I’ve just received this email from Think Geek and as it’s full of gadgety offers thought it was worth sharing, enjoy…

Spend $30 and get $5 Off Your Next Order - So Say We All

Is that cash burning a hole through your pocket like a death ray through stellar matter? We think not. As a geek, you probably have enough dough to grab that latest graphics card, while you are content to subsist on crackers and noodles until the next check arrives. We feel you. And we can help. Simply rack up $30 or more in goodies to your shopping cart (excluding shipping and taxes), then during checkout enter the following promo code to get $5 off your order: RAMEN Make haste, mortals! Offer expires 12/09/2007!

Ion USB Cassette Deck - $99.99 for 48 hours only! Save $50 off the Regular Price.

Don’t let your audio cassettes die a slow and lonely death moldering in your basement for years. Liberate them digitally with the Ion USB Cassette Deck. Simply plug this high-quality dual cassette deck into the USB port on your PC (Windows or Mac) and use the included Audacity software to rip your vinyl directly to MP3 (or WAV format) for playback on all your newfangled devices like the iPod. Now $99.99 for 48 hours only! That’s $50 off the regular price. http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/audio/9778/

Get geeky and help the environment at the same time.

Dell Computers

– With surveys suggesting the number one thing people want for Christmas once again being a computer, it makes good eco sense to think green. Dell Computer is, recently announcing an initiative to make Dell Computers more eco friendly. As the second largest computer maker in the industry, Dell is taking their leadership position very seriously and should be rewarded by those looking to buy a PC for the holidays. In addition to creating more energy efficient computers, Dell plans to also lean on their their suppliers to follow their lead. And if they don’t, Dell may levy penalties to motivate them. Although their pledge mostly relates to becoming carbon neutral in their manufacturing processes, it’s a start, and makes Dell the first major computer manufacturer to seek to become carbon neutral by next year.

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FREELOADER SOLAR ENERGY CHARGER

There are literally dozens of solar chargers out there for technology. The iSun, the Solio, but come on, what says cool other than a solar charger called the Freeloader? This collapsible solar charger can power your mobile phone, Bluetooth headset, digital camera, MP3 player, sat nav, iPod, PDA, PSP and just about anything else with a plug. With an impact resistant, rust-free aluminium body, the freeloader charges in about 5 hours and maintain that power for up to 3 months. Additionally, it can simultaneously charge hand held devices while at the same time charging the internal battery via its solar panels or via USB (which takes 3 hours less than solar). It will also provide power to an iPod for 18 hours, a mobile phone for 44 hours, a PSP for 2.5 hours and a PDA for 22 hours

About $70 from Amazon

Again, the last few days were pretty tumultuous in the mobile world. Google themselves have first thrown the ‘where’s my gPhone’ question, only to reveal the Open Handset Alliance and the Android embedded operating system. Then, there have been reports of companies adopting the OS, of others refusing it. Also, the iPhone’s getting locked up yet again, and rumor has it that they (Apple, that is) are preparing to release a tablet. Last but not least at all, Nokia shows off a new tactile touchscreen technology which claims to realistically emulate the press of a button.

Read on for some more details, and quite a few links

Last week has been full of rumors and news about the mobile world.

The first big announcement was the introduction of a touch interface for Series60. Then, first as a rumor and then as a reality, the Darwin SDK for the iPhone has been revealed. Not too long thereafter, Steve Jobs made us understand that all future iPhone applications will require certificates, and will be fully controlled via iTunes. Add the new patent filing for Microsoft’s new touch WM interface, and you get news from all important mobile device camps.

Read on for debates, suppositions and suggestions.

Make reports on an article about patent filing from Redmond which may indicate the Microsoft is busy preparing the long rumored Zune Phone. The photographs of screen mockups that come with the patent application seems to suggest that their “Extensible Filtered Lists for Mobile Device User Interface,” will include a touch interface picture viewer, phone calls and message screen, games, MP3 player (of course), calendar, and all the usual suspects. It doesn’t look as pretty as the Cupertino’s iPhone, of course, but it’s a Windows interface, so it’s going to be list-if-ied and organized in group fashion.

Here’s a new and advanced UMPC built by the Finnish company Elektrobit (or just EB). It’s called the MIMD or Mobile Internet Media Device, and features a slew of connectivity, media and navigation features.

The form factor might seem familiar, as it’s almost a replica of the Sony Vaio UMPC’s. However, the build is a bit different, there’s other hardware inside and the software is completely another thing.

Holux GPSmile 55

The latest Holux GPS system doesn’t have anything new in terms of features when comparing to other devices, the design is probably the most unique point, being that all the other specifications are normal to high-end GPS systems.

Anyhow, the GPSmile 55 comes with the familiar 4.3” touch screen, which is a must-have for any GPS system. Other details on the connectivity options include bluetooth so you can get the “hands-free” calling system, and on the memory choices you can use a SD card to expand the storage capacity.

Windows CE 5.0 is the operative system being used on the Holux GPSmile 55, which goes along with the Samsung CPU running at 400Mhz (code-name S3C2440A). The battery life seems too good to be true, 10 hours using a 2600mHa battery. Last but not least, TMC traffic information is also available. Rumors mention a release date on early 2008.

Every once in a while a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything. Apple, a company known for innovation, has been very fortunate in this regard. In 1984 they introduced the world to the first Macintosh and changed personal computing forever. Then in 2001 Apple introduced the first iPod and redefined the music industry.

Today Apple introduced 3 revolutionary products: widescreen iPod, mobile phone, and internet communicator. But there’s a catch… these revolutionary products aren’t 3 separate devices. They are all rolled into one product called the iPhone ($499 4GB, $599 8GB).

The iPhone (GSM+EDGE) has a touchscreen interface with multitouch capabilities. That means you can use multiple fingers at the same time. How can such a small device have an advanced multitouch interface? The iPhone runs the Macintosh operating system OS X. How did Apple fit an entire operating system into a tiny phone? I don’t know. Magic?

The iPhone syncs to your computer just like your iPod. All your media (music, videos, podcasts, etc.) as well as contacts, email amd calendars will sync to your iPhone. You can even add any any IMAP or POP email account. Yahoo users will like this next perk. Yahoo is giving all iPhone owners free IMAP email. You normally have to pay extra for this feature.

Web browsing on a mobile phone was probably one of the worst user experiences you’ve ever encountered. Well those days are over. The iPhone uses the Safari browser and can smoothly navigate complicated sites like Google Maps.

And if all this iPhone business wasn’t enough, Steve Jobs also announed Apple TV ($299) - a way to enjoy your media on your big screen TV. Anything you put into iTunes (content from iTunes, DVDs you’ve ripped, videos from YouTube, etc.) can be wirelessly transmitted to your Apple TV box.

The Apple TV has 802.11 WiFi (b, g + n) and will automatically sync from your PC.

More Apple TV specs:

• 40GB HD
• 720p HD video
• componet
• RCA
• USB 2.0
• ethernet
• WiFi
• HDMI

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