Gadgets Blog

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

• Looks like another Nintendo Wii Knock Off - Engadget 
• Apple Grants Vodaphone iPhone Deals in 10 Countries - Machines that Go Bing
• NES Coffee Table Controller - Technabob
• Native Orb App Brings Live TV to your iPhone - Gizmodo
• HTC Diamond vs. Apple iPhone - Shiny Shiny
• Check out the new screenshots for SOCOM Confrontation - Kotaku
• Russia’s Zubr is the world’s largest Hovercraft - Naval Technology
• Architect’s home is less than 8 feet wide - Treehugger

And this week in the Smarter Gadgets Blog we talked about:

• Epson Deal: Save 25% off Select Epson Papers
• The Time Burton Batmobile is on Sale on eBay
• Crutchfield Savings: Save $25 off Purchases of $150
• AT&T Now Offering Free Wi-Fi Hot Spots for iPhone
  

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

• This robot has one purpose: to drink urine - Impress via 3yen
• Wii Fit Arrives in Europe, hits US on May 19 - Engadget
• Wii helps Nintendo to a $2.5 million profit - New York Times
• Spike Lee and Nokia to make movie out of cell phone footage - Nokia Productions
• The 8 GB iPhone and iPod may have reached it’s end, at least in the UK so far - The Register
• LED pillow clock wakes you up with light, not sound - Technabob
• Super-Geek! Buy your own Bat Signal - Oh Gizmo!
• 3G iPhone is going to Italy and Australia - Machines that Go Bing!
  
• F1/Carbon GMT Concept Watch - Ubergizmo

And this week in the Smarter Gadgets Blog we talked about:

• Crutchfield Saving: Take $20 off $100 Purchases
• Earth Day Celebration: Eco-Friendly Appliances
• Sony Savings: Save $40 on a Sony DVD Player
• Dutch Cyclists Want Airbags on the Outside of Cars
  

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

• Russian scientists propose dome cities to protect from Nukes. Should recruit Paulie Shore - Gizmodo via DangerRoom
• Dell Crystal LCD is not so good - Maximum PC
• Velco Massage Pants get to those hard to reach places - Wired
• Ergoskin Orthopedic Underwear prevents you from becoming a hunchback - DVice
• Powerbook becomes desktop mac - Technabob
• Chinavision comes up with the 7-inch Wii LCD monitor - Engadget

And this week in the Smarter Gadgets Blog we talked about:

• Sony Savings: Save 10% Off Refurbished, Clearance Products
• Wii Fit to Coming to the US. To be Priced at $89.99
• Dell Savings: Save 20% off Dell XPS 630 Desktops Over $1699
• Naked Case by Case-Mate is Thin and Protects Your iPhone
  

For those of you video game fanatics who have been avoiding the treadmill while awaiting the arrival of the Wii Fit to come to the U.S., will wait no more.

Nintendo has announced that the new Wii Fit will arrive into U.S. store May 19th and will be priced at $89.99. And for those of you in New York City area, the first 1,000 customers who pre-order Wii Fit with a $5 deposit at the Nintendo World store in Rockefellar Plaza, will get a limited edition Wii Fit with a reproduced Shigeru Miyamoto on it. Wow. I’m speechless. (Please note the sarcasm)

For those of you not familiar with Wii Fit, it comes with 40 yoga, aerobics, strength training and balance activities. 

For more information on the Wii Fit, go to www.WiiFit.com. 

To see the Nintendo Wii on Smarter.com, click here.

