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What could be a better occasion for launching the world’s first GPS locator for children than the Customer Electronics Show 2009? At this year’s edition of the tradeshow in Las Vegas, Lok8u is introducing the Nu.M8 designed to be worn by children on their wrists.

During January 8 and 11 you can visit CES and see the GPS locator for children in the North Hall at the stand number 5520.
From the brief press release we found out that the innovative gadget is easy to use and be worn by children, while parents have to simply text “wru” to Nu.M8 on the cell phone, or just click “where r you” on the Lok8u portal, in order to find the location, which is displayed on Google Maps.
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Other things parents can do with the device are to set unique safe areas where their children can play, and receive cell phone alerts immediacy after the device is removed from the children’s wrists.
Nu.M8 GPS locator for children is water resistant at Ipx 7, keeps operating for up to 7 days in standby mode, is accurate within three meters and features metal reinforced rubber strap.



It is recommended for children between 3 and 12 years old, and will be available for purchase together with a minimum of £4.99 for the monthly subscription that includes the basic services.

Named Macworld Best of Show, the Intelliscanner Mini 100 is a smart organizer for your home items. You can use it to tag all your home assets including DVDs, books and stored foods, and keep them always organized.



The Intelliscanner Mini 100 is a metallic cube sporting a black and chrome finish, with a special personal organizer software and rechargeable scanner that tracks your items and displays their details on the computer’s screen as soon as you connect it via USB.
It stores the data inside its built-in memory and thanks to its ultra-portable feature it can be used practically anywhere.
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The included personal organizer software helps you organize items by creating lists, calculate foods maturity periods, and manage books and DVDs.
You could even use your iPhone and the web application for viewing lists via web connectivity anywhere you are.



The tags can be personalized with your name and the characteristics of the home assets.
Intelliscanner Mini 100 will be available for purchase worldwide at a starting price of $179, which includes the mini cube and the special software, and at $249 including also the personal organizer software bundle for your media, wine, comics, groceries and others.

"Keeping track of your stuff for insurance records, sharing with friends or just for fun has never been easier," said Paul Scandariato, director of IntelliScanner. "Starting at a breakthrough price of just $179, the new IntelliScanner mini cubed includes everything you need to scan, organize, share and back up your collections and assets instantly."

IMPORTANT!
A message regarding Driver Detective:

Since 1996, Drivers HeadQuarters has worked to provide the highest level of service to each of our customers. If you have any questions about Driver Detective or opportunities for us to improve our service, please contact me directly or visit our website at http://www.drivershq.com.

Mike Hurd
President, Drivers HeadQuarters
mikehurd [at] drivershq.com

Welcome on our page dedicated to the full review of Driver Detective! We made this review especially for those who complained about being cheated by this software, so we included all the screenshots made along the installation and upgrading processes to show you exactly how we tested it, step by step. We invite you to click and enlarge every screenshot and follow all the details in the images, and then decide who’s right and who’s wrong, as well as if all this big disappointment from our readers is right or it’s all about a denigration campaign against Driver Detective’s team.

Starting with the comment posted by Dan M on January 1st 2009 that states:
“On further review of mailed receipts from safecart, I see this web page is part of the problem with DD. The link on this page automatically adds the 2 year extension for $9.95, which raises the "discounted" price of $29.95 to $39.90!!
Just another ripoff.
Both sites should have Fraud Alerts and brought to justice!”

all we can tell you is to click and enlarge the first screenshot called Fig. DD1 and look closer to see the section where it displays the license purchasing options and prices. As you can see, you have several options there, one of which is to buy the license for 1 year at a price of $29.95, while the second is to leave the box checked and go for the 2-year license paying $9.95 more, totalizing $.39.90.
We unchecked that and got the 1-year license of the Driver Detective 6.3 for $29.95. Normally it costs $39.95 but they have a special offer in this period.









We received the registration key via email and downloaded the software. It has a standard installation interface (Fig. DD2) that we all are used with when dealing with any application (Fig. DD3, DD4, DD5).
Then we ran the program and we’re asked to select the manufacturer and model of the computer we installed it (Fig. DD6). We checked Not Listed and pressed Ok. In Fig. DD7 you can see how the welcome screen looks like.




The next thing we did was to press the Scan Now button and get right into the scanning process (Fig. DD8) without spending more time. The scanning lasted a few seconds until we got the results shown in Fig. DD9, where it says “(8) Out of date drivers”.




There’s also a long list displaying all the drivers that we have in the computer, marked either as Out of date drivers, System drivers and Up to date drivers. From the right menu we chose to see only the Out of date drivers (Fig. DD10).
Immediately after clicking on the first update required from the list we received the message stating that in order to download updates we need to register the software, which we did (Fig. DD11) using the information we received previously via email.




In Fig. DD12 you see the information for the first driver that needs update – the version we have in the computer and the version we are advised to update with.
We closed the windows and clicked on the first mini icon near the first driver on the list to begin the updating process (Fig. DD13).





The installation steps are shown in Fig. DD14, DD15 and DD16.

After about one minute we had to restart the computer for the driver’s update to have effect.
Then we opened Driver Detective again to scan and see if everything’s up to date with the graphic drivers and we had a nice surprise to find out that from 8 out of date drivers only 7 had left. Great (Fig. DD17) ! We went further with checking the second driver that needed to be updated, which in our case was the NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller. It downloaded very fast (Fig. DD18). You may spot the speed in the screenshot.





