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1. Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS

Max. Megapixels: 8, Optical Zoom: 3X, Zoom Range Min. (mm): 38, Zoom Range Max. (mm): 114, Media Slots: SD Card,

Bottom Line: Sleek design, superb image capability and intuitive controls make the SD1100 IS a solid buy.

2. Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2

Max. Megapixels: 10, Optical Zoom: 4X, Zoom Range Min. (mm): 28, Zoom Range Max. (mm): 112, Weight (ounces): 7.8, Media Slots: SD Card,

Bottom Line: High image quality and widescreen format are this camera's best attributes, though some controls could be easier to use.

3. Kodak EasyShare C653

Max. Megapixels: 6.1, Optical Zoom: 3X, Zoom Range Min. (mm): 36, Zoom Range Max. (mm): 108, Weight (ounces): 6.9, Media Slots: SD Card,

Bottom Line: The C653 is easy to use, delivers high-quality photos, and offers in-camera panorama stitching. But battery life is low.

4. Nikon Coolpix L10

Max. Megapixels: 5, Optical Zoom: 3X, Zoom Range Min. (mm): 37.5, Zoom Range Max. (mm): 112.5, Weight (ounces): 6, Media Slots: SD Card,

Bottom Line: The L10 is sleek and offers custom white balance, panorama mode, and face recognition auto focus. But the LCD is small.

5. Nikon Coolpix S500

Max. Megapixels: 7.1, Optical Zoom: 3X, Zoom Range Min. (mm): 35, Zoom Range Max. (mm): 105, Weight (ounces): 4.8, Media Slots: SD Card,

Bottom Line: The S500's face detection and optical image stabilization help it deliver top-quality shots.

6. Fujifilm FinePix A610

Max. Megapixels: 6.3, Optical Zoom: 3X, Zoom Range Min. (mm): 39, Zoom Range Max. (mm): 117, Weight (ounces): 6.8, Media Slots: xD-Picture Card, SD Card,

Bottom Line: Offers limited controls, such as exposure compensation and white balance presets, but for low light reaches only ISO 400.

7. Fujifilm FinePix F50fd

Max. Megapixels: 12, Optical Zoom: 3X, Zoom Range Min. (mm): 35, Zoom Range Max. (mm): 105, Weight (ounces): 6.3, Media Slots: xD-Picture Card,

Bottom Line: Though it looks dull compared to some of the flasher models we tested, it has all the latest features and takes great shots.

8. Canon Powershot A460

Max. Megapixels: 5, Optical Zoom: 4X, Zoom Range Min. (mm): 38, Zoom Range Max. (mm): 152, Weight (ounces): 7.5, Media Slots: SD Card,

Bottom Line: Offers controls such as exposure compensation, and has a super macro mode, though you're limited to ISO 400.

9. HP Photosmart R937

Max. Megapixels: 8, Optical Zoom: 3X, Zoom Range Min. (mm): 39, Zoom Range Max. (mm): 118, Weight (ounces): 7.8, Media Slots: SD Card,

Bottom Line: The enormous touch-screen display looks spectacular and makes the R937 a cinch to use.

10. Canon A470

Max. Megapixels: 7.1, Optical Zoom: 3.4X, Zoom Range Min. (mm): 38, Zoom Range Max. (mm): 132, Weight (ounces): 5.82, Media Slots: SD Card,

Bottom Line: For just $130, the PowerShot A470 is a good option for your kids or as a no-frills point-and-shoot.

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iPOD clothing..!!!

Ultimate Hoodies Microfleece
Seen on campuses everywhere, the hoodie is becoming a wardrobe staple. SeV has taken the ubiquitous hooded sweatshirt to the next level, creating the perfect iPod holder for the young…and young at heart! The Microfleece version is made of black microfleece which allows you to control your device through the fabric. The fabric is so soft and comfortable, you'll never want to take it off..

MusicStyle Classic Tailored Suit
With an eye on today´s market trends and technologies, Bagir added a new twist to the classic tailored suit – wearable electronics. Introducing MusicStyle, the suit especially designed for iPod. MusicStyle comes complete with a strategically placed pocket for the iPod and it´s supporting devices located so as not to budge, discrete loops to hide the earphone wires, and soft-touch command controls on the left sleeve or front breast lapel.

Kenpo Jacket
Utilizing a patented 100% fabric control system, the iPod controller operates a 5-button switch sensor with multiple capabilities including Play/Pause, Track Forward, Track Back, Volume Up and Volume Down. This self-powered system requires no batteries and supports all iPod and ipod-mini.

iGlove-multi
This new Running hat has a secure neoprene pouch mounted on the side that keeps the iPod safe while also controlling the excess cords that always seem to tangle. The hat itself is a mesh design that prevents overheating and ships in colors that match those of the new iPod nano, including the red edition.

