Everything and everyone’s going green these days, making me think that going green is the new black. I suppose we all want to do our part by helping keep the environment clean in a passive manner, hence the deluge of green products being released by manufacturers left and right. Fabrik is one of them, shipping what it touts to be the most eco-friendly hard drive in the world, although there aren’t any official benchmarks or studies done to affirm that self-proclaimed statement. I wouldn’t go up against it though, since the materials it is made from is already much greener compared to your regular hard drive. Known as the [re]drive, it uses bamboo as a design element and comes with low-impact packaging. Internally, you will find a 500GB hard drive for you to store all your precious files.

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D-Link wants to do their part for the environment with a new range of Wi-Fi routers that are actually smart enough to help you save up to 40% in power usage - this is made possible as the routers are capable of detecting cable length as well as link status, adjusting power accordingly instead of running at full steam all the time as most of the other routers currently do. Heck, the routers can also be programmed to shut down the Wi-Fi radio when it is not in use so that power can be saved. The three Wi-Fi routers to feature D-Link’s Green Ethernet technology are the D-Link Xtreme N Gigabit Router DIR-665, Xtreme N Duo Media Router DIR-855, and the Xtreme N Gaming Router DGL-4500. The routers alone are not new, but they’ve been updated with such green technology, they’re practically reborn.

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Want a way to gamble your money (and life) away without really feeling the pinch there and then, only to discover in horror just how much you owe the bank in overdraft a month later? The eDeck is the perfect device for you then - it is connected directly into the Venetian’s gambling empire through Wi-Fi. Perfect for folks who want the privacy of their own rooms instead of spending their time in a noisy, smoke-filled parlor full of pretenders and wannabes. Unfortunately, the eDeck is available only to high-stakes players.

eDeck can be played in the High Limit Slot Salon at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas. You can play your choice of slots, blackjack, baccarat, video poker, and either European or American roulette. Coming soon to the eDeck selection of games will be Cantor’s proprietary games including Bonus Roulette, XtraOdds Baccarat and Statjack.

I wonder whether the other casinos in Vegas will take up the eDeck.

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Shower radios are usually fairly boring, but they get the job done.  In the end all you really need is to have a radio blaring your favorite tunes to drown out your off key voice.  It’s pretty basic really, find the station you need and you’re good to go.  However, most designs do stand out a bit in the shower.  It just looks like a radio which isn’t very interesting.  With this radio, it may  not be anything exciting or different, however, it will definitely blend in with the rest of your shampoos and conditioners.

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Folks who travel frequently on flights often know the dreaded feeling of running out of juice on their favorite gizmos - and you will feel the effect to be more pronounced if you’re on a long haul journey. The inflight entertainment don’t really make the cut these days, and there are only so many pages in a newspaper that you can flip through. Duracell hopes to solve your power problems in your travels with a couple of portable power solutions - the Duracell My Pocket Charger and the Duracell PowerSource Mini. They are both small and versatile, making it an essential traveling item to pack while reducing the weight of your luggage as it does away with the need for additional cords, chargers and device-specific batteries.

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It turns out that slightly bizarre mouse with the built-in fan to blow on your hand wasn’t the only odd gadget they had with cooling in mind.  They also have a keyboard that blows on your wrists as you’re clacking away at the keys.  For weirdos like me, they need a heated version that blows hot air directly onto your wrists.  It’s sad when I say that in late July.  I’m just thinking ahead I swear, it’s definitely not that I can’t even cope with air conditioning.

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This is one of those gadgets you can only get away with if you’re either married, very old or completely shameless.  It is a solar fan which attaches to the bill of your hat to keep you cool while out antiquing or whatever it is people do that wear strange hats.  This ranks up there with the umbrella hats, both of them are just not right.  I realize when it is extremely hot and you’re stuck outdoors you have to do anything you can just to keep cool.

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There is nothing quite like a hot cup of joe in the morning, and I know that I need my caffeine fix before my day starts. With the Brisk Brew Portable Coffee Pot, I will be able to carry my personal stash of caffeine without having to share it with anybody else.

So why put up with sub-standard coffee when you’re on the road? This little coffee pot brews a fantastic cup of coffee and yet packs down to the size of two paperback books. A perfect fit for when you’re traveling around! It even comes with a collapsible spoon, and little packets to hold your coffee grounds and sugar. It’s a one-stop-shop.

At $39.99 a pop, it looks like a necessity for coffee lovers.