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Brookstone announced today its iHome iP99 clock radio designed for the iPhone and other docking iPod’s. Brookstone says that its iP99 is the first clock radio designed to charge, dock and play the iPhone. The iP99 is set for launch on June1 and those who pre-order now will get free shipping.

The iP99 will retail for $149.99 and allows iPhone users to listen to music via the clocks speakers and still take phone calls at the same time. The clocks speakers produce 10 watts of power. Other features include an AM/FM radio, alarm buzzer and a remote that controls iPod and iPhone features.

There are other clock radios on the market that will work with the iPod, but none of them today have allowed the iPhone to receive calls while playing music. This radio may be just the thing for iPhone users looking to keep their phone close at hand and functional, which is especially important for those who don’t have a landline.

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Pure water is hard to get these days. And we are always looking for ways to obtain it. A lot of the filters available are quite expensive, especially the ones that fit in the refrigerator water dispensers. ” The Cuisinart CleanWater countertop filtration system beats bottled water because it reduces contaminants that can alter taste and purity, and it’s more environmentally friendly. Featuring a 2-gallon water capacity, it quickly dispenses hot, chilled, or room-temperature water.”

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If you stop and think about it, there are a lot of devices in your house that take AA or AAA batteries. The freeloader Battery ChargerPop is The “Worlds Smallest USB Battery Charger”. At just $25 it is cheap enough to buy a couple, for all those gadgets that require batteries. And the small size makes it great for travel.

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When you are doing a lot of computer work on the road, chances are you don’t carry around a printer with your laptop. What you have to do, if you are like me, is save the document on a thumb drive, and then transfer it to a desktop with an available printer. This portable printer from Canon makes it easy for you to carry the printer along with you.

“The Canon Pixma iP100 can print up to 20 pages per minute on normal 8.5 x 11 inch paper. It’s hard to believe that something this small can print in color, but the Pixma iP100 can even do color at a high resolution of 9600 x 2400 dots per inch.” It costs about $250.

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Are you having a hard time getting a good night of sleep? Pzizz might be the solution for you. Believe me, it’s much cheaper than a Sleep Clinic, and much safer than those sleeping pills. “The soothing male voice and gentle tones in the background of the ocean and seagulls are supposed to lull you into a delicious slumber. There are several Pzizz bundles available which range in prices from $29.95 to $49.95. You can download a sample to test for 5 minutes before committing. If you do decide to buy the package it is Mac friendly and can easily be uploaded to your iPod.”Via ChipChick

There are many gadgets out there made for the iPod, but here is one that is a little different. It’s called The Entertainment Light, or E-Light. And it has several useful functions. “Priced at $100, the Entertainment Light is also known as E-light and can be used indoors, or outdoors. If you pick the outside, consider using it with an umbrella pole, but if chose the inside (of your house) just use it “normally”.” So what’s the big deal, you ask? Well, it is a cordless light that can be recharged, and also has a headphone jack. And it also comes with speakers, and six LED lights that will create a “glowing effect on the table where it is placed.

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Here is a great way to place documents in a ring-type notebook, and not have them rip out. It’s called The AutO-Ring, and it helps prevent loose leaves of paper from falling out of your notebook. “Keep pages from a scrapbook, cookbook, portfolio or photo album from getting lost or torn with the AutO-Ring! It quickly and easily applies reinforcement adhesives to strengthen or repair punch holes so pages stay put. Makes a great gift for students.” And it only costs $7.95

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People collect everything you can imagine. Even mirrors. Here is one for you people that collect mirrors, or just like fancy looking ones. It’s called The Stargate Mirror. You remember the movie, don’t you? Well if you don’t get to your local Blockbuster’s and rent it! “Normally made of Naquahdah (and once unsuccessfully made of titanium) and 22 feet wide, our scientists have used glass and polystone to shrink the dimensions down to a mere 10 inches across. All you need is a Zero Point Module to power it, and you’re good to go. Convenient enough, now, to hang on your wall. When you’re not actively powering the gate to generate a wormhole, you can look at your reflection in the event-horizon.”

Each $49.99 purchase comes with a “water-effect” event-horizon insert and is hand painted.

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Here is a cool little item that you might not consider a gadget, but then again, you might. It’s called the Orli Oven glove, and it really comes in handy taking those hot items out of the oven. It’s a little different than a lot of other items of its kind, because it is made out of silicone, and you can store it right on your oven door with it’s built in suction cup. So now, you won’t have to search for that pot holder, when the cookies are about to burn!

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Creative has introduced the GigaWorks T40 PC speakers. The company says that they have “Ultimate components, ultimate engineering, and ultimate performance”.

Sometimes fancy company slogans are actually telling the truth. Such is the case for the GigaWorks T40, PC Speakers that Creative can justly boast: “Ultimate components, ultimate engineering, ultimate performance”. “I got a chance to try these out the other day, and they played almost as good as my normal Logitech Z Cinema speaker system. However, the Z Cinema has the unfair advantage with their giant subwoofer. The GigaWorks T40 may not have that, but it makes up for it with the two premium woofers woven with glass fibers. As for the tweeters, they are arranged in an MTM (midrange-tweeter-midrange) configuration, with a cloth dome for crystal clarity.” Cost is about $400.

via Creative