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Find Consumer Electronics Spare Parts Online

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Meir Warcel
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Camcorder Spare PartsA friend of mine Andrew, from the Local SEO Guide Blog, told me about a previous problem he had where he lost the power cord and battery charger for his camcorder. I had similar problems many times, and it has always been a headache for me looking for places that have the parts I needed. After some research, I found some great online alternatives. The following websites all have a good reputation and provide a wonderful service.

1. Ebay: Pretty obvious. Here you may find a wide range of spare parts for most popular Consumer Electronics products.

2. Tritronics Incorporated: holding a wide range of inventory, they sell parts for different electronic products straight to consumers directly from their website. Moreover, they are also an official distributor for many popular Consumer Electronics brands.

3. eBatts.com: they claim to be a destination for “Batteries, Adapters, Chargers and Accessories for Laptops, PDAs, Camcorders, Digital Cameras, Cellphones and Cordless phones.” For power and accessories, check them out.

4. Technoworld: Simply stated – a wide range of peripherals and components.

Hope this helps! If you know of other places, please share with us.

Picture by plow plane (Creative Commons).

Self destructing USB flash drive by Ironkey

By
Eran Abramson
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Ironkey“…This tape will self-destruct in five seconds…” – Mission Impossible TV Show

We have become dependent on USB flash drives, for these compact devices are both extremely practical and convenient. While these offer many advantages, they also hold very important personal and professional data and therefore we would not want to lose this information. Ironkey knows how important it is to keep your data safe and raised the bar on data security and protection.

The Ironkey USB Flash Drive holds your important documents, pictures, and online passwords secure by its own Cryptochip, which provides military grade AES encryption for safeguarding. If it is physically damaged or the password is incorrectly entered 10 times, the internal data will self destruct. In addition, it is filled with epoxy based compound, making it waterproof and preventing individuals from reaching its internal hardware. In the case it is lost or stolen, you can rest assured that your data will be secured.

The Ironkey’s features are just as attractive. Internet surfing is available on other computers with the Firefox browser built in, and your online passwords are stored in order to save you time. It runs different portable software and applications, so you have them with you on the go. Have you ever wanted to have your Internet bookmarks with you when not at home? These are saved for you to be available when needed and desired. Another neat feature is the ability to backup your data, so in case data is lost or the Ironkey is misplaced, your information may be renewed.

The current sizes available are 1, 2, and 4 Gigabyte thumb drives. For more information, you can check out their site above or watch the demo or purchase your own at ThinkGeek.com.

IPod Rock My Teeth Musical Whitening System

By
Tal Siach
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Rock My Teeth I have always been amazed of the huge amount of iPod accessories available, and I recently seen a strange one claiming it can whiten your teeth. While it seemed odd at first sight, I must admit that music and teeth can go hand in hand. I personally use my iPod as a painkiller when going to the dentist, so I won’t hear the horrible sounds of the dentist’s drill.

The Rock My Teeth whitening system was invented by Professor Bocelli. It helps you whiten your teeth while listening to music on your iPod or other MP3 players, CD players and even cell phones. This is easy, fun and pain free.

You can independently control the music and the whitening you do. Simply turn up the music to your teeth and reduce it to your ears. Increasing the music to your teeth increases the whitening energy provided to the hydrogen peroxide in the whitening strip. This helps fight tough stains and whitens your teeth faster. Moreover, besides whiter teeth, it gives you fresh breath and provides no mess.

One customer testimonial stated that it was used while in her cubicle at work. Additional testimonials and feedback may be found (here). The site also has a video demo explaining how Rock My Teeth works (here).

The Bocelli Musical Whitening kit is priced at $49.95 and is available on their website. The package includes: a speaker mouth tray, custom earphone cable and 50 whitening strips. All you need to have is a music player.

VoIP Bluetooth headset for Skype users

By
Eran Abramson
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nXZEN VoIPThe nXZEN VoIP (Voice over IP) wireless headset may be used when talking on skype or any other VoIP application.

With this headset and dongle, there is no longer a need to sit in front of the computer when talking on Skype. It is difficult for me to stay in one place when speaking to my friends and family on the phone. Now I can walk around (up to 10 meters) and speak with my friends over the Internet.

In addition, with Frontwave Extreme noise canceling technology, the headset amplifies and boosts the incoming caller’s voice. Features of this phone include: hands-free voice-dialing, last number redial, call waiting, call mute, and call transfer.

For full specs, check out nXZEN VoIP.

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Money for your broken iPod

By
Meir Warcel
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Do you have a broken iPod? Why not get paid for it? Instead of it taking space or throwing it away, there are two amazing services I have found, who are willing to take it off your hands and pay you.

The first one is called buymybrokenipod.com and it follows 3 easy steps:

  1. Describe your iPod and get an instant quote
  2. Fill in payment information and ship the iPod to them
  3. Within 24 hours of reception, you get paid by either PayPal or sent in mail

Working iPods get an average of $100 (ranging between $10-$330). A broken one averages $30 (ranging between $2-$216).

