As of now, the gizmo-meter is at 95%. Soon the cute 1.5 inch Digital Keychain will be awarded to one lucky winner!

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This iPod alike portable media player is cute, small, cheap in price and various colors to choose from - just $73 for 2GB. Ordinary MP3 player is insufficient for us, the demanding customers. Most new MP3 players have the capability of video playback, high capacity and watch movies.

Here’s the specs:

• 2.4″(320×240) display
• Mpeg4, H.264/AVC video formats
• MP3, WMA, AAC audio formats
• 7.5mm thin
• 12 hours (audio) to 5 hours (video) of battery life

LG wants in on the netbook market with plans to roll out the X110 netbook in a couple months’ time. This 3G-integrated device will come with the following specifications:

• 8.9 inch Display
• Intel Atom 1.6GHz processor
• 1GB RAM
• SDHC memory card slot
• VGA out
• Ethernet connectivity
• 1.3 megapixel webcam
• Three USB 2.0 ports
• 160GB hard drive (Optional: 6GB Solid State HD!)

For €399 or $730 USD, the LG X110 will ship with Windows XP SP3. Better find a decent data service provider that offers competitive rates for an unlimited access account if you plan to use the LG X110 at just about anywhere you are.

Meet Gordon, probably the world’s first robot controlled exclusively by a brain. (brain’s tissue to be exact) It is such an innovation and it’s a big step closer where one day human can control a computer or any machine just by thinking about it. Tests were held by connecting a rat’s neurons which sends signals to the robot to deliver its command. Observing how the nerve cells cohere into a network as they fire off electrical impulses.

“It’s quite funny — you get differences between the brains,” said Warwick, a professor at the University of Reading and one of the robot’s principle architects. “This one is a bit boisterous and active, while we know another is not going to do what we want it to.”

Source: Yahoo!

A little girl finds a way to cheat the claw game by going inside the machine. I believe I’m pretty good with claw machine, I usually manage to get a stuffed animal with one or two attempts. But this girl gets all without paying a cent! I’m not going to tell you whether she manages to escape or not. You have to watch it yourself. Nice video provided by Dave T.

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At first, I thought this external storage device is a new Wii, it stands at 30 degree upright too.

Just like the Asus Eee PC when it was first released, the first batch of the Asus Eee Box in Taiwan has sold out since the July 30th launch date. 1,000 units gone in approximately 5 days. I like the fact that Asus makes affordable, entry level PCs even cheaper for the masses - surely developing countries with not much purchasing power will settle for the Asus brand instead of something more established and expensive. Despite cheap price tag, Asus offers reliable products and technical support via the 1-800 number for customers outside Taiwan. The Asus Eee Box is a cool gadget for your small HD Asus Eee laptop.

Baidu, China’s most popular search engine, saw year-on-year profit for the second quarter of 2008 grow by almost 87 percent. It is my all-time favorite site for Chinese songs. You can pretty much can find any Chinese MP3 titles.

iPhone has been the #1 topic since its launched on July 11, 2008. However, many owners have had nothing but headaches with their new 3G iPhones with iPhone 2.0 software which was released earlier this month. CEO Steve Jobs said it would provide the best user experience and the most advanced software platform for a mobile device. However, glitches in the software are leaving users frustrated with a laundry list of complaints.

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Lotus revealed a mystery car and the name is unknown at this point. Lotus has released a single photograph and preliminary specifications.

The new car, codenamed Project Eagle, draws heavily on the current Lotus models for design inspiration, though it is intended to be more of an all-rounder than the mostly track-biased cars Lotus currently produces. Despite appearances, the new car accommodates four, with two rear seats designed for short trips or for kids. Buyers may opt to remove the rear seats altogether in return for more luggage space.

Ferrari have stated that it will reduce 40% emissions by 2012. How do they do that using traditional fuel? Electronic powered is probably a way to achieve this. At a recent Ferrari technical event the company demonstrated a number of different methods it will introduce to help reduce emissions and consumption.

Source: Yahoo!