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We’re always being told to “Think outside the box.” Well, Antec is putting their money where there mouth is with their upcoming “Skeleton” case.  And they aren’t offering the bare bones minimum with it either.  There is plenty of room for expansion with 7 expansion slots and 4 drive bays.  2 of the drive bays are internal and 2 are external.  If you take advantage of expanding the capabilities of your computer, you are going to need some more cooling than just an open case.  Antec throws in a front-mount hard drive cooling fan and a 250mm fan on top (that’s the bowl looking thing with the Antec logo).  If you are feeling extra-funky, you can even enjoy the fact that the fan is multi-colored. (Read the full post about ‘Claustrophobic computer parts rejoice! The Antec Skeleton is coming’…)

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I think the main reason this news appeals to me is that it’s off-the-scale CUTE. Yes, I can be that easily bought. Storage device company Sandisk has announced the imminent launch of music on SD cards: instead of a CD, you could buy music on a teeny-weeny little SD and be listening to er, The White Stripes (are they still cool?), via your cell phone, your car, your computer’s SD slot, or… well, I guess that’s about it. The question is, given that many of us have MP3 players… why bother? Still, Sony BMG, Universal, EMI and Warner obviously think this idea has legs, as they’ve all agreed to release albums on the new format. (Read the full post about ‘Slotmusic: an album on an SD card’…)

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Never mind if you cannot afford a full-fledged piano, or if the thought of owning one seems too daunting. The Piano Hand Gloves offer a simple and inexpensive alternative – all you gotta do is wear the gloves and start tapping on any flat surface to create those awesome compositions that you have always flipped around in your head.

The Iwoot piano hand gloves have sensors at the fingertips that translate your tapping into musical notes. So wait it out music aficionados, the gloves are priced at $49.99 and will soon be available on IWantOneOfThose.com.

Via GizmoWatch.

Tags: DVD, wi-fi, games, gprs

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No one should ever underestimate the value of ergonomics. More and more people these days are suffering from carpel tunnel or repeated wrist syndrome every day. Surely there is more that users can do than just shake their hands after a long day on the desktop or laptop. One of the great contributors to the plague of repeated wrist syndrome lies right next to your computer. That’s right, the mouse is one of the great contributors to carpel tunnel, and something has to be done for users unless they want to have some metal bands on their hands. Humanscale has created an adjustable ergonomic mouse called the Switch. It has an adjustable palm rest and size for ergonomic stability. (Read the full post about ‘Humanscale Switch both ergonomically and ambidextrously correct’…)

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Here is some bad news for iphone 3G users - if your phone adapter looks like what you see in the picture above, it would be wise for you to stop using it immediately as it could be potentially hazardous. Apple has announced on Friday that the metal prongs on these plugs are weak enough to break off and remain stuck inside a power outlet, creating the risk of electric shock. These ultracompact USB power adapters have been sold by Apple with the iPhone 3G models in the US, Japan, Canada, Mexico and Several Latin American countries. But the good news is that Apple has offered to replace these adapters with new, redesigned ones (pictured below, with a green dot). (Read the full post about ‘Apple recalls and offers to replace iPhone 3G power adapters’…)

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To support breast cancer research, Sony is selling pink bundles - for example the pink VAIO notebook, the Handycam Camcorder and the Walkman –during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Two offers in support of BCRF: $10 from the sale of each Walkman NWZ-E436FPNK, $50 from the sale of each Sony HDR-TG1 Handycam Camcorder, and $75 from the sale of each VAIO Pink SR Series Notebook bundle, sold at Sony Style in the month of October will be donated to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, for a minimum donation of $25,000 and up to a maximum of $50,000. Sony Electronics will donate $100,000 from the sales of pink VAIO CR Series Notebook bundles and pink VAIO CS Series Notebook PCs during the month of October at participating authorized retailers. (Read the full post about ‘Buy Sony Pink - Breast Cancer Month’…)

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Alltel has a clamshell handset from Motorola that not only has a decent feature set, it also doesn’t raise alarm bells where your bank balance is concerned. Enter the Motorazr VE20 - which is already available via Sprint in the US. This 3.17 oz handset will feature :- Touch-sensitive external display controls GPS capabilities TeleNav pre-loaded Stereo Bluetooth connectivity Integrated music player 3.5mm headset jack 2 megapixel camera with video recording microSD memory card slot You can pick up this handset for just $99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and signing your soul to Alltel for a couple of years from September 25th onwards. (Read the full post about ‘Motorazr VE20 From Alltel’…)

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Looks like CherryPal’s $249 cloud computing PC has been delayed to a couple more weeks despite being originally scheduled for an early August release, making many people wonder whether this is yet another vaporware to hit the gizmo industry. My heart goes out to folks who have enough faith to place a pre-order, and hopefully CherryPal will work out the glitch in the graphics processor as soon as possible. Good thing the folks at CherryPal are offering a refund for those who are tired of waiting for the product - I’d say take your money and drop it on a new G1 Android phone instead with some spare change in the pocket as well. (Read the full post about ‘CherryPal PC Delayed To Vaporware Status…Almost’…)

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There’s a good news for storage craving geeks — the cool Toshiba portable external hard drive now offers up to 400gig storage capacity! There’s no change in the body of portable hard drive, it still sports the same sophisticated case. The 400GB model is designed for consumers seeking high-capacity storage and backup for music libraries, home videos, personal data and other digital memories. According to Tosh, the 400GB usb 2.0 drive can store up to either 114,000 digital photos, 105,000 MP3 music files, 177 hours of DVD videos or 47 hours of high definition videos. (Read the full post about ‘Toshiba portable external hard drive now with 400GB capacity’…)

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Perfect for your nightstand or dresser, the Sony ICF-CD3iPSIL CD clock radio packs an array of functions into a space-saving design. Thanks to a hidden sliding dock tray, you can easily dock your compatible iPhone or iPod MP3 player. A dual alarm lets you set two separate wakeup times with the option of waking up to the music stored on your iphone or ipod music player, your favorite CD or radio station. Additional features include an AM/FM tuner with 30 presets, a large easy-to-read LCD and an included remote control that lets you access all the music on your iPod mp3 player or iPhone from across the room. (Read the full post about ‘Sony ICF-CD3iPSIL CD clock radio for iPod and iPhone’…)

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