Gadgets Blog » 2007 » December

It was a slow week because of the holidays, but here is what happened in news and sports blogs around the Net:

• Napster takes an annoying 30 minutes to cancel account - Boing Boing
• A guard for your car bumper? It exists and it’s called the Bumper Badger - Coolest Gadgets
• A Shark Gun for your Nintendo Wii - Kotaku
• Expect LCD TV prices to fall dramatically in 2008 - Ubergizmo
• Amazon.com’s Best of 2007 List - Business Wire
• T-Mobile to waive activation fee for new customers until 12/31/07 - Gizmodo
• Bluetooth headset stops a robbery in-process - United Press International
• Kid opens a Playstation 3 from EB Games on Christmas, gets a phone book - Engadget via Fox News

Watch the clip here

And in Smarter Gadgets we talked about:

• Save $200 on a Dell Inspiron Notebook
• Uniden MaxTrax GPS to include Radar Detector

I haven’t heard much about this except from what I happened to catch on Gizmodo this morning, but it looks like Uniden is going to have a GPS/Radar detector built into one device. Apparently there will be a version of the Uniden MaxTrax GPS system that is going to have a built-in radar detector.

So for those of you who have a heavy foot and want to be able to know where you’re going and where that cop is hiding on your GPS, you don’t have to wait any longer. Apparently Uniden is going to combine their long history of making radar detectors with their new introduction into the GPS market.

Not much is revealed about how the GPS will spot cops or traffic lights or whatever, but when I find out, I’ll be sure to update you.

Until then, keep it under 100 if you can.

Source: Gizmodo via Uniden

Christmas may be over, but it doesn’t mean that you can’t still save on laptops!

If you missed out on some of the holiday shopping deals, Dell has this laptop coupon that is good until after the New Year. Save $200 today on a Dell Inspiron notebook priced at $899 and over. If you can pick up a notebook from Dell for around $800, you’re getting a pretty cheap laptop with all the great features that they have to offer.

Enter in the code X21$35FPTXHQTB during checkout and it’ll apply the discount for you instantly.

The offer expires January 3, 2008 so you still have some time to catch this offer.

Click here to go to Dell.com.

A quick recap of gadget news and blogs around the Net:

• Original Knight Rider car up for sale on eBay - MSN News
• Air France testing in-flight cell phones - Ubergizmo
• Ram Wing 100 Yacht by Levi Designs will have a submarine - Gizmodo via Born Rich
  
• Keep your mattress hot or cold - Gearlog
• Check out the Carina implantable hearing aid - Engadget
• Want to see what’s behind you? Cerevellum bike rearview monitor - Be Sportier
• Win cash by entering in Kotaku’s Kommenting King Kontest - Kotaku

And in Smarter Gadgets we talked about:

• Save 15% off all orders at SIRIUS Satellite Radio
• Pay GameStop on the 21st, get a Nintendo Wii in January
• Save $200 on a Dell XPS M1330 Laptop
• I am Batman! The Dark Knight movie trailer
• Disposable shoes stick to feet, keep them clean
  

Are you the type of person who likes to march around barefoot, but hate getting your feet dirty.

Well, even if you’re too lazy to put some slippers on or clean your floors, these new little disposable soles are just for you.

These Disposable Shoes by Jun-Soo Choi are made with premade stickies and come in a ready to step on container. So all you do is step on one and away you go. These things are not only good for hygiene, but they also protect your feet from whatever danger might be on your kitchen floor.

Here’s another idea. If you’re worried about keeping your feet clean, how about taping some Swiffers to your feet and popping on a little Footloose by Kenny Loggins and make like Kevin Bacon and scrub them floors!

I’m just throwing that out there.

To check out disposable slippers on Smarter.com, click here.

Source: Yanko Design

So this week I contributed to the $77.2 million that I Am Legend made in its opening weekend and I recommend everybody to go see it. It was a good flick. But most importantly in the trailers, I got a glimpse of The Dark Knight. For those of you who haven’t seen it yet, I had to post it. The only thing now is that I have to wait until next summer to get my Batman and Joker fix.

Source.

Today is the last day you’ll be able to save on any Dell XPS M1330 notebook priced at $1399 and over.
If you’re familiar with the XPS laptop, then you know that they sometimes can run a bit high, but at the same time they’re pretty nice notebooks.

For instance, this XPS M1330 is priced at exactly $1,399 and comes with:

• Windows Vista Home Premium
• Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
• 250 GB Hard Drive
• CD/DVD Burner
• 3 GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667 MHz
• 2.0 Megapixel Webcam

Just enter in the coupon code 7D425SNMDPQF3N during checkout and the savings will be applied instantly.

Hurry, the deal expires today.

Click here to go to Dell.com.

As everyone knows, the Nintendo Wii is in hot demand and nearly impossible to find for the holidays. But if you’re willing to shell out the cash and wait an extra month to get one, then your moment has come.

GameStop is offering a one day promotion on and only on December 21st called the Wii Certificate Program, that allows you to walk in the store and pay for your Wii and get a certificate in a customized DVD case that states you can come back January 25th and pick up your new Nintendo console.

At this point this seems to be the best deal out there, so if you’ve got the $250 bucks, I’d suggest you suck it up and go down there first thing in the morning and reserve your Wii. The hard part will be trying to convince little Timmy that Christmas doesn’t come until January 25th and not in December.

Source: Kotaku

Tired of the same, old radio stations and annoying commercials?

Well then maybe it’s time to start listening to satellite radio.

Right now and until the end of the year, you can save 15% off any order from SIRIUS Satellite radio.

From portable radios to car stereos, everything is up for grabs. For instance, check out this holiday special.

Apply the coupon code CM15 and save on this Sportster 4 Dock and Play and vehicle kit which is already marked down to $49.99 from an original price of $119.99. Sounds like a good deal to me.

Check out this deal and more, but hurry. The offer ends December 31st.

Click here to see it on Smarter.com.

Click here to go to SIRIUS radio.

A quick recap of gadget news and blogs around the Net:

• Nintendo losing over $1 billion from Wii shortages - New York Times
• The name is Bond, James Bond. Ring doubles as microphone - Boing Boing
• Top 10 Worst Gadgets of 2007 - Popular Mechanics
• Do you want fries with your McBook? - Wired
• Give the gift of Terminator 2 - Gizmodo
• Thieves hijack truck carrying 1,000 boxes of Rock Band - Engadget

And in Smarter Gadgets we talked about:

• Save $200 on a 42″ refurbished Philips LCD HDTV
• Make an iPhone/iPod Touch stand from a dollar
• Time Magazine’s Top 10 Video Games of 2007
• Microsoft giving away Vista in exchange to watch you.
• Gift Idea: Original Nintendo controller backpack
• Save $200 on a Philips 42″ plasma HDTV
• Celebrate Christmas with Bill Gates