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Babies can’t talk, so they cry in order to communicate their needs to their parents. Of course, first time parents will go through plenty of trial and error before they figure out what cry means what, but here’s something that might help parents regain enough sleep (and sanity) with a newborn - the Baby Sshh Bee.

The Baby Sshh-Bee has been developed in collaboration with the Japan Acoustic Lab to create a toy that will help soothe your baby and stop them crying. The Baby Sshh comforts your baby by distracting them - the sounds and music it plays have a constantly changing tempo designed to make your baby curious. Your baby will be so busy trying to make sense of the wonderful noises coming out of their new toy that they’ll completely forget about crying. You activate the toy’s two different modes by pressing the buttons on the Bee’s face. Mode 1 plays scientifically developed melodies that constantly shift their tempo. It’s so effective that it distracted half of the office when we were testing it. Mode 2 plays some very silly noises indeed that trigger your youngster’s curiosity.

Apart from the couple of cracking audio modes, the toy itself features a squeaky tummy, dangly legs and crinkly wings to keep your little one occupied. Bear in mind that the £14.99 Baby SShh Bee works great only if your baby isn’t in genuine distress. If he/she is hungry, then feed him/her!

With storage space getting dirt cheap by the day, it is no wonder that we tend to hoard downloaded files and snapped photos like nobody’s business. After all, there’s still plenty of room left to spare on the hard drive, ain’t it? It can get pretty hard to know which file you’ve sent to which portable hard drive, but this is where the Leyio aims to help you get more organized, albeit on a much smaller scale.

Flexing 16GB of onboard flash, it’s roomy enough to accommodate thousands of pictures or songs or Powerpoint Presentations or… However, where Leyio departs from your traditional memory devices is in its ability to share. Using Ultra-Wideband radio technology, two Leyios can transfer files between each other at a startling rate of up to 10MB per second. Simply pair them up, select the file you wish to share and then transmit the data from one to the other, with a flick of the wrist.

Available in Ice Grey, Pink and Mirror colors, don’t be fooled into thinking this is just another USB flash drive. It even comes with a 2GB USB ’shuttle’ integrated into its case that can be pulled out when you need a smaller USB flash drive on-the-go - just remember to attach it back when you’re done! Leyio also comes with a 1.5″ OLED display that allows you to view its contents without having to boot up your computer, and the biometric thumbprint detector is there for additional security. You can bring home the Leyio for £129.95 today.

Energizer is most famous for their line of alkaline batteries, but it makes perfect sense for the company to diversify their portfolio over the years since Game Boys that thrive on AA batteries won’t be around forever. Nice to know that the company has kept up with the times with their new range of innovative and creative portable power solutions for on-the-go consumers. This time round, a new line of Energizer Energi To Go branded rechargeable power packs and emergency charger products for a variety of mobile electronic devices have been introduced to further entice ordinary folks to part with their money.

Currently the Energi To Go line features the Energi To Go Portable Power for cellphones only, but will see an expansion in the family that will include rechargeable power packs which rely on lithium polymer battery technology to power a wide variety of mobile electronic devices, ranging from smartphones to cellphones, the iPhone, iPods, MP3 players, portable media players, GPS navigation systems, digital cameras, camcorders, netbooks and even notebooks. There will be over 10 new products that will be introduced around the US from July onwards, and here are some of them to whet your appetite.

Energizer Energi To Go XP, a line of portable power systems includes seven products that ranging in size and power from a 600 mAh wallet-sized charger
for cell phones to a 18,000 mAh charger that can power up to three devices at once, including a laptop computer.
Energizer Energi To Go AP, chargers designed to mimic the shape and styling of the iPhone(TM) giving users up to double the life.
Energizer Energi To Go SP, solar-driven power packs available in 1000 mAh and 2000 mAh options.

