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Sunday, October 10, 2010

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Double Barreled Marshmallow Crossbow
Hot Slippers for the upcoming winter
Gadget Thumbnails for 08-Oct-2010
RedMere makes some skinny HDMI cables
What Ford was doing at CTIA Fall 2010

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Pillow fights are something that kids would definitely love having at least once in their lifetime, but parents are more often than not against the idea since most pillow fights end up with the pillow getting torn, only to have the room all messed up with feathers and cotton pouring out all over the place. Guess there is a less messy way of settling a bedroom territory dispute now with the $35.95 Double Barreled Marshmallow Crossbow. This double-barreled crossbow will shoot marshmallows up to 30′ in a harmless manner, and its use is not limited to just the bedroom. Using it is a no-brainer – you pull the string back and release, where an attached plunger compresses air in the firing chamber to launch a mini-marshmallow from one barrel at a time. Each magazine can hold up to 25 mini-marshmallows for rapid fire goodness.

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Hot Slippers for the upcoming winter

Posted: 09 Oct 2010 04:43 PM PDT

Autumn’s already here, and the bitter chill of winter will be upon us once again. What better way to keep yourself warm, especially your feet, than with a pair of £14.99 Hot Slippers? Basically, this product is pretty much self-explanatory – all you need to do is pop them into the microwave for two minutes or thereabouts, and the lavender-scented wheat grains inside will ensure that they absorb enough heat to remain warm for up to an hour. Toasty slippers during a cold day? Sounds like a heaven-sent idea. It will be the perfect addition to those who love spending late nights in front of the TV, or waking up early to greet icy mornings. Each pair of Hot Slippers feature non-slip soles and fleecy insides, not to mention gently scented aromatherapy wheat grains that are always great smelling!

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Gadget Thumbnails for 08-Oct-2010

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 10:01 PM PDT

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RedMere makes some skinny HDMI cables

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 07:34 PM PDT

Most of you have probably used HDMI cable for your home theater, and this thick cable is going to be more in demand.

After all, many phones like the Nokia N8 have an HDMI port so video files on the phone can be viewed on bigger screens. If every phone has this feature, then not only will it increase the demand for HDMI cables, but create a need for them to be thinner, lighter, and more portable.

It would appear that a company called Red Mere is ahead of the curve as they are making thinner HDMI cables. Guess which one of the HDMI cable cross-sections in the photo above is a RedMere.

How is this possible? I talked to RedMere at CTIA Fall 2010, and they use some sort of chip that fits in the HDMI plug itself. They wanted to show me the chip, but they seemed to have lost it at their booth.

I’m not certain what to think of that, but I won’t hold it against the company. In fact, I think RedMere is going to have a lucrative future when everyone needs an HDMI cable. Perhaps there will come a day when all phones have an HDMI cable that can stretch and retract, and RedMere will be the supplier.

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What Ford was doing at CTIA Fall 2010

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 07:01 PM PDT

As an attendant of CTIA Fall 2010, I couldn’t figure out what Ford Motor company was doing there. As it turns out, they were promoting the MyFord Touch. I got to get behind a tricked-out dashboard, and saw why they wanted to show off.

The set-up for MyFord Touch reminded me of the Earth-friendly dashboard I reported on over a year ago. I had one of their spokespersons show it to me, and I’ll do my best to convey my experience to you.

That screen that you see in the photo is a full touchscreen, and it allows the user/driver full control of Navigation, Climate, Entertainment and Phone. Each of these functions have a different color-code, accessible on the four corners of the screen. MyFord Touch also has two 4.2 inch LCD screens that flank the central speedometer for information to the driver at a glance.

Green is the color code for Navigation and it will guide you with turn-by-turn, and will even allow for vocal search. So if you say “Find Ice Cream”, and you can select several options. You can even call the place, as it links with the Phone (which is Yellow color-coded).

The Entertainment (Red color code) is also vocally controlled, and tunes can be taken from an SD card and USB port. The last color code is Blue, for Climate control.

The SYNC is available on the 2011 Edge, and will be available on the Explorer later this year.

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