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  • Make your laptop power brick not suck

    Make your laptop power brick not suck

    Posted on April 22, 2010 | No Comments
    This ingenious little bugger plugs inline to your laptop power brick and turns it into a multiple outlet power supply. It’s pretty simple – you just match your cable style – three or two prong – and plug it in. Then you have two extra power ports. Easy peasy, right? The best part? This Google translation [...]

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  • Panasonic’s portable neck and leg massagers

    Panasonic’s portable neck and leg massagers

    Posted on February 15, 2010 | No Comments
    Panasonic Japan has announced [JP] two devices of a very different kind today: A massage device for your neck and one for your legs. Both massagers are primarily targeted at women and marketed by Panasonic as "compact and portable".

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  • World’s first 4-port USB 3.0 port is here

    World’s first 4-port USB 3.0 port is here

    Posted on February 15, 2010 | No Comments
    USB 3.0 is poised to become mainstream soon, and more and more compatible devices have been cropping up in the last few months. Today computer equipment maker Buffalo in Japan has announced [JP] what it claims to be the world's first 4-port USB 3.0. This comes five weeks after VIA (based out of Taiwan) has unveiled the first USB 3.0 hub controller in the industry.

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  • Brother Japan to release a $1,100 “document reader”

    Brother Japan to release a $1,100 “document reader”

    Posted on February 11, 2010 | No Comments
    In March last year, we covered the SV-100, a monochrome, A4-sized "document reader" made by Brother that never found its way outside Japan. Mainly targeting business users, the device went on sale in this country in June 2009 for $1,450. And next week, Brother is going to roll out the SV-70 [JP], a new version, which is again Japan-only (at this point, at least).

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  • “Jill Stuart Sweet Package”: Japan gets very cute, very pink PSP

    “Jill Stuart Sweet Package”: Japan gets very cute, very pink PSP

    Posted on February 2, 2010 | No Comments
    Sony seems to believe in the power of pink PSPs. Not even four weeks after giving us the PSP-3000 Blossom Pink, Sony Computer Entertainment Japan today announced [JP] another pink PSP for the Japanese market. Dubbed "Jill Stuart Sweet Limited Package", this new special edition was designed in collaboration with American fashion Jill Stuart.

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  • eneloop music booster: Sanyo’s battery charger for music devices

    eneloop music booster: Sanyo’s battery charger for music devices

    Posted on December 28, 2009 | No Comments
    Even though it's now a Panasonic subsidiary, Sanyo lives on as its own brand. And one of the major reasons Panasonic bought the company is its "green" image, mainly achieved through selling products under the "eneloop" sub-brand. The latest of these products, the so-called eneloop music booster, was announced today. It's a rechargeable DC 9V battery unit specifically designed for music devices.

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  • Review: Kensington Nightstand Charging Dock for iPhone, iPod Touch

    Review: Kensington Nightstand Charging Dock for iPhone, iPod Touch

    Posted on August 18, 2009 | No Comments
    Short Version: If you’ve never purchased a charging dock for your iPhone or iPod Touch and you’re without an alarm clock then the Kensington Nightstand is a perfect alternative for you, friend. Being able to check on the weather first thing in the morning is an added bonus. The $40 price tag might give some of you sticker shock considering the Rise & Shine app is free from the App Store, but a quick look around to other iPhone/iPod accessory vendors quickly reveals that the Nightstand is actually a good deal. If you’re looking to buy a charging dock that is.

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  • This wireless speaker, it floats!

    This wireless speaker, it floats!

    Posted on June 17, 2009 | No Comments
    speakerIf you have a swimming pool then you, my friend, need this little waterproof floating wireless speaker that looks like the thing that pops up out of the muck in the trash compactor in Star Wars. This one doesn't have a cool robotic eye, though, just "Rich sounding bass. Crisp treble. And no wires."

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