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Saturday, October 16, 2010

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SteelSeries offers World of Warcraft MMO Gaming Mouse to tie in with new expansion
Toshiba has decided to introduce WiMAX capability in their Portégé R700 notebook
Mattel’s Sonic Slam for indoor tennis
Kensington ClickSafe Keyed Twin Laptop Lock
See this Underground Skyscraper Concept
Bigtrak Jr offers big fun in small form factor
Transformers Battle Ops Bumblebee
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SteelSeries offers World of Warcraft MMO Gaming Mouse to tie in with new expansion

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 12:32 PM PDT

SteelSeries has just announced a spanking new World of Warcraft MMO Gaming Mouse which intends to tie in with the new expansion known as World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. Just what do you think this mouse can deliver? It will feature a unique exterior which evokes the armored plating of Deathwing the Destroyer, where your hand will appreciate you for it by delivering superior ergonomics and an intuitive button layout with advanced software functionality. More on the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm gaming mouse in the extended post.

Just when you were wondering how you can up the ante in your MMO gaming sessions, why not let SteelSeries’ latest offering help you out? For starters, this ergonomically designed SteelSeries World of Warcraft: Cataclysm MMO Gaming Mouse will feature an intuitive 14-button layout which is accompanied by fine tuned ergonomics and button positioning in order to provide players with the ability to use all the extended buttons comfortably. In addition, macros and controls can be assigned to all buttons directly from within the game itself for added flexibility and versatility. Your eyes will also be pleased with the fact that this mouse will be able to display 16 million colors of illumination options, boasting a quartet of pulsation levels, alongside the ability to save up to 10 character-linked profiles in the software and 1 profile directly on the mouse.

As for its drag and drop software, players are able to program all 14 buttons with more than 130 preset game commands to choose from. Not only that, they can also create custom macros and/or use the in-game macro scripting language. Some of the SteelSeries World of Warcraft: Cataclysm MMO Gaming Mouse features include :-

Frames Per Second: 11,750
Inches Per Second: 150
Counts Per Inch: 90 – 5,040 ( DPI / CPI )
Lift Distance: 1 – 5mm
14 Programmable Buttons
Cable: 2.5 m / 8.2 ft Braided Nylon
Mac and PC Compatible

It will retail for $99.99 a pop when December 7th rolls around, which is the same day when World of Warcraft: Cataclysm is launched.

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Toshiba has decided to introduce WiMAX capability in their Portégé R700 notebook

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 12:21 PM PDT

Toshiba aims to usher in the world of 4G connectivity by introducing WiMAX capability in their Portégé R700 notebook. In fact, Toshiba has a couple of 4G WiMAX-ready models of the Portégé R700 for the masses, where this 13.3-inch full-performance ultraportable notebook is touted to be the world’s lightest even when it comes with an integrated DVD drive. Not only that, the new Portégé R700 models will also provide business users with unprecedented performance and durability without sacrificing on form factor, which is perfect for those who do plenty of traveling.

According to Carl Pinto, vice president of product development, Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Digital Products Division "Now with a WiMAX-enabled Portégé R700, Toshiba business professionals will be able to enjoy the benefits of having citywide connectivity at their fingertips. 4G WiMAX coverage continues to rapidly grow and offers millions of people wireless access in many major metropolitan areas across the US. Now with a WiMAX-enabled Portégé R700, Toshiba business professionals will be able to enjoy the benefits of having citywide connectivity at their fingertips."

Just in case you were wondering, WiMAX is currently available in 54 cities throughout the US, and is tipped to make an appearance in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Minneapolis, New York and Pittsburgh before the year is over. The Portégé R700 will tip the scales at a mere 3 pounds, measuring an inch thin while running on Intel’s latest Core family of full-powered processors accompanied by an ExpressCard slot, an eSATA/USB combo port with Sleep-and-Charge, a built-in DVD SuperMulti drive and Webcam. You will be able to pick up the WiMAX-enabled Portégé R700-S1332W for $1,699 while the Portégé R700-S1322W is more affordable at $1,349. Sounds like it is pretty expensive, but you can’t really complain too much where business-oriented models are in the picture, eh?

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Mattel’s Sonic Slam for indoor tennis

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 11:57 AM PDT

For some reason, it really is hard to talk about Mattel’s Sonic Slam without comparing it to a certain gamine console by Nintendo that rhymes with Me.

Perhaps it is because Nintendo has several virtual tennis games like the one on WiiSports, or various virtual table tennis games that I have played.

I suppose that this Sonic Slam is designed for those who just have to play the game of tennis indoors. Sonic Slam is a pair of stringless rackets that have built-in motion sensors as well as speakers so you can play with an invisible and intangible ball.

