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The Cinemizer Plus, scheduled to hit the marketplace in May 2009, is the first iPhone enabled video eyewear to get Apple approval with the "Works with iPhone" tag. Cinemizer Plus comes with Diopter adjustment which enables users to adjust each eye separately from a +3.5 to –3.5 prescription. Even with the use of glass, crystal clear viewing can be achieved as Cinemizer combines LCD screens with individual diopter focus.

The package includes a remote control, battery, iPod connector, 6 iPod clips, 2 exchangeable nose pads and USB cable. The battery has a life of 4 hours when fully charged. The Cinemizer Plus will be available in the USA, UK and Germany in May 2009 and is priced at $449 (US). www.zeiss.com/cinemizer

The GV Mobile App is pending approval, and will most likely be approved before the public launch of Google Voice. IP Telephony has been mobile for some time with Skype and the various SIP phones available. It will take Google's strength and market share to make IP telephony mainstream. I predict the white space that currently carries analog television will become WiMax, and SIP phones will become mainstream.

The iPod touch users who will be able to make voice calls with GV Mobile should be pleased with this application. GrandCentral users are still being converted to Google Voice, and most of these users had already found Grand Dialer for the iPhone. GrandDialer allowed callers to make calls from their GrandCentral telephone number.

Google Voice is free, and GV Mobile might cost some money. It is possible the price will be in the $2.99 range. It is most likely worth $9.99 or more. As a one-time charge to have voice function on an iPod touch, I am sure many people will pay what is needed.

Here is a great review with screenshots from iPhone Freak: www.iphonefreak.com/2009/03/gv-mobile-google-voice-iphone-app-screenshots-posted.html

Stay connected on the go with the brand new 3G webConnect USB Laptop Stick from T-Mobile. Enjoy seamless connectivity to the internet on the move via Wi-Fi or T-Mobile's 3G wireless broadband service, which includes 10,000 + convenient locations across the U.S. in the T-Mobile HotSpot Network.

The webConnect USB Laptop Stick is compatible with worldwide broadband networks, which helps international travelers stay connected. The built-in Connection Manager software in the webConnect USB Laptop Stick automatically finds the available internet connection. Its 8 GB memory accommodates files, music, documents and acts as a USB memory stick.

Pricing options available are: $49.99 with a two-year contract (after rebate); $99.99 with one-year contract; or $249.99 with no contract. Service is priced at $60/month for 5GB, anything additional is going to run $0.20 per MB.

This new mower from Neuton (model CE6.2) mows, trims, edges and is an all battery powered lawn mower. When the weather starts to warm up, these are the weekends when you, your neighbors, and anyone who owns a lawn starts the process of making sure their lawn mower is ready for the season. If you are concerned that your lawn mower emits more carbon dioxide than your car does in a month (my assumption), then you should look into this mower.

The Neuton Mower is easy to start and weighs half the weight of the typical lawn mower the same size. One of the benefits that this lawn mower has (and your neighbors will like) is the noise. There is very little noise compared to the gas equivalent lawn mower. My neighbor has an electric lawn mower, and he chases a cord through his lawn every weekend. He has actually cut the cord accidentally several times!

The best part about this lawn mower is there is no middleman to profit from the sale to you. You deal directly with the manufacturer. This is why they offer the 6-month risk free trial. The Neuton CE6.2 is currently on sale for $489 and shipping is free.

Go ahead and give it a try… www.neutonpower.com

Dell has introduced new range of desktops to the Inspiron family. The stylish, colorful desktops will attract young teens, students and style conscious people. It appeals to the teens with its look, performance and meets the budget and common tasks like blogging, email, chatting, managing photos, music, gaming and multimedia.

Dell's new Inspiron offers customization with a wide range of options to choose from. Customers have a choice of 8 colors: Piano Black, Pure White, True Blue, Formula Red, Tangerine Orange, Spring Green, Plum Purple and Promise Pink. It offers two different sizes - slim or a mini-tower configuration.

The standard features on the new desktop includes Intel Celeron, Intel Core 2 Duo and Intel Core 2 Quad options or AMD Sempron, Athlon X2 and Phenom X4 processor options.

The prices start at only $299. Visit dell.com for more information.

