USB lighting gift

One Particular of the most helpful gizmos to have all around is a laptop computer keyboard light. This helpful gadget permits customers to carry out their computing projects easily even in a darkish environment. The USB lighting present sufficient illumination that makes it possible for customers to see the various characters on laptop computer keyboards. Even if you have currently mastered the diverse positions of the characters on the keyboard, employing this wonderful machine would certainly make your typing jobs a lot easier.

While there these kinds of usb lights units for laptops arrives in several various styles and sizes, the most frequent attribute an elongated neck with an array of LED lights at the end. There are some that arrive with wide, round-shape bases, whilst other individuals have bases that stop with a USB regular Sort A plug that enable end users to connect right to a USB port.

The elongated necks of the laptop computer keyboard mild are developed to be adaptable so as to enable the person to bend them in a place that would give them a better diploma of comfort. Although common desk lights can also be employed to illuminate the keyboard, they have the tendency to also mild the total area, which can dazzle the eyes of the user. This brilliant glare brings about extra strain to the user's eyes and may possibly significantly effect his performance.

USB Lights products for laptop computer pcs only illuminates the region that requirements to be brightened. You can even more regulate and place it in this sort of a way that it will not shine off your laptop's keep track of screen. Its ingeniously arrayed LED lights emit a gentle glow that will not dazzle your eyes, which can be a resource of pain specially soon after many several hours of doing work on your laptop.

The laptop computer keyboard mild will get its electrical power straight from the laptop. This tends to make it less complicated to get alongside and use when or where ever you come to feel like it. Opposite to the perception of some, this amazing lights system will not trigger your laptop's battery to be right away drained of its charge. The LED lights that arrive alongside with every single of these lights units have been intended to draw just a little bit of energy from the laptop's battery. Most of these products consumes only about a moment of battery cost for every single hour of use. This implies that you get to take pleasure in functioning on your laptop computer for a few of several hours just like the way you utilised to, but with the additional reward of excellent illumination.

So if you continually operate on your laptop computer in a low-light condition, finding a laptop computer keyboard mild is certainly a phase in the correct direction. With the illumination it provides, it even gets to be feasible for you to carry out your computing jobs without having the existence of any overhead usb lighting.

Portable Voice Changer Device

If you’re not able to use the Sonic Vox voice manipulation app for iPhone, this device will make it possible for you to garble your voice with just about any phone out there.

Features:

• Portable Voice Changer
• Adjustable volumn
• Adjustable Pitch (8 selections: 3 High, 3 Low, One Original and One Robot-like)
• Dimension: 6.0 x 9.0 x 2.5 cm
• Light weight: 55 gram

The Portable Voice Changer is yours for $19 over at the Gadget Brando website.

Leyio Sharing Device – Now Available

You might have heard about the Leyio “personal sharing device” earlier this year. Now, about 6 months later, this wireless portable flash drive is available in the stores.

Leyio’s PSD is a high speed module that transmits information between devices via Ultra-Wideband* (UWB) technology rather than wi-fi. With 16GB Flash memory, you can send digital content (photos, mp3s, movies, business cards, business files and web links) to other Leyio’s at a literal flick of a wrist – no, really! The device will be one of the first to utilise UWB in the commercial market. And since the information you store on the Leyio PSD is likely to be both personal and private – forgetful civil servants take note – a fingerprint scanner (ensuring you are the only person who can access the content) makes this far more secure than any other portable storage device.
With a single, sweeping movement, you can exchange digital information with another Leyio – whether you’re out at the shops, walking down the street or in a business meeting – at remarkable speeds of up to 10MB/s*. A photo of around 3MB can be exchanged in just 0.3 seconds and a personal movie in around 20 seconds, while business cards and web links can be received by another Leyio device almost instantaneously.

