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Single? Celebrate your freedom!

Romasha — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 21:09:00 GMT

Finally, a ring for the singles!! All you singles now have a ring especially designed for you to be worn on the wedding finger. The Swedish company Singelringen, makes rings that let you proudly proclaim your single status.

The flourescent blue acrylic band with a silver inner ring. A crescent shaped cut on the ring allows light to reflect and shine through the silver ring, conveying the wearer's willingness to start new friendships or romantic relationships.

It's time for all you singles to celebrate your singledom = freedom. Now you dont have to cringe everytime Valentine's Day is celebrated, cause you can lionize your independence anytime by just wearing this ring on your ring finger and even let the world know that you are open and available. The rings have a unique number that you can use to register and become a member of the global Singelringen Community and hence bringing about the possibility of letting you meet other singles in the Singelringen circle of trust. Alternatively you could send an anonymous email to your crush through Singelringen asking them if they are available.

Romanticize your Single Power! The Singelringen is available for $49 in US, Europe and Asia.

Moodblurbs

Romasha — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 12:21:00 GMT

http://www.moodblurbs.com/about/index.html

A new innovative fun way to communicate! Moodblurbs are status messages that enable you to express your mood at the moment. Just connect the moodblurb holder to your laptop and you can announce to the people around you that you are chatting with your boss! Each Moodblurb Starters Package comes with 8 Moodblurbs and a Moodblurb holder. The holders come in various colors black, blue, green or red.

So if you are tired of people walking up to you and asking you for cigarette lighters while you surf the Internet in a coffee shop, use a Moodblurb -- "Do not disturb". And if you are absolutely bored sitting at the airport just clip your blurb to your bag "Wanna talk?" and you might just find someone to chat with.

Moodblurbs, as the creators say, is taking web2.0, the concept of interactive communicaton, offline. This is web2.1. The Moodblurb acts as a status message similar to your instant messegers, encouraging others to initiate communication with you. I'd say the Moodblurbs will be true blue web2.1, if the actual messenger status is integrated with the Moodblurbs and displayed digitally on an LCD display.

Moodblurbs, they are creative way of starting a conversation :)

Puzzle Alarm Clock

Romasha — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 18:45:00 GMT

Finally, there is a challenging solution to the perplexing problem of getting out of bed every morning. Presenting the Puzzle Alarm Clock. This alarm clock wakes you up by firing four puzzle pieces up in the air.

Wait! Don't discard this one as just another clock. The alarm cannot be deactivated unless you find the pieces and put them back together to complete the jigsaw puzzle. You just cannot lie in the bed, blissfully tucked in your blanket cause the loud and annoying ring of the alarm cannot be ignored.

You dont need 5 alarm clocks to wake you up, after all!

iDog- Companion for your iPod

Romasha — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 19:26:00 GMT

iDog, created by Sega is the perfect companion for your iPod, MP3 player or anything that has a headphone jack. The iDog moves dances and rocks to the music through the headphone socket from any MP3 player and seeks playful interaction.

The cute and adorable iDog expresses itself through patterns of flashing 7 different colored LED lights on its head, movement of its head and ears and wagging it's tail. Feed it with music when it is hungry! It growls and barks if you don't. When it's tired listening to the music and dancing, you just have to pat its nose, and off it goes to sleep.

Apart from the original white iDog, the music dog now also comes in Pink, Black and light Blue. What's more you can now also buy accessories for your pet dog. You can protect it from the cold this season with the i-Dog Chill Sets which includes a scarf, a hat and even boots in six colors and carry it along in a bag made especially for it. The iDog Bags are available in Box Stlye, Bowling Style and Profile Style.

TileToy- Electronic Fun

Romasha — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 21:02:00 GMT

Here is your chance for all you geeks to play and design open-source electronic games. Tangible LED game tiles, TileToy is an innovative game consisting of blocks with LEDs embedded inside them. TileToy brings the flexibility inherent in digital software to a physical tile that people can touch and interact with. By arranging the electronic tiles, players can engage themselves in various kinds of game play, ranging from fast-paced arcade style games to puzzles.

The tiles are plastic cases approximately 2" square. In TileToy, technology is sealed within the design. The interaction is based on tactile experience where no user manual is needed. Compared with traditional tile games TileToy can take advantage of such things as changing state, animations and games where the tiles can effect the state of adjoining tiles. Simple word games can be created where each tile displays a random letter and the players organize the letters into the longest word possible.

Applications can be developed also to utilize the tiles purely for display purposes to show patterns, animations or even live information. Each tile is controlled individually and can be used to transmit information on its own or in groups of several tiles. The assembled tiles transmit wirelessly their individual position in relation to each other and based on that changing information, a central computer, or a dedicated tile runs the different applications.

