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Aside from “Would you pay $130 for a wired keyboard with an iPod dock built-in?”, the other question we have for the Razer Pro|Type Keyboard is “Why does it only come in white?”

Razer’s probably assuming that future owners will probably hook this baby up to their iMac. But where does that leave the Mac Pro owners, not to mention those who use non-white iPods and computers—like a PC?

Full details here.

Tags: iPod docks, keyboards, Razer Pro|Type Keyboard

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To make a long story short, the Coosh earphones are a worthy buy at $20.

For starters, our first impressions regarding the comfort-level lasted. Again, since there’s padding on the actual earphones themselves, covering the usually sharp seam between the metal grill and the earphone plastic, these earphones can spend the whole day in your ears.

On top of that, the soft plastic “arms” that wrap around your outer ears, so again the earphones can spend the whole day in your ears, because they’re securely fastened. Another feature we like was the bent earphone jack. Aside from being another opportunity for brand showcasing, this construction means you won’t have earphone jacks sticking out the side of your gadget.

The earphones are nowhere close to the audio quality of full-fledged headphones, especially in the bass department. But Coosh’s offering do a decent job. At the very least, you aren’t stuck with tin cans in your ears!

The only issue we have with the Coosh earphones is how those arms make you more visible than usual, especially in public. People will probably notice the white supports around your ears and do a double-take. This unfortunately may include thieves scoping out for a mark. Perhaps Coosh could make future versions have transparent arms?

Tags: Coosh, earphones, headphones, Stays on feels good

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We recently got our grubby hands on a set of Coosh headphones, and so far so good. We’re really amenable with the tagline “Stays On. Feels Good.”, because the headphones do stay on and do feel good. It’s less of the circular support and more about the padding hugging the usually sharp edge of the actual in-ear assembly. We’ve spent the whole day listening to Phoenix’s Napoleon Says and ended up irritated—from listening from the same song over and over again, while our ears hardly felt any discomfort. A short review to follow soon!

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Anyone remember PlayStation 2 Eye? You know, Sony’s PS2 camera for playing some average ‘wave-at-the-TV’ games’? It was largely blasted out of existence when the Wii arrived but still, it was different and now someone has figured out how to give them a new lease of life. I bought my Eye cheap a couple of years ago in Computer Exchange, thinking the kids would get a kick out of swinging their arms in front of the TV but then, along came the Wii and the Eye never left its bag. It cost me £5 though, and I’ll be damned if I see that go to waste! Over at the NUI Group, there’s now a hack to allow you to setup the Eye as your Webcam, with some easy to install drivers. According AlexP:”I started thinking to myself: “This camera is awesome and it will be such a great and inexpensive replacement for Firefly MV and the like. If we could just get it to work under Windows…” Initially, I started poking around with the USB trying to send some commands to the PS3Eye and see what happens… After many long nights I’m bringing you the result: - Full VGA (640×480) 60fps video capture test app that features uncompressed high quality raw video - Low CPU overhead (since there is no decompression involved on the PC) - Very low latency (1 frame time period).” Way to go Alex. Now where the hell did I stash that Eye? It’s in a red and white bag, covered in dust….-Martin Lynch [NUI Group via PS3 Fanboy] ps2 webcam software console

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Anyone remember the PlayStation Eye? You know, Sony’s PS camera for playing some average ‘wave-at-the-TV’ games’? It was largely blasted out of existence when the Wii arrived but still, it was different and now someone has figured out how to give them a new lease of life. I avoided the PS Eye since I recall buying the PS2 Eyetoy cheap a couple of years ago in Computer Exchange, thinking the kids would get a kick out of swinging their arms in front of the TV but then, along came the Wii and the Eye never left its bag. Over at the NUI Group, there’s now a hack to allow you to setup the PS Eye - if you bought one - as your Webcam, with some easy to install drivers. According to AlexP:”I started thinking to myself: “This camera is awesome and it will be such a great and inexpensive replacement for Firefly MV and the like. If we could just get it to work under Windows…” Initially, I started poking around with the USB trying to send some commands to the PS3Eye and see what happens… After many long nights I’m bringing you the result: - Full VGA (640×480) 60fps video capture test app that features uncompressed high quality raw video - Low CPU overhead (since there is no decompression involved on the PC) - Very low latency (1 frame time period).” Way to go Alex. I still won’t be buying it though.-Martin Lynch [NUI Group via PS3 Fanboy] ps2 webcam software console

