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Aluratek’s USB Internet Radio Jukebox

by Penny on October 25, 2008

This USB thumbdrive is not your normal storage device. This is actually an internet radio jukebox that you plug into your PC. The first time this device is plugged into your PC, you will be led to download its software. Thereafter, you will be able to browse through this software the thousands of radio channels [...]

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I’m so hooked on Nikon D60!

by Penny on October 12, 2008

For some time now I’ve been thinking and eyeing an upgrade of my camera from a semi-SLR to a DSLR. I window shopped and got to try out the Canon EOS 450D in action. It was my first handling of a DSLR. It felt good and I was even more convinced that a DSLR is [...]

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Canon or Nikon DSLR?

by Penny on October 6, 2008

I’m currently using a semi-SLR by Nikon, the Coolpix5000 series. After playing around with it for a year now, I’m getting the itch to upgrade to a DSLR. I’ve been a fan of Nikon cameras even when I was using a point-and-shoot so naturally, I thought of upgrading to nothing less than a Nikon.
However, during my enquiries at [...]

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Asus Eee Box

by Penny on September 25, 2008

After much success with its mini laptop Eee PC, Asus is back to delight its users with a sleek desktop. The Asus Eee Box is undeniably stylish, compact and elegant. It’s said to be as slim as a paperback novel, imagine that as a desktop! I have yet to see the real beauty but here [...]

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Digital piggy bank

by Penny on September 22, 2008

Are you the type who save up coins in jars or piggy banks? Here’s a cool digital piggy bank that you can count on to let you know exactly how much you’ve saved up at any given point. Check this out.

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CopiBook, the smart book scanner

by Penny on September 11, 2008

You know how books’ bindings can be ruined when you have to place them on a photocopier or a scanner and press it down so that you get a good scan? Well someone has finally came up with a special book scanner that doesn’t require you to heart-wrenchingly press down your books.
The scanner, called CopiBook. To [...]

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Western Digital’s My Passport is cool!

by Penny on July 22, 2008

Western Digital has done it again, coming up with portable storage that’s a real eye candy even to the non-savvy girls. It’s too bad that I’ve already bought the Western Digital MyBook, otherwise I would’ve gone for this one.
Firstly, this is portable unlike MyBook that’s a lot heavier. MyBook requires you to plug in to [...]

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2Gb Imation Flash Drive

by Penny on July 20, 2008

Being a gadget lover, I’ve now owned a thumbdrive larger than a 256Mb. So that tells you how long ago I’ve not bought a thumbdrive. And the reason being I’ve been buying bigger capacity devices like the portable hard-disk that comes with 40Gb of storage and very recently the Western Digital 360Gb MyBook Essential (previous [...]

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Do you need such a sleeping buddy?

by Penny on June 12, 2008

Are you the type who place soft toys or other kinds of fluffies on your bed as companions? Even if you aren’t, check out this little sleeping buddy called Healing Partner.

 
 
Does this little doll look cute to you or does it freak you out?
Anyway, this doll is a Japanese invention from Takaratomy and its name [...]

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Philips Micro Hi-Fi System at a steal!

by Penny on May 7, 2008

I’m not a big fan of hi-fi sets but I find this Philips Micro Hi-Fi System (model MCM277) so sleek and beautiful. Its wall-mountable design makes it a clever space saver, too. Not only will you be able to play audio CDs, you can plug in your USB and play MP3 and WMA formats as [...]

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A thumbdrive that does back-up for you

by Penny on April 30, 2008

Sandisk came up with a new thumbdrive called the SanDisk Cruzer® Titanium Plus 4GB USB Flash Drive. The unique feature of this thumbdrive is that whenever you save your data into it, it automatically creates a back-up of your data into an online storage. This only happens if you are connected to the internet during [...]

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Dog GPS Tracking

by Penny on April 14, 2008

About a month ago I was testing out a GPS device and was impressed by it. Today, I learned about a mini GPS that can be attached to a dog’s collar so that you can track your dog’s whereabouts!
The dog GPS tracking device will come in useful if you let your dog roam the streets [...]

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Sandisk SD card on sale

by Penny on March 14, 2008

One of the greatest bargains I found at Tesco today is the Sandisk 2GB SC card. It normally retails for RM65 but it was on promotion for RM45. Since I’ve got a RM20 voucher, I ended up paying only RM25 for it. That’s more than 50% discount! Now we’ve got an extra SD card to [...]

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Easy navigation does it

by Penny on March 11, 2008

I’ve seen GPS at work in South Korea several years ago when we were just beginning to work on monitoring traffic conditions on the road, real-time in the country. I was impressed with it and wondered how long we had to wait before we could install one.
Today, I had a chance to try one out. [...]

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Unlock your door in darkness no more

by Penny on February 28, 2008

You know how sometimes you fumble in the dark trying to get your key inserted into the keyhole that you can barely see? Well if that sounds familiar, there’s a new invention for you. This LockLite key illuminates a very bright light so that you will no longer need to fumble.
Just place your key into [...]

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Multi-Color LED Lightbulb

by Penny on February 20, 2008

How cool is this new multi-color bulb that comes with a remote control? Not only do you get to change the colours from green, blue, red, orange, turquoise, purple and white, you also get to change the transition of the lighting styles.
It retails at $49.90. Quite pricey, in my opinion. But who knows, in time [...]

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