This April, get ready for the new ACDSee Picture Frame Manager Software by ACD Systems. This software brings you an overall new experience in managing the pictures on your digital photo frame, no matter the size. This software optimizes the pictures of any size and resolution to view on mere photo frames to giant HD television screens.

ACDSee Picture Frame Manager Software can be installed on your PC or Mac. With this software, you can upload, delete and move images by just using the drag and drop feature. More than one picture frame can be managed at a time.

ACDSee Picture Frame Manager Software gives your photos a professional touch by making a smooth transition from RAW files such as TIF, GIF, and PNG to JPEG format for display. This reduces the time consumed for uploading images.

All these features come with a price of $39.99. EDEEi.com is currently taking pre-orders.

HP announced anew Pavilion Elite m9600 Series desktops, with complementary widescreen monitors, to consumers for speedy access and reliable performance for multitasking, graphic-intensive files and watching movies.

The standard configuration starts in price at $949 and includes the Intel Core i7 920 processor, NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GS graphics card, 500 GB hard drive and a SuperMulti DVD burner for creating DVDs and CDs with custom labels. For an enhanced gaming and entertainment experience, the m9600 can be customized with a Blu-ray DVD writer and ATI Radeon HD-4850 graphics card.

HP Pavilion Elite m9600 Series options include: Intel Core i7 940 processor, up to 1 terabyte (TB) hard drive and 12 gigabytes (GB) of memory for reliable storage and quick access of multimedia files such as images and videos.

The HP m9600 series comes with two built-in drive bays for the optional HP Personal Media Drive and HP Pocket Media Drive for added storage of photos, music and videos.

Canon introduces the EOS Rebel T1i Digital SLR camera, the first Rebel camera with Full HD video capture. It can capture resolutions of up to 1920 x 1080. The Rebel T1i comes with loads of features including; 15.1 Megapixel Canon CMOS sensor, DIGIC 4 Image Processor, a 3.0-inch Clear View LCD with anti-reflective and scratch-resistant coating, and compatibility with the EOS System of lenses and Speedlites.

EOS Rebel T1i's Auto Lighting Optimizer helps in superior highlight-shadow control. It has a Wide range ISO setting of 100-3200 (ISO expansion: 6400, 12800). The stills features include; Live View Function for Quick, Live and Face Detection, AF modes and video. It is compatible with over 60 Canon EF/EF-S lenses and most EOS system accessories.

The Canon EOS Rebel T1i comes with an estimated retail price of $799.99 and the kit version comes with Canon's EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS zoom lens at an estimated retail price of $899.99. The brand new EOS Rebel T1i will be available at leading retailers in May 2009.

The Motorola Evoke QA4 helps you stay in touch with social circles and access the world of information through real web browsing, full-touch screen and integrated widgets.

The new Evoke has a full touch-screen QWERTY keyboard, predictive texting with auto correction which makes text messaging easy. The intuitive touch-screen in the Evoke helps gain instant access to the full HTML browser. The quick-start widgets also give you instant access to MySpace and YouTube. Built-in integration with MySpace lets you quickly access and update your profile instantly. Further, the integrated widgets allow you to customize and have quick access to your favorite sites including RSS feeds.

Background noise is reduced with noise reduction technology and clear calls can be made even on busy streets. The touch-screen, 3-way calling button makes it easy to connect with friends. The Evoke QA4 also features Bluetooth technology for hands free calling.

Motorola Evoke QA4 will hit the market in the 2nd quarter of 2009. The official price of the Evoke has not yet been released.

Kena Kai just introduced environment friendly FELTtech sleeves to protect your laptops and also our earth. These laptops sleeves are completely eco-friendly as they are made from 100% recycled PET bottles and containers. The FELTtech sleeves have 4MM of cushioned protection and thus acts as a lightweight sleeve to the computer. The Zipper enabled opening and wide easy-access acts as a second skin to the computer.

These computer sleeves not only look good, but provide a sense of confidence in your daily effort to keep plastics out of landfills.

The FELTtech eco-friendly sleeves will be available in 3 different sizes for Netbook, 13.3" and 15.4". The sleeves come with four attractive color combinations; purple/grey, orange/chocolate, grey/turquoise and turquoise/grey.

The FELTtech sleeves are priced from $30 to $40 and will be available on Earth Day, April 22nd, at all retailers.