A Healing Headset

We like to think that putting on headphones or headsets can do more than just corrupting our eardrums. Sure, listening to tunes or podcasts can relax us – or get us worked up. But what if a headset could really impact health? A Los Angeles-based medical device company is en route to using a sepecial headset as an additional treatment for epilepsy and depressive disorders.

NeuroSigma, Inc. recently received CE certification for its Monarch™ system, an external Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation (eTNS™) system. Ok, so they are not standard headsets. These hold electronic patches in place on the forehead – typically at nighttime. An attached generator delivers small electrical pulses to stimulate the Trigemenial nerve in the brain, the largest cranial nerve. Stimulation of the nerve has been directly linked to reducing the severity of epileptic problems and even reduction in depression. And stimulation via the Monarch did just that. Clinical testing of the Monarch by UCLA and USC showed significant reduction in epileptic seizures and with depression.

Production of the Monarch will begin soon for the European market and will only be sold via doctor’s prescription for those 9 years and older. But with years of successful data under their belts and an eager Europe market NeuroSigma may be on their way to a massive new therapy for troubling conditions.
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Fit Your Phone with itFits™

Cases for smartphones are a no brainer. I would say most everyone has some sort of protection whether for screen, scratches or a full blown case. Yet sometimes protection is not enough for practical, hands free uses of the phone. Ever try watching a video while propping it up on something? Or how about using the GPS on your phone but having it flying around the front seat. The phone is definitely protected – but sure does not stay in place.

Welcome to itFits™, the smarter smartphone accessory as their maker, itFitsYourLife states. itFits, a pliant gadget flexes to essentially hug your phone. The patent pending device can then be used as a stand or hook to use your smartphone where YOU need to use it. itFits works on all versions of iPhone, iPod Touch and most Android and Blackberrys. Plus, it wraps around most cases on the market too. So no need to remove your case to prop up your phone and watch TV or keep it attached to your sunvisor in the car.  itFits, just $19.95,  also allows you to express your personality too with 6 different colors: black, grey, blue, green, red, pink. The bad news is they are not ready to ship, but the good news is itFitsYourLife.com is taking pre-orders for November shipping. Looking for a no brainer holiday gift? Since the unit fits almost any smartphone you can’t miss! So think flexible, think functional and think itFits.
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Your House in LEGO®

Here I go again. I love LEGO. One of my favorite videos is James May’s Toy Stories and the construction of an actual LEGO house. Can you imagine living in such an abode? Movoto Real Estate offers a variety of tips and ideas on home buying on Movoto Blog. Trying to bring some humor into our days, they posted a LEGO calculator. Yes! You can determine – based on square footage and floors – how many LEGO bricks and dollars would be required to build a house. To give you an idea, 2000 square feet over 2 floors would run you about $1 million. Certainly not what your friends would expect when you invite them to your million dollar home. Their estimates strictly covers the walls and roof. So bump the price up if you want to fully furnish your unit. Read more on their methodology and logic on the blog, and see what your home, built in LEGO, would cost.
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Fuzz Internet Radio – Wanna be a DJ?

I hardly listen to regular FM radio anymore. With all the free internet radio options, Pandora being one of my all time fave’s, couple that with satellite radio and all the tunes I have downloaded to my various iDevices and I though I pretty much had all my musical needs covered. Well, I have been wrong before (of course that was when I thought I was wrong and wasn’t) but what follows seems pretty interesting.

Check out FUZZ, a brand new internet radio station that does away with robotic playlists and features music stations that are populated by real people, making real choices, and allowing you to find people who share your musical tastes, and thereby… exactly the right music for you.

Available only in the United States (hopefully limited just for the beta testing) you get to search through interesting musical choices that are compiled by real people, choose from Totally Freakin 80′s, or Rare R&B, perhaps 90′S Hip Hop is more to your liking, or Indie Madness… Its all there waiting for you, but perhaps you’d rather try your hand at the DJ biz yourself and share your own collections, you can do so simply by creating your own station and the FUZZ utilizes user feedback to see just how well you spin with the best stations rising to the top.

So check it out, become a part of it, or just listen from the sidelines, it may just change the way you do tunes forever. FUZZ.com

 

 

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Labor Day (errr Week) Sale!

Enjoy the fruits of your labor – so to speak. Through Thursday, September 6, EverydaySource.com is offering 10% off site-wide with their Labor Day promotion. EverydaySource is home for gadgets and gadget for phones, tablets, cables, video game accessories and more. Whether a simple $.99 case for the kid’s DS or a new laptop, they have what you need. Simply enter the promo code MLABORDAY2012 at checkout to take advantage of the offer.

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Avoid Cable Craziness

Taking a USB cable for your phone is becoming a necessity. Whether needing to sync with a computer or needing a charge, inevitably you will need a cable. And then comes the fun of unraveling the cable. I’m continually dumbfounded by how a relatively well rolled charger can turn to a hornets nest with minimal motion. Imagine using speakerphone with your colleagues on your cell phone on an important conference – struggling with 1% charge – and you are stuck unraveling your cord to save it from shutting down. D’oh! Or even worse, you can’t find your cable. Double D’oh!

AViiQ™ designs stylish and practical mobile accessories like the iPad case we covered last year. To help with the USB cable craziness AViiQ offers the Ready Clip USB Mini Cable Kit. It is designed to be carried like a pen as it measures only 5.5”. So rest assured that untangling is not required. And like the name says, Ready Clip comes with a clip attached – making it really easy to stash in your shirt pocket or computer bag. Ready Clips are available in 3 connector types, all on Amazon: Apple 30-pin ($14.99), mini micro USB ($10.12) and USB ($8.49).

