February 2008

Love it.  Starbucks on a rainy day love it.  Starbucks on a rainy day when someone else pays love it. 

The Computer Desk - Kool Kolor KK206 is as cool as the underside of a penguin’s pillow and he knows it.  I have to admit, the knock out color attracted me to it in the first place, but then I flipped for the style.  The compact design makes it ideal for tight places, when your ideas exceed your space.

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 Wasp Clock 3100 - RF proximity reader - Ethernet 

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The SDI Technologies IH4P IH4 PINK ALARM CLOCK FOR IPOD is from UnbeatableSale.com.

You can wake wake to the ipod or a buzzer. Personally, I’d go with the ipod, buzzers take years off your life.

The alarm reset turns off the alarm while automatically resetting for same time the following day. Pretty smart. Click the link or the pretty, pretty picture to learn more. If you just aren’t feeling the pink, there are other colors available.

While on the site, check out other sales - they really do have some sweet deals.

One of my favorite things to blog about is great web sites. As a web publisher, I spend a great deal of time online. A great, great, great deal…. Oh, let’s be honest, sometimes I walk out the back door of my home and am overwhelmed by life’s graphics - all the non-pixelating blues and greens. Pretty. And eveything’s so big - like the biggest monitor on the planet. It’s a lot to process, so I hustle back to my computer.

From this vantage point, I love a great web site. It’s, I assume, like finding a new neighborhood to ride your bike through or finding a new mall to hang out in.

I recently came across just such a site: Test Freaks.com. This is an amazingly well done web site with a usefulness factor that’s through the proverbial roof. Test Freaks tests a variety of products and provides the following for each:

• The Test Freak Rank - on a scale of 1-10. For example, the Nikon D300 Digital Camera earned an 8.
• Expert Reviews - the Nikon D300 Digital Camera, for example, has 23 expert reviews available on the site. Each product has a variety of reviews done by experts for you to sort through. These experts are people from the media or connected, in some way, to the product being reviewed. Basically, people who have done their homework so you can use their cheat sheets!
• User Reviews - the Nikon D300 Digital Camera has an impressive 29 user reviews. Again, these are people who have first hand experience with the product in question. Invaluable!
• Forum Threads - This one really amazed me. Test Freaks has a forum where users post their experiences with the countless products that are up for review. The product’s individual page links, not only to the different reviews, but to the forum threads, as well.
• Pictures from all Angles - Each product has had a photography session, of course, and the outtakes are all posted for your viewing pleasure.
• Manufacturer’s Description
• Best Prices
• Video Reviews!
• And a lot more in the works…

People have put a great deal of work (and continue to put a great deal of work) into this web site and it shows. Head over Heels to Test Freaks.com right now and have a look around. Find a product you’re interested in buying and search it out.

Then, bookmark the site so you can return to it again and again.

Hello, gorgeous! The Pink DXG Digital Video Camera/Camcorder is as sweet as they come.But if pink isn’t your first choice for a Video Camera/Camcorder, freteth not. Other colors available are blue, black and silver - each is pretty darned hot, but the pink and blue are especially good looking.  

From the Web Site:

Capture the big game or that special birthday surprise in crisp, clear 5.1 megapixel resolution. Get up close with the 4X digital zoom. Watch it all happen and play it back on the 1.7″ TFT screen. Records MPEG-4 video, features a music player and digital voice recorder, supports direct print and can be used as a webcam with your PC. 32MB internal memory. Uses 4 “AAA” batteries (included). Other accessories include USB/AV cable, earphones, wrist strap, camera pouch, CD-ROM, software and owner’s manual. 1-1/2″W x 2-3/4″D x 3-1/2″H.

Click through the link or picture to take a closer look. The blue one will blow you away.

I’ve got nothing but love for this Motion Activated Soap Dispenser, nothing but love, man.

