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Man, didn’t you just love the eighties? They used to have these places called “arcades”, where you could play all varieties of video games standing up that had a wide diversity of controllers ranging from track-balls, spinners, and the good old joystick with buttons. The Dream Authentics Tabletop Arcade Game recaptures the spirit of that unfortunately bygone era, without the whole standing up part. A player can now sit down at their desk and enjoy classic games such as Pac-Man, Tempest, Centipede, Gauntlet, as well as 150 other classic titles from the big video game corporations like Atari, Midway, and Namco. This Arcade flashback from the eighties can also act as a quarter-munching fad from the fifties: a jukebox. (Read the full post about ‘Dream Authentics Tabletop Arcade Game’…)

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iTurbo ipod Charger You can have this for ?19.99 Tags: video, AAC, TV, digital (Read the full post about ‘iTurbo iPod Charger’…)

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The 3Dconnexion SpaceExplorer 3D Mouse enable intuitive control of 3D objects and models. Boasting 3Dconnexion’s patented optical sensor technology, plus an advanced ergonomic design, it offers effortless navigation for more than 100 of today’s most powerful 3D design and visualization applications.Simply push, pull, tilt or twist the SpaceExplorer’s controller cap to simultaneously pan, zoom and rotate 3D objects and environments. SpaceExplorer features an array of easy-to-reach function keys labeled and pre-programmed with commands from leading design applications. Anyway, it is very expensive… Or maybe you need a better job to afford it… Link VIA PCNews Verdict: 9/10Good innovation, but too expensive for a mouse. (Read the full post about ‘3D Mouse’…)

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Its always fun to see how we are finding out about new phone releases, this time the announcement comes courtesy of a leaked advertisement. The LG Glimmer is a slider style phone that will feature a 2.8-inch touchscreen display, haptic feedback, 2.0-megapixel camera with 5x zoom, Bluetooth, speakerphone, 128MB of internal memory with a microSD card slot for additional storage, 3.5 hours of talk time and EVDO coverage. As you would expect, no official release date or pricing has been announced, although the phone is rumored to be available beginning in March. Keep reading for a view of the back of the announcement… Via [Phone News] Keep up with the latest gadget goodness! (Read the full post about ‘Alltel’s LG Glimmer intro’d by leaked advertisement’…)

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Posted Feb 27th 2008 10:27AM by Paul MillerFiled under: Laptops What’s more fun than seeing a highly-anticipated device get the full-on dissection treatment? Upgrading it, of course. Cloudbooker forum member Azazel got a Cloudbook to play with and is doing just that: ripping apart the laptop piece by piece for you viewing pleasure, while also upgrading the RAM and documenting the process. (Read the full post about ‘Everex Cloudbook teardown bares all’…)

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Posted Feb 27th 2008 12:46AM by Darren Murph
Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentWhen CES 2007 came around, a good portion of the US stopped and thanked their lucky stars as MediaGate’s fairly well-spec’d lineup finally came stateside. Now, the same firm is introducing the MG-350HD’s (pictured) successor, the MG-450HD. Said entertainment server enables owners to wirelessly stream HD video, music, and other media to an HDTV or stereo from their PC, and it also fetches content from networked hard drives and locally attached USB drives. Unfortunately, this one caps out at 802.11g, but it does include HDMI, optical / coaxial digital audio outs and Ethernet to boot. (Read the full post about ‘MediaGate announces MG-450HD entertainment server’…)

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Vtech’s V.Smile gaming consoles are aimed at kids so squarely that you might never notice how interesting the technology is. Take, for example the handheld V.Smile Pocket. That it uses the exact same cartridges as the standard set-top V.Smile console is a neat touch that parents will appreciate. That it’s basically a handheld $40 SNES equivalent is an even neater one. There’s even a 3D-accelerated version called the V.Flash, sold for about $60. Of course, the games you can actually buy aren’t of much interest to mature gamers: they’re kids’ stuff, like alphabet learning games and basic platformers with movie tie-in themes. (Read the full post about ‘Hands-On With VTech’s V.Smile Kids’ Game Console (I’d Like Homebrew)’…)

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I’m still a renter, so I don’t have the luxury of picking out what smoke detectors I get to rely on. I really wish I did, because I hate the ones installed throughout my place. Apparently they’re all connected and if one goes off, they all go off. The only way to get them to stop is to remove the batteries and disconnect each and every one from the wall. Do you have any idea how frustrating that is when you’ve got an ear-splitting wail going off throughout the entire house? I get why they’re all connected, but there has got to be a better way. I’d much rather just get a few of these OneLink detectors. (Read the full post about ‘OneLink talks to you, lets you know exactly where the fire is’…)

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Warning: Never lose your cellphone. Brickhouse Security is touting a USB device called the SIM Card Spy, which, aside from allowing a quick dump of messages and call information from a SIM, can also recover deleted text messages.It uses to be that the worst consequences of a lost phone was embarrassment. The finder would check for raunchy or obscene messages and simply forward them to “Mom Mobile”. Now, though, even your deleted texts are fair game with this $150 dongle. Have you ever wished you can spy on your wife, husband, teens, or an employer? Like any electronic storage medium, a SIM card doesn’t delete data but just the reference to that data. The actual file remains on the card until it is overwritten by new data. (Read the full post about ‘SIM Card Spy Recovers Deleted Messages’…)

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Posted Feb 26th 2008 11:11PM by Donald MelansonFiled under: Gaming This hack is neither cheap nor easy, but if for some reason you just have to pull off a feat of Guitar Hero virtuosity but lack the necessary skill, the folks at SYSTM have now provided details on how to automate the controller so you never miss a note. At the heart of the hack is a so-called “show control system,” which runs a hefty $210 but will let you program all the necessary strums and button presses with some seemingly not to difficult to use software. Of course, there’s also the little matter of cracking open the guitar and wiring everything up, but we’re guessing that won’t be much of a problem for anyone actually still considering the hack. (Read the full post about ‘Hack automates Guitar Hero, for times when a fake guitar isn’t fake enough’…)

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