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Sonos Update - it keeps on rocking!

I'm a big Sonos fan.  BIG.  Now granted, I don't really have the $ in the bank to truly afford it, but if I could pick any one home music system to buy, no holds barred, Sonos is it.  If you've never tried it, there's just something 'good' about the way it works.  It's super-easy to use, but it's more than that - it's actually pleasant to use.  For example, when you pick up the Controller (the remote control with LCD screen that lets you select music to play), it has a motion sensor inside to automatically turn on the screen.  Nice touch.

How much is that Robopet doggy in the window?

Robots continue to seem to be appearing everywhere now in my life.  As I was walking past Radio Shack, the little Robopet caught my eye as I walked by.  Thought is was funny that they put the 'doggy' in the window.  I've played with him too, and he is pretty cute.  The kids love him as does my wife who doesn't want to get a 'real' doggy.  It's a good substitute for all.

By the way, you'll also notice that the picture is black and white.  For some reason, my Treo 650 won't take color pictures anymore.  Need to look into why. 

Maximizing your notebook battery, for real

DS Lite - fun new handheld

The nintendo DS has just undergone an overhaul. Now we have the DS lite, which is lighter weight, and brigheter than the previous model. It is a comfortable fit in your hands, closes to protect the screen, has decent sound which can be connected to headphones or speakers. It plays the two most recent formats of nintendo games, and boasts built in wireless capability so that you can play with your friends, or you can set it up to work over a wireless network and play over the Internet.

From the current games, I have nintendogs (lab and friends) and brain age, both of which I really like. This is a great hand held system, very affordable compared to the psp. I love the touch screen, and the microphone voice recognition.

PodCapsule #5 - TV Shows On the Go

Today it's easy to take your music with you wherever you go, but what about your favorite television shows? Listen to this PodCapsule and learn how to transfer videos to your PSP, why buying a handheld TV may not be a great idea, how to take your shows with you using TiVo ToGo, how to placeshift TV using the Slingbox with special guest Jeremy Toeman from Sling Media, and more.

-hosted by Matt Whitlock

Listen to The PodCapsule

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Eye Toy

I just got the Eye Toy for the PS2, with the kinetics game.
It is a competitor for the Yourself!Fitness game that I reviewed last year.
I like it. It is much more interactive then yourself fitness. It has aerobic and fighting games that let you interact with the screen through the camera.
If you like video games, you will probably enjoy this game more. BUT it is only available on the PS2. If you want a fitness game for the PC or Xbox, Yourself!Fitness is still the way to go. If you prefer exercise videos to interactive games, you will like Yourself!Fitness better than Kinetics. With yourself fitness, you get a new workout everyday in the style of an exercise video.
Things Yourself!Fitness does better:
Tells you how many calories you burned
Lets you change the intensity of your workout
Tests your fitness level

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