Snowboarding helmets for iPod
helmets with integrated speakers. Giroproduces a line of snowboarding helmets with audio connections and built-in speakers.

iPod Belt and Buckle
Store an iPod nano in stylish aluminum alloy belt buckles. Available in black leather that feature red stitching around the seams for high-style accenting and distressed canvas. Three different models to choose from fit all waszte sizes. Leave your iPod completely concealed behind a buckle with the Full Metal Jacket, or gain access to the scroll wheel with the Full Moon.

Shuffle iT Shirt
A tee specifically designed for the new clip-on iPod Shuffle.
Yes, you can clip it anyplace. But when your Shuffle gets tired of all this weird and uncomfortable places, our Shuffle iT shirt is the only permanent solution. Worried that your Shuffle may easily slip? No more worries. Your Shuffle can fully close around our specially designed strap that will securely hold your favorite iPod to your Shuffle iT shirt

Bluetooth/Wi-fi/Infrared

Which is the better wireless technology, Bluetooth, Infrared or Wi - Fi. Wi - Fi is obviously the most used, Used in WLAN (which is also called Wireless LAN, WLAN stand for Wireless Local Area Network) networks. Bluetooth is used more for PANs (Personal Area Networks); Bluetooth also uses radio waves, but ones of a shorter range. Infrared, uses, as the name suggests, Infrared waves. Infrared is shorter than radio waves and the names means below (Infra is Latin) red.

Wi - Fi technology uses radio waves in set area distance. Wireless network are becoming more and more popular in homes due to how easy it is to install and use. Practically all businesses and coffee shops use them. Some cities are now even offering them free to their communities. Wi Fi is used in Desktop computers, Laptop Computers, and Wi - Fi enabled mobile phones.

Wi Fi is very good because it make life easier, it can be used from any location within range. This even extends to it being able to be used outside their home network and work places like in Cafés and Coffee shops, or any establishment offering free connection, or connection at a very small price. Wi Fi is also very easy to set up. Almost every home has its own network now. The bad thing about Wi Fi is that if it is not protected with a WPA (Wi Fi Protected Areas) or WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy or Wireless Encryption Protocol) key, anyone can connect to the network and use it as they wish.

Bluetooth has its own advantages in that it uses very little power. Requires less or no setup when compared with Wi Fi. Bluetooth is used in mobile phones, laptops, PCs, printers, digital cameras, and video game consoles. Disadvantages are that the range of bluetooth is even smaller than that of Wi Fi but considering that it was made for Personal Area Network, the range is sufficient. People can also connect to a bluetooth device without them knowing and without their consent. This is why bluetooth is not as popular as Wi Fi.

Infrared is used mainly by the military for target acquiring, spying and monitoring, orientating and trailing. Uses that are not militarily orientated include thermionic skillfulness investigation, remote temperature detection, short - ranged wireless communication, spectrometry, and predicting the weather. Infrared uranology puts to use sensor - panoplied telescopes to perforate dusty areas of outer space, like molecular clouds for example; they are used to detect cool objects like the planets, and to see extremely red - shifted entities from the early days of the universe. Disadvantages of Infrared are that because of the short ranges and the fact that the signal has to be directly in front of the Infrared port, so therefore, the signal is easily disrupted and the signal can be interfered with and lost.

Top 5 Strange Speaker Designs

5. iwoofer


iwoofer - a state of art ipod speaker system with a fresh and sleek design. The system doubles the performance of your ipod by acting as a dock with charging and synchronization features.It also features 2.1 Subwoofer speaker system with digital amplifier and bass control, FM radio with auto scan tuning, preset station and last station memory, telescopic antenna, blue halo lamp, AC or battery powered (4 AA), USB and audio in.The cool neon glow at the bottom stands out. It elevates your ipod so that u can watch your fav videos with pleasure. It supports all ipod models released upto now.It costs around $129.
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4.Stripy Palm Sized Speakers



Stripy Palm Sized Speakers - these tubular speakers are made from polished aluminum and packing a “9 watt punch” (4.5 watts RMS per channel) . It has a swivelling arm/elbow allowing you to align it on any side. It is one of the best-in-town portable speakers. Highlight of this speaker is it's central control system that uses one-touch button to control volume and toggel thru modes. "When first turned on the button appears pinky-white in color, tap it once and it turns blue for bass control, tap it twice and it changes to green for treble control and tapping it a third time returns to the standard volume control."
These little cylinders produce dynamic audio which definitely is scintillating.
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3.Chair-Man portable speakers