So the game is all about swinging at a certain time after hearing a certain sound. Then the other player hears the same sound, and then sends it back. Think of it as what would happen if two mimes were to play tennis.

Sonic Slam also has some other interesting games, like playing a single match against the wall, or even hot potato. It also has a great assortment of flashing lights and some cartoon sound effects.

I wonder if Mattel is planning Sonic Slam for other sports, such as baseball. I could see this motion sensor and speaker technology easily being applied to a bat.

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Kensington ClickSafe Keyed Twin Laptop Lock

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 11:41 AM PDT

Whenever you’re out for work at a place with free Wi-Fi connectivity, you will probably need to practice holding your bladder since you wouldn’t want to leave your notebook lying there just like that while you spend a good five minutes answering the call of nature. Well, there are other less torturous methods to keep your place at the local cafe, and the Kensington ClickSafe Keyed Twin Laptop Lock might just be the ticket for you. Retailing for $69.99 a pop, it will deliver dual one click lock heads that offer a trio of rotational degrees of freedom which can be attached to hardware in a single step. You won’t need to have employees insert a key or follow multiple steps, since there is also a master key version available for the same price. No longer do you have to worry each time you leave your notebook on the table in a public place, and it is convenient around to tote around in your notebook bag without bogging you down.

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See this Underground Skyscraper Concept

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 11:35 AM PDT

Some of you might remember when we reported on the Vivos Underground Shelter Network allows for some serious surviving in style. I found that this concept could even be better than that.

This particular project is known as “Above Below” from Matthew Fromboluti. His proposal is a building that drills 900 feet into the ground, an “underground skyscraper”, for lack of a better term.

The designer sees this self-sustaining community being built in a now-abandoned 300-acre wide Lavender Pit Mine, which is essentially a giant hole in the ground in Bisbee, Arizona. You will note the windows that let in the sun so trees and other plants can be grown underground.

If nothing else, what you are looking at is a lair for the next over-the-top James Bond villain. You know, for those Roger Moore ones, not the more realistic Daniel Craig flicks. Yeah, you will probably never see Daniel Craig in this environment at the end of a James Bond film, but I can easily see Roger Moore or even Pierce Brosnan trying to evade the head villain or his henchmen in this underground forest, while the subterranean skyscraper blows up in a spectacular explosion.

Yes, this certainly looks like a nice place to live, if you have to live underground. Definitely better than Zion from those Matrix sequels.

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Bigtrak Jr offers big fun in small form factor

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 11:34 AM PDT

Here’s something that you might want to check out – the Bigtrak Jr programmable vehicle that allows you to release stress after a particularly long day at work simply by “driving” it around the home. Those who spent their childhood during the 1980s will definitely know of the Bigtrak, as this space rover thrilled kids and adults in their household back then, the Bigtrak Jr intends to bring back those nostalgic memories for their young progeny. Retailing for £29.99 a pop, this desktop version will deliver all the functions of its larger sized predecessor. Not only that, Bigtrak Jr will also be accompanied by a cool 'memory save' function that enables you to write programs and save them for use sometime down the road. In addition, its 'active accessory port' will accommodate various forthcoming accessories such as a webcam and foam rocket launcher.

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Transformers Battle Ops Bumblebee

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 11:09 AM PDT

I know that this reveals my age, but I was too old of a child to play with Transformers by the time they were released in 1984. I realize that shows my maturity, but, in my defense, I am probably revealing my immaturity as I reveal that I enjoyed playing with Battle Ops Bumblebee.

Let me start by congratulating the engineers of these toys. I mean, they really packed a lot into this robot toy, but that also made it quite complicated.

I am sort of ashamed to admit this, but it took me over an hour to fold up this robot into the Camaro, and that was with an attempt to follow the instructional pictures. I swear, this thing is as puzzling as a Rubik’s Cube. I’m sure you’ll have to help your kid out with this one.

There is something else that you should know if you are a parent. When this toy is in Camaro mode, it has a portion of its waist that will drag along the floor. It could potentially scratch up a tiled floor.

The toy makes some cool sounds at the touch of a button. For example, you can flick the gun to hear the sound of transforming, and, when you put on the “game face”, you can hear the sounds of shooting. The vocals sound completely stupid to me, like when it says “No one can stop Bumblebee”. Man, that wasn’t even in the movie, the good one or the horrible sequel.

This Battle Ops Bumblebee is slated to be a big ticket toy item this Christmas. It can be purchased now at Amazon, but it has a different name of Cyber Ops Bumblebee.

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