TileToy is an open project. Both the source code and the hardware will be made available via open licenses. Their blog has lots of the details, ideas, workshops and updates their project is going through.

Retro Phones of the Future by Hulger

Romasha — Fri, 25 Nov 2005 23:36:00 GMT

Phone accessories manufacturer, Hulger has done what it does best, yet again with their latest Penelope and PIP phones. They are available in two styles: wired or bluetooth.

The Penelope looks like a lavish traditional '30s style handset that would be just perfect in a plush home with expensive white leather sofas. The phone engages mordern-day technology allowing wireless connection to Bluetooth enabled cell-phones and PCs with an indoor range of about 10 metres. The Penelope is available black, an irresistable maroon or ivory.

Another new design is the sleek and slim PIP Phone that you can use with your computer to make those long phone calls using any internet voice service. It is a phone you would love to flaunt while you talk on Skype using Wi-Fi in an coffee shop! Available in yellow, black and white.

Skype Voice Over IP just got a whole lot sexier.

mTune Cordless iPod Nano Headset

Romasha — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 01:16:00 GMT

Looking for that full-bodied headset for your iPod nano that feels like surround sound. Macally is all set to launch the mTune, a cordless headset for your iPod Nano, in late November/early December. You can simply insert your iPod nano directly into the exclusively designed nano slot. No batteries required since the headset is powered by the player and it is quite light in weight. It has a collapsible design making it easily portable.
The mTune looks very comfortable, but when it comes to headphones, the most important factor is the sound, which will be revealed only once it hits the markets. Macally has priced the headset at $49.99

Illumination in Vogue

Romasha — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 21:47:00 GMT

If you thought you could play with lights to bring that futuristic look to your rooms and it's surroundings only, think again. Illumination seems to be the next big attention seeker this season with everything from lighted slippers, LED cufflinks, showers and even glow in the dark basketballs splashed all over in the markets.

IKuffs illuminated stainless steel cuff links are made for all the bling and flashy accessory loving people. It's just right for those stuffy formal occassions where you have to wear a suit, coz your mom said so, and an ultimate opportunity to let others know that you are a true geek. The gizmos come in brushed or polished stainless steel with a range of six colors. The links utilize LEDs to create a streamlined little glow from their center.

The next beacon of style are the must-have iPod glow in the dark headphones by iBeat. The Design Annex iBeat headphones again come in six neon colors including fluroscent green and pink and light-up to the beat of your iPod's music. Get noticed!

This is not the end of the illuminated products. Bright Feet has come out with innovative LED slippers that have a slightly more practical application. These cool Bright Feet slippers have lights built into the toe to help you find your way through the house at night, in the dark.

If you're thinking of a logical reason as to why would someone need these products, it's most likely you won't find one. Works of art, that you want when you see one. Expect to see many such more products this season. Go ahead, try and enjoy!!

Tetran- The Cable Winder

Romasha — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 22:27:00 GMT

These stylish, spiky small creature like things are the new age cable winders for your iPod or your MP3 player's headphones.

Intoducing the beautiful and funcitonal Tetran. With the multi-utility Tetran, you no longer will have to deal with the thwarting act of disentangling iPod cables nor will you look untidy with cables and ear buds dangling from your device clipped to your belt. Just wind your cable around Tetran's peaky highs and it's cute little mouth to hold your earbuds. Tetran's come in four bright colors, pink, green, yellow and orange, to suit your personality with a removable chain so that you can attach it to your belt loop or your cell phone strap or a loop in your bag or even use it as a key ring!

The utility doesn't stop here, you can also roll Tetran on the floor and treat yourself to a wonderful relaxing foot massage. Try applying the 23 rubber spikes to your neck, shoulder, back or hands and feel a warm tingling sensation and ease away the stresses of the day. Squeeze it hard in your hand to relieve stress while at work and keep youself healthy wealthy and wise!

Tetran is designed by TuneWear started by the founder/CEO/president of Apple products peripherals company and former Apple Computer K.K. (Japan) Sales Director.

They have a wide collection of charming Apple iPod accessories .The Tetran is priced at US$12.95. I want one of these, Tetrans!

Online Social Networking Software

Romasha — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 02:08:00 GMT

The development of the Internet is one of the greatest society transforming events in history. With the Internet it is possible to be connected in real time to potentially hundreds of millions of people simultaneously. The growth of online communities was a natural extension of the medium and human nature.

I have written an article on Online Social Networking, hope you will find this resource guide useful in learning more about social networking. Online social networking is a general term for websites and software tools which help you discover, extend, manage, enable communication in, and/or leverage your social network.

At the end of this article, I have also added a categorized list of Social Networking services which I shall keep updating. Please keep submitting your comments, links, and recommendations for any sites that I have missed out in the list.