Acid green! Plasma blue! Who knew that cheese came in all these
colors? Yes, color us jaded, because the whole stuff-lighting-up trip
just kinda leaves us cold. We always thought that being hypnotized by
shiny objects was a mark of low status on the evolutionary totem pole.
And in a mouse, all this glo-glo action seems especially weird – you
don’t have eyes in your hands, right?

Well, when we look
past the cornball flash, we grudgingly admit that this Razer
Diamondback Gaming Mouse has more going for it than gimmickry. That
1600dpi resolution, for one thing. The 7 programmable buttons and
on-the-fly sensitivity adjustment, for two more. And if the reviews are
to believed, it’s as responsive to your movements as a Congressman from
Alabama is to James Dobson.

We wanted to laugh at the Razer
Diamondback Gaming Mouse, to dismiss it and its luminous peacockery.
Turns out the thing actually works pretty well. Now, if only those
lights came with an OFF switch…

Warranty: 90 days

Specifications:

• 1600dpi optical sensor
• Seven independently programmable buttons
• On-The-Fly Sensitivity™ adjustment
• Always-On™ mode
• Ultra-large non-slip buttons
• 6400 frames per second (5.8 megapixels per second)
• 16-bit ultra-wide data path
• Up to 40 inches per second and 15g of acceleration
• GlowPipe™ non-slip side rails
• Ergonomic ambidextrous design
• Zero-acoustic Ultraslick™ Teflon feet
• Gold-plated USB connector
• Seven-foot, lightweight, non-tangle cord
• Approximate size: 129mm (length) x 63mm (width) x 38.5mm (height)

System Requirements

• Windows 2000 / XP / X64 / Vista
• Available USB port
• CD-ROM Drive (for drivers)
• At least 35MB of hard disk space (for drivers)

Her body thrilled as she ran her fingertips gently over the HP Pavilion
Notebook PC’s smooth keys. It was not the handsomest computer she’d
seen—no, the Apple store in the city was full of pedigreed laptops clad
in the most current housings—but, like the wealthiest boys in her class
at Yale, the senators’ sons and scions of industry, those fancified
Macs held no deep appeal to her.

Sure, it was somewhat
exciting to be seen with one around town, to prompt the whisperers to
wonder to each other “who’s the girl with the Mac?” But after a few
afternoon outings, she had found herself longing to cast off that role
like a beautiful but uncomfortable gown.

Ultimately, the
social striver in her lost out to the homegrown romantic. She knew what
kind of a computer she wanted to spend her days with, and she knew
they’d spend them in the humble coffeehouses nearer the middlebrow
neighborhood of her childhood. This Pavilion could find a place there.
It was a hard worker, she knew, and an 80-gig hard drive bespoke its
predisposition toward self-improvement.

So it was
refurbished. So what? She had a history too, but what did any of that
matter from now on? They could make a life together, she knew. This
Pavilion, it had something special inside it. Something that pulled her
to it like the moon tugs at the seas. Something she trusted. Something…
Intel.

Warranty: 90 Days

Features:

• 1.6GHz Intel Centrino Mobile Technology featuring Intel Pentium M Processor 725A
• 2MB L2 Cache
• 1024MB 333MHz DDR System Memory (2 Dimm)
• 2048MB Memory Max
• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900
• 128mb shared Video Memory
• 80GB 4200 Hard Drive
• DVD Plus/Minus R/RW and CD-RW Combo Drive with Double Layer Support
• 15.4 inch WXGA High-Definition BrightView Widescreen (1280×800) Display
• Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition + Service Pack 2
• High speed 56k modem
• Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
• Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 802.11BG WLAN
• Altec Lansing speakers
• 101-key compatible & 2 Quick Launch Buttons
• Touch Pad with dedicated vertical Scroll Up/Down pad; HP QuickPlay Music and DVD Buttons
• 1 ExpressCard/54 Slot (also supports ExpressCard/34)
• 1 Type I/II 32-bit card bus (also support 16-bit)
• Dimensions 14.11”(W) x 10.15”(L) x1.32”(min) / 1.67”(max)(H)
• Weight 6.5lbs

External Ports

• 4 Universal Serial Bus USB 2.0
• 1 VGA (15-pin)
• 1 RJ-11 (modem)
• 1 TV-Out (S-video)
• 1 RJ -45 (LAN)
• 1 Expansion Port 2 connector
• 1 headphone-out
• 1 microphone-in
• 1 IEEE 1394 Firewire(4-pin)
• 1 Consumer IR (Remote Receiver)

Security

• Kensington MicroSaver lock slot
• Power-on password
• Accepts 3rd party security lock devices

Power

• 65W AC adapter
• 6-Cell Lithium-Ion (43Whr)

Multimedia:

• Sonic Digital Media Studio
• InterVideo WinDVD Player
• InterVideo Home Theater
• HP Quick Play
• Microsoft Windows Media Player

In the box:

• Laptop
• Power Cable
• HP Mobile Remote Control
• User’s Manual
• Software and Recovery CD

A child bounces a ball on a brilliant green lawn. Some grain spills
from a chute into a truck. An old person turns and smiles with a
twinkle in his or her eye. There’s a new spirit in America. A spirit of
hope. A spirit of sharing. A spirit of vague generalities and
sentimental pandering. That’s the Mustek spirit, and it blows as hard
as the winds of freedom buffeting our land.

This spirit comes to life in the Mustek MDC-532Z Digital Camera. You can see it in the 2.5” TFT LCD
display. You can feel it in the 5.2MP optical sensor and the 3X optical
zoom. That moist thumping sound you hear is the heart of America
beating. With an injection of Mustek MDC-532Z, it’s beating stronger than ever. Long may it wave.

Warranty: 90 days:

Features:

• Total Resolution – 5.2 Megapixels
• Optical Zoom – 3x
• Display Screen – 2.5” Active Matrix TFT Color LCD
• Lens Type Focal Length: 5.4 – 16.2mm
• Batteries – 1 x Li-Ion Supported
• Interfaces/Ports – 1 x USB, 1 x Video Output, 1 x DC Power Input
• Effective Resolution – 5.0 Megapixels
• Viewfinder Type – LCD
• Internal Memory – 16MB
• Flash Modes – Auto Flash, Flash OFF, Fill Flash, Red-eye Reduction
• Dimensions – 2.2” Height x 3.56” Width x 0.9” Depth
• Total Resolution – 5.2 Megapixels
• Storage Media – 1 x Secure Digital (SD) Card Supported
• Digital Zoom – 4x
• Weight – 0.28 lb
• Image Formats – TIFF, JPEG
• Video Formats – ASF
• Audio Formats – WAV

A sunny summer day. Timestamp: 06 JUL 1997 2:37
PM. A little girl in one of those kiddie swimming pools with flexible
sides, a couple of feet deep. “Daddy, come in the water.” Daddy hoists
a leg, mugs for the camera, side-flops in. The side of the pool
collapses. Daddy and daughter are borne out into the yard on the
resulting wave. Oh, the looks on their faces, the confusion and terror.
You watch it again and again. And again.

You don’t care
anymore what America thinks the funniest home video is. You found it
one Sunday evening. And with your Direct TV/Tivo Remote DTV36, you can replay it over and over. And over.

Don’t
let the name fool you. It works with series 1, 2, and 3 TiVos, whether they’re Direct TV models or not. At this price, put one in every
room. Or use them on pranking missions, crouching outside the homes of
your friends and neighbors and controlling their TiVos as if by magic.
If you get caught and your DTV36 remote gets confiscated or destroyed, big deal. You’re only out 99 cents.

