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USB Stealth Switch Never get caught playing at work again by using the worlds first desktop cloaking device. Just tap your foot on the switch and choose the applications you prefer on the desktop. StealthSwitch is a computer based privacy device that instantly and completely hides applications with a press of a foot switch. The applications are not just minimized they are made completely invisible. No more minimising applications turning off the monitor or doing those dodgy mouse clicks or ALT-TAB when you boss walks in. With a simple click of the foot switch you can instantly hide the current window hide all open windows hide certain windows only and it can also mute sound plus many other useful settings. (Read the full post about ‘USB Stealth Switch’…)

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Sources supposedly tight with Creative Technologies say the company is taking inspiration from Microsoft’s Zune (insert joke here) and working on a WiFi-equipped addition to its Zen line of media players. It will supposedly be called the Zen Share and will come out in May or June. Long-term memory prodigies will recall that song-sharing did not turn out to be the secret weapon that slays the ipod beast, and Microsoft subsequently had to retool its whole marketing approach away from the supposed social advantages  of Zunedom.P.S. — Am I brain-damaged for not noticing until now that "Zune" is one letter away from "Zen?" Or for paying attention to that at all? (Read the full post about ‘Creative Working on WiFi MP3 Player?’…)

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Sony’s Bravia line of LCD TVs have gotten yet another range - this time in the form of the F series. You will be able to start with the 32″ model that won’t cater to folks who love their movies in full HD as it maxes out at WXGA resolution. As for the 40″ and 46″ versions, you will be able to enjoy full HD in its entirety. All three LCD TVs will feature glossy sapphire black paint and some aluminum for that classy look. Other shared features include a 3,000:1 contrast ratio, a 178 degree viewing angle and a new picture quality circuit. Japan will be the lucky recipients of the Bravia F series first at the end of next month onwards, with the 32″ KDL-32F1, 40″ KDL-40F1 and 46″ KDL-46F1 retailing for $1,850, $2,680 and $4,257, respectively. (Read the full post about ‘Sony Bravia F Series’…)

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GPS navigation systems are great in getting you around, but how many of them actually boast the capability of telling whether you’re drunk or not? The G400 is one interesting GPS navigation system, featuring an integrated alcohol sensor on the side that knows just how much alcohol per liter there is in your blood. If only vehicle manufacturers will be able to make a modification of this GPS navigation system in the future, preventing the vehicle from starting or moving as long as there is a drunk driver in the seat. The G400 ought to make its way Stateside soon, but in the meantime, it is available in Portugal for €200. (Read the full post about ‘GPS System with Breathalyzer’…)

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It’s no surprise, but given all the rumors, it’s always nice to get official word that a fan favorite Xbox 360 title will be returning to the community it loves. Gears of War 2 and all its chainsaw-filled blood-splattering glory is coming this Fall only to the Xbox 360.

Expectations will run practically as high for Gears 2 as they did for Halo 3, since the first Gears sold 4.5 million copies. The game is coming out this November, which adds a heavy-hitter to Microsoft’s Holiday lineup.

(Read the full post about ‘First Look: Gears of War 2 Teaser Trailer’…)

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Posted Feb 21st 2008 1:01PM by Nilay PatelFiled under: LaptopsDesktop gamers weren’t the only ones scoring a little love from NVIDIA today — the company also rolled out the Quadro FX 3600M laptop graphics GPU, which it says provides professional workstation-level performance on the road. The CUDA-capable chip is designed to be mounted on a standard mobile graphics board, and the stock configuration sports 512MB of RAM, power-management features, and a 256-bit memory interface that opens up 51.2GB/s of graphic memory bandwidth. (Read the full post about ‘NVIDIA unveils Quadro FX 3600M for laptops’…)

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The gaming notebook has always been an interesting product. It is basically a desktop replacement laptop that packs in extra performance in the graphics department. They run both mobile processors and a mobile video card, so there are limitations to their performance relative to a desktop; but over the past year or two, we have seen dramatic improvements in their power and capabilities. Despite any shortcomings, gaming laptops are useful in that the users get a whole gaming system packed into a platform that can be moved from place to place (some would hesitate to call it “portable”) with everything necessary built right in. (Read the full post about ‘Review: Toshiba Satellite X205-SLi1 Gaming Notebook’…)

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Posted Feb 21st 2008 8:34AM by Joshua TopolskyFiled under: Misc. gadgets Sure, it’s one thing to hear about that satellite getting blown to bits, but there’s nothing like cold, hard video evidence to really cement our belief in the Navy’s extreme skill at hitting fast moving objects in space with huge missiles. Yes — the video is grainy and hard to make out, but if you can’t tell how bad we blew that thing out of the sky… well maybe you’re not looking hard enough. (Read the full post about ‘Video proof of the renegade satellite’s destruction’…)

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Eschewing the one-sound-fits-all headphone paradigm, personal audio newcomer Sleek Audio sets the mark for sound customization and modular design. Created by Mark Krywko, a 30-year veteran of hearing aid design, these mini-concert halls are built around a tiny super wide band single armature driver with interchangeable treble tips and bass ports and sport a detachable cord. Straight out of the box the SA6’s delivered luscious fidelity. But why stop there? I fiddled with the bass and treble in each ear for a few days. The trial and error paid off in spades, yielding a setup that’s cochlea-opening ear candy. Like most of the expensive in-ears there’s plenty of power in these baby rockers, but the biggest revelation was hearing the subtleties in the music. (Read the full post about ‘Review: SLEEK AUDIO SA6 In-Ear Headphones Sing To Your Ears’…)

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Normally, I’m all for what Uncle Sam needs to do in order to maintain National Security … so long as it doesn’t go too far. The question is, with this story in Hack N Mod, has Uncle Sam (and Dell Computers) gone a bridge too far in surveilling America? Big Brother is indeed watching you, my friends … One man found a keylogger connected to the integrated Ethernet board of his Dell PC. The story goes on to state that Dell gave him a nondescript reply and after consulting local law enforcement, he made a FOIA request regarding it. The reply is interesting, but may not be the entire story. Not everything is black helicopters and wiretaps. (Read the full post about ‘Has Homeland Security Gone Too Far with Tech Surveillance?’…)

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