I've heard about people paying for many things, but to get their butts kicked, not yet. Well, not until today, when I found out about the ButtKicker... If you can disregard this name, and your friends won't die laughing finding out what's the name of your latest gadget, then you should read on, but even if this is not the case, you should also check what I'm talking about, because this is a really cool gadget, in my opinion!


The basic idea is that, if you want to be punished for being a bad boy, this is not your thing! The ButtKicker is, basically, a low-frequency amplifier that allows you to feel the beat without giving nightmares to your grandmother with those late-night gaming sessions and those voices from Hell screaming "headshot", "dominating" or "rampage" (Unreal Tournament 3 is the last thing that comes in my mind when I think about low-frequency madness).

With a frequency response between 10 and 250Hz, the ButtKicker outruns most consumer-level subwoofers, and comes in more versions, from the PC/Console Gaming variant, with a maximum output of 100 watt, to the mighty Home Theater/ Attractions, Pro Audio/Musician and Car Audio/12 Volt flavours, each of them being able to reach 1500 W and, maybe, throw you out of your chair, if you didn't pay enough attention to the settings...

Since you all have a computer already, I guess you also have an office chair to match the ButtKicker. If not, you'll need to spend $99 for the PC/Console Gaming ButtKicker, and also get a nice office chair to accomodate your new gadget. What happens after that...I don't know yet, because I didn't get my hands on the device yet, but I am eager to hear your reports!

Oh! One more thing... since I didn't tell you where to get this, here's the link. Happy shopping and enjoy your ButtKicker!

I.R.I.S released the IRIScan 2 portable mini full document scanner that allows you to scan any document anywhere you are, being capable to reach 1200 dpi resolution in colour, greyscale and black/white.
The scanner is designed as a compact and light device that fits your laptop suitcase and it powers via USB.

There are two versions available, IRIScan 2 Express and IRIScan 2 Executive, both coming with a set of useful applications for organizing your documents.

Compatible with PC and Mac computers, the scanner comes with I.R.I.S. Desktop Search software to help you find any document using keywords, while Cardiris Pro 4 scans, recognizes, sorts and exports the scanned business cards into contacts.
Roxio PhotoSuite Special Edition is PC compatible software for capturing, editing and creating nice photo projects, while @Promt that comes only with IRIScan 2 Executive is a great document translator with 11 language pairs support.

IRIScan 2 is available at the company’s online store and the prices are ranging from 129€ to 199€.

Here's another gadget from the "James Bond" collection: a very small camera which was designed for discrete surveillance. The "bullet" camera comes with a very sensitive microphone and a 2.4 Ghz transmitter. How to use? Just mount it in a very discreet position, a place where noboby would look at constantly, like somewhere in a plant, behind a picture frame or just between a few books. The receiver can be plugged into any TV or VCR (security monitors) in another room that can be located at 25m away or 50m outdoors. The picture quality is also quite good and the microphone picks up almost any sound. You can buy it here, for about £80 (about $160).

From what I knew so far, Canon is a notorious producer of digital cameras and printers, but it seems things have changed. Don't worry, nobody bought them, they are not bankrupt, everything seems to be working fine. In fact, they extended their products line by stepping into the optical storage market, and their DVD burner for flash memory camcorders and HDD camcorders is quite a beauty, as you can see below...


Leaving the eye-catching design aside, things are really simple with this device - you only have 3 buttons(Power, Record, and Eject), so using it is really a child's play. Basically, you can do two things with it - burn media, and play it.

When it comes to burning, the DW-100 burner, because this is the device's name, can be easily connected to most Canon camcorders using Flash/HDD storage, and then instantly burn a disc with all data on the camera, or parts of it.

At last, if you have a camcorder compatible with the device(VIXIA HF10, VIXIA HF100 or VIXIA HG10) for playing content, you simply put it the DVD you want to view, connect the burner to your cam, then press the Play button on your cam, and enjoy your movie. Pretty simple, isn't it?

Don't worry about the price, although it doesn't come cheap at all, you won't have to sell your car to afford the Canon DW-100, because its price tag says "$269". Anyway, for now the device is not available, so you have enough tame until late April to save some money for it...

The fossile resources of our planet are getting more and more expensive with each day, and if we can take advantage of free energy sources, such as the sun... why not? This comes in really handy when we're talking about loading your laptop by using its own bag. Looks interesting? Well, read on to find out more about it!


While solar power should come for free, in the end nothing's free, because you have to pay some taxes to live in almost any country, but thtat's not the point. To take full advantage of the solar energy and recharge your laptop using it, you need to spend a pretty large sum, because Voltaic's "Generator" bag costs no less than $599.

Now, let's move to the things that sound much better than the price, shall we? For your money, Voltaic's bag generates up to 14.7 watts, enough to fully charge a laptop from a day of direct sunlight. It comes in Silver, Orange, Green or Charcoal, weighs about 4.5 lbs(2 kgs), including solar panel and battery, and is made of 100% recycled PET (soda bottles), and an aluminum frame covered in UV resistant PU. Inside the handle, you can see an indicator light that shows when the panels are generating a charge.

For more details, you can visit the official page of the product here, and if the Generator doesn't seem good for you, you can also choose the Backpack, Daypack, Converter or Messenger bags, which can all be seen here.