Based on the philosophy of 'give respect-take respect' a Japanese company has designed these chair-man portable speakers which provide your ipod the much needed comfort in turn giving you much more sophisticated music. They look very cute n funny.The speakers have a playback frequency range of 200Hz-28kHz and can be powered by both AC or a AAA battery. A stereo mini jack from behind connects to the earphone port of your iPod.The chair measures 158x140x108mm, weighs 160g and comes in three colors, black, blue and pink. It sells for about $33 in Japan.
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2.Portable Cardboard speakers



Portable Cardboard speakers - a brand new innovative speakers released by MUJI . Though MUJI stands for 'No Brand Goods' their products are always innovative,comphrehensive and yet simple in design. These speakers are made up of few electronic components and cardboard. Fold the cardboards up and the speaker is ready to use. This pair of MUJI Cardboard speakers retail for $42 and are easily assembled to be used in a flash.
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1.Headless Dog Speaker



Headless Dog Speaker- this one looks really funny,bizzare and sarcastic. It's available in either a single woofer configuration or dual stereo pair. It is excellently sculpted by Buro Vormkrijgers, a Dutch design studio founded by Sander Mulder and Dave Keune.There are many funny designs available on their site click here. The sound quality is good too. Finally this one wins the race of most strangely designed speakers hands-down.

"Woofer » this is functional kitsch; the wrong becomes the new right, for those among us who like having a little outrageous kitsch in their contemporary interiors."
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Next Generation Running Gear : Fitness Gadgetry

PopularMechanics.com hits the asphalt to break down the latest rush of (pricey) fitness gadgetry. After two weeks on the course, they find the “running system” worth its weight on your feet — whether you’re in marathon training or out for a morning stroll.

With companies like Adidas, Apple and Motorola pumping out a mishmash of hybrid gadgets from GPS cellphones to heart-rate shirts, the biggest current trend in fitness technology—the rise of "running systems"—has left even marathoners mystified: Do flashy calculators from big-name brands warrant paying hundreds of dollars? How advanced a runner need you be to justify buying one? Are the built-in pedometers and GPS units even accurate? They sent two of their fittest to New York's Central Park for two chilly weeks worth of testing, suited up with six of the top running systems and plenty of skepticism:

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Motorola KRZR with BiM Active

$199 (with two-year agreement from Verizon or Sprint; BiM, extra $10/month)
FEATURES MP3, GPS, Voice, Maps, Phone

This popular cellphone provides convenient GPS measurements: Just tap a button to open the BiM Active program, wait about 10 seconds for the satellite, press GO, and it's recording your pace and distance. Afterward, the KRZR automatically uploads everything to a personal web page, complete with Google Maps. Unfortunately, the KRZR doesn't make for easy on-the-run monitoring, and the MP3 player is tough to navigate.

BOTTOM LINE The most accurate system in our test (see chart below) was also the easiest to understand. Not to mention it doubles as your cellphone—making for a safer run and the ideal cross-training gadget if you're a casual runner. Think the iPhone can pull that off?

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Nike + iPod

$279 (Sport Kit with iPod link and running sensor, $30; Air Zoom Moire shoes, $100; 2GB iPod Nano, $149)
FEATURES Pedometer, MP3, Voice, Maps

Connecting a small sensor on your iPod Nano to the pedometer inside custom sneakers, Nike-Plus offers jogging progress reports with intuitive iPod controls. Problem is, the armband cradling the system doesn't allow you to see the Nano's screen, while the shoes rely on less accurate stride input data. But you get audio feedback on your pace and distance as you run, "power songs" to keep you motivated, plus post-workout info online after a quick upload.

BOTTOM LINE With all the details you've come to expect from Apple, this powerhouse combo makes sense if you're a casual runner who already owns a Nano—or really needs that synched-up, pump-up tune.

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Adidas-Polar

$675 (RS800sd running computer and S3 Stride Sensor W.I.N.D., $490; Fusion shoe, $120; Fusion top with built-in heart-rate sensor, $65)
FEATURES Pedometer, Heart-Rate Monitor (HRM), Watch

Two clicks on a well-marked watch and you've activated this head-to-toe system—from the sport shirt with an embedded heart-rate monitor, down to the shoes with an "inertial" measuring pedometer. Despite all those connections, the pedometer remained the second most accurate on the track among the top six systems, though we both had to reset after Adidas-Polar had trouble learning our stride length (as opposed to the often inaccurate presets from the competition).

BOTTOM LINE Even without a satellite hook-up, this high-end package still puts the GPS systems to shame. But you better be a serious racer if you're going to shell out twice as much as the competition for it—and even more to upload your data. Plus, that wired shirt gets pretty stinky if you're running every day.

