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If you’ve been searching for the perfect portable GPS navigation system, look no further than the Garmin nüvi 760 4.3-inch widescreen bluetooth portable GPS automobile navigator.  This GPS is really the best that money can buy – especially if you aren’t trying to go broke when purchasing one.  The dimensions are 4.8 x 0.8 x 2.8 inches and weighing in at only 2.8 pounds, this widescreen model features built-in bluetooth and FM.  Its also easy on the eyes because its got a 4.3 inch touch screen, 480 x 272 pixels, and Wqvga display with a color backlight.  We mentioned bluetooth and… Continue Reading»

I have to admit, I thought we had pretty much seen an end to the numerous releases of USB products.  Today however a leaked report showed concern by the Microwave Association after Heinz unveiled it’s plans for a USB powered microwave to heat it’s pudding sized products.

The microwave association is not the only group worried however, Cell Phone companies have been cast a worrying glance after it was revealed this product uses phone frequencies to cook the food.

Remember the hypochondria about brains being fried and cancer being spawned… Continue Reading»

I have always thought of Windows Vista as a heavily encumbered operating system, in much the same way as I did about Windows XP when it first came out.  However in the same way I found XP a reliable, well built operating system I found myself with a new laptop and Windows Vista already installed.  Needless to say I was impressed with it’s functionality, reliability and easy of use.  It does come with some problems however, just to start with Windows Vista visual effects use up 15% of the CPU usage.

This reason alone was enough to start me looking in… Continue Reading»

It did not take long for the next format war to start, only months after the much hyped Sony Blu-Ray vs HD DVD war ended a new format fight has been spotted looming in the distance.  While this is still some way off as of yet there are several possible contenders so let me introduce you to the upcoming fighters in each corner.

3D TV – Coming in two forms, though one is more likely to take off, from Germany we have a technology that requires clear… Continue Reading»

In the Uk the time honoured fashion of smoking has been brought to a crashing halt by the government, when they brought in a smoking ban on all indoor grumblings there were grumblings, mutterings and hacking coughs to be heard outside public venues the country over.

Now however it seems a replacement has arrived, with real cigar taste and a healthy dose of nicotine the disposable electronic cigar is the perfect way to beat the cravings and beat teh smoking ban with this amazing gadget.

The good news is, this also cuts out… Continue Reading»

This amazing little gadget shows that you don’t have to spend hundreds or even thousands to get a great gadget.  This digital photo keyring lets you take 100 of your photos anywhere in this handy compact Digital Photo keyring, all on your keys or attached to your bag.  And with static image or slideshow mode the photo’s you show on this digital photo keyring will always be fresh.

It’s not all good news though, the Digital Photo keyring cannot be left on, it has a tiny battery life of 1.5 hours, barely anything… Continue Reading»

After close to a decade since the Digital Camera first became a common consumer item Olympus have declared that 12 megapixels is enough, they will no longer try to increase the mega pixel limit of their cameras!

For the last ten years the amount of pixels pushed into each image a digital camera takes has steadily increased.  While professionals can use camera’s with much higher resolutions your general consumer really does not need more than 10 mega pixels.  For this reason we applaud Olympus for ending the Mega pixel war and instead… Continue Reading»