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Aug 10, 2009

Well, if anyone of our devoted readers has been paying any attention, then you would already know that I am a huge fan of BlackBerry.  I desperately want one.  They can do everything!  And I mean everything (well not literally, they can’t care for my children, but maybe someday there will be an app for that too).  But now there is news that a UK band...

While the United States Government continues to restrict the border between the United States and Mexico, AT&T is helping keep the lines of communication open between the NEIGHBORING countries, at least via their phone service.  AT&T is wisely appealing to the ever growing Mexican-American community by offering a special cell phone service that allows...

  The “go green” movement is picking up speed as well as different industries. That’s right my tree-hugging, Earth loving brother, Sprint and Samsung are offering their first eco-friendly offspring available August 15th, the Reclaim. The Reclaim has a full qwerty keyboard making texting a breeze; 2.0 mega pixel camera with 3x optical zoom and...

BlackBerry this, BlackBerry that. Maybe you know them by name, maybe you know them by model number , however you know them, I’m sure you’re well aware that all of a sudden there’s an overwhelming abundance of new BlackBerry devices. If you’re not as confused as I am, then bravo. But if you happen to be a mere mortal and are at a loss as to which is the...

That’s not a question I have the answer to, but even if your child is too young for their own, or heck too young to read and write for that matter, there are iPhone apps that youngster!  For $2.99 you can download the ABC Animals application.  With that your child can scroll through the letters of the alphabet, chose one, and a “flashcard”...

Jul 31, 2009

Cooking Academy 2: World Cuisine will put you in the kitchens from all corners of the globe. From Chinese BBQ Pork Buns, to Mexican Tamales, to Japanese Sushi, make your way through 60 different recipes from 8 different countries. You can learn interesting trivia about food while mastering all new skills and mini-games including food processors, mixers, raiding...

Ben 10 Alien Force for PSP PSP Game Description: “In BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE The Game, players work to find Grandpa Max and stop a diabolical Highbreed alien plot as they battle more than 20 types of enemies, including Highbreed invaders and DNAliens. Gamers take control of Ben and his new alien forms Swampfire, Jet Ray, Humungousaur, Spidermonkey and Big...

Jul 31, 2009

There is a firmware update, version 1.0.7, that corrects the indications that were wrong on the Arabic, Spanish, Ukrainian, and Romanian screens as well as fixes the magenta that apparently shows in certain camera modes. Cannon downloads can be found on their download page. Source:...

The Only 52 Inch Widescreen Personal Movie Theater. Product Description: “This is the only personal media viewer that provides a private viewing experience equivalent to watching a widescreen 52″ television from 9′ away. It connects to a video iPod, portable DVD player, or personal video game system and uses two high-resolution LCDs and...

The Portable Touchscreen Video Poker Game. Product Description: “Similar to the video poker machines found at casinos, this portable unit has a touchscreen, color LCD with crystal-clear resolution, and is smaller than a laptop computer, ensuring ease of use when traveling. The device folds to store unobtrusively in a duffel bag or suitcase, and the...

This little portable blackjack game prepares a kid from losing too big when 18 comes around and they first get to the casino.   (I lost 40 bucks in 5 minutes.) Product Description: “WAS 99.95 NOW 59.95 This video blackjack game’s color touchscreen LCD allows fast, casino-style game-play, and the entire unit is smaller than a laptop computer,...

Product Description:  ”Are you the King of Fighters? Find out in this exclusive Game Boy Advance release of King of Fighters Ex 2: Howling Blood – Pre-Played. Features 21 awesome characters across 7 teams, including 3 new characters exclusive to this release. An enhanced “Striker” fighting system allows you to call in for help from...

Jul 31, 2009

Small Wonder. Big Possibilities. The HP / Mini 2140 Netbook / KS146UT#ABA is the ideal companion PC for the highly mobile professional, this fully functional HP Mini comes with all the features to keep you ultra-productive while staying ultra-mobile. Stay connected where you need to work with integrated Wi-Fi Certified WLAN and optional Bluetooth wireless...

I think I can say that we all remember THE GAME OF LIFE™ by Hasbro.  The game that brought you from young age, through college, a career, got you a wife and a family, all from a roll of a dice and all by the end of the night.  Well this game is available for your laptop or pc.   Spin the wheel and see where LIFE takes you! Take out student loans and go to...

Nikon was busy releasing news of new products yesterday, as mentioned by Eclectic Electronics, like the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II and AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II.  Those where the smaller of the products.  For 1799.95 a serious photographer can get the new Nikon D300S, which takes the power of the D300 and puts a special S on it...

What are they thinking? Another Palm Pre ad hit’s the airwaves, and this time it’s even more bizarre than the last one. Who is behind this marketing and what sort of drugs are they taking? I understand the “artistic” vibe they are going for, but they are way off mark. Check out this awful thing for yourself. ...

  iTunes is promiting a new movie release:  The Haunting in Connecticut.  It’s based on a real-life encounter, if you would like to believe in such spooky things, of a family’s dealings with some really angry ghosts.  There’s no Casper the freindly ghost in this film. The movie is the story of a family who decides to move into an old...

Netbooks, or mini laptops, are coming down on the mobile consumer like rain.  They are beginning to be manufactured on the scale of cell phones.  For the sake of this dear Earth, I hope there’s a recycling program available for these mini’s as well.  The Toshiba Mini NB205 is a purse computer that is selling at the $400 mark.  However, the performance...

For a while it seemed as if cell phone makers thought there were only two sorts of smartphone consumers; those who like touch-screen and those who prefer a QWERTY keyboard.  They were neglecting those of us who prefer to have it all.  The Palm Pre already had that concept with the Palm Centro but that phone, in no way, could compete with the “all-mighty”...