There’s no problem if you want to exchange information with a friend who doesn’t own a Leyio device –the Leyio features a USB port, allowing you to share files between your PSD and a regular USB stick. The Leyio also features a detachable “Shuttle”, which can be used in the same way as a USB stick, allowing you to transfer files directly from your Leyio to a friend’s computer, quickly and securely.
The Leiyo is available in three colors: Mirror Black, Ice Grey and Bubblegum Pink. The product is yours for £129.95 (about $212 USD) from the Firebox.com website.
Reader Information:
*Ultra-wideband (UWB) is a radio technology with which short or medium-range communications can be made with low power consumption. UWB has notably been utilised in radar, tracking and precision locating. Since UWB operates at a very low energy, it causes less interference than other radio-network solutions and is a strong contender for becoming the preferred technology for the wireless home and office.
**Based on Leyio/Leyio transfers at 3-5 meters

SpyCobra – USB Covert Computer Logging Device

The brand new SpyCobra USB device is described as “the next generation of computer surveillance” – like a new and improved version of last year’s KeyShark USB Keylogger.

Extremely useful and highly covert, the SpyCobra is perfect for parents that want to keep an eye on their kids’ internet activities, employers who suspect their staff are up to something or private investigators gathering information, the SpyCobra is a covert computer logging device that’s a giant leap forward in spy technology.
What makes this device different is that it doesn’t have to be left plugged into a PC. You plug it into a USB port and within 15 seconds you can install a small piece of software that will log keys, remember websites visited and take screen shots at regular intervals.

There’s no hardware to detect and when you want to retrieve the information gathered, you just plug the SpyCobra unit into the PC again and everything will be uploaded onto it, so you can take it away and examine it later.

The SpyCobra computer surveillance USB device will soon be available from the Thumbs Up (UK) Ltd website. The suggested retail price is £89.99 (about $126).

Spy Bolt Covert Secret Container

Got some prized jewels to stash covertly when you’re traveling? If you’re a bit paranoid when it comes to carrying small, valuable items while you’re on the go, then it might be a good idea to get the Spy Bolt Covert Secret Container so you can afford yourself some added protection.
Just make sure, though, that the valuables you’re carrying fit into the tiny and smartly disguised container. If a thief happens to chance upon you, then no worries. Chances are, he or she won’t probably pay too much attention to a rusty and worn looking bolt at the bottom of your bag, as opposed to if you had chosen to carry along a portable safety deposit box instead, right?
Spy Bolt Covert Secret Container

The Spy Bolt is an updated and improved version of the old Soviet KGB “dead drop” hollow bolt used during the Cold War. It features an O-ring seal for weather-proof storage of small valuables, communications, etc. It has reverse threading on the bolt head for additional security.
This new version utilizes a 3/4″ diameter bolt providing a larger storage area than the original. Its secret storage compartment has a diameter of .49″ and a maximum depth of 2.7″. Overall length is 3.43″.

You can score one of these Spy Bolt Covert Secret Containers from Amazon for $19 each.

Win a Smartfish Whirl Mini Laser Mouse

Did that anti-gravity Whirl Mini Mouse in our recent post sound cool? Well, now is your chance to win one! Simply Like GeekAlerts on Facebook before the end of June 6, 2011 EDT for your chance to win. If you’re already a Facebook Fan, you’re already entered. After June 6, we’ll randomly select one of our facebook fans to win a Smartfish Whirl Mini Laser Mouse. (Only residents of the United States and Canada are eligible to win.)
So if you haven’t liked us on Facebook yet, now is the time. It is a great way to keep up with the latest cool gadgets and geeky gizmos.
The Whirl Mini is a really cool mouse. It is designed to be super smooth and comfortable to use, with a patented ErgoMotion pivot system that allows for effortless, fluid motion. Us geeks tend to spend a lot of time at the computer, but with this ergonomic mouse to can help protect against repetitive stress injury.

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USB Jewel Butterfly Flash Drive

USB Jewel Butterfly Flash Drive

Here comes another USB gadget, from the guys over at HKColordigital, the USB Jewel Butterfly Flash Drive.
The USB Jewel Butterfly Flash Drive com,es with 8GB of storage, and measures 20 x 30 x 8mm and weighs just 8g.

Here are the specifications.