So whether you are an executive looking to streamline your mobile experience, a student trying to stay on top of your game or just a gadget lover, the Ready Clip provides an inexpensive investment to relieve the hassle of cables!

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Game, Set and Match vs. Bugs

What would summer be without bugs? More enjoyable, that is for sure. Grilling out in the summer is a must. There you are, entertaining friends, juicy steaks hot off the grill, serving up side dishes and suddenly, bam! Every bug in the neighborhood somehow gets an invitation to the party. Or how about airing out the house and realizing that you have a bug slumber party going on. Spiders in the corners, moths on the lights. You’d think they are moving in for good!

Stay armed and ready for the pesky creatures with the Zap Racket™! It provides the satisfaction of eliminating pests and you don’t need to swing like Roger Federer! Get the little critters close enough to be interested and ZAP. Zap Racket contains an electric layer sandwiched between two protective, non-electric layers. So you won’t zap your finger inadvertently. It operates on a rechargeable battery, with removable cord, so you are always ready to zap. 500 amps provides more than enough power to handle mosquitoes, flies, bees, wasps, house centipedes, termites, spiders, fruit flies, gnats, roaches, and more! It is even available in 3 colors – Red Hornet, Emerald Fly and Orange Ladybug – to suit your fancy. Zap Racket is ready and waiting on Amazon for $20. A no brainer in the war on bugs. And you can even add a light on to help attract the buggers at night.

Let Zap Racket help you enjoy a bug free summer whether indoors or outdoors and eliminate the need for poisonous pesticides, unsightly traditional zappers and bug cleanup.

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Charge Your iPad +15 Friends’

Does your household jockey for the right to charge an iPad next? Getting them all charged at the same time becomes a matter of who takes priority. And you know there are companies out there who have multiple iPads in circulation at the same time. Think of busy environments like construction sites or tradeshow floors. Technology is constantly in use. Communication is key, transactions are happening. And batteries die!

Parat Solutions has the answer. Their PARASYNC line of products offers portable charging solutions for iPads. Their InSync Transport case offers a durable solution for up to 16 iPads and a 13” laptop. Compartments can even accommodate bulky cases, so you can tell whose is who and don’t have to ‘disrobe’ them. Contained inside the case is a circuit board to route charges (110v to 240v). Connect the case to exterior power and you are charging. The laptop footprint means you can charge the computer or even sync to the iPads. The case is designed to be shippable and comes with built-in wheels and an extendable handle for mobility. A dense foam case inside protects each device space too.

Obviously, being designed for more corporate or industrial usage, the price is not cheap. But for $645 (available on camcor.com) the investment is minimal versus the cost of 16 iPads and a laptop.

 

Thanks: Cult of Mac

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Compact, Customized Printing

Inevitably printing must happen. Though we certainly print less than we have in the past, need still exists for directions, news, shopping lists and the like. But in this fast moving age of mobile technology it becomes harder and harder to understand where things like printers fit in. How do we maintain our mobility while still using a printer?

BERG Cloud has devised a method to enable printing specifically from mobile devices. More importantly it prints TO a mobile/portable device. Little Printers, revealed in late 2011, is now available to pre-order at just $259. This friendly gadget connects wirelessly to your home network. It is an inkless printer, using thermal printing. So yes, replacement paper is as simple (read: inexpensive) as cash register paper! Little Printers lives up to its name measuring just 3.3” x 5.07”, easy to place anywhere or take with you.

But Little Printer is much more than just your average printer. Rather than printing content that the web says we need to print – like advertisements or menu bars – BERG Cloud formats your content for Little Printers’ specs.  Once you download the app for your smartphone (iPhone, Android or Windows), select the content you wish to print. Berg Cloud configures your items, a.k.a. “subscriptions”. You can then schedule subscriptions to print at a specific time or print on demand. BERG Cloud will fetch the information and have it printed and waiting for you on your schedule. And Little Printers smiling face even changes when new data arrives. So have your daily crossword puzzles waiting for you. Take the news synopsis wherever you go. Or print a list of Facebook posts. Your choice, BERG Cloud handles it.

Hop on to bergcloud.com to get in on the latest innovation in not just printing, but customized content printing.

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LED Animated Holiday Window Display

You might think that the year end holiday season is still some months away, leaving you with plenty of time left to save up and make the necessary holiday purchases in the weeks and even months to come, but life more often than not has a strange way of speeding up things to the extent where you actually regret of not being more efficient in your time management, leaving you with plenty to do at the last minute instead. Well, those who want to get the jump on the rest of their family members where holiday decorations are concerned can check out the $99.95 LED Animated Holiday Window Display.

This particular holiday decoration will be able to light up the winter darkness, thanks to its lively animations or custom graphics. It will come with its fair share of suction cups to help it stick to a window or door pane, while 64 white LEDs will form an 8 x 8 square grid so that you can churn out of the 17 preloaded holiday animations including dancing candy canes, falling snowflakes, and twinkling stars. Not only that, with the LED Animated Holiday Window Display, you are able to choreograph your very own cycle of your favorite scenes, or perhaps take your pick from seven other thematic image collections. The free software can be downloaded for Windows 7, Vista, and XP platforms.

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