cool gadgets: computers
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The easybloom plant sensor tells you what type of plants are right for your area. It's a device that you plug into the ground and it analyzes the sunlight and ground and then allows you to access a database to find the best plants... The easybloom plant sensor tells you what type of plants are right for your area. It's a device that you plug into the ground and it analyzes the sunlight and ground and then allows you to access a database to find the best plants that can grow in your area. »
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I love you little buddy... Working on your PC can sometimes be a lonely experience. Not anymore... now you can buy yourself a new friend in the form of Tengu! Tengu is a fun USB-powered character that lights up and lip-... I love you little buddy... Working on your PC can sometimes be a lonely experience. Not anymore... now you can buy yourself a new friend in the form of Tengu! Tengu is a fun USB-powered character that lights up and lip-syncs to music, your voice, or whatever noise happens to be around at the time. Tengu has slew of different facial expressions that love lip-syncing. He'll be your new BFF in no time! When it's quiet Tengu will fall asleep - as soon as he detects noise (or you blow on him) he'll wake up again. Tengu simply plugs into your computer's USB drive. No software is required! Tengu is a fun little guy who guarantees to bring a smile to that depressing little cubical of yours! »
Added 3 Years Ago from Perpetualkid -
I can't speak for the quality (because I have no idea). However, this USB Flash Drive is bar none the coolest looking, most practical I've seen. »
Added 3 Years Ago from Lacie -
Truly, there is no personal portrait quite like this one. It's not a candid shot of you role playing or the coveted baby photo. The custom DNA portrait is actually a photo of your completely unique DNA. For Valentines Day, the... Truly, there is no personal portrait quite like this one. It's not a candid shot of you role playing or the coveted baby photo. The custom DNA portrait is actually a photo of your completely unique DNA. For Valentines Day, there's few things more (geeky) romantic than pointing out how your loved one truly is one-of-a-kind. »
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Very cool! »
Added 3 Years Ago from Urban Outfitters -
) Also, the drive comes with an 8MB cache which helps give it such fine performance."" title="$88. Yep, just $88. It makes me feel so old school.... "I remember the day when I walked five miles to Best Buy to pay $200 for a 120GB drive...." Or something like that. In any case, I've learned a few lessons over the years about computers. The main one is one that we can all chant together: "Back Up. Back Up. Back Up." So when a request was issued in each of my daughters' letters to Santa for iPods, my first thought was what to buy to make backing up and updating their iTunes not only easy but independent of my own computer set-up. Ta da. And yes, it's available in SEVERAL colors. Also several hard drive sizes. An I want to add a quick note from one of the reviewer's that you may find helpful: "You've probably read that it's important with Windows XP to format your USB hard drive using the NTFS file system and then set it in device manager's "Policies" tab to "optimize for performance". That's quite true and worth mentioning. You'll get best speed this way and really don't lose anything except compatibility with Windows 95, 98 and ME. What are they, you ask? ;>) Also, the drive comes with an 8MB cache which helps give it such fine performance."">$88. Yep, just $88. It makes me feel so old school.... "I remember the day when I walked five miles to Best Buy to pay $200 for a 120GB drive...." Or something like that. In any case, I've learned a few lessons over the years a... $88. Yep, just $88. It makes me feel so old school.... "I remember the day when I walked five miles to Best Buy to pay $200 for a 120GB drive...." Or something like that. In any case, I've learned a few lessons over the years about computers. The main one is one that we can all chant together: "Back Up. Back Up. Back Up." So when a request was issued in each of my daughters' letters to Santa for iPods, my first thought was what to buy to make backing up and updating their iTunes not only easy but independent of my own computer set-up. Ta da. And yes, it's available in SEVERAL colors. Also several hard drive sizes. An I want to add a quick note from one of the reviewer's that you may find helpful: "You've probably read that it's important with Windows XP to format your USB hard drive using the NTFS file system and then set it in device manager's "Policies" tab to "optimize for performance". That's quite true and worth mentioning. You'll get best speed this way and really don't lose anything except compatibility with Windows 95, 98 and ME. What are they, you ask? ;>) Also, the drive comes with an 8MB cache which helps give it such fine performance." »
Added 4 Years Ago from Amazon.com -
This is a neat little novelty gift for that music lover on your list. »
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Shop smart and shop fast at Shopzilla! Read reviews, compare prices, and get the right product at the right price every time. »
Added 4 Years Ago from Compare at Shopzilla -
