Gadgets Control

We posted before about InvisibleSHIELDs and how great they are. After chatting with the guys over at , they’ve agreed to give 15% off to the Sidekick community so you guys can protect your devices for cheaper. Just head over to our sister site (aka the one that pays our bills), Sidekick Shopper, to get the discount code. Here are quick links: Sidekick 3 Screen Protectors Sidekick LX Screen Protectors Sidekick Slide Screen Protectors Sidekick II Screen Protectors Sidekick iD Screen Protectors (No Sidekick 2008 shields yet, but we’ll let you know when they’re in) Oh, and this discount applies to any of their shields, so you can still get 15% off ipod, PSP, DS, whatever shields as well. (Read the full post about ‘15% Off All InvisibleSHIELDs’…)

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by Darren Murph, posted Aug 9th 2008 at 2:23PM Kuchofuku is on the loose again, this time creating an air conditioned seat cushion to keep your fundament breezy. (Read the full post about ‘Suzukaze air conditioned seat cushion keeps the hindquarters cool’…)

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A New Zealand company known as Aceeca has produced an excellent mobile PC with a rugged handheld computer known as the Meazura MEZ1500.  It appears that the land Down Under (or at least the country next to it) has produced an excellent successor to the MEZ1000.  The features of this yellow, seven-buttoned marvel include a Marvell PXA270 processor that has 64MB RAM, as well as 32MB of flash memory.  It also has a 2.8-inch screen with a resolution of 320 x 240.  As far as ports are concerned, it has a Compact Flash memory slot, as well as a MZIO, or Meazura I/O slot.  It also has USB 1.1 connectivity, but I’m not certain if that is good for operation these days.  The operating system is variable, and ranges from Windows CE 5.0, Windows CE 6.0, or even Linux.  As you may have guessed, the Meazura MEZ1500 is designed for outdoor usage, and will operate at temperatures ranging from 14 degrees Fahrenheit up to 140 degrees Fahrenheit.  You should be able to purchase this little device soon for a price of about $549.  Read [WindowsForDevices] Via [Ubergizmo] Keep up with the latest gadget goodness! (Read the full post about ‘Meazura MEZ1500 is Portable PC for the Wild’…)

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Perhaps not quite content with just slaughtering the Eee name with endless netbook models with almost identical features, Asus has just announced the latest addition to the Eee lineup, the in-the-cloud storage service appropriately named Eee Storage. The newly launched service offers Eee users 20GB of online storage along with the Eee Download which currently features about 3,000 free software and game titles that users can download. Of course offering more items for download that need to be stored locally sounds a bit confusing for a cloud-based storage service, but I suppose now that all of your personal docs are in-the-cloud you may have a little room for more downloads. (Read the full post about ‘Asus embraces cloud computing, launches Eee Storage’…)

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by Chris Ziegler, posted Aug 9th 2008 at 12:18PMStill committed to iDEN, eh? After another relatively brutal quarter of lost cash, lost subscribers, and lost opportunities, word on the street is that Sprint might be rethinking its approach to its legacy push-to-talk network — the obsolescence-bound spectrum it acquired via its purchase of Nextel a few years back for the questionable price of $35 billion. Given Sprint’s current financial state, a liquidity crunch means that the carrier is looking to offload any salable piece; Nextel’s not exactly the most attractive piece of that puzzle with a declining subscriber base, limited bandwidth, and a limited range of Moto hardware to back it up, but even at its current estimated value of $5 billion, analysts are suggesting that Sprint could be willing to bite at a deal. (Read the full post about ‘Beep beep — Sprint’s looking to offload iDEN network?’…)

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The Cloudbook, or also known as one of the Eee PC competitors that did not get such a warm welcome into the market, has just received a nice little update. Everex has expanded on the Cloudbook line, and added the C1201V, which is essentially the same model as the original C1200V, except with a few key items improved. The C1201V will of course be priced a little higher, now coming in at $449, but for that extra money you get Windows XP pre-installed along with a 60GB hard drive and 1GB of RAM. While original Cloudbook owners could fairly easily install XP with an external CD drive or USB flash drive, the RAM was a pretty big upgrade, as it required taking most of the netbook apart. (Read the full post about ‘Everex updates the Cloudbook, now with Windows XP, more storage, RAM’…)

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Nikon will be releasing the Coolpix S60 this September, making it one of the latest Coolpix digital cameras available that aims to being together both form and function without compromising on either. What makes the S60 stand out from many other generic digital cameras is the 3.5″ touch screen LCD display and a new graphical user interface that literally places shooting and playback controls at the user’s fingertips. My guess is you will be requiring plenty of tissues as your mates fiddle around with your latest toy. Alternatively, you can always keep a screen cleaner handy nearby so that those pesky fingerprints can be removed any time you like. (Read the full post about ‘Nikon Coolpix S60 unveiled’…)

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by Darren Murph, posted Aug 9th 2008 at 10:52AM We can’t (with a clean conscience) carelessly fling Newsmy’s M521+ into the KIRF pile — though we’d sure love to. It’s hard impossible to miss the design cues ripped directly from SanDisk’s Sansa Fuze, though the unit does have just enough uniqueness to keep it from being a bona fide clone. Reportedly, the device packs an FM tuner, FM transmitter, support for MP3 / WMA / APE / FLAC / AVI formats, a photo / text viewer and an interface that we wouldn’t let our worst enemies use. Oh wait, is that the iTunes logo? (Read the full post about ‘SanDisk’s Sansa Fuze clearly rubbed off on Newsmy’s M521+’…)

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As the price of acceptable hardware keeps decreasing, we pile up more and more displays and peripherals for our gaming and surfing experience. The only problem is that we are quickly running out of room to house all of our gadgets. Owning multiple displays is no longer simply a luxury for the most hardcore and wealthy of geeks. Slowly, but surely, multiple display and peripherals set-ups are moving their way into the mainstream. With the lowering prices of hardware comes the lowering prices of hardware space. In this case, the Pro Gaming Table, which features tons of extra shelf space for a fraction of the expected price. (Read the full post about ‘Pro Gaming Table not as expensive as you think’…)

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by Ryan Block, posted Aug 9th 2008 at 7:32AM What with all this electric car business going on down on terra firma, it was clearly about time we all got to work flying the negatively-charged skies as well. The ElectraFlyer C, built by the Electric Aircraft Corporation, recently got some extended hang time on its maiden flight, powered by a 5.6 kWh lithium battery capable of flying for between 1.5 to two hours at a cruising speed of about 70 mph (and topping out at 90). Presumably close to silently. (Read the full post about ‘Current conditions favorable for ElectraFlyer C’s electric flight’…)

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