You
weren’t there on that magical July afternoon in 1997, wherever “there” was.
But you’ve got the next best thing: the right episode on your TiVo, and
the right remote in your hand. So relive it, in slo-mo and reverse and
sped-up, with the push of a button, again and again.

And again.

Warranty: 90 Day Woot

Specifications:

• Model: DTV36
• Number of Buttons/Switches: 36
• Programmable and Learning: Programmable
• Color: Black
• Top Button: Direct TV
• Live TV Button: Yes
• TV Power Button: Yes
• Four-Directional Round Pad: Yes
• Thumbs Down and Thumbs Up Buttons: Yes
• Mute Button: Yes
• Record Button: Yes
• Volume UP / Down Toggle: Yes
• Channel UP / Down Toggle: Yes
• Play Button: Yes
• Rewind Button: Yes
• Fast Forward Button: Yes
• Pause Button: Yes
• Slow Button: Yes
• Instant Play Button: Yes
• Skip to Tick / 30-Second Skip Button: Yes
• 0-9 Number Buttons: Yes
• Clear Button: Yes
• Enter / Last Button: Yes
• Info Button: Yes
• Guide Button: Yes
• Window Button: Yes
• SAT / TV Switch Button: Yes
• Exit Button: Yes
• List Button: Yes
• Ratio Button: No
• TV Input Button: Yes

Hey, you might need this: instructions for setting up this remote.

Oh, how the children laughed at the thousands of shining balloons
rolling across the ground! Red ones, blue ones, green ones, gold ones,
balloons shaped like hearts, balloons shaped like poodles, balloons
shaped like men passing out because they ran out of air while blowing
up thousand of balloons, it was a wonderful day to be young! And thanks
to the Vector VEC255 AirpPro Compressor & Inflator Kit, the balloons kept coming. With a professional heavy-duty 260 PSI air inflator (the sort of thing you could use on tires or rafts, maybe) and a cordless rechargeable battery pack, the Vector VEC255 AirpPro
Compressor & Inflator Kit can be taken anywhere that air needs to
be compressed. Also included is a 15” air inflator hose and nozzle set,
just in case. Imagine all those smiling faces that day. It was like a
carnival! A celebration! An veritable exaltation of exhalation! All
thanks to the Vector VEC255 AirpPro Compressor & Inflator Kit.
Warranty: 90 days

Features:

• Professional, heavy-duty 260 PSI air inflator
• Cordless, rechargeable battery pack
• Corded 12V DC power pack
• 15″ air inflator hose
• Adapter nozzle set

“On behalf of His Majesty the
King of England, I bid you greetings,” intoned Ambassador Wilcroft, his
salutation echoing through the opulent court of the Emir. “May the
friendship between our two sovereign monarchs ever remain as sweet as
rose-water and as enduring as the camel.” Rather purple stuff, Wilcroft
admitted, but if such flattery would win the all-important
peacock-feather concession for British merchants, he was happy to spout
it.

After a suitably regal moment of pause, the Emir exhaled
tiredly and rolled his eyes. “Yeah, yeah, as enduring as the camel.
Whatever you say. The point is, you’re here for a piece of that peacock
action, am I right? Well, John Bull, I don’t know how they do things in
Swindon, but round these parts you gotta pay to play, you get me? What
have you brought for your old buddy the Emir?”

“I’m
pleased you’ve asked, Your Emirality,” Wilcroft burbled through a stage
smile. “May I present to you a selection of the finest works and
produce of the Empire? A full tea service of Sheffield plate metalware,
complete with tea from Madras and sugar from Jamaica. One dozen
Birmingham rifles, with ivory inlays from the elephants of Tanganyika.
A robe crafted from wallaby hides -”

“Whoa, whoa, whoa,” the Emir brusquely waved a hand. “Save it, guv. Teapots? Wallaby skins? Sugar? I’ve got
sugar. I’m lousy with tea. The dozen rifles were a nice thought, but I
roll pretty deep as it is. You don’t get to be Emir without packing a
little heat, you know? Thing is, it’s not looking like we’re going to
be able to do business together. Sorry you came all this way and
everything, but you know how it goes.”

Wilcroft’s ruddy
face drained white, his mouth flopping open like a fish’s. “B-but, I-I
don’t understand. Have the Russians made a better offer?”

“Heh, heh. Yeah, you could say that. I wasn’t too wild about the Tsar’s stooge, but when he whipped out the Logitech Wireless USB Music
System for PC, I was all like ‘Sign me up!’ See, it lets me stream my
mp3 collection from my computer to my home stereo, or to anything else
with RCA inputs. Its Bluetooth wireless
capabilities are truly fit for a badass such as myself, and the remote
lets me control volume, track selection, all that. For an absolute
monarch like me, that’s a deal-maker. Almost made it worth enduring
that Russian emissary’s breath. I’m telling you, you never smelled
anything like it. It was brutal.”

Wilcroft panicked, his
mind racing. What on Earth could the Emir possibly be talking about?
Had the power of his position destroyed the man’s mind? He made a
mental note to ask His Majesty’s spies in Moscow what “mp3 collection”
might mean, and frantically attempted to salvage the negotiation.

“Your
Emiritude, if I may,” he started, tentatively at first, “I remind the
court that personal computers are still decades away, perhaps a
century, perhaps more. By such time, the Czar may have a stranglehold
on the peacock-feather trade throughout the region, at which time
Russia may well decide that they can manage nicely without any Emirs
between them and their objectives. I ask you, Your Emirency -”

“Oh,
no. No, no, no,” the Emir interrupted with a half-smile. “You’re not
killing this high for me. Not only do I have total control of my
domain, I also have total control of my music collection thanks to the the Logitech Wireless USB Music
System for PC. And there’s
no way I’m giving that up for a couple of popguns and a tea set. We
done here or what?”

Warranty: 90 days

Features:

• Fill your room with music
• Enjoy full control of your PCs music library from anywhere in the room
• Wireless range extends up to 330 feet
• 2.4 GHz operating frequency
• USB transmitter
• Connect it to any type of speaker system
• Works with your existing media player software
• No need to switch players
• Supports all music formats
• Use it with your home stereo
• Music Anywhere wireless technology
• Easy to Set Up
• Control your music from your listening room with the included remote control

Track control buttons work with any media player that supports multimedia keyboard commands, including (but not limited to):

• Windows Media Player 9 (and higher)
• Musicmatch 9.0 (and higher)
• iTunes 4 (and higher)
• RealPlayer 10 (and higher)
• WinAmp 5 (and higher) 

Package Includes:

• USB wireless transmitter for PC
• Music receiver for stereo system
• Receiver AC adapter (100 – 240V ~ 50/60 HZ, .01A)
• Remote control
• Stereo RCA interconnect cables
• Software CD
• Quick start guide

Please don’t tell us you’re still choogling along with some
jalopy-grade 802.11b wireless system. Please don’t tell us you opened
up your desktop computer so you could install some wireless-networking
antique from the Ari Fleischer era. And please, please don’t tell us
that your network is still connected by (giggle) wires.

What? Are you kidding?

Well,
then, you need this US Robotics USR5420 802.11g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter.
There is no simpler way to bring 54Mbps wireless connectivity to any
computer of your choice, desktop or laptop: simply retrieve one of
these teeny portable dongles from your watch pocket, fanny pack, or
ankle holster; cram it into a free USB port; log on to your wireless
router; and frolic, carefree and effervescent, across a dreamscape of
wireless networking.

Oh, and…about your little problem? Don’t
worry – as long as you buy these US Robotics USR5420 802.11g Wireless USB 2.0
Adapters, we’ll keep that between you and us.

