AA USB Flash Drive Battery

We’ve seen batteries that can be recharged over USB but the AA USB takes this concept a step further adding a 4GB flash drive to the battery so that you can keep your data with you and power your battery eating gadgets.The AA USB is the size of a standard AA battery with a built in 4GB flash drive that pops out of the “-” end of the battery for data transfer and charging.Unfortunately right now the gadget is just a concept so you can’t buy one, but if you like the idea you can take a closer look over at Yanko Design. We’ve seen batteries that can be recharged over USB but the AA USB takes this concept a step further adding a 4GB flash drive to...

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How To Fix ‘User Profile Service Failed to Start’ In Windows 7 (Quick Tip)

Say you boot up your Windows PC one morning and happen to see the User Profile Service Failed to Start error message when you try to log in?The User Profile Service service failed the logon. User profile cannot be loadedFirst of all, this is not a good sign, it means your user account is probably corrupt. A number of factors can contribute this, such as a software program you recently installed or driver or your computer was not shut down properly. Since we likely know why, we need to at least find a way to get into the account and recover our personal files.If there is another user account on the computer, then you can try logging into that...

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Kids May be Tech Experts, But They Can’t Tie Their Own Shoes

Go ahead and marvel at how fast kids pick up on the iPad and can whiz around the computer, but if you’re from the older generation you’ll be happy to know that you are still one step ahead of today’s tech savvy youth — well as long as you can tie your own shoes.A new survey of 2,200 mothers by AVG found that while today’s children are quickly gaining the technology skills and know how that will shape their future person to person interactions and career paths, kids aren’t learning life skills.While I’m not ready to say that computer games are the root cause behind fewer kids learning how to swim or ride a bike, the results below may cause you...

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HP Pavilion dm1z (with AMD Fusion) review

We mean this with no disrespect to Lenovo, but when you first lay eyes (or hands) on the incredibly attractive IdeaPad U260, it's pretty hard to believe that it was made by the company. Sure, the Chinese laptop manufacturer has always had a certain knack for creating very powerful and well-rounded ultraportables, but "drop-dead gorgeous" isn't exactly how we'd describe systems like the Lenovo IdeaPad U160, Edge 11, or ThinkPad X301. The U260 is indeed a total 180 for the company, and it's one of the most dapper and svelte laptops we've seen in a long time -- there's no question about it, its magnesium-aluminum alloy shell, leather palm rest,...

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Contour GPS helmet cam review

Helmet cameras have now achieved the pinnacle of HD recording: 1080p. If you have the cash, a head, and a pastime worth filming you have a few choices for full HD extreme POV recording. So what's a little lid-mounted recorder to do for its next trick? If you're Contour it's to add a positional sensor and the letters G, P, and S to your product and create the ContourGPS. It lets you not only record your extreme antics but also how fast you were going when you were partaking in them, plus a lot of other information. And, more promisingly, there's a suite of hardware updates here, some paving the way to letting you use your smartphone as a viewfinder....

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iPad 2 Announcement Coming on Feb.9 – iPad 2 Release Date Announcement

Earlier today we also brought you the news that the higher-definition display that has been speculated, is more likely to come to the iPad 3 rather than the iPad 2. Here’s one that almost is too easy to believe. The original iPad had a 27 on the calendar app and was presented on January 27th. The new iPad has a 9 so one would think that Apple’s presentation will be on February 9th (a Wednesday).Also, a February 9th announcement would mean a 2+ month lead time for the iPad 2, assuming an April release date. Our writer and in-house Apple expert John Brownlee, noted the lead time was long for the original iPad, but that was a new product and the...

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True Utility Fire Stash

There are many things you could put on your keychain that you might think are cool and some of them may have some significance to you, however, you are probably missing one very interesting item. You probably do not have anything from the True Utility line of keychain products and you should. They offer some very interesting items that are both practical and very stylish to carry around on your key chains.The True Utility website features products that are made with the newest technology, like windproof lighters and ultra-bright L.E.D. torches. If you are a smoker and you have ever tried to light up when it is windy, then you know how cool it...

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JVC announces 3 new Everio HD Camcoder

JVC announced this morning three new Everio Camcorder with two of them, the High-end GZ-HM690 and GZ-HM670 (Picture above) comes with a 3.3Mpix B.S.I or Back Side Illuminated CMOS Sensor, offering better video quality in Low light. While the lower end model the HM450 only has a 1.5MP CMOS sensor.Both Models comes with AVCHD and Full HD video recording at 24Mbps, the support of SD, SDHC and SDXC cards and for 32GB of internal memory for the GZ-HM670 or 64GB of internal memory for the GZ-HM690.All three models will be available in Japan, pricing $950(80,000 Yen) for the GZ-HM670 with 32GB of internal memory, $950(100,000 Yen) for the HM690 with...

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Olympus E-PL2 Camera’s New Image emerged online

You may have seen Olympus E-PL2 a few days ago, Here’s the new Image of Olympus E-PL2 to be announced at CES on January 6.The Micro Four Thirds is expected to boast a new 14-42mm f/3.5 – 5.6 kit lens, a ‘direct movie’ button, a high-resolution 3-inch display, and an optional Bluetooth model. The adjustable LED will not run off an extra battery, which means the total weight of your camera will be maintained without any worries of suffering from dislocated or sore shoulders after a long day of toting it around.The camera may also revolve around a special companion to help smartphone owners offload photos. Nicknamed Penpal, the module would slip...

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FINEPIX REAL 3D W3 DIGITAL CAMERA

My family loves keeping pictures and videos of everybody. It matters a lot that in times of gatherings and different events; everything is captured through photos and videos. My mother’s weakness great weakness is cameras. She keeps in her cabinet a lot of camera – from the cameras that requires films that needs to be developed, to the digital and SLR cameras of today. She toys a lot with our images using her cameras. She uses different themes and edits the pictures that she took in her laptop. When my elder sister saw the new camera model released by Fujifilm, the FinePix REAL 3D W3 Digital Camera, we already planned on getting her one – in...

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