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T-Mobile Launches Nokia N5310 XpressMusic Cell Phone in US [Pre-Loaded with
2008-05-21 15:09:00
T-Mobile have, at long last, announced the up and coming US availability of Nokia ?s N5310 XpressMusic Cell Phone , which, incidentally, has been available in other markets for some time, with T-Mobile?s press release proclaiming that the handset will come pre-loaded with ?two exclusive new hits? from Panic At The Disco and Phantom Planet as well as their myFaves application.
More About: Cell Phones , Cell Phone

Kodak Re-Brand 10MP 720p M1033 as M2008 ?Olympics? Digital Camera [Kodak Ju
2008-05-21 14:16:00
In an all too overt attempt to cash in on the up and coming Chinese Olympics , Kodak have just released their new M2008 ?Olympics? compact digital camera which, on the face of it, would merely appear to be a re-branded version of their M1033 ?point and shoot? compact with the only notable difference being the addition of the Beijing 2008 Olympics logo on the front of the camera?s shell.
More About: Gadgets , Digital Camera , Camera

Logitech Intro Pure-Fi Mobile Bluetooth Speaker System [Portable Speaker wi
2008-05-20 22:06:00
Logitech have announced a new, highly portable speaker system known as the Pure-Fi Mobile which offers both Bluetooth and standard line-in connectivity and is aimed squarely at those intent on listening to music either from their iPod or other MP3 player, or multi media cell phones, whilst out and about.
More About: Audio , System , Speaker

iRiver Launch P10 Touchscreen Portable Media Player with Optional DMB [iRiv
2008-05-20 17:10:00
We have always held iRiver in extremely high esteem so the launch of a new iRiver PMP, known as the iRiver P.ple P10, is certainly warmly welcomed and, rarely ones to disappoint, their P10 touchscreen PMP certainly not only looks the part but seems, on the face of it, to boast an appeal that?s more than merely skin deep.
More About: Media Player , Media , Audio , Portable Media , Portable

JVC DVR565HD Vivitar 5MP 720p HD Digital Camcorder [Low Budget Hi-Def Camco
2008-05-20 15:59:00
Having just posted about JVC?s Everio S GZ-MS100 we felt compelled to offer a brief heads up concerning another JVC camcorder, namely the DVR565HD Vivitar, which, apart from being a particularly compact ?pistol grip? device also has the capability to record footage in 720p HD definition which, considering its low price point, makes this a rather tempting camcorder for those on tight budgets but who are not prepared to buy into lower priced video cameras at the expense of image quality.
More About: Gadgets , Camcorder , Cameras , Budget , Digital

Retro 70s Styled BOB TV/PC/Video Game Time Controller Limits Childrens Play
2008-05-20 10:07:00
Sporting aesthetics that appear to be fresh from the 70?s, yet, for us at least, lacks any sense of retro appeal, this device, known merely as BOB, has been designed to assist parents in controlling the amount of time their children spend watching the TV, playing on their gaming consoles or sitting at their PC thanks to an integrated timer that will automatically shut down the associated device once the allotted access period is over.
More About: Video , Household Tech , Time , Play , Retro

IOGEAR Palm Sized USB Net ShareStation Release [Offers USB Device Sharing o
2008-05-20 00:28:00
IOGEAR have announced that their new USB Net ShareStation, a palm sized device that allows up to four USB devices ? such as external hard drives, webcams, speakers and (multi-function) printers - to be shared across a network, has just been made available for purchase via its online store and major retailers.
More About: Computers , Devices , Palm , Offers , Release

VistaPerfection 2.0 iPhone Theme Gives Your iPhone A Vista Flavour [Apple &
2008-05-19 23:36:00
Towards the end of last week we featured the truly magnificent iDial application for the iPhone that brings retro, analogue style dialling to your Apple handset and now, thanks to an especially talented skinner by the name of Spec Works, the Vista fanboys amongst you can sport an iPhone (assuming you have one, of course) with an unmistakably Vista feel courtesy of his exhaustively detailed VistaPerfection iPhone Windows Vista theme.
More About: Mobile , Cell Phones , Iphone

Pizza Hut Offer Windows/Mac Desktop Pizza Ordering Widget [Take Out At The
2008-05-19 19:02:00
Pizza Hut have today announced the immediate availability a new downloadable widget, known somewhat unimaginatively as the ?Pizza Hut Shortcut?, which will allow users who are either unable or unwilling to pick up a handset or leave their PCs ? or visit the Pizza Hut website, for that matter - to order pizzas directly from ?comfort? of their computer desktops.
More About: Windows , Computers , Desktop , Pizza , Widget

JVC Everio S GZ-MS100 ?YouTube? Memory Camcorder [JVC Appeal to a Maturing
2008-05-19 17:50:00
With Creative having just announced their new Vado VF0570-P ?YouTube? budget camcorder, designed specifically to cut into considerable budget camcorder market share presently enjoyed by Pure Video?s Flip, and what with a host of other companies vying for a slice of the highly lucrative action ? such as Disgo?s Video Plus and Sony?s Net Sharing Cam, to name but two ? it was only a matter of time before JVC decided to offer a product billed as specifically catering for the YouTube generation in the form of their up and coming JVC Everio S GZ-MS100 ?YouTube? Memory Camcorder .
More About: Youtube , Computers , Audio

