Slim is in, and so is small. If not, how else can one explain the phenomenal sales of the Asus Eee PC despite lacking the necessary firepower to run all sorts of common desktop applications? Granted, the Windows XP-powered Eee PC 900 will be beefier and can handle more common tasks with ease, but I digress. MSI has not forgotten about the ultra small desktop market, introducing a spanking new energy saving compacy mini-ITX full system known as the Titan 700. It almost works flawlessly out of the factory, but you do need to purchase an operating system before it is able to run. Also, I would advise you having some sort of monitor ready beforehand (CRT or LCD, it is your call but seriously speaking, who still uses the former unless there is really no choice?) if you want to get up and running the moment the MSI Titan 700 arrives at your doorstep.

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It seems like companies are always looking for new and innovative ways to advertise. Sure, in the old days they could get away with the usual ads in magazines and on TV and radio. However, these days you’ll see advertisements in movies, video games, on your coffee cups and just about anywhere you can imagine. One area that is largely untapped is the sky. However this device aims to change that.

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With summer rolling around pretty soon, it is just about right for pesky bugs to start making their annoying appearance as well, especially at night. While spraying some sort of insect repellent is a pretty neat idea, why not take the fight to them instead of remaining a pacifist? After all, didn’t the old proverb use to go, “He who runs away, lives to fight another day”? The Bug Bag aims to ensure that no insects will be able to run away and do the horizontal tango with another of its own species in an effort to procreate. It accomplishes its task by simply frying them with a powerful electric shock. Now I am sure that there will be some curious folks around who will want to feel just how much of a pain it is, let me just ay that there is more than enough juice to send a sharp sting down your finger when you touch it while turned on. Future Jackass directors, take note!

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Hello Kitty phones appeal to only a niche market, but strangely enough this niche market is huge to say the least. What we have here is slightly different from other Hello Kitty offerings as it comes with a separate pair of speakers, presumably for you to better enjoy your tunes with friends and family. This GSM 900/1800 handset measures 90mm x 49mm x 15mm and tips the scales at 75 grams, boasting a talk time of up to 150 minutes and up to 5 days of standby time, although I don’t think the latter two figures are indication of real world use. It features a shake function found on selected Sony Ericsson handsets, where a single shake will change MP3 tracks. Other features consist of a 2.2″ 260k color display and a 1.3 megapixel camera. No idea on how much this will cost though.

Source: Gizmodiva

I’ve never been much of a drinker, so the strongest thing you’ll usually find me drinking ins Mountain Dew. I don’t drink fancy coffees or teas, so I don’t normally have issues with spoons. However, if you’re wanting to eliminate this pesky utensil from your drinking routine, this cup would be the perfect way to do just that.

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Sign language is a great method for the deaf community to communicate, but unless everyone around you is fluent in the visual language, it won’t be much help for communicating with the non-disabled. You could always develop a system of lip reading and writing your answer on a notepad or something, but then the years you spent learning sign language are all for naught.

Recently shown at the Meeting Of The Minds expo at Carnegie Mellon University Center, a prototype gadget called the HandTalk was displayed for the first time. The HandTalk is a wearable glove device which can detect motion and gestures done when using sign language, and translate these movements into audio played through the users cellphone or other mobile device.

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The Google Recycled Mini Wireless Mouse is definitely one of the cuter peripherals I have come across, and it adds to the ‘fun’ feeling that the company offers even while at work. This diminutive piece of hardware comes with a Wi-Fi dongle stored on it, and has an 800 dpi resolution while being made out of recycled plastic. It will come in blue or red colors, and the $19.20 mouse even ships in recycled packaging to keep those green advocates quiet. Perfect in keeping in line with the company’s “Do no evil” mantra.

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What have you decided to get for Mother’s Day? Well, Sony has a Camcorder Package for the clueless, consisting of the Sony DCR-SR45 Handycam camcorder with the DVDirect VRD-MC5. Perfect for mom to record all those family moments, allowing her to transfer them to a DVD without the need for a middleman device such as a computer. It has a fair amount of storage space - 30GB to be exact, which is capable of holding up to 20 hours of content. Of course, this won’t preserve your favorite memories in high definition, but at least there is the memory keepsake, right? A 2.7″ touch screen LCD panel makes it a snap to control the camcorder even during the more boisterous family moments. You will be able to save up to $180 when purchasing both the HandyCam DCR-SR45 and VRD-MC5 together on a single receipt which amounts to $729.98.

Source: Popgadget