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These plant examining glasses bring technology developed by NASA and the Department of Agriculture and brings to your humble backyard. Put these on and you’ll be able to see areas of your lawn that may need a little help long before you’d observe the problems with your naked eyes. The lenses block out the green reflected by chlorophyll in the healthy areas of your lawn and garden, causing those areas to show as black or gray. Any unhealthy spots, deficient in chlorophyll, will show up as pink, red or coral colors. It’s the plant equivalent of full-body MRIs that detect problems before their symptoms surface. So what if you look like Rick Moranis in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, surveying your backyard in these dorky glasses that look like they came out of a box of kids’ cereal? (Read the full post about ‘High Tech Plant Examining Glasses’…)

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Instant Music Vinyl & Cassette Ripper You can have this for ?39.95 (Read the full post about ‘Instant Music Vinyl & Cassette Ripper’…)

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There are many different things about your computer that are good to keep an eye on, especially if you’re one that enjoys pushing your PC to the limit. I tend to push my PC pretty hard, which means I need to keep an eye on the temperatures at all times. There are generally two options here: keep a software monitor running on desktop taking up valuable screen space, or you can have an lcd monitor installed on the front of your computer. Neither one is all that appealing to me, which is why I’m intrigued by this Gadget Display. This little gadget is a 2-inch color LCD screen which connects to  your PC via USB. (Read the full post about ‘Gadget Display shows you important info about your PC’…)

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The shiny new gadget pictured here is a design concept for a “transformer phone” that has many high-tech functions built-in alongside its conventional mobile phone functions. Aside from being an able mobile phone, possessing a camera capable of recording video and capturing stills, this phone will also provide 3D scanning and even a holographic projector. The flip-and-swivel mechanism serves the purpose of limiting the change in navigation interfaces by allocating them into separate fields. The phone and other functions come at the front where they keypad and other shortcut keys reside, while the 3D scanner, holographic projector, built-in camera and stereo speakers go at the back. (Read the full post about ‘Concept for flipping, swivelling transformer phone to come with scanner, projector’…)

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One of the many things I love about Google is it’s design. Every design interface of each app and product is innovative and user-friendly, which is why more and more websites are copying its simplicity. Recently at the WritersUA conferece, Google’s User Designer for Google Apps John Wiley, shared the design guidelines they follow at Google. Here are Google’s Design Guidelines: Useful: focus on people - their lives, their work, their dreams. Fast: every millisecond counts. Simple: simplicity is powerful. Engaging: engage beginners and attract experts. Innovative: dare to be innovative. Universal: design for the world. Profitable: plan for today’s and tomorrow’s business. (Read the full post about ‘Google Apps designer shares design guidelines’…)

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Filed in archive Digital Photo Sites by jim on March 23, 2008 Now you can stay in touch with the latest digital photography news even when you're on the go. The "Digital Photography Show" is a website that is unlike any other digital photography website that I've come across. Not only does this site offer podcasts, which can also be downloaded directly from the site, for those on the go but it also offers plenty of information in text format. You'll find how-to's, product information, tutorials of all types, contest information and contests sponsored by the site itself. (Read the full post about ‘Digital Photography Podcasts’…)

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Dream of all dreams, HTC has announced their first Android-based handset will be called the Dream. The phone obviously, will run Google’s much-awaited Android software and is expected to feature a large touchscreen display with navigational controls below and full QWERTY keyboard. The keyboard is expected to either slide or swivel out. Unfortunately an image of the Dream has not been leaked, but sources say that it measures in at around 3 x 5-inches. And just as you would expect, there has not been any word coming from HTC. HTC represented Maggie Cheng, when asked more about the subject simply replied: “We cannot comment on this product.” At least, they already gave it a name. (Read the full post about ‘Meet the Dream, HTC’s Google Android Phone’…)

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Ever wished you could go around much faster while underwater during your dives so that you can take as many pictures as possible? The Reef Rider Sea Scooter does just that for you when underwater. The REEF-RIDER SEASCOOTER packs thrust for a speed of up to 2.2mph/3.5kmh in a very compact, lightweight design. With safety features including protective grille and auto shut off, the Reef Rider is great for kids (recommended 8 years and older) and adults alike. The Reef-Rider is essentially a stripped-down version of the Sea-Doo range of sea scooters, combining performance and safety with ease of use and lightness. Now you can lark in the pool or get down with the fish easily. (Read the full post about ‘Reef Rider Sea Scooter’…)

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How many buttons does your mouse have? Many people would say three, while plenty of others  might say five. However, if you were using this next mouse, you’d proudly answer with 11. I can understand using a few extra buttons when gaming, or even for multimedia purposes, however, this 11 Button Multimedia Mouse just seems like overkill. It looks like there are buttons for volume, play/pause, page forward, page backward, internet and even double-click. I’ve really never found it all that difficult to click on the Firefox icon, but I guess it would save you around a second or so of hard work. However, I can’t possibly understand why someone would need a button to double click for them. (Read the full post about ‘11 Button Multimedia mouse does more than just click’…)

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If you remember Taipower’s Teclast M25, you may recall that one of the items it lacked was a touchscreen display. However, the M25’s brother gets rid of the basic display and goes all touchscreen and in a way kind of looks like the ipod Touch. One of the main differences between this and the iPod, is that this will be a lot cheaper and doesn’t come with Wi-Fi, making it your basic touchscreen PMP. Otheriwse, it comes in two different models, either black or white. It comes with a 2.6-inch WQVGA touchscreen, plays RMVB, RM, FLV, or AVI videos and comes with a TV-out option. No word on exact audio formats, although it uses Microsoft’s PlayFX. No word on pricing of the M26 as of yet. (Read the full post about ‘Taipower announces the Teclast M26 portable media player’…)

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