For some reason it just seems nicer to me when I have some type of cradle, dock or stand to charge my gadgets with instead of just a cord and naturally we were excited to see this charging stand for the Nintendo DS Lite. Sure the docks take up more room on my desk and are difficult to take along when you travel, but with them each items has their own neat and special place.

This stand looks to take up a little less space then it could, holding the DS upright on its side instead of flat. It comes in colors of black or white to match the black and white DS’s, and is expected to be available from PlayAsia sometime yet this month for just under $17 USD.


Charge Stand DS Lite

Want to do your part in keeping the earth green by lowering your power consumption? You can do so without purchasing a Toyota Prius, thanks to the Intellipanel Desktop Computer which offers you the convenience of standby mode without wasting a single iota of electricity.

Plug your PC into the black shaded socket of the 8-way intelligent mains panel and up to seven other peripherals in the remaining sockets. When you turn your PC on or off the built-in auto calibration system automatically sends power to or cuts power to the additional outlets, saving energy and money. Easy! This energy-efficient one click intelligent mains panel even comes fully equipped with a power surge protector, which can wreck an entire system and prove very costly, as well as two sockets with extra space for bulky transformers and points for a modem, telephone and broadband.

Apparently the £29.95 asking price will pay for itself many times over throughout its lifetime, which makes it a pretty good bargain by any means.

If you were hoping to somehow get your hands on that gun metal gray Metal Gear Solid 4 Playstation 3 bundle, here’s your chance. Konami has issued a press release showing that they exclusively will have a 40GB MGS4 PS3 bundle available for North American with the pre-sell starting on May 19th. This is not the same as the 80GB bundle we had talked about last month but a new offering available only from Konami.

The package comes with a Gun Metal Gray, 40GB Playstation 3, a matching wireless dualshock controller, Metal Gear Online, a Blu-ray disc with 2 hours of exclusive additional content and the Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Limited Edition game. The bundle is priced at $599.99 and will only go while supplies last so if you want one of these you’ll want to keep on top of this offer. In fact, you can add it to your Wish List on the Konami site now to keep up with the offer.

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I remember getting a Bit Char-G a few years back when I noticed they had been selling in the shops and was amazed that I could waste a few hours driving it around my office desk and floor. The model I chose was the Nissan Skyline which I thought was cool at the time (still is ;)).

The latest tiny RC car to be made available is an officially licensed R/C Ferrari replica. The measure just 3 inches long and have working headlights. The best news is that you do not need to get a 25 year mortgage to pay it off as it’s somewhat cheaper then the 6 figure full size beasts.

Ferrari Nano RC Car Features

* Mini R/C Ferrari Cars are Only 3? Long
* Full control with forward and reverse / right and left turns
* Turbo button for increased speed
* Working Headlights
* Imported from Japan
* Fully licensed Ferrari Product

Models to choose from are the nice Enzo (which might actually cost 7 figures) and the classic Testarossa with both of them costing $29.99 over at Thinkgeek.

Via: Geekalerts

With all of the various devices that we have plugged in, it can feel a bit overwhelming. Containership powersupplies can help keep your fleet of powerstrips in order like a well oiled Navy.

I guess the general idea here is to hold your power adapters in a cute and clever way, having a bit of fun with some organization. According to the company, it’s neat because the cord is in the Containership’s wake. I’m not sure what they’re smoking, but the whole effect is ruined the minute you put a few adapters in it, making it look like your wires are about to pull the whole thing under…your carpet. File this one under good concept, bad follow-through.

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Shenzhen MCD Electronics has rolled out this so far unnamed rear view mirror that shows you more then the cars you’re leaving in the dust. Some features include : GPS navigation system, SD/MMC memory card slot, Stylus pen, LED backlight, 1300mAh Li-Ion battery, Reverse gear sensor, Camera, Bluetooth connectivity.

No word on cost yet, and anyway coming from a Chinese wholesaler, this probably won’t be headed to the US anytime soon officially.