In addition, the new Energizer Power & Play Induction Charge System will allow avid gamers of the Nintendo Wii console to juice up a couple of Wiimotes without having to physically remove the remote sleeves, Wii Motion Plus add-on or lanyards for added convenience. This Energizer Induction Charge System relies on contactless charging so that you no longer need to fuss around with wires or battery packs, where a simple action of dropping the Wiimote into the cradle is required.

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Summer’s here, and the world has to go on even when a couple of celebrities have signed out permanently in the past week. Well, guess sweat and tears will mix throughout the world as most people who grew up in the 1980s mourn for the passing of the King of Pop and to a lesser extent, the most outstanding Charlie’s Angel from the original trio. Well, it need not be this way for places that are experiencing summer (or if you happen to live in a desert or a place along the Equator where it is summer all year round), as there is the new waterless Air Cooler PLUS that provides air cooler comfort without the swamp cooler odor produced by water-based evaporative coolers.

What makes the new Air Cooler PLUS different from conventional air coolers? For starters, it is waterless, hence being able to provide effective cooling in even the muggiest humidity levels. This is also the rare few (some would even claim it is the only one) air cooler that does not add humidity to the room, making it a suitable choice for folks who hate the musky smell that comes as an unwanted side effect. Currently, the Air Cooler PLUS is available for immediate shipment for relief from soaring summer temperatures. Needless to say, t is much more energy efficient and environmentally friendly compared to a regular air conditioner, and if you are able to do away with a couple of drops in the temperature notch, why not take the air cooler route?

The Air Cooler PLUS was designed with a patent-pending waterless cooling chamber that stores a couple of advanced frozen gel packs and boasts an energy-efficient variable-speed fan. These gel packs are filled with advanced HD-Ice material, where each of them offer more cooling than conventional ice. All cooled air will flow through a special dry HEPA filter to make sure unwanted dust and other microbes won’t make their rounds around the room. Tipping the scales at less than 25 pounds, you can be sure the Air Cooler PLUS is highly portable compared to your air conditioner or portable AC units. It costs around $0.12 a day to operate, the rough equivalent of burning one 60-watt light bulb.

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It seems that Entertainment Earth is coming out with a few different USB drives, one of which will appeal to the Twilight fans.  It’s a little on the bulky side of things, but features the Cullen family crest.  Then just in case you’re worried that people won’t realize how much of a Twilight fan  you are, it has Twilight stamped on the bottom.  Taking away any doubt anyone might have that you can’t get enough of anything and everything Twilight.

The drive stores 2GB of data and unfortunately isn’t out just yet.  It’ll become available in October of this year.  However, to help pass the time, perhaps you could purchase yourself some felt and create your very own felt Bella fetus.  That or you could come up with your very own disturbing Twilight craft project.  The flash drive can be pre-ordered now for $24.99.  Then once it’s released in the fall, it will be all ready and paid for.

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If you thought that the keychain spy camera wasn’t quite stealthy enough, this car key might work a little bit better.  Just close up the key part and it would cover up all of the spots that let on that it’s actually a spy camera in disguise.  Closing up the key won’t obstruct the view of the camera itself though.  There’s just a small hole at the bottom of the plastic part, that no one would ever suspect is a camera.

This fake key comes from Brando just like the keychain.  It’s also extremely similar, the biggest difference is that they are two different shapes.  This fake key has 2GB of built-in memory and can shoot at 29 FPS.  The color video resolution is at 640 x 480 and then the image resolution is 1280 x 960 pixels.  It has video as well as audio and a rechargeable Li-ion battery.  You can purchase it for $66 from Brando, which happens to be the exact same price as the keychain.  So you can pick and choose which look you like the best and not have to worry about price differences.

