[MobileRatty] tag: gadget

Nokia BH304 Bluetooth Headset at Mr. Gadget Australia

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:43:06 +0000

There are some people who care only about a gadget’s functionalities, but there are those who’d scour for the one which looks best, regardless of its features or lack thereof. Not that the Nokia BH304 Bluetooth Headset is especially lacking in features, but you got to admit that it’s not the most advanced in the market either.

The Nokia BH304 Bluetooth Headset comes with not one, but three different interchangeable covers so you can change it depending on your mood. It’s a lightweight headset that could be used with an optional earloop for optimal fit. Voice activation and redialing are especially useful features, as well as its one-button receive/end call. Working at most 10 meters away from a Bluetooth enabled device, the Nokia BH304 has 6.5 hours of talk time and 150 hours of standby.

Check out the Nokia BH304 Bluetooth Headset at Mr. Gadget Australia.

Pocketsize USB Speakerphone

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:47:53 +0000

Pocketsize USB Speakerphone MV100 is a cool gadget for you, a heavy user of Yahoo IM, AIM, MSN Messenger, Apple iChat, Skype, WebEx, NetMeeting, Vonage, or Net2Phone. This USB powered inexpensive but great-sounding mini speaker will bring you the easiest way to do internet phone conference. The MV100 is a full-duplex user-friendly speaker and array microphone combination that allows you to have clear conversations through your internet connection, whether you’re at home, at work, or on the road. A headset is included for private conversations.

You can get this cool USB powered stuff for $17.99 at ThinkGeek.

KDDI and Kyocera team to release color therapy mobile phone

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:34:59 +0000

Fans of those old school mood rings will be happy to know that mystical Technicolor trinkets have finally invaded today's technology. KDDI and Kyocera have announced the W64SA, a phone that is designed to offer "color therapy" to users via embedded LEDs.

The phone's color therapy lights manage to shine through the backside of the main display due to the use of specially molded translucent plastic. The company doesn't claim that the phone will read your thoughts and plaster the corresponding color on the device's casing, but in terms of hippie niceties, the W64SA is an appropriately psychedelic addition to your gadget arsenal.

Via Nikkei

Commodore Netbook Anyone?

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:25:02 +0000

The simple word Commodore brings back good memories for lots of grown ups. Well in case you want a modern Commodore gadget in your home, look for the Commodore UMMD 8010/F netbook.

And now get ready for the Eee deja-vu part. The Commodore netbook spotted at the IFA in Berlin will have a 10 inch display, a 1.6GHz Via C7-M processor, an 80GB HDD, 1GB or RAM, a 1.3 megapixel camera 802.11b/g WiFi and Bluetooth. Well not exactly a deja-vu here, but the numbers in those features are similar to so many netbooks currently available. The pricing is rather high as this one will cost $610. I'm guessing we're paying for the name more than for the actual specs there.

In case you'll be needing desperately a Commodore netbook, go look for Dutch company Yeahronimo Media Ventures as they are the ones that own the name and the device.

Hello Kitty Flashdisk

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:13:17 +0000

Like usual, Hello Kitty always come with Cuteness, which usually make us drool. Now, Hello Kitty invades the Gadget world again with this Hello Kitty Cute USB Memory, or we can say it’s a Hello Kitty Flashdisk. Not like usual flashdisk that have USB port on it, this gadget only has Mini USB port but it comes with a cable to convert into regular USB port. A nice gift for everyone (especially Girls), which priced at $70. You can get it here.

A really Nice Hello Kitty Stuff for everyone, because today no one doesn’t need USB flashdisk right now. Even kids usually needs USB memory to store her Cute School presentation. If you look for more Hello Kitty Gadgets alternative, this Hello Kitty Car accessories and Hello Kitty Pink TV is also ideal for them too

This post was taken from Cutie Gadget, a Gadgets Gifs Blog.

Hello Kitty Flashdisk

Apple Ipod mp3 Car Audio Tape Cassette Adapter

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:03:00 +0000

Apple Ipod mp3 Car Audio Tape Cassette Adapter

Features:

Brand new non-OEM.
Play your ipod songs through car stereo.
Simply plug-in cassette tape to your car's in-dash cassette player and enjoy your ipod songs
Silent mechanism reduces mechanical noise on the road.
Spring-loaded cassette head helps maintain contact with cassette player's head for clear sound.

Product Description
Compatibility: Apple iPod 3rd Generation, Apple iPod Mini, Apple iPod Nano, Apple iPod 4th Generation, Apple iPod Photo, Apple iPod Video.

Customer Reviews

Perfect price for a useful device (2008-08-27)
The average price of these 'tape converters' is usually ridiculously high for something with a very high percentage of breaking.

This is still working for me, and for the price, is definitely worth every penny.

Junk (2008-08-19)
Even though its only a few bucks, don't waste your money. You get what you pay for. I took a chance and thought it would be 1/2 decent at least. Well, it wasn't. It works for the 1st 5 seconds you put it in then ejects itself.

