With the Star Wars trilogy (and yes it’s just a trilogy) being what it is, they can slap their name on pretty much anything they like.  That includes this shiny new MP3 player.  It may not have anything special about it, it is after all just a random nameless MP3 player.  However, it has Darth Vader slapped on the front giving it lots more geek appeal.  Why they couldn’t just do something cool with a normal iPod, we’ll never know.  Yet, I’m sure plenty will line up to pick up one of these slightly generic MP3 players.

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Victor Company of Japan is first off the blocks to release the industry’s maiden sound-isolating earphone whose driver unit is located in its sound channel (the part that enters an earhole). The earphone will be known as the HP-FXC50, and it will hit Japan early next month. The driver unit of the HP-FXC50 is much longer and thinner, measuring 5.8mm in diameter, compared to the current model, allowing it to be installed in the sound channel. In addition, the distance between the driver unit and a drum membrane has been shortened to reduce both external sound and sound leakage. Thanks to the longer sound channel, the comfort level of the HP-FXC50 has clearly improved according to Victor. You will find features such as a frequency range from 10 to 24000Hz, a response (output sound pressure level) of 103dB/1mW and a maximum permissible input of 150mW. There is no word on pricing, but it should retail somewhere in the neighborhood of $38.

Source: Tech-On!

Just how hot do you think that the iPhone 3G has gotten? It seems that pent up demand for this smartphone has reflected in insane prices on eBay, with some of the bids already surpassing the magical $1,000 mark. Heck, even in the real world, demand for the iPhone 3G still results in lines forming outside of more notable Apple stores including the one in New York. So far, over 1 million units worldwide has already been sold, and demand remains extremely strong with both AT&T in the U.S. and O2 in the U.K. reporting iPhone 3G shortages. Currently, bids on eBay or the 16GB iPhone has passed the $1,0000 mark with even one bid ending at a ridiculous $2,325, while the smaller capacity 8GB iPhone 3G averages around $800 to $900. There’s a trick to all this – delayed gratification is the keyword, folks.

Source: PC World

Coby Electronics wants to bring a new range of receivers that will offer the wonders of HD Radio broadcasting into living rooms of users throughout the nation. These products are meant to offer as much bang for your buck as possible, opening up access to hundreds of new HD2 and HD3 channels and 1,700 crystal-clear AM and FM HD Radio stations without having to fork out a single penny in terms of subscription fees. The two devices in question from Coby Electronics are the HDR-700 Portable HD Radio System and the HDR-650 Component HD Radio Receiver, where both of them will hit the retail market later this August.

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Cisco Field will become the Oakland A’s new baseball stadium when the Green and Yellow say goodbye to Oakland Alameda County Coliseum in 2012 and when it does come online, it will be doing so literally as their sponsor, Cisco Systems, will be wiring all 35,000 seats with wireless interactive touch screens. Fans will be able to look up stats, keep score, and even order a beer or hot dog directly through the interface (and probably pay for it with your credit card while other fans overlook and copy down your number).

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Talk about turning lemons into Lemonade. The parents of 18-year-old Shaun Malone, placed a GPS tracking device into his car to make sure he was obeying traffic laws. The model they installed would email them if he ever went over the speed limit and they could check in real time to make sure he was where he said he was going to be. So, when Shaun was caught by a police radar going 62 in a 45 mph zone last summer, his parents were shocked because they had data to refute the claim by police that their teenager was speeding.

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We had a run away winner last week with with 37% of the votes, Flee the flyng digital camera, this is the third time Gaj-It has won CGOTW so congrats and thanks for the cool finds guys.

The Flee is designed to be thrown into the air where it will then take amazing aerial shots, something that until now you would have needed a small plane’s assistance for. The aerial shots are then sent back to your mobile phone via Bluetooth, before the Flee returns to the ground ready for use again.

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