Warranty: 90 Day Manufacturer

Features:

• Complies with IEEE 802.11g 54 Mbps and 802.11b 11 Mbps wireless standards
• USB 2.0 & USB 1.1 compliant
• Client-based configuration software for easy configuration for less technical end-users
• Profile Manager for automatically connecting to frequently accessed wireless networks
• 64/128 bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) Data Encryption
• Wireless VPN pass-through support
• Complies with IEEE 802.11g 54 Mbps wireless standard
• Emission Type: Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS)
• Operating Channels: 11 Channels (US, Canada); 13 Channels (Europe –ETSI)
• RF Output Power+16 to 18 dBm
• Media Access: CSMA/CA (Collision Avoidance) with ACK
• Sensitivity (Minimum receive level): -80 dBm
• Antenna Type: Built-in single dipole antenna; 2dBi maximum gain
• Data Rates 54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6 Mbps auto fall back 802.11g mode
• Data Rates 11/5.5/2/1 Mbps auto fall back 802.11b mode
• No need to open the PC to install, no tools needed.
• SB powered (no power supply needed).
• Profile Manager for automatically connecting to wireless networks you commonly use.
• Includes 54g+ technology for up to 25% better performance.
• Multiple layers of security protects your data from hackers: WEP 64, 128-bit encryption, TKIP, VPN Transport.
• Great compatibility to work with all 802.11g and 802.11b wireless products.
• Greater range and better coverage than conventional USB wireless products.

In the box:

• US Robotics 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter
• Installation Map (U.S./Can) or Multi-Language Quick
  Installation Guide (Europe)
• Installation/User Manual CD-ROM
• USB Cable

“Hi, Helen. Is Bob in there?”

“Mr. ParaUniversalLineBros is out of the office just now, Mr. Wellesburg. Can I help?”

“Maybe, Helen, Maybe. I’m looking for some information on a Philips Power Sentry Theatre Director.”

“Everybody’s talking about him these days, Mr. Wellesburg.”

“I understand he did a picture with you a few years ago.”

“Yes,
sir, he was a dream to work with. He was always very stable when we
needed battery backup during power outages, and was especially good
with high performance home entertainment equipment.”

“That’s the kind of thing I like to hear.”

“Plus,
and I don’t know if I should be telling you this, Mr. Wellsburg, but he
had five NEMA 5-15P input connections and ten NEMA 5-15R Surge
Protection output connections. I saw them all one night at one of Mr.
ParaUniversalLineBros’ parties, when the bubbly really got flowing.”

“Helen, you devil! I promise that’s our secret.”

“Let
me get his file for you. He’s also good with isolated noise filtering,
voltage regulation, data line protection – he’s got an RJ-11 2-Way
Modem/Fax/DSL splitter and a Co-axial Video/Cable protection battery –
and he has an LCD display. Plus his recharge time is 90% in less than
six hours. I’ve made you copies of everything.”

“Says here he
even has a limited lifetime warranty through the manufacturer! Helen,
you’re a miracle. This Philips Power Sentry Theatre Director fella
sounds like exactly what I need to head up my all-lobster version of
Cats. Tell Bob we’re still on for lunch tomorrow?”

“You’re already on the calendar, Mr. Wellesburg. And, Mr. Wellesburg?”

“Yes, Helen?”

“When you see that Philips Power Sentry Theatre Director… could you remind him what my phone number is?”

Warranty: one year

Features:

• Single unit that provides battery backup during outages and delivers pure, stable power for high performance AV.
• The preferred choice of power protection for high performance home entertainment systems
• H Type Power Conditioner combines surge protection, isolated noise filtering, and voltage regulation.
• Eliminates stress on component power supplies
• Eradicates EMI/RFI and voltage fluctuation as a source of AV signal degradation
• Protects equipment from damaging surges, spikes, voltages fluctuations, and lightning.

Output

• Output Connections: Ten (10) NEMA 5-15R (Surge Protection)
• USB: Yes

Input

• Nominal Input Voltage: 120V
• Input Frequency: 50 or 60 Hz +/-10% (auto sensing)
• Input Connections: NEMA 5-15P
• Cord Length: 8 feet ( 2.4 meters)

Surge Protection and Filtering

• Surge energy rating: 4520 Joules
• EMI/RFI Noise rejection (100 kHz to 10 mHz): 80 dB
• Dataline
  protection: RJ-11 2-Way Modem/Fax/DSL splitter with protection (four
  wire dual lines), Co-axial Video / Cable protection

Battery

• Type: 12V 9Ah X 1
• Backup Time: 9min @ 50% load
• Rechage Time to 90%: < 6 Hours
• Surge energy rating: 3000 Joules
• Display type: LCD DISPLAY

Physical

• Net Weight: 26.0 lbs. ( 11.8 kg)
• Dimensions: 3.46×17 x 12.75 inches HxWxD

Environmental

• Operating Environment: 32 – 104 °F (0 – 40 °C)
• Operating Relative Humidity: 0 – 95%
• Operating Elevation: 0-10000 feet (0-3000 meters)

Conformance

• Regulatory Approvals: UL 1778, CSA-C22.2 No. 107.1
• Standard Warranty: Limited Lifetime
• Equipment protection policy: Lifetime, $500,000

The Mustek MDC-830Z 8.1MP Digital Camera has a 2.5 inch LCD
screen that’s brighter than the posters at B3ta. The 4x optical zoom AF
lens with 3x digital zoom is more sensitive than Metafilter. The 32MB
gives you more memory than a Fark poster. The ability to create MPEG4 makes you more skilled than the average Wikipedian. And the included USB cable will let you transfer more files than The Pirate Bay. Grab a Mustek MDC-830Z 8.1MP Digital Camera before Anonymous moves in. Ok, talk to you later!
Warranty: 90 days

Image Capture Device:

I am a nocturnal creature; daylight pains my sensitive eyes. My
pallid skin is unaccustomed to the baking sun. Only enveloped in the
shroud of darkness am I at home.

Nearly invisible, I prowl
the shadows of Paragon City between dusk and dawn, wreaking terrible
justice about the head, neck and shoulders of any who would prey upon
the weak.

Bursts of illumination! Gunfire! The Outcasts! For
a few short moments, my world lit by strobe. The deadly, chaotic tango
of close-quarters combat unfolds in a confused cacophony of screams,
small-arms fire and the sounds of breaking bone. I make short work of
my attackers, and acquire an enhancement for my troubles.

Once
again, all is darkness—except for the dim, blue glow of my Razer Copperhead Gaming Mouse, painting once side of my face in
cerulean chiaroscuro. I catch a glimpse of my reflection in the
half-filled glass of Mr. Pibb that sits atop my PC tower, and smile a
cruel smile.

The night belongs to StankFinger666! Leaping over a fence, I vanish from the scene without a trace.

