Sony have created the smallest and lightest vein pattern recognition finger scanner in the form of a small USB device. The vein reader is called the Sony FVA-U1 and will be launched December 18 in Japan.

The unit weighs just 33g and measures 70 x 14.5 x 58mm in size. [Read more…]

There are a ton of versions of Monopoly starting at the regular version with London streets, moving on to more advanced “chip and pin” versions along to City versions, custom versions and now, a Nintendo Monopoly. The Nintendo themed Monopoly game brings Mario characters to the classic game and includes a whole board themed as Mario. When paying tax, you pay it to Bowser and the playing pieces are in the shape of Nintendo accessories and in-game items such as a Koopa Shell.

Although the game is the same in that you shake dice, move around the board and buy properties, it does add a bit more fun to the game. [Read more…]

ThinkGeek are known for offering some cool gadgets. For Cyber Monday deals they are offering free shipping on orders over $25 that are shipped to mainland US. Full details of the offer can be found over on the site here. When ordering from ThinkGeek, just make sure you follow the instructions found on the link above, or just make sure you enter CYBERMONDAY in the discount box to get the discount on shipping.

As well as having the free shipping deal, ThinkGeek also have a sale on that has a bunch of products on sale such as a 23% saving on an RC helicopter, or 13% off remote control multi-coloured LED bulbs. [Read more…]

As well as Buy.com having some great deals on, Amazon also have some fantastic deals too.

Just like Buy.com have, Amazon.com also have a ton of deals in electronics, netbooks, games, toys etc… with savings going up to 60% or more in some cases. [Read more…]

If you are looking for a good deal this holiday season then Buy.com might have some good offers for you.

Discounts can be found on a number of products including netbooks, Digital Cameras, Toys and anything else you can think of. The main holiday page can be found here which lists all the discounts and categories that currently exist at the moment. [Read more…]

If you have a bad memory and struggle to remember exactly where you parked your car then this GPS Tracker keychain will help you out. The small device is called ECCO and has a GPS chip built in. The tracker allows you to push a button to memorise exactly where you parked your car. When you are ready to return you simply push a button and it points you in the right direction.

Firebox (where it is available for £69.95) describe it as a hi-tech breadcrumb trail without the breadcrumbs. [Read more…]

The Levitron Revolution World Stage is perhaps one of the best gadgets you could buy for someone this Christmas. The system uses magnets to make objects levitate in air.

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A common object to levitate is a globe, and the world stages comes supplied with a globe. But with other levitation gadgets, all you get is the globe. This particular model lets you open up the globe to take out the special magnet. The magnetic platform that floats above the main platform can take an additional 3 oz in weight allowing you to place any household object that fits in the weight criteria. The main platform is surrounded in lights and also makes the floating platform rotate allowing you to showcase whatever you want in a bit of style. [Read more…]

Fallingwater is a residential home that was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright back in 1934. The famous home has now been designed in to a LEGO set for those who like architecture to build.

The model is described on the LEGO site as being highly-detailed. The model stands 10 inches wide and is built on a gray base that has a name label printed on it. A booklet is provided that contains all the details of the building and how it was constructed. [Read more…]

Intel are launching a new portable reader device that is designed for those with vision or reading-related disabilities such as blindness or problems with vision in general. The Intel Reader can be used to capture text from printed material and once captured it converts it to a digital form for magnification or audio playback.

Inside the device has a camera along with an Intel Atom processor that allows relatively fast conversion of printed material to digital text or audio. [Read more…]

The Alex eBook Reader is an Android based device that has two screens and runs Marvell’s ARMADA 166E chip. The new chip allows frame rates of up to 3fps on the eInk screen up top that although not a huge amount of frames could give some basic animation to images/comics read on the eBook.

A high frame rate isn’t the main goal of Marvell though as it’s ARMADA 166E chip is designed to get rid of multi-chip controller boards and put everything on to a single chip that saves both space and battery usage. [Read more…]

Earlier we wrote about the Barnes & Noble Nook eBook reader that suddenly was being made available today. Scanning over their website we see that the information has now been made official and that a colour eBook reader is now available for pre-order. Although the eBook reader does have some element of colour, it is important to know that the reading pane is just regular e-ink, but the device does have a seperate LCD colour navigation area below the screen that acts like a touch-pad.

The Nook measures 7.7″ x 4.9″ x 0.5″ and weighs 11.2 ounces. The main screen/reading pane uses advanced E Ink Vizplex that allows you to read eBooks like a printed page. This allows you to read in sunlight as well as clearly while used in your home. The text size can also be adjusted to suit your needs. [Read more…]

TomTom have created a new satnav system that fits in the dashboard of your car. It is called the TomTom Go I-90 and is designed to fit in a standard double DIN slot completely replacing the onboard stereo that was there before.

Included in the I-90 is an FM radio along with RDS support. AM reception is also possible and the unit has a USB connector allowing MP3 players to be connected. It isn’t known if the unit has Bluetooth although the press release does refer to compatibility with an extensive list of phones for hands free calling. We assume that it will considering many TomTom units have this feature. [Read more…]