Posted by hina on November 13, 2009 under Accessories, Computer Hardware, Software | 
Strategy games like Desktop Tower Defence, are fun no doubt, but this takes it up to a new level. Its hard to explain why Squares 2 is so addictive. Maybe its the zen-like simplicity of squares and circles hurtling through the screen. Maybe its the sound track that alternates between being annoying and catchy. Or maybe its just the adrenaline rush from trying to avoid those evil red shapes that just seem to home in on your mouse. But we’ll leave it to you to decide. The rules are pretty simple. By using your mouse,collect as many black objects and avoid the red ones.
Now for the point calculation system of the game. A black square will give you some points while a black circle could mean anything from decreasing your current square size to being in an invincibility mode, giving you free reign of movement to up your score..
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Posted by hina on under Accessories, Auto, Software |
Despite the release of Microsoft Vista and the possible release of Windows 7 in the distant future, many computer users still stick to the tested and stable version of Windows XP. Just last month, Microsoft announced that it will extend its support of Windows XP to 2014, a good news for the Windows XP fans. Since we are still stuck around with Windows XP for another half a decade, it makes sense to fine tune our current operating system for better performance. Unless you are satisfied with the annoying UAC function in Vista.
Posted by hina on November 12, 2009 under Accessories, Cell Phone, PDA Phone, Tips & Info |
If you tweet a lot but you do not own a smartphone that comes with a Twitter app, you can now make use of a little portable device called TwitterPeek to keep you tweeting on Twitter while on the run.
The TwitterPeek will run you $99 for 6 months of service ($7.95/month thereafter) and $199 with a lifetime of the device service. It allows you to have always-connected view of Twitter over a nationwide of cellular network.
Even though you’ve got a smart phone with Twitter app, you could also make use of TweetPeak, just to lessen the load of your mobile phone, making it more dedicated to calls and texts. And having TwitterPeek dedicated to keep you tweeting on Twitter.
The device is much simpler than using a mobile phone or computer, it has only a full QWERTY, color screen and click scroll wheel. A great gift for your granny so she can be kept busy on Twitter without needing to turn on and use a computer for tweeting. The device is available exclusively on Amazon.com and TwitterPeek.com from Nov 3, 2009.
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RFiDJ is the new control system for home theater PC built by Roteno Labs. The system allows the users to use picture frame coasters to control the home theater system. The system has a set of picture frame coasters which each mounted with a descriptive picture and a special RFID tag.
The user will only need to place a coaster in the sensor area, the HTPC will then start streaming that specific selection which includes local news, This week in tech podcast and other specific albums. The system also has shuffle function which it includes a “shuffle” tag that is useful to play content randomly when the users have lost their way of making selection. Video is included below to show it works.
Posted by hina on November 11, 2009 under Accessories, Watch |
Here comes another alarm clock that uses jigsaw puzzles to get you completely awake. After the alarm has gone off, in order to stop it, you’d need to get up from bed and put back the 3-piece jigsaw puzzles into their correct positions.
It simply sounds too easy, right? Only three pieces will not give you any difficulty to put them back in shape. Most probably, you could do it with your eyes closed. But, apparently, it’s not as easy as what is mentioned here.
When the alarm goes off, the alarm clock will shoot out the three pieces, which you’ll need to find all the three pieces before putting them back. All the three pieces could have been scattered around in your room. It’ll take you some time to find them. By the time, you’ve got all the three pieces back in your hands, and start figuring out how to put them back, for sure, you’re already fully awake.
It’s definitely one of the most effective ways to get you out of your cozy bed. Which ensures that you won’t be late for work anymore.
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Posted by hina on under Accessories, Computer Hardware |
First of all, you’ll need to know what Lucid dreaming is all about before getting to know what this special device, the Lucid Dream Machine is meant for. Lucid Dreaming sounds little abstract for most of us and kind of hard to figure out.
Lucid dreaming is when you’re sleeping, but you’re aware that you’re asleep and dreaming, but you don’t wake up. But this mysterious state will give you full control of your dream. Lets say you can control what you want in your dream, who shall appear and who shall not or you can create whatever you want in your dream, be like a God.
Here comes the Lucid Dream Machine, which is a pair of glasses that you wear while you’re sleeping. After about 4 hours that you’re into your sleep, the device will then pulse the LEDs, which will shine through your eye lids. From that one, the flashing lights will get you partially awake or semi-conscious of what you’re dreaming and sleeping, so you will most likely be able to take control of your dream. Such as altering the ending, getting the villain killed, creating as many happy endings as you can.
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Here comes the PistolCam which is a useful digital video cam that is to be attached to a gun or a pistol. Its purpose is to record some footages of your firing actions since the gun has just left its holster.
The PistolCam is useful to help police department to avoid scandals of reckless shooting. It captures the proof, so if any gun owner has been accused of misuse or reckless shooting, the recorded video footage can be used as an evidence to prove the gun has been used in its proper way.
The PistolCam starts recording the video as soon as the gun has just left its holster. The cam is equipped with a microphone that records the actions with sounds in MPEG 4 format. And it can provide recording up to 60 minutes. The gadget has been tested by the Swat team of Orange County in New York and they’ve given positive reviews about it. But it isn’t cheap, which carries a price tag of $700. But with this gadget, you can save lots of Tax payers wallets for lengthy court case about accidental shooting, which is always caused by difficulty of getting the real evidence.
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LEDs are pretty common these days, and the best is it needs little power. It isn’t a surprise that some geeky fashion designers wanna incorporate the LED technology into their latest fashion designs.
Here comes the LED dress, which have couple of soft-glowing LEDs hiding beneath the fabric. These LEDs have been blended so well with the dress. Since they’re soft-glowing, which simply adds an eerie look to the dress that doesn’t take away the original pattern and flow.
The dress is definitely best worn in a dim restaurant or club. Or while you’re having candle light dinner with your loved one, it makes you shine brightly in between the candle lights. The LED dress is the design of designer, Mary Huang. She claims that incorporating technology into wearable fashion isn’t an easy task at all. She’s got a new line of these LED-powered wearables, which is called Rhyme & Reason, that also includes an LED scarf.
Both the LED dress and the scarf run off either battery power or a wall outlet. Of course, it sounds crazy to have it powered by the wall outlet while you’re wearing it, which restricts your freedom of moving around. If only, when you’re not wearing, just hang it over a standing hanger, then you can have it to take power from the wall outlet, which makes it double as a lamp too.
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