In the winter for many people there’s a room that really doesn’t need to be heated as badly.  Actually you might be happier if it received none at all most of the time, especially since most people are trying to spend less money right now.  However, if you keep the vent closed all the time, it’s entirely possible to just forget to open it again.  Although you don’t really want much heat getting into the room, I’m sure you don’t want an in home iceberg.  Well this vent makes your life easier, it could help you save money, while still keeping the room at a reasonable temperature.

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Are you a huge fan of the Guitar Hero franchise? If you think that this is one of the better games to have been released since forever, then you might be interested in yet another form of Guitar Hero – this time in a handheld format, and I don’t mean Guitar Hero On Tour for the Nintendo DS. We’re talking about the handheld Guitar Hero II here people, as you can just clip it onto any bag or backpack to turn it into an instant gaming accessory. Features include an LCD display, five wave tone note buttons, a whammy bar and a foldable neck for supreme portability. Don’t expect to rock out to superb graphics like the console counterparts, but you do get 10 segments of your favorite tunes from Guitar Hero I and II, with three difficulty levels to choose from. Some of these classics include :-

• ZZ Top’s Shard Dressed man
• Ramones’ I Wanna Be Sedated
• Kansas’ Carry On wayward Son
• Motorhead’s Ace of Spades
• Joan Jett’s I Love Rock& Roll
• Kinks’ You Really Got Me

The handheld Guitar Hero II is powered by a trio of AAA batteries and retails for $16.95.

HP attempts to offer the best of both worlds to Mac and PC users with its latest MediaSmart home server that will come in ex485 and ex487 flavors. This server is smart enough to organize files across the network automatically, streaming them across the home network and Internet for your entertainment pleasure at your whim and fancy. Both servers will boast the same features apart from their obvious compatibility, of course, including HP Media Creator, Media Streaming, Photo Publishing and viewing. The system itself doubles up as a backup repository for PC and Mac computers. Powered by an Intel Celeron 2GHz processor and aided by 2GB RAM, you can pick up the ex485 that comes with 750GB of storage space or the ex487 that has double that amount for $599 and $749, respectively.

Press Release

It is inevitable in this day and age for software as well as games to be leaked on the Internet earlier than their official release date due to the carelessness on the part of the developer or snitching employees who decided that their Christmas bonus (or rather, the lack of it) just wasn’t good enough an effort by the company to keep them going for another year. There are a 1,001 explanations for a leak, but I guess most people are not interested in the “how” but would rather just play around with the leaked software itself. The latest victim to fall to piracy of the digital kind and leaks is none other than Windows 7 Beta, according to searches at some BitTorrent sites today.

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Every office should have at least one of these in a meeting room – the old standby known as a whiteboard, and more often than not they come equipped with a couple of markers that have already run out of ink (strange how people who discover that fail to go the extra mile and make replacements) along with a worn out duster. Not forgetting the marks of previously drawn diagrams that have been etched permanently as nobody bothered to erase those away. One thing’s for sure though – standard whiteboards have no security feature at all, so whatever million dollar idea you have on there is free game for everyone else to copy. Panasonic thinks otherwise though, and will roll out a couple of electronic whiteboards in half a dozen models when January 20 rolls around. Users are able to set passwords by manipulating the LCD display on the main unit so that not everybody will be able to access whatever you have written down.

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The Earbud Yo-Yo isn’t the first attempt at finding a simple and attractive solution to dealing with tangled earbuds.  However, it’s nice to have a variety of products to choose from to simplify gadgets.  We’ve all dealt with the knotted up ball that earbuds can easily turn into.  At times it can get messy enough that it’s tempting to just toss them and buy a new pair.  It just all depends on how patient you’re feeling that day.  Well the Earbud Yo-Yo offers a way to keep the cord wound and secure, while still looking attractive.

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Laptop tables to sit directly on your lap do a great job of diffusing the heat generated by your laptop.  However, a lot of them are just hard flat surfaces, so they aren’t the most comfortable to sit on your lap.  This particular lap table looks surprisingly comfortable and it offers a little versatility so that you can get more use out of the product.  The major perk is that this table offers an environmentally friendly alternative to the other tables.

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