• USB 2.0
• Portable and easy operation
• Stylish and useful
• Plug and play
• Support Windows XP/Vista, Linux 2.4, MAC OSX or latest version
• Dimension: 20 x 30 x 8mm (approx.)
• Weight: 6g

The USB Jewel Butterfly Flash Drive is available for $32 from HKColordigital

Star Wars R2-D2 Ice Cube Tray

While admittedly not as cool as the Han Solo Carbonite Ice Cube Tray, the Star Wars R2-D2 Ice Cube Tray is still something that every Star Wars fan will want in their freezer. These silicone trays mold the shape of one large R2-D2 and 4 smaller R2-D2′s. They aren’t just for ice cubes, as this set of R2-D2 silicone trays can be used to mold chocolate, jello, and more.
Star Wars R2-D2 Ice Cube Tray

• Perfect for those Star Wars-themed parties!
• Impress the friends with everyone’s favorite Astromech Droid jello or ice cube!
• Great nifty gift for any kitchen!

Pre-order the Star Wars R2-D2 Silicon Tray for $9.99 at Entertainment Earth. It is scheduled to be delivered in July 2011.

Stealth LPC-670: Powerful i7/i5/i3 Mini PC

Today, April 7, 2011, Stealth Computer announced the new Stealth LPC-670 Mini PC, their most powerful and advanced mini pc yet. It comes in a tiny package that measures just 6.5 inches by 6 inches and less than 2 inches tall, yet it is loaded with tremendous computing power due to inclusion of the new Intel Core i7/i5/i3 mobile processors and up to 8GB of DDR3 memory.
Sometimes there isn’t much space, but massive computer power is still needed. The Stealth LPC-670 Mini PC is just the solution to that problem.

The Stealth LPC-670 mini PC features a multitude of I/O connectivity built into its impressively small design such as; Wi-Fi 802.11g, Gigabit LAN, 4-USB 2.0, Serial, RS232, DVI-I, Audio and HDMI ports. The LPC-670 can support up to 8GB of DDR3 memory and has a built-in 2.5″ mobile hard drive with up to 750GB’s of storage space. For applications that require extra high shock, vibration and wide temperature ranges optional SSD’s (Solid State Drives) are available. A slim DVD/CD-RW optical drive comes standard with an optional Blu-ray burner available.

Stealth LPC-670 Mini PC

• Powerful Intel Core i7/i5/i3 Mobile Processors
• 3D Graphics with 16×9 Capability and HDMI
• Rugged Aluminum Chassis with Mounting Bracket options
• Small Size; 6.54″ (W) x 6.18″ (D) x 1.89″ (H)
• Up to 750GB Internal Storage
• Built-in Gigabit LAN, RS232, USB 2.0, Video, Serial, Audio, HDMI, Wireless
• Low Noise, Low Power Consumption
• WatchDog Timer supported
• Slim Slot Loading Optical Drives
• Solid State Hard Drive (SSD) optional
• Windows 7 & XP Pro Compatible, other O/S Options Available

You can configure and order your own Stealth LPC-670 Mini PC starting at $1650 from Stealth.com.

Celtic Dragon Throne

Your home is your castle but it can be kind of hard to give off that regal vibe while kicking back in your La-Z-Boy. Become the lord of all you survey while sitting upon the Celtic Dragon Throne.
Dragon artist Gary Chang has created a butt-rest fit for a king. This 87-pound throne has 3-toed claw legs leading up to a sturdy seat that’s decked out with sculpted dragon heads on the armrests, as well as on the front and back of the backrest. Cast in designer resin and hand-painted, it will easily stand out as the most powerful seat in the house.

Features:

• Floor to top of seat measures 18.5″

• Seat size is 20.5″W x 17″D

• Gargoyle side table and Excalibur not included.

If you’ve got the royal sum of $695 (reg. $750) to spare, you can feel like medieval royalty with the Celtic Dragon Throne from Design Toscano… until the cat ignores you and your wife tells you to take out the trash.