Asus Eee PC 901 Not To Have WiMAX Connectivity Reports Suggest [Asus?s Prom
2008-05-19 15:26:00
Reports just surfacing suggest that Asus has reconsidered including WiMAX connectivity as a stock feature in its up and coming Eee PC 901 mini notebook on the basis that coverage is not deemed as being sufficient to support as at the point of release which, if the reports are to be believed, somewhat fly in the face of Asus?s previous convictions that at least one of the Eee PC range would support 4G connectivity.
More About: Computers , Prom , Wimax , Notebooks

Pentax Set to Release Optio V20 Point & Shoot Digital Camera [Successor to
2008-05-19 14:22:00
Following on from the release of their Optio V10 some six months ago, Pentax have announced that their new Optio V20 point and shoot digital camera, which comes with both smile and blink detection and an 8 megapixel CMOS sensor ? the same as the Optio V10 ? is set for release in Japan next month.
More About: Digital Camera , Camera , Cameras , Release

AOL Acquisition of Bebo Social Networking Site Complete [Becomes Centrepiec
2008-05-19 13:50:00
AOL have just announced that it has now completed its well publicised acquisition of the Bebo social networking site which will now become the centrepiece of AOL?s People Networks business unit which already includes AIM, ICQ.
More About: Social , Computers , Social Networking , Networking , Site

Wii Fit Dares to Call Young Girl ?Fat? ? Experts Call For Parental Warning
2008-05-19 13:25:00
Who could possibly have envisaged Nintendo?s Wii Fit as being the next software title to have ?nanny state? experts up in arms and calling for reclassification and even a ban, but, thanks to the fact that a certain Wii Fit balance board had the audacity to call a young girl ?fat? that?s exactly what?s happened.
More About: Girl , Young , Experts , Computer Gaming , Warning

?Elite Blogger? Interview With Yours Truly Now Available Courtesy of Elite
2008-05-19 11:25:00
Those of you who are regular readers of TFTS (or, for that matter, our sister site e-Potpourri) may be interested in an interview just published by Elite Choice with yours truly - completed as part of their ongoing ?Elite Blogger ? series - in which I talk freely about TFTS and EP, their development and what makes me and the sites tick (apart from a steady stream of the amber liquid).
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Zvue Spirit Stars & Stripes ?4th of July? MP3 Player Celebrates American Pa
2008-05-19 09:15:00
If you happen to be a US citizen looking to flaunt your undying patriotism what better way could there be than carrying around this Zvue Spirit MP3 player which not only comes emblazoned with the American flag but also sports a star shaped navigation pad, comes pre-loaded with no less than fifteen suitably patriotic songs, and which, naturally, appears to be made in China.
More About: Stars , Player , Devices

Location Based Technologies Pocketfinder GPS Trackers ? Track People, Pets
2008-05-19 08:06:00
Whilst we?ve previously featured other GPS tracking devices allowing you to keep tabs on errant children, pets and Grandpa on his nitro boosted mobility scooter, the Pocketfinder range of trackers are billed by Location Based Technologies as being one of the few GPS trackers that have been designed specifically from the outset with their distinct role in mind.
More About: People , Pets , Household Tech , Devices

Ikea Set to Sell Furnishings in Sims 2 Thanks to Expansion Pack [Ikea & Ele
2008-05-17 19:07:00
Whilst real life products being offering within games is nothing new ? Second Life being a prime example ? we couldn?t help but raise a smile concerning the news that the Swedish company known for its affordable furnishings are to have a range of their products made available in Electronic Arts? Sims 2 title thanks to an up and coming expansion pack.
More About: Furnishings , Computer Gaming , Sell , Ikea

LG Produce World?s Largest Ever Circular LCD Display ? Elliptical Full Face
2008-05-16 20:51:00
LG have somewhat proudly announced that they have succeeded in producing the largest completely circular LCD display which brings forward the tantalising possibility of elliptical full LCD display watches and, in time, perhaps even circular digital photo frames as well as circular LCD display panels for mobile phones, rounded LCD automobile dashboard displays and curved displays on consumer electronics, et al.
More About: Audio , World , Visual , Display , Face

Whimsical Mustang & Cadillac Rear Bumper Wall Shelves [Automotive Themed Ac
2008-05-16 17:59:00
Following on from such automotive themed gems as the extremely popular Desktop USB WPM Speedometer, the Gear Stick Coat Rack and the Car Wheel Alarm Clock with Gear Stick Control, and what with the weekend fast approaching (we tend to kick back a little on Fridays) the moment we happened across these equally whimsical Mustang & Cadillac Rear Bumper Wall Shelves we just knew that we had to feature them here on TFTS, if only on account of their novelty/curiosity value.
More About: Automotive

iKey DT-5K-MEM-TP Tough Guy Industrial Membrane Keyboard Is One Tough Cooki
2008-05-16 16:43:00
If your standard desktop keyboard is not quite up to the level of hardship, knocks and spills you put it through perhaps this new DT-5K-MEM-TP Industrial Membrane Keyboard from iKey is just what you need as it?s built to withstand just about anything you can throw at it and, being crevice free, it?s a breeze to clean (and, yes, we are avoiding certain puns and references here, though its proving extremely difficult).
More About: Computers , Keyboards , Tough