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Playing on the fact that, very often, our sense of smell subconciously drives our decision to buy or reject a product, a company called “CD Digital Card” has introduced rub-and-smell CDs and DVDs that give out various scents as you rub the surface - fresh fruit, flowers, coffee and ooh…pizza.

The discs have their surface coated with scented ink – which we assume is intended towards associating a smell with a specific movie or music album. The company claims that the possibilities are apparently huge for this technology. Sample this “You can actually create a CD or DVD for a florist that actually smells like flowers!”. Mmm-hmm, and let us also add that you will have to risk being banned from the florist’s corner for life. Not to mention that his sheer frustration with the gift is totally left to imagination. Some of the scents on offer that really caught our attention – Apple (Macintosh ?), Stinky Cheese, New Car Smell.

Come to think of it, it might not be such a bad idea for your kid to gift “Stinky Cheese” to his classroom bully.

Via Slashgear.

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Nice ATI! You’ll probably steal some thunder from NVIDIA when you release the Radeon HD 4550 and 4350 this October. Both video cards will feature support for DirectX 10.1, compatiblity with HDMI displays like the HP w2228h, and even 7.1 audio!

The 4550 will be $16 more expensive than the 4350 thanks to its 512MB of DDR3 RAM, compared to half that for the latter. Both cards run at 96 gigaflops, for those who are interested. (boingboing.net)

Tags: ATI, Radeon 4350, Radeon 4550

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NewEgg.com is currently offering a Kingston 4GB SD for around $8! The lowest price I’ve seen so far, and shipping’s free if you select the 3-7 day option. Just click on the picture above or the link below to get that much-needed item for your digital camera or handheld computer!

Kingston 4GB Secure Digital High-Capacity (SDHC) Flash Card

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The concept is simple: take a yoyo, and place a small lithium-ion battery that juices up whenever you play with the yoyo. Add a USB power port, and you’ve got yourself a portable charger! Questions remain about the viability of the “iYo”, especially how many yoyo play sessions it would take to fully charge the battery. And, why the iPhone focus? Does the concept designer realize that the iPhone isn’t the only gadget out there?!? (dvice.com)

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Remember Gyration’s range of ‘air mice’? They didn’t do too well in the UK and the company seems to have adopted an almost shameful silence over the last couple of years. With no mention towards its previous foray in this area it seems to be trying again, and in the hope that we forgot why we didn’t buy them a few years ago has released a new Air Mouse device to the UK market. In case you don’t know, Gyration devices typically adopted a Wii-style system by using in-air motion tracking to control a mouse cursor on screen. They’re designed primarily for business professionals to help them conduct presentations from afar but have a reasonable claim for offering a bit more control in the home media market, much like yesterday’s rather more straightforward remote control. However with Gyration’s device you can use flicks of the wrist to invoke certain commands and it uses RF technology which means it’ll work up to 100 feet away and through walls (why do we need to know that?). The Air Mouse with Motionsense is available from October for a recommended retail price of £69.99, and you can find out more from the link below. - Paul Lester [Gyration] gyration mouse motion

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If you use your PC for watching movies, carrying out business presentations or would just generally like to be able benefit from mouse control from a distance then this nifty new remote should appeal. The headline feature is the ‘mouse control’ button, which allows you to move the cursor around on screen by depressing it in the appropriate direction. You’ll also find four hotkeys that can be set up to open specific applications to save time and the dedicated media keys are compatible with a range of software including WMP, RealPlayer, WinDVD and Power DVD. The remote operates from up to 18m away thanks to the supplied USB receiver and is available for a quite reasonable $21 from the website below, which when you take shipping into account will probably end up being what we’d pay over here anyway. Alternatively search for ‘PC Remote Control’ on eBay and you can get it shipped over from Hong Kong even cheaper. - Paul Lester [Gadget4all] Sony VAIO Blu-ray

