Elements Atomic Projection Alarm Clock with Indoor/Outdoor Thermometer

Here’s yet another time and temperature device. By now you would think that everyone has this info at their fingertips, but I guess not. The Elements Atomic Projection Alarm Clock with Indoor/Outdoor Thermometer is just what it sounds like.

From Oregon Scientific, this clock will automatically set itself to your location within the US, even making adjustments for Daylight Savings Time without you having to do anything. It also sports a projection feature for night time clock reading fun. It will project details like time, weather and alarm on nearly any surface.

It’s only $29.99. At that price it’s a good gift for anybody.

Three new Sony Vaio gaming laptops from Fall-Winter Signature Collection

Sony is releasing three new laptops, all part of the Vaio Fall-Winter Signature collection. The Sony Vaio VGN-FW590FFD comes with a 16.4-inch LCD display, 4GB of RAM, 500GB hard disk drive, a 2.53GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 processor and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 graphics.

We covered the Sony VAIO FW Nebula, which features a 16.4-inch extra widescreen HD display, an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, an ATI HD Graphics card with up to 1GB VRAM, up to 8GB of configurable RAM, up to a 500GB hard drive or 256GB SSD, and you’ll get 5.5-hours of battery life.

The VGN-CW1FFX is available in Royal Indigo and features an nVidia GeForce GT 230M graphics card, 320GB hard drive with 4GB of DDR3 memory, built-in DVD/CD burner, an HDMI output, and an integrated webcam and microphone.

Dulin PocketBook 301+ and PocketBook 360 eReaders now available in US

Many are predicting that some of the most popular gadgets this holiday season will be eReaders. With a wealth of new devices like the Kindle, Nook and others on the market, many will find a new eReader under the tree this year. Dulin is now offering a couple new eReaders in America.
The readers are the Pocketbook 360 with a 5-inch e-ink Vizplex display and a 400Mhz Samsung processor. Memory for the device is expandable to 32GB and it comes in black or ivory colors. The PocketBook 301+ is very similar.

It has a larger 6-inch e-ink display, uses the same processor, and has the same available memory. The 301+ can be had in four colors and can play music while you read. Both units are set to ship in the next two weeks.

Blue Line PowerCost Monitor to be big with green gift givers this holiday season

If you are the green type that likes to give gifts that help make the world a better place or you are shopping for a green type, Smarthome has a great gift for you. The device is called the Blue Line PowerCost Monitor and it is a wireless device that helps track energy usage through the entire home.
The system includes a wireless monitor that connects to certain types of meters outside the home without needing an electrician to install. The wireless sensor sends data on energy usage to a wireless LCD screen.

Using the screen the home owner can tell how much power they are consuming and determine how much power their appliances are using as well. The system sells for under $100 and is available now.

Dane-Elec releases new line of USB 3.0 external hard drives

Dane-Elec has just announced a new line of So SuperSpeed hard drives and SSDs which use the up and

Nintendo shipping black Wii to Europe

What’s the deal Nintendo? Americans deserve a black Wii as much as the next country. Who kept your console in demand and out of stock all these years? We’ve killed countless HDTVs with our Wiimotes. It makes kids do this. Why Nintendo? Why?

Do people in the UK and Ireland really need a dark Wii on November 6th? As part of a limited edition bundle no less. that includes Wii Sports Resort and a Wii MotionPlus dongle. The rest of Europe will get the bundle on November 20th. Plus they get a black Classic Controller Pro and other black Wii accessories.

You break our hearts Nintendo.

Star Wars watches By Marc Ecko

When it comes to Star Wars geek money flows like a raging waterfall into the pockets of enterprising dudes like Marc Ecko. Even when the economy is bad. Ecko has teamed up with Timex to release a line of Star Wars watches. The line is inspired by Star Wars obviously and uses a mix of metals, rubbers and nylons. They feature “indiglo”, sounds and other gimmicks. There’s Boba Fett, R2, Stormtroopers and of course Vader. There’s no price information yet, but the Timex/Ecko pieces will be available this holiday season so that geeks can get all broke and live with their mom another year.

Mac Minis get faster processors, more memory, dual-HDD server

Apple’s Mac mini server gets rid of an optical drive and gains room for two hard disks. It uses Snow Leopard Server, and has the same 2.53GHz Core 2 Duo processor as the updated 320GB Mac mini. For $1000 it includes two 500GB hard disks, 4GB of RAM, and GeForce 9400M graphics. The 320GB Mac mini will stay at $800, but has the already mentioned new processor, and ups 2GB of memory to 4GB. The $600 entry-level Mac mini has a faster 2.26GHz processor (was 2GHz), 2GB RAM (was 1GB), and has 160GB of storage (was 120GB).

Apple’s Magic Mouse

Also in Apple news, say hello to the Magic Mouse. It’s a “two button” laser mouse, which has one button and no scroll wheel. Instead it has a multitouch surface across the top that allows you to do similar gestures like with the Mac trackpad: two-finger swipes, single-finger horizontal and vertical scrolling etc.

The wireless mouse has an impressive four-month battery life, and is available today for $69. Apple is marching toward a future devoid of buttons entirely. In case this mouse doesn’t make that clear.

But is it comfortable?

New MacBook unibody available today

Apple has a new unibody MacBook, which is basically a glossy white version of the familiar 13-inch MacBook Pro and it’s in stores today for $999. The new plastic casing is built in the same way as the aluminum MacBook Pros. This 13-incher features an LED-backlit display, new glass multitouch trackpad, and a built-in 7 hour battery. Some other features include a 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB of RAM (8GB max), an NVIDIA 9400M GPU, 250GB hard drive and SuperDrive. And yes it looks just like all of the other MacBooks. We were kinda hoping for some new design.