WRIST WATCHES

Ziiiro Proton & Ion Watches Tells Time In a Unique Manner

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The Proton is a beautiful and elegant watch displaying time using two transparent gradient discs, blue color representing the hour and yellow displaying the minute. By overlapping both gradients, it creates a new array of green color that will catch attention whether at the beach or going out on a date. The Proton is fully interchangeable with all watches from the bracelet series. Available in three colors of transparent, transparent-smoke and milky-white.

The Ion offers a touch of simplicity with its minimalistic dial and two-hand analog movement. Comes together with an understated transparent bracelet strap, this combination reveals a truly elegant timepiece. The Ion is fully interchangeable with all watches from the bracelet series. Available in three colors of transparent, transparent-smoke and milky-white.

Tokyoflash Kisai On Air floats the idea of multicolored touchscreen watch faces

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Engadget says ”The allure of more forward-looking wrist candy from Tokyoflash, who could resist a peak? Those not interested in looking like a steampunk gentleman may prefer these more conventional watches, which pack touchscreen capabilities into their low-energy LCDs. You can afford to be a little choosy too. Besides the black and silver models, there are also several combinations of LCD colors to be had, including natural [above, right], red [above left], green, blue and orange. The watch is currently on a limited time launch offer, slicing twenty bucks off the $199 MSRP. Anyone wanting another taste of future timepieces can peruse the gallery below.”

Depressingly Accurate Timepieces Count Moments to Death

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The Accurate Watch and Accurate Clock from Mr. Jones Watches are probably the most honest and, well, accurate reminder of just how little time we really have.The timepieces feature the somewhat-startling message “Remember You Will Die” above their reflective surfaces. The message isn’t meant to be threatening, however: it’s a reference to a “memento mori,” a traditional object meant to remind the viewer that our time in this world is limited and precious.

The Void Watch V01LED

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The Void Watch V01LED is like the microbrew of the watch world because of it’s simplicity and overall attractiveness. 316 stainless steel in five different colors gets mated to a leather band and hides an LED display that only comes out to play when you hit one of the time/date buttons. Even the iPhone wouldn’t look this good mounted to your wrist as a watch.Following are the main features of the Void Watch V01LED:

• Product Code: V01LED-BR/BL
• LED Display with Red light module
• Measurement: W36 x H42 x D9 mm (casing)
• Casing material: 316 Stainless Steel
• Casing colour / finishing: Brushed Chrome
• Crystal: Black
• Strap: Premium Black Leather
• Buckle: Stainless Steel with Brushed Chrome
• Water Resistance: 3 ATM
• Battery Type: CR2025 / 3V Lithium Batter

Tips & Tricks

Boost your Wi-Fi Signal with an Empty Can of Coke

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Many people faces problem while using WiFi connection with their laptops as well tablets due to poor signal strength and wrong orientation of the antenna of WiFi router.Here is the most easiest and the most cheap way to boost your WiFi signal strength by using empty beer/coke can.The use of aliminum foil is I think the best way to achieve the desired results as Kim Komando illustrated in the video tutorial below,lets have a look.

Tips On Consolidating Student Loans

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Thanks to two recent changes, students face the added burden of mixed loans — some fixed-rate, some variable, some already consolidated. (Loans disbursed after July 1, 2006, carry a fixed interest rate of 6.8%, while those disbursed prior have variable rates up to a maximum of 8.25%. That date also marked students’ last chance to consolidate loans while still in school.)

To get started off right, here are seven considerations for grads:

Mind your grace period

Some borrowers can expect to receive their first student-loan statement before their first real-world paycheck. “We saw a huge wave of in-school consolidations over the past few years, as interest rates moved to record lows,” explains Patricia Scherschel, the vice president of loan consolidation for Sallie Mae. “But in doing so, students gave up their six-month grace period.”

Not you? Before you gloat, consider joining their ranks. Consolidating before your six-month grace period runs out snags you a lower consolidation interest rate.

Consolidate — cautiously

But our experts agree: With such high rates, there’s less incentive to consolidate your loans this year. “The reasons students will consolidate are more to do with stretching repayment and lowering monthly payments,” says Kantrowitz.

It doesn’t hurt that one payment to one lender is easier to keep track of than four to different lenders.

With fixed-rate loans in the mix, consolidating may not work out to your advantage. Someone carrying $20,000 in Stafford loans — $15,000 consolidated at 6.625% and one $5,000, 6.8% loan — would pay a total of $7,458 over the life of the 10-year loans. That’s $100 less than the total interest you’d pay by consolidating all the loans under a 10-year repayment schedule.

Shop around for the best deal

In the Emergency Appropriations Act of 2006, Congress eliminated the “single holder rule,” which had required students with loans from a single lender to consolidate with that lender. Take advantage of the switch to let lenders compete for your business, advises Kantrowitz. It pays to do some comparison shopping.

Start by making a list of your loan amounts and lenders (access your loan data here at the Department of Education’s National Student Loan Data System), then work your way down the list of lenders to compare offers.