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When I think digital photo frames I’m thinking 6in, maybe 8in in size but for those who like everything in their lives that bit bigger, Smartparts has just launched a 32in one. The new 32in SP3200WF has just gone on show at Photokina 2008 and it claims the honour of being the world’s largest Wi-Fi digital picture frame. While certainly too big for my mantelpiece, there are those who will no doubt find space on the wall for this monster since, to all intents and purposes, it looks like a painting. The 16:9 widescreen display has a resolution of 1366 x768 and comes with a natural wood frame with “espresso finish and museum quality beige mat”. It can also play video with sound and supports SD, MS, and CompactFlash memory cards. It’s also one of the first, says Smartparts, to integrate with Windows Live Photo Gallery, allowing users to share pics online or directly to the SP3200WF. It comes with a remote control and the OptiPix Pro software, for making photo transfer from the PC easy. There’s no price but we’re guessing not very cheap at all.-Martin Lynch [Smartparts] photo frame camera

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We can safely say that the 100GB 233X CompactFlash (CF) card from Pretec is the world’s largest capacity CF card. Unveiled today at the Photokina 2008 show, it will no doubt have enthusiast and professional photographers salivating. The 233X CF cards [there’s a 64GB version too] are also lightning fast, with access speeds of up to 35MB/s, eclipsing the previous ‘world record holder’, the Pretec 48GB CF card. The company also unveiled even faster cards: the 333X 32GB and 50GB CF cards capable of running up to 50MB/s of Read/Write speed. Of course, you’ll pay through the nose for the massive capacities and speed with the 64GB and 100GB 233X cards priced at $399 and $699 [£215 and £376], respectively. No prices on the super-speedy 333X cards yet.-Martin Lynch [Pretec] news memory storage camera

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I have problems on smaller keyboards as it is but with its ‘Super Tiny Keyboard’ Brando must think we all have fingers the size of 5-year olds and live in cramped cubicles too big for a real keyboard. It measures 170 x 73 x 15mm and weighs 116g. It has 56-keys with Fn/Num lock keys and silent ’switch feeling’, meaning less clackety clack. The name is somewhat misleading since while I agree it’s small, it’s certainly not super tiny - anyone who used one of the old Psion 3 devices will attest to knowing what a ’super tiny’ keyboard/pad was like. That photo above is also a little misleading since while it’s interesting to see it sitting besdie an iPhone ‘for size comparisons’, you can’t actually use it with the iPhone because its USB-only. I guess if you travel a lot, this may be of interest but considering it’s smaller than the keyboard already on your laptop, why would you need it? If you do happen to live in a closet though and that regular desktop keyboard is eating up too much valuable real estate, you can get it for around £15 here.-Martin Lynch keyboard gadget peripheral

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OK, you’re thinking, “It’s a Wiimote charger, big deal?” and you’d be mostly right, except for one or two little tricks, most notably the ability of this one to charge the Wiimotes while leaving their protective jackets on. The rubbery sheathes were a pain to get on and the last thing you need is having to remove them every time you want to juice those Wiimotes for some Legend Of Zelda action. This is the InCharge from Teknocreations, a battery pack and charge stand that can charge your Wiimotes through the silicone jacket. The kit comes with 2 lithium polymer battery packs which are good for hundreds of charges and one charge allows for up to 25 hours of slashing and pointing. According to the company: There are no contacts to get dirty or break. The batteries are charged inductively through a sealed plastic case. There’s no price on this yet but they are expected to land first in the US next month.-Martin Lynch [Nintendo Wii Fanboy] Wii console peripheral

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