Give and get what you REALLY want this Christmas by creating individual gift lists for your kids and yourself that you can email to friends and family. Or search for THEIR lists by entering their email addresses. Lists are upda... Give and get what you REALLY want this Christmas by creating individual gift lists for your kids and yourself that you can email to friends and family. Or search for THEIR lists by entering their email addresses. Lists are updated as people purchase items and the giver doesn't have to dig around for your address- you've already entered all the details. Plus, these keep yourself uber organized. One-Click Shopping allows you to buy and send (for free with two-day shipping if you are a Prime member or availing of the one month free trial for that service) all Amazon items to people you've entered into your online address book or simply save the items in specifically categorized lists for later. The new Universal Wish List feature even allows you to add items that are on external sites to a Wish List. Handy dandy. »
Added 4 Years Ago from Amazon.com -
from Mozilla: Simple yet powerful search and save tool to make online shopping fast, easy, and cheap! It's also great for market research! Quickly access popular sites like eBay and Amazon with all international sites and Froog... from Mozilla: Simple yet powerful search and save tool to make online shopping fast, easy, and cheap! It's also great for market research! Quickly access popular sites like eBay and Amazon with all international sites and Froogle, Epinions, PriceGrabber and many other auctions, stores, deal finders and consumer review sites all via the right-click context menu and optional toolbar button. »
Added 4 Years Ago from Mozilla -
from Mozilla: Never miss a bargain again. Automatically informs you of sites retailmenot.com users have shared discount coupon codes for. Coupon codes allow for discounts and freebies at many online stores. This add-on wi... from Mozilla: Never miss a bargain again. Automatically informs you of sites retailmenot.com users have shared discount coupon codes for. Coupon codes allow for discounts and freebies at many online stores. This add-on will automatically notify you when coupon codes are available for the current website being viewed. The add-on works by updating an internal database once per week from the collaborative coupon sharing website- retailmenot.com Load a page from a website such as amazon.com and a notification bar will appear informing you of available coupons. No data is sent back to the retailmenot.com website nor will it adversely affect your browsing experience. »
Added 4 Years Ago from Mozilla -
Save literally HUNDREDS of dollars this holiday season by entering a few keystrokes. Really. Retailmenot.com has all of the up-to-the-minute online coupon codes to enter on literally hundreds of the most popular shopping sites... Save literally HUNDREDS of dollars this holiday season by entering a few keystrokes. Really. Retailmenot.com has all of the up-to-the-minute online coupon codes to enter on literally hundreds of the most popular shopping sites. Those codes will take seconds to enter and leave tons of money where it belongs- in your bank account. And if you use Firefox, be sure to snag the RetailMeNot extension- it will automatically show you coupon codes for a web site when you open the store's page. »
Added 4 Years Ago from Retailmenot -
Click the "Norad Santa Tracker on YouTube" link at the very bottom of this rec for videos of the tracker in action. If you don't know about this site, GO BOOKMARK IT NOW! Even if you don't have kids. Chances are, you will cross... Click the "Norad Santa Tracker on YouTube" link at the very bottom of this rec for videos of the tracker in action. If you don't know about this site, GO BOOKMARK IT NOW! Even if you don't have kids. Chances are, you will cross paths with your nieces and nephews over the holiday season.... Heck, this is amazing even for grown-ups. The site won't go live for a few weeks so put it somewhere in your Bookmarks now for later. What is it? The most incredible thing to happen to Christmas since Santa himself, courtesy of the very real US/Canada alliance, NORAD. It's run by the military. The main event kicks off on Christmas Eve. Basically, it's a live webcam INSIDE SANTA'S sleigh that is paired up with Google Earth (it refreshes every five minutes) and let's you see EXACTLY where the Big Guy is at, how long until he gets to YOUR house (you can even zoom in on your own house!) and aerial views as he flies through the sky- ie you actually see his sleigh do a loop around the Eiffel Tower, zoom past the Tower of London, etc. It is, frankly, incredible. I discovered this three years ago. Each year's version is more sophisticated than the last but they all have been the major part of my kids' Christmas Eves. The anticipation and interaction it delivers is something I could never replicate any other way. I literally stop people on the street with kids each year and tell them about this (while slipping my hand into their pockets and taking their wallets.... ah, just kidding.) One tip: Download Google Earth (it's free) ahead of time and install it on your computer. Here are some blurbs from other sources and a history of the whole thing: _________________________ NORAD details its tracking system: Detecting Santa all starts with the NORAD radar system called the North Warning System. This powerful radar system has 47 installations strung across the northern border of North America. NORAD makes a point of checking the radar closely for indications of Santa Claus leaving the North Pole on Christmas Eve. The moment our radar tells us that Santa has lifted off, we use our second mode of detection, the same satellites that we use in providing warning of possible missile launches aimed at North America. These satellites are located in a geo-synchronous orbit (that's a cool phrase meaning that the satellite is always fixed over the same spot on the Earth) at 22,300 miles above the Earth. The satellites have