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Uplogix dot com is a company that offers remote network management solutions for your IT environment. As network systems have gotten more complex over the years, legacy tools are not good enough to manage or correct problems when they arise. This means that employees and contractors must go on site to fix the problem. Uplogix solves this problem.
To read more about Uplogix’s solutions, click here.
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Have you ever wanted to play foosball but couldn’t because you were unable to find someone to play against? The guys at instructables dot com solved this problem by creating a foosball table that has a computer opponent on one side.
The goal of this project was for a human player to be able to play against a robotic opponent. The human side of the table looks like your ordinary foosball table, however your opponents side consists of eight motors, a microcontroller, a webcam, and a computer.
The computer opponent is no tough match, however, it would be possible to speed up the computers play with a more expensive and larger gear ratio. Until this happens, I wouldn’t reccommend that you train against one of these things as you will not learn anything.
To see the table in action click play on the video below.
For more info click here
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The number of odd USB powered computer peripherals continues to expand with the release of the USB hand warmer. This device may come in handy for those Canada inhabitants facing below zero winters such as myself, although I highly doubt it.
The USB hand warmer is designed for those moments in front of your PC when your fingers begin to lose their feeling. Now you can plug in this device, which takes the form of a jeopardy-buzzer-like looking stick, and wrap your frosty fingers around it feeling the heat immediately. Hey, why not go all out and get two of them to warm up both hands simultaneously?
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I’ll admit, there have been times when I have lost the feeling in my fingers because of typing in a cold room, and priced at $10.99 a piece it almost makes me consider buying one. However, I think ill save some pocket change and resort to rubbing my hands together for 10 seconds to warm them up. If you have some extra cash and want to add to your insanely useless but cool USB device collection, go for it.
Click here for order information.
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Do you spend hours a day on your computer? If so then you’re prone to have a cool beverage at some point while at your desk. The CoolIT USB beverage chiller – brought to you buy CoolITSystems dot com – will allow you to keep your drink chilled at your side.
Just seconds after plugging this device into your USB port, the plate will chill to a temperature of 45 Fahrenheit or 7.2 degrees Celsius; a temperature guaranteed to keep your drink cold.
If you are a serious gamer who plays on the computer for hours straight, you don’t have to worry about that can of soda or bottle of water getting cold on you. You can now sit it on the 
beverage chiller and have it stay cool until you have finished drinking it. However, this product can be used by more than just gamers, as DenGuru states:
“The Beverage Chiller is ideal for that person in your home or office who seems to have everything, but could go for something fun and useful. If you know a late night gamer looking to keep his bottle of Bawls cool, or someone who likes to sit outside on the porch during the spring and summer months with her laptop and a glass of lemonade, be sure to check out the CoolIT USB Beverage Chiller.”
—Todd Haselton, Steven Lichak, DenGuru
The device is compatible on both USB 1.1 and 2.0 ports, which means those of you with an older computer will have no problems using the chiller. It is also compatible with both Windows and Linux operating systems. The USB Beverage Chiller has been designed with a gasket sealed case to keep both condensation and accidental spills from entering the device and causing damage.
This product is priced at a slim $24.99, and comes with a one year warranty. Check out CoolITSystems for more product and purchase information.
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For you fellow PC gamers, there is now a new way to increase your gaming experience, and no it is not a new video card.
It may be time to get rid of your current desk chair and upgrade to the Pyramat Wireless PC Gaming chair. This product is brought to you by Sharperimage dot com, a company that is well known for its gaming chairs and loungers.
The Pyramat is not your ordinary office chair. It comes with two built in full range speakers and a 4 inch subwoofer. The speakers also come equipped with cool illuminating blue LEDs. The chair also features a full range channel digital selector and an LCD display. This chair not only pumps out high quality surround sound, but it is also very comfortable. It has a built in headrest, and gas piston height and titling seat adjustments. The Pyramat runs on a built in rechargeable battery that is designed to last for 4-5 hours of use. To sum everything up, the chair connects wirelessly to your computer via an 8 channel 2.4ghz digital transmitter.
The Pyramat is not one of the cheapest chairs on the market, coming in at just under $300. However, if you don’t mind plugging in your chair every night before bed, this may be the product for you.
For more information about this product, check out the following website.
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I have spent the past few days trying to figure out how to get my Playstation 3 SIXAXIS controller to work on my computer. Finally I was able to figure it out, and it’s rather simple to do actually.
Firstly, you must be running Windows XP (I’m running XP Pro). I am not sure if you will have the same results on other versions of Windows, but you can give it a shot if you like. The first thing you need to do is download the rar file found here, which contains two exe files. If you don’t have winRAR make sure you grab it first. Once you have downloaded the rar file, follow these steps.
1. Unrar the file containing the 2 exe’s
2. Run ‘libusb-win32-filter-bin-0.1.10.1.exe’
3. Plug the SIXAXIS into your PC
4. Run ‘ps3sixaxis_en.exe’ Note: this program should automatically close after a few seconds of running it.
5. Go to control panel, and then click on game controllers. You should see ‘Playstation 3 Controller.’ Double click on it, and you should see 19 red icons representing the buttons of the controller.
6. Press the PS Button once, and button 17 should light up. Once it does, your controller is now working.
Note: Controller number LED’s may continue to blink, but not to worry, the controller will still work properly.
There you have it folks, you can now use your lovely Playstation 3 SIXAXIS on your computer.
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Have any old or unused electronic devices lying around? Now you can trade them in for your dream Alienware computer system.
All you have to do is gather up your unused electronics (including mp3 players, iPods, stereos, DVD players, and more) and trade them; upon doing so you will be given payment that can be used toward the purchase of any new Alienware product.
Here are the four steps in the exchange process.
1. Select the electronic devices you want to trade in.
2. An Alien Exchange quote is generated.
3. Choose your award type in the form of an Alienware gift card or a check in your name*.
4. Trade-in items are mailed in using a free shipping label that can be printed out.
If you already have an old Alienware system, you can trade that in too! You will get a quote on the value of your system, as well as a $200 bonus. Alienware wants to make sure you continue to be a customer of their cutting edge products.
For those of you who have always dreamed of owning an Alienware computer system, this is your chance. Trade in your old electronics now and purchase that liquid-cooling beast you have always wanted.
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Do any of you have problems getting yourself out of bed? I know I do. I saw this clock on TV and decided I would research it some more. Nanda has developed this revolutionary alarm clock, ‘Clocky’, for those of us that have trouble waking up in the morning. No need to set multiple alarm clocks anymore, the Clocky will make sure you are out of bed. Basically, once you set this alarm clock, you have one chance to get up. If you choose to hit the snooze button, (like we all do), the alarm clock will jump off your nightstand and wheel around your room looking for a place to hide. You will have to chase it down and turn it off, forcing you to get out of bed.
The Clocky can jump from 3 feet high, which makes it an ease to walk itself off any nightstand. The large wheels allow it to move on carpet or hardwood floor. If you do not want your Clocky running away from you, there is an option to disable the wheels so that it acts as a normal alarm clock. The Clocky is very small in size, measuring in at a mere 5.25″ x 3.5″ x 3.5″. It comes in a few different colours, such as almond, aqua, mint, and mustard. If you are interested in ordering your own Nanda Clocky, check out Nanda home dot com for more information. Here are a couple videos of the clocky in action.