World’s Largest Jigsaw Puzzle

Do you like puzzles? I mean really, really like puzzles? Well, I have the perfect puzzle for you… but only if you have plenty of time, lots of dedication, and room to spare because they don’t call this the World’s Largest Jigsaw Puzzle for nothing.
If you feel that puzzles are no longer challenging because you are just so darn good at them, this is the perfect puzzle to knock your ego down a few pegs. Once the puzzle is assembled, you’ll have a retrospective of artwork by Keith Haring that shows off various vibrant, cartoon-inspired illustrations, but before that magic moment of completion is obtained you’ll simply have 32, 256 puzzle pieces. That’s right, you read that number correctly. Go ahead and take a few deep breaths until the dizziness fades.
Master this Guinness record holder and you will have the pleasure of smugly sneering at anyone else that considers themselves to be puzzle masters. You’ll even have the right to laugh out loud at them.

Features:

• Official Guinness World Record puzzle (World’s largest commercially available puzzle)

• Suitable for ages 12+

• Supplied with transportation trolley

• Massive 32,256 piece puzzle with sturdy pieces

• Bright and colourful retrospect of Keith Haring’s artwork

• Made from strong premium grade cardboard, with linen finish print to minimise glare on puzzle image

Dimensions:

• Measures approximately 5.4m(W) x 1.92m(W)

• Weighs approximately 17kg

Go ahead and use all that vacation time because you deserve it, and get to work on the World’s Largest Jigsaw Puzzle for £199.99 (approx. $397) from Firebox.com

Inflatable water slide

by Paz

C’mon! Your kids will adore you forever if you buy them one of these!
It’s an inflatable water slide, ideal for those summer afternoons when the children get bored too easily. And of course their friends are always welcome too.

The slide comes with an electric air blower and it apparently only takes a few minutes to set it up in the back garden and inflate it. The overpressure from the blower is claimed to be enough to maintain rigidity, even if it gets damaged by small pinholes.
Water’s fed to the top via a garden hose. You can almost hear the screams of delight as the children wait impatiently in the back garden for the thing to inflate.
When the summer’s over, the thing can roll up and squeeze somewhere in the garage or loft.
It’s priced at $350, we think including the air pump; but you can’t put any price on the fun this’ll be for your kids.
This water slide is currently discontinued but there is a whole range of inflatable water slides available from Amazon starting at $24.95.

Dreamate Sleep Inducer

by Al

If you’re one of those people that suffers from unusual sleep patterns and you want to get your body back in to check you might be able to do it with this acupuncture sleeping gadget, the Dreamate Sleep Inducer.

Dreamate uses accupressure techniques to gently massage the “sleeping golden triangle” on your left wrist. Used 30 minutes before bedtime, you can retune and reset your biological clock and train your body to relax and sleep. See results in as little as a week’s worth of use, with best results after eight weeks. These precise pressure points, when gently massaged, calm the body, lower stress levels, and induce sleep. Unlike addictive sleeping pills that knock you senseless, but offer little improvement in your sleep quality.

I’ve no idea how effective this is but it sounds kind of cool. The Dreamate is available from TG for $79.99.

Flea 2.0 USB Rechargeable Bike Lights

If you are looking for a lightweight lights for your bike and would rather not go through huge amounts of batteries riding back and fore to work each day. These tiny Flea 2.0 USB bike lights might well be worth a look.
Designed and created by Blackburn Designs these tiny cycle lights will provide 40 lumens of light from the front set of 4 super-bright white LEDs, that will run for 3 hours on steady or up to 5 hours flashing on a single charge. With the rear red lights will provide 6 hours steady and up to 12 hours flashing on a single charge.

Once flat the lights can simply be plugged into any USB port to fully charge again and usb comes with a solar charger if required. The Flea 2.0 lights weigh 17 grams and are available to buy for $30 directly from Blackburn Designs.

Apple Launching New Free MobileMe In April

We have been hearing for some time that Apple has been working on a new version of MobileMe, the last thing we heard was that Apple would be holding a special event in April to launch this new version of MobileMe.
Now iLounge are reporting that Apple will launch a free version of MobileMe next month, and it looks like it will be significantly different to the existing version of MobileMe.