Call your current lender(s) to check the fine print first, says Kantrowitz. It may actually be cheaper to stay put. “Many lenders have included fine print that says you have to repay any discounts if you switch,” he says. That includes the 4% origination and default fees assessed at Stafford loan disbursement, which many lenders waive.

Keep private loans separate

Federal Consolidation Loans, by definition, can include only federal student loans. So steer clear of lenders that offer to let you consolidate both federal and private, cautions Brad Baldridge, a certified financial planner in Hales Corners, Wis. These hybrid loans won’t be as low and don’t often carry repayment discounts.

And keep in mind, the rate is tied in part to your credit score. Late payments on that credit card could send your rate skyrocketing.

HOME GADGETS

The Dyson’s Heater Is Hot And Stylish

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The Dyson Hot can be set between 1 to 37 degrees celsius and constantly monitors the room, automatically turning the heating element on or off to maintain the set temperature. And because all of the magic is hidden away inside the heater’s unique and bladeless housing, there’s no exposed heating elements that can lead to a burning smell when random particles land on it. For added safety, the Dyson Hot’s housing remains minimally warm during operation, and will even turn itself off if it gets tipped over. Available nationwide in the UK come October for ~$430 (£269.99) and presumably all over the world in a similar timeframe.

The Steam Cleaner by Adriano Conti

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The designer Adriano Conti says ”Steam Cleaner concept would be the dream of everyone who hates cleaning up. I hate cleaning my room even though in the end the result is great. This simple task seems like a big deal to me, don’t get me wrong, I don’t like messy room either. Adriano Conti, an Italian industrial designer has envisioned a Steam Cleaner for his graduation thesis at “La Sapienza” University, Rome. This concept will reduce cleaning time as well as the use of cleaning products. This device provides a faster and eco-friendly cleaning way.This concept cleaner uses 2 natural elements: UV rays and steam. The combination of these elements offers a quick and easy way to clean your home without the need to use chemical cleaning products which are usually not good for our health and environment. Steam Cleaner also features electrostatic wipes which can attract and trap surface dust”.

Usefull Tandem Table Designed By Geoffrey Graven

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Do you need a table that can accomodate all you gadgets that you use in your daily life,Tandem is a storage space that is equipped with a seat, a side table and a storage space.It’s actually a multifunction table and you can easily store your laptop,phone,books and magazines  in it’s circular shelves.The best thing I like in the table that it has a work top rotates 360º to become a quick workstation and use the whole thing as a stool too.The exterior is made of fine wood and the interior is made of aluminum to give strength to the table.

Round Expandable Dining Table Modern Opera by Bauline

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Now if you are two or twelve this expendable dining table serves you till it’s best with it’s best innovative design offering a confident serving to the housewives.Made of ash wood, this modern dining table starts as round (measuring 51 inches across) and is available with up to six leafs, each measuring approximately 18 inches and each offering additional seating for two. The statuesque base is like a pillar supporting this vast surface that will support your food, fare and friends. This expandable table is ideal for the compact homes and condos, and hosts who don’t want to devote the whole space to a table when not in use.It is best for saving space inside your home as you can contract this table for two persons use also, it is available at Bauline.

Luxury And Lifestyle

Gresso special edition Avant-garde Grand Premiere phone for $50k

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For those who may want to make do with a gizmo, which is slightly low on tech features but high on novelty value, then the new Gresso Avant Garde premier phone might be your fancy toy to flash about. Gold, which is known as a symbol of prosperity, has been used in rather elegant and fine crafted form, on the device’s side panels, buttons, and rear cover. Along with the exclusive device, which will have only 30 pieces to be ever made for sale, will come with a price tag of $50,000, and a sense of pride associated with using haute technology.

Radler Trail Camp Folding Shoes

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Whether you’re out backpacking, car camping or just sitting around the backyard firepit, your feet will truly appreciate our packable, water-repellent Radler Trail Camp. This lightweight shoe zips completely into itself, so they won’t take up much space in your pack, and as they’re fleece-lined for comfort and feature 42% recycled rubber lug outsoles for superior traction in the woods, you can comfortably venture out to collect more firewood or grab another marshmallow.The Radler Trail Camp Folding Shoes are available with a price tag of 65$ and you can buy them here.

Honda Motor Compo Foldable Electric Scooter

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On exhibition at tokyo motor show 2011, honda‘s ‘motor compo’ is a foldable electric scooter whose design hearkens back to the 1980′s ‘motocompo’. the front-wheel drive vehicle measures under 3 feet (1 meter) in both length and height. the ‘motor compo’ is designed to fit easily into honda’s ‘micro commuter’ concept vehicle (covered in this designboom article), and like the ‘loop battery’ of the ‘micro commuter’, the power pack of the ‘motor compo’ can be removed and used to power personal electronic devices.

