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Episode 44: Summer Fun
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In this fiery episode, the Gurus of Cool talk about summer coolness, pointing to those products that will make your summer more fun. They also rant about Internet service providers, poor customer service, and launch into another heated discussion of the cool products of the week.
Neat Receipts Scanalizer
Scanner hardware keeps accounts in order
by Stephen Schleicher
With the new fiscal year about to start, many may be stressing over ways to keep their accounts in order and accessible when it comes to tax time. Neat Receipts Scanalizer is one solution that makes accounting for the non-accountant a snap. Read More >>
NVIDIA PureVideo HD: Part 1
New techno-specs ensure smooth playback of HD DVD and Blu-ray discs on PCs
by Charlie White
The first HD-DVD and Blu-ray players are stand-alone units destined for a home theater shelves. But what if you want to play those high-resolution movies -- some of which will be in 1080p resolution -- on a PC? NVIDIA has released PureVideo HD, a set of specifications that will facilitate Blu-ray and HD DVD playback. In part one of this wide-ranging three-part interview, Consumer Electronics Net's Charlie White asks Patrick Beaulieu, NVIDIA Product Marketing Manager for PureVideo technologies, to tell us about the new specs that are necessary to play back the new high-rez content on PCs. Read More >>
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MPLANT Jumper S100 Personal Gateway
Like Skype, but don’t want to have to use your computer to do it? Drop $50 and get yourself the MPLANT Jumper S100 Personal Gateway. This unit allows you to use your old phone to make those free Skype calls.
Samsung Blu-ray Player
The first Blu-ray player to hit the streets is due on June 25 -- the Samsung P1000 can play back 1080p video and there should be 200 movies available for it by the end of the year. It also has a 10-in-2 flash card reader, and it'll be $999.
Blue Man Group Musical Toys
The Blue Man Group makes music from all sorts interesting bits lying around your house. You can join in the fun with the first officially licensed Blue Man Group musical toys. Both the keyboard and percussion tubes release in July.
Personal Luxury Submersible Yacht
The Exomos Proteus submarine can submerge to a depth of 60 feet and can hold 16 divers on its deck and eight people inside the dry cabin. It has huge windows to see the underwater world. The price? Well into the millions.
Colorware MacBook
Black and white MacBooks can get rather boring. Choose your own color with the Colorware Macbook. The 13-inch notebooks offer a scratch resistant glossy finish in a variety of colors including Jade Green, Orange Crush, Cobalt Blue, Coffee Brown, and Fusion Pink.
Monoprice.com HDMI Cables
Go to monoprice.com and get a six-foot HDMI cable for $6.37. Don't get ripped off by Best Buy or any of the other retailers that sell that same cable for $150. Monster Cables are huge ripoff; it's a scam, don't get taken. A digital signal is either on or off, there's no quality difference in between. Buyer beware.
Custom Golf Balls
Create your own custom golf balls from Zipline. All of the popular manufacturers are there, and now you can have a picture printed on them. Sounds like a great gift for dad or a CEO you’re buttering up for that raise.
dJay's Earphones
These babies are able to eliminate 90% of all that ambient noise around you. These in-ear phones are available in black or white, and they can even save your hearing, making it so you don't have to turn your music up so loud when you're in a noisy environment. They're $79.
Nixie Watch
If you like old school, then check out the Nixie Watch. This wrist watch features neon tubes that light up and tell the time. The tubes come from some of the first electric calculators and is a sure conversation starter -- $395.
Inflight USB Power Unit
Charge up anything that uses a USB port to draw power with the Inflight USB Power Unit. It connects to the passenger seat audio jack in an airplane. You can also get adapters for Blackberries, iPods and more. It's $35.
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