Warranty: 90 days

Features:

• 2000 DPI Laser Engine Powered by Razer Precision
• 1000 Hz Ultrapolling with 1 ms response time as compared with 125Hz/8 ms response time used by other conventional gaming mice
• 32KB Onboard Memory Powered by Razer Synapse
• 7
  independently programmable buttons optimized with Razer’s Hyperesponse
  technology for ultra tactile button feedback and maximum
  actions-per-minute (APM) game play
• Zero-Acoustic Ultraslick Teflon feet
• 16 bit data path, as compared to 8 bit and 12 bit data paths used by other conventional mice
• High speed motion detection, up to 45ips and 20g / Over 7080 frames per second
• Always-On
  mode pioneered by Razer – the laser engine sensor never powers down to
  provide instantaneous response at all times during game play
• Award winning Razer drivers featuring On-the-Fly Sensitivity DPI adjustment pioneered by Razer
• GlowPipe non-slip side rails
• Ergonomic ambidextrous design
• Ultra large non-slip rubber coated mouse buttons

Specifications:

• Optical Sensor: 2000 DPI Laser Engine
• On Board Memory: 32KB
• Response: 1000Hz Ultrapolling with 1ms Response Time
• Data Channel: 16bit
• Buttons: 7 Programmable
• Dimensions: 5.04” x 2.5” x 1.54” (L x W x H)
• OS Requirements: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP

I remember when I was eight, my mother told me the story of the
magical bee that followed Mozart around Vienna, no matter where Mozart
tried to hide. “Mother,” I said. “What about to the toilet?” and she
glared at me as she heaped lambchops on my plate. I never had a Philips
WACS57 Wireless Music Center & Station. I
had a basset hound. We named it Lord Alberto Von Batman The Fifth. Lord
Alberto Von Batman could never play my CD, CD-R CD-RW, MP3-CD or WMA-CD like the Streamium. I was resentful.

The
only thing in the house with an 80 GB hard drive was the family skunk,
and a skunk does not have wireless streaming with Direct Content access
to artist album or playlists. Although that skunk did try, bless it’s
heart. And it did support ID3 tags. Lord Alberto Von Batman chased it into a river one summer’s day. It never returned. The Philips WACS57 Wireless
Music Center & Station is a slot loader. You could move your whole
CD collection that way, and use the multiple playback modes to listen
to it in exciting new ways. I can fit a whole potato in my mouth.

The Philips WACS57 Wireless
Music Center & Station can record an mp3 at 128 or 160 and allows
wireless streaming from PC via UPnP. It has an Analog AUX
in and Line-out, plus Ethernet, Digital coaxial out and Digital optical
out. And a two way remote control, like the one I attached to the swan
that summer in Paris. No one ever figured out how a swan won a cake
baking competition. The Philips WACS57 Wireless Music Center & Station is wall mountable. What’s that, scarecrow? The scarecrow says four AAA batteries are included. Isn’t he the nicest scarecrow?

Warranty: One year Phillips

Features:

• Store your entire CD collection on a 80 GB hard disk and listen in every
  room.
• Just connect to your current sound system and music can finally follow you
  wherever you are in the home.
• Easy navigation with the Remote Control with LCD
  display
• Unlimited listening pleasure – wirelessly
• Wireless streaming between Music Center and Station(s)
• Multiple user access streams to up to 5 stations streaming
• 80GB hard disk to store and playback up to 1500CDs
• Wireless streaming from PC via UPnP
• Easy navigation and control
• 2-way Remote Control for user friendly navigation
• Direct Content Access to artist, album or playlists
• Music Follows Me: take your music with you from room to room
• Music Broadcast for simultaneous playback to all Stations
• Expandable – Add 4 additonal Wi-Fi Stations 

Specifications:
 
Audio Playback

• Compression format: PCM, MP3, WMA
• Playback Media: CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3-CD, WMA-CD
• Disc Playback Modes: 99-Track Programmable, Next/Previous Album Search,
  Next/Previous Track Search, Repeat/Shuffle/Program
• Hard Disk Playback Mode: Album, Genre, Playlist, All tracks, Same Artist,
  Same Genre
• Hard Disk Streaming Mode: Wi-Fi streaming to 5 stations, “My Room, My
  Music”, “Music Follows Me”, “Music Broadcast”
• ID3-tag support
• Loader Type: Slot
• MP3 bit rates: 8-320 kbps and VBR
• Sample frequencies: 8-48 kHz (MP3), 16-48 kHz (WMA)

Audio Recording

• Audio file format: MP3
• Bit rate: 128, 160 kbps
• Recording Media: HDD
• Recording speed: 1 x, 4 x

Storage Media

• Hard Disk Capacity: 80 GB

Connectivity

• Rear Connections: Line out, Digital coaxial out, Digital optical out, AUX in
• Wireless connections: Wireless LAN
• Wireless Universal Plug & Play: Enabled
• Other connections: Ethernet
• Antenna: FM Dipole
• Audio cinch in: Analog AUX (Center/Station)
• Audio cinch out: Analog Line-out (Center)

Convenience

• Backlight
• Backlight color: White
• Digital Content Management: DMM software included
• Eco Power Standby: 1 watt
• On-Screen Display languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian,
  Spanish
• Remote control: 2-Way LCD display remote control
  (Center) Card type remote control (Station)
• Signal strength indication
• Wall mountable / Ceiling Throw: Wall Mountable for Station

Dimensions

• Carton dimensions (WxDxH): 472mm W x 220mm H x 416mm D
• Master carton weight: 5.25 kg
• Product dimensions (WxDxH): 360mm W x 70mm H x 325mm D (Center) 45mm W x
  145mm H x 172mm D (Station)
• Set weight: 4.1kg (Center) 0.8kg (Station) kg

In the box:

• Music Center
• Music Center Remote
• Station
• Station Remote
• Cat 5 Network Cable
• Connect to Your PC Guide
• User’s Manual
• Mounting Bracket
• Antenna

Internet people know: you just can’t have enough add-ons. Wouldn’t a
Death Star be a little better with phasers? Or what if Iron Man also
turned into a race car that could drive a Voltron Lion with telepathy?
Or what about if Reed Richards’s astral form moved into the body of a
cyborg Superman that also had a handful of Green Lantern rings and
worked for an alien warlord? Okay, maybe that last one was a stupid
example.

Anyway, this is the sort of logic that brings us the wonderful Razer Pro|Type Keyboard with iPod Dock, Media Controls and USB Hub.
The Razer Pro|Type Keyboard by itself is a nice piece of typing
cheesecake. It is programmable, so all those special keys on the side
can handle all your one-touch requirements. But it also allows up to
ten different profiles that can be autoswapped on the fly, so you could
have one named “Programming” and one named “Cyberchat” and one named
“The Cake Is A Lie” and one named “Pizza Zombie” and basically never
have to leave the computer again, except to get the door when the pizza
zombie shows up with your dinner. Also the keys are ultra touch, which
is the sort of poetic way Gertrude Stein would describe them had she
ever known the sensual joy of typing out “omg brb”.

The
Razer Pro|Type Keyboard also includes a line-out jack, which is ideal
since it has an iPod dock built in. This removes the need for your iPod
cable, freeing up precious desk real estate as we stand on the cusp of
a housing crisis. And you can listen to your tunes!

While
you listen, sync and charge your iPod, typing happily without cease,
you also will be able to use the Razer Pro|Type Keyboard’s two
convenient USB ports and the gold-plated USB
connector (for maximum conductivity, don’t’cha’know). This powerhouse
of efficiency also includes Media Hot Keys, giving you instant access
to important media programs. And you get two iPod adaptors just to wrap
it up.

We might never get to see what it would be like if
Batman was a half-paladin multiclass bard-illusionist that flew his
Spelljammer to Athas, but the Razer Pro|Type Keyboard with iPod Dock,
Media Controls and USB Hub will make you feel better than seeing Manimal fight the lizards from V for control of Automan’s programming.

