I got my iPhone a couple of months ago, after being a loyal blackberry user for more than three years. I just had the little contraption! it really is a great gadget.

After using it extensively for some time, I have to say that I do love a lot of it’s features. Specially the navigation. The safari is really smooth when you are reading a blog, checking stats or just surfing.

However, the keyboard really sucks (or I suck when trying to type on that!). It’s really impossible to get anything written without a hundred errors.  Maybe I should get a keyboard for it?

There is a range of keyboard solutions for the iPhone, although none of them is a definitive solution.

There’s the “MacAlly BTKeyMini Apple iPhone keyboard Blue Tooth”, (long name for keyboard for iPhone), but I couldn’t find it in the MacAlly website, so maybe they are not producing it anymore.

The 4iThumbs sounds like a good idea, but the installation looks like a pain in the ass. (plus the ad sucks)

Now the iTwinge iPhone Keyboard looks promising, and is more like a real keyboard solution.

I think I will try this last one, since it seems the most practical solution.

Off I go to back-order.

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Zoom   More Images Cyberpunk Lute of the Future The moment we ran our fingers over the touchpad of the Kaossilator and heard the otherworldly sounds of the future we were hooked. This pocket sized music synthesizer is like nothing we’ve seen before. Rather than using keys or buttons to play musical notes, the Kaossilator features a revolutionary touchpad design. Move your finger from left to right to change the pitch of the note, and up and down to change the sound. But musical sounds are only the beginning, the Kaossilator can also be used like a drum kit with dozens of built in beats and drum sounds. Plus you get some amazing sound effects from laser blasts to Pac Man. You can put everything to good use with the built-in loop recording feature which lets you layer virtually unlimited tracks to create complex songs combining lead instruments, drum beats and sound effects together. You would think that all this power at your fingertips might be difficult to wield… but actually we were pretty amazed at how easy it is to make some great sounding music. You’ll almost feel guilty belting out some danceable beats with virtually no effort. The Kasossilator is also a great tool for DJs and allows you to tap your finger to the beat of any existing music, this sets the beats per minute and then you can play along with all your beat loops in sync. You can change the key you play in, or choose from different scales… and you get tons of different arpeggiator patterns. But we digress… watch the video and all will be revealed young grasshopper. Kaossilator In Action Product Features Pocket sized Musical Synthesizer uses a Touch Pad to Play Music Easy to use. No previous musical experience required. Built-in Synth, sound-effects, and drum sounds, for a total of 100 powerful sound programs. 31 scale patterns let you easily play a wide variety of “always perfect” phrases. 50 types of gate arpeggiation help you perform complex rhythmic patterns. Loop Recording allows multiple phrase overdubbing to create complete grooves Output stereo audio via the built in headphone jack with volume or use the RCA style audio-out jacks Runs off of 4 AA Batteries (Not included)   Product Specifications Different Sound Programs : 100 Musical Scale Patterns: 31 Key Range: +/- 12 Types of Gate Arpeggiator: 50 Connectors: Headphone Jack, RCA Style Audio-Out Stereo Playback Sampling Frequency: 48kHz D-A Conversion: 24-bit Linear Battery Life: Approximately 5 hours Dimensions: 106 mm (W) x 129mm (D) x 29 mm (H) Weight: 154 g / 5.43 oz. (without batteries)

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I am a big fan of digital watches, no need to waste time on those analog ones in which you have to find out if the arrow is pointing to the 3 or the 4. With this watch you just simply take a look and Boom! you now know what time it is.

Green LED watch with short animations

This LED watch features clean styling and is very simple and fun to read. Pushing the button will first display a very short LED animation and then the current time or date for about 5 seconds, followed by another very short animation. There are several different animations built in to the watch. This is the latest LED timepiece by Ximax and is chic and ready for any occasion. It displays time in either 12hr or 24hr format. Weight is 60 grams. Black metal case and black band.

• LED display shows time and date
• 12 or 24 hour time format
• Animated display
• Dimensions: 1.2″ x 1.7″ x .375″ thick (watch case)
• Band width: 1″ (2.54 cm)

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So hold on to your seats and let’s wait for what apple has to offer this time.

Don’t forget to come back and comment on which things I predicted correctly by the end of the day.

