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Incipio introduces the Companion World Travel Cables, allowing Apple users to travel around the globe without carrying any bulky outlet adapters. The cables include a set of four AC plugs (with a 12″ whip), designed to minimize load while maximizing function. The kit requires the white portable power adapter, bundled with the MacBook Air, MacBook, MacBook Pro, iBook and PowerBook G4. It also works with the iPod and iPhone USB Power Adapter and it’s 40$. I guess it leaves plenty of room for more duty free shopping.

[via crunchgear]

We all know the mighty and powerful computers from Alienware, featuring galactic designs and housing muscular hardware. The same shape was inspiring Dell and Alienware to create this alien phone concept, running Android OS under an impressive module with blue glowing grill and sliding mechanism. In the light of recent impacts, the Alienware handset concept has a sensitive touch keypad and joystick, for easy navigation. I wonder if this phone will be able to connect carriers in other galaxies.

[via engadget]

E-Light is an indoor/outdoor entertainment light, featuring  high-output LED lights, providing 6 - 12 hours of glowing illumination. This cordless light clamps onto your umbrella pole for a convenient outdoor decoration or indoor design. The E-Light has a standard headphone jack, allowing you to connect your iPods and listen to your favorite music via acoustically balanced stereo speakers, delivering high-quality sound. The E-Light comes with 4 AA NiMH rechargeable batteries and you can get yours for $99.50.

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Wal-Mart has decided to join Best Buy. The company officially confirmed it will promote the Blue-Ray format, exclusively. The biggest retailer, has started phasing out HD-DVD products and expects to finish the rearrangements by June. This move is probably the straw that broke the camel’s back and we’re expecting Toshiba to announce the death of the HD-DVD format in the upcoming weeks. Wal-Mart’s decision is second to Netflix and Best Buy, that already announced the preferment of Blue-Ray products, believing they are the real winners. I guess we shall see more retailers joining this act, making it unanimously.

Update: Sooner than we’ve expected, Toshiba is officially shutting down its HD-DVD production and closing the Aomori Prefecture perimeter in Japan. A statement is expected to be given soon.

[via slashgear]

Motorola wants to go all the way with the new DH01n portable 4.3-inch DVB-H TV, sporting GPS navigation system and Tele Atlas maps. The new DH01n is a personal DVR device, including pausing and playing back live TV signals, automatic channel scan, High-quality widescreen LCD display with stereo sound, SD/MMC slot and more. No details concerning price and availability.

[motorola via engadget]

Macbook users tend to complain about those ugly marks and dark smudges, decorating their surface as a result of palm contact or dust accruement. To solve the problem and get back to the original shiny white color, Lifehacker posted an interesting solution: All you have to do is spread on some white toothpaste on the given area, let it dry, clean it with a damp clout and…voila ! back to the first days when the white was bright glowing.

[via Lifehacker]

Almost 2 months after Creative released the upgraded Zen 32GB, the company decided to cut down the prices from 349$ to merely 299$. This move was meant to remind us there is a cheaper alternative to the very expensive iPod Touch 32GB model, and we say: let the competition roll…

[via Creative]

This new USB mini-plug adapter from Novodio can easily connect your iPod player (or your iPhone) into the wall and charge it without other accessories. The tiny plug has a USB hub on one side and an outlet connection on the other side, for direct charging. Being so small, it takes no place in your luggage and costs around 22$.

[via gmp3]

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To all of you, star trek fans, wishing you could hologram yourself and your items, Holocube created this holographic projector. The device features a 20″ display with a 40GB HDD, capable compressing up to 18 hours of 3d hologram presentation with 1080i content. Designed for home users, it can be a nice piece of technology to flaunt with. No details about price or availability.

[via slashgear]

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A week after we’ve reported the announcement of the Nuvifone by Garmin, the company released two commercial videos that gives you a glimpse to what they call the new revolution. Though the following promo videos ain’t the greatest we have seen, they expose us to some of the applications the Nuvifone features but it’s not enough and we expect some improved presentations to be released.

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Incase saves us plenty of place while traveling, by creating this 2-in-1 wall & car charger, instead of carrying two separated bulky ones. This new device makes sure you will have your ipod or iphone charged anywhere, everywhere, without getting drained and with only one piece of power connector. You can get yours for 39$.

[via gizmodo]

Reports on a tangible recession coming up to the US markets, due to subprime mortgage crisis, brings Apple to consider the reduction of iPod production during 2008. According to Bank Of America, the Cupertino company asked its suppliers to decrease the players manufacturing after anticipating substantial deceleration in sales. According to the bank, Apple is expected to cut up to 20% of the iPod production compared to the beginning of January and 30% compared to December. iPhone production might get damaged as well.

[ via gmp3]

Firmware version 1.1 can be a dangerous escapade for iPod Classic owners, as we hear the headphones are getting damaged once the update is installed and the device is turned off. For some reason, the latest update sends electric pulses, up to 500mv, causing a real danger to the users and to their earbuds. I guess you should wait with this update until it gets fixed by Apple. If you ran out of patient and already installed it, you should dowgrade to an earlier version.

[via slashgear]

Now it’s official, the Zune 8GB gets 20$ price cut, so you can find the player across the US for just $179. The reason for the latest discount wasn’t stated but I believe Microsoft wants to increase the competition with Apple’s iPod players. The reduction brings the Zune 4GB only 30$ away from the 8GB player, which makes it dispensable.

[via engadget]

One last iRiver for today, hope you’re not tired, are you? Since iRiver isn’t winding down. This time, it’s a small adorned upgrade to its Mickey Mouse MP3 player. The new tiny 1GB mousy was plated with the precious Swarovski stones and turned into an original shiny musical medallion - Kitchy !!

[via engadget]