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Published by US Chick on Thursday, 2nd September 2010
New Logitech laptop speakers for laptops, one wireless, one 360 sound
Logitech announced two new speaker choices for laptop users, the Wireless Speaker Z515 and the Laptop Speaker Z305. Face it; you spend a lot of time on your laptop watch YouTube or movies and the sound just doesn’t cut it when the video in HD or...
Published by US Chick on Tuesday, 31st August 2010
Just in time for winter? New wireless weatherproof speakers from Grace
Grace, in illogical marketing sense has just introduced three new wireless weatherproof speaker systems, just in time for closing the pool and ending all outdoor activity for the year. These three: the Rock Speaker, Schooner II, and Mini-Bullets II are...
Published by Greybeard on Friday, 27th August 2010
Want to sing on X Factor but not be criticized by Simon Cowell?
It’s truly cringeworthy, but it was only a matter of time before someone came out with an X Factor singalong kit, in the form of a karaoke system with all the X factor songs on. In the end it has fallen to UK audio specialist Gear4 who has joined up...
Published by US Chick on Thursday, 26th August 2010
Netflix on the iPhone! Who needs Flash?
Finally in an event as important as Netflix on demand itself - Netflix has come to an iPhone app today. Somehow to Netflix subscribers, all 15 million of them, Flash seems like a quaint afterthought now that they can watch their Netflix content wherever...
Published by US Chick on Friday, 20th August 2010
SANYO’s answer to the Kodak zi8 - the Xacti VPC-PD2BK
Up until now our favorite cheapo camcorder has been the Kodak zi8, beating out the Flip by having full 1080p HD as well as a better zoom. Sanyo did have a decent offering, but not as good as the Kodak camera. Today they have done some leapfrogging up with...
Published by US Chick on Thursday, 5th August 2010
Start the 8 hour beach party with Logitech’s S715i rechargeable dock for the iPod
Now this is a product we can use, a new rechargeable speaker dock that lasts 8 hours. No more stringing extension cords out to the pool or worrying about batteries dying in the middle of a picnic. For somewhere under $150, this boombox will blast. It has...
Published by US Chick on Tuesday, 3rd August 2010
JAKKS expands on night vision goggles with the Spy Net line of toys
Two of the hit toys for the eight and over crowd have been JAKKS’ EyeClops Night Vision Binoculars for $52 as well as their EyeClops Bionic Eye ($17.49), a plug in TV microscope that magnifies objects up to 200xs and shows it on your TV. They have...
Published by US Chick on Friday, 30th July 2010
Cheaper, faster, lighter Kindles getting closer to affordable in the US
We are getting closer and closer to the magic $99 price point we are craving for an eReader with the introduction of two new 6 inch Kindles: a $189 3G version and a $139 Wi-Fi only model. They are both the same size: 21 percent smaller (7.5 x 4.8 x 0.335...
Published by Greybeard on Thursday, 29th July 2010
Amazon introduces Wi-Fi only Kindle in the UK for £109
For the first time on Amazon.co.uk, and at a price that should convert a few people to the ebook revolution, is the Kindle. There's a new addition to the family as well as a Wi-Fi only version has been announced bringing the price down to £109. The...
Published by US Chick on Wednesday, 28th July 2010
The new Cruzer Blade from SanDisk is the smallest USB flash drive you can buy
OK maybe it’s the smallest one you can buy in the US or Canada, not everywhere. These little red thumb drives may not be a fashion statement, but they sure are small. SanDisk describes them as “about the size of a standard size paper clip and...