Warranty: One year Razer

Features:

• iPod Dock: Synchronize and charge your iPod easily
• 10 Customizable Profiles: Configure keyboard profiles according to your needs
• 10 Programmable Keys: Switch Profiles and launch applications with a touch of a button
• Ultra Touch-sensitive keys: For enhanced and more precise key response
• On-the-Fly Profile Switching: Auto swap keyboard profiles upon program detection
• Multimedia Hub: Includes line-out and 2 USB ports for convenient connection to your peripherals
• Media Hot Keys: Provide one-touch access to media programs

In the box:

• Razer Pro|Type Keyboard
• User’s manual and Driver disc
• Two (2) iPod adaptors

A few weeks ago I saw a bunch of kids dressed in skinny piano ties
and off-the-shoulder neon blue dresses and thought “That’s great, class
is coming back to fashion”. Then they asked me for candy and I
remembered what day it was. But the 80’s won’t ever die. Not when I’ve
still got all these videotapes of Saturday Night’s Main Event.
Thankfully I’ve got the Honestech MY IPTV Anywhere Deluxe & VHS to DVD Software.

The software lets me convert VHS to DVD,
so finally my kids will believe me when I say Adam Sandler was on a
game show years before Saturday Night Live. And it lets me convert
cassettes and LPs into mp3 files which is great, because my Level 42
Greatest Hits is about to snap, I play it so much.

The IPTV Anywhere Deluxe is just as great. It takes only analog signals, which is the way it used to be anyway, and supports USB 2.0 and Plug and Play. It works with standard cable tv, S-Video and AV, and even comes with the cables. And it uses MPEG-4 H.264 to give a tv quality broadcast that, after you plug it all up, lets you watch your tv anywhere. ANYWHERE. I can be at work pausing and rewinding MTV.
Not like they’re any good now, but they’ll figure it out soon. And when
they do, it’s an all Johnny Hates Jazz weekend in my cubicle!

Grab this Honestech MY IPTV Anywhere Deluxe & VHS to DVD Software and, my friend, you’ll KNOW where the beef has been!

Warranty: One Year

MY IP BOX - USB 2.0 TV/Video Capture Box

• Designed for analog signals/channels only
• Supports USB 2.0 Interface, the maximum processing speed 480M
• Supports Plug and Play
• Does not require additional power supply
• Supports Windows 2000 SP4 and Windows XP SP2
• Multi-Input: Standard RF(Cable TV), S-Video, AV
• Includes USB Cable and AV/S-Video combo line

Features

• Channel Changing & Surfing – Switch and search TV channels from outside your home or anywhere else in the world.
• PVR and Scheduled Recording – Pause and rewind live TV.
  Schedule and record TV programs with an intuitive Internet based TV programming tool.
• DVD Burning – Burn recorded TV programs onto a DVD with ease (DVD burner required).
• TV Quality Picture – MY-IPTV Anywhere utilizes the latest MPEG-4 H.264 giving a television quality broadcast.

System Requirements

• USB 2.0 Connection
• Operating system : Windows XP SP2
• Processor : Pentium IV 1.4 GHz or higher (Pentium IV 2.0GHz or higher recommended)
• Memory : RAM 128MB or higher (256MB or higher recommended)
• HDD : 2GB or more
• DirectX 9.0 or later
• Windows Media Player 6.4 or higher
• Internet Connection Required

Optional Requirements

• DVD Burner
• TV signal Splitter

Bonus in the Box: Full Copy of VHS to DVD Plus (Version 3.0)

Features

• Adjustable Recording Time
  Recording will be made for the duration of time you set. With one
  click, you can capture and burn it onto a media of your choice.
• Various Effects and Menu Creation
  Offers many different screen effects and filters, and lets you create your own menus.
• Convenient File Management
  Movie clips are managed in a File Pool for ease of viewing, editing, and deleting.
• Supports Most Burning Devices
  Supports CD-R/RW, DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW, DVD+RW DL.
• PSP and iPod Formats
  Convert captured video into MPEG-4 format that you can watch on your PSP and iPod.
• PDA or Mobile Device Format
  Convert captured video into WMV format that you can watch on your Windows-based PDA or mobile device.
• Audio Recording
  Record audio from cassettes, LP records, and video tapes and create MP3 files or audio CDs.
• Dual-layer DVD Supported
  Burn DVD movie on dual-layer DVD discs (Your DVD Writer must support dual-layer disc)

Watch video on new gadgets

• You can watch the captured video on Sony PSP, iPod, and other devices.

Music conversion

• Revive old music to new digital formats.
• Record audio from cassettes, LP records, or video tapes.
• Create MP3 files that you can play on MP3 players, PSP, iPod, or PDA devices.
• Convert cassette tapes and LP records into audio CDs.

System requirements

• Operating System: Windows XP Service Pack 2 / Windows Vista Ready (http://www.honestech.com/vista)
• USB 2.0 Host Controller/Port
• Processor: Pentium IV 2.0 GHz or equivalent
• Memory: 256MB of RAM
• Video Output: DVD,VCD, SVCD,AVI,WMV,MPEG-4
• Other:
  Composite (RCA) cable
  1. Audio cable (3.5mm to composite)
  2. Audio cable (3.5mm to 3.5mm)
  DirectX 9.0 or higher
  Windows Media Player 6.4 (or higher)
  CD Writer for VCD, SVCD
  DVD Writer for DVD

Say, is that a stylish twin neodymium speaker pod in your pocket, or
are you just glad to see us? Ha! Ha! Because—oh, its a tumor?

Really?

Oh. Well. Sorry about that.

You know, you should get the Saitek A100 MySpkr
Personal Stereo Speaker for your pocket on the other side. It has a
unique shape to maximizes bass and minimize distortion, and gives you
big stereo sound in an ultra-portable size.

And it’d… you know, even out your…

You
know, so you’d match on both sides. At least until you get that thing
removed. You should have it looked at, dude, is that Foreigner’s
“Double Vision” it’s playing? Nice bass response.

NOTICE:
If you trick the MySpkr into saying its own name backward, you banish
it to the 5th Dimension for a minimum of 90 days. Woot offers no refund
or replacement for items lost across inter-dimensional barriers.

Warranty: Two Year Manufacturer

Features:

• Designed for iPod® and MP3 players, MP3 mobile phones, handheld game consoles and laptops
• Active stereo speaker with tuned bass port
• Twin neodymium speakers deliver amazing sound quality
• Integrated stand for improved stereo sound projection.

Technical Information

• 3.5mm to 3.5mm audio cable provided (for connecting iPod® or other media player)
• Unique connector/stand for use with iPod® Nano
• 2.5mm to 3.5mm audio cable provided (for connecting a mobile phone)
• Battery level/standby indicator
• Integrated stand positions the speakers at 30 degrees to horizontal
• Requires 4 x AAA alkaline batteries
• Input socket for external 6 volts DC power, tip positive (Adaptor not provided)
• 12 hours battery life (at average volume levels)
• Switches on automatically when music is played, switches off automatically to boost
  battery life
• Durable scratch and dust-resistant casing

In the box:

• Speaker with Integrated Stand
• 2.5mm Audio Cable
• 3.5mm Audio Cable
• iPod Nano Stand
• Case
• User Guide

Hey, Hollywood: want a cheap, surefire hit? The kind of movie that
can spawn lucrative straight-to-video sequels until the angel’s trumpet
sounds? Bring back the madcap road comedy. You know, like Cannonball Run or Every Which Way But Loose.
Find a hunky but folksy aging male star for the lead (Mr. Swayze, call
your agent). Maybe convince him to grow a mustache. Then surround him
with an eager-to-work ensemble cast: Borscht Belt survivors, wacky
neighbors from failed sitcoms, a couple of buxom airbrushed airheads, a
country singer under the sad delusion that he could be a movie star,
Dom DeLuise. Write a script by drawing random hilarious situations out
of a hat, blow up a couple of Trans Ams, and eureka! You’ve struck
box-office gold!

