Year: 2008

Cygnett introduces GrooveBassball portable speaker

Cygnett (http://www.easyishop.co.uk), which makes iPod speakers and
accessories, has introduced the GrooveBassball portable speaker. It’s
compatible with all iPods and MP3 players and costs approximately
US$25.

The portable speaker enables users to listen to a pocket-sized
speaker. It runs on a rechargeable Lithium-ion battery for three
hours of play time. Whenever you’re not using them, you can compact
the portable speaker into the shape of a small ball.

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Unifiq previews Aspire for Leopard

Unifiq has introduced the first public preview of Aspire
(http://www.unifiq.com/aspire/), their new “life-goal and
brainstorming” utility for Mac OS X 10.5 (“Leopard”). It provides a
visual workspace to brainstorm, prioritize, review, refine, track and
help improve your life goals and long-term plans.

Aspire lets you work with three basic concepts: Goals, Obstacles and
Solutions. Goals are the big things in a person’s life they want to
achieve. Obstacles are what prevent a person from achieving those
goals, such as missing skills, knowledge, resources, even fear of
failure.

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‘Inter-Departmental Mail’ inspired laptop sleeves available

California-based design boutique Kena Kai (http://www.kenakai.com/)
has created protective sleeves for computers that are designed after
the ubiquitous “Inter-Departmental Mail” envelopes found in nearly
every office. These full-grain Italian leather computer sleeves are
designed especially for the 13.3-inch MacBooks and ultra-portable
notebooks with screens of 10 inches and smaller.

The sleeves are available in two sizes. The larger sleeve is designed
for laptops such as the new MacBook and the MacBook Air.

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Tasseology comes to the iPhone, iPod touch

The tradition of Tasseology, tea leaf and Turkish coffee reading, is
now available on your iPhone and iPod touch. Tasseology is available
at the Apple App Store
(http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=296862869&mt=8)
for US$3.99.

When you drink your cup of tea or coffee the leftover sediment
purportedly has meaning. Touch the leftover leaves or grounds and you
will learn about the future of your life in three key areas: love,
money, and work.

Tasseology reads to you in using the sound functionality of the
iPhone.

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