World’s Most Luxurious Mansion On Wheels

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A trend of luxury conversion from big homes to moving vehicles provides easy mobility for the people who love to travel and live an adventurous life.Marchi Mobile recently launches its eleMMent series of ultra-luxurious recreational vehicles and the series comes with three editions the eleMMent PALAZZO,the eleMMent VIVA known as the VIP SHUTTLE and the eleMMent VISIONE known as PROMOTION VEHICLE. This moving mansion is an awesome piece of mobile luxury powered with automatic boarding stairs, a flybridge and an operational fireplace.The three set-ups can be configured at will and can be fitted with pretty much everything you can find in a luxury mansion. This includes an operational fireplace (for use when parked), floor heating and a rainfall shower, not to mention such obvious conveniences as mobile Internet or a 40-inch flat screen satellite TV. To top things off, the more creative buyers can even design their own fluorescent coating pattern, which should make the eleMMent stand out in the crowd even in the event of a black-out.

Swarovski-Studded laptops from HP and Marchesa

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Chipchick says ”We’ve seen many companies come out with special edition laptops covered in Swarovski crystals, but usually these  laptops are all about the bling. On the other hand, this limited edition laptop is so much more with its intricate patterns. Available in white or black, these limited edition laptops will be auctioned off by HP, with proceeds going to charity.HP has not yet decided which charities will be apart of the auction, but one thing is for sure  – these laptops are very beautiful, and very unique, so they are likely to earn a pretty penny for some good causes”

Apple

Landing Zone is A brilliant Docking station for Apple MacBook Aits

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Apple MacBook Air notebooks are ultra thin notebooks, which require some brilliant accessories, indeed. This is what the Cupertino-based designer Kitae Kwon has managed to develop with a superb docking station. What Kwon calls LandingZone is an amazing docking station for both the versions of MacBook Airs – 11-inch and 13-inch. Of course, the docking station is as perfect and elegant as the Apple notebooks. The MacBook Air docking station mounts total of four USB 2.0 ports. You no longer have to attach a separate USB hub with your computer now. The docking station also sports built-in 10/100T Ethernet port and mini display port to drive a resolution up to 2560 x 1440 pixels. Moreover, the dock is up with a locking port with all the Kensington locks to help you secure your MacBook Air.

Bayan 7 iPhone, iPod Speaker Dock Launched

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Recently launched by Bayan Audio a new addition to their iPhone/iPod speaker docks with docking ports located on both side of the 8 inch bass provided with 2 mid range drivers and high fidelity tweeters giving 120 watts of audio power.On the rear of the Bayan 7 is a media port which allows you to link up your iPad if required, as well as other devices using a 3.5mm audio cable and the aux port.The Bayan 7 measure 45cm x 30cm x 28cm and weighs in at 6.84 kg. Bayan Audio is a division of Radiopaq and their new Bayan 7 is now available to purchase from their website for £299.

FilmOn Air Portable Tuner Brings TV To Smartphones, Tablets And PCs

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This week FilmOn the Internet based Virtual cable service has announced that from February this year they will start shipping a FilmOn AIR device for free to all it’s yearly US based subscribers. Allowing them to enjoy the FilmOn service from their mobile devices and computers.The FilmON AIR device is a small adapter that plugs directly in to the most popular smartphones, tablets and PCs and is compatible with Windows, Mac, Android and Apple iPhone, iPad, iPod iOS.FilmOn AIR, is free with every annual US based subscription to FilmOn which costs $149.95 for the basic package. FilmOn AIR retails for $95.95

iLuv Mo’Beats Bluetooth Wireless Speaker Stand Revealed

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iLuv has this week taken the wraps off its new Mo’Beats wireless Bluetooth speaker stand, which has been designed to accommodate Bluetooth equipped tablets of any size.The new iLuv speaker stand features a new cradle design, which has been designed to accept a wide range of devices from tablets to smartphones, and is powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery.The new iLuv Mo’Beats Wireless Stereo Speaker Stand will be arriving in stores during May 2012, for around $90.

MXL Tempo USB Condenser Microphone Is the Perfect Companion For Your iPad

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The handy microphone allows users to record vocals and other sounds on-the-go and connects to your iPad via Apple’s Camera Connection Kit adapter, and its also equipped with a built-in high fidelity headphonejack. Allowing you to listen in on your recordings.The microphone can also be used to enhance voice communication apps as well such as ooVoo, Skype, iChat, and Google Talk. The MXL Tempo USB microphone, is now available to purchase from the company’s website for $79.95 each, and is also compatible with both PC and Mac systems

Smart Stand Sleeve iPad Cover Is Too Smart

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As a proud iPad owner, I am disappointed to say I have yet to find a cover that I really love. I’m a purist at heart (and maybe even a little picky), so I like to hold the bare iPad & feel the aluminum back & overall thinness. The Smart Stand Sleeve is probably the closest thing I’ll find to what I want. It uses an ingenious folding technique & magnets to transform the case from a soft, protecting sleeve  (that isn’t bound to the iPad) into an angled stand for working or watching videos