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      Put 8GBs On Your Wrist

      August 6, 2009 /

      8GB flash drive bracelet.This was originally posted by Mr. Rick Broida over at the Cheapskate Blog. If you aren’t a regular reader, I highly recommend him. He’s consistently got the best deals on seriously useful tech, and as is the case with this one, useful tech with massive geek appeal.

      The gadget in question is an 8GB flash drive tucked into a Livestrong-styled rubber bracelet for just $12.35. Originally the bracelet came in at $26.99, but thanks to a recent price drop and a coupon code listed directly on the page, you can have one for under $13. Nevermind that it’s a great way to show your geek pride, or smuggle sensitive pictures away from your friend’s laptop, it’s a boatload of storage for next to nothing. Working at McD’s would net you one of these bad boys in under an hour and a half.

      It ships from Meritline, which has given some folks pleasure, some folks pain. You can also expect shipping to take about 2 weeks, which might be a dealbreaker for some. May I remind you, though, that it’s 8GBs. And it’s $12.35. Just go buy one.

      Reviews, Storage

      Logitech Revamps The G5 And Adds A Behind-The-Head Gaming Headset

      August 6, 2009 /

      The Logitech G500.In a press release that is absolutely rife with ridiculous allegories between gaming and physical battle, Logitech announced two new products today. When you’ve got “sweat on your brow, and it’s way too late to turn back,” or “when victory is on the line,” you’ll soon be able to thank your new mouse and headset for pulling you through tough times.

      The new mouse is a revamp of the current G5, an industry standard for hardcore gamers. The new mouse, dubbed the G500, has most of the updates you would expect with a new mouse. They’ve reshaped the body for more support, added on-the-fly dpi adjustment, and given the mouse a “battle-worn” makeover so your disheveled appearance will look marginally less like you crawled out of your basement for the first time and more like you crawled out of Castle Wolfenstein’s basement…where there was a computer…with a really neat mouse. The coolest part of the mouse is that it comes with 27 grams of weight that you can add or remove from the body to fine tune the feel of your mouse. That’s actually one of my pet peeves in finding a new mouse – most are just way too light.

      The Logitech G330.Logitech claims to be releasing an industry first with the new adjustable, behind-the-head headset, the G330. The band behind your ears can be adjusted for a custom fit and the new phones feature a silicone headband and pivoting ear pads for improved comfort. At the core of the headband is a steel spring design to “withstand the wear and tear of furious battle,” better known as a trip across the room when that 14-year-old wipes your raid again. You’ll also get inline volume control and microphone muting.

      The new gear has separate release dates. You can get the headphones later this month for $50 and the G500 in September for $70.

      Source: Business Wire

      Audio, Computers, Gaming

      Give Gmail Ads The Cement Boot Treatment

      August 5, 2009 /

      Gmail logo.I enjoy the massacre of ads. This sentence will slaughter ads without a messy bloodbath.

      It’s two sentences actually, but appended to emails, it kills the ads in Gmail without bothering with any special coding. How?

      Gmail uses the words contained in your emails to generate the ads on the right side of the screen and those integrated into other locations. But Google also blocks words related to tragic or catastrophic events in all of their advertising. Adding the sentence above attempts to query an ad pool that simply does not exist. Instead of advertisements you get a nice blank space, like you are using your email client of choice (which Gmail is (sort of), for many).

      The trick comes from LifeHacker via the personal blog of one Joe McKay. His coverage of the “hack” is much more extensive than the LifeHacker post, but LifeHacker gets authorial credit for the two sentence phrase that seems to work for every email. As McKay points out, email length does matter, and to ensure an ad free experience, you’ll need one blocked word for every 167 acceptable words. LifeHacker says they’ve tested different length emails with the two sentences at the top of this post and they’ve worked every time.

      Source: Joe McKay

      Computers, Guides, Tips

      Myspace Makes Little Ado About A Heath Ledger Video

      August 4, 2009 /

      When any artist of note dies, people flock to pick up that person’s works. Maybe they want to be a part of history or maybe they hope the media will he worth some money someday. Maybe it’s something else entirely. Whatever the case, it happens, so it’s not uncommon to see companies trying to exploit the public’s strange fascination with death.

      I was surprised to find that that’s not the case with regard to Myspace and an exclusive video they have. It’s a music video directed by Heath Ledger to King Rat by Modest Mouse. The video was meant to protest whaling in Ledger’s home country, New Zealand. Myspace made almost no mention of the video and even less about the fact that Ledger was involved. Who knew Myspace, of all places, could be so classy?

      To see the video, head over to the Myspace page. If anything surprises you it just might be the view count.

      Digital Media, News, Video

      Logitech Releases USB Unifying Receiver

      August 4, 2009 /

      Logitech's new mouse with the USB Unifying Receiver.And thank god they have. I’m sure you remember your first wireless USB powered mouse. It likely had a gigantic dongle that hung from the back of your machine like some engorged tumor. You could forget about having multiple devices, too. That meant taking up two USB slots with another similarly engorged appendage.

      Thanks to Logitech’s USB Unifying Receiver, we don’t have that problem anymore. The dongle comes as a joint announcement for some other new Logitech products, namely the Wireless Keyboard K350 / K340 and Marathon Mouse M705 / M505. Both devices sync up with the slim USB receiver, which is small enough to leave plugged in, even to a laptop, even while it’s in your laptop bag. Many of you are probably using Bluetooth supported peripherals for your laptops, but it’s certainly nice to have some options.

      Each of the four peripherals ship with a Unifying Receiver, and will run you $60/$50 for the keyboards and $70/$50 for the mice. They should be available in early 2010.

      Computers, News

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