The report says that Apple will support the existing version of MobileMe for up to 12 months from the date when the new one is available, this leads us to believe that the new one will have some major changes.usb
Recent reports have suggested that the revamped service will position it as a free online, cloud-based “locker” for content such as photos, videos, and music.
It will be interesting to see what Apple comes up with in the new version of MobileMe, the existing version does come with a lot of good features, although some areas could do with some work.

WiFi only Dell Streak 7 Gets WiFi Certified

I am a big tablet fan and have an iPad that I use. I am typically using the device at home so I can check out things like Facebook and surf the web while sitting on the couch with the kids watching some cartoon I care nothing about. I also use it to read more than anything and with my usage, getting the 3G version didn’t make sense.


If you are the same way and like the idea of the Dell Streak 7 MID, but you didn’t want or need the 3G that was inside enough to buy one, a new version is coming. A WiFi only Streak 7 with model number M02M002 surfaced today. The device surfaced thanks to Wi-fi.org when it was granted its WiFi certification.
We don’t have any pics of the device, but it would be a safe bet that it is exactly like the other Streak 7 sans the 3G radio inside. There is no official launch date or pricing to be had right now.
Via StreakSmart

Opinion: Why Dragon Age 2 Should Be RPG Enough For Any Old Guard Bioware Fan

By Catalin Alexandru on Saturday 19th March 2011 4:04 am in Gaming, Technology News

Having grown up suckling at the teat of Baldur’s Gate, Icewind Dale and Planescape Torment, booting up Dragon Age 2 for the first time doesn’t feel like coming full circle as much as missing the end of the circle and going off into a spiral. And while you sometimes miss the deceptive simplicity of a circle, spirals are pretty awesome because they have the potential to go on forever.

Taking a whiff and a sip reveals all the familiar flavors – darkspawn, templar, apostates and dragons are all quickly ticked off the checklist before you even have time to wonder what episode of Naruto you just dropped into when Hawke’s ninja animations start kicking in.
Bioware has also taken the top off their difficulty curve and pressed it further into the sand to the point where you’d get more challenge out of your average movie trailer than the Normal variety of this game. At this point, it’s easy enough to just dismiss the whole endeavor as the final nail in the coffin of the once-mighty western RPG tradition and just pronounce it well and truly consolified.
It took me about four hours of playing, or rather watching my Hawke et al annihilate several screens’ worth of opposition with one click before the thought of changing the difficulty level struck me. One step up the ladder and there’s our missing Normal difficulty level. They mislabeled it Hard for some reason.

Make no mistake, this is a precision engineered piece of software with a purpose as clear as daylight –take the western RPG to the console masses while keeping at least the slightest pinky hold on the old and grizzled fanbase. And I know full well what they meant to do here. The only thing is, RPG players don’t think of themselves as hardcore gamers, or at least not the kind who think finishing a game on a certain difficulty level is any kind of achievement.
Once you start pouring tens of millions of dollars in a game you can’t afford to alienate potential market of five million by catering exclusively to the few vocal thousand, even if they were the ones supporting your early efforts. I’ve heard it from Lead Designer Mike Laidlaw himself, if Bioware could profitably split the franchise in hardcore and action, they would, but the truth there are a lot less of us faithful than we think and the genre needs to adapt to survive.
If that means putting up with some streamlining and having to fiddle a bit with difficulty settings, so be it, as long as the bones of the gameplay and the sharp dialogue if not the rousing narrative are intact. To my mind, Dragon Age 2 is just a bit of medicine that us old coots need to swallow down if we’d like to see the genre prosper. And it’s a very rare medicine that can more often than not be mistaken for cake.

