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Wii Crossbow with Laser Sight is Perfect for all the Wii Games Involving Crossbows

Posted by Adam Frucci at 6:18 AM on January 9, 2009

Unlike most Wii controller gimmicks, this one brings a new feature to the table: a laser sight. And they tell me it's historically accurate to boot.

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Razer Mamba Gaming Mouse Is Lag Free, Can Kill You With a Single Bite

Posted by Jesus Diaz at 3:10 AM on January 9, 2009

The Razer Mamba looks like a winner for gamers or anyone looking for a high-performance mouse: Lag free, 2.4GHz wireless or wired, with teflon base, and 1ms polling rate, rather than the usual 8ms.


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S1 Audio's NxSet 'Neckphones' For a Bizarre Audio Experience

Posted by Sean Fallon at 11:00 PM on January 8, 2009

Remember those gimmicky neck cooling fans that came out years ago? Well, the NxSet from S1 Audio is kind of like that, only these are intended to replace your earbuds.


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PogoPlug Turns Any Hard Drive Into a Network Share For $US79

Posted by John Mahoney at 3:26 PM on January 8, 2009

PogoPlug is a little conduit box that plugs into your router on one end via ethernet, and mates with your hard drive via USB on the other.

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USB 3.0 Only Running at a Quarter of Maximum Speed

Posted by Mark Wilson at 8:18 AM on January 8, 2009

We're still more than excited about USB 3.0, but those of us expecting it to reach promised transfer speeds of 5000Mb/s this year are overly optimistic.

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The Hunter Concert Breeze Ceiling Fan Has a Speaker In It

Posted by Mark Wilson at 6:49 AM on January 8, 2009

You think that you can't stick a speaker in a ceiling fan? Well you probably can't. You're timid, weak...soft. You're not like the fearless engineers at Hunter Fans who shatter expectations with landmark products.


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Acoustic Research Wi-Fi Headphones Offer Networked Audio On Your Ears

Posted by Mark Wilson at 6:00 AM on January 8, 2009

While the Acoustic Research AWD510 wireless headphones weren't our favourites during our headphone Battlemodo, the company promises a Wi-Fi enabled version in 2009 supporting internet radio. Include iTunes compatibility and we may have a deal.


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RCA Voice Control Remote: It Talks to You, You Talk to It

Posted by Mark Wilson at 6:00 AM on January 8, 2009

While universal remotes can be hard to program, each being a bit of their own beast, theRCA Voice Control Remote will talk you through the process. And you can talk right back.


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Callpod's Multi-Plex Connects Any Bluetooth Dragon Headset to Any Other Headset

Posted by Jason Chen at 5:45 AM on January 8, 2009

The Callpod Dragon Bluetooth headset already has the ability to create a walkie-talkie hands-free connection with any other Callpod headset, but now it can connect with any headset.


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Kensington SlimBlade Trackball Built to Handle Digital Content

Posted by Sean Fallon at 5:30 AM on January 8, 2009

A trackball? In 2009? Indeed, Kensington is going retro with a new design that they claim is the first to "allow users to navigate and manipulate digital content through the ball itself."


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