10 Hot Gadgets You May Not Know About

You think you have it all after buying your iPhone 3G S today? I wish it was as simple as that. There are so many cool gadgets on the market that no matter how many you own already, there are probably a thousand others that you don’t. Everybody knows about Kindle DX, iPhone 3G S, and Palm Pre. But there are some hidden gems in the gadget market that may actually be more useful than the ones we hear about on a daily basis. If you are tired of hearing about the same gadgets everyday, here are 10 cool gadgets you may not have heard of:

IDC Ecco Intelligent Digital Compass Personal Pocket GPS Locator: a cool mobile GPS device that lets you lock your location and find your way back to it easily when you are exploring a new city or just don’t know your whereabouts.

X350 Desktop Virtualization: a cool gadget that let you give eleven people access to one PC (PC sharing).

Run Away and Hide Alarm Clock: This alarm clock runs away and hides to get you out of bed. What more can I say?

OCZ OCZMSNIA NIA – Neural Impulse Actuator: lets you get a more realistic gaming experience from your gaming gadgets.

Cables Unlimted SPK-ROCK-DUO Rock Speaker: a cool gadget that is made for outdoors. Bring your garden to life with these speakers.

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25 Cool Must Own Gadgets

Recently, we listed 25 cool gadgets that you can give as a gift to dad for father’s day. But the world would be a sad place if we had only 25, 50, or even 200 cool gadgets to choose from. Everywhere you look, there is a cool gadget you can buy to get more from your daily life. In fact, there are so many cool gadgets on the market that you are going to struggle to buy them all. That’s not going to stop us from listing them here.

If you are looking for more gift ideas or just gadgets worth spending money on, here is another set of 25 hot gadgets you should check out:

1. HP Mini 1150NR Mobile Broadband Netbook: a cool netbook that comes with a wireless plan to help you stay connected at all times.

2. Sharp AQUOS LC46BD80U HDTV: a HDTV and blu-ray device all in one package.

3. AeroGrow AeroGarden 6 Elite: one cool gree gadget to own. Lets you grow your own food indoors all year round right in your own kitchen.

4. Macbook Air: an ultra thin Macbook by Apple. Still one of the hottest gadgets on the market.

5. Litter Robot LRII Automatic Self-Cleaning Litter Box: a great robot to keep your pet’s litter box clean.

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5 Converter Boxes To Get You Ready for Digital TV Conversion

The Digital TV conversion is finally upon us. Today’s the day stations will turn off their analog signals, and if you are not ready for the digital transition, you are going to lose your favorite channels. If you are addicted to TV and don’t want to lose your coverage, you still got a chance to either sign up for a digital cable service or get a digital TV converter box. A digital converter box lets you get the digital channels on your good old TV for cheap. You don’t have to pay a monthly fee, and you do get more digital channels on your TV.

If you still haven’t made the move, you should consider picking up one of the following converter boxes for your TV:

1. Zinwell ZAT-970A Digital to Analog TV Converter Box: one of the best boxes available anywhere. Rebate is available as well.

2. Tivax STB-T8 Digital to Analog TV Converter Box: Receive free on air high definition tv broadcast with STB-T8.

3. Philco TB100HH9 Digital to Analog: another great box to get digital channels on your TV. Rebate is available as well as long as you have your code.

4. Lasonic LTA-260 Converter Box: Allows older TVs not connected to cable or satellite to receive new HD signals. As simple as that.

5. Sansonic FT-300A Digital To Analog TV Converter Box: this is a coupon-eligible DTV converter box. It’s not at the top of the line but it gets the job done.

So why 5 converter boxes? There are not many major differences between these boxes. But, there are a lot of people who still haven’t made the transition, which means you can expect some of these to go out of stock. You can always pay a bit more money to get Comcast or other digital TV services. If not, you can always settle for one of these DTV converter boxes.

Your take: how’s been your experience with the above converter boxess?

WWDC Update: 5 Macbooks Worth Buying

In case you missed the latest announcement by Apple at WWDC, Macbooks have gotten a new upgrade. You now get more battery life and much better features with the new Macbooks. And let’s not forget the addition of SD card slots that we all have been waiting for. So it’s not surprising that a lot of folks are rushing to Apple to buy their next Macbook. But that’s a big mistake if you want to save some money in the process. I have never bought a Mac from Apple. Not only Apple charges you sales taxes, but it’s prices are often hire than those of Macmall or ClubMac. You can more than $100 on most Macs when you purchase them with these authorized retailers, and you get a lot of free goodies with your purchase as well.

If you are ready to buy your next Macbook, here are a few good configurations to try:

Apple 13.3″ MacBook MB991LL/A: perfect laptop for anyone who’s looking for a Mac under $1500. Comes with a 2.53GHz CPU, 4GB RAM, 250GB Hard Drive, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, and SuperDrive. Now, you way find 4 GB RAM to be more than you really want on your laptop, but at least your laptop will last you for a while. You can also put Vista on this Macbook with free Parallels 4.0 software.

Apple 15.4″ MacBook Pro MC118LL/A: pretty much similar to the above configuration but you also get a larger screen. The addition of SD card is very exciting.

Apple 15.4″ MacBook Pro MB986LL/A: if the above setting does not intrigue you, what you get with this laptop should: 2.8GHz CPU, 4GB RAM, 500GB Hard Drive, NVIDIA GeForce 9600MGT 512MB VR, SuperDrive. It comes with a SD slot and free Parallels as well.

Apple 17″ MacBook Pro MC226LL/A: this is one killer laptop. You get a super fast CPU (2.8 Ghz) and a decent size HDD (500 GB). And who could argue with 4 GB RAM. If money is not an issue for you, this is a killer laptop to own.

Apple 13.3″ MacBook Air MC233LL/A: this system is designed for folks who pay more significance to laptop portability and size. Ultra-thin and highly portable. Here are the specs: 2 GB RAM, 120 GB HDD, and a 1.86 Ghz CPU.

Here is what you want to keep in mind when buying a new Macbook:

• Freebies: don’t hesitate to look for freebies with your new Mac. Whether it’s parallels or a free case, take advantage of it.
• Sales total: there are a lot of companies that show you one price and charge you another (e.g Apple). You may be ready to spend $2000 on a new laptop but if you can save $100, why not?
• Rebate: take advantage of all the rebates. The worst scenario is you get to sell things that you don’t need.
• Financing: you can always finance your Mac. Just read the fine print and pay your balance before your grace period is over.

There you have it. These new Macs are more powerful, come with better battery, and support SD cards. We didn’t get blu-ray with these, which is a shame. Maybe next time.