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It seems as though the parade of wacky USB gadgets never ends. Here’s another one to add to your wishlist, especially cool for wine lovers. The Wine Bottle is a USB drive for winos. Open the top of the bottle and the USB input is hidden underneath. In addition to its 1GB of storage room, the USB device also comes preloaded with a wine tracking software called “Open Cellar” which helps you keep a close eye on your beloved collectoin of fine reds. Available for around $50 (Ouch!).
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October 10th, 2007
Video phones used to be seen as the wave of the future, bit in fact, users don’t like the service at all. Qualcomm spokesman CH Kim says “At first, when they purchase video telephony capable phones, they use it two or three times with friends and family, but that’s it. They never use it again - they hate it! I actually have some friends now who are looking for phones that are NOT capable of video telephony…” Have you ever engaged in a video conversation? If so, what do you think?
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October 10th, 2007
Those of you who use Toshiba portable DVD players might want to pay special attention to this news: Toshiba has issued a recall on 142,000 AC adapters sold with their portable devices. The recall warns that these adapters have a defect which could cause the devices to overheat and possibly produce a burn hazard. No injuries have been reported yet, though many DVDs have been scorched beyond repair. Check for model number SDP 1600 ADPV16 on your Toshiba adapters. If you have one of these, you’ve been warned! Official recall
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October 10th, 2007
Motorola wants to make sure that you know what’s new in the Motorola RAZR2 and they are ready to give away five RAZR2 phones to promote it so here’s your chance. The rules: from all the readers who will reply correctly to all the questions below, we will randomly draw five who will become the lucky winners of a RAZR2 phone - shipped directly from Motorola. Regular ubergizmo readers might already know the answers, but if you don’t, go and find them on this Motorola RAZR2 site.
What to do?
*Send us the questions and the answers to contact [at] ubergizmo.com (you’ll receive an anti-spam confirmation, just follow the instructions). *Email subject line: Win a Razr2*Include your name, address and phone number (for the shipping) – we will only transmit the winners’ information to Motorola*Only one submission per person, obviously. Attempts to submit multiple times will disqualify the entries.*Please mention what wireless carrier you are using, so that Motorola can send the appropriate model.
Questions1/ How large is the RAZR2’s external display?2/ The RAZR2 has a _____ Megapixel camera3/ Which of the following bands do the RAZR2 support?4/ What technology provides a vibrating feedback in response to finger taps or by pushing a button?5/ What technology automatically adjusts audio to ensure clear calls even in a noisy environment?
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October 10th, 2007
Myvu has released the Myvu Universal Edition that is compatible with the 5G iPod, the iPod Classic, iPod Touch, and 3G iPod nano - only if you pick up a separate accessory cable. This piece of video eyewear gives you the privacy you need whenever you want to enjoy your favorite movie without having the person next to you being a nuinsance by trying to get a glance of what you’re currently watching. It is compatible with other MP4 players, portable DVD players, and camcorders when used out of the box, other than Apple’s range of devices mentioned earlier. Features of this smallest and lightest video eyewear in the market include a pendant that works as a power and picture control, noise canceling in-ear earbuds, a low-profile design that keeps you aware of your surroundings, and a 4-hour battery life. It will retail for $199.95.
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October 10th, 2007
If you browse the web your mobile phone like I do, you might want to test RocketShotz. It’s a mobile application that lets you setup a list of favorites from your desktop computer. The list will then be accessible in the form of nice icons on the mobile device. The installation is easy. We have contacted RocketShotz and asked them to feature Ubergizmo for this month… and they did!
Just like our desktop version, ubergizmo.mobi is available in 6 languages: en fr de es cn pl.
Thanks to our readers for sending photos of ubergizmo.mobi on their devices. Feel free to send yours to contact[at]ubergizmo.com, we’ll add them to the gallery.
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October 10th, 2007
Any decent cellphone these days would come with a digital camera of sorts built in, but how many of those actually feature good optics? Brando has the Generic Mobile Phone Telescope that brings you closer to the action, featuring a flexible adapter that is used to mount the 7×18 telescope which is compatible with the majority of cellphones and PDAs in the market. This telescope enables you to focus on distant objects without losing any clarity, making it a snap to capture a high quality photograph. It has been tested with the Nokia N95, Sony Ericsson K810i, the HTC Touch, and Asus P535 to date and passed these tests with flying colors. The Generic Mobile Phone Telescope retails for $22. Just get a dedicated digital camera already, why don’t you?
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October 10th, 2007
For those who have picked up the latest range of iPods (Classic, touch, and nano) will definitely scramble for some form of protection as soon as possible. Incase has made this possible with their latest release, featuring a Leather Sleeve, Neoprene Sleeve, Sports Armband and Protective Cover. This new line-up is made up of different form factors, materials, colors and construction methods. According to Tony Held, CEO and President of Incase, “We’re really excited to deliver such a strong iPod product line-up that will appeal to a wide range of consumers. With our speed to market, diverse product range and new packaging, we are demonstrating our commitment to Apple consumers in time for the holiday season.” For a more detailed description of each individual case, head on after the jump.
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October 10th, 2007
Samsung Singapore has confirmed the long suffering owners of the Samsung SGH-i600 in South East Asia will finally be able to get hold of the Windows Mobile 6 upgrade in that region. Folks in Singapore will have to bring their smartphones to the Samsung service center for a free software upgrade when October 13 rolls around, unlike their European counterparts who can do so from the comfort of their own home via an Internet connection. At least that’s better than nothing in my books. In any case, those who want to pick up the SGH-i600 from next week onwards will already benefit from Windows Mobile 6 pre-installed beforehand. This leads to the question - where is the i607/BlackJack upgrade for Americans?
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October 10th, 2007
Apple has revealed that it will be launching a directory of official Web 2.0-based iPhone applications, after word leaked out concerning Apple representatives who have been tracking down authors of Web-based iPhone apps and asking them to submit official screenshots, icons, web addresses and descriptions of their applications to Cupertino. Apple has apparently held these developers to an oath of secrecy while taking the hush-hush but tried route of having developers submit their Dashboard widgets to Apple’s very own Dashboard downloads directory. Guess third party application development is still frowned upon by Apple as they do not want their iPhone platform to end up as unstable due to a deluge of third party apps.
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