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Fuzing your music and video mobile entertainment, the SanDisk Sansa Fuze 8 GB Video MP3 Player allows you to enjoy a day’s worth of your selections with with 24 hours of battery life (5 hours video viewing) and up to 2,000 song capacity.  It’s complete with a digital FM radio with 40 presets and a 1.9-inch color screen for your video and photo viewing.  Very portable, this San Disk is slimmer than its predecessors and has the familiar wheel-style control pad.

The built-in microphone can be used to record interviews, lectures, or personal notes, hook up the USB, and then transfer the files to your PC.  The 8 gig memory can be expanded via the microSD/microSDHC slot.  The built-in rechargeable lithium-polymer battery is charged through the USB connector.

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Yes, You have come to the right place!  This is the Smarter Gadgets Blog and not the Smarter Fashion Blog.  But don’t these sunglasses look really hot?  With the release of these fashion forward sunglasses, Trispecs has completely changed the way we think of our basic Blue tooth headsets.

Who does not want to protect their eyes with a pair of cool designer glasses in summer?  But how do you pair it up with your head set for cell phones and MP3 players?  Thanks to Trispecs we don’t need to discard one for the other.  We can have all the three actions happening at the same time!  How?  It has STEP labs patented noise elimination technology akin to that used for US Defense projects built right into the sunglasses along with stereo and call controls.  The STEP software uses advanced algorithms to separate the voice on the phone from unwanted background noises like the wind, traffic etc and eliminates them to provide unprecedented voice clarity and also stereo sound from your portable music player.  All this without any cumbersome and ugly looking wires!  The buttons for controlling the volume, voice dial and music controls including Play/Pause, Fwd and Back are hidden strategically behind the glass frame.  The device is switched on and off by retractable ear buds that can be hidden behind the ear when not in use.  The lenses are made of spherical polycarbonate with high-impact resistance and UV protection to 400 nm and are RX compatible.  It comes in cool shades of black, white, silver, blue, red and gold and can be purchased from TriSpecs Store for $199.99 to $224.99.

Let this be the last deal you take advantage of during 2008.

If you’re still one of those who is lugging around that bulky CD player case, then you should make getting an mp3 player one of your New Year’s resolutions.

Expiring December 31st, 2008, this Sony deal will allow you to save 50% off an 8 GB Walkman Video mp3 player from Sony Style.com. Store up to 1,850 songs or over 40 hours of video on this mp3 player.

Enter in this Sony Coupon Code for the deal during checkout: WLKMN50

To check out more Sony deals and coupons, click here.

To go to Sony Style, click here.

Dare to be different and not jump on the Apple iPod bandwagon, well maybe this mp3 will interest you. If the Sony brand doesn’t draw you in, then maybe the $40 Sony coupon we have will.

Right now we’re offering this Sony coupon code that will let you take $40 off a Sony 8 GB NWZA-818SLV mp3 player when you buy it at the Sony Style online store. With the coupon, your price will only be $169.99. Not bad for an mp3 player that can hold up to 5,000 songs, up to 30 hours of video and a 2″ LCD screen. Not to mention, it looks pretty slick as well.

Just enter in this Sony coupon code during checkout: WALKMAN40

Just be sure to use this coupon before it expires on May 31st.

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To buy this mp3 player at Sony Style, click here.

Knock of even more savings off your purchase when you shop at the Philips Direct Store.

By using the coupon code HOLIDAYDIRECT, you can instantly take 10% off any item in the store. From HDTVs to MP3 players and home theater systems, everything is eligible for the discount.

But this offer doesn’t last much longer, so hurry. The coupon expires December 6th.

Click here to go to the Philips Direct Store.

Word of advice: don’t listen to your iPod if there is any lightning nearby.

According to a study, listening to your iPod or any electric device that requires headphones can put you at serious risk of getting struck by lightning.

According to an article published today in the The New England Journal of Medicine by Dr. Eric Heffernan, holding metal objects close to your head, like a cell phone, or wearing headphones in a storm, can put you at serious risk of being struck by lightning.

And even if you’re not directly close to where the lightning strikes, you’re in danger.

Just ask the then, 37-year old man who was jogging with his iPod when he was hit by a side flash from a nearby tree that was struck two years go.

The flash reached out and zapped him, sending the man flying eight feet and left him with second degree burns on his chest and leg. In addition, he ruptured both ear drums, dislocated the tiny bones in his ears that transmit sound waves and broke his jaw in four places. The injuries left him with permanent hearing damage.

A similar injury happened to another person last July, when the now 18-year-old man was struck by a similar side flash. But this time, there wasn’t even a storm in his area, but rather some miles away.

While he was mowing his lawn listening to his iPod, a nearby tree was hit by lightning. The side flash reached out and zapped him unconscious, rupturing his ear drums and giving him severe burns.

So, I guess what this doctor is saying don’t stick things to your head that are metallic when there’s a storm outside. You could go deaf.

Source: The New England Journal of Medicine, Newsday.com
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