The Gyroxus Gaming Chair

Video games are expanding their reach both audience wise, as well as in their scope. Gone are the days where the only things that would change with each game was the actual gameplay, or what you saw on the screen.

Video games have usually been the first to herald in new technology, and most of the hardware that has now become standard, was first tested out on avid gamers. This is because gamers are a community by themselves. There is competition and prestige involved in having the latest and best hardware.



To that end, the Gyrox gaming chair might well be a standard part of any home users repertoire. It's essentially based on the idea that gaming has to be as real world as possible. This includes not only the visuals, and the sound, but also the way your whole body responds to the experience.

The Gyrox gaming chair attempts to mimic the feelings that you would normally experience were you really inside the video game. Imagine you're playing Quake, and whenever someone blasts you, your whole body rocks in response! Your gun shakes, and there's just that extra little bit of menace as you turn around to take revenge on your antagonist....you're not safe sitting outside the box anymore.

Those who will find it even more exciting, will be the gamers who specialize in racing games. If you watch these guys play, you will see them frantically leaning from side to side even without a Gyrox gaming chair! Just imagine the excitement you could feel as you take on that sharp curve, while simultaneously slowing down. The chair will move you forward, and to the left, as you lean into the curve.

The chair has the controls for the game coming right out between your legs, and you can sit forward, or lean back just as you like to play. With complete 360 degrees, motion, and forward and backward tilts, the Gyrox gaming chair allows you complete freedom. As much freedom in fact, as in the game itself.

So be prepared to be blown away. Take gaming to the new level, and be the envy of your friends with this latest "Irresistable Goodie".

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The Golden Shellback Cotated Phones

In their search to differentiate their products, manufacturers have been trying to find new angles to 'coolness'. They realize that some people have different ways of looking at products. And those ways can be used to market them effectively.

For instance, I might look at a phone, as a phone. But there is another person out there, who views it as a delicate piece of technology that you don't want to drop, or get wet. Remember the G-Shock Watch that came out years ago? The manufacturers were claiming that even a truck could run over it without damaging it.



Now, the same principle is being applied to phones with the Golden Shellback Coating. Lots of people carry around their phone in their back pockets, constantly on the look out for objects that brush against it. Or those who are worried about spilling their tea on it. This cool new "Irresistible Goodie" material coats your phone, and makes water proof, and oil proof.

In the near future, these phones are going to be sold pre-coated, which means that you can choose whether or not you want your phone to be coated before you buy it. Of course, that must add to the cost, but hey, that's the price of having an Irresistible Goodie on your hands.

The coating is applied to sensitive electrical equipment via the process of "Vaccum Coating". What it essentially means is that the substance is heated, and the vapors are deposited on the surface of the phone. It's not a paint, and isn't associated with any hazardous chemicals. It's also completely safe, and provides life long protection.

The thing about Shellback protection, is that the phone looks completely normal, and doesn't change it's appearance in the least. The film is transparent, and is completely insoluble in water, as well as in oils. It doesn't exude any Volatile Organic Chemicals (VOC's) unlike other coatings, and is completely undetectable.

So how will you let your friends know that you're carrying an "Irresistible Goodie"? You can casually (or "Accidentally") drop it it into your coffee, and then act completely calm, as you wipe it off amid looks of horror and disbelief! You naughty thing, you...

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Giant Twist Freedom DX Electric Bike - Cycling Power

I've ridden a cycle all my life, and believe me, it can get really exhausting sometimes. It doesn't just depend on the terrain. Factors like the sun, the direction of the breeze, and even your mood, can dramatically increase the strain on your legs. I often used to wish when I was younger, that my cycle would grow a silent motor, and I can just put up my feet and relax.



Now Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd has brought out a bike that would have fulfilled my dreams as a kid. It's actually pretty creepy if you think about it. What happens is that when you switch it 'on', the cycle monitors how much effort you are putting in with your legs, and provides a boost to the pedals via it's batteries to compensate for any extra effort that might be needed.

