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By Alice Hill
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I’m in the market for a new iPod doc and clock combo. My current unit won’t work with the iPhone 3G, and to be honest, I could use a little more room on the nightstand. The CVT i3101 is an iPod/iPhone/Doc/Clock that is also wall-mountable. And at $99 the price is right.

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By Alice Hill
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It’s thick and clunky and looks like it could break a window with ease. Best of all is the price: a “reasonable” $4,122. If that sounds like your dream cell phone, please click here. Meanwhile, I’ll go back to adding more apps to my iPhone for free.

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By Alice Hill
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OK – so this won’t solve the energy mess we are in when it comes to our cars, but it’s a pretty cool little gadget just the same.
No batteries – just power from the sun!
No assembly required
Measures just 33 x 22 x 14 mm.
When the sun shines on the solar panel, the [...]

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By Alice Hill
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Kodak just announced the first 50 megapixel digital sensor, the KAF-50100 Image Sensor and today Hasselblad has unveiled the first camera to use the new chip. No word on pricing yet, but the Hasselblad H3DII-50 is definitely the sharpest camera on the market.
What does 50 megapixels mean? Consider this: with a 50 megapixel [...]

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By Alice Hill
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I fly every week and it’s grim business. The last thing you want to do is make getting through security any more drawn out than it already is. But for a vicarious laugh, here’s a tote bag we’d love to see coming off the x-ray belt.
The Xposed grocery bag features the makings of [...]

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By Alice Hill
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We cover the classic Nintendo game “Duck Hunt” from time to time. (take a look at some earlier posts below and then get back to this one, we’ll wait.) Today, we found a very serious shooting simulator from Marksman Training Systems AB called the ST-2. It is designed for shooting instructors and from [...]

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By Alice Hill
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Geeks and fashion do not see eye to eye and that’s ok. Some call gadget bags the new “Man Purse” while this new accessory makes even the clip-on tie look stylish and hip. Introducing the USB Necktie 2.
The concept is simple. instead of adding a huge USB powered fan to your necktie as [...]

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By Alice Hill
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I just completed a solar installation in my home that was north of $50K (ouch) and can tell you there is no such thing as the comfort and ease of a peel ‘n stick solar installation. Or is there? A company called Lumeta makes the PowerPly 380, a self adhesive solar panel that [...]