Adios.

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And never forget…

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The AlcoHawk offers an incredibly compact breath alcohol screener at an affordable price. The compact design makes it easy to carry in your pocket or even on a keychain. The AlcoHawk features a folding mouthpiece design and two digit LED display and contains a highly accurate semi-conductor oxide sensor. It also contains an advanced electric exhale pressure monitor to ensure that an accurate breath sample is obtained. All these professional features rolled into a unit this small and portable make it a great choice for alcohol screening on the go.

• Detection range: .00 – .40% BAC (Blood Alcohol Concentration)
• Digital display
• Folding mouthpiece design
• Response time: 5 seconds (estimate)
• Beeps when breath sample is completed
• Takes two AA batteries
• Dimensions: 5″ x 1.75″ x .75″
• One year warranty

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Ah… Sometimes being good all the time doesn’t feel right for some reason. Just once in a while you need to do something out of the ordinary to prove your point (like building a giant laser or radio control other people’s minds errr.. o.k. not that far out of the ordinary). So I found this GREAT book at thinkgeek, here’s what they say about it:

Electronics fans have waited a long time for this book. Not since 1983 has author Bob Iannini published a collection of his amazing projects – all of them fun, easy and inexpensive to make at home and, best of all, seriously exciting and impressive! Iannini takes the stuff of science fiction and science future and brings it down to size for the home hobbyist. Full of easy-to-follow plans and clear diagrams and schematics, and respectful of your wallet, Electronic Gadgets for the Evil Genius give you:

• Illustrated instructions and plans for amazing pretested projects advanced enough for sophisticated electronics enthusiasts but described in sufficient details to be built easily by newcomers.
• Explanations of the science and math behind each project (e.g., you can explore different methods of achieving acceleration).
• Frustration-free plans – needed parts are listed, along with sources – and most of these projects can be built for $100 or less.

Create, Design, and Build Your Own:

• Mass Driver
• Pyrotechnic Blaster (used in metal design)
• Magnetic Pulse Can Crusher
• Robotic Control and other Circuits Disabler with Pulse
• Generator
• Object Catapult
• Electromagnetic Launcher
• Laser Beam Cutter
• Body Heat Detector
• Lightning Bolt Generator
• Object Levitation Device
• Infrared Viewer
• Laser Listening System
• Traveling Wave Generator
• Multi Vortex Plasma Tornado
• Working Star Wars-like Light Saber
• Ultrasonic Microphone
• Marx Impulse Generator
• Sonic Phaser Cannon
• Centrifuge Design
• Vortex Smoke Ring Machine
• Electronic Ventriloquism System
• Tesla Coil Creation

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For now we will go with these Laser Guided Scissors, that will at least help you make some straight cuts. The built-in Laser helps you get straight cuts in paper and fabric, whether gift wrapping or working on a project at home or in the office.

• For making accurate straight cuts in paper and fabric
• Ideal for gift wrapping, craftwork, assembly, scrapbooking, photos
• Push button will turn red laser on/off
• Length: 8.25″ (21 cm)
• Blade length: 3.5″ (9 cm)
• Takes 2 LR44 button cell batteries (included)

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There’s certainly no shortage of folks working to incorporate solar cells into clothing and accessories, but a team of researchers from Iowa State University now look to have devised a way to make the wearable technology slightly more discreet, with them using digital textile printing to print fabric that matches the pattern of the solar cells. The solar cells themselves are then attached using a “liquid stitch” method, although that apparently presented its own set of problems, as the application of the cells made it difficult to tie a knot. As the researchers helpfully point out in thier paper, however, a clip-on tie would solve that problem. Combine that with the special pouch for carrying your cellphone, and you’ve got a combo that can’t be beat.

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Nerf Elimination Office Warfare Set

• Four compact Nerf Blasters for high speed (and high secrecy) office combat
• Includes: 4 Mini Nerf Elimination Blasters, 8 screaming Nerf Darts, and Elimination Game instructions
• Each Blaster holds one dart in the barrel and a second dart in the handle
• Dimensions: Blaster is approx. 5″ tall x 4.5″ long (unloaded) or 6.75″ long (loaded)Have fun and may the best win!

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