The second service was launched by gadgetlocker.com, an e-commerce site primarily selling Apple gear. They offer a flat fee of $20 credit for use on their online store for your old or broken iPods. Although the second option seems less appealing, in some cases it may be a better one. With this option shipping costs are paid by gadgetlocker.com, unlike buymybrokenipod.com where shipping costs are paid by you.

Via Techcrunch, Picture by opspin (Creative Commons)

Revolutionary 30 Year laptop Battery

By
Eran Abramson
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Betavoltaic Battery

Update: Based on reader’s feedback and comments below, it has come to my attention that there are some inaccuracies within this post. The information was taken from another source (mentioned), but do accept my apologies.

Imagine watching movies on your laptop throughout an entire long distance flight and when stepping off the plane, your battery still has enough power to last at least an additional 29 years and 364 days. Basically, picture your laptop battery lasting 30 years without a single charge. Is this a new technology that will revolutionize our lives?

According to recent Next Energy News, the U.S Air Force Research Laboratory has invented Betavoltaic power cells that would do just that.

Betavoltaic? is that nuclear? Quick answer: NO. These are energy currents honed inside of a battery. The Betavoltaic batteries are an ode to Albert Einstein’s theory of E=MC2, simply a hugely concentrated source of energy. It is like something taken out of a Sci-Fi movie. These batteries do not generate radioactive and other hazardous waste, for they do not produce energy by Fission/Fusion or chemically. Actually, for environmentalists, when the batteries run out of power, they are completely non-toxic. Furthermore, these should be small and thin, and hopefully will be out in 2-3 years.

For scientific explanation as to how the batteries last for such a long periods see here. For additional information of Betavoltaic Technology for you science buffs, see here.

Free up space on your Mac with Xslimmer

By
Eran Abramson
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There may be a lot of wasted space on your Macs. Instead of allowing the Mac’s space to be utilized more efficiently, it is bogged down by unnecessary items. Cleaning up and removing unneeded data frees up space for actual useful things and allows the computer to perform better.

Xslimmer is “your Mac, on a Diet!”. It allows you to remove unnecessary code and languages, and has also been known to increase loading times of different applications. In addition, some currently used applications may also be reduced, as to be more space efficient.

A try out version is also available, allowing to use up to 50 MB of freed up space. You may find more information at Xslimmer and their blog

Free Computer Technical Support

By
Eran Abramson
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Ever had a problem with your computer? Don’t answer that – I already know the answer.

Protonic.com is a community that answers your technical, and sometimes difficult, computer questions for free. It is supported by volunteers worldwide, answering questions varying from HTML to installation of software and hardware. As I am writing this, they have already answered 161,964 questions for Windows, Mac, and Linux. In addition, testimonials mention that some questions have been answered within the hour and included remarkable detail in order to assist the users.

If there are other communities that have previously helped you with computer technical support, please let us know.

Via: Web Worker Daily

Freeware for Windows and Mac

By
Tal Siach
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Why make a purchase when you can have something better for free?

My Dad always told me that you have to pay for quality, but with the Internet today, I am just not sure about that. With more individuals sharing their Intellectual Property on the web, and the Creative Commons rights only in the beginning steps, the net has become an enormous library of free software that keeps being updated and improved.

A friend of mine, Bonnie, sent me a great list of Windows freeware from the Designcreatology Blog, that you may browse through easily (here). You may find Internet browsers, music players, security tools, TV tuners and more. Some examples are:

  • OpenOffice.org is a multi-platform and multilingual office suite that is open source for your needs.
  • AVG that was created by Grisoft, is a free antivirus software for Windows and Linux, which is competing with Norton and McAfee.
  • Comodo is free firewall software, which grants a complete solution that is easy to manage. It has an effective barrier that keeps hackers out and personal information in.

Another friend, Maya Elhalal, has created Betamarker, a one stop shop to share and track newly released freeware and shareware for Windows and Mac. At this site, the software is updated almost constantly and may be browsed through by title or category. In addition, there is a community that ranks the different software and uploads additional ones.

What freeware and shareware do you use?

Picture by: Devirto

How to take great pictures in concerts

By
Meir Warcel
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When we are at a live show or concert, we sometimes attempt to take pictures of the special event. Unfortunately, when the lights dim, or the sun sets, pictures tend to get blurry. I encountered this problem many times and I guess many others have also. Here is a great little tip I found about how to take great pictures in concerts.

The simple solution is to bring a simple point-and-shoot camera with image stabilization and a high maximum ISO (light sensitivity). At the times of reduced lighting, bump up the ISO to the maximum setting and select the right moment for the picture. Of course this works for dark places in general.

This is a simple version, for a more complete and complex guide to concert photography check this out. If you have other tips for such encounters, please let us know.

Via: PC World

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