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The new iPod Shuffle - now the world’s smallest!


Apple today has announced the new version of their popular iPod Shuffle. According to Apple, it’s officially now the world’s smallest digital music player.

Currently, only 1GB version is available. The new shuffle is expected to ship in coming October, and is available for preorder now.

Source: Begadget.

Also, check out the following new toys from Apple:
* 2G Apple iPod Nano
* Enhanced Apple iPod
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Sony Ericsson Z610 3G phone


You will definitely be forgiven if “bulky” or “ugly” are among the first words that come to your mind when you talk about 3G phones. Yes, after years 3G phones have hit the streets, we still find it difficult to find a 3G phone that looks at least as attractive as their 2.5G counterparts.

Sony Ericsson has today announced a model that aims to change your mindset. Yes, the new Sony Ericsson Z610 still looks big, but at least it comes with a sleek finish, which doubles as a mirror when the phone is in use. Beneath the front panel is the OLED display that creates an illusion that the text and images are floating on the surface of the phone.
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Backup-Pal


Losing your cellphone can be the last thing ever you want to happen to you. Not because the phone is expensive, but getting back the stored contact details and messages can really be a daunting task. And if you are someone who doesn’t have the habit of backing up the data into your computer, it can even be more difficult to restore the contacts.

Backup-Pal, a portable phonebook backup device by Advanced Wireless Solutions can be a life saver to you. The beauty of this device is, you don’t need a computer to do the backup and restore. Simply press and hold the “Backup” button located on the the device for three seconds, it will automatically backup the contacts in your cell phone.
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LG KG320


LG has recently unveiled their new ‘biscuit cellphone’ at CeBit 2006. The new slim and sleeky KG320 looks very much like the classic NEC i-mode phone N353i, and it is only 9mm thick.
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Sony Ericsson HCB-100 car speakerphone


We like everything that looks good, even if we are not very clear of what they do. This Sony Ericsson HCB-100 is no exception.

The Sony Ericsson HCB-100 is a stylist Bluetooth-enabled car speakerphone. Comes with Digital Signal Processing (DSP), the sound quality is greatly enhanced with the digital noise cancellation and echo reduction. It provides up to 20 hours talk time and 600 hours standby time.
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Sony Ericsson K800/K790


It’s kind of too demanding if you expect your cameraphone to produce photos of good quality. After all, the camera has always been just an “added feature” to the phone.

Things may change with the new K800/K790 from Sony Ericsson. For starter, they are the first cellphones from Sony Ericsson to carry Sony’s Cyber-shot branding. They come with a 3.2 megapixel camera with Xenon flash and lens cover, dedicated shutter button, auto red eye reduction, PictBridge support, image stabilization, and a new feature called BestPic, which takes 9 shots at once instead of one, so you can choose only the best to keep.
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Oregon Scientific Mirror Weather Station


If looking at yourself in the mirror seems boring, there is actually more you can get from a mirror. No, we are not at a stage where a mirror can answer to the questions like “mirror mirror on the wall, who is the prettiest of them all”. But we’ve got a mirror that answers your questions like “what the weather is going to be tonight?”.

Via Begadget.

Samsung SGH-Z150


Just when you think the new Sony Ericsson M600 is the slimmest 3G phone around, Samsung has launched the new SGH-Z150, which has an amazing thickness of 9.8mm!
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Dbtel M50 - the iPod phone


No, you are not looking at an iPod, and you are not looking at a secret cellphone from Apple either. The new Dbtel M50 from Dbtel of Taiwan does not only look very much like an Apple iPod, controls are almost intuitive if the user is well versed with the iPod.

Via Begadget.

Bottle cap tripod


Always hate it when your tripod is not around when you spot some nice scenes and slow shutter speed is inevitable? This bottle cap tripod has come to rescue.

Designed to screw on to the mouth of common-sized bottles, this bottle cap tripod works best with small compact cameras. A full bottle can of course give better stability - the main factor that affects the quality of the image.
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