Floating Duck Fm/Am Radio There’s nothing quite like the feeling of sloshing around in a bathful of lukewarm soapy water to the relaxing vibes of Gardeners’ Question Time, is there? Or smoothing your start to the day with a glass of milk and an invigorating shower to the gentle wakeup call of Terry Wogan. See price Tags: gadgets, audio, TV, gear (Read the full post about ‘Floating Duck Fm/Am Radio’…)

I’m surprised about this new Verizon phone, almost all phones that I know of come with a camera, whether it is a good or a bad one is another story. A camera on a cell phone is usually very useful and fun to play around with, however, this new phone doesn’t seem to come with a camera. Basically, this phone is an addition of their popular Motorola RIZR Z6. The weird thing is that it comes with less features than the Z6c, which is basically the lack of the camera. So far, this phone has already gone live up on the Verizon Wireless site, but there’s not too much of a difference between this phone and its brother, the Z6c. It has been reported that all the “x” on the Motorola RIZR Z6cx stands for is no camera. (Read the full post about ‘Verizon announces the cameraless Motorola RIZR Z6cx’…)

MP3 players are available in abundance these days. Here’s one by Samsung called the YP-T10 that’s a simpler but feature rich player. It comes with support for media formats like MP3, WMA, MPEG-4 and WMVYou can also view JPEG images in this one. The two inch screen can capture resolutions of up to 320 x 240 pixels. This is synonymous to the resolution of most cellphone displays. With a capacity of 4 GB, the YP-10 can well be rated among the top notch flash MP3 players in the market. (Read the full post about ‘Samsung YP-T10 Reviewed’…)

Posted Mar 15th 2008 11:55AM by Darren MurphFiled under: Wearables Considering that some digicams are emerging with built-in smile detection, we’d say whipping that grin of yours into shape might not be a half bad idea. Granted, Patakara’s latest certainly isn’t the first, but rather than just shaping your smile, this thing actually exercises the muscles around your mouth — presumably to help you cheese more intensely for even longer periods of time (you superstar, you). Heck, there’s even three models with different resistance levels for those totally committed. But let’s be honest, you won’t even give those fancy Body Trainer headphones a second glance — are you really going to dedicate time each day for this? (Read the full post about ‘Smile trainer exercises mouth muscles, creeps us out’…)

Posted Mar 15th 2008 9:26AM by Joshua TopolskyFiled under: Household Finally, the days of ruined breakfasts and tossed cups of coffee will be a thing of the past, thanks to work being done by researchers in the US and China. Scientists have discovered a simple chemical reaction that can sense if your 2 percent has lost its charm before you get it home and crack it open. The system works by floating a small widget in the milk which can be scanned at a supermarket checkout by magnet — the device will vibrate slowly if the liquid has thickened. The same will occur if the potentially harmful bug Staphylococcus aureus — which can cause food poisoning — thins the consistency of the milk. (Read the full post about ‘Researchers create sour milk alarm’…)

Horsey Hoppers You can have this for ?24.99 Tags: robots, Ogg Vorbis, design, consumer technology (Read the full post about ‘Horsey Hoppers’…)

Posted Mar 15th 2008 12:48PM by Darren MurphFiled under: Portable Audio, Portable Video Oh sure, iPods have found their way outside of our atmosphere before, but there’s just something magical about spotting one front and (off) center on the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Dollars to donuts it’s perpetually repeating the discography of Air.Tags: gaming, cool gear, games, gadgets (Read the full post about ‘iPod takes one small step for PMPs, one giant leap for consumer electronics’…)

Federal Reserve banks will begin distributing the redesigned $5 bills to customer banks, which will then distribute them to businesses and consumers. The new $5 bill designs will circulate first in the U.S. and gradually spread to other countries as international banks place orders for them from the Federal Reserve. You don’t have to trade in your old bills for new ones. Both the new $5 bills and the older-design $5 bills will continue to maintain their full face value. The new $5 bill incorporates new security features: Watermarks: There are now two watermarks on the redesigned $5 bill. A large number “5″ watermark is located in a blank space to the right of the portrait replacing the previous watermark portrait of President Lincoln found on the older-design $5 bills. (Read the full post about ‘The first new $5 bill was issued by the Federal Reserve’…)

What if you could talk… without really talking? Aside from saving you all the effort required to move your lips, don’t you agree that it would be the sexiest thing in mobile communications since the RAZR? Well, Ambient Corporation promises to give you just that, the ability to say words without opening your mouth. Just think of all the possibilities this will bring. Now, you can continue to annoy your peaceful old neighbors without even moving your lips, you talkative freak of nature you. In a recent conference held by microchip manufacturer Texas Instruments, Michael Callahan of Ambient Corporation demonstrated how “Audeo”, the groundbreaking technology developed by their company, can let a user “speak without speaking” via a neckband and a nearby computer. (Read the full post about ‘Ambient Corp.’s high-tech neckband lets you speak without really speaking’…)

Casio EXILIM Pro EX-F1 digital camera will be launched by Casio Japan on March 19, 2008 at Tokyo Big Sight East Hall 5 Stand comprehensive Casio Computer Zone G.The Casio EXILIM Pro EX-F1 can record high speed movie footage of motion too fast for the human eye, for ultra slow motion playback. Users can select a recording speed of 300 fps, 600 fps or 1,200 fps. There is also a Movie Button that lets users quickly start movie recording without first switching from still image mode. (Read the full post about ‘Casio EXILIM Pro EX-F1: 60fps to be launched on March 19, 2008 in Japan’…)