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A nonprofit organization, AC&C gives shelter to more than 30,000 dogs, cats, rabbits and other animals each year.

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There’s a device in development here at the tail end of 2013 by the name of Ellipsis, and its early appearance in patent applications suggest that it’ll aim to change the way users work with data. With the description as a “wireless telecommunications device featuring transmission of voice, data, image and video”, Verizon’s Ellipsis device […]

There’s always something cool about any gadget that lights up like a Christmas tree. Whether you like it or not, they will grab your attention. This new JBL speaker is no exception. It looks like a great add-on for impromptu house parties.

The JBL Pulse LED Speaker is a small cylindrical speaker with a bunch of LEDs that will light up in sync with your music. Sound is produced by a pair of 40mm drivers and a 2x6W amp. Its rechargeable battery will last up to ten hours on one charge in audio mode, and up to five hours with the light show going.

Music is streamed via Bluetooth, and NFC enables quick pairing with compatible devices. There are five preset light configurations to choose from or you can customize the setup from an app.

The JBL Pulse speaker sells for $199.95(USD). It’s available for pre-order right now, and should start shipping in early November.

Even though we’re always aging, that doesn’t necessarily mean we’re getting ‘older’. Age is just a matter of the mind, and if you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter. Staying young at heart is where it really counts, as you want to always be looking at the world as if it was the first time. You can’t have fun if you think everything is terrible.

While many rely on their imaginations or hobbies for entertainment, some prefer to purchase what they think is fun. Anything can be exciting if you look at it in the right light, but generally, an amusement park is a pretty good time no matter what. Sadly, going to one is usually only a day long excursion, and you leave wishing that you could take your favorite ride home with you. Well, if you got the money, then the Amusement Park Ride-On Railroad can be yours.

Of course, you need to be willing to part with around $23,000, but this will get you an 60′x80′ oval of 7 1/2” wide track.  There are two passenger cars which sit behind the two main cars where you can control the speed, go forward or reverse, and brake. There’s even a 50-watt sound system in this thing so you can hear all the locomotive sounds you would mentally pair with riding a train. The frames are made of powder-coated steel with cast-iron couplers, aluminum trucks, and wood which can hold about 1,600 pounds at once. Of course, if it’s at its maximum weight limit, I doubt you’ll be able to go at the highest speed.  It will run for about 6 hours on four 12-volt DC batteries, and should hold up for quite some time once it’s all set up.

Available for purchase on Hammacher-Schlemmer
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All good things must come to an end, that is one of the cardinal rules of life. The Nintendo WIi, which was originally scoffed at by certain quarters for its “waggle controls”, managed to have quite a fair run in its lifetime to date. The thing is, the console has more or less reached the end of its lifespan, with the Land of the Rising Sun being the first region to discontinue it. Now, we have word that Europe will be joining Japan in this aspect, stopping all shipments of the Nintendo Wii. That would make North America as the Wii’s final bastion, and as we described it earlier a couple of days ago, the Wii’s discontinuation in Japan will not affect the console’s availability in the US, at least not in the immediate future.

Nintendo of America did mention to GameSpot, “There is no change in the status of Wii in the United States and it is available for purchase this holiday season.” For those of you who happen to live in Europe, fret not – I am quite sure that there is still a healthy supply of new and used consoles in stores, as well as the Wii Mini in select territories. Alternatively, you can always make a push for the Wii U, which is what Nintendo would most probably have liked you to do anyways.

US The Last Bastion For The Nintendo Wii As Europe Folds original content from Ubergizmo.