Amazon’s long awaited Kindle II has finally been released and made it to my doorstep yesterday afternoon. I got the device as a gift for my wife and though I’ve only had very limited ‘play time’ so far I must say I liked what I saw. I’ve been in the market for an [...]

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Yesterday was a good day.
I turned on my car and found Sirius 9, The Pulse was now Sirius XM The Pulse. That was one of the many channel combinations, additions and moves.
Hearing Sirius XM meant that the new programming had finally gone into place!! I checked my XM at home and found that Flight 26 [...]

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Now that I have 2 fish in the aquarium and things are getting interesting, I set up a website with the Web Cam, a photo gallery and even a high resolution view of the camera.
Feel free to stop by and visit: http://itaysworld.com/reefcam
(you can also get to it from the navigation tab at the top of [...]

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Excuse me for being overly excited, but the aquarium controlling computer most geeky, tech savvy marine aquarists have been expecting has finally started shipping. I just got my notice with tracking number. I haven’t been so excited to receive a package since our wedding gifts last year…

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How’s this for cool? I just got two of these. The blue one and amber one and I can’t stop playing with them
The Dynaflex PowerBall Blue Lights Gyro is an addictive and eye catching toy, and can be used to exercise your coordination, strengthen muscles and even relieve stress!

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Have you ever wondered how action movies, or any movie involving vehicles, is shot? From full dialogs and conversations, to drift racing, shooting and high speed chases, all those great sequences are captured using these devices. They mount and secure the cameras to the vehicles and produce first class footage.
 
 
 

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This will keep your dog busy for hours – what a great invention! Check out these pictures and video.
 

 
This machine combines electronics and a slingshot to automatically throw a ball at different angles and distance. As seen in the video the dog is all over it! He plays tirelessly – great for when nobody is [...]

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What? Did I hear correctly?   This is music to my ears! (no pun intended)
More than 12 months have gone by since this deal was first announced, and finally the news just broke of the DOJ approving the merger. While FCC approval is still pending, I think this is enough to get excited!
The merger stalled [...]

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Despite recent law suit noise and commentary, the Guitar Hero craze continues to spread.
In my house we own Guitar Hero II, Guitar Hero III, Guitar Hero Rock the 80s across the Sony Playstation 2 and Nintendo Wii and we are eagerly awaiting the Aerosmith game to be released. Its a fun game, the music is [...]

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…we don’t stop playing because we get old;
we get old because we stop playing.
Now we’re talking – I have to get myself one of these! Here’s the coolest toy yet. A full size, fully functional remote control Hummer H3.
Engineer Dr. James Brighton, of Cranfield Universit, built this monstrosity. The project took about one month, [...]

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