For example, you're happily cruising along the road using nothing but your own legs, when you hit a steep incline. As you go up, you feel the strain, and instead of getting up from the seat to cycle harder, you flick a switch on the handle of your Giant Twist Freedom DX Electric Bike, and voila - You feel the strain on your legs reduce, and you can go back to cycling at your normal rate, as the bike compensates for the incline!

It's a cyborgish feeling, with the machine compensating for the human body. The body is still necessary however. At no point of the cycling, are you made to feel that you can let go of the pedals. The back up is there just for support, and not to take over completely.

The three modes - Eco, Normal, and Sport are used interchangeably depending on your mode. In 'Eco' mode, it's all your legs, with no backup. In 'Sport' mode, the battery powers the bike completely. It's in the normal mode, that the man-machine integration takes place.

The battery can last for upto 75 miles, which is twice of what currently existing bikes can support. At an estimated price tag of $2000, the bike may be quite a hit in developing countries where it can be positioned as a low running cost alternative to traditional transport.

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The new Disney's Wall-E

Developing toys that have grown out of pieces of fiction is hardly new. He-Man and Superman toys are all based on their respective franchises, and if the series proves successful, the toy itself turns out to be very successful too.

Unfortunately, such movies, cartoons, and serials have been known to bore adults. Not so, with Walt Disney's latest film 'Wall-E'. Wall-E has been breaking new ground in cinematic history, as an ecologically minded film. The primary protagonist is a robot named 'Wall-E'. For those of you who haven't seen the film, I'm not going to ruin it by telling you the story. Just two words of advice - watch it.



Capitalizing on the success of the theme, Disney has announced a new Wall-E toy. One of the defining characteristics of the toy, is the cute/sad looking expression. For a toy, that goes down very well. I wondered what exactly it was, that was creating that effect, and played around with my fingers covering various parts of the eyes, and found that it was primarily the straight line on top of the eyeballs that was contributing to what has become the defining Wall-E look.

If who haven't had enough of Wall-E in the movie, you might want to consider owning him for life! Think of the example you set your kids, by giving him a role model like Wall-E to play around with.

The thing that makes the Wall-E toy, an Irresistible Goodie, is the neat things that Wall-E can do. The Wall-E toy comes with a sophisticated navigation system that prevents him from crashing into things. And he comes with a remote control that has a touch sensitive pad that allows fine grained control of his movements. You can also make Wall-E feel different things with the various emotions that are built into him.

Wall-E will also follow you around the room as you talk to him. He can sense when you come in, and react accordingly. He can also act as your personal music player, and can play MP3's with his inbuilt speakers.

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HTC Touch Pro

After the introduction of Apple's iPhone, the world of mobile computing has undergone a revolution. I never could understand why mobile phone manufacturer's couldn't wake up and smell the roses. Bulky keys on mobiles are out. The future belongs to touch screens.

HTC (The company that manufactures the handsets used by O2), has started branding and marketing their own phones like the HTC Touch, and the HTC Touch Diamond. These new generation phones rely heavily on the touch screen. HTC recently pioneered the TouchFlo technology used in the HTC touch, and the HTC diamond.

The idea that you can launch programs with your fingertips without taking out the stylus was revolutionary enough to make the HTC Touch Family "Irresistible Goodies". HTC's Touch Diamond has been the latest thing to hit the market, but many business users have cried foul because it lacks an inbuilt keyboard.



Much as I despise the keyboard, I realize that there are some people who just don't have the time to learn a new keyboard recognition language, and the latest HTC Touch Pro fulfills that need. It has all the features of the HTC Touch Diamond, but with a built in keyboard as you can see in the picture, it has a neat little pull out keyboard which is barely noticeable.

In keeping with the style of "Irresistible Goodies", it's sleek black body is sure to set pulses racing. In addition, it features the next generation of the TouchFlo technology called the TouchFlo 3D. It completely replaces the 'Today' Screen of Windows mobile, and is used as the de-facto launcher of programs.

Allowing upto an astounding 8 hrs of talktime, it comes with a whopping 288 MB of RAM, and 512 MB of Flash Memory. With a CPU speed of 528 Mhz, it far outstrips the capabilities of regular computers upto just a few years ago!

