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Do you get unwanted strangers on your lawn or garden whenever you’re not around at home? The Bell & Howell Animal Repeller will definitely help you out better than those no-good neighbors of yours, helping rid animals within a 30 foot radius. Mount this electronic motion-activated sensor on your house, shed, or tree. When it detects movement it emits a high-pitched sound, inaudible to humans, that animals can’t stand. Senses motion up to 30 ft. away, within a 70 degree arc. This nifty garden gadget is powered by a single 9V battery and is made up of weatherproof plastic. If only Bell & Howell came up with a version for kids as well, as that allows parents to get some much needed quality time alone together. (Read the full post about ‘Bell & Howell Animal Repeller’…)

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Confession. I listen to my ipod when I cycle around town. In mitigation, I almost always listen to podcasts, so I don’t block out the traffic noise, but still, it is a dangerous practice. And you know what? The cops make it worse. In some cities, it’s a crime to use headphones on a bike. To avoid getting pulled over, the only option is to use earbuds hidden by my shaggy mane. But earbuds need constant readjustment and can fall out. This makes things even more risky. So from now on I will be using the iLogic Sound Hat. The headphones are built into the beanie so they are both invisible and securely fastened beside your ears, and the cable can be easily hidden by snaking it under clothing. (Read the full post about ‘Headphone Hat For Stealth Listening’…)

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Guess the iPhone really does more than what it is supposed to, with this unique robotic setup that involves a watering can that is able to take instructions from an iphone. Whenever the Safari’s screen state goes from horizontal to vertical, it will fire a status update to a webserver using Javascript that has been set to move the watering can either up or down. Now if only something can be done to fill up the watering can when it runs dry while you’re a few hundred miles away from home as well. (Read the full post about ‘iPhone Waters Plants’…)

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Since this digital scale is environmentally friendly by relying on solar power, what say you get healthy too after looking at those rather high numbers each time you step on the Tanita HS-301 Solar Digital Scale? Not only is the scale capable of drawing power from sunlight, it can also be powered by standard household light as well during the night, doing away with the need to purchase or recharge batteries.

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As expected, Lenovo today launched the U110 ultra portable entertainment and fashion-oriented notebook computer. The $1,899 IdeaPad U110 is the company’s “star” offering with great useful features such as VeriFace Face Recognition technology, Dolby Home Theatre and the MultiMedia Control Center, a built-in camera, WLAN, Ethernet and Bluetooth. Tags: hi fi, Ogg Vorbis, tech, Gadget (Read the full post about ‘Lenovo IdeaPad U110 Officially Launched’…)

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What ever happened to killing two birds with one stone? This - the Sigma APO dual USB charger from Japan. As the name suggests, it will have a total of two USB ports so you can charge two devices with it simultaneously. Not exactly groundbreaking technology, but it’s something road warriors such as yourself would gladly appreciate, I’m sure. It’s light, weighing in on only 43 grams, and runs 1000 mA in total for each port. Meaning that each device gets half of that, 500 mA whenever it is plugged in to it. So now you can relax, and watch your ipod and cellphone get charged while you do nothing. You know you can’t play with devices that are charging, don’t you? Ah, multi-functional devices. (Read the full post about ‘Sigma APO dual USB charger revives two devices with one plug’…)

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Fantastic. Now you can not only have an Internet connection by way of your cell phone’s data connection (tethered to your laptop), but you can also share it to create your very own WiFi hotspot! The Cradlepoint Personal Hotspot 300 is a fully featured WiFi router that uses your mobile phone’s data connection as its conn to the Net. While it includes an AC adapter, its internal battery can be charged up for full portability. Wherever you want to work, now you can. No longer do you have to find some coffee shop and pay them $10 to get online. The PHS300 support 802.11b/g computers, and its WiFi router includes a full set of the security and access controls that you’ve come to expect in popular home-based broadband routers. (Read the full post about ‘Cradlepoint PHS300: Portable WiFi Router connects via Cell Phone conn’…)

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Virgin Mobile will be offering the new Samsung Slash, bringing an extremely lightweight phone that weighs a mere 3 ounces while measuring 3.8″ x 1.8″ x 0.7″. It will feature Bluetooth connectivity, a color display, voice dialing, Web access and a talk time of 3.5 hours at best. Other specifications are still kept under lock and key, including availability and pricing. As the age old adage goes - good things come to those who wait, so that’s just about all we can do at the moment.

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Nolan’s new Bluetooth GPS receiver does just about what any other decent GPS receiver does, save for the fact that this one is extremely easy on your pockets as it retails for a mere $43. You get :- SiRFStar III GPS receiver 20 channel satellite tracking Bluetooth 2.0+ EDR connectivity 10 hour battery lifeEach purchase comes with a car charger and a USB charging cable. Tags: speakers, cable, lcd, TV (Read the full post about ‘Nolan Bluetooth GPS Receiver’…)

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Asustek has finally confirmed that its long-awaited Eee PC 900 will be available in the US when May 12th rolls around. You will be able to choose from Linux and Windows versions, with the former featuring 4GB of flash memory and 16GB of SSD, while the latter has less with 4GB of flash memory and an 8GB SSD. I would’ve liked to see both have the same amount of SSD, but I guess that’s not to be since Bill Gates isn’t benelovent enough to make the Windows XP licesen free. Both models retail for $549.99 a pop and will feature a very welcome 8.9″ display. Tags: digital, laptops, speaker, pvp (Read the full post about ‘Eee PC 900 Coming this May’…)

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