Leaving all the available updates checked we went further with the installation process (Fig. DD19). And then again we were asked to restart the computer which we did.

We have to mention that after each installation Driver Detective asked us if the installed driver works properly but instead of pressing the Yes button we chose to let it scan the computer for finding issues. There was no problem encountered.





At the next scan we were again pleasantly surprised to find out that there were only 4 out of date drivers (Fig. DD20), instead of 6 as we were expecting, taking into account the fact that we chose only the first 2 updates until this moment. This would mean that Driver Detective takes care not only of the major drives but delivers the whole package found on the official drivers’ websites.
The next step was to download the top missing driver – Realtek RTL8139/810x – the network adapter (Fig. DD21, DD22).
In the next screenshot you can see that there were only 3 out of date drivers left in the computer (Fig. DD23). We needed to update the High Definition Audio Device, the USB Audio Device and the USB Composite USB Device.





After installing the sound driver (Fig. DD24, DD25) and restarting the computer we started the USB Audio Device driver update (Fig. DD26, DD27), which was actually a Logitech web camera .
At the end we did a final scan and saw that all the drivers were finally up to date (Fig. DD28).





After this long story with happy ending we have to conclude by saying that Driver Detective is a great software that detects all your drivers and really finds and downloads the required updates with no problem. In addition it downloads Windows Vista updates and can perform driver backup when needed.
And besides these, it is very affordable, not to say cheap, at $29.95, while the system requirements are basic. You’d need to have at least Windows Vista/XP Pro/XP Home/2003 Server/2000 in 32 bit or 64 bit Editions, 300MHz or higher processor, 256 MB of RAM, 22 MB of hard disk space, Internet Explorer 5.5/Firefox 1.2/Opera 8, and NET Framework 2.0, the latter being automatically installed during the Driver Detective installation process if missing.
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We’ll end the review by citing our colleague who wrote the popular Driver Detective 6 Review:
“If you're one of those who hate looking for drivers in the strangest places, you won't have to leave any web site untouched until finding the latest ones your computer needs. All you have to do is grab Driver Detective and let it do this job for you, so if you have the money, go ahead and make a smart buy!”

Logitech Harmony 1100 is a stylish remote control for your home entertainment system introduced at the Customer Electronics Show 2009.
It provides a customizable touch-sensitive interface that’s very easy to use via the 3.5-inch QVGA color display, and is also rechargeable.



Thanks to these characteristics, the new Logitech remote control received the CES 2009 Design and Engineering Award: Best of Innovations in the Home-Entertainment Accessories category for the second consecutive year.
Logitech Harmony 1100 is small and allows you to customize your favorite commands for each function you use, including watching movies and listening to the music. More than that, it works wirelessly based on the RF technology that connects to the entertainment system though the walls but within the 100-feet range.
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The setup process is easy thanks to the smart guide enabled by the pre-loaded software.
The Logitech remote control supports over 225,000 devices from 5,000 manufacturers. You may check if yours are included on the list by accessing Logitech’s online database.

Its price is high enough to match its number of capabilities, reaching $499.99, and you’ll find the remote in the US and European stores starting next month.

“The Harmony 1100 is a natural extension of the Harmony promise – to simplify today’s complex home-entertainment systems,” said Ashish Arora, vice president and general manager of Logitech’s Harmony business unit. “As more and more people get the bulk of their entertainment at home, the Harmony 1100 will help people get more out of their home-entertainment experience – for a fraction of the price of traditional custom-installed remotes.”

(Picture source BLogitech)

icephone is more than a cell phone, meaning it comprises several functionalities provided usually by multiple devices, each designed for a specific use.
Icephone is a cell phone, a handheld computer, a gaming handset, a GPS device and a medical aid tool.
How is it possible to gather all of these in a single pocketable unit? –In order to find out all the details you need to visit the Customer Electronics Show 2009 in Las Vegas and meet the medical phone's team.

In this article we’ll tell you about its specifications and uses, but first you need to know that because at first the handset was destined to the British military, the developers decided to create two versions, one for customers and one for the military sector equipped with a complex cross-platform medical software package. That's why it is known also as the medical phone.

For the customers the icephone delivers the performance of a smartphone running on the Windows Mobile operating system, and featuring 3G high-speed connectivity, touchscreen interface, advanced gaming with multiple triggers, and GPS navigation. In addition it offers a foldable full QWERTY keyboard with large keys for standard texting on phone, Wi-Fi module for Internet access in hotspots, Bluetooth short-range wireless transfers, Push To Talk for group calls at a press of a button, as well as the Dual SIM capability that allows you to keep two SIM cards active simultaneously.
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For people who enjoy playing games on the go, icephone brings a joystick, multi-directional key, special buttons for game functions, multiple triggers and the landscape screen mode for wider viewing.
When acting as a micro laptop computer, icephone folds out its secondary keyboard, revealing the mouse functionality, touch typing, multi-key strokes support like for Ctrl+Alt+Del, and again the Windows Mobile applications that increase productivity.



The fourth important function is the earlier mentioned medical aid. It is enabled by the ice Aid software that prepares the handset for medical emergencies in order to find for you the right treatments according to your needs.
Among these it offers step by step guidance for first aid, displaying demo images on how to do it by yourself. Next it records you did and creates a report that you can provide to the emergency services.
We are very curious about the price it will be available at.