Technology

Main articles: Flash memory and USB

Flash memory combines a number of older technologies, with lower cost, lower power consumption and small size made possible by advances in microprocessor technology. The memory storage was based on earlier EPROM and EEPROM technologies. These had very limited capacity, were very slow for both reading and writing, required complex high-voltage drive circuitry, and could only be re-written after erasing the entire contents of the chip.
Hardware designers later developed EEPROMs with the erasure region broken up into smaller "fields" that could be erased individually without affecting the others. Altering the contents of a particular memory location involved copying the entire field into an off-chip buffer memory, erasing the field, modifying the data as required in the buffer, and re-writing it into the same field. This required considerable computer support, and PC-based EEPROM flash memory systems often carried their own dedicated microprocessor system. Flash drives are more or less a miniaturized version of this.
The development of high-speed serial data interfaces such as USB made semiconductor memory systems with serially accessed storage viable, and the simultaneous development of small, high-speed, low-power microprocessor systems allowed this to be incorporated into extremely compact systems. Serial access requires far fewer electrical connections for the memory chips than does parallel access, which has simplified the manufacture of multi-gigabyte drives.
Computers access modern^[update] flash memory systems very much like hard disk drives, where the controller system has full control over where information is actually stored. The actual EEPROM writing and erasure processes are, however, still very similar to the earlier systems described above.
Many low-cost MP3 players simply add extra software and a battery to a standard flash memory control microprocessor so it can also serve as a music playback decoder. Most of these players can also be used as a conventional flash drive, for storing files of any type.

A USB flash drive consists of a flash memory data storage device integrated with a USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface. USB flash drives are typically removable and rewritable, and physically much smaller than a floppy disk. Most weigh less than 30 g (1 oz).^[1] Storage capacities in 2010 can be as large as 256 GB^[2] with steady improvements in size and price per capacity expected. Some allow 1 million write or erase cycles^{[citation needed]} and have a 10-year data retention cycle.^[3][4]
USB flash drives are often used for the same purposes for which floppy disks or CD-ROMs were used. They are smaller, faster, have thousands of times more capacity, and are more durable and reliable because of their lack of moving parts. Until approximately 2005, most desktop and laptop computers were supplied with floppy disk drives, but most recent equipment has abandoned floppy disk drives in favor of USB ports.
USB Flash drives use the USB mass storage standard, supported natively by modern operating systems such as Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, and other Unix-like systems. USB drives with USB 2.0 support can store more data and transfer faster than a much larger optical disc drives like CD-RW or DVD-RW drives and can be read by many other systems such as the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, DVD players and in some upcoming mobile smartphones.
Nothing moves mechanically in a flash drive; the term drive persists because computers read and write flash-drive data using the same system commands as for a mechanical disk drive, with the storage appearing to the computer operating system and user interface as just another drive. Flash drives are very robust mechanically.
A flash drive consists of a small printed circuit board carrying the circuit elements and a USB connector, insulated electrically and protected inside a plastic, metal, or rubberized case which can be carried in a pocket or on a key chain, for example. The USB connector may be protected by a removable cap or by retracting into the body of the drive, although it is not likely to be damaged if unprotected. Most flash drives use a standard type-A USB connection allowing plugging into a port on a personal computer, but drives for other interfaces also exist.
USB flash drives draw power from the computer via external USB connection. Some devices combine the functionality of a digital audio player with USB flash storage; they require a battery only when used to play music.

Lady Gaga Suing Baby Gaga

No milk today

Who’s Baby Gaga, you ask? Try: What’s Baby Gaga?
 
The Guardian reports that Baby Gaga is the name of a frozen treat made from breast milk. Yes, breast milk.

The controversial ice cream is being sold at Icecreamists in Covent Garden, London and as expected a certain pop icon is not happy that the parlour is riding on her coattails by using her name.

Icecreamists owner however explained his stand to the Guardian.

Said Matt O’Connor: “A global superstar has taken umbrage at what she describes as a ‘nausea-inducing’ product.”

“How can she possibly claim ownership of the word ‘gaga’, which since the dawn of time has been one of the first discernible phrases to come from a baby’s mouth?

“This from a woman with a penchant for wearing rotting cows’ flesh. At least our customers are still alive when they contribute to our ‘art’.”

Sick though the thought of breast milk ice cream is, O’Connor has a point. After all, Lady Gaga is said to have taken her moniker from Queen’s 1984 hit Radio Ga Ga.