and claims that it will make the solid state drives (SSD) perform upto 100 times faster.

The new file system from SanDisk is a patented flash management system that has the potential to increase the random write speeds by upto 100 times when compared to the existing file system. ExtremeFFS operates on a page-based algorithm such that when data is written on the disk, the SSD puts is where it is most convenient and efficient. This results in an acceleration in the random write speeds.

SanDisk has also launched vRPM (virtual RPM), that will easily allow consumers to compare performance of SSDs to HDDs since the performance of HDDs is measured by the RPM. The filesystem will start shipping in SanDisk products from 2009.

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Your kid will love this tough waterproof digital camera

Raj — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:25:58 +0000

It’s not just any other ordinary digital camera but an award winning and one of the best selling digital cameras for kids. Perfect as a birthday gift, this Fisher-Price digital camera for kids sports simple buttons so your kids find it easy to use and features a 1.5″ color LCD preview screen that allows kids to see the pictures they are taking.

The camera offers a resolution of 1.3 or .3 megapixels that will satisfy most of the kids. Adults like you and me may be disappointed by that kind of resolution but then less the resolution, more is the storage. Kids are not bothered about image resolution, they just want their cameras to keep taking snaps.

There is a USB cable coming along so pictures can be easily transferred to your system and edited if needed. 64MB of flash memory can store up to 500 pictures and a two-eye view finder that makes it easy for kids to take great pictures. It’s compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Apple Mac OSX.

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Gamers rejoice: New Alienware Gaming Notebook launched at just $1,399

Raj — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:26:34 +0000

Alienware has announced the launch of their new gaming notebook, the M17 that offers ATI CrossFireX technology with dual ATI mobility Radeon HD 3870 graphics controllers. The M17 gaming notebook can be customized to a great extent. It supports either a Intel Core 2 Duo or Intel Core 2 Extreme QX93000 processors, upto 4GB of DDR3 memory, upto two hard drives, gigabit ethernet and a 17-inch display sporting 1,920 by 1,200 pixel resolution.

The M17 gaming notebook sports hard drive capacity of upto 1TB. You could either use the entire 1TB of storage space or use RAID between the two 500GB hard disks. The M17 features up to 4GB of DDR3 memory for higher speeds and extreme multitasking. The optional internal TV tuner on the M17 lets you watch, record and save for later all your favorite TV shows and movies, including full HD programming. The M17 is designed for extreme entertainment. HD video and 3D games explode off the 17-inch LCD in Extreme High-Def 1200p resolutions.

The initial price of the M17 gaming notebook starts at $1,399 and goes upwards as you modify and add more components to the base configuration.

via dt

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Nike’s ‘hindsight’ concept glasses improves your field of vision

Raj — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:34:33 +0000

Here’s a great concept design from Nike. It’s called Hindsight glasses that uses specially designed Fresnel lenses that not only greatly improves the peripheral vision but also increases your field of view by 25 degrees. Such an improved vision could help motorists and cyclists spot oncoming vehicles easily without getting distracted.

This concept glass is aimed at safety and in my opinion it’s a great idea that should be put to production. I can forsee a large potential market for this product. Ok, I have it added to my wish list now and will wait to see if it makes its way to the local market in next few years.

via gizmodo

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LED light bulb concept: An alternative bulb to CFL that lasts 30 years

Raj — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:05:31 +0000

The LED light bulb concept by frog design is an attempt to provide us with an alternative to the CFLs (compact fluorescent lights). When the project was launched, their goal was to improve the CFL bulb but they ended up designing a new bulb altogether using high-powered LEDs instead. The concept bulb is similar to the regular bulbs, so it will fit in the regular bulb sockets without any problem. The designers of this bulb expect it to last much longer than CFLs.

Finally a bulb that’s more energy efficient that CFLs, without the toxic mercury and will last for 30 years or more. Let’s wait for this bulb to get off the drawing board and enter mass production.

frog design via dvice

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Google releases lighter and faster Google Desktop 5.8

Raj — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:45:36 +0000

Google has released Desktop version 5.8 which seems to be entirely based on performance improvements. Based on the community feedback, Google has made several enhancements to the product and released lighter and a faster version of the product.

They claim that they have found a way to cut the memory utilization during startup by about 50% and the shutdown of the software now happens five times faster. If any of those two caused any performance issues on your system, you should try the newer release.

Another major improvement is addition of a feature in the product that will detect poorly performing desktop gadgets and also ask if you the gadget should be removed. If your earlier experience with Google Desktop had been unsatisfying, you should give this newer version a try.

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TiVo releases HD XL DVR with terabyte of storage

Raj — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:18:11 +0000

For those of you who are big fans of TiVo, there’s a reason to rejoice. The new TiVo HD XL now offers upto 150 hours of HD content storage when compared to the earlier TiVo Series 3 that could store only 20 hours worth of HD content.

TiVo HD XL features TiVo Glo backlit remote and will work with virtually any cable provider that offers support for CableCARD. The player is priced at $600, which seems to be overpriced. That’s because if you happen to buy a TiVo HD, a 1TB hard drive and a Glo remote, it would still cost you under $500. But then a third party storage upgrade kits doesn’t come cheap either. There are many people who seems to have successfully hacked and upgraded their TiVo HD to 400-500GB SATA drives without any issues.

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An indestructible waterproof keyboard that you can wash

Raj — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:00:22 +0000

If spilling tea or coffee over your keyboard sounds like a common thing that happens all the time with you, here’s a keyboard that’s made just for you. It’s a virtually indestructible keyboard that is very soft to operate and something you could just roll up and keep in your bag or shelf. The keyboard can be washed with water - now that’s something you can’t imagine doing to a normal keyboard.

The keyboard seems to be eliminating the negative-angle wrist stress which is one of the common causes of wrist injuries at work place. If you happen to work for long hours on the keyboard, this one could be what you should buy as your next keyboard replacement.

The keyboard is available in 2 different models. One with number keypad and the other without it and all the models cost $29.99 only.

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CinemaOne: An all-in-one home theater system from Philips

Raj — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 01:58:04 +0000

Philips has announced a home theater system that’s of the size of a small round box measuring 10.75 inches in diameter and 6.75 inches in height. The CinemaOne home theater from Philips features a DVD and CD player, a five channel amp, an iPod dock, six speakers and a sub-woofer - all inside a box.

CinemaOne can process Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG2 multichannel or stereo sound tracks. It can play video files of almost any file format such as DivX, WMV and MPEG. It also supports almost every type of DVD and CD. A distinguished feature that this product has is that it allows controlling a docked iPod using its remote control and all the track information can be accessed from the TV screen. Other notable features are 1080p HD resolution upscaling, high quality display of jpeg photos, high-speed USB port and MP3 link.

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