Gizmodude

If you have an iPod and are scratching your head in wonder as to which accessory would be the best for your little new gizmo, then here’s an answer that may keep you glued to your iPod all day. The Tune Studio iPod Dock works with all fifth generation iPods that have video playback. The makers, Belkin, hail this one as the first four-channel mixer for iPods. Impressive! Each channel of the board has a three-band equalizer and you can get support for 16-bit and 44-kHz audio. It isn’t all that sophisticated in looks as most channel mixers are but then the purpose is served.

Sanyo’s BC200 Rear View Backup Camera System gives motorists, especially those who maneuver trucks, pick-ups and other large vehicles, a great new feel and control of what’s happening behind. The camera is small and compact and mounts at the rear of your vehicle. It uses a wide angle lens so that in spite of the camera being place so low, you manage to get a fish eye view of things. However, Sanyo have missed out on certain aspects sorely, especially the idea of not providing displays with the systems (however promising compatibility with existing in-car displays) doesn’t really seem to be an idea that will pay off.

The amazing Pavilion a6130n by HP is too quick to catch. It comes with AMD Athlon 64 X2 (Dual Core) 5000+ processor (2.6GHz) processor and a crazy 3 GB of RAM. Of course, all this processing will require pretty good cooling capabilities and that’s just what’s in here. And with increased cooling, you always have the menace of noisy fans and vibrating tables. So, the Pavilion a6130n has a technology to reduce fan speeds and noise. The frontal portion of the PC includes a 15-in-1 memory card reader (SD/MMC, CF, MS/PRO, etc.), a FireWire port and HP's Pocket Media Drive Bay, while the rear includes one 6-pin FireWire 400 port, four USB 2.0 ports, a 10/100 LAN port, fax/modem and other standard ports.

With the European soccer season nearly upon us, its time we get a bit charged up a bit. For all those who do wish that they shared the field with their inspirations, here’s something a little more realistic. The League Football Card Game has each player being dealt 8 cards and you have to strategize your move on goal using passes, dribbles and other trickery needed to survive in the beautiful game. However, you can also expect tackles from your opponent and hey, it isn’t all that bad, since u require good presence of mind here to nip his attack in the bud. With everything from 30-yard shots (remember Roberto Carlos?) to amazing goals on the cards (literally), you are bound to have a ball of a time.

The Delphi Nav300 GPS packs NAVTEQ Map software system into it that includes maps and guides for the United States, Canada, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. It provides with helpful features like lane assistance and road sign alerts so that even if you do not have your head on your shoulders when behind the wheel, you can trust that you’re pretty safe. It also points out Points of Interest (PoI) and shall have ZAGAT ratings facility by September. Other features include voice commands and assistance, Bluetooth, Text-To-Speech for street names, speed limit warnings and scores of other goodies. It can also be used as a media player as it provides audio and video support and SD expansion.

In their quest for the best small form factor (SFF) PC, Shuttle has come up with the exquisite XPC Glamour SN68SG2 PC. It comes with the NVIDIA GeForce 7025/630a chipset and provides additional support for AMD Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, and Sempron series, HyperTransport 1.0. With memory capacities scaled up to 4 Gigabytes, it also boasts 8 Channel HD Audio and Gigabit Ethernet. You have an option to use two SATA and eSATA connectors in this one. In addition to these you have 2 ports for Firewire and 6 USB 2.0 ports. Well, I do see a future for this baby.

The Essential Wall Dimmer switches we have here use Plush Touch Sensing Technology and are capable of turning bulbs on or off or even dimming them by merely touching some really fluffy material. Basically made up of conductive yarns, neoprene and acrylic, the touch sensitive, electronic textile and is available in 14 colors. So it’s like touching a carpet and illuminating your room. Fantastic, isn’t it? The product was initially mere concept but has been realized by International Fashion Machines. You can select the shade that matches your décor best.

Well, Samsung are on a roll I must say. The Samsung P520 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 band phone enters the ring 50 MB memory capacity and a decent 3 MP camera. Communication specs include Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB, EDGE and 32 - 48kbps GPRS though EDGE is missing in this one. With microSD card expansion facilities, the Samsung P520 also has a 1000 entry phone book. Other features include a FM radio, Document viewer (.pdf, .doc, .ppt, .xls), TV out port and a Standard Li-Ion battery that provides 220 stand-by hours and 3 hours of talk time. It is available only in silver, and I must say that it isn’t less gorgeous to look at either.

Samsung’s G800 spilt itself all over the internet and I was lucky to catch it on GSM Arena. First of all you have to admire Samsung’s efforts at conjuring a 5 megapixel beauty. It comes all equipped with Bluetooth, USB support, 3G and HSDPA. The camera is topped with a xenon flash and a dedicated camera button so that shooting isn’t all that tedious as you shuffle across menus. The display simply catches your eyes, being pretty oversized and sexy, it snatches up a few ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’. A brilliant camera phone like this one with an optical zoom is always welcome on the shelves these days.

With tones of goodies all packed in it, Sony hands out the very covetable GV-HD700E Walkman. The most stunning and basic feature of it is that it supports HDV 1080i video and miniDV tapes as well. The walkman effortlessly entertains you with superior HD video. The delicious 800 x 480 resolution available with the seven inch display screen seems insatiably made to kill. You can also enjoy i.link and HDMI Out interfaces with the GV-HD700E.

It isn’t always funny having your friends mischievously peeking into the data stored on your USB flash drive just because you forgot to take it back from them. It is definitely depressing as you feel helpless at home wondering what they’re prying on now. How about a USB flash drive that comes equipped with a hardware accelerated engine that encrypts the data in AES CBC mode before there’s anything written on your drive. There’s a IronKey Cryptochip that stores encryption keys so that no PC terminal can detect what the decryption standard is.

Samsung have proved that simplicity with a twist can add a wee bit of sophistication to just about anything. So here’s a glowing example they set with the Samsung S700 digital camera. A few twists around its flexible self can turn it into a digital photo frame. It is one thing watching your images seconds after clicking it but watching your shots all framed up is another all together. Don’t start digging your pockets yet since this isn’t realized as a real life form as yet. in fact it’s just a Jin Woo Han concept for this dream Samsung model that he has in mind. Hope it works out well for him.

Here’s a tough camera by Vivitar. The ViviCam 6200W is famed to take dives as deep as 10 meters into water without really drowning. So the next time you fancy shot at some underground plankton you know whom to take along. The 2" LCD display is pretty cool and the16MB of memory provided with it makes up for a lot of under water shots of marine life (and hopefully not the insides of a swimming pool). There’s also a built-in flash memory and expandable SD slots.

Here’s another innovative, less offensive means of handling nosy kids who tend to find some satisfaction in fiddling, mixing up and sometimes ripping part the books in your ever-so-well-kept library. The bunch of books is technically haunted, or should I say mechanically. The middle book is equipped with mobility with the help of some motion sensors. And to top it off, you have some pretty spooky sounds that make the experience almost real. Oh how I love that look of horror on those brats who know nothing about the delights of reading besides making paper rockets out of my pages.

The Dicple D5 by iRiver seems to be pretty cool when it comes to global compatibility. It comes in with content of 39 different kinds of dictionary, which includes English, Chinese, Japanese and Korean. To top this you can also find a video player, an MP3 player and a FM tuner. With dimensions of 95.5 x 70 x 5mm, it is pretty comfortable to handle. The battery power is quite impressive too, providing 11 hours of use before the battery runs out of juice and a healthy 16 hours of MP3 playback.