Gadgets Blog

Brando is back with yet another interesting device for those who do plenty of traveling - the USB 2.4Ghz RF Wireless Tiny Keyboard With Trackball. With this combination device, you won’t need to tote a mouse with you any more, although folks who deal with more precise movements in their line of work on their notebooks will think otherwise. The keyboard comes with 56 keys alongside 29 hotkeys, where it is connected to your computer through the 2.4GHz spectrum. Being small enough to be carried around (with at least half of it sticking out of your jeans pocket), the USB 2.4Ghz RF Wireless Tiny Keyboard With Trackball has an operating distance of 10 meters. We would’ve liked to see the USB receiver come in a much smaller size though. You will have to fork out $55 a pop for this.

You know how proud grandparents love to show off pictures of their descendants by pulling out there wallets and purses? Well, why not settle for something more high tech with the ALBUM Portable Digital Photo Gallery that is able to hold up to a whopping 40,000 pictures in your pocket - whereby your audience (who are most probably within the same age range as you) would have nodded off before you’re even a hundred pictures through…

No bigger than a paperback, this ultra-chic 4GB photo album can store over 40,000 photos, showcasing them on its eye-poppingly crisp 7” screen. Just upload your photos directly from your digital camera, memory card, flash drive or computer, then pop the ALBUM in your pocket or bag. It’s a doddle. The arrow buttons move between directories or photos. The middle button opens directorie, enters the menu, or confirms a selection.As you’d expect, the idiot-proof ALBUM features an automatic slideshow function. You can also scroll through pics manually, delete photos and create albums and favorites using its unobtrusive side buttons.

Make grandpa or grandma proud with the £179.95 ALBUM Portable Digital Photo Gallery as a gift - better do it soon before it is too late!

The other day, I mentioned something about how Blu-Ray doesn’t seem to be sweeping the globe as yet. Perhaps people are still addicted to DVD format, and won’t make the change anytime soon.

Of course, we all know that isn’t the same story for those who bought HD DVDs. Yeah, Blu-ray won the format war, but there is an option for those who still want the Blu-ray with Red2Blu.

Red2Blu is a simple program that only works with Warner Brothers HD DVDs. All the user needs to do is send an HD DVD copy of a film, and he or she will soon receive a Blu-ray copy of that same film in 4 to 5 weeks.

This service isn’t free, as it costs about $4.95 per disc, and it looks like the user has to pay for the shipping and handling. So are you getting a good deal out of this? Well, you will just have to do the math.

See why it’s called Red2Blu? The HD DVD copies were red, and the Blu-Ray is packaged in blue. Get it? Pretty clever, actually.

Now, if only other studios were offering this deal. It would appear that the big WB has the copyright on the name Red2Blu, but surely Universal and Paramount can set up a similar program and get in on the action?

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I remember playing this handheld electronic game ten years ago called Bass Fishin’. I’m sure most of you remember it, because it was quite a big seller. In this game, you had a controller that looked like a fishing rod, and a little screen to show when the fish were ready to be caught. A shaker was also in there, and if you brought up the rod controller at the proper time, you would get points for the fish you caught.

It would appear that Griffin International wants to take this fishing action and put it on the console with The Strike. As you can see, The Strike comes with a fishing rod controller for what one gaming publication has called “the best fishing video game ever created”.

Griffin has said that the game will also feature customizable characters with boats, lures, rods, and reels. Its advanced graphics allow for “realistic lake bottom topography” and “lifelike fish behaviors”.

The Strike will be available during the fall for the Xbox 360, the Nintendo Wii, and the PC. I’m not certain what the price is for the Wii or PC, but the Xbox 360 package with rod controller is planned to be $69.99.

In addition to The Strike, Griffin is also planning on releasing a game based on hunting rather than fishing. The title of this game is simply The Hunt, but I haven’t heard anything about a controller that looks like a hunting rifle.

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The last time I reported on ViewSonic, I was at CES. I was quite impressed by their 3-D monitors and projectors, and I saw several other quality ViewSonic products while I was in Las Vegas. I believe that one of them was the All-In-One PC.

The VPC100 is designed to “operate independently, hardwired into a LAN network or work wirelessly in any 802.11 b/g WiFi network”. It has a 19-inch display that is very thin at 35mm. Inside is a built-in Intel Atom 1.6 GHz processor with Microsoft XP Home, as well as 1GB of RAM and 160GB HDD.

Other features include a 4-in-1 card reader, a DVD RW drive, 2×3 watt speakers for video conferencing and Internet browsing, an integrated 1.3 megapixel webcam, and 4 USB 2.0 ports.

I believe that ViewSonic is marketing this product for those who need the space on their desk, and they also say it is perfect for schools. Sounds like a real winner on many fronts, and you also have to admire its sleek black look.

My sources do not say when the ViewSonic VPC100 will be released, and I am afraid that I don’t know the price either. I hope that the price will be brought down, as an inexpensive All-in-One PC could really make a killing in today’s market.

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