Belkin Cable-Free USB Hub Set to Ship Soon

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There are few things I have been waiting for more than the arrival of the wireless USB hubs and Belkin is now set to roll theirs out. The new Belkin Cable-Free USB hub allows you to connect a USB dongle that look similar to a flash drive to your PC and a four-port hub to your peripherals for wireless connectivity.

Once the wireless USB hub is connected, you can then place your printer or other USB device anywhere in your room and connect just as it was plugged into your PC. The wireless range is up to 30 feet from the hub and still allows you 480 Mbps data transfer speeds on USB 2.0. Read more

Posted on Sat, 9 Dec 2006 11:19:25 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Nintendo Wii Cables and Accessories

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Nintendo announces some basic accessories for the Nintendo Wii in Japan.

Amongst the new Wii accessories are a power adapter, various video/audio cables, a 512MB SD card and an Ethernet adapter. Read more

Posted on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

No HDMI Cable Bundled with Sony PS3 60GB

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A couple days ago the specification page on the Sony PS3 site (via PS3Land) revealed that the HDMI enabled 60GB Sony PS3 will not come with an HDMI cable. There is lots of criticsm about this circulating in the community.

In my case I already have an HDMI cable installed. It is 15m long. For anybody who has a HD ready projector the HDMI cable that Sony would have bundled would be anyway to short and useless.
Sure you could say you anyway pay a premium price for the new Playstation, why is Sony not throwing in a HDMI cable? Read more

Posted on Wed, 6 Sep 2006 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

People Without Cable/Satellite TV May Need To Apply For Conversion Coupons

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There's a bill that was passed a little while back that will require all TV stations to air digital broadcasts exclusively by 2010, formally retiring the "bunny ears" era of TV reception. However, one question that's still under question is how people without cable or satellite will be able to watch TV.

The idea that seems to have prevailed is to award coupons to the necessary people that can be redeemed for a free digital converter boxes, which could end up being needed for close to 40 million TVs and cost the government close to a billion dollars. Read more

Posted on Tue, 25 Jul 2006 08:52:03 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

CableGuys - Cables with Smiling Faces

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Speck Products introduces audio and video cables with smiling faces on the plugs.

It can only be Speck to design cables with faces on them. The company is also behind the iGuy iPod case and the iKitty case. The white cables are aimed at the iPod. The CableGuys Audio 3-Pack includes stereo cable, headphone splitter, and computer speaker cable. It sells for $24.95. Read more

Posted on Sat, 8 Apr 2006 01:42:57 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

The Coolest Sony PSP USB Data and Charging Cable

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Hong Kong based Gadget shop Brando offers a cool data and charging USB cable for the Sony PSP.

This USB cable has a USB port on one end and a mini-USB and a power plug on the other end. It is 1,5m long. The coolness comes from three blue LED lights that are integrated in each plug. They light up when the cable is plugged in.

Brando sells this Sony PSP accessory for $12.00. Read more

Posted on Sun, 2 Apr 2006 00:26:14 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple iPod shuffle Case with Cable Organizer

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Japanese Rakuten offers the MAKROLON Apple iPod shuffle plastic case with integrated cable organizer to deal with the headset cable.

This just shows me that we really need to get to wireless ear buds soon. The headset cables either destroy the look of tiny wearable mp3 players or they just always have a knot in them when taking them out of the pocket.
Bluetooth audio headsets are either still too big or the sound quality is not there yet. Until then cable organizers seem to be the only way to deal with the damn cables.
More details on Akihabara and Rakuten (Japanese). Read more

Posted on Wed, 10 Aug 2005 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

CableYoYo: The Paperclip of the new Millenium?

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Design Studio Bluelounge launched a slick little cable organizer named cableyoyo.

The little flat cord organizer can be used on the desk but also on the road with the iPod or for headsets. Cableyoyos come in black, white and silver and sell for $4.99.
More details on the Cableyoyo site.

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Posted on Wed, 22 Jun 2005 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

DLO Flexible Dock Cable for iPod shuffle

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DLO offers with the Flexible Dock Cable for the iPod shuffle yet another way to mount the shuffle somewhere (see list below for other ways).

The DLO Flexible Dock has a 7 inch adjustable cable to place the iPod shuffle above the usual cable mess.
The iPod shuffle dock sells for $19.99 on the DLO site.

Find Deals for the iPod shuffle.

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Posted on Mon, 6 Jun 2005 10:39:17 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Monster Cable iCarPlay Wireless FM for iPod

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Monster Cable ventures into "cable-less" products.

The leader in hometheater connectors is offering a Car Wireless FM Solution for iPods. The iCarPlay's charger plugs into the 12-volt DC outlet (cigarette lighter) in the car. The Monster Cable iCarplay connects to the the dock connector on the bottom of the iPod.
Available FM station on the iCarPlay are 88.1, 88.3, 88.5, 88.7, 88.9, 89.1, 89.3, or 89.5.
The Monster Smart Digital Charging technology rapidly charges the iPod and then switches to a trickle charge to optimize its performance.

Amazon.com is selling the Monster Cable iCarPlay for $69.99.

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Posted on Sun, 29 Feb 2004 18:26:14 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

3Com OfficeConnect Wireless Cable/DSL Gateway Review

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FutureLooks has a review about the 3Com OfficeConnect Wireless Cable/DSL Gateway.

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"Let us take a look at a Wireless offering from 3COM and talk about what one should look for in a wireless product. If you’ve often wondered, what makes one wireless router different from the next then read on. I’ll tell you, I’ve been networking for quite some time now and this review sure changed my home networking experience for the better."
Full Review

See Also:
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New Linksys 802.11g Wireless Router

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Posted on Fri, 29 Aug 2003 18:05:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Coolest Cable For you modded PC

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HWGuru.com has a short review for you about a cool cable. The Akasa Neon Rounded Cable is something different that's for sure. Something for the casemodder who has everything perhaps? Well, here's a snippet:

"I wanted to like this cable, its great and it offers something that you don't see from many other manufacturers, they are one of the few companies importing this kind of stuff to the UK, but the problem comes with the price difference between this and the standard Akasa rounded cable. The standard ones are great, I use a full set of the silver ones myself, and at only 6.99 offer great value for money. The luminous cable however costs an extra £8 at 14.99. And that price premium can't be justified for something that offers such limited benefits over the standard cable. "
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Posted on Mon, 21 Apr 2003 10:10:18 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr