The weather seems to periodically get pretty crazy and the last few years certainly have been erratic. Wouldn’t it be nice to know the weather in advance? There is a new breed of weather forecasting device that makes a great gadget gift or would look good hanging on your own wall.
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If you are one of the millions of people that has an occasional or chronic problem getting to sleep or just getting a good night’s rest, you might want to try one of the new sound machines that is designed to soothe you to sleep with the soft sounds of gentle falling rain, waves at the beach, distant thunder, a waterfall, soft instruments, white noise or relaxing music.
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If you are looking for a very versatile emergency radio with a digital display, take a close look at the American Red Cross FR500 SolarLink. This radio can be powered through a small solar array in the carrying handle, by using the hand-crank dynamo to charge the on-board nickel metal hydride (Ni-MH) batteries, by plugging it in using an optional AC adapter or by using three AA batteries.
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While there are several low cost emergency radios on the market, very few compare to the American Red Cross FR150. This emergency radio has everything you need when a natural disaster or emergency situation arises.
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If you are looking for an inexpensive device to capture videos for a web site, you might want to consider the Flip Video Mino Series compact camcorder from Pure Digital. This is a pocket-sized camcorder with on-board memory that stored about 1 hour of video.
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We saw this new concept from Toyota on You Tube and were intrigued by the design for this new battery-powered personal transport device. Toyota is offering the Winglet personal transport in three variations. They are simply referring to them as the model S, M and L, for small, medium and large.
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If you have never heard a Bose Wave Radio, you are missing something special. The Bose innovative technology fills a room with sound just like a concert hall. This second generation improves upon the first by delivering deeper tones and crisper, more accurate audio performance.
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Roku recently introduced the Netflix Player, a compact device that will play any of the Watch Instantly streaming download movies available from Netflix. At the time of this writing, Netflix offers 12,000 movie and television titles for instant download. The best part is that you only need a basic Netflix membership in order to view all of the Watch Instantly movies that you want to watch.
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The Mr. Clock Radio Talking Robotic Clock Radio from Geewiz Entertainment really caught my attention. He has a robotic head that is animated and almost life-like. Although it is essentially a clock radio, it is the type of gadget gift that easily steals the limelight at a party.
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I used to travel to Japan quite a bit in the 1980s and early 1990s. The traditional Japanese squat toilet was just a porcelain slot in the floor. Since then, Western-style toilets have become more popular–and the Japanese have used their innovative talents to improve on Western designs with a luxury toilet seat that overcomes many issues that aren’t discussed at the dinner table.
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