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Sometimes people don’t always say the things you’d like.  Tragically there isn’t really a perfect method that will brainwash your friends and significant other.  So you have to find other ways to make yourself feel important.  Of course, this method will only work for those with an iPhone.  If you do have an iPhone though, you can fool yourself and others that people have sent different messages than they actually sent you.

Granted, if they’re a little too observant they’ll see the lines and realize that this is just a little sticky placed over the top of the real message.  You can get messages that make you feel brilliant and always right or you can place one on it if you’re wanting to pretend there’s a romantic connection between you and someone else.  Right now these are just a funny concept design made by Fiona Carswell.  Hopefully sometime soon these cool Cell Stickies will start being sold.

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It’s not every day that one comes across a clock in the shape of a cube.  Well now you can own one, it even places the hands on the corner of the cube instead of on the face.  Of course you might need to be a little careful not to knock into the hands with them sticking up like that.  That likely makes it so that it’d be better suited for a desk clock as opposed to a bedside clock.  Especially if you’re prone to knocking into things when you’re feeling groggy.

Although, it doesn’t have any alarm functions, making it even more of a bad clock to place on your end table.  To run the clock you’ll need a single AA battery.  It comes off of one of the many designer sites that give the designer’s entire life history.  Shockingly though, despite being off of one of those sites, the clock is still very affordable.  You can pick up the Cube Clock by Constantin Boym for $18 through Greener Grass Design.

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If you’re in serious need of some extra hubs, this is packed full of them.  It also has a couple of extra features, such as a thermometer.  I’m not really sure why you’d need a thermometer to tell you the temperature of the room you’re already in, but it has one.  It tells both Celsius and Fahrenheit one on each of the dials on the front of the hub.  It’d be nice if they added a clock, or pretty much anything besides a thermometer.  On the plus side when your boss keeps the office too cold or hot, you can tell them the accurate temperature within your complaint about the room temperature.

The hub has 3 USB ports that can rotate a full 90 degrees, which makes it easier to plug in or grab out the USB drives.  In addition to those 3 ports it can read SD, SDHC, MS Duo, MicroSD and M2.  The hub supports Windows 2000, XP and Vista, no help for those running OSX or Leopard though.  Having all of that on such a portable unit would make things a lot easier.  You can pick it up through Brando for a very affordable $15.50.

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It’s said that in slowing economies, companies build value, not go on shopping sprees. So, when Cisco (makers of computer servers and routers of most Internet traffic) decided to pony up half a billion dollars for Pure Digital Corporation, the idea seems to run counter to conventional wisdom. Unless, Cisco is looking to expand their range of services to include the consumer market. And with Pure Digital enjoying a great 24 months with sales of pocket camcorders it can also reveal that Cisco believes that video will be a driving for on the Internet in the future.

The Flip is a pocket sized camcorder that one may want to use for capturing every day moments while out and about. Costing between $130 and $230, it can capture up to 60 minutes of even high definition video on it’s on board flash memory and transfer that video to a PC or even upload to YouTube with its jack-knife like USB plug. On board software can also allow the user to put together a video presentation without investing in any more costly editing software.

Speculation is ripe that Cisco may be looking to take The Flip further into internet connectivity by adding WiFi or even 4G wireless connectivity. This would be a boon as no other camcorder has this feature to date, although many digital still camera models have begun incorporating WiFi access.

Hat Tip â€" C’Net

Every once in a while, some new device comes out for the kitchen that challenges the traditional model of the cook. Some of you may remember the miBook, and now there is the Demy Kitchen Safe Touchscreen Recipe Reader.

Some of you may have had mothers or grandmothers that kept all their recipes on index cards in a little box on the counter. In all honesty, I don’t know anyone from my generation (Gen-X) who does that.

No, we all digital now, baby! The Demy Kitchen Safe Touchscreen stores recipes in its digital memory, and other recipes can be taken directly from the Demy website itself.

Of course, what I don’t know is how to clean the screen. Remember those recipe cards that I was telling you about? I remember that some of the more often cooked ones had sauce stains on the corners. Can you imagine the stains that will accumulate on this device with its touchscreen?