Until then, we’ll have to reenact that
beloved subgenre in our daily lives with the Whistler 1773 Laser &
Radar Detector. It gives us 360-degree protection from X, K, KA, and
SuperWide radar bands, along with laser, SWS
and VG-2. So it’s coming along every time we’re fleeing down some dirt
road from a corrupt local sheriff, hoping that we don’t run into that
biker gang we ticked off, and mediating between the spunky but sexy
hitchhiker in the Daisy Dukes and our pet python in the back seat. In
other words, we’ll use the Whistler 1773 Laser & Radar Detector
every day for the rest of our lives.

Warranty: One year

Features:

• 360ø Total Perimeter Protection
• Full Feature with POP Detection
• POP Mode Detection
• Easy-to-Understand Real Voice
• Total Band Protection
• Text Display with Real Voice Alerts (Selectable Tones)
• Stay Alert
• Three (3) City Modes
• Tutorial Mode
• Includes Whistler Standard Features
• High Gain Lens
• Quiet/Auto Quiet Modes
• Vehicle Battery Saver (Selectable)
• Safety Warning System
• Setting Saver
• Patented VG-2 Cloaking Technology
• Quiet Mode – Quiet cancels audio during an alert and any new alert within 20 seconds.
• Auto
  Quiet – Auto Quiet reduces the selected audio level to level (1)
  approximately 5 seconds after a radar or safety radar signal is
  detected.
• Auto Quiet does not affect VG-2 or laser alerts.
• Press Quiet/Menu (before a signal is detected) to engage Auto Quiet.
• Once the Auto Quiet mode is engaged, you may cancel the audio alarm by pressing Quiet.
• Press Quiet (when the unit is not alarming) to cancel Auto Quiet mode.
• Alert Priority

Sign up for a year of TiVo service and receive a $170 rebate – the equivalent of getting this TiVo free, plus $45 towards your service contract.

Boy oh boy, this TiVo R54080 Series 2
80-Hour Digital Video Recorder could not come at a better time!
Finally, the networks have wised up and realized they don’t need
fancy-pants writers dreaming up boring old stuff like “plots” and
“dialogue”. Until they settle this strike – and we’re hoping it takes a
long, long time – we’re settling in for an all-reality, all-the-time
lineup. What better way to escape from reality? Here are just a few of
the great new shows that we’ll be recording, watching, pausing,
fast-forwarding, and rewinding with our new TiVo R54080 Series 2 80-Hour Digital Video Recorder:

• Dateline: To Catch A Double-Parker
• America’s Second-Funniest Home Videos
• 600 Minutes
• So You Think You’re Smarter Than The New All-Beef Cruncharito, Only At Taco Bell?
• Survivor: Indianapolis
• Dancing With The Scabs
• Let’s See If We Can Find Anything Good On YouTube
• Test Patterns Through The Ages
• America’s Third-Funniest Home Videos
• Stone Phillips Cocks An Eyebrow And Gazes Meaningfully Into The Camera For An Hour
• Extreme Makeover: Gender Edition
• Saturday Night Dead Air
• America’s Next Top Telemarketer
• The Office That’s Empty Because The Writers Are On Strike
• Come On, America, Make With The Funny Home Videos, We Got Time To Fill Here

Warranty: One year Tivo

Features:

• Award-winning features that automatically record your favorite shows-whenever they’re on
• A
  search engine to find and automatically record the shows that match
  your interests (by title, actor, director, category, even keyword)
• Easy
  home networking features that enable online services like Podcasts,
  Yahoo! Weather & Traffic, and local movie listings & tickets
  from Fandango
• Easy-to-use to-go features that let you transfer shows to your laptop or portable device, or easily burn them to DVD
• Scheduling last-minute shows from the Web
• Find
  everything you want in the world of broadcast and broadband television
  from TiVo with a single, powerful search. Have fun swiveling through
  the world of entertainment by clicking your way through an interrelated
  web of shows and content.
• Rather than burning a DVD
  the conventional way, and mailing it to family and friends, it’s now
  possible to share home movies by having a private TiVo channel of your
  own. Simply upload your video footage to One True Media, get a channel
  code, share it with friends and bingo – It’s on TV.
• Gets
  you every episode of all your favorite shows (minus the repeats). Just
  tell the TiVo service you like the Sopranos, and – bada-bing – every
  episode is there for you to see, whenever you want to see it.
• Into home improvement projects? Enter words like “KITCHEN REMODEL”
  and it works like a search engine to find programs, features, or
  anything at all to do with creating your dream kitchen. How great is
  that?
• Never miss a favorite movie or one-time-only program. Schedule last-minute recordings from the Web!
• Enjoy
  more than just TV with your broadband connection. Easily access
  Internet radio, podcasts, movie times & tickets, Yahoo! Weather
  & Traffic, and share digital photos. Plus, schedule last-minute
  recordings from the web… and much more
• With two or more
  TiVo® boxes you can enjoy Multi-Room Viewing-record a show in the
  living room and play it back in the bedroom – or vice versa.
• Leaving
  town? Take your shows with you! TiVoToGo™ offers unprecedented
  portability enabling you to transfer recorded shows from your TiVo box
  to your laptop or favorite portable devices.
• In the market
  for a new car? Planning your dream vacation? In search of the perfect
  dish? Product Watch, the newest TiVo service feature, can help. Just
  choose the products, services, or even brands that interest you and
  Product Watch will automatically find and deliver relevant video clips
  straight to your Now Playing List.

Specifications:

• Tivo service activation and minimum 1-year service plan required for rebate
• Early termination fee and other restrictions apply – see pdf
• Broadband internet connection or existing phone lines required to update TV listings
• Uses 80GB hard disk instead of video tape
• Automatic recording of favorite shows
• 2 USB expansion ports to allow viewing of digital photos & listening to digital music
• Includes easy-to-use remote
• Pause live TV
• Works with basic or digital cable, small dish satellite receiver, roof-top antenna & rabbit ears
• Requires TiVo® subscription
• 80 hours recording time

Inputs/outputs:

• Phone line – 1
• USB - 2
• Control out – 2 (serial and IR)
• A/V output – 2
• S-video out – 1
• A/V input – 1
• S-video in – 1
• Cable/antenna in – 1
• Cable/antenna out – 1

In the box:

• Tivo Series2 Model R54080
• Tivo remote w/ 2 AA batteries
• Serial control cable
• IR repeater
• Power cable
• Phone cable
• A/V cable
• Coax cable
• Phone line splitter

We’re not sure what iGo is referring to with the name “WallPower”.
Are they riffing on the idea of willpower, to say that with this device
you can power your mobile phone, Smartphone, PDA/handheld
and some Bluetooth-enabled devices at will? Or are they using rhyme to
evoke the term “wallflower”? Yeah, sure, the WallPower clings to the
wall when you plug it into a standard AC outlet. But isn’t that timid
image at odds with its go-anywhere, road-warrior ethic? Maybe they
weren’t intending “WallPower” as a reference to anything, just as a
catchy, descriptive name on its own merits. Problem is, it’s not that
catchy, or descriptive, or meritorious.

We give this
incoherent, lifeless product name a C-minus. At least iGo’s
product-design people are a little more on-the-ball than their
product-naming people. Weighing in at a mere six ounces, the iGo
WallPower 2000 is a single-adapter approach to your multiple-device
lifestyle. It includes 5 tips for LG, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung and
Sprint mobile phones, and to power other devices, you can go straight
to iGo for additional interchangeable iTips (sold separately – or
should that be iSold iSeparately?). The iGo WallPower converts regular
old AC power into the kind of juice your device thirsts after. And
nobody says you can’t call your two units whatever you want – we call ours “Conor”
and “Jerametrius”.

