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Good Funny:Don’t Shake the Baby, Bounce the USB Fish-Bowl Ball
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 | Author: Grace

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It’s funny product,you will love it.

DreamCheeky our favorite maker of USB fun has another wacky gizmo that looks like perfect fun even if it makes no sense at all. The Bouncy USB Aquarium (a.k.a. USB Squish the Fish) is a cute little desktop Aquarium globe with 3 happy toy fish inside it. When plugged into USB, they rotate and swim about. Need a play break? Pick up the Aquarium Globe right off of its stand and bounce it around, don’t worry you won’t hurt the fish. Toss it around, give it a squeeze or kick it about the aquarium is a bouncy ball good for just about any level of goofing off you need to do. When you’re done just drop it back on the stand and the fish go right back to frolicking.

This might make a perfect bait / distraction for those who’s workspace is oft attacked by tiny hands. Little ones might go for the fish instead of your mouse giving you just enough time to save that presentation before your computer is attacked. This will be safer for your work and your family members. No word on price yet but pick one up at DreamCheeky.com later this month or at resellers like Thinkgeek.

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USB Air Conditioner or USB Fan?
Thursday, July 16th, 2009 | Author: Arthur Matthew

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Long, hot summer looms heavily upon us. While we often concern about computers getting overheated, we should actually worry about overheating ourselves in a room cluttered with NASs, overclocked rigs, and alike. USB fans are one eco-friendly way to keep ourselves cool while we are at our desk. They come in all types of style, from classic to LED illuminated.

Now, we have the ultimate USB fan that pretends to be a packaged terminal air conditioner (PTAC). Even if this isn’t the real thing, the dual fan “AC” can be mounted on a wall and comes with a remote for power control. As soon as USB 3.0 arrives on PC, we may even see a quad-fan model. Fly to Japan if you really want this fake AC, or instead wait for a gadget importer.

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USB Chainsaw – A Weapon to Cut Bread?
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 | Author: Arthur Matthew

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We never saw this coming. If this isn’t some 2010 April Fool’s joke leaked too early, the i.Saw Chainsaw possibly opens a whole new category of USB weaponry tools. The i.Saw is reportedly no larger than the size of a regular keyboard, and it is built with touch plastic and lightweight alloy to reduce the weight for the chainsaw for office use(?).

The company almost has everything listed on their website from dimensions to weight, guide bar length and different safety features. The only and most important thing left to answer is how they figured out feeding enough juice from a 5W USB 2.0 port to move those sharp chains at a speed that can cut through different woods. Unfortunately, the folks behind i.Saw hid their website’s WHOIS record so we couldn’t check if the same group of people has previously tried to pull hoax on the blog community. The device is listed for merely $59.95. You could sign up for pre-order, and wait to see if the i.Saw USB chainsaw will actually materialize in September – the estimated shipping month.

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USB CD/DVD Auto-loader
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 | Author: Arthur Matthew

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Trying to burn CDs or DVDs individually is such a chore, not to mention the inherent inefficiency. That’s why auto-loader exists in the first place. You can feed more than a dozen of discs and let the loader proceed with content duplication in batch. While this kind of device has been around for a while, Nimbie from Acronova raises the bar on the device’s versatility to appeal SOHOs and organizations . Nimbie comes in three varieties: one that writes regular CD/DVD; one equipped with Blu-ray burner; and another version specifically optimized for LightScribe.

What distinguishes the Nimbie apart from others is the top-feeding loader that allows you to refill discs as simple as adding more on top, making it possible to duplicate unlimited number of discs. Also worth mentioning is the independent loader that shortens the cycle time, hence reducing production time and increasing productivity. For audiophiles, the Nimbie can work together with bundled QQripper to automate music ripping processes for up to 100 CDs at time unattended. The plug-in will also fill in all the ID3 tags as well as you are importing to iTunes or Windows Media Player. The regular Nimbie goes for $599 MSRP, and the Blu-ray version goes for $1,199 MSRP.

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USB Keyboard for iPhone
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 | Author: Arthur Matthew

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Keyboards are just getting better not just in the ergonomic aspects, but also the bells and whistles that come with them. So far, we’ve seen keyboards with a LCD screen, a USB speaker, a cooling fan, and even a motor that can slowly rotate itself to adapt your typing style. It shouldn’t be a surprise when someone decides to throw in an iPod / iPhone dock.

The iConnect Media Keyboard from iHome has a prominent display of slightly elevated dock. It comes with 3 inserts to fit everything from iPod nano 1G to iPhone 3G (oddly, iPhone 2G is left out). The play button is below the dock, and we have no idea why it isn’t together with the illuminated touch-sensitive media keys on top of the keyboard. The volume control section can also detect finger swipe. That’s kinda cool. You will also find a rubberized wrist rest as well as a rotating 2-port USB hub. Oddly, flipping through the manual reveals an auxiliary power connector which iHome explicitly warns users must connect the supplied AC adapter to use the “Works for iPhone” keyboard. At MSRP of $149.99, most of keyboard revenue may go into Apple tax department.

