Moo ginormousizes its mini cards

Web-savvy printing company Moo.com has finally buckled from the requests of customers and is launching full-size business cards. The new offering will be available in the next few days.

Card design will still use the same Web-based editor that's been available for Moo's other products, although users will be getting more than twice the size they're used to with Moo's flagship mini cards. There's also a selection of design templates for the front side of the card that will contain all the contact information, which can now be slurped up right from LinkedIn.

For the back side of the card, users can grab up to 50 different photos from popular hosts like Flickr, Facebook, Bebo, and others and get them printed out for US$21.99. However, users who sign up to be part of Moo's mailing list can get 20 percent off, bringing the price down to US$17.60.

For the environmentally conscious, the new cards also come in two different stocks: The original stock used in the mini cards and a new "green" stock made from 100 percent recycled paper.

A promo video for the new cards is below.


Introducing MOO Business Cards. from Moo Crew on Vimeo.

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iLuv ships its iPod-DVD combo player

iLuv is shipping its i1255 desktop media system, which Crave first saw at CES in January (video here). This home theater box combines a DVD player, iPod dock, and 5.1 surround sound in a compact unit that can be remote-controlled by a navigation system on the TV screen.

It's a few months behind its original March schedule, but that hardly qualifies as a disaster in the ever-tardy gadget universe. More noteworthy is its US$150 price, which is US$20 more than its first retail estimate.

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Capcom game chair tingles the spine

In the hyper-competitive business of game chairs, it's easy to get carried away. But at least one manufacturer is sticking to the basics.

Rather than adding more external bells and whistles, Capcom's Reactor Video Game Chair has concentrated on the chair itself with "eight high-impact vibrating motors" positioned in the upper and lower back as well as the seat "so that every bump or blow is felt by the gamer".

It also comes with headmounted 3D speakers, according to Slippery Brick, but the best feature in our view is its "variable massage mode" to unwind from a particularly stressful session.

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iHome blends computer speakers with iPod dock

iHome has introduced the first combination of an iPod dock and computer speaker we've seen. The iH69 and iH70 will let you charge, play, and sync your iPod to either your Mac or PC without the need for additional cables or docks.

Both models are compatible with any docking iPod and also provide a headphone jack for private listening. The iH69 is available in black, while the step-up model iH70 comes in silver. Also with the iH70, you'll get a higher wattage as well as a fully functional remote.

Priced in the same range as other high-end computer speakers, the iH69 will cost US$100 and the iH70 will cost you US$130. You can preorder them now at iHome.com.

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Touchscreen fever spreads to speakers

Taiwan-based Genius has come up with some pretty odd creations, ranging from a combo camera-speaker set to a mouse with a mini-game controller. But it seems to have settled on at least one recurring function that may help separate it from the novelty-gadget crowd: Touchscreens.

It started late last year with some interesting Bluetooth headphones that featured a built-in touch-sensitive panel. And now the company has integrated another touchscreen into a new set of 30-watt speakers designed for laptops.

Still, navigation panels can go only so far; as far as quality goes, the compact SP-T1200 will have to do better than the last pair of portable speakers reviewed from Genius. Otherwise, it's back to the combo lab.

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