Warranty: 2 years

Features:

• Power at home or office from any standard
  wall outlet, allowing users to rapidly charge virtually all gadgets up
  to eight times faster than standard USB and trickle chargers
• Interchangeable power tips allow you to power/charge multiple devices with a single adapter
• Includes five iGo power tips for select mobile phone models, including: LG, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung and Sprint (other iGo power tips sold separately)
• Works with multiple gadgets including mobile phones, Bluetooth headsets, Smartphones, PDAs, MP3 players, portable gaming devices, digital cameras and more
• No need to buy a new adapter when upgrading your devices – compatible with the latest models
• 8 Watt continuous output
• Utilizes rapid charge technology for the fastest charge
• Take it everywhere; it weighs only 6 oz.
• Use only with A-series power tips
• Over-voltage, over-temperature short circuit and surge protection
• Retractable Outlet Blades
• International Plug Inserts Available Separately from iGo
• AC Input: 100-240 VAC; 0.3A; 50/60 Hz
• Output Power: Up to 8W continuous
• Dimensions: 2.98” x 2.05” x 1.04” (75.69×52.07×26.42mm)
• Weight: 6oz.(l70.10g)
• Cord Length: 6’(1.86m)

Package contents (x2)

• iGo wall power adapter
• Five tips for mobile phones – A00, A01, A03, A10, A44

Dear Love Brute:

I’ve been in a stable,
loving relationship with an iPod for a couple of years now. He’s
good-looking, easy to get along with, a good provider of entertainment.
But, honestly, things are getting a little boring, a little
predictable. I’ve even found myself looking longingly at Zunes and
iRivers online – just looking, not buying…yet. I don’t want to cheat,
but I also can’t see myself being happy with the same old thing for the
rest of my life. Since I lack the basic intelligence and courage to
make my own decision, I need you to tell me what to do.

Yet Another Wandering Nymph

Dear YAWN:

You
minx. What I should do is reach through the Internet and slap you silly
for lying to me. You say you don’t want to cheat on your iPod, but then
why the secret imaginary trysts with the other leading brands? Why
write me at all?

But rather than break up yet another lousy
marriage, I’ll say this: you owe it to your iPod to explore all the
options before you give up on this relationship. Maybe he’s as bored as
you are.

So let me suggest a little media aid. It’s called the Keyspan TVI-200C
TuneView Remote for iPod, and it just might blow your minds. Ever
fantasized about connecting your iPod to stereo speakers? Connecting
your iPod to your TV? Charging your iPod from an AC outlet? The
TuneView makes it all possible. And if you’re into the whole top/bottom
scene, you can control your iPod from anywhere in the house, with an LCD screen right there on the remote.

It’s
not for everyone, especially if you don’t have much storage space: the
TuneView includes a universal iPod dock, the aforementioned 2-way RF
remote, a USB power adapter, audio and USB cables, and selected dock adapters. But before you go running into the arms of another MP3 player, spend a little intimate time with the Keyspan TVI-200C TuneView Remote for iPod. I can’t think of any better way to turn ho-hum into ho-hot.

The Love Brute

Warranty: one year

Features:

• 
  TuneView for iPod provides a new wireless way to manage your music
  throughout your house or office.
• 
  TuneView for iPod consists of a universal iPod dock, 2-way RF remote
  with color LCD screen, a USB power adapter, audio and USB cables, and
  selected dock adapters. 

• Connect the iPod to a stereo or powered speakers using the line out jack
• Connect the iPod to a TV using the S-Video jack
• Charge the iPod from an AC outlet using the USB Power Adapter
• Browse and control the iPod from around the house with LCD remote

• The TuneView dock may also be used to sync an iPod with a PC or Mac.

• The TuneView Remote is unlike any iPod remote you’ve used before.
  It features a color LCD screen that enables you to remotely view the
  contents of your iPod — and it currently supports four languages
• Both the TuneView dock and TuneView remote are USB devices that can
  be updated via a firmware download (just like an iPod). Over time we
  will release firmware updates that add new capabilities to TuneView.

Dock Connectors:

• Play/Pause
• Audio line out
• S-Video out
• USB Sync/Charge (mini 5 pin)
• Dock features “universal well” design
• Remote features 1.4” (diagonal) CSTN display
• Remote and dock communicate using 2.4 Ghz RF signal at distances of 150 ft or more

Buttons on Remote:

• Play/Pause
• Menu
• Volume Up and Volume Down
• Track Forward & Track Back
• Up Arrow & Down Arrow
• Wizard (The Wizard button is a context dependent button that puts useful functions at your fingertips)

Contents:

• iPod dock
• LCD Remote
• USB Power Adapter
• USB cable (USB A to USB B mini 5 pin)
• Audio cable (3.5mm stereo to dual RCA)
• Dock Adapters for iPod mini, iPod (20GB, U2), iPod with color display (20GB, 30GB, U2)
• Two AA batteries for remote

I met her at a web page that I frequent
Where I sometimes buy things that I like to get
Like a headset
A Steelsound 3H Professional Gaming Headset

The copy said “lightweight and folded” yet
I was worried about the plug that I’d find on the end of my
Headset
And what sort that I’d get
A Steelsound 3H Professional Gaming Headset

Well, I’m not the world’s strongest Warcraft vet
But they say the sound is optimal as it can get
For a headset
Steelsound 3H Professional Gaming Headset

It has an omni-directional microphone
So you can talk to other gamers and not feel alone
on your headset
Steelsound 3H Professional Gaming Headset
I bet you want this headset

Well, it folds up nice and hides away
The bass is just perfect most people say
And the cable anyone can see
Isn’t even a bit like USB
It’s 6 and a half feet end to end
And the 3.5mm plug my friend
Is on the headset
The Steelsound 3H Professional Gaming Headset
Head head head head headset

We looked on the form
We asked all our reps
We got down on our knees
We sliced up a wheel of farmstead cheese

And that’s the way that you’re buyin’ it, jack
These over-the-head Binaural ear cup black
Steelsound 3H Professional Gaming Headset
That’s what you will all get

It’s not USB and we’re sure this time
So don’t think there’s a chance that you’ll be surprised
About these headsets
Steelsound 3H Professional Gaming Headset
Wish I did the podcaaaaaast

Headset
Steelsound 3H Professional Gaming Headset
Head head head head headsets

Headset
Steelsound 3H Professional Gaming Headset
Don’t you know it’s name yet

Warranty: One year

Features:

• Foldable/collapsible lightweight gaming headset
• Retractable uni-directional microphone system
• Comfortable to use, easy to transport
• Developed in cooperation with professional gamers
• Strong bass for optimal in-game sound projection
• Optimized for RTS and MMO games
• 40mm SteelSound SunDancer(LCP) Units

Technical Information:

• Connectivity Technology: 6 1/2 foot cable with 3.5mm Plug
• Sound Mode: Stereo Output
• Frequency Response Earpiece: 10Hz to 27kHz
• Earpiece: Over-the-head Binaural Ear-cup
• Driver Type: 40 mm

Microphone:

• Microphone Type: Retractable Boom
• Frequency Response Microphone: 50Hz to 18kHz
• Microphone Sensitivity: -40 dB
• Pickup Pattern: Non-directional microphone system

In the box:

• Headphones

Is there anything sadder than your dreary, soul-killing job in that
ugly gray, windowless office? We say yes, definitely, and here it is:
The same job, in the same office, with the Screen Dreams Living Beaches
Screensaver on your monitor.

In theory, the imagery of
sun, surf and sand lets you escape in your mind a little bit, imagining
you’ve disappeared from your white-collar prison and into a Corona ad
come to life. In practice, though, all it’s gonna do is highlight the
dispiritingly stark contradiction between your rather unimaginative
idea of paradise and the dismal, shabby cell you occupy instead.

