The devilish engineers at Apple keep finding ways to make the new iPods appealing. I don’t need this thing but I want it. The new iPod shuffle has VoiceOver. It tells you what song is playing and who is playing it. The controls are conveniently on the earbud cord. The new iPod shuffle is tiny (1.8” tall x 0.3” thin) and will hold up to 4gigs of music. I’m sold.

$79 BUY

Deceptively simple, the Enertia represents what’s achievable with the beauty of modern technology and some pretty smart engineers, rather than a blue sky promise based on technologies that are years off in the future.  The Enertia benefits from an ultra light, ultra stiff carbon fiber monocoque chassis that doubles as the motorcycle’s battery “carriage” and an elegantly simple electric drive train that keeps maintenance at an absolute minimum.

It is rumored that Best Buy will also start selling the bikes.

Highlights:

• Cost approximately 40 cents per charge based on US residential rates
• 35 Mile real world range
• Recharged by plugging it into any standard US wall outlet
• Fully recharged in about 3 hours
• Top speed of over 50 mph

$11,995 BUY

I know it’s just another Bluetooth headset. The Dragon V2 Bluetooth headset separates itself from the pack though with a 328+ ft (100m) range and the ability to  connect with Skype calls and cell calls simultaneously with the push of a button. This Bluetooth headset comes with advanced dual-microphone noise suppression for crystal clear calls. It works with all Bluetooth-enabled phones, computers and PDAs.

$59 BUY

One of Altec Lansing’s smallest PC audio systems, the Expressionist Classic FX2020, provide a unique industrial look.  This attractive speaker system is designed with cylindrical cabinets to house its 3-inch speaker drivers.  They might not knock your socks off with their power; but they do provide crisp mids, highs and upward-angled speakers for desktop listening. Cool design and low price make these speakers ideal for both the home or work office.

$80 BUY

Kindle 2 is the successor of the immensely successful Kindle. Kindle is an electronic book reader that utilizes wireless technology to view and purchase popular books from Amazon. It uses a special type of display to reproduce how text appears on paper. If you read a lot and want to save some money and some trees, Kindle 2 may be right for you.  

New Version Highlights

• Just over 1/3 of an inch, as thin as most magazines
• At 10.2 ounces, lighter than a typical paperback
• 3G wireless lets you download books right from your Kindle, anytime, anywhere; no monthly fees, service plans, or hunting for Wi-Fi hotspots
• Get books delivered in less than 60 seconds; no PC required
• Reads like real paper; now boasts 16 shades of gray for clear text and even crisper images
• 25% longer battery life; read for days without recharging
• More Storage: Take your library with you; holds over 1,500 books
• Faster Page Turns: 20% faster page turns
• With the new Text-to-Speech feature, Kindle can read every book, blog, magazine, and newspaper out loud to you
• Large Selection: Over 230,000 books plus U.S. and international newspapers, magazines, and blogs available
• Low Book Prices: New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases $9.99, unless marked otherwise

$359 BUY

The Razer Pro|Click Mobile Notebook Mouse is a quick and precise optical mouse (1200 dpi) that uses Bluetooth 2.0 with adaptive frequency hopping. No USB plug required here. The Razer Pro Click Mobile mouse comes in four colors and features an ambidextrous design that is ideal for those on the go. It’s powered off 2 AA batteries and has standby mode to conserve energy when not in use. One of the highlights of this mouse is that it doesn’t require additional drivers or software. It works with both Mac OS X and Windows. $45 BUY

Is your movie and music collection taking over all your hard drive space? Time to get some serious storage. The Buffalo Technology LinkStation Quad has up to 4 terabytes of remotely accessible storage for your home or network. The Quad supports RAID 0,1, 5 or 10. The built-in Web Access feature allows you access to your files anytime and anywhere. All you need is a web browser. The Quad also has a built-in Bit Torrent Client that lets you access and download your files without the PC running during the download. The 1TB, 2TB and 4TB Buffalo LinkStation Quad are priced from $449.99 to 999.99. BUY

Ok guys, the super bowl is coming and you have the best home theatre system of all your friends. Your friends have inevitably invited themselves over to watch the game at your place. You want to put the icing on the cake that will make them even greener with envy; you need the Harmony 1100 Advanced Universal Remote Control. With an amazing feature set and a wow factor off the scale, this is a must have.
 
Features of the Harmony 1100 include :

• Customizable, 3.5-inch full-color touch sensitive screen with QVGA (320 x 240 pixels) resolution
• Fully redesigned Harmony software
• Tactile guides that located around the touch screen to help position your fingers so that you choose the right command
• Brushed-black aluminum top case and soft-touch bottom case make it comfortable to hold
• Integrated RF (Radio Frequency) capability (up to 100 feet away)

The Logitech Harmony 1100 advanced universal remote control will be available in February. $499 BUY

The latest headphone entry from Sennheiser is the HD 800. The Sennheiser HD 800 is a high end pair of headphones that feature a new transducer, ear cup design and premium parts. The transducer is encased by a precision material made of stainless steel; ear pads are made of special high-quality Japanese Alcantara; while the headband and headphone mounting utilises the most advanced development from the aerospace industry. The connectivity of these headphones utilise specially-designed, four-wire, high-performance connections with Teflon insulation. Combine all these new features and you have yourself a set of $1399.95 headphones!

Logitech showcased its G13 and G19 gaming keyboards at CES 2009. The Logitech G19 Gaming Keyboard gives you an arsenal of advanced gaming technology with its own full-color tiltable 320x240 LCD display that is able to run a lot of widgets out of the box such as, Twitter, VoIP, system info, gaming data, images, maps, and yes YouTube and many more. Surprisingly the video playback is smooth, however the small display is too small for any lenghty viewing. It does work great for stuff like instant messaging, and is more versatile than earlier models of G keyboards. It offers customizable black-lighting color, 12 fully programmable G keys with 3 settings per G key and on the fly macro record.

$199.99 BUY


The Logitech G13 Gaming Keyboard is a hybrid gaming keyboard designed to complement your Logitech gaming keyboard and mouse allowing you game changing comfort and control on either Mac or PC. Its Comfort Wave design give you a powerful advantage over those forced to work with less. Onboard memory allows you to program up to 5 ready-to-play profiles, allowing you to take your personal preferences with you. Similar to the Logitech G19 it has customizable black-lighting allowing you to choose your colors, 25 programmable keys to select your style of play and create macros on-the-fly.

Suggested games for the Logitech G13 Advanced Gameboard include: World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria, Left 4 Dead, Call of Duty: World at War, Crysis Warhead, Fallout 3, Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway, Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3

$79.99 BUY