Friday, February 27, 2009

Parents: Protect Your Kids Online With PG KEY




Here's a new product that aims to protect kids online. With instances such as cyber-bullying, internet predators and inappropriate social networking becoming more and more rampant online, it gets much more difficult or impossible to prevent filtering what children see unless parents are sitting right beside them. There are many methods to block websites and content, but most of these solutions only address a small part of the problem.

According to a recent study, children and teens spend an average of 3 hours a day on the internet - in an online world where you, as a parent, are mostly excluded. The FBI and parenting experts have been very clear on the subject - parents MUST become more involved and aware of what their kids are doing online.

PG Key plugs into any USB port on the computer in use. Similar to a car key, the key must be inserted in order for the child to "drive" onto the internet.

When PG Key is in the computer, a combination of content filters, activity recording and alert notifications are enabled for the internet session. These features allow parents to enforce the rules they set for their kids' safe computer use.

Such concerns as Key's unique recording feature allows parents to playback any internet session. PG Key puts the "parent in the room" even when they can't be there. It's like breaching your child's privacy. Available for $59.95 at www.PGKEY.com

My question here is, what prevents the child or teen from just unplugging the PG key from the unit?

Sunday, February 22, 2009

The Solar Powered Phone by Samsung




Here's an interesting gadget from Samsung with a model made from recycled plastic with a solar panel on the back for charging. Samsung said in a statement its "Blue Earth" solar-powered model had a touch screen and was made from plastic taken from used water bottles. It did not give pricing information or say when the phone would go on sale.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Hotness of Barbie - even at 50

Did you catch the Barbie Valentine Fashion Show? It was apparently the first ever runway show but also one of the hottest fashion shows around - showcasing the ultimate stereotype for women - the hot sexy leggy blonde!

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Thursday, January 1, 2009

The Cheapest eBook Reader In The Market

With Kindle running low on supply to accommodate the orders for the holidays and Sony's reader being quite expensive, some companies have launched their own versions of the eBook reader. Some have called them ugly... yes, but they're dirt cheap and sometimes when the economy is this difficult practicality will have to matter more. Function over form I say!



From Foxit, the company that has brought us that light-weight PDF reader, Foxit is set to launch eSlick. Foxit's eSlick will cost $230 (rising to $260 after the initial promotion) and seems to get the basics right: It has a screen similar to that of the Kindle (6-inch, 600-by-800-pixels) and with it the monster battery life of e-ink displays (Foxit claims 8,000 page turns). The reader also comes with an MP3 player, 128MB internal memory and a 2GB SD card in the box.

You can also play MP3s on the eSlick; it has a headphones port and ships with a set of headphones. Foxit says it anticipates adding wireless, an even better screen, and/or perhaps content syncing in a manner similar to AvantGo at some point in the future.

It's almost the same in most ways only that it has no wireless connection. This is still the edge of Kindle, being connected to Amazon and all. eSlick will need to be docked like an iPod.



Another competitor is MiBook (pronounced "my book"), a book-sized white slab with a 7-inch color screen. Its "books" are memory chips with instructional videos. The MiBook, from Ohio-based startup Photoco Inc., is also considerably cheaper than Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle or Sony Inc.'s Reader, which start at $300.

The list price for the MiBook is $120, but it's available for as little as $75 online, including two books. Extra books are $20 each. It uses a very conventional liquid-crystal display. Since it uses much more power than electronic ink, the MiBook is designed to be used at home, connected to a power supply. It has a fold-out stand, so it can be placed upright on a kitchen counter, and comes with a small remote. But it also has a rechargeable battery, so it can be used untethered.

Friday, December 5, 2008

For Those Watching Out For Victoria's Secret Fashion Show



Nothing much to say here, if you're watching out for Victoria Secret's upcoming fashion show with Adriana Lim, Heide Klum and the rest of the Victoria Secret Angels in skimpy underwear and the sexiest lingerie, here's the latest news and behind-the-scenes gossip brought to you from Victoria Secret

Adriana Lim Models The $5M Victoria Secret Fashion Bra



Here's a two-in-one special: First we have hottie Adriana Lim, now the new face of Victoria Secret's Miracle Bra. She's 27-year-old Brazilian actress (played a role in Ugly Betty) and model who is just delicious.

Second, we have a five million dollar undergarment - the gem-studded Fantasy Bra. The bra is encrusted with 3,575 dazzling black diamonds, 117 certified one-carat round diamonds and 34 rubies, and nearly 3,900 stunning gems.

Adriana’s new advert comes ahead of preparation for the underwear label’s highly anticipated fashion show, which will also feature fellow ‘angels’ Heidi Klum, Miranda Kerr and Marisa Miller.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

You Better Watch Out You Better Not Cry, You Better Not Pout I'm telling you Why... Google Knows What You're Getting This Christmas




Yes Google has aggregated all the most popular gift searches on the internet and came up with Google Holiday Shopping 2008. It's a little bit cool and a little bit creepy.

Google used its search technology to plot down the season's most wanted gifts by putting together search queries.

Visit the Google Holiday Shopping Page and find Special offers as well from Starbucks, JR.com, Petco.com, Shoebuy.com, Sierra Trading Post, HBO Shope, Jockey.com, Shopecko and hundreds of other stores.

Get discounts on items such as
  • Guitar Hero World Tour for Wii
  • Women's North Face Jacket
  • Digital Picture Frames
  • Wii Music
  • Men's Burton Jacket from Surfside Sport
  • Little Big Planet Play Station 3
  • Mini Chocolate Fountain (my personal favorite)
  • Men's Houndstooth Sport coat
  • Apple 8GB iPod Nano
  • Gears of War 2 Xbox 360
  • Falllout for Windows
  • Women's Leather Jacket