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Alereon wireless laptop to HDTV extender

There are quite a number of wireless solutions that have recently emerged in the market, which allow you to stream content wirelessly from your laptop to HDTV. Alereon is one of them which has announced their wireless solution, that comes in pair with a USB dongle receiver and a “shark-fin-looking” device for your TV.

The USB dongle is to be plugged into the USB port of your laptop, while the TV device is connected to the TV via the HDMI or VGA input. Once you’ve got the pair set up, you’ll be able to beam movies wirelessly from your laptop to the HDTV for playback. This is an simple and clean solution, that frees you from the hassles of tangling wires. Watch the clip below for more info.

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Spy Camera Button 2.0

The Spy Camera Button is a mini video-recording device that you can have it disguised as a button and hidden in your shirt or jacket for easily spying on the passers-by. Now, the Spy Camera Button has been upgraded to the version 2.0, with new feature of recording sound.


The Spy Camera Button 2.0 can record video in AVI format in 720 x 480 at 30fps. It can also shoot pictures in JPEGS and record sounds. Each Spy button camera weighs 20g and is powered by a lithium-ion battery, allows you to record video continuously for up to 70 minutes.
The Spy button camera has no internal memory, so it has to store the recorded materials onto micro SD memory card (supports up to 16GB). You’ll have to transfer the recorded material to the PC via the USB port.
The new button camera doesn’t have a remote control. To start recording, you just simply push the button on the device. It costs $55, and comes included with 6 buttons which you can change to suit your shirt.
Buy online, $55, Thanko
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Motorola MOTOSPLIT leaked

Motorola MOTOSPLIT is a forthcomig Android smart phone that hasn’t been heard publicly but it’s got some pictures and very little information leaked over the Internet. The Motorola MOTOSPLIT comes with a pretty unique form factor, which appears like a QWERTY cut in half by a large screen in the middle.

The Motorola MOTOSPLIT looks much like the Nokia 6820, but it’s thinner, with a touchscreen display, and a Snapdragon 1GHz processor inside. Expected to come in Q3, it could be one of the 5 mysterious Android smart phones that will be released on AT&T in the near future.
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Nikko voice-controlled RC helicopter

Instead of moving joystick or pressing buttons on a remote control, the Nikko RC helicopter allows you to use your voice to control it. You just say “higher” to get the copter to go higher, and “lower” to get to go lower. These simple voice commands should be much more relaxing than having you to move the joystick or press the buttons.

The Nikko Voice-controlled RC helicopter also comes with the conventional controller, which you can use to fly it after you’ve broken your voice box due to too much shouting. The Nikko Voice-Heli is equipped with sensors that can sense when it almost reaches the ceiling and stop raising, saving you from panicking. No word on the pricing and availability yet.
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iPhone music + FM radio remote control

In certain occasions, you may not feel like wanting to take out the iPhone or iPod in your pocket, when you wanna shift the music tracks on it. If you do not feel it’s an extra burden of carrying another gadget with you, you could carry one of these Mini iPhone radio remote controls, so you could control the music on the iPhone or iPod without needing to take the iPhone/iPod out of the pocket.

The Mini iPhone remote control has a cable that connects to the iPhone dock. It features a clip design, which you simply clip it on your belt to control the iPhone or iPod in your pocket. The mini remote also adds the FM radio functionality to the iPhone or iPod and have the radio stations shown on its LCD screen. You can easily switch between music and radio modes. It’s compatible with iPod Nano (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th), Classic, Video, Touch (1st and 3nd gen), iPhone (1st gen, 3G) but not the iPod Shuffle.
Buy online, $20.70, Uxsight
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Toshiba Portege M780 Tablet PC gets official

Toshiba has officially announced their Portege M780 Tablet PC, which is deemed as an update of the company’s M750. The Toshiba Portege M780 Tablet PC is a laptop tablet PC convertible and has been built with business in mind.


The Toshiba Portege M780 is equipped with a 12.1 inch WXGA LED backlit display that boasts a resolution of 1280×800 resolution. It’s powered by an Intel Core i7-620M 2.66 GHz processor, packed with 320GB 7,200 RPM HDD, 4GB of DDR3 RAM and an integrated Intel HD graphics.
The Portege M780 Tablet also has a Ultra SlimBay DVD-SuperMulti drive (+/-R double layer), Bluetooth, WiFi connectivity, a webcam and built-in microphone, speakers and a 6-cell battery that lasts up to 4.86 hours while fully charged. The Toshiba Portege M780 Tablet will run you $1,799 with Windows 7 Professional with a choice of 32 or 64 bit.
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Belkin USB 3.0 PCIe Card, ExpressCard and cables

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 05:26 AM PST

Belkin has readied a couple SuperSpeed USB 3.0 complaint accessories which are what you want in order to get your computers and gadgets ready for the super high data transfer speeds of USB 3.0 technology.


The newly announced USB 3.0 products from Belkin include a USB 3.0 PCI-e add-in card (F4U023), an USB 3.0 ExpressCard and a A-B cable and micro-B cable. The Belkin USB 3.0 PCIe card plugs into any PCIe slot of your computer’s motherboard and lets you have two USB 3.0 ports and they’re also backward compatible with USB 2.0.

The Belkin USB 3.0 ExpressCard is handy for your laptops, which plugs into the ExpressCard slot of your laptop and provides you with two USB 3.0 ports. The A-B and micro-B cables offer two length types, which are 4m and 8m.
via thecoolgadgets
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