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Tiny turntable/speaker/mixer

John Chan | Jan 30, 2009

This portable speaker for your MP3 player does more than just amplify sound. The Turntable Speaker Mixer is shaped like a tiny turntable and, aside from blaring out your tunes, can be used to add preprogrammed sound effects to your music.

This novelty speaker comes with a built-in battery, USB cable and audio cable. It would make a great gift for an aspiring DJ so he can scratch records (albeit digitally) anytime, anywhere. We spotted the Turntable Speaker Mixer online at UrbanOutfitters for US$40.

Via notcot

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A kitchen gadget that sucks in a good way

Jennifer Lowell | Jan 30, 2009

This food vacuum is much cuter than its predecessors. (Credit: Sur la table)

Cooking primarily for one person presents a unique set of problems. For one thing, I often divide ingredients in four-person recipes by four, so I can avoid wasting food that won't keep well as leftovers. A bigger issue is that of fresh produce: Fresh fruits and vegetables go bad, as do cheeses and meats, and my taste for variety in my meals has caused me to throw away vegetables or blocks of cheese more than once.

This is an even bigger issue when dealing with organic produce, dairy, and bread, which is free from preservatives and additives that can add to the shelf life of these types of food. Living in New York, I shop a lot at the farmers market in the summers, where a lot of organic fresh food can be bought for low cost, often in quantities too large for me to eat alone.
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Leapfrog unveils "baby BlackBerry" for tots

David Carnoy | Jan 29, 2009

Is the baby iPhone next?
(Credit: Leapfrog)

There's good news for parents who are tired of having their toddlers getting their grubby little paws on their BlackBerrys and other smartphones while they're not looking. Leapfrog has announced a product called the Text & Learn or--as it's sure to be known in the blogsphere--the "baby BlackBerry."

Now kids can mimic their parents and send text messages and check their schedules at all hours of the day. The device, which is a bit bigger than your average BlackBerry, is geared toward preschoolers who are just learning to spell and includes games that focus on spelling and basic computer skills.

Virtual pal Scout is onboard to help; youngsters can exchange text messages with the little guy and check Scout's planner for meeting conflicts (OK, I'm kidding a bit there), and explore in a "pretend" browser mode. Other learning activities include letter matching, shape identification, and QWERTY keyboard navigation.

The Text & Learn was unveiled at the UK Toy Fair this week and isn't supposed to be announced in the US until next week, but we do know it will be available this summer and will cost US$25. No, it doesn't have any sort of wireless capabilities (what did you expect for 25 bucks?), though it'd be scary if it did.

Comments? Do we live in a sick world or is this a great tool for teaching tots to spell?

Via CNET Crave

Filed under: Gadgets, Handhelds, Mobile Phones
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GoPro Hero camera is simple, yet effective

Antuan Goodwin | Jan 29, 2009

(Credit: Corinne Schulze/CBS Interactive)

The GoPro Hero Motorsports Wide is a vehicle-mounted camera system that lets enthusiasts' quickly record video and take still photographs of a vehicle in motion.

We got our first look at the GoPro system at SEMA 2008. The system consists of a camera, a waterproof and shockproof housing, and an assortment of mounting hardware, including a large suction cup.

The GoPro Hero immediately won me over with its simplicity and value. I had an absolute blast finding interesting mounting locations for testing on various vehicles. I even took it on a cross-country road trip where, sadly, the only thing I ended up recording was hours of driving in a straight line.

However, once the shine had worn off, I had to acknowledge the Hero's thirst for batteries as its Achilles' heel.

Via CNET Reviews

Filed under: Digital Cameras, Gadgets
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Made-in-Japan Wi-Fi blocking paint

Juniper Foo | Jan 29, 2009

While this sounds most unneighborly, since it means your nosy-parker neighbors can't piggyback off your wireless connection anytime, the Japanese haven't done this just to up their rep for wacky innovations. For the price of a can of house paint, this may very well be one of the most cost-effective way to secure your office wireless network against hackers and freeloaders, particularly in a time of thrift.

How this works is researchers at the University of Tokyo have blended paint with aluminium-iron oxide which has been found to resonate at the same frequencies used by Wi-Fi, thus cancelling out any electromagnetic waves in that frequency. Which sounds like really cool Minority Report stuff. Of course, it's only bound to attract the attention of every hackers out there who can't resist a challenge.

Via New Launches

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