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Sports fans will know how it feels like as they plan their social schedule around their favorite teams’ game times, which makes the following range of Game Time Schedule Watches an absolute must have. These watches already come programmed with the schedule of your team of choice, alongside the schedule of other teams for the particular sport so that you can watch other can’t-miss matchups even if they’re from a rival team. Apart from showing off today’s game time and opponent on the main screen, you can also opt to scroll through to view upcoming games, games from the past and other team’s schedules. Available for all major sports including NFL football, NHL hockey, MLB baseball, NBA basketball or NASCAR racing, these watches retail for more than $80 a pop.

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It can safely be said that virtually every kid you know these days have grown up watching at least one of the six Star Wars movies, and chances are pretty good they’ve seen them all many times. Well, not everyone is going to grow up to be part of the Jedi, as these younglings aren’t too young to figure out that the Dark Side of the Force seems to hold a whole lot of promise and power. Well, here’s the TIE Fighter playhouse that ought to give your little ones plenty of fun imagining that they’re Darth Vader, shooting down Red One in the Death Star trench run. Sounds like £44.99 well spent for the upcoming summer.

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For those that have grown tired of the Star Wars accessories they already own or that have been available for a while, now there are some new ones coming out.  You can pick up one of these new USB drives that make each character look a bit like a bobble head doll.  Which also gives Darth Vader a cuddly feel, as opposed to making him look dark and brooding. If you don’t mind your Star Wars characters a little more cutesy, then these would be great flash drives.

They are each 2GB drives, which is kind of small, but for once they aren’t too badly priced.  Besides Yoda and Darth Vader, there is also a Boba Fett and Stormtrooper within the same series of drives.  They aren’t available just yet though, they’ll be coming out in October of this year.  You can pre-order them now though.  You can pre-order it for $24.99 from Entertainment Earth.

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Love jamming to your guitar? Let the Jamvox Guitar Trainer help you as it provides instant access to tons of legendary amps and effects, thanks to a simple drag-and-drop software interface. The revolutionary Guitar XTracktion (GXT) technology allows you to remove the guitar segment of your favorite track at the push of a button, letting you take the lead instead to prove to family and friends that you have it in your blood to mash it up with the best of them!

The JamVOX gives you numerous famous guitar amps and effects that perfectly simulate the sound of your guitar heroes - all in software. The JamVOX software provides 19 types of amp model that range from classic vintage amps such as the AC30, rare boutique amps, and modern high-gain amps. These amp models use Virtual Valve Reactor technology that perfectly simulates every aspect of the original guitar amplifiers, right down to the response of the power amp circuit, differences in class A or B operation, type of vacuum tube, and negative feedback circuit. There are also 12 cabinet models to go with the amp models. Even the speakers and cabinet construction of the original units have been painstakingly modeled, perfectly replicating their distinctive spatial and tonal character.

Not only that, the JamVOX Software also coems with a full complement of effect processors to help you achieve your dream tracks. It retails for $249.99 if you’re thinking of bringing it home.

Everyone wants to go green these days as it is an added bonus whenever you try to market your product, and the Wind Up Radio 3-in-1 looks set to be a suitable candidate as it doesn’t require any batteries or wires, but just some muscle power. Targeting those who love to spend time outdoors, this rugged splashproof wind up radio will also come with an integrated torch and emergency siren.

With the Wind Up Radio you embark on your next big outdoor adventure free from bothersome batteries and the restrictions of the mains. An internal battery is powered through your winding and a simple 1-minute’s cranking is enough to deliver an impressive 1 hour of power. This sturdy wind up radio is ideally suited for the outdoors, being light but rugged, portable and splash proof. Plus this outdoor radio comes with an LED torch to help you navigate the campsite after dark and an emergency siren in case you get into any scrapes while you’re out and about. The aerial on this wind up radio is good quality and there’s even a headphone jack if you want to tune into your outdoor radio privately without disturbing fellow campers. Great idea, well crafted and solid â€" get yours today!

The Wind Up Radio 3-in-1 can be yours for £19.95. I find it pretty hard to swallow that a mere 60 seconds of cranking can offer up to an hour’s worth of juice, but has anyone else tried it out yet?