PicoLCD is a family of Intelligent USB LCD displays with true HID USB interface, that you can connect to your PC with ease and use them to display any info you want on them. Current end existent products range from simple 2×20 LCDs, 4×20 as well as graphic models. The picoLCD has strong application support (SDK included) for Windows XP and Linux as well as native Vista SideShow auxiliary display driver support and SDK. But the most interesting model seems to be the PicoLCD 4×20 Auxiliary Display with Vista Sideshow support, because it is more affordable, quite useful and even very cool looking, compared to the simpler smaller screens or the graphical models. That is why we are going to look into the PicoLCD 4×20 Auxiliary Display…

You can use this cool external device to show Vista Sideshow applications (stocks, weather, music information, news and sports updates) on a 2nd dedicated LCD display that also looks very cool on your desk, especially with the blue backlight of the screen. The PicoLCD display has the ability … [ Read the rest of the story ]

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That thing is an affordable remote controlled robot, no way! WowWee’s new robot toy named Rovio just looks amazing at least on pictures, it is almost like something that just came out form NASA and is designed to explore the space and unknown planets. Actually we are talking about a remote controlled robot designed for patrolling your home while you are gone. The robot has some degree of autonomy, but is designed more in a way to be controller by a human. WowWee Rovio comes equipped with a WiFi connection which allows you control it from anywhere in the world given that you have a web capable mobile phone or a computer with internet connection.

The robot has a built-in web camera that provides high-resolution (640×480 pixels) video along with a microphone and speakers allowing voice interaction with the robot, for instance with your kids at home, while you are away on a business trip for instance. Rovio … [ Read the rest of the story ]

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Here is something quite interesting, a special socket adapter that allows you to insert an old Celeron or Pentium processor using socket 478 on a brand new socket 775 motherboard. You just have to insert the special adapter in the LGA-775 socket of the new motherboard and inside it you just place the old socket 478 CPU just as if the motherboard has been designed for it. This way you can breathe a new life to your old high-end Pentium (preferably) processor that still packs some punch and not having to trow it away or give it to someone. Now what would be an even more interesting product is an adapter that will allow the use of a new Core 2 Duo processors using socket 775 on older motherboards, designed for socket 478 CPUs…

The CPU adapter is priced at $20.48 and you get it with free shipping.

- You can go to the adapter’s product page for more information…

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And when you just thought that the Hello Kitty invasion has ended and there is nothing new that can be made into a kawaii kitty-related product you get the Hello Kitty Action DJ Speaker. Having a Hello Kitty in a DJ booth with a pretty decent speaker below it is just what you don’t need, but can’t resist having in your themed collection of Hello Kitty related stuff. You get a single speaker, but you may pair a two of them to get stereo sound and the best part is that the kitty actually moves to the sound of the beat the speaker produces. Or actually the Hello Kitty is just moving it’s head back and forth, but that is also quite ok…

The cute Hello Kitty speaker is available in pink and black colors and that is pretty much the only difference between the two versions. Each speaker has its own 3,5mm audio input which can be used to plug in your MP3 player or mobile phone for instance or just about any … [ Read the rest of the story ]

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Sarah Palin or actually Sarah Louise Heath Palin, does that name ring any bells for you? That is the current (11th) governor of Alaska and she is the first woman to hold the office, but you probably didn’t know that. Just a few days ago you probably had no idea who the Governor of Alaska was, unless maybe if you live in that state. But now she’s the most famous woman in the land, because she is running for Vice President and that cannot be left unnoticed… and now you can even get some action figures with Sarah Palin’s look. That’s one thing you must love about America - One week you can be a virtual nobody and the next week, you can be turned into an action figure…

You can get a Schoolgirl or a Superhero Sarah Palin action figure, or even both if you like. Each of the two are collectible-grade Sarah Palin action figures, 12-inches tall and fully poseable. So if you’ve decided you want Sarah Palin for Vice President you can … [ Read the rest of the story ]

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