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Belkin’s RockStar

Belkin's new RockStar ($20) is out to make everyone feel like their own personal DJ. The device lets you mix your music on your iPod or other music player, and up to six people can listen to it on their own...
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Pyramid power?

Kreative Power, a newcomer to the technology market, has launched a funny-looking new surge protector in the shape of a pyramid. The "Powramid" is a six-outlet cone of a power strip that's actually pretty sm...
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Discgear Selector 100FX

The Discgear Selector 100FX is a handy solution for keep track of your loose CD's and DVD's. We're in an age where CD-R's are less than a dime a dozen and DVD and Blu-ray/HD-DVD -R's are starting to show up ...
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Contigo autosealing, spillproof mugs

The Contigo mug is a revolutionary new product that's spillproof, stylish and already starting to sweep into the mainstream with retail deals at stores like Target and Costco. Contigo works with a simple but...
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iHome iH85B Cycler – Music to pedal to

iHome's new iH85B takes the earbuds out of your ear -- and that's one less distraction when you're riding a bike. With all the bad press plastic bottles are getting lately, the iH85B, designed with a bike mo...
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Smartparts 15″ digital photo frame

Released over the summer, the Smartparts SP15MW 15" digital photo frame is one of the largest of its kind regularly available. It's also quite versatile, despite the problems of poor software and slow on-screen...
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Nokia’s 5 megapixel N82 phone details

Unwired View is reporting photos and details of Nokia's five megapixel N82 imaging phone. An official announcement is expected from Nokia on Friday, but some good-looking details and photos have been leaked:...
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Trey — a chair and other stuff too

Trey is a unique approach to seating. At first glance, it's a modestly comfortable low back desk chair, but a it actually converts into a three-piece table/rocker/stool, giving it a variety of uses away from yo...
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Eve of the iPhone

Well, it's coming. Is everybody on the AT&T-formerly-Cingular-network ready for the iPhone? In a statement more fit for Hollywood than Silicon Valley, Apple announced that their cell phone/portable mu...
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Timex Ti700 iPod alarm clock

Timex--well known for their time pieces--has released an alarm clock radio compatible with an iPod: the Ti700. The Timex Ti700 comes with, unlike many other iPod alarm clocks, a remote control. The remote le...
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iHome iH4 iPod alarm clock

SDI Technologies struck gold in 2005 with the popularity of its iPod-compatible clock radio, the iHome iH5 ($99). In an attempt to expand upon its success, SDI recently introduced a new line of iPod-dockable au...
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Quik Pod

Attention MySpacers, your photographic savior has arrived. With Fromm Works Inc.'s new Quik Pod, taking photos of yourself has never been easier. The Quik Pod is just seven and a half inches when retrac...
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MyVu for iPod

Initial Impressions: The glasses seem strange at first, since they only block a center strip of your eyes, and they have tinted glass on either sides of the screen. This does allow you to see around you when th...
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Invisible Shield

I saw Shield Zone's Invisible Shield at Mac World in Boston, and obtained the iPod Nano version, with a cut out for the scroll wheel. It's basically three pieces of plastic, the front cover, back, and a little ...