Nokia 7380 April 30, 2006
Have you ever looked for a phone to go with your leather Louis? Well the Nokia 7380 is the new ipod nanoish cell phone for your night out in town. This GSM cell phone is a small sexy cell phone that is developed with metal and leather. It is an MP3 Player, FM radio, voice dialing, Bluetooth and a 2 Megapixal camera (with Flash). Oh yea, I did forget to mention it can also be used for video streaming and recording while only weighting at 2 ounces (size 4 1/2"L x 1 1/5"W x 4/5"D.)!!!
Where can you get this phone? Well one place you can get this phone is at Nieman Marcus for only $649!!! Is that too expensive? Well if you can afford the Louis, you can probably afford this cell phone. Gurranteed to catch a hot guy with this cell phone and getting his number.
Nokia & Visa – PayPal, too! April 29, 2006
Recently, Visa and Nokia connected together in Malaysia to launch "the world’s
first" credit card payment system that allows consumers to purchase
goods using their mobile phones.
The Mobile Visa Wave Payment Pilot, which is
another move forward toward the fabled electronic wallet, uses the
Visa Wave smart card technology to send payment information into a
reader.
Just yesterday I got an invitation from PayPal to set up my mobile phone to send/receive payments through their system. It was very easy to set up in my account. Once there, it asked if it could verify the information by calling my cellphone. I accepted the verification option and it immediately called my cell. I then followed the voice prompts and it led me through security information for future transactions.
Super easy! I haven’t used it to pay for anything yet but it’s certainly a step toward future payments. I wonder how many are comfortable enough to use the service.
Nokia & Visa – PayPal, too! April 29, 2006
Recently, Visa and Nokia connected together in Malaysia to launch "the world’s
first" credit card payment system that allows consumers to purchase
goods using their mobile phones.
The Mobile Visa Wave Payment Pilot, which is
another move forward toward the fabled electronic wallet, uses the
Visa Wave smart card technology to send payment information into a
reader.
Just yesterday I got an invitation from PayPal to set up my mobile phone to send/receive payments through their system. It was very easy to set up in my account. Once there, it asked if it could verify the information by calling my cellphone. I accepted the verification option and it immediately called my cell. I then followed the voice prompts and it led me through security information for future transactions.
Super easy! I haven’t used it to pay for anything yet but it’s certainly a step toward future payments. I wonder how many are comfortable enough to use the service.
Aibo gap filled by Korea’s Genibo? April 28, 2006
I’m not really sure if there was a market "gap" left in the robot dog market, but it looks like the Korean technology company, DasaTech, is picking up where Sony left off by offering a replacement for the shelved Aibo robot dog. No word yet on pricing for Genibo (Genius Robot), but Korea has always done a good job of producing goods at lower cost (sometimes the quality is a little compromised, but sometimes not). Genibo, which stands one foot tall and weighs a little over three pounds, understands 100 commands. Apparently, the robo-pup will be able to sit, roll over, tail wag, and get itself around obstacles. Personally, I’m kind of partial to a dog that comes in pink, doesn’t shed, and has an off switch…but that’s just me. Look for Genibo sometime in 2007. [AP via NewsVine]
Ghost Detecting Keychain April 28, 2006
I’m sure I’m not the only one who grew up listening to urban legends and ghost stories. I love a good ghost story, and part of me likes that spooky feeling. So if I could get my hands on a portable ghost detector, I’d probably use it to scare my nieces or friends. While I lived in Japan, I remember locals talking about these creepy ghost sites where drivers could see the ghost of a woman through their rear view mirror sitting in their backseat. Or while I live in Austin, there was a popular urban legend about little children’s ghost pushing cars out of harms way if they stalled on the haunted train tracks. I bet this little sucker would come in handy when folks are exchanging ghost stories around the campfire. [ohGizmo]
Mobile iPod DJTuntables April 27, 2006
In the San Francisco area, everyone’s a DJ. I probably have more DJ friends than girl friends. iPodj.jp is taking the iPod DJ experience one step further by designing a new 4 iPod DJ controller. That’s right–they scratch, cut, mix and fade sounds like they would on an analog DJ system. They use the iTrip to transmit sounds to any radio with an FM module. So DJ’s, ditch the crates of vinyls and take your DJ skills literally anywhere you go. 
Waterproof MP3 Player with FM Radio & Built-in Pedometer April 26, 2006
Oregon Scientific recently released their lastest version of the world’s first standalone waterproof MP3 player. The MP121 is waterproof up to 3 feet, as well as shockproof, and comes loaded with features: plays MP3 and WMA files, FM radio with 30 preset channels, equalizer graphics display, ID3 tag support, and USB 2.0 support for fast file transers. The MP121 also has a built in pedometer that features target setting (step, calories, distance), a distance calculator, calorie counter, BMI calculator, and stop watch. This is a great little portable for active people that don’t want to baby their MP3 players when they go for a swim or work out at the gym. As an added bonus, get 10% off of your total order by using the promo code AFFSGJ82FVDA7 when you checkout. What a deal! [Coupon via SaleHug]
Waterproof MP3 Player with FM Radio & Built-in Pedometer April 26, 2006
Oregon Scientific recently released their lastest version of the world’s first standalone waterproof MP3 player. The MP121 is waterproof up to 3 feet, as well as shockproof, and comes loaded with features: plays MP3 and WMA files, FM radio with 30 preset channels, equalizer graphics display, ID3 tag support, and USB 2.0 support for fast file transers. The MP121 also has a built in pedometer that features target setting (step, calories, distance), a distance calculator, calorie counter, BMI calculator, and stop watch. This is a great little portable for active people that don’t want to baby their MP3 players when they go for a swim or work out at the gym. As an added bonus, get 10% off of your total order by using the promo code AFFSGJ82FVDA7 when you checkout. What a deal! [Coupon via SaleHug]
A Parents’ Internet Dream April 26, 2006
With more and more dangers on the internet, parents need a tool to help protect their children. TWAcomm brings us the Parental Internet Timer. This device gives parents the power to control internet access time for their kids, even if they are not at home. You can set up different schedules for weekdays and weekends and not worry about whether or not the kids are tampering with it. The programming mode is only accessible with a password, and a couple of wrong tries will lock up the device. One other feature that I found interesting was that the jacks were tamper proof, so you cannot even bypass the timer without the password. This is a good tool for those working parents who can’t be at home as much as they would like to be to watch their kids on the internet.
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