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Get this for your other half, but make sure your heart does not float away to any person other than the one in the photo. Featuring a new anti-gravity design, this heart levitates in the middle of the air as if by pixie magic, but it actually boils down to (rocket) science. The heart will be able to rotate on the spot slowly for some added effect, and would make for the perfect present anytime, never mind Valentine’s Day. The Floating Heart Photo Frame can be yours for $40. (Read the full post about ‘Floating Heart Photo Frame’…)

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MSI spares a thought for mother nature with the new eco-friendly motherboard known as the Wind Board. It offers a passive cooling system design, doing away with the need for a fan while practically reducing the noise level to 0dB. Perfect for folks who love to leave their computers turned on the entire day long, and it is able to save up to 80% of power compared to a 250W desktop computer when left on for 24 hours. When idle, the Wind Board consumes less than 10% of what a general desktop computer does. Features include compatibility with 533MHz FSB and DDR2-667 memory of up to 2GB in addition to the Intel 945GC chipset. (Read the full post about ‘MSI Eco-Friendly Motherboard’…)

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Kodak’s not only into the digital cameras, but with the Zi6, they’re knee deep in camcorder territory as well. It supports High Definition video recording (not full HD at 1080p though), capturing widescreen 720p video at 60 fps. In addition, it isn’t limited to the amount of internal flash memory thanks to the use of an SDHC memory card slot which theoretically is able to store up to 32GB of footage. You get a flip-out USB connector that lets you upload YouTube-ready videos straight to the computer without having to go through the hassle of video conversion. The Kodak Zi6 will be released later this September for $180, and it will be available in black and pink colors. (Read the full post about ‘Kodak Zi6 Pocket Camcorder’…)

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Now this is one watch concept that has me mesmerized - dubbed “The Universe” by Ramei Keum. This simple and elegant watch design features a cluster of rubies as well as a pair of diamond satellites circling it. It portrays the universal value of “time is money”, with all those precious gems reminding you of how far you’ve arrived in life and yet leaving so much more empty space to denote your potential to store up even more wealth for future generations. I’m going off on a tangent here - must be the pint of Guinness I had earlier… (Read the full post about ‘The Universe Watch Concept’…)

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Spain’s Movistar has at last posted its somewhat confusing iPhone prices. The handsets start at €0 for the 8GB iphone on the €60 ($94) per month plan, but on top of that €60 you have to pay another €25 ($39) for the data, which is a fairly decent 1GB per month. If you choose to pay a little more for the phone, you can have a cheaper monthly rate. If you pay €360 for thew 16GB handset, you can get away with a tiny €9 ($14) voice plan, plus another €15 ($24) for the data (which at this end is just 200MB), coming in at a total of €24 ($38). Curiously, you can’t combine the big data plan with the small voice plan, which, as I speak such terrible Spanish that I never actually call anyone, would be perfect for me. (Read the full post about ‘Spanish iPhone Tarrifs Announced: Surprisingly Cheap’…)

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D-Link has just announced their latest digital picture frame, the DSM-210. Sporting a 16:9 format, 10-inch TFT display with an 800 x 480 resolution the DSM-210 features 1GB of internal memory with an option to expand on that with either an SD, MMC or Memory Stick card. The frame also includes Wi-Fi 802.11g, one Ethernet port, one USB 2.0 port and has support for JPEG images. The frame can display images via the internal memory, a memory card, and even stream them directly from photo sites such as Flickr, Picasa or Facebook. It also has support for RSS feeds allowing you to get the latest news anywhere in your house. In addition, for those with secured home networks the Wi-Fi offers support for WPS, WPA, WPA2 and WEP. (Read the full post about ‘D-Link’s DSM-210 Wi-Fi equipped 10-inch digital frame now available’…)

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You don’t have to wait until tomorrow to get iPhone 2.0. You can download it and install it to a first-generation iPhone right now.

iPhone 2.0 is the upgraded version of Apple’s phone software. It includes a variety of new features, including App Store support (so you can install third-party applications and games), the ability to search through contacts, and more. It will be preinstalled on the new iPhone 3G when that becomes available at 8am (local time) July 11, and it’s also available as a free software upgrade for current iPhone owners.

The alert bloggers at Macrumors discovered that the OS upgrade is available now, almost 24 hours before the phone officially launches.

(Read the full post about ‘How to Get the iPhone 2.0 Upgrade Right Now - For Free’…)

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Folks in Japan will be able to enjoy the Asus U2E laptop that features a bright LED display at 1,366 x 768 resolution. Measuring 11″ across, this tiny and highly portable device will be powered by Intel’s Core 2 Duo U7600 1.2GHz processor, running on Windows Vista Home Premium. Other features consist of a 32GB SSD, an integrated camera and fingerprint recognition. You can pick up this 1.39kg for approximately $3,000 after conversion. I wonder how many cows were slaughtered for the leather case. (Read the full post about ‘Asus U2E Leather Laptop hits Japan’…)

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Belkin’s new FlyWire offers full High Definition resolution (1080p) by hooking up Blu-ray players, receivers, video game consoles and set-top boxes to HDTVs and projectors without the need for wires. This wireless transmitter will operate on the 5GHz band, and it boasts the ability to transmit video content without latency as you won’t experience any loss in video quality since it avoids video compression like the plague. Belkin hopes to clears up common misconceptions and misunderstandings concerning wireless transmission where high quality video is concerned with the FlyWire, as even video games work smoothly without a hitch. There will be a couple of models available - the FlyWire and FlyWire R1 that retail for $999.99 and $699.99, respectively. (Read the full post about ‘Belkin FlyWire’…)

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Creative’s Zen X-Fi is old hat now (the news, that is), and it has just gotten official. It looks pretty much like the Zen albeit with a whole lot more buttons and less plastic, featuring an SDHC memory card slot and a similar screen resolution. What makes the Zen X-Fi outstanding would be Wi-Fi connectivity (save for the 8GB model), but that is countered by the lack of a Web browser despite supporting chat clients like Yahoo! and MSN. Other features include XviD and DivX video support. You can pick up the Creative Zen X-Fi in either 8GB, 16GB and 32GB capacities. Battery life is rated at 5 hours for non-stop video playback and 36 hours for continuous audio. No idea on how much it will cost though. (Read the full post about ‘Creative Zen X-Fi is Official’…)

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