Zhu Zhu Pets Slide and Ramp Accessory Review

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Today I am checking out the Zhu Zhu Pets Slide and Ramp accessory. This is the largest of the accessories and connects to the starter kit that I reviewed previously.

The slide isn’t perfect but my daughter loves it and had lots of fun playing with it and the hamsters. The thing is difficult to put together thanks to poor instructions. Read more

Posted on Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:02:48 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Zhu Zhu Pets Num Nums Hamster, Car and Garage Accessory Review

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Today I am checking out the Zhu Zhu Pets Num Nums hamster and the Car and Garage accessory for their habitat. The hamster is a fun little toy for kids and will make a great holiday gift.

The car and garage accessory were a bit frustrating, but overall the stuff is fun. If your kids are asking for these Zhu Zhu Pets toys, you need to start buying now, they are hard to find and it will only get worse the closer we get to the holidays. Read more

Posted on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:50:35 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

You want longer iPhone 3GS Battery Life? you need this uncool Accessory

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If you think your iPhone 3G or 3GS battery life is to short then gadget shop Brando has this ugly clip on iPhone Fuel rechargeable battery pack for you.

Stick your slick iPhone into this thing and you get 9 hours of additional talktime, or 250 hours of stand by time. Read more

Posted on Tue, 7 Jul 2009 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Alereon Preps iPhone Accessory for Computex

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Alereon is one of the companies pushing wireless USB technology heavily. Many computer users have been waiting a long time for wireless USB to hit the market and it has still yet to do so. Despite the fact that Alereon's core wireless USB tech is still not widely used, the company is branching off into another product category that features wireless USB tech.

The company has announced that it will be showing off a new iPhone peripheral at Computex in Taipei next month for the iPhone and iPod. The product shown will be a peripheral reference design based on the new low power 90nm-LP AL5301 chip built using Samsung's 12-inch wafer facility in Korea. Read more

Posted on Mon, 1 Jun 2009 05:49:28 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

The most important Kindle Accessory

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Sometimes when I look at the Amazon Electronics bestseller list I see a harmless looking book light on the number two spot (right now it just disappeared again). The top spot has been reserved for the Amazon Kindle for a very long time.

Apparently the Mighty Bright XtraFlex2 Clip-On Light is the most bought Kindle accessory. Kindle does not have a backlit screen, but paper books do not have one either. I never use a book light for reading, but Kindle owners do. I guess most Kindle owners read in bed with their partner sleeping next to them. Read more

Posted on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Nintendo DSi Accessory is supposedly a Pedometer

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Yesterday we featured the Nintendo DSi Promotion Video with a screen grab of a mystery DSi accessory.
The little one button device is apparently a pedometer that ties to an upcoming fitness title for the Nintendo DSi.
There have been trademarks filed by Nintendo related to a pedometer supporting this. Read more

Posted on Fri, 3 Oct 2008 04:46:02 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Samsung MediaLive HDTV Accessory Unveiled

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Samsung announced its MediaLive retail launch this week. The gadget is designed to deliver digital content in real-time from Windows Media Center on a PC to big screen Samsung TVs. Note that last bit, the device only works for Samsung TVs.

The device can stream photos, music, movies, home movies and live or recorded TV from the PC in HD resolution to the big screen. Samsung says that the MediaLive device will work with most Samsung TVs purchased in 2008. Read more

Posted on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:20:16 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Wii Speak Accessory announced

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The Nintendo press briefing at the E3 2008 is underway and the first hardware accessory for the Wii has been announced. WiiSpeak is a microphone accessory that is made for multiple speakers.

Nintendo imagines groups of people sitting in a room playing and talking to another group somewhere across the world. Read more

Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:34:54 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple releases iPhone 3G Video Conferencing Accessory

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Sorry to get your hopes up, but this is just a very funny fake story Gizmodo just published to critic the lack of a tiny second camera almost all other 3G phones have for video conferencing.

I guess video conferencing will be one of the big new features of the 2009 iPhone, possibly called iPhone 4G.
I will get an iPhone 3G, but I still long for a bit smaller version. Maybe that will come in 2010. Read more

Posted on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:10:35 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

This Accessory will make your iPhone uncool

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The Apple iPhone is a master piece on minimalist design. The pink lady mirror leather case for the iPhone is a great way to make the coolness of the iPhone disappear immediately.

The color pink alone is not worthy of the iPhone. The mirror inside the flip case is even more degrading. Read more

Posted on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Aliph Jawbone available at Apple Stores as iPhone Accessory

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Aliph today announced that its Jawbone Bluetooth headset with Noise Shield will be sold along with the iPhone at all 157 Apple Stores and at the Apple site beginning June 29, 2007.

The Jawbone uses an advanced, military-grade noise-canceling system called Noise Shield. The headset eliminates background noise and seamlessly adjusts speaker volume throughout the call. Aliph shipped the first generation of Jawbone headsets already in 2004. The Jawbone definitely is the right choice for the iPhone. Read more

Posted on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 07:30:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Thrustmaster T-charge+ NW Nintendo Wii Accessory Review

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The Nintendo Wii is one of the hottest gaming consoles ever. If you are tired of having to replace your Wii remote batteries frequently and are looking for some added protection for your Wii remotes and Nunchucks Thrustmaster has what you need.

