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Flowery Accessories

I know it's not spring yet, but if you like flowers and the atmosphere they create, then you should check out this flowery accessories (via akihabara news). They include mice, mouse pads, and CD cases, they will surely brighten your day.

Key Chain photo viewer

This Digital Photo Viewer from hi-end products is a very useful key chain. Place your car keys on it, and you can always bring photos of your love ones wherever you go. It supports BMP, JPG, PHG, & GIF formats. Other features include: 1.1' CSTN LCD screen display, can store up to 56 photos, uses a USB 1.1 and it's powered by a built in 3.7V lithium or USB 5V supply. price $50

Soccer ball with a chip

According to FIFA as early as next year's World Cup in Germany, soccer balls could be very smart. Adidas, Cairos Technologies and Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits have developed a radio frequecy-enabled soccer ball which can tell the position of the ball and all the players on the field at up to 2,000 times a second. Then the data is transmitted to a central computer through the antennas place around the field. This ball will surely empower referees because they can tell for sure if the ball is out of bound. (image from Adidas ad) more info via asia.cnet

EASY5

Another cell phone aimed at the kids and seniors. Just like the Firefly Kids mobile phone, the EASY5 has only 6 buttons, 5 phone numbers can be stored under 5 of the 6 available dial buttons. Other features include vibrating alert, polyphonic ringtones, GSM900/DCS1800 Dual Band, Big enlighted keypad, loud speaker, headphones, neck strap and it's available in three colors Black, Navy Blue, & Claret Red. (Via i4u News)

Brando sells the EASY5 phone for $165.00.

Slide new MP3 players

Seems like every place, country or continent has it's own signature Mp3 player. The U.S. has the ipod nano, U.K. has MobiBlu DAH-1500, and this one is from a swiss company Zicplay. Zicplay's new MP3 players is like a slider cell phone. I don't have much info about it but it will be availabe sometime in November. It will be available in1GB model (£100), which includes an FM radio and digital voice recorder, it will aso be available in 256mb and 512mb versions, although they will be both radio-less according to T3 News.

Firefly Kids cell phone

This might not be the coolest phone in school, but it's ideal for young ones (BTW 5-7 years old). With up to 20 programmable phone numbers this pay as you go phone can be refilled with Firefly minutes from target. Offers features which can enable parents to control who their young ones talk to and for how long. Other features include a backpack clip and travel charger, 12 ring tones, 5 animations and 7 LCD screen backlight colors to choose from.Available @ Amazon.com for $99.99

CANDY Slot-in slim DVD Combo.

Taiwan is a great source of innovative technology, like this CANDY Slot-in slim DVD player CD-R/RW burner. looks portable, nice and it's available in different colors. The drives are available in several versions: Super Multi version that burns DVD-+R at 8x, DVD+R DL at 2.4x and RAM at 5x.

Solar charger for cell phones or iPods

A company out of Apeldoorn, Holland (Dutch firm Soldius) has developed a solar charger for mobile devices such as Apple's iPod, Blackberry, and cell phones from Nokia, Motorola and others. With 5-inch by 3-inch dimensions, Soldius1 as it is known can convert solar energy into 6.58 volts at a maximum of 320 milliamperes of power after only about three hours in direct sunlight. The company claims that unless it's thrown in the bath tub, with regular wear and tear and five charges a day, this charger can last up to 49 years.............The universal solar charger kit for iPod and cell phones retails for US$109.99, while an iPod-only kit retails for US$99.99. and a cell-phone-compatible kit sells for US$89.99. (Read...asia.cnet.com)

Sleek mouse

Check out a Japanese mouse, this is sleek. This is a new design and according to it's manufacturer it has a very sensitive laser that provides great precision. Wonder when they are going to be available in the U.S.

(Via Akihabara News)

Logitech Z-5450 Digital speakers. No wires!

Setting up a surround system can be a headache,plus who wants a bunch of wires running across the living room. Logitech's Z-5450 THX-certified 5.1 speaker system with digital wireless dual rear speakers seems to be the answer. Ideal for use with the your entertainment center or your PC, It provides flexibility and can be easily set-up. Each of the rear speakers can be placed 28feet (8.5meters) within the speaker system. With 315 watts of power, I think the speaker system is worth the retail price of BTW $400-$500