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Timex Body Link

$350 (Trail Runner system; Triathlon model also available)
FEATURES HRM, GPS, Watch

After strapping on a less-than-stellar armband and flipping its GPS switch, Body Link failed to pick up a satellite signal—both on our tree-lined running loop and away from the coverage and tall buildings. The watch's heart-rate monitor, though awkward and uncomfortable, worked well to combine with all the functions of the ever-reliable Timex Ironman.

BOTTOM LINE Timex might want to stick to keeping time. Without a reliable GPS receiver, this pricey system doesn't deliver enough for the casual or serious runner, unless looks really matter to you on the morning jog.

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Suunto t3

$280 (watch system, $150; GPS addition, $130)
FEATURES HRM, GPS, Watch

This sleek, supped-up watch does exactly what a GPS running system should do: log your training intensity, heart rate and distance. The buttons are subtle, which means you'll need to take your time getting the hang of connecting, monitoring and storing data. As a bonus, Suunto allows you to map your data to Google Earth for a bird's-eye view of your run.

BOTTOM LINE The t3's design is downright elegant. Although its accuracy finished in the middle of the pack, Suunto provides a solid system at a (relatively) reasonable price.

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Motionlingo ADEO

$150
FEATURES GPS, Voice

The cellphone-size accessory works as a standalone audio GPS unit or as a component to your MP3 player, so you can hear your progress along with music. Without a screen, you're forced to follow a confusing string of voice commands at setup. Like the Nike-Plus system, ADEO offers on-the-go audio feedback-only it's the least accurate at measuring distance of the bunch. And Motionlingo's software for measuring your training progress didn't work much better, crashing three times when we tried to upload data.

BOTTOM LINE With an annoying, audio-only interface and unreliable test results, the ADEO warrants consideration from only the most penny-pinching of athletes.

GP$: Is It Worth It?
If you're going to drop a couple hundred bucks on your triathlon training, that running package better work perfectly. But GPS perfection comes at a cost: Lost signals, system malfunctions and botched calibration are, sadly, common occurrences on a sliding scale of accuracy that, for the most part, goes up the more you pay. Here's how our GPS measurements stacked up in some 25 miles of repeats around the same 1.73-mile loop:
Product	Price	Distance (best)	Accuracy (%)
MotoKRZR	$209*	1.73	100
Adidas-Polar	$675	1.79	96.6
Suunto	$280	1.66	96
Nike+iPod	$279	1.83	94.6
ADEO	$150	1.20	70
Timex	$350	(No Signal)	N/A

* There is a monthly fee for BiMactive.com, and the price reflects cost after you sign up for monthly phone service.

ICON A5-Folding Plane Looks Like Sportscar

ICON A5 Folding Plane Looks Like Sportscar, Costs as Much as Maserati

A California startup revealed an aircraft on Wednesday evening built for an increasingly popular new kind of pilot—the weekend aviator with a jones for expensive toys.

Loaded with features like folding wings (so you can keep it in your garage) and seat belt-like parachutes (so you can ease the whole thing down to the ground), ICON Aircraft’s new light sport airplane (LSA), dubbed the A5, might just be the ultimate joyride.

“We designed it so that people who don’t know airplanes know that something has changed,” Kirk Hawkins, ICON’s chief executive officer, told Popular Mechanics.

What’s changed are federal regulations, which created a new form of airplane and a new kind of pilot licence that requires less training and no medical check to obtain. The Federal Aviation Administration created the Sport Pilot category in 2004, but only now are players large and small entering this virgin market. At the “Sun ’n Fun Fly-In,” an aircraft festival held in Florida earlier this year, manufacturers showcased 75 LSAs, up from just 20 in 2006.

For ICON, reaching new customers meant a design that borrowed heavily from automobile marketing. “The product has to have sex appeal and be aesthetically inspirational,” Hawkins says. “It not only has to perform well, it has to look like it performs well.”

ICON faced another design hurdle in ensuring that aspiring pilots were not cowed by the risks of flight. The A5’s cockpit gauges look like they belong on a sports-car’s dashboard, while curved structures guard against accidental contact with the propeller whenever the plane is on the ground. Perhaps most crucial to this goal is that increasingly common parachute: no delicate maneuvers are necessary if the airplane is distressed—it can simply float to the ground.

Engineers at ICON also built the A5 to be a lot less of a hassle than other small aircraft, allowing owners to have a lot more fun. The wings can fold for storage in a large garage, and the airplane even comes with its own trailer. Amphibious models have platforms that connect to docks or piers. Versions of the A5 that can’t land in water will have automatic, rather than manual, folding wings.

Hawkings isn’t shy about his attempt to make flying small airplanes the luxury motor sport of the 21st century. “The passionate consumer will not use these to get to grandma’s house quicker,” he says. —Joe Pappalardo