infrared sensors, meaning they can detect heat. When a rocket or missile is launched, a tremendous amount of heat is produced - enough for the satellites to detect. Rudolph's nose gives off an infrared signature similar to a missile launch. The satellites can detect Rudolph's bright red nose with practically no problem. With so many years of experience, NORAD has become good at tracking aircraft entering North America, detecting worldwide missile launches and tracking the progress of Santa, thanks to Rudolph. The third detection system we use is the Santa Cam. We began using it in 1998 - the year we put our Santa Tracking program on the Internet. NORAD Santa Cams are ultra-cool high-tech high-speed digital cameras that are pre-positioned at many places around the world. NORAD only uses these cameras once a year - Christmas Eve. The cameras capture images of Santa and the Reindeer as they make their journey around the world. We immediately download the images on to our web site for people around the world to see. Santa Cams produce both video and still images. The fourth detection system we use is the NORAD jet fighter. Canadian NORAD fighter pilots, flying the CF-18, take off out of Newfoundland to intercept and welcome Santa to North America. Then at numerous locations in Canada other CF-18 fighter pilots escort Santa. While in the United States, American NORAD fighter pilots in either the F-15 or F-16 get the thrill of flying with Santa and the famous Reindeer Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen and Rudolph. About a dozen NORAD fighters in Canada and the United States are equipped with Santa Cams. ____________________________ History: In 1955, a Colorado Springs-based Sears store ran an advertisement encouraging children to call Santa Claus on a special telephone hotline. Due to a printing error, the phone number that was printed was the hotline for the Director of Operations at the Continental Air Defense (CONAD). Colonel Harry Shoup took the first Santa call on Christmas Eve of 1955 from a six-year old boy who began reciting his Christmas list. Shoup didn't find the call funny, but after asking the mother of the second caller what was happening, then realizing the mistake that occurred, he instructed his staff to give Santa's position to any child who called in.[1][dead link] [2][dead link] [3][4] Three years later, the governments of the United States and Canada combined their national domestic air defenses into the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), but the tradition continued.[3] Now major media outlets as well as children call in to inquire on Santa's location. NORAD relies on volunteers to help make Santa tracking possible.[2] Many employees at Cheyenne Mountain and Peterson Air Force Base spend part of their Christmas Eve with their families and friends at NORAD's Santa Tracking Operations Center in order to answer phones and provide Santa updates to thousands of callers[5][dead link] [6]. About 800 service members and their families volunteer, and shift run from 2 a.m. MST December 24 to 2 a.m. Christmas morning.[6] In 1997, Canadian Major Jamie Robertson took over the program and expanded it to the Web where corporation-donated services have given the tradition global accessibility.[5] In 2004, NORAD received more than 35,000 e-mails, 55,000 calls and 912 million hits on the Santa-tracking website from 181 countries. In 2005, more than 500 volunteers answered questions.[7][dead link] In 2006 half a million calls and over 12,500 e-mails were handled from 210 territories.[3] The site now gets well over 1 billion hits. The fictional background storyline has changed with the world political situation: during the Cold War when the tracking team provided updates via radio announcements, only North America was mentioned and Santa's approach was described in tense terms with interceptor aircraft scrambled to shoot down the "bogie."[8][9] Only at the last minute would the pilot realize who he was engaging[10]. Now the Web shows that as Santa approaches Newfoundland, a flight of Canadian Air Force fighters (CF-18 Hornets as of 2006) rendezvous with him to provide an honor guard and ensure that he has no difficulty with the various Air Defense Identification Zones (ADIZ) he must enter[11]. In 2005 holiday season marked the fiftieth anniversary of NORAD's annual tracking of Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. The following year, NORAD Tracks Santa began using Microsoft Virtual Earth-style maps that instantly provide Santa's current location. In 2007, NORAD Tracks Santa used Google Earth to track Santa Claus in 3-D.[2] They displayed Santa's location at 5 minute updates. _______________________________ Every year in December, the United States Northern Command (NORAD) is given a mission-critical assignment: provide aerial escort for and track the movements of Santa Claus. Last year, NORAD provided a Santa Tracker KMZ file that could be loaded into Google Earth and auto-refreshed every few minutes. The Santa Tracker makes use of the KML programming capabilities of Google Earth to mark his whereabouts with gift-wrapped icons and a 3D sleigh pulled by 9 reindeer. _____________________________ The NORAD site goes live with tracking Christmas Eve but you can monitor the activity at the North Pole as Santa and his helpers get ready for the big night. There's an interactive tour you can take, checking out the workshop and all the preparations. Then, Google has some free Internet tools you'll want to download ahead of time, like the Google Earth application, which, combined with its mapping and satellite imaging will let you virtually zoom in on your house with a Santa-eye view that takes you right to the chimney. »
