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Episode 61: Supercharge Your PC
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Lego Ice Cube Trays
The Lego Ice Cue Tray makes ice cubes that look just like the classic building toy. They’ll probably melt before you can build a scale replica of the Taj Mahal, but they will certainly cool your drink and get the party started. $7.99.
Sony SRS-BTM30 Bluetooth Speakers
They look like a pair of binoculars with the lens caps still on, but these Bluetooth-compatible speakers deliver some big sound that you send to them with any Bluetooth A2DP device such as a cell phone or music player. The system's battery power will last 15 hours, and it costs $115.
Forever Young Cufflinks
If you think the Lego Ice Cube tray was cool, check out the Forever Young Cufflinks. These links look just like Lego set in a sterling silver base . Custom made in the color of your choice. $150.
Gear4 BluEye
The Gear4 BluEye transforms your iPod into a cell phone. Its little plug-in adapter with earphones and a microphone turns your iPod into a Bluetooth device, with your iPod showing caller ID phone numbers on its screen. It will also turn off the music when you get a phone call. It's $94.
Dyson Root 6
The Dyson vacuum cleaners are some of the best around, but they are a little hard to use in the car. Dyson has announced the Dyson Root 6 that looks like a power tool, but has twice the suction of any other hand held vac on the market. $149.
Sony DCC-FMT50U Car Charger/FM Transmitter
Sony is probably feeling bad that iPod gets all the accessories built for it, so it jumps into the game with its Car Charger/FM Transmitter, letting you listen to your Sony digital audio player on your car radio, while charging it at the same time. It's $52.
Logitech FreePulse Wireless Headphones
We can't wait until these Bluetooth headphones are released this month. Connect the Bluetooth transmitter to your iPod, slip the carbon spring-steel headband around your ears, and enjoy up to six hours of wireless music on the rechargeable batteries. Perfect for exercise, cleaning the house, or getting it on…
Samsung SGH-i760: Smartphone Has Brains, Beauty
Samsung takes another potshot at the Motorola Q with its upcoming SGH-i760, a Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone that has it all, with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth 2.0, a 240x320 touchscreen. It also has WiFi, and even has a forward-facing video calling camera. Should be available soon.
Two-Door Microwave
Daewoo has unveiled a two-door microwave for those who are too lazy – I mean too busy -- to walk from the dining area to the kitchen. This microwave has two doors, ideal for an island or bar area. Pop the food in on one side, move around to the other, and bingo! It’s at your fingertips.
Huckleberry Mirror for MacBook Video
The Huckleberry turns a MacBook into a video camera, using a pair of small mirrors to let you use that little iSight camera on the MacBook as a forward-facing video camera, too. It'll be available in a couple of weeks for $28.
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