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Fine, they won’t really snap your neck, but at least they’ll make your ears tickle, and that’s gotta be good for something. The iFeelU EX2 2.2-channel “Body-Sonic Vibration Ear Wearing System” uses two speakers in each earbud; I’m guessing that the second speaker at the back is actually more of a mass driver, producing vibration rather than sound. According to Gizmodo, who got some eartime with them, “for explosions and other big booms, these things are surprisingly great, with solid feedback and definite in-ear quakage [sic].” They may not be as great for listening to music, although it looks like you can adjust the strength of the vibration separately.

They should be available not too long from now for about $40 a pair; for that amount, it might be fun to pick some up just to see what they can do.

[ iFeelU ] VIA [ Gizmodo ]

At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this year, Portable Sound Laboratories unveiled the iMainGo 2, an upgrade to the iMainGo. The iMainGo is a speaker system designed with the iPod in mind, but can accommodate other MP3 Players.

In fact, the iMainGo 2 has a new feature to help fit all kinds of MP3 Players. This custom fit technology, also known as iMainGo Foam, is a spongey thing that allows whatever brand of MP3 player, be it the Zune, Zen Stone, or anything else, to be securely housed.

Another new feature of the iMainGo 2 is the upgraded high quality, premium titanium speakers which give unusually high-quality sound for something its size.

The original iMainGo made quite a mark on the marketplace. It was highly acclaimed as “best iPod accessory” to hit the market by leading tech people, and was featured on several shows including CNN, CNET, MTV, VH1, Entertainment Tonight, and The Tonight Show. It received a perfect 5-star review by MacWorld, and even The Rachel Ray Show has called it “just possibly the greatest thing ever” to be reviewed on her show.

When last I heard, the iMainGo 2 was due out by April 1st, but I have not seen it on the iMainGo website as yet. I believe that the price of the iMainGo 2 will be the same as the original, at $39.99.

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Creative has doubled the gigabytes in their Shuffle-rival, the MuVo T200. The PMP had previously only been available in 2GB, but will now come in a 4GB version. The T200 has a compact 128 x 32 pixels 65k color display. With a non-replaceable rechargeable battery, Creative is promising up to 9hrs playback on a single charge.

Music is transferred via the built-in USB 2.0 plug, which also recharges it. MP3, WMA/WMA (DRM9) and Audible Format 2,3,4 files are supported, and Creative says that you can fit 133hrs of WMA-encoded music onto it. You also get an FM radio, with 32 preset slots and voice recording. No US price yet.

[Akihabara] VIA [Slashgear]

Nokia recently demonstrated their new Maps application which (although they don’t admit it) it is to compete against Google Maps. The service will run on Ovi, which is their social media site. The map software is designed to run on the PC, but approaches the problem of decent mapping from a different angle.

Unlike Google maps which use servers to calculate the maps and what you see, the Nokia version will use computing power on your own PC to create the graphics needed to make it run. What this will allow is rapid screen refreshes in real time which allow you to zoom in, rotate and fly around the area you are looking at. The data is vector based which helps speed up the process, but the CPU on your computer will actually take the brunt of the workload meaning that Nokia will not have to use lots of expensive servers to run the application.

One other very nice feature of this mapping service is the ability to plan walking directions, but in a “higher definition” as the maps will go down to more detail to show public walkways and pedestrian only streets to plan those types of routes which is what other mapping software currently lacks.

When you plan a route on Ovi you then have the option of accessing it from your Symbian Series 60 phone and you are there, able to use the map and route you just created online. Also it seems the ability to communicate with the web and upload photos and video is also to be integrated here… so when you are out on your route you can snap a picture, upload it along with the GPS co-ordinates and let your friends on Ovi see what’s what.

As of now, the software is closed off to other companies using it. An API is in planning stages to allow other companies to integrate the maps with what they do. Examples could be Twitter or even Nike where you could run, and download or upload your route from your phone to the Ovi social networking site.

Via: Wired