The Thrustmaster T-charge+ NW is a storage stand for two Wii remotes and Nunchucks that also features a quartet of rechargeable batteries with a charger built into one of the stands. Read more

Posted on Tue, 15 May 2007 12:09:36 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Datel Sony PS3 Accessory Lineup

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Datel known for their Hard-drive accessories for the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS is prepping a set of accessories for the Sony PS3.

Datel will offer the DataMAX, a adapter that allows the PS3 to access the PS2's memory cards.
On the storage side they offer a 160GB external HDD for the PS3.
The Datel PowerBoard is a black USB keyboard (photo) for the Sony PS3 featuring an extra long 10 foot chord.
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Posted on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

PSP-290: Sony PSP GPS Accessory Coming

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Sony announced at the business briefing yesterday the PSP-290 Sony PSP accessory, which is a GPS receiver.

Update:
PSP GPS released in Japan on 12/07/06. Available at Play-Asia for Order.

I updated our nearly 1 year old Sony PSP Feature Request round-up, where GPS was one of the hottest requests. Sony needs time, but they get around to release features that Sony PSP fans want to have eventually.
GameSpot has published slides from the Sony Business Briefing showing a blurry image of the Sony PSP GPS antenna. The mounting looks similar to the Sony PSP microphone.
The GPS antenna is supposed to update every second and has a 40 second cold start until fixing the satellites.
There has been already a Sony PSP Map software announced (photo). Read more

Posted on Thu, 16 Mar 2006 03:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

The EnterTrainer Excer-Tainment Accessory

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The EnterTrainer is a remote control fitness device which allows you to continue watching your television only if you stay within your target heart rate - Wau! what a great self-torture device.

The EnterTrainer comes with a wireless strap-on heart rate monitor. The devices monitors you target heart rate. If you start missing the goal the volume of the remote controlled TV is going down. If you are not getting back inside the target the TV switches off, and the EnterTrainer gadget has won. Read more

Posted on Wed, 19 Oct 2005 08:44:18 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Hasbro i-Dog Doggy Bag and Chill Out Set Accessory

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Hasbro introduces accessories for the little i-Dog (iDog).

To give the i-Dog robot dog his little home on the go, Hasbro offers a series of i-Dog Bags. This bags are very Paris Hilton and complete the i-Dog Christmas present. There are three styles of the bags currently available for pre-order on Amazon.com for $19.99. The i-Dog Bag Profile Style, the i-Dog Bag Box Style (Pink) and the i-Dog Bag Bowling Style.
The i-Dog bags ship on November 20th.

The i-Dog itself is already shipping. Read more

Posted on Mon, 17 Oct 2005 09:59:52 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony PSP Talkman Accessory

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Sony announces in Japan an new Sony PSP accessory. The Sony PSP Talkman is a microphone bundled with speech recognition software.

The Sony PSP Talkman (PSP-240) is connected to the USB interface of the Sony PSP. This is good to know that the USB port can be used for such accessories. So we can expect Cameras, keyboards and much more to come for the Sony PSP.
The Talkman software supports four languages: Japanese, Chinese, English and Korean. Talkman is a language interpreter and a language trainer. The Sony PSP language program features a funky blue talking bird.
The PSP accessory measures 50×10×10mm and weighs only 6g. Read more

Posted on Mon, 19 Sep 2005 05:13:59 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

DLO iPod mini FM Tuner Accessory

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Apple did not put a FM Tuner inside the iPod mini players. DLO has now a slick FM Tuner to make the iPod mini a radio.

The DLO mini fm is also amplifying the music output of the iPod mini by 25%. Manual and automatic channel search are possible. The selected channel frequency is shown on the display.
The DLO mini FM sells for $39.99. Read more

Posted on Wed, 7 Sep 2005 02:22:34 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

iRobot Roomba Scheduler Accessory

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iRobot is going public, so there must be many many iRobot Roomba owners out there.

iRobot offers now for Roomba owners a accessory to schedule the cleaning robot automatically.
Program the days and times and Roomba will clean when you're not at home, at night, once a week or anytime else.
The iRobot scheduler also includes a remote control for remote cleaning. iRobot recommends the self-charging homebase to have the Roomba floor robot become self sufficient.
The iRobot Scheduler sells for $59.99 at the iRobot Store.

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Posted on Wed, 3 Aug 2005 10:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony PSP Charging Cradle Accessory

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Posted on Wed, 20 Apr 2005 11:30:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

SMS Light Messaging Mobile Phone Accessory - AirBeam

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Telecoms Korea reports about Sun Data's Airbeam Mobile Phone accessory that lets users visualize SMS messages in the air by waiving their mobile phone.

This mobile phone add-on works similar to the Nokia 3220 Light Messaging feature we reported about.
The Sun Data Light Messaging device can be connected to handsets through the connector at the bottom. The AirBeam accessory goes on sale in February 2005 and should cost about $20.
More details on Telecoms Korea (Subscription).

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Posted on Tue, 7 Dec 2004 02:17:55 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr