GM to launch 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche at Chicago
 General Motors announced Tuesday that it will introduce the next-generation 2007 Chevy Avalanche at the Chicago Auto Show. The company will also make major announcements at the show: one expanding on the "Live Green Go Yellow" alternative fuel campaign launched last week in Washington, D.C.; another introducing a technology enhancement for the OnStar service. Read more..!
fSekrit creates self-contained encrypted executable notes
 fSekrit is neat app that will take text, encrypt it, and wraps it up into a neat little file that you can run off a USB drive. Essentially the program is the file, and the developer has had to get around that little Windows limitation: an exe can't save to itself. But it does work. More importantly, your data is pretty secure, as fSekrit uses 256-bit AES encryption. Read more..!
UWB HD streaming season starts in spring
 Belkin's CableFree USB Hub and Dongle hit retail shelves this spring. The key word is "CableFree", this hub and dongle utilize UWB, or Ultra-wideband technology which in this case is USB speeds without wires. Belkin claims that this UWB implementation is 100 times faster than anemic Bluetooth, which makes it superb for kickin' out large datastreams through thin air. The Belkin CableFree USB Hub and Dongle will retail for $129.99. Read more..!
 Apple-fans it's a plasticy USB mouse kinda resembles that company's logo. Plus, it's got more than one button, something to collect. Read more..!
 To help archive URLs that have passed through your clipboard, Xteq Systems created Xteq URL Bandit. URL Bandit does a simple job: it waits in your system tray to copy any URLs that pass through your system's clipboard into a list. You can then browse the list to find any URLs that you might need at a later date. Read more..!
 The guys at 4 Color Rebellion have posted some pictures of this DS that has been modified to resemble a Nintendo Super Famicom. Read more..!
Stuart Weitzman Creates $3 Million Shoes
 Each year shoe designer Stuart Weitzman creates one-of-a-kind shoes for the Oscars. This year he is using jewels that were once owned by Rita Hayworth to create a pair of jeweled shoes. Hayworth's daughter, Princess Yasmin Aga Khan has given Weitzman permission to use the jewels. The Oscar shoes and the actress who will wear them will be revealed on March 2. The shoes will be worth around $3 million and will be decorated with Hayworth's earrings. After the party, the shoes will be fitted with a replica of the jewels by Swarovski Crystals and will be auctioned March 6, the day after the Oscars, with proceeds going to the Alzheimer's Association. Read more..!
EJK's no-contact thermometer
 Japanese company EJK has developed a no-contact thermometer. Using infrared rays, the device is able to measure the subject’s body temperature in just 3 seconds to within 0.2 degrees centigrade. And because it’s contactless, the device is said to reduce the risk associated with the spread of disease possible when using traditional thermometers regardless of your, orifices. It will drop tomorrow for about $213. Read more..!
 According to Computer and Video Games, John Romero's working on a secret MMO project at an as-yet-undisclosed company. This could point to something interesting; Romero hints that "This is not a typical games company and we're not making typical games", and reveals that the title has a lot of money behind it--with funding in the millions, and hints about how "special" the MMO is. Read more..!
Apple's Mobile Me to be an MVNO?
 Pictured is a one-in-fifty test unit for Apple's Mobile Me service, which is an Apple MVNO slated to run on Cingular and to be launched in February. Apparently this is a Samsung SGH-X497, missing the battery, and blurry shots of the Apple-branded SIM, which was apparently stamped with: xx/50 Test Unit [digits written in sharpie] Apple Computer Internal Test MM1.3.a
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Flying windmills could provide limitless power
 The idea is a tethered 35-foot rotors, floating 35,000 feet in the air and drawing endless power from the jetstream at a cost of less than 2 cents per kWh. Sky WindPower Corp. claims "an array of 600 FloatingElectric Generators rated at 20MW each, a total of twelve thousand megawatts in capacity, operating over a ground space of a ten by twenty mile rectangle, would produce approximately three times as many megawatt hours per year as the 28,572,902 MWh produced by the Palos Verde Arizona nuclear facility in the year 2003, the most electricity produced by a single generating plant in the U.S. that year."Plans for Canadian and US installations are in the works. Read more..!
Keian PSd waterproof SD/USB card
 Japanese company Keian has introduced the PSd (Personal Storage disk) -- a waterproof/dustproof/shockproof SD card that, like SanDisk before them, doubles-up as a portable USB drive. Keian claims maximum read and write speeds of 13.5MBps and 11MBps respectively, in capacities from 128MB ($31) to 2 gig ($213). Read more..!
Artificial gills extract oxygen from water
 The device, called LikeAFish, lowers the pressure of seawater using a high-speed centrifuge. Oxygen is then separated from the water and stored in a bag for breathing. While the system may be a technical breakthrough, it needs a heavy-duty battery and water being processed can't be polluted or lacking in oxygen. For those reasons, developer Alon Bodner's focus is on underwater habitats, theorizing that they would already have a reliable energy source, and would be located in spots where the oxygen levels in the water are consistent. Read more..!
Hack-a-day's guide for homebrew on your 2.00-2.60 PSP
 Hack-a-day has the low down from C.K. Sample III on how to get some homebrew running on your own PSP, including those running the latest and greatest 2.60 firmware, which was just hacked yesterday. It involves Grand Theft Auto, and eLoader, which can't quite handle all the homebrew out there, but in time you should have a nice little setup. Read more..!
 US-based Unicon Systems' Linux-based MBridge is more than just another handheld PMP, it's "key to a complete computer free life." It features a 3.5-inch 320 x 240 TFT display capable of 262k colors, two USB 2.0 connectors, a USB On-The-Go, a SD slot, and a little 802.11b sprinkled in just for fun. The included software which they claim allows you to "chat in all messengers where you have an account," upload pictures to the likes of Shutterfly or MySpace "right off the camera," and use the MBridge as a data transfer device copying, browsing, and editing the files on your PSP, iPod, or digital camera "at any location, at any moment, in under a minute." They also claim to allow users to purchase music and download it direct to your MP3 player from "all major [on-line] music stores" minus iTunes. They claim the device will drop this October for $159.99. Read more..!
Turtle Beach Roadie adds surround sound to laptops
 Turtle Beach has upgraded its Audio Advantage family of external sound cards with the Roadie, a $79.95 USB-based adapter that the company says brings 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound to any laptop. The USB-powered device includes stereo inputs and outputs, along with integrated stereo mics. Read more..!
MegaChi pendant blocks EMF and negative thoughts
 According to the manufacturer, not only does the pendant protect you from the harmful effects of electromagnetic fields, but it can block "other negative energies like fear and doubt - even the negative thoughts of others!" The pendant apparently "emits a frequency of 7.83 Hertz," which the manufacturer says has a "profound healing effect." The MegaChi pendant can also eliminate stress, attract abundance and help you to "manifest what you most desire." Costs just $249.95. Read more..!
The Optimus mini three sees release
 The Optimus mini three keypad officially hit today from Art Lebedev Studio. With Measurments coming in at 4.6 x 2.0 x 0.7-inches, and a price going for $100, you'll be able to pre-order this week to get yours when the first batch rolls out on May 15th. You can orient it vertically and play animations up to 5 fps on its 96 x 96 pixel 262k color 0.78 x 0.78 OLED keys.
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