Asus Eee PC 901 Due June ? Atom Powered, Alloy Trims [And Logo Revisions]
2008-05-16 15:35:00
Having only posted about another competitor set to take on the Asus Eee just a couple of days ago, namely the up and coming MSI’s Atom powered Wind, reports just surfacing suggest that Asus will be launching a new Eee in the form of the Eee PC 901 in June which, apart sporting from some cosmetic changes, will be Atom powered and sport a few additional keys, some alloy trimming as well as the substitution of the Asus logo with an Eee PC logo.
More About: Computers , Notebooks

Deal Extreme SY182M & DV136ZB Ultra Budget Digital Camcorders [Naturally Sp
2008-05-16 14:13:00
Those purveyors of all things cheap and cheerful (and overtly absolved of any sense of style) otherwise known as Deal Extreme have release two new budget priced digital camcorders for those on especially tight budgets in the form of the DV136ZB and SY182M, both of which offer flip out TFT screens and cases loaded with a host of stickers designed to remind you exactly what it is you?ve paid for (and, quite possibly, why).
More About: Ultra , Camcorders , Cameras

Western Digital My DVR Expander External HDD Sports USB Connectivity, 500GB
2008-05-16 12:44:00
Western Digital have announced the latest model in their Expander series in the form of the WDH1S5000 My DVR Expander USB external hard drive (the previous model being SATA based) which offers half a terabyte of storage capacity ? enough to hold up to 60 hours of HD quality programming ? and which has been designed specifically to work with and ?expand? the capacity of DISH Network ViP-series HD DVRs, though compatibility with a broader range of DVRs is envisaged in the future.
More About: Sports , Audio , Gadgets , Household Tech , Visual

R2D2 Screw Top Soy Sauce Bottle ? May The Soy Sauce Be With You
2008-05-16 11:33:00
For those of you into all things Star Wars and who just happen to have a particular penchant for Asian cuisine perhaps this somewhat tacky R2D2 Screw Top Soy Sauce Bottle may appeal ? though we suggest that any true Star Wars devotee will probably view this, much in the same way as ourselves, as a somewhat incredulous and frankly pathetic attempt to cash in on an excessively lucrative franchise.

iDial iPhone Analogue Style Rotary Dialler Application ? A Modern Touchscre
2008-05-15 19:02:00
Whist we?ve seen a drum machine application designed specifically for Apple?s iPhone, and even a particularly cool iPhone virtual Lego simulator, this rotary, analogue style dialler iDial application for the iPhone just about pips the aforementioned applications to the post in terms of overtly (retro inspired) coolness - though the virtual Lego application is undoubtedly a strong contender.
More About: Mobile , Cell Phones , Iphone , Style , Modern

Customisable Sound Therapy AM/FM Radio [Relax to the Sound of the Sea, Rain
2008-05-15 17:38:00
Everyone has an array of particular sounds that serve to promote a sense of relaxation, ours being the sound of rain, but what if it?s not raining, or you like the sound of the sea but live on the 34th floor of a tower block 100 miles inland ? enter stage left this Customisable Sound Therapy AM/FM Radio .
More About: Audio , Rain , Visual

World?s First Swimming Mask with Integrated 5MP Digital Camera [Snorkellers
2008-05-15 16:54:00
Whilst there are a host of underwater cameras currently available ? such as the previously featured SeaLife SL321 ECOshot ? these, in the main, tend to be hand operated but, for those that want to leave their hands free (to swim, for example, or gesticulate in sheer terror as a shark swims by) this swimming mask with integrated digital camera, billed as the world?s first, could be the answer.
More About: Swimming , World , Digital Camera , Camera , Cameras

Aliph Jawbone Bluetooth Headset Updated ? 50% Smaller, Better Sound Quality
2008-05-15 15:36:00
Aliph have announced that their highly popular, award winning ?designer? Jawbone Bluetooth Headset (see link for video) has been updated resulting in the device being around half the size of the original Jawbone, though the changes are far from just aesthetic.
More About: Mobile , Audio , Cell Phones

Lego Brick Inspired Correction Tape Pen [Ultimate Lego Themed Office Desk A
2008-05-15 14:00:00
In our tireless bid to help you transform your otherwise probably rather dull office working space into a Lego themed desktop playground we now have these Lego themed correction tape pens to add to the previously featured Lego Brick Inspired Desk top Calendar, Star Wars Lego Pen Set and Lego Brick Lunchbox.
More About: Office , Ultimate