Apple announces a significant update to Final Cut Studio, with more than 100 new features and new versions of Final Cut Pro, Motion, Soundtrack Pro, Color and Compressor. The industry's leading video post-production suite, Final Cut Studio features Final Cut Pro 7...
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256GB USB Thumb Drive
Kingtson has announced their DataTraveler 300 which, according to them, is the world's first 256 GB USB Flash drive. Using their included software up to 90% of the drives content can be password protected and no administrator rights are required. As of this writing...
TVs for Moms and LOST fans
Looking for a gift that is just a bit different? HANNSpree has just expanded their line of "unique" televisions with several new plush animals including a giraffe and a polar bear. Each one with a small television embedded in its side. [Available soon from...
Black & White Clock
Designer Vadim Kibardin has taken a new approach to clock design, he is letting the user of this time-peace create the final look. The Black & White Clock comprises of a set of four independent 3D OLED digits, where each digit has its own power source and control....
Sun Safety: UV Monkey
The strength of the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation is expressed as a Solar UV Index or Sun Index*. Indices of 9 and 10 are common in the Mediterranean area. Here in Los Angeles todays UV Index was 9. But how can you tell if you are getting too much radiation? Think...
iPhone Keyboard
While helping a client at the Apple Store Topanga today, I ran into Damien Stolarz (author of iPhone Hacks) talking about a keyboard for the iPhone. Naturally this peaked my interest as this is a commonly requested item from my clients. The hardware component works...
USB Tube Audio
While the USB Tube Delight Audio may be more flash than function, one cannot help be fascinated by its uniqueness. The device is a pluggable USB sound card for computers. You can hook up your speakers, headphones and a microphone to it. The device lights up with a...
SkyNet Version of Obama
While Terminator Salvation is breaking box-office records, real robots are getting ready for their debut at Walt Disney World in Florida. An audio-animatronic of the 44th President is going through the final stages of "lip-syncing" a speech recorded just for this...
Squad 51, start CPR…
Manpower is stretched pretty thin when it comes to medical personnel in the field. Having an extra pair of hands perform CPR for you can mean the difference between life & death. Swedish company Jolife AB, has just realesed the LUCAS 2, a chest compressor for use...
Tactical Flashlight
Energizer has just introduced the "LED Energizer Hard Case Tactical 2AA Second Generation Handheld Light" and that is its short name. We all know that LED lights last longer lives and use less power than regular incandescent bulbs, but the are also much more durable....
A Cure for Blindness?
Dr Di Girolamo and Dr Watson of The University of New South Wales, have made a major breakthrough in their quest to restore sight to sufferers of blinding corneal disease. According to the researchers "Sight was significantly improved within weeks of the procedure,...
Cable Identification Made Easy
Tired of trying to explain which cable is which over the phone when trying to help someone with their tech issues? Here is one solution to that problem that I have found helps my clients. Now I just say "unplug the cable marked with the green disc." If they decide to...