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iShelf brings cover flow to life Posted: 22 Jan 2009 05:21 AM PST Wouldn’t it be cool if you could browse through your physical CD collection coverflow style? Designer Li Jianye does, therefore,  he designed the iShelf  which only holds five CDs and nothing more. Unfortunately, the shelf is only for looks and is not in production yet, but we’re hoping someone out there takes this concept to the next level and designs some sort of mechanical box that can actually let you rotate through your old CD collection. Does anyone even buy CDs anymore?

Valentine Tokidoki Mimobot Invasion Posted: 22 Jan 2009 05:09 AM PST I absolutely have an obsession with everything Tokidoki, so I was pleased to see Mimoco is introducing another adorable USB flash drive covered in pop-fashion from tokidoki. Her name is Pink Meletta and she is loaded with tokidoki wallpapers, icons, and other col stuff.  It can hold up to 8GB of stuff, and it starts at $25. Ok, so this is not the most romantic gift for V-day, but I’m sure your sweetheart wouldn’t mind having one either. Here’s more about Meletta from the site: Meletta is in LOVE! Someone snuck past that monkey on her head and gave her a kiss, and now she’s blushing pink and black! Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Pink Meletta is a techie gift that will satisfy your inner geek while not getting you stuck on the couch Valentine’s night. A word of warning - do NOT ask Meletta how she got that monkey on her head, or where the monkey got that banana, because she doesn’t know and, quite frankly, it’s ticking her off right now. Meletta is a constant reminder to eat your fruits before they eat you - or before that monkey on your back gets hold of them. Designed by Simone Legno, the rock-star artist behind the tokidoki brand, Meletta and the tokidoki for MIMOBOT collection launched at New York Comic Con on April 18th. Pick one up now to get one of the limited run of this exciting new MIMOBOT series. Product Page

Be My MSI Wind Valentine Edition Posted: 22 Jan 2009 04:56 AM PST We still have plenty of time before we can worry about Valentine’s gifts, but if you’re looking for something for your girlfriend, then check out this adorable Valentine’s Day MSI Wind. The company is giving away 15 of these limited eidtion Wind U100 models to participants who upload a picture of themselves with their sweatheart between now and 2/14/09. You can enter the contest here. Winners will be chosen at random on 2/17/09. If you don’t want to leave it to chance, you can purchase one of these netbooks at www.msimobile.com for $429.99. These limited edition Winds feature the Intel Atom N270 1.6G processor, Windows Home XP Home Edition, a 6-cell battery and the same great light weight ultra mobile design as the other U100 models.  MSI will also be offering free shipping on all the Valentine Edition Winds. So what do you think gals? Is this one better than the Vivienne Tam HP mini? Let me know in the comments.

Xacti’s new line of HD cameras Posted: 22 Jan 2009 04:42 AM PST I’ve been dying to buy one of those tiny Xacti HD camera, but I always found them to be too expensive. At CES, I noticed a lot of bloggers using them them, and I’m telling you, they sure looked way more convenient for the occasion. Well today, Sanyo announced their new line of Dual Camera Xacti All-HD line up for 2009, and they’re definitely more affordable and colorful. Six cameras in horizontal and vertical body styles have been announced, including waterproof, compact, and full HD models. Below is a quick summary. Full HD models: VPC-FH1 (Horizontal; $500 MSRP) and VPC-HD2000 (Vertical; $600) The Full HD Dual Camera Xacti offers 1920 x 1080 pixels, and 60 frames per second recording for crystal clear, smooth motion videos. It takes 8-megapixel digital photos, has 10x optical zoom for photos, 16x advanced zoom for video, image stabilizer, HDMI output, external microphone input (HD2000), and FH1 has a 3-inch LCD monitor, while the HD2000 has a 2.7-inch LCD monitor. Compact HD models VPC-TH1 (Horizontal; $300 MSRP) and VPC-CG10 (Vertical; $200 MSRP) These models offer 720p (1280 x 720) HD capability and record at 30 frames per second. The VPC-TH1 also offers an impressive 30x optical zoom and an incredible 3-hr 20-min long continuous recording time-all in HD! It also takes photos, has an image stabilizer, face chaser that can detect 12 faces in a photo, HDMI output, and have a 3-inch widescreen LCD. They’re available in black, silver, blue, and pink. Waterproof Compact HD models VPC-WH1(Horizontal $400) and VPC-CA9 (Vertical $350) This may be great for you beach types since they’re waterproof and can operate in underwater (up to 10 feet).The Horizontal version can be submerged up to 10 feet under water, has a 2.5-inch LCD display, HDMI output, and can take 2-megapixel photos. It also has “Face Chaser” technology, and 30x optical zoom. The vertical version will film under 5 feet of water for one hour, take 9-megapixel photos, 720p HD video, has 5x optical zoom, a 2.5 inch LCD monitor, and is available in black, red, and green. All will be available in March 2009.

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