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Introducing the Sena Walletbook Case for iPod touch. Isn’t it beautiful? It’s practically identical to one of my favorite leather diaries ever, the Smythson 2009 Bijou Organizer.

See how it opens just like a book? And the front cover folds back easily so talking on the phone isn’t awkward. Best of all, it’s just .95.

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I don’t know why, but I’m such a sucker for handcrafted iPod touch cases that look like other gadgets. First the Playstation case and now an Etch-a-Sketch. It’s just so cute!

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If you’ve been following Starfleet for decades, chances are that you prefer the old, Shatner stuff to all of this Next Generation crappola. And that’s totally fair. We hear ya!

This retro Star Trek iPod touch case honors the olden days of the Star Trek from yore. Emblazoned in what we like to call “Captain Kirk Gold” colored felt, the two layers of stitching help protect your ipod from any dings or scratches. Grab your own for .

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Here is an interesting case for the iPod Touch, the Surge case from Novathink, which will recharge your iPod via the built in solar panel.

The Surge iPod case features a 1500 mAh 3.7 V lithium-ion battery, that will give you up to 120% extra power for your iPod, and it can be recharged via USB or via the built in solar panel on the back.

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This Sushi iPod Touch Case is very cute!

Sushi Ipod covers are all handmade with the softest, plushest fleece to help prevent screen scratching. The removable sushi “Ebi” acts as a protective pillow for your pricey magical music machine adding extra protection when your gadget gets lodged at the bottom of your bag. This cover has a zippered opening for head phones, credit card, identification and possibly if you can cram it in there a ridiculously small cell phone.

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Sushi Ipod covers are all handmade with the softest, plushest fleece to help prevent screen scratching. The removable sushi “Ebi” acts as a protective pillow for your pricey magical music machine adding extra protection when your gadget gets lodged at the bottom of your bag. This cover has a zippered opening for head phones, credit card, identification and possibly if you can cram it in there a ridiculously small cell phone..

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Sony has officially announced their PlayStation 3 Slim that will retail for 0 less than the current PlayStation 3 fat which is also being reduced in price.

According to Gizmodo, the PS3 slim will come with a 120GB drive, and will be 32% smaller and 36% lighter than the standard PlayStation 3, as well as using 34% less power.

The 0 price will apply to all PlayStation 3s and the Slim will be available to the public during the first week of September.

The current PS3 model will be reduced to 0, whereas the 160GB PS3 will be 0. There will be a new PS3 logo as well as modifications to the official name from PLAYSTATION 3 to PlayStation 3.

It’ll also have a BRAVIA Sync feature that’ll allow you to control the PS3’s XMB with your Sony TV remote as long as they’re connected via HDMI. And the TV will automatically turn off the PS3 when the TV goes off.

Sony also says that they’re eliminating the feature of installing other operating systems on the Slim, so no more Linux.

And there will only be two USB ports.

To shop for the current Sony Playstation 3 please click here.

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2009 is turning out to be a bumper year for gadget fanciers with a number of long awaited electronic gadgets just launched or on the runway to a launch for the Christmas shopping season.

Apple iTablet

With the long in the gestation Apple Tablet / iTablet due for a launch before Christmas. Will apple be able to create a new type of computer product or is this another Newton a  nice technology that in the end goes nowhere

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Zune HD

Microsoft’s OLED iPod killer is out in the states to very good reviews which is not common for Microsoft hardware products – could this be a turning point for Microsoft?

Sony PS3 Slim

There have been loads of rumors about a slimed down and cheaper Play Station 3 for some time now. And there have been glimpses of pre release marketing with a new 120GB model being the most common rumor. Sony have apparently managed to reduce the cost of producing a PS3 by 70% and maybe be gearing up for an assault on the XBOX and Wii  at Christmas.

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Tired of searching through your collection of remote controls to find the right one. A new research project has come up with a very different way to control all the gadgets in  a typical living room.

CRISTAL (Control of Remotely Interfaced Systems using Touch-based Actions in Living spaces) is a research project from a group of universities that attempts to create a more natural way of interacting with devices found in a typical living room. The system offers a live video view of the living room displayed on a tabletop, so users can can walk up to it, see the layout of the room and touch the table to interact with the TV, photo frame or any of the other devices – the prototype can also control the lights and a Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner.

You can see how this system works in a video the team have produced.

One of the team members Dr Stacy Scott says:

“We wanted a social aspect to activities such as choosing what to watch on TV and we wanted to make the process easy and intuitive,”

Stacy estimates that the current cost is around £7000 but she is confident that in a few years something like it will be a viable consumer product, especially as Microsoft is also experimenting in this area.

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Google has announced a new version of its search engine which is said to be faster and more accurate than ever before.

The upgrade, which has been dubbed “caffeine” by insiders, was announced on Monday after the company opened up access to web developers.

Although little about the appearance of the new version has changed, engineers promised that radical changes behind the scenes would result in vast improvements for users.

The company said in a statement: “For the past several months a large team of Googlers has been working on a secret project: next-generation architecture for Google’s web search.”

Caffeine will allow Google to index the web at a higher pace – gathering more information and doing it faster.

Martin McNulty, director of search marketing specialist Trafficbroker wrote on his blog: “Google’s Caffeine is undoubtedly faster, almost twice as fast at times. It’s like a Google Gti.”

The company claims that significant changes to the way the system works will improve the experience for users – although it will also send shockwaves through marketers who try and optimise their results to appear higher up in Google’s index.

This new Google “caffeine” injection will increase the speed of your searches on your MacBooks and Sony Living Room PC available here at AJ Electronics.

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A US court has banned American Software Company RealNetworks from selling a program that lets people make copies of their DVDs.

The ruling stops Real from selling RealDVD, a piece of software that allows you to make back-up copies of their movie discs and save them to their computer.

Although free DVD ripping software is already available online, Real raised the hackles of Hollywood executives in 2008 because it paid for a license to the DVD Copy Control Association, believing that it could be interpreted to allow the services they wanted to provide.

In her ruling, Judge Marilyn Hall Patel said:

“While it may well be fair use for an individual consumer to store a backup copy of a personally-owned DVD on that individual’s computer, a federal law has nonetheless made it illegal to manufacture or traffic in a device or tool that permits a consumer to make such copies.”

Campaigners had argued that consumers had the right to make personal copies of material they had legally obtained, and that Real should not be punished.

Real Networks said that it was “disappointed” in the ruling and would take time to examine the verdict closely before considering whether to appeal.

Do you agree with the judges verdict or do you think we should be able to copy our own DVDs??

Either way you can watch them on the DVD players and recorders available here at AJ Electronics, for more details please visit the website.

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