We had Coby before... (2008-08-09)
We had a Coby before this particular player. We usually have good luck with the Coby products but not the cassette adaptor we bought. We got this one so my wife could listen to her iPod in the car. This one has outlasted the Coby and really has taken a pretty good beating because of the heat in S. Florida vehicles during the summer. I am pleasantly surprised with its performance, and for the money you can't beat this one.

Didn't even work (2008-07-30)
This tape deck just kept automatically ejecting when I got it. I thankfully managed to use it as scrap to fix my broken cassette adapter. I would only buy this item if you want to spare part the cord from it.

Something for the cheap guy (2008-07-02)
It works. Not too well always, but it works. The FM transmitter works more reliably, but it damn well better for the price you pay. This is acceptable and gives sound most of the time. For some reason it only works on the right side speakers. I cant make it work on the left side at all. It isnt the car stereo, because those speakers work with other tapes. It still sounds good and loud, but if your picky and dont want the wire sticking out of the cassete deck, then spend the money. Dont have money or dont want to spend, then this is perfect. If it is a little tweaky, remember you paid less than 5 dollars for it.

puto joto talal.

tags : gadget

Sony Laptops Heading Back to Sony -- Oy VAIO!

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:50:52 +0000

Sony has issued a recall for thousands of its VAIO laptops because of possible overheating or short-circuits.

(Didn't we blog about another similar Sony problem not all that long ago?)

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said that the recall is voluntary, and it recommended that Vaio owners stop using the products unless otherwise instructed.

The recall affects 73,000 VAIO TZ-series computers in the U.S. and apparently 440,000 units worldwide.

The safety commission said the reason for the recall is because "irregularly positioned wires near the computer's hinge and/or a dislodged screw inside the hinge can cause a short-circuit and overheating."

It added that this hazard could result in burns to consumers. In fact, the commission reported that Sony has received 15 reports of overheating, including one person who received a minor burn.

The affected models are the VAIO VGN-TZ100 series, VGN-TZ200 series, VGN-TZ300 series, and VGN-TZ2000 series. Sony will arrange for any needed inspection or repair.

Sony posted a statement on its eSupport site that said "the issues involve a small number of units which may overheat due to a wiring problem."

Here's the official notification from the CPSC.

Tags: consumer products safety commission, notebook, sony, vaio

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Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:50:52 +0000

Tags: consumer products safety commission, notebook, sony, vaio

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Creating a new gadget website

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:00:35 +0000

I’m working on a new gadget website a dedicated gadget for boys site.

One of my projects is to make a new gadgets site. I have already 10 Wordpress blogs so I want to do something different. I want to make a marketing test to see if a HTML site ranks better than a WordPress one.

I’m oscillating between using Flash or not. There are voices who claim the flash is not correctly indexed and read by search engine spiders. Other people say the search engines have improved and read and index flash pages ok.

All will be up for the template. I’m not a very good designer and I have to work after templates. I want to look for a free template first, but if I can’t find a good one I will pay for a good template.
So let me resume if I will find a flash site which I will like I will use it if not I will use a simple HTML site.

On Dreamtemplate.com I found a free website template which I like. You can see it here . The template uses the colors red which call to action, blue which means calm, peace and is recommended for business and the background is white which makes reading easy. The header image must be changed but with a little of attention and a little of luck I think I can make a decent header. If not there are always sites like get a coder, rent a coder and elance to get custom images.

This template is free for members. I like it but not very, very much. I wonder if it worth paying $59.95 and access to thousands of new templates. To pay almost 60 dollars for one template is a little expensive since this is the only HTML site I want to do for now.

I will get the thousands of templates and pay the fee. After all I can use the templates for later projects.

Of course what it matters the most are the back links. No links back to your site => no Google top ten positions unless you use longtail keywords with almost zero competition. So I will try to get as many back links as I can from different sources like: general directories, niche directories, article directories, blogs, forums and others.

The site will contain only gadgets for boys and toys for boys like: games consoles, RC helicopters, fast remote control cars and others.

If you see a good template for gadgets for boy site please let me know – use the comment form below.

CSI Stick takes the info out of your cell phone

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:49:35 +0000

I’m not certain whether this latest spy gadget should really be branded with the “CSI” initials, as it is more like something the NSA would use. However, I’ll humor Paraben, the company that makes the CSI Stick, with an episode of CSI where the CSI Stick comes into play.

Let’s say that Grissom has a suspect, and in order to find out more information about him, they attach the CSI Stick into the suspect’s cellular phone. They will soon have access to the incriminating data on that cell phone.

This is premise of the CSI Stick, and now Grissom will be able to see any calls placed or text messages sent or received. The CSI Stick can also make a logical copy of this data for further investigation, if needed.

The CSI Stick has settings for just copying text messages, call logs, or phone books. It can also do photos and movies, if need be. Of course, there is that whole privacy thing, and at this point, it doesn’t look like you need a license to carry a CSI Stick.

The CSI stick costs about $199, and comes with the CSI Stick base unit, two Motorola tips, one Samsung tip, a remote charger, and a carrying case.

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