USB Paper Shredder & Letter Opener Shredding important documents and opening letters is a sinch with this ultra smart paper shredder: Choice of USB power or battery power.Features:Shreds important documents. Fully functional letter opener Desktop size 16 x 12 x 14cm On/Off/Reverse Switch 1 Metre USB cable Optional Battery operation (4x AA) Weight: 66grams Technorati Tags: Gadgets Tags: mobiles, lcd, sat-nav, cameras (Read the full post about ‘USB Paper Shredder & Letter Opener’…)

IPhone Atlas has discovered a couple of nice, unnanounced extras in the latest v1.1.3 iPhone update. The first is an increase to the amount of SMS messages the iPhone can store. The limit has been upped from 1000 to “about 75,000″. Lord knows why. The next thing will be PCs with more than 64k of memory. Also, and probably more useful for the average user, is two-fingered (or two-thumbed) typing. You thought you already had that feature? Well, you didn’t. Previously, you had to lift a finger from one key before hitting the next, effectively slowing typing speeds, already a much moaned about problem with the iPhone. Now it will keep up with you, and also take input from two keys at once, allowing quicker use of the shift key, for example. (Read the full post about ‘Hidden Extras in iPhone 1.1.3 Update’…)

When someone says "Shoot!," what gadget you think of? This contraption crosses the streams, at least conceptually, letting you swap out Nikkor-compatible lenses and look like a public menace to all around you. Be sure to take one of these instead of the D70 when you’re after arty shots of federal courthouses, nuclear plants, presidential candidates, that sort of thing. The Pistol Camera [High Tech via Gizmodo] Tags: dvr, home cinema, lcd, robots (Read the full post about ‘Pistol Camera Shoots Both Ways (We Wish)’…)

If you liked the ball-bearing tangible drum sequencer the other day, you’ll love this: some students at UC Berkeley’s School of Information have created a similar device, this time combining computer imaging and bubblegum balls to create bangin’ tunes.

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I don’t know if it is the shape, the black and silver steel contrast or the total retro feeling, but this point-and-shoot handgun and camera is just absolutely amazing. Sure, it’s not digital. And maybe not as useful as the Leica Gun. I don’t care. I’m in love. Bang bang, this baby shot me down. [High Tech via Gizmodo Japan] Tags: Hi-fi, digital, dap, consumer electronics (Read the full post about ‘Pistol Camera Makes Scorsese, DeNiro and Pesci Happy [Cameras]’…)

Those Koreans sure do get spoilt on the technology front; check out Ripple’s Ripple-Mini PC, for example. The device, which will retail for a shockingly low €90 ($132), will pack in an Intel Celeron M215 (1.33GHz), 1GB RAM, SiS 662 North Bridge and SiS 964L South Bridge, all in a dinky 20×300x220mm, Mac mini-esque case. Hit the gallery for some more shots.galleryPost(’rippleminigi’, 3, ”); We just cannot get over the price of this machine. Sure, it may be far off from an 8-core super beast, but given the spec, it is firmly in Everex’s gPC territory. Given the price, it is firmly in a class of its own. (Read the full post about ‘Ripple-Mini PC Packs an Awful Lot of Computing into $132 [PCs]’…)

Sunday, Jan. 20 (1 - 3 p.m.) Nintendo Party in Nintendo World store 10 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10020 (646-459-0800)

Nintendo celebrates the release of the Advance Wars: Days of Ruin with a launch party at the Nintendo World store in Rockefeller Plaza. Passionate gamers with an appetite for virtual combat will gather for a sneak peek at the latest Advance Wars title and a chance to win awesome prizes. Consumers are sure to line up early, as Nintendo will be awarding the first 25 attendees a free copy of the game.

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Posted Jan 18th 2008 5:03AM by Thomas RickerFiled under: Laptops var Details of future generation Eee PCs from ASUS have been trickling out even before the first generation shipped. Now that sewing circle of Taiwanese component makers have whispered a few secrets in the direction of DigiTimes. We already heard directly from ASUS at CES that 7-, 8-, and 8.9-inch models are in the works. Now DigiTimes claims a “9-inch” (we’ll assume that’s just the 8.9-incher rounded up) and new 10-inch version is also on the way. Notably, the 9-inch versions will feature “four-wire resistive” touch-panels. Great, right? Sure, at first blush what’s not to like about an Eee with a touchscreen. However, a goo (Read the full post about ‘Eee PC with 9-inch touchscreen in the works?’…)

Posted Jan 18th 2008 12:01AM by Chris ZieglerFiled under: Cellphones, Handhelds A poster over on HowardForums has a series of convincing shots of a little something we’d like to call “Sprint’s Worst Nightmare.” Okay, that’s going way too far, but if this Verizon-branded HTC Touch is legit, Sprint has to be just a little bummed that it’s about to lose exclusivity on the fancy little Windows Mobile piece among the big four US carriers. If it’s simply the same Sprint hardware we know and love repackaged in white, we can expect EV-DO, microSD expansion, Windows Mobile 6 Professional dressed up to be about as finger-friendly as it possibly can be, and a 2 megapixel camera. (Read the full post about ‘Verizon getting in touch with its Touch?’…)

Posted Jan 17th 2008 11:40PM by Joshua TopolskyFiled under: Handhelds Oh Canada, it’s your lucky day, because a kind, cool wind is blowing down on you from your friends in Finland — Nokia. That brisk breeze is carrying a new partner for the long and lonely Canuck winter nights: the N810 internet tablet, the all-singing, all-dancing sliver wonder. The handheld — which your friends (namely, us) have been flaunting for months — is finally making its way into the hands of Canadian consumers for the thrifty price of $485 (a downright bargain). (Read the full post about ‘Nokia’s N810 internet tablet hits Canada’…)