Despite the fact that many computers and notebooks these days come with built-in memory card readers, there are still a whole generation of people who have not yet picked up a new machine, preferring to stick to their ailing computers due to the lack of monetary fortitude. Chances are pretty high that this group are still stuck with a PS/2 port to hook up their mice as the two available USB ports (1.1 at that) are already occupied with a printer and a VoIP phone. How then, will they have the space to view information on an SD/MMC memory card? The answer is simple, by presenting the user with a USB-powered optical mouse that comes with a built-in SD/MMC memory card slot.

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Many of us already carry around an iPod Video or a Sony PSP, and more often than not we keep ourselves entertained with games, music, and movies on those multimedia-enabled devices. Popping in a game or listening to audio is pretty easy, but video is an issue where transferring your favorite holiday experiences to the small screen could take up way too much time, and the impatient world around us is one that simply cannot wait long enough. Enter the InstantVideo To Go device - this unique peripheral might look like a USB TV dongle with a single glance, but it actually performs a totally different function.

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In case you liked the Thanko USB mouse that is suppose to keep your hand warm, you will probably be more than amazed to know that there already is a similar device available worldwide for everyone to purchase on a gadget store.

There are a couple of differences when comparing both, starting with the name of the most recent one which is more direct - USB Warmer Mouse - to the blue LED lights that illuminated the inside of the Thanko mouse because it was transparent. Read the rest of this entry »

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These days Logitech pretty much owns the webcam market save Apple’s iSight. We’ve previously written about their excellent webcams, and now they have an even better one out, the Logitech QuickCam Ultra Vision.
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Here’s a great new table by Takafumi Nemoto along the lines of the earlier multipot.

The really cool thing about this concept is that you can plug in all your electronic devices and then have a place where they look nice as well.

The issue is very important and shocking that more work hasn’t been done on this (I’ve got something brewing in this area myself, look for it before too long!)

By utilizing a better looking location for plugging mobiles, pda’s, ipods, and other electronics, our desks return to looking like,, well desks.

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This is a cool warm idea, an optical mouse that keeps your hand warm.

The Thanko USB optical mouse behaves and functions like a normal mouse but has the added benefit of a built in heater, so when your surfing away on those cold winter nights at least one of your hands will be warm.

Via New Launches which was via Far East Gizmos.

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In a word association game, most people would equate “VoIP” with “Skype”. Both words rhyme anyway, but I digress. Just as there are a variety of people living on this planet, so are there a bunch of different VoIP services, and Internet giant Yahoo! is one of the companies who have enabled users to make dirt cheap long distance phone calls via Yahoo! Messenger. Unfortunately, there are plenty of VoIP handsets in the market that just target Skype users, leaving the rest with an ugly and cheap microphone setup. Linksys decided to do something about the situation by unveiling the Linksys CIT310 VoIP handset that is not only capable of handling all your VoIP needs with aplomb, it can also be hooked up to your regular landline.

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The Persona C30 is a ID cart printer that will probably save you lots of time and money if you are the kind of person that needs to create lots of ID cards. Instead of going to the printing stores and waiting a bunch of time to have the work done + having to pay an extensive bill, the Persona C30 can help you by letting you do the card printings at home. Read the rest of this entry »

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