Source: Kotaku

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

• A hint at what’s to come in the next version of the iPhone - Engadget
• Play Where’s Waldo on Google Earth - Telegraph
• Steel Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 is coming to the US - Kotaku
• The ChaserBow Wiimote for the archery players - Gizmodo via ChaserBow
• Ben Heck’s PS3 laptop hits the streets - Technabob
• Official Franklin electronic Scrabble game - Coolest Gadgets
• Flexible stand for the iPod Touch or iPhone - OhGizmo
• Puzzle alarm clock requires you to finish puzzle before turning off alarm - Urban Trend

And this week in the Smarter Gadgets Blog we talked about:

• Dell Savings: Save $300 on all Dell XPS M1730 Laptops
• Watches Sell for $300,000. Wait? They Don’t Tell Time?
• HP Savings: Save 10% on Televisions at the HP Home Store
• Two Women Demonstrate their Lightsaber Skills
  

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

• All-in-one washing machine and toilet. Do all your cleaning in one….sitting - Gizmodo
• Apple MacBook and MacBook Pro Get Upgrades - The Gadget Blog
• The ultimate Xbox 360 arcade controller - Technabob
• PS3 gets a steel color with Metal Gear Solid 4 launch - Kotaku
• Rockit coaster at Universal Studios, Orlando to tape your ride - Engadget
  

And in Smarter Gadgets we talked about:

• Facebook to Launch an Instant Messaging Service
  
• Sony Deal: Save $400 off a 52″ Sony Bravia HDTV
• Refurbished Apple iPhones on Sale at AT&T for Cheap
• Wii Games Deal: Buy 1Wii Game, Get 1 $20 off at Toys R Us
• What Happens When the Alarm Goes Off at the Gas Station

The only issue I have with video games these days is the price. I understand that if you want great entertainment and fun, you have to splurge a little, but for the little guys out there, $60 goes a long ways. But I guess sometimes you just have to suck it up and not let the kids eat for week.

Right now at Toys R Us, they are having a great deal where when you buy one Nintendo Wii game at full price, you get another for $20 off. And they aren’t just on the crappy games either.

For instance you can get:

Super Smash Brothers Brawl - click here

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - click here

To take advantage of this Wii video games deal at Toys R Us, click here.

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

• Live mobile TV for your Apple iPhone and iPod Touch through Wi-Fi -Tech Radar
• Eyelid stickers allow you to sleep at work - Neatorama
• Knight Rider inspired iPhone coming soon - Gizmodo
• Nerf Blaster launches darts and plays the Wii controller - Crave
• AT&T Centro to be released next week - Engadget
• A new way to advertise…on an escalator - Comunicadores

And in Smarter Gadgets we talked about:

• Save $225 off Dell Inspiron Notebooks $999 and Over
• Time Travel Coming in April
• Save $300 on a HP Pavilion Desktop $999 and Up
• Indiana Jones 4 Trailer
  

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

• Coming Soon: Scan your money at home then send and deposit at a bank - New York Times
• Is the writer’s strike over? According to Michael Eisner it is - CNBC
• Check out this bionic, chameleon truck - Yanko Design
• Namco Blames Nintendo Wii for Arcades Closing - Joystiq
• Nintendo files Wii Accessory patent for everything - Engadget via Nintendo Wii Fanboy
• The $6 Million Kipnis Home Theater - Gizmodo

And in Smarter Gadgets we talked about:

• Save $300 on a Dell Inspiron Laptop
• Chicks Dig Guys with a Slick, Hip Wearable Desk
• Bigger is Better: 16 GB iPhone and 32 GB iPod Touch
• Save $500 on a Customized HP Pavilion Notebook
• Split Up this MP3 Player for Valentine’s Day
• Dell’s Crystal Display is in its Own Class
  

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

• High School kid builds a wooden bicycle - Neatorama
• Apple iTunes video rentals last longer than 24 hours - Macworld
• NASA to go from space shuttles to brain surgery? - i09
• Toyota’s new system looks out for sleepy eyes - Jalopnik
• Wiimote complete sports package - Gizmodo
• Double amputee walks again with the help of Bluetooth - CNN

And in Smarter Gadgets we talked about:

• Save $300 off HP Pavilion Notebooks $1199 and Up
• PlayStation 3 to be Released in Ceramic White Color
• Get $200 off an 80-hour TiVo Series2 DVR
• Best Buy Sold Infected Digital Frames, Still No Recall