You get two kinds of camera cases: smart and utilitarian or cute, fabric types. This is certainly the former and what it doesn't make up for in personality, it will in durability. Recycled from Columbian truck tyres, the military grade rubber and robust nylon thread will apparently protect your camera from extreme heat conditions, acid, alcoholic components and UV light. And just so you can be sure of its truucker origins, it comes printed with the miles it has travelled. From £11.95 at Tread.
Ah, Valentines Day, what's not to love about love? And what we love the most is getting giving gifts to the people we love. Of course, you don't have to celebrate just once out of 365 days but if you are, here's a few last minute gifts that are sure to surprise.
From top left, Technika 1GB pink MP3 player with headphones and space for 320 MP3s, £9.75 at Tesco Direct; diamante studded USB mouse, £29.99 IWOOT; Heartware Vitrail Light USB memory key pendant with 1GB memory (up to 1000 photos or around 250 MP3s), £103 at Swarovski; Samsung S760 7MP camera, £53.27 Amazon; PoGo instant photo printer (camera not included)- send phone or digital camera pictures via Bluetooth for instant photo sticker prints, black or pink £99.95 Firebox; mini digtal photo frame, £39.95 Firebox.
My colleagues seem to know lots of keyboard shortcuts like how to 'cut and paste' or how to retrieve deleted text. Can you share any popular shortcuts that will make my life easier?
Alex answers... There are dozens of short cuts out there! And sure, some of them are really useful. Most short cuts involve using a combination of buttons, typically this involves holding down either your Control (labelled 'CTRL', usually on the bottom left of your keyboard) or your Alternate (labelled 'ALT' and usually just to the right of 'CTRL') key as well as a single letter.
For instance, to cut a line of text you should use your mouse to highlight the text (holding your left key and dragging the cursor over the text), then hold down 'CTRL' and press the 'X' key (Tip: as soon as the text disappears release both keys). You can then paste the cut text to another document, or location in the same document by holding 'CTRL' and press 'V', again releasing the key straight away. You can paste the copied text to several places by repeating the CTRL+V sequence.
See these cute little things? They're cable turtles and they are genius. They are, quite simply, for keeping your cables tidy so that they don't tangle or just look like a jumbled mess on the floor.
In three different sizes, the smallest takes up to 0.7m of cable and is good for iPods, MP3 players and phones. The medium version takes up to 1m of cable at 65mm and the large takes 5m at 90mm diameter and could be used for power bricks, stereos or lamps. All you do is insert the cable, wind it up and snap shut.
UK site is here - prices £3.95 to £8.95 / US site here, prices $4.99 - $9.99
These flash drives really are the coolest thing. There's a massive range of designs from Star Wars with C3P0, Wicket and Darth Sidious models to Happy Tree Friends or community and artist designed drives including the Tokidoki designs pictured above. Prices are from $25 each for 1GB (that's 1024 x2MP pictures or 341 x6MP or 256 MP3s) and there is worldwide shipping. [via Unplggd]
The leather case just released for the BeBook electronic reader might just give the feeling of an actual hardback book.
As for the BeBook itself, well it can contain a massive 1000 books with authors including Patricia Cornwell, Stephen King, Jane Austen and so many more. 150 books are already installed so you're ready to go. It also incorporates MobiPocket which allows users to download eBooks, news and magazines from online stores which can all be read on the six inch screen. If you're tired of all that reading, it'll play MP3s and audio books too.
If you're fed up with sleek black or monochrome headphones, then Audio Technica's ATH-CK1W in-ear buds should be very pleasing to the eye with a range of colours including green, orange, pink, purple, white and yellow. They're lightweight at 3g and have interchangeable ear pieces - XS, S, M for the perfect fit for your lugs - and 8mm drivers for superior sound. The cord wrap and pretty carrying case are included - retail will be $59.95.
[via Chip Chick]
Just about every parent I know feels some fear when their kids go off alone but does that mean we should take to tracking them with a Nu.M8 GPS locator watch?
The watch, made by Lok8u is designed to be worn by children with a GPS device inside. Parents can see their kid's location by texting a message from a mobile phone or PC to a secure website and seeing the location with address and postcode on Google Maps and also set up a virtual 'safety zone' that signals parents when kids have left a certain specified area.
The problem is that it is the watch that is actually being tracked though the website states the watch "cannot be removed or deactivated without your knowledge." Sure, there is an automatic alarm if it is forcibly removed but what good is that if the kid voluntarily takes it off and leaves it somewhere? I think the idea is a good one - it's designed to give children freedom - something certainly in decline - and parents some peace of mind and the design is quite attractive (I hope to see more styles and colours to appeal to a broader range of children) but I just wonder if it is playing on our fears too much? The watch launches at this week's CES with a price tag around £149.99 and a monthly subscription fee of £9.99. Would you consider something like this for your child?
You can quite literally bag yourself a TV with this novel but not very practical idea. For those of us who hate logo strewn bags and practically self-flagulate when we see knock-offs, the idea of having a 7" flatscreen TV with DVD player embedded into your bag might seem like a much better plan, especially if the commute is boring the socks off you.
Bag TV are launching these bags in matte or patent leather with black, navy, white, red, pink and tan colourways. If you're already wondering how you'll outrun the muggers, the screen comes with a protective security flap to cover it when not in use. The bags cost from £195 (bag only) then add in £145 for the DVD/MPEG4 player which isn't that expensive when you consider how much a designer bag might set you back. [via Popgadget]
Launching at this year's CES will be the i2i Stream, a nifty little wireless digital audio device that allows broadcasting from any media source such as your MP3 player, PC or gaming devices. After a single charge, the i2i Stream can stream up to 7 hours of continuous music within a 30-foot radius using its transmitter.
Keep your eyes peeled for more CES 2009 news from next week.
