I believe that it was Henry David Thoreau who wrote in Walden: “Out life is frittered away by detail…Simplify, simplify, simplify!” Of course, if he really wanted to take his own advice, he would have written “simplify” only once.

One of the things in life that really need to be simplified is our desktops. Many of us have all sorts of accessories to our PC like memory card readers and iPods, and the Simplifi is designed to take up a lot less real estate on the desk.

The Simplifi is clad in anodized aluminum, and attaches to the computer via USB. Fortunately, no software is required, and my computer recognized it right away.

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When I was young, I invested a penny in that whole “twelve cassettes for a penny” offer. (I actually spent more than a penny on that, by the way, but I’m sure you already know that.) I’m pretty sure that they probably don’t do that deal anymore, unless iTunes has some sort of thing like that. However, I still have the cassettes.

Actually, my mother has those cassettes, because she’s probably the only person in this millennium that I know that still listens to that format of music. It might take a while before she gets into digital format, but I am ready for that day with the ION Audio Tape Express.

All a user needs to do is connect the Tape Express to the PC via USB, and allow the EZ tape converter software to turn that tape into an MP3 in hardly any time at all.

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I have reviewed Bluetooth keyboards before, and this Adesso SlimTouch Bluetooth keyboard is designed for those who like the shorter and slimmer design of netbook keyboards. It is also good for those who don’t have a lot of room in their backpacks as it is not very thick. The WKB-4000BB will work with Windows XP, Vista, and the spanking-new Windows 7.

I had a chance to try it out for myself, and I liked what I tried. The SlimTouch Mini keyboard comes with a Bluetooth USB dongle that is so small…how small is it? It is so small, the box had to have an arrow saying “USB dongle” or a new user would not have been able to find it. Yeah, that joke isn’t very funny, but usually those “how (insert adjective here) is it” jokes usually aren’t.

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Acer recently made the world sit up and take notice of its latest Aspire 5738DG notebook that boasts 3D viewing technology – yep, you read that right – 3D viewing technology, to bring a whole new world of working with your portable machine. The Acer Aspire 5738DG is capable of delivering cinematic quality images that virtually pop out from the screen without sacrificing on performance and productivity features that people have come to expect from a desktop replacement notebook. This Windows 7 Home Premium powered notebook will be priced from $799 upwards, and is already available to retailers if you’re looking for an upgrade to a newer machine. We’ll take a closer look at the 3D viewing technology after the jump.

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Amazon recently announced that they will be rolling out a new free application known as “Kindle for PC” which will enable readers worldwide to enjoy Kindle e-books right on their PCs. Currently, there are more than 360,000 books available on the US Kindle Store, where among these will include New Releases and 101 of 112 New York Times Bestsellers that normally retail for no more than $9.99. Voracious readers will find that the Kindle Store is the only place to stumble upon some of the most popular books of today in a paperback-less form; and by that we mean in digital format. Kindle books are also obviously readable if you own any of the following devices – the Kindle, Kindle DX, iPhone and iPod touch, apart from the afore-mentioned PC.

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Malibu, the rum that the world loves, is now offering a digital tool that offers you the chance to make the perfect drink recipe simply by playing around with sonic variables that will in turn correspond to a range of different taste preferences. You can check out the link (http://www.malibu-rum.com) and see what your musical inclinations are able to whip up.

Designed by a team of renowned music DJs, Drink Mixer provides a deep sensory experience by allowing fans to experiment with mixing sound and taste together. The Drink Mixer offers 625 beat variations and 81 different drink recipes. The drink outcome is offered to the user along with a corresponding recipe and downloadable MP3 file that can be used as a ringtone, shared with friends or posted to their blog.

Sounds like a pretty cool way to have a blast for the coming Halloween season!

My external hard drive is much like others, it’s plastic and not very interesting.  However, I have had no problems with it, so I see no need to replace it.  Yet I’m still a little envious of those that have managed to get their hands on an external hard drive that actually looks good.  Well this Brinell is another one of those drives that’ll leave many green with envy.

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I believe I would be remiss in my duties as a gadget blogger to not report on Windows 7 on its official release date, but if you don’t know about it already, then where have you been?

However, here’s a little bit of promotion that is simply excessive. Burger Kings of Japan are celebrating the release of Windows 7 by cooking up a Windows 7 Whopper. This burger has seven patties and costs 777 yen, which is about $8.53 U.S. Dollars.

Personally, I think that anyone who can actually finish off a 5.1 inch burger deserves to get Windows 7 for free. I dare anyone to simply get their mouth around the thing, really.

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