I can honestly say that as strange as the “scented” term in the title sounds strange it is indeed accurate, Asus has officially announced a notebook that comes pre-loaded with a scent. I guess we can think of it somewhere along the lines of a fancy expensive air freshener. You can choose from either a floral blossom, musky black, morning dew or aqua ocean scent, and according to Asus they not only engage the “eyes with attractive motifs and for the first time, our sense of smell with infused scents.” Of course, they are quick to point out that “the lifespan of fragrance depends on actual usage,” which I can only guess means the scent will go away rather quickly. (Read the full post about ‘Asus unveils the scented F6 notebook’…)

by Darren Murph, posted Aug 24th 2008 at 3:09PM We’re not even going to front — we had all but forgotten about Erector’s Spykee. Granted, it didn’t do itself any favors by showing off at CES and then doing nothing for the next seven months, but we digress. If a pre-order page on Amazon is to be believed, the Spykee Spy Robot should be released on October 15th. It’s sporting a hefty $299.99 price tag and a recommended age of 8-years and up, but we’ll need to see some actual shipment notifications later this fall before we really get our hopes up. (Read the full post about ‘Erector’s $300 Spykee gets a ship date: October 15th’…)

Add some spice into your kid’s bedroom with the Glowpets Nightlights from Prezzybox. After all, they’ll definitely bring some comfort to little ones who are afraid of the dark. Glowpets night lights are soft, luminous animal night-lights that reassure young children with their comforting glow. These soft animals slowly change colour through pinks and greens, oranges and reds! Glowing gently they take the black out of the night and make a rainbow of the evening. They are made specifically for young children in mind with low-consuming LED’s so the Glowpets don’t get hot. Your little treasures can carry Glowpet with them wherever they choose. (Read the full post about ‘Glowpets Nightlights’…)

Internet has practically unlimited benefits associated with it. Some people use the Internet for entertainment purpose whereas some people use it for business purpose as well. Using the Internet to find incentive programs is another use of the Internet.

In many organizations, employee recognition is carried out by giving away valuable gifts to employees. The gifts are given to employees in order to praise their performance and to motivate others. Many companies have different policies for categorizing performance of employees.

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Some further information about the rumored upcoming Amazon Kindle student edition is now claiming that Amazon has confirmed the device is in the works. According to a recent report from the Seattle PI, Amazon has confirmed that “they are planning to target colleges and universities with a new version of the Kindle.” Based on the information available to date, the student edition Kindle will offer a larger screen, which I think makes sense when reading textbooks. Of course, we can only hope that text book pricing will be relatively inexpensive for the digital versions, because this could essentially kill, or seriously slow the used book market, which means no more quick cash at the end of the semester. (Read the full post about ‘Amazon confirms new Kindle student edition’…)

by Darren Murph, posted Aug 24th 2008 at 11:09AMWe’ve stated it before, but this time you really have ran out of excuses to run. Thanks to Yamaha’s BODiBEAT, you can expect your tunes to automatically sync with your steps, giving you new reason to get out of the house and get to steppin’. Granted, the $299.99 price tag is pretty steep for just 512MB of space and 12-hours of battery life (marathon, what?), but we’re sure there are a few of you out there willing to pay the premium to keep your head nodding perfectly in line with your pace. Oh, and if you completely skipped over the headline, it’s shipping now. Right now.[Via Coolest gadgets]Read PermalinkEmail this10 CommentsFiled under: Portable Audio, (Read the full post about ‘Yamaha starts shipping BODiBEAT, workouts and music magically align’…)

Think your government is technologically inept?  If you happen to live in England, you’d probably be more correct than the rest of us.  Sometime last week it seems the British government has lost a flash drive containing data on all 84,000 prisoners in England and Wales and “30,000 people with six or more criminal convictions in the past year.” Theoretically this wouldn’t be such a horrible thing, you’d think a government would have several layers of security on a flash drive in just such a case.  Apparently, this flash drive had none, it was completely unencrypted. (Read the full post about ‘British government loses sensitive data’…)

by Paul Miller, posted Aug 24th 2008 at 4:05AM Today’s generations of gee-whiz graphics and analog controls have brought with them one unfortunate addition: beefy, expensive wireless controllers that we’re loathe to dash against the floor or to bash against an adjacent sibling. The creatively-termed “USB Metal Game Pad” from Dream Cheeky is just what it says on the box, doing your basic assortment of SNES-era joypad work with some USB pluggability and Mac / PC compatibility, but being conveniently built out of metal. Sure, it looks shoddy and uninspired, but we wouldn’t have it any other way. No word on price or where to nab one.[Via technabob]Read PermalinkEmail this6 CommentsFiled under: Ga (Read the full post about ‘Dream Cheeky’s metal joypad makes the best of projectiles’…)

by Paul Miller, posted Aug 24th 2008 at 4:05AM Today’s generations of gee-whiz graphics and analog controls have brought with them one unfortunate addition: beefy, expensive wireless controllers that we’re loathe to dash against the floor or to bash against an adjacent sibling. The creatively-termed “USB Metal Game Pad” from Dream Cheeky is just what it says on the box, doing your basic assortment of SNES-era joypad work with some USB pluggability and Mac / PC compatibility, but being conveniently built out of metal. Sure, it looks shoddy and uninspired, but we wouldn’t have it any other way. (Read the full post about ‘Dream Cheeky’s metal joypad makes the best of projectiles’…)

by Steven Kim, posted Aug 24th 2008 at 8:06AM With apologies to Shakespeare, something is brewing at VUDU. With CEDIA just around the corner, the company has laid off some of its staff, most notably some of its marketing higher-ups. Additionally, rumors are swirling regarding just about every aspect of the upstart company’s future. CEPro got some talk-time with the VUDU’s national dealer channel manager, and a theme of decreased emphasis on the retail channel seems to run throughout the conversation, punctuated by a end-of-life status on the VUDU X100. Meanwhile, the company is making some CEDIA promises for its custom-install-targeted VUDU XL: more HD content (1,000 titles), more connectivity (HD over component) and lifetime warranties on purchased titles. (Read the full post about ‘Double toil and trouble, VUDU rumor pot bubbles over’…)