Seriously, there’s only way this DVD
is going to do anything to your spirits other than depress them
further—and that’s as part of a multisensory experience that also
includes mounting sun lamps on your office shelves and drinking four or
more piña coladas per workday. But shoot, don’t take our word for it;
buy it and try it.

Warranty: 90 Days

Features:

• Easy-to-Use
• Continuous Play
• NTSC Format Only
• Dolby Digital Audio
• Natural Sound Effects
• Soothing Soundtracks
• Vivid Picture Resolution
• A Great Sleep Aid
• Realistic Animated Video
• 3 Scenes on Every DVD
• 93 Minutes of Content on this DVD
• Play Music, Sound Effects, Both, or Neither
• Designed to Reduce the Possibility of Screen Burn
• A Vibrant Alternative to a Turned off TV
• Play Any Scene Individually or All 3 Together

In the box:

• DVD

Hey, sorry to get all sales-y on you for a minute, but we can’t always
help it. Once in a while a product just gives us the ol’
cootchie-cootchie-coo in that very ticklish but oft-neglected
gadget-fanboy region of our brains. And wouldn’t you know it! Here
comes the amazing little Samsung Q1 Ultra-Mobile PC, clutching a great
big fuzzy feather.

This ain’t no PDA. This ain’t no SmartPhone.
This ain’t no foolin’ around. The Samsung Q1 (once known under the
mysterious codename “Origami”) gives you a complete and total, full-on,
rootin’-tootin’ personal computin’ experience, wherever you are - and
you could be anywhere. The Q1 is a super-petite five-and-a-half inches
by one by nine. Seriously. This is some oh-the-places-you’ll-go action,
right here.

But don’t underestimate it: There’s 40 GB of storage
space in that svelte chassis for your work files, MP3s and whatever.
With standard Ethernet, wireless and Bluetooth capabilities, you’ll be
good and connected. There’s even a twin array microphone for VOIP
calls. I know, right?

Play movies, photos and music (without
even starting windows). Combine the three-button pad with eight-way
stick for PC gaming. Watch video in more formats than you can shake a
stick at without tiring out your stick-shakin’ arm. The on-board
speakers provide audio that’s as crisp and clear as early November in
Northern Michigan. Back before global warming.

Use the “virtual
keyboard” feature on the pretty little seven-inch touchscreen, or
connect an external keyboard and mouse when you have time to settle in
for a while, in your hotel, or the conference room. The Q1 may be
PDA-small, but you’re on a real computer here, son.

That’s
right, short of… oh, 3D gaming—this feisty featherweight can do most
everything its big brothers do, yet it weighs less than two pounds
soakin’ wet. (Note: Do not soak the Q1.)

Warranty: 90 days

Features:

• Combines the capabilities of a PDA, Personal Media Player, tablet PC and storage device into one sleek and stylish device
• Weighing just 1.7 lbs and at 1″ thick - the Q1 is the world’s first Ultra Mobile PC
• Features a 7″ Wide format touchscreen LCD display with Auto Scaler button for toggling the screen from 800×480 to 800×600 and 1,024×600 resolutions
• Features
  Windows XP Tablet Edition - XP Pro and XP SP2 with tablet
  functionalities added - for rich features and advanced security on the
  go
• AVS Now (multimedia Instant On) lets you enjoy your favorite movies, music and photos without booting up Windows
• Wireless 802.11g and b networking built in, as well as Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
• Array microphones let you make internet (VoIP) calls as well as tap into the voice recognition capabilities of XP Tablet Edition
• Easy to use, easy to carry — at work, home or on the go
• Browse the Internet and check your mails with Microsoft® Internet Explorer
• 4W speakers provide crisp and clear audio

Specifications:

• 900MHz Intel Celeron Mobile ULV (Ultra Low Voltage)
• 512MB RAM DDR II SDRAM (400mhz)
• 40GB 4200rpm hard drive
• 10/100 Ethernet
• WiFi 802.11g/b
• Bluetooth 2.0
• Input Device: 3 button pad, 8-way stick, Touch-screen
• Graphics Processor: Intel GMA 900
• Mainboard: Mobile Intel 915GMS Express
• Data Bus Speed: 400 MHz
• Microsoft® Windows® XP Tablet Edition 2005
• 7” WVGA (800×480) display (scales to 800×600 and 1,024×600 resolutions)
• Dimensions: 5.5” x 1” x 9”
• Weighs 1.7 lbs

Interfaces:

• 1 x headphones – output – mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
• 2 x USB - 4 pin USB Type A
• 1 x display VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub
• 1 x network – Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX – RJ-45
• 1 x microphone – input – mini-phone 3.5 mm
• 1 x CompactFlash Card slot

Box Contents:

• Samsung Q1 UMPC
• Standard Battery
• 110/220v AC Adapter & Power Cord
• Carrying Pouch
• Samsung Q1 Getting Started Guide
• Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 User Manual
• 3 System Restore Disks (Requires External Optical Drive)

You have your Zune, but it just looks so… drab! And so unsafe, who will protect your music from the elements? Enter the Belkin F8M031 Zune
Kickstand Case. Made of microfiber and leather, as well as a plastic
screen cover, the Kickstand Case will keep your Zune as safe as
Altamont and as secure as the gates of Woodstock. The stylish black and
mustard combination will make it feel like you’ve got a rock and roll
cheeseburger in your jacket pocket as you take advantage of the unique
design to prop and view your Zune. Who says Microsoft can’t be
fashionable?

Warranty: Lifetime Belkin

Features:

• Microfiber and leather case with built-in kickstand made to carry an MP3 player.
• Kickstand allows hands free viewing at adjustable angles.
• Ensures access to all ports
• Protects your screen with clear cover
• Detachable belt clip is included.
• Compatible with Microsoft Zune MP3 player
• What’s in the Box: Belkin F8M031 folio kickstand case and warranty information.

The iRobot Roomba Discovery SE - Model 4220 is as adorable as that cute chubby hedgehog that was in the daily UK papers this week. Now, it’s generally not Woot’s policy to link to outside sites, just like it’s not the iRobot Roomba Discovery SE - Model 4220’s policy to leave any dirt behind. It handles carpets and hard floors in an ongoing
quest to keep your house as clean and respectable as our happy little
website, even having two Virtual Walls that can be programmed to keep
your Roomba out of off-limit areas. But every so often our editors go to bed, just as the iRobot Roomba Discovery SE - Model 4220 will sometimes automatically return to its Home Base to recharge. And when that happens, we can get away with a little more. So if you happened to figure out what words to type into
Google to see that specific hedgehog, well, how could it be our fault?
You’re the one that did all the hard work to find the link all by
yourself, just like the loyal and faithful iRobot Roomba Discovery SE -
Model 4220 will clean your house without ever asking for anything but a
plug and maybe a little backup if it runs into the cat.
Warranty: 1 year

Features:

• Active Dirt Response: Roomba senses and finds dirt. Once dirtier
  areas are detected, Roomba automatically increases the intensity and
  focus of its cleaning.
• Cleaning Intelligence: Just push a button and Roomba automatically
  calculates how long it needs to work to clean your entire room.
• Advanced Power System: Roomba has a microprocessor controlled
  charging system that provides up to 120 minutes of cleaning power, It
  recharges its battery in 3 hours, 60% faster than the original Roomba.
  With the Advanced Power System, Roomba can clean up to 4 rooms before
  charging.
• Proprietary Cleaning System: Roomba’s high efficiency vacuum has a
  wide cleaning path, 2-times more powerful suction and counter-rotating
  agitators to rea