The Demy Kitchen Safe Touchscreen Recipe Reader isn’t really out as yet, but you can pre-order it from Amazon for about $299.99. I’m not really sure what type of kitchen this would fit in, but I’m guessing it would be one in a very nice house.

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Some of you might remember two years ago when we first reported on the FragFX for the PS3. In case you aren’t familiar with the FragFX, just picture taking an ordinary Dual Shock controller and splitting in half. Then put the right analog stick on a mouse, and smatter it with the square, circle, triangle, and X buttons. It appears that the left joystick and the leftover buttons have been put on something that looks like a Wii Nunchuck.

The FragFX creators have made a version 2.0 for hardcore First Person Shooter (FPS) gamers, which includes many improvements including the optical mouse, mouse sensitivity, motion sensitivity, mouse buttons, d-pad, and games support.

They have also improved the “Frag” button. Just what exactly does this button do? Perhaps it sprays every opponent on the screen with blazing death. Of course, that would take all the fun out of playing games, wouldn’t it?

Or maybe you want that. Apparently, the FragFX is made for those PS3 gamers that are used to PC type of gaming. I’m not really in that crowd, but I know several people who would really get off on this. If you are one of them, you should be able to get the FragFX 2.0 for about $80.00.

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Have you ever had a conversation on a cellular phone, and found that the person that you were talking to could not hear you? Or you could not hear the one that you are talking to? It would be a bad time to get that really important message, like the ones you hear about on those AT&T commercials where the main characters’ phones are talking.

SWAT teams, who work in very loud backgrounds, know about this situation. This is why they often use microphones that attach on the neck. Apparently, the neck carries as much vibrations as the mouth, so the other person on the end gets to hear you very clearly.

This is why Sanwa has made the Throat Microphone, which will be available to the general consumer. You might think that this is an unusual accessory, but there was a time when no one would be caught dead wearing a wireless headset or Bluetooth earpiece.

In other words, Sanwa may be stumbling on the next wave of the future here. I wouldn’t mind wearing one of these myself when I’m working in a loud coffee shop. Of course, I might look like some freak with this collar on, not to mention that I would be talking to myself.

Sadly, there is no world when the Sanwa Throat Microphone will be available, nor any word on the price.

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In an effort to reduce your overall carbon footprint on this earth, why not take the unconventional route of checking out which appliance in your house is the biggest culprit? The new and improved Efergy Elite electricity monitor allows you to take control of your energy bills while saving you money in the process.

Using a small unit that hooks up to your electricity meter and a portable handheld device, you can see how much electricity you are using. With greater awareness you’ll become more energy efficient, as well as unearth those stealth energy eaters that cost you more than you think. Fully educated, you’re in a position to make lifestyle changes to reduce your carbon footprint and reduce your electricity bills. Try switching appliances off and on â€" you’ll see instant results in your portable LCD display! Built-in memory stores previous data and before you know it, trying to maintain low energy consumption and beat yesterday’s reading becomes a curiously addictive challenge.

Even a tech dummy can set up the Efergy Elite within 30 seconds, featuring an easy-to-read LCD display on the front. You can bring one home for £44.95.

Small toy helicopters abound in the market these days, but what happens when you want to duke it out with the rest by introducing the biggest, baddest boy on the block? The 4-Channel R/C Apache Helicopter is perfect as it measures more than 15″ long and features a quartet of channels of control, allowing you to dominate office airspace in a jiffy. The introduction of dual counter-rotating blades allow even beginners to handle this Apache copter like a seasoned veteran. You will be able to enjoy up/down, right/left rotation, and forward/backward movement and full pitch control on the bottom rotor which makes room for strafing right and left to avoid incoming imaginary missiles. Diminishing returns plague remote control helicopters till today where power is concerned, and the same applies to this 4-Channel R/C Apache Helicopter - it takes a quarter of an hour to generate 7 minutes of fly time. ThinkGeek has placed a $109.99 asking price for this.