4-in-1: Webcam, Digiframe, Clock, Thermometer

This multi-gadget comes with four different features in one. In one convenient package you will get a web camera, a digital photo frame, a thermometer and an alarm clock.

Use the webcam to videoconference with loved ones or business clients, and use the digital frame to display up to 50 of your favorite photos in JPEG, BMP and GIF formats.
The frame has 8 MB of memory and detaches from the bright red stand, allowing you to take your photos with you. Webcam and frame each use a rechargeable battery (included).
Comes with a USB cable. 2 1/2″ w x 4 1/4″ h x 3 3/4″ d.

The Webcam & Digital Frame is available from Montgomery Ward for $69.95.

USB Travel Adapter Looks Apple-ish

This USB travel companion lets you charge just about any phone, MP3 player or other portable device – and it will do it with a design that looks quite a lot like the adapters you can find with iPods and other Apple products.

Features:

• Foldable plugs to choose
• Both for the devices of your home/office and your car
• With Blue LED indicator
• Handy travel bag included for storage and transportation
• Retractable cable
• Dual USB ports design
• Removable car cigarette plug could be rotated 180°
• Connector tips are included for most brands, e.g. Nokia, Motorola, Blackberry, HTC, Dopod, Sony Ericsson, iPod, iPhone … etc.

Specifications:

• AC input: 100V~240V 50/60Hz
• DC input: 12V~24V
• Output: 5V DC, max 1000mA
• Dimension: 61 x 47 x 28mm

The USB Travel Mate Adapter is available from the USB Geek website for $25.

Reboot: Alter dual boot menu in Windows 7

If you have installed Windows 7 and Windows XP/Vista on the same system, the Windows 7 installer will rename Windows XP/Vista as ‘Previous version of Windows’ and set default boot choice to Windows 7( with a timeout set to 30 seconds). Changing it with ‘boot.ini’ file simply won’t work with Windows XP/7 or Windows Vista/7 dual boot, it will show the following warning message:

Warning: Boot.ini is used on Windows XP and earlier operating systems

Warning: Use BCDEDIT.exe to modify Windows Vista boot options

So you’ll have to take a detour to perform the tweak, just follow the steps given below to get the desired result:

#1 Boot into your Windows 7 OS, go-to:

Start Menu-> All Programs-> Accessories; then right click on ‘Command Prompt‘ option and jump to ‘Run as‘, in the dialog window set it to ‘ Run as Administrator‘

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#2 Now to change the text description of the “Legacy” OS line in the boot menu, type in the name of the OS in ‘Description‘:

bcdedit /set {legacy} Description “Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP3″

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#3 Next, set the legacy (Windows XP) OS as {default} boot item)

Bracelet Cell-phone: Wear your phone on your wrist

Modern gadgets are becoming highly portable as well as functional by the day. Last week we saw the Mobile Music, wearable music system by Mac Funamizu, now it’s time for the Mobile Cell-phone. Designed by Nicolas Nicolaou the latest gadget is a mobile phone that simultaneously works as an electronic watch. Featuring a built in scrolling function, letting you move between various functions available on the device and a built in camera, allowing the users to take photos and send real time images, the wearable Cell-phone is compatible with both touch screen and voice recognition technology. The phone can be worn on your wrist like a bracelet or a wristwatch. Moreover, users can turn on or off the mobile-phone through the green or red line depict onto it.