It’s not about avoiding germs, it’s not about the extra cleanliness of it…it’s all about the “I’ve got one of these and you don’t, so nyyyyyaaaaa…” experience. There’s no way anyone else who enters the realms of our bathroom or kitchen will have one of these cool little babies. No way.

From the Web Site:

You wash your hands to get rid of germs and bacteria, so why risk touching a soap dispenser that sits out all day being touched by dirty hands? The Sensor Dispenser is an ultra-sanitary soap dispenser that has a built-in motion detector to sense when your hands are in front of it. Just brush your hand across the motion sensor, and the Sensor Dispenser will provide you with liquid soap to get your hands squeaky clean. The Sensor Dispenser is powered by three AAA batteries (sold separately).

Sorry, guys, I’m in it for the nyyyyyaaaaa….

I Love Technology Long Sleeve T-Shirt
Don’t we all?…. When it’s not soundly kicking our ass, that is.

Doing something functional never looked so good!

The Cutebug Sheba features actual pulp magazine images from the 1940s and 1950s, makes a completely stylish and undeniably sexy statement. 

It’s enjoys a day on the job as well as it does an afternoon of fun….okay, almost.  Built to carry a laptop up to 14.1 with a removable matching neoprene slip case and an adjustable shoulder strap, the Sheba is as practical as it is unique.

When you don t need to take your laptop, simply take out the removable sleeve and use the bag as a regular messenger bag.

Cool?  Too cool, I dare say.

Check out the Mobile Edge Maddie Powers Cutebug Laptop Sheba, laptop carrying case for 14.1 laptops and get your sexy on.

V-Moda Vibe Earphones for iPhone/iPod/MP3 (Gunmetal)
V-Moda Vibe Noise Isolating Earbuds General Features:Gunmetal Black Alluring alloy elegance

Sophisticated design accentuates the modern individual

Handmade premium metal craftsmanship

Hi-definitsion sound

Vibrant bass, vivid mid-range and vivacious highs

Alloy metal enables sculpted sound curve fashioned for discerning music

Rich and precise bass levels that accentuate bass-enhanced music

V0MASQUE dynamic driver provides natural and warm soundstage

Essential sport ergonmics

Three sizes of ultra-soft silicone fittings in black and clear

Lightest earphone in class at 12 grams

Micro-sized and flush-fit for active lifestyles and relaxation

Noise isolating technology

Bass level isolating soft silocone

(BLISS) technology reduces noise and enables deep bass

BLISS introduces no artificial sound into your music and requires no batteries

Endures strenuous activities including working out and running

Modawrap cable manager included for easy storage

Compatible with all iPod, Zune and any MP3 player or device with a 3.5 mm stereo audio jack

Specifications: 92 dB at 1 kHz 1 mW 12 Hz - 22 kHz frequency response 9 mm neodymium rare earth magnet drivers 32-inch cable length (plug to Y-connector) 24k gold-plated straight 3.5 mm mini-plug

The HoMedics iSoundSpa(tm) Clock Radio with iPod Docking Station is as handsome as it is functional.I’m really not a fan of a lot of the docking stations - they’re kind of homely. But the one above is from Macy’s and is a modernistic hottie.From the web site:

Wake up to the tunes you choose or just rock out loud any time you want. Customizable with interchangeable faceplates to match your iPod®, this stylish clock/radio and docking station plays music with amazing sound clarity as it charges your iPod and displays the time on its large digit LCD display. One-year limited warranty. Model SS-6500.

Features:

• AM/FM radio with digital tuning and volume control
• Line-in allows you to attach non-docking iPods, CD players and other MP3 players
• Universal inserts fits all docking iPods
• Dual alarm with snooze feature
• 15, 30, 45 or 60 minute nap feature and auto-off timer

Take a good, long look at the HoMedics iSoundSpa(tm) Clock Radio with iPod Docking Station - it’s a lot less than you’d expect it to be, too. That, of course, only adds to it’s appeal.