Added 4 Years Ago from Noradsanta -
Start off your New Year's resolution to be more organized with a great gadget that will keep the whole family 'in the know' with the day's schedule. The camera feature will even enable you to shoot them a specialized "arched-eyebr... Start off your New Year's resolution to be more organized with a great gadget that will keep the whole family 'in the know' with the day's schedule. The camera feature will even enable you to shoot them a specialized "arched-eyebrow, evil eye" look to let them know you REALLY MEAN IT when you say that Fluffy needs to be given a worm pill at 4 pm. from the site: Stay in touch with your on-the-go family with our Kitchen Video Message Center Keep your counters and refrigerator clutter-free with this innovative message solution that enables busy families to communicate via a dry erase whiteboard, included Post-it® notes — even video and audio messages * Built-in camera and microphone record up to 20 minutes of video messages and 30 minutes of audio messages * 7" LCD screen can also be used to display digital pictures, time and date, or a calendar * LCD screen is compatible with most memory cards and USB drives * Calendar allows you to tag upcoming events or mark special celebrations with event icons or recorded messages * Magnetic border is perfect for posting notes and coupons with the included magnets * Refrigerator and wall mounting bracket, plus a stand for countertop use * AC-powered »
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Several designs are available but this one was my favorite. Great stocking stuffer! »
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Now if only I could use the design blueprint for this on my brain.... »
Added 4 Years Ago from Cinemassivedisplays -
Very Harry Potter meets Disney's Haunted house. Beware about making your home security too cool. You might have people breaking in just to see the thing in action. »
Added 4 Years Ago from Themeaddicts -
One of my favorite sites! Daily postings of the latest discount codes (many top secret or hard to find elsewhere) for every possible online retailer. Famous brands, top designers, the latest gear- all here. Sign up for the dai... One of my favorite sites! Daily postings of the latest discount codes (many top secret or hard to find elsewhere) for every possible online retailer. Famous brands, top designers, the latest gear- all here. Sign up for the daily email or grab the RSS feed. With the holidays approaching, this site can double your gift buying dollar. Look for the Bargainist on Twitter as well. »
Added 4 Years Ago from Bargainist -
To keep the music going on the road and in the air.... Features * Power and charge your iPhone or iPod * Extends play time up to 30 hours of music*; 6 hours of video*; 3 hours of talk** * Includes retractable USB... To keep the music going on the road and in the air.... Features * Power and charge your iPhone or iPod * Extends play time up to 30 hours of music*; 6 hours of video*; 3 hours of talk** * Includes retractable USB charging cable to recharge battery pack * High-capacity, rechargeable lithium-ion polymer battery pack for increased energy efficiency * Small enough to keep connected to your iPhone or iPod * LED battery meter displays remaining power level * *iPod nano 3rd generation **iPhone »
Added 4 Years Ago from Kensington -
Brighten up your work day with this ultra cool mouse decked out in a artful display of cherry blossoms. »
Tags: computers, electronics, mouse, gadgets, flowers, Different, computer accessories, computer mouse, computer miceAdded 4 Years Ago from Mousenvy -
An USB drived disguised as a mix tape... At least for those of us who are a little bit nostalgic, this is a beautiful idea. And you can totally customize it!! »
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It may not look like your typical mouse but this extra slim device might just solve some of your traveling nightmares. This ultra-small travel mouse fits neatly inside your laptops PC card slot and charges until you're ready to us... It may not look like your typical mouse but this extra slim device might just solve some of your traveling nightmares. This ultra-small travel mouse fits neatly inside your laptops PC card slot and charges until you're ready to use it again. How cool is that? Never forget your mouse again. »
Added 4 Years Ago from X-tremegeek -
This is something I want »
Tags: dvd, computers, gadgets, Sony, cool gadgets, External, DVD burners, External DVD Burner, sony dvdAdded 4 Years Ago from Tiger Direct -
We ordered a dozen custom ipods branded with our logo. The service was amazing and the product got a lot of compliments from our friends and customers. Thanks Colorware. You guys rock! »
Added 4 Years Ago from Colorwarepc -
This little baby portable hard drive is amazing. 5.11inches by 3.14 inches and is available from 60gig to 250gigs. I mean, 250 gigs in something THAT tiny? It comes in 5 colors, holds up to 34,000 photos or 9 hours of video or 30,... This little baby portable hard drive is amazing. 5.11inches by 3.14 inches and is available from 60gig to 250gigs. I mean, 250 gigs in something THAT tiny? It comes in 5 colors, holds up to 34,000 photos or 9 hours of video or 30,000 songs. Incredible. Plugs straight into a USB port, weights only a few ounces, and can be security encrypted too. The cool thing is you could probably use this instead of carrying a laptop since it is so tiny and portable. Also, it would be a great way to backup all of your files and photos at home just in case. With the 250 gigabytes, you will never run out of space on that thing. Check out amazon too for other prices and gig amounts. »
Added 4 Years Ago from Wdc