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USB Microwave
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 | Author: Arthur Matthew

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The lines between household appliances and offbeat gadgetry seem to be getting slowly blurred with inventions such as USB fridge, massager and humidifier. But have we gone too far with USB gadgets? This USB microwave oven co-developed by Heinz and GAMMA is actually a working prototype that uses phone radio frequencies to produce heat for cooking the food (tomato beans in this case, as shown in the picture).

Heinz strongly believes there’s a market for this as there is unfortunately no shortage of workaholics who have to spend their lunch time working in their cubicles and as USB ports nowadays are more readily available than electrical outlets. So, this computer-tethered microwave – already given a name, Beanzawave – could help with lunch preparation.

The miniaturized USB microwave reportedly only works with Heinz’s “Snap Pots”. Let’s hope the food selection isn’t limited to pre-cooked beans. Some sources say a retail Beanzawave unit will cost as much as $200. If so, Heinz may want to consider giving away a bunch of “Snap Pots” since its customers aren’t likely able to afford the food after bringing the microwave home.

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USB Touch Screen Monitor
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 | Author: Arthur Matthew

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There is no shortage of mini-USB monitors, especially in Japan and Korea. In USA, Korean company Nanovision’s MIMO-series seems to have dominated the market albeit small and niche with its bus-powered but relatively pedestrian 7″ USB monitor (UM-710).

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Its more talented sibling – the UM-740 – gets much more interesting with touchscreen capability and integrated webcam. If you drop $30 on top of the $199.99 MSRP, you get full Mac support. Unfortunately, the MIMO UM-740 sold out almost as soon as it went on sale in February due to overwhelming demand (or severely limited supply). But fear not, the USB touchscreen mini-monitor is once again available. Grab one before it goes out of stock again; that is if you need the extra 800×480 pixels to play YouTube video full screen, or to put away your widgets, IM client, Gmail on a secondary display.

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Edifier Luna 2 D-class USB Speaker
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 | Author: Arthur Matthew

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In search of a pair of decent PC speakers to connect to a notebook or netbook, USB and optical SPDIF come to mind. However, rarely do a speaker set offers both interfaces, let alone a classy design and a class-D amplifier. The Edifier Luna 2 speakers come with all these in addition to an analog auxiliary input, and on top of these, they even add a touch-sensitive panel (interfaced with a computer by none other than USB). These speakers with a black and silver color scheme look more like a pair of sculptures, and they weigh 2kg each. It’s suffice to say they don’t belong in the same league as Logitech USB speakers. The touch panel will detect swiping, and will work with most media players; though, you need to bring the app to the forefront on the desktop for the controls to respond.

In the acoustics department, each of the Edifier Luna 2 unit contains a 88mm full-range driver and a 17mm tweeter. The pair can pump out a lot of volume as they are rated at 30W RMS which strike us as odd for a pair of desktop speakers. As good as everything may sound, the minimalist 2.0 audio system carries a price tag of 250 pounds, and appears to be available in UK unless you can find a distributor in your area.

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Play the USB Guitar
Thursday, July 09th, 2009 | Author: Arthur Matthew

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Bad economy aside, guitar sales are up thanks to a certain video game. Thankfully many people are putting down their plastic GuitarHero toys and picking up a real axe. And in this singular sunny spot in the entire market, Alesis is offering this new money saving item. The AudioLink USB the cables are ready to roll out and keep you from having to buy three different things: USB sound card, a long cable to your rig and an adapter. Having this all-in-one system will let you crank tunes directly into your PC via an on-board analog to digital converter.

The cables come in three varieties. There’s one for guitarists, one for vocalists and one for any generic line level source (Guitarlink, Miclink and Linelink respectively). Both Guitarlink and line link connect to quarter inch jack sources while the Miclink has an XLR3 plug. The cords are all almost 17 feet long and transfer CD quality sound directly to your PC through your USB port. With suggested retail prices between $79 and $39 they are well worth the small investment just to save on cable purchases.

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Belkin USB Auto Charger
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 | Author: Arthur Matthew

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A problem shared among auto chargers is that it’s sticking out of a car’s dashboard. Belkin’s Micro Auto USB Charger is here to fix that. The low-profile charger fits flush in your cigarette socket, and turns it into a single 1000mAh charging port for the latest generation of iPods as well as iPhone 3G and original. Belkin could be looking at selling at least two of these to every car owner: one for the kids’ iPod touch and another one for the iPhone.

If charger sticking out doesn’t annoy you, the Dual Auto Charger is capable of supplying 1A on the first USB port and 500mA on the other. This maybe what you need should you also have a portable GPS on your dashboard that also needs recharging. The Micro Auto USB Charger will hit retail in May for $15, and the bulkier Dual Auto Adapter goes for nearly $30.

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