I find it difficult to imagine what other features any business user, no matter how powered, would need from this gadget. It's got wireless, BlueTooth, and a 3.2 Mega Pixel camera. Throw in the 2.8'' display screen, and you've one hell of a tool there.

Of course, if I had the moolah, I wouldn't carry it around for it's functionality. After all, it's an "Irresistible Goodie!". Find it, and more at www.pricealerter.com.

GeForce GTX 280

I remember the days when games like Mario and Contra ruled my life. For me, Graphics was anything that was colorful.

Days of Prince of Prince of Persia, and doom were the highlight of my youth, and after that, I lost touch with games for a while. Now that I'm back in the computer scene, I realize something. There are three things in life that you cannot get enough of.

Memory, CPU, and Bandwidth.

Graphics cards, as you know, come shipped with their own memory. There was a time, when a card with 32 MB was it. You were God. Now of course, 32 MB is peanuts, and is insufficient to run most graphic intensive games.



The latest entrant to the graphics card scene, is the long awaited GeForce GTX 280. As seen in the picture, the card exudes power and confidence.

Even though I know intuitively, that the mere appearance of a device doesn't mean anything, the sleek black (Always a sexy thing), body holds the promise of an 'Irresistible Goodie'.

nVidia has been the market leader in terms of performance since 1999. Up until now, the defining card for gamers has been the GeForce 8800 GTX.

Tests that have been conducted by http://www.nvnews.net, however, have shown that the latest GeForce GTX 280 outperforms the 8800. This means that with this latest entrant, games will be able to have the very best in 3D performance.

The mechanics of the Graphics cards have always been beyond me. Avid games talk about Transparency, Layering, etc., and do detailed comparisons. However, I stick to my initial assertion that the three most important things are Memory, CPU power, and Bandwidth.

The GTX 280 comes with a massive 1GB GDDR memory, and 1.4 Billion transistors. Anything with that much computing power and memory has to be the best in class till date. In addition, it's memory bandwidth is 141.7 GB/sec. This completely blows away anything else on the market.

The card doesn't come cheap though. It's initial price was $649, which is more than any other card you will find out there. If you're an avid gamer however, and you get your kicks from having the latest and best hardware, try and get your friends to match this!

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The SwissChamp

Ah. The legend of the Swiss Knife! Famously carried around by members of the Swiss Army, we have all heard of these Multi-Purpose Pocket knives.

Never mind the fact that the Swiss Army is more or less unheard of except for this particular little jewel. Never mind that most of the tools you find on the knife are ones that you can never figure out how to use (Apart from the knife that is).

The fact is, that watching someone carry around a Swiss army knife, is just too cool. The slick steel, and the 'clack' sound as the tools snap back into place, give the piece the status of an "Irresistible Goodie". The most famous company manufacturing Swiss Knives is Victorinox. Especially after they acquired Wegner, they are the de facto Swiss Army Knife producers.


And the most famous Victorinox knife, is undoubtedly the Swiss Champ. As you can see, in the picture, it's a dinky little piece fans, which fans out into numerous tools for various occasions and purposes.

With a size of 91 mm, and weighing in at 128 grams, the knife feels pleasantly heavy in the palm of your hand. Apart from the standard tools like a knife, saw, and scissors, the Swisschamp includes some pretty useful stuff like a pen, a magnifying glass, a pin, and pliers.

If you want your "Irresistible Goodie" to become even more irresistable, try and get it in a color other than red. Everyone has a red knife. If you have a black one (Like I do - Though it's not the swiss champ), the Victorinox Logo really stands out, and gives it a very stylish touch.

There are many nice Swiss Knife models to choose from, and if the Swiss Champ isn't your style, you can find one that is. Another nice part of owning a Swiss Knife and drooling over it, is checking out the Victorinox Website. It fills you with info, and gives you true stories of how the knife has helped save people's lives, making you feel like the ranger you aspire to be (You wannabe, you!)

So carry at least one of these around, and watch people's eyes pop as you flash it out to trim your beard, or pick your teeth! To get it at the best deals, find it at www.pricealerter.com