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OCZ Core 64GB and 128GB SSD on Sale

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OCZ Core 64GB and 128GB SSD on Sale Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review OCZ announced the price-breaking OCZ Core SSD series on July 1st. Now NewEgg is shipping the 128GB and 64GB SSDs.

The 128GB OCZ Core sells for $479 after a $40 mail-in rebate on NewEgg.
With a price of $279 after a $40 mail-in rebate the 64GB OCZ Core SSD is a real bargain compared to what 2.5 inch SATA II SSD has cost so far. More details on NewEgg. Read more

Posted on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony BDP-S350 BD-Live Ready Blu-Ray Player on Sale

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Sony BDP-S350 BD-Live Ready Blu-Ray Player on Sale Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Sony announced the BDP-S350 Blu-ray Player back in February. The BDP-S350 has now started to ship on Amazon.com and other retailers.

The Sony BDP-S350 supports BonusView (Profile 1.1) (picture-in-picture), which is featured on select new Blu-ray Disc home video releases, and is also BD-Live ready, with an Ethernet port for easy firmware updates and access to Internet-based interactive content features. A firmware update enabling BD-Live is planned later this year. Read more

Posted on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony teases Mystery Gadget for a Monday Release

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Sony teases Mystery Gadget for a Monday Release Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Sony published a mysterious teaser on the SonyStyle home page for a new product that will be announced on Monday July 14th, 9pm EST.

Update:
Sony Mystery Gadgets revealed

The image used shows a green lit power button somewhat reminding me on the Xbox 360 power button.
The brief tag lines talk about style, performance and mobility redefined. Read more

Posted on Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:20:44 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nikon D700 available for Pre-Order

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Nikon D700 available for Pre-Order Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Nikon announced its newest FX-format digital SLR, the Nikon D700 this week. Amazon has the D700 available for pre-order at $2,999.95 (Body only).

Amazon states a shipping date of September 5th for the Nikon D700. Nikon specified a late July shipping date in their initial announcement. Ritz Camera is keeping the shipping date vague with "Expected Nikon Delivery - Late July 2008". Read more

Posted on Fri, 4 Jul 2008 07:54:20 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

God of War Sony PSP is red hot

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God of War Sony PSP is red hot Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review The red Sony PSP God of War pack is taking the 3rd spot in the PSP bestseller list on Amazon.com. The red special edition PSP console has only been available for one month.

Sony announced the God of War PSP back in February. Read more

Posted on Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:36:40 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Redecorate with the cool Nintendo Wall Graphics

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Redecorate with the cool Nintendo Wall Graphics Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Gadget shop ThinkGeek offers Nintendo Wall Graphics for redecorating your living room or surprising your little ones with a cool new style for their kids room.

The restickable vinyl wall decals come in packages of 3 26" x 40" sheets of decals with 3 sets to choose from Donkey Kong, Super Mario Brothers, and New Super Mario Brothers. Read more

Posted on Wed, 2 Jul 2008 03:40:12 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

JVC NX-PN7 docks iPod and iPhone at the same Time

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JVC NX-PN7 docks iPod and iPhone at the same Time Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review The new JVC NX-PN7 docking station offers two docks for your iPhone and iPod or for your wife's iPhone and your iPhone.

The JVC NX-PN7 accommodates two iPod players side-by side, charging them simultaneously and offering playback from each through the dock's speaker system.
Supplementing iPod playback is an AM/FM tuner, and adding to the unit's versatility is a clock and timer.
In addition, there's an analog audio input for connecting other devices for playback. What's more, a video output makes it a snap to play downloaded video content back on virtually any television. Read more

Posted on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:49:02 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony HDR-CX12 unveiled

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Sony HDR-CX12 unveiled Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Sony unveiled the first high-definition camcorder with both Smile Shutter and face detection technologies - Sony HDR-CX12.

The Sony HDR-CX12 camcorder can record full 1920 x 1080 HD video and 10MP photos on Sony Memory Stick PRO Duo media and any Memory Stick PRO Duo (Mark2) media cards.

With Sony's unique Smile Shutter technology you can capture smiling photos and record video at the same time. When activated the technology will detect and automatically take a photo when your subject smiles, without having to switch to photo mode or press the photo button. Read more

Posted on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:03:44 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

KumoTek KT-X Humanoid Robot Kit

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KumoTek KT-X Humanoid Robot Kit Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Texas based KumoTek announces the KumoTek KT-X (KumoTek-X) bipedal humanoid robot developed in cooperation with Japanese Vstone.

KomuTek targets the educational market with its KT-X robot kit. KumoTek has built an entire education system around their robots called Robot P.E.T.S. (Robots Promoting Education Through Science). Read more

Posted on Wed, 28 May 2008 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony Rolly ships in U.S.

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Sony Rolly ships in U.S. Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Sony announces that their funky music gadget Rolly is now available in the United States. Sony introduced the Sony Rolly in Japan in September 2007.

The palm-sized, egg-shaped device rolls and spins like it’s dancing to the music. Read more

Posted on Mon, 19 May 2008 23:51:50 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Takara Tomy Air Guitar Pro from Japan

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Takara Tomy Air Guitar Pro from Japan Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Takara Tomy introduced the fun Air Guitar Pro in Japan last year. In the wake of Guitar Hero: On Tour I stumbled over them again and also found a must see Japanese video review of these Air Guitar gadgets.

This toy consists of the upper neck of a guitar featuring an infrared sensor that senses your air guitar moves. The guitar had has seven buttons on the front to press to hold down chords and also buttons on the side to identify the chords as major, minor, augmented, or diminished. Read more

Posted on Sat, 10 May 2008 12:59:13 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr