Pretty Gadgets

Take notice electronic giants! If you make pink girly gadgets, the female demographic is sure to follow. BenQ takes this approach with two new seven megapixel digital cameras filled to the brim with functions but all stored in a super slim design. And good news for the boys out there, the camera is also available in a variety of colors - Cool Silver, Midnight Black, Vixen-Red and Pearl White.

This tiny camera, at a mere 14.9mm, takes the record as the world’s slimmest 7-megapixel camera with a 3.0” touch panel display. T700 is equipped with an array of functions including S.S.F. (Super Shake-Free) system which helps stabilize your images when you aren’t. S.S.F. helps you record photos and videos with brighter, clearer and more natural colors.

The T700 also supports high ISO value: ISO 4000 in movie recording move and ISO 1200 in photo mode, letting you better capture fast-moving objects or taking photos in low light conditions.

Cheap. As really sexy gadgets go. Fujifilm’s Z5 digital camera has a 6megapixel sensor, face-finding abilities and built-in image stabilization. And if you’re still feeling the holiday pinch, no problem. Just make use of the 26MB internal memory and grab the xD card later.

Fujifilm Z5 Pricetag: $219.99

When I was four and still lived with my grandparents my Pa use to bring home boxes of Fred Flintstones Push Up Pops. Orange and tasty. I still love him for that. And I love this camera because it reminds me of them.

Fuji Film’s new Finepix V10 5.1MP Digital Camera boasts a 3.4x Optical Zoom, diminishes shake and blur and captures light at high light sensitivities. It also has four video games. Yup. Number Puzzle, Break Out, Shooting Game, and Maze. They’re not BTVS but they’ll do. I’m also quite drawn to the 30-frame image playback mode seen below (along with a video game capture).

Fujifilm Finepix V10 Pricetag: $185

I know I keep posting gadgets that aren’t yet meant for American shores, but who can blame me when they look like this. Sony Ericsson are set to release the first proper Bravia handset some time in June. And by Bravia I mean a mobile phone that has a built in TV tuner with time-shift video recording. A 3 inch wide screen with a slide function allows horizontal TV viewing. All the obligatory camera/mobile bits are also there. Bad news? Right now the Bravia phone will be staying in Sony country.

Just another goody the Japanese will be getting before us.

Sony Ericsson SO903iTV Bravia Mobile Pricetag: Check back later.

A funky design from otherwise prim and proper American designer Nicole Miller. The new cell phone case in lovely silk taffeta is as brightly colored as an Easter Egg and as Corseted as Ms Antoinette herself. The case measures 3.8″ x 2.2″ x 1.2″ making it suitable for a selection of different phones. I carry my iPod in it myself. So should you.

Nicole Miller Cell Phone Case Pricetag: $25

The Toshiba V30E has been kicing around for some time now. In usual fashion it’s now being tailored for the ladies in, what else, but a pepto shade of pink.

Like most things pink, I’d be a little reluctant to show this baby in public - serious writer that I am. But it wouldn’t stop me from buying it and carrying it around in my handbag to look at every now and again. And to snap with when no one’s looking.

Casio’s EX-S770, a 7.2 megapixel digital camera with a smart look a Super Bright 2.8 inch wide-screen LCD and an ultra-slim card size of its predecessors.

Casio EX -S770 Price Tag: $299-$350

CNN is reporting that Apple announced on Monday a much faster iPhone that’s half the price of the current model. Problem is - there is STILL no pink or nice girly color model on the cards. While there is a white iPhone version available, it isn’t enough Steve Jobs!

The news is expected to address one of the biggest complaints about the hugely popular iPhone: That its Internet browsing is too slow. CEO Steve Jobs said the new iPhone, which is based on 3G technology, is 36% faster than top rival Nokia’s N95 smartphone.
As Fortune.com first reported, the new 8-gigabyte iPhone will cost $199 and a 16-gigabyte version will cost $299. Jobs says the new iPhone will be available worldwide starting July 11. It will allow up to six hours of Web browsing and five hours of talk time.

Jobs announced the 3G iPhone, which had been rumored for months, at the company’s annual World Wide Developers conference in San Francisco.

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You’re still recovering from Christmas. Why blow the bank? Serve him breakfast in bed - stamped with this little reminder. If I weren’t cold and emotionally stunted…I would probably even try this. I mean, you’re not gonna find anything any cheaper. Know what I’m sayin???

Perpetual Kid

These are kinda cute, but to be honest what I really want is one of those automated robot type vacuum cleaners that will do all the work for you. Just turn it loose on your way out the door and when you get home in the afternoon, instant clean.

The Kone Vacuum. Karim Rashi, the Kone’s designer, doesn’t think design should be about solving problems alone, but about rigorous beautification of our built environments. I guess. Sold me on it anyway. Now, if it could just turn itself on…

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