Wednesday, 3 December 2008

New Gadget

Dirt Devil KWIK USB Vacuum Desk Cleaner

Have you checked out the new USB powered vacuum cleaner from Dirt Devil called the "KWIK?" It's designed to live in your work area or entertainment system and cleanup crumbs from keyboards, pet fur, dust in gaming equipment, entertainment centers, and other expensive electronic equipment.

GadgetMadness has teamed up with Dirt Devil during their "12 Days of Cleaning Sweepstakes" where from now until December 12th you can win your very own KWIK vacuum. Contest details are below, winners to be notified daily by Dirt Devil via email. You can enter once per day, so good luck!

* Sweepstakes drawings will be held every day December 1-12
* Readers can submit one entry form per day to win a KWIK vacuum
* Winners will be randomly selected at 3 p.m. EST the day following the drawing from a database of eligible entry forms
* Prize winners will be notified via the e-mail address provided with entry submission
* The drawing is open to residents of the U.S. only

Dirt Devil 12 Days of Cleaning Sweepstakes - Click here to enter



This is easily the best price for the Playstation3 we've found yet. From the Playstation.Blog:
"You can go to to www.sony.com/newpscard to get instant approval for your card, and an immediate $150 credit when you purchase a PS3 directly through the website."



"Or you can go www.sony.com/getpscard to apply for the card and upon receipt of the card, use it at any authorized PlayStation retailer to purchase a PS3. The $150 credit will show up on your billing statement."
If we didn't already have a PS3 sitting in the corner of GadgetMadness Headquarters quietly saving mankind by running Folding@Home computations 24/7, we'd seriously consider signing up for this card and getting the Metal Gear Solid (MGS4) PS3 for $250. Sounds like an awesome deal to us - of course make sure you read all the fine print before signing up.

New Apple iPod Touch - Gaming Handheld In Disguise


touchArcade reports that the new 2nd Generation Apple iPod Touch has the fastest 3D rendering performance of all devices in its class, making it even faster than the new iPhone 3G in this regard:

The most clear difference is that fact that the iPod Touch’s processor was quietly boosted to 532MHz (up from 412MHz) with the 2nd generation model introduced in September. Meanwhile, the iPhone 3G, Original iPhone and 1st Generation iPod Touch continue to run at the original 412MHz. Though not the intended purpose, this video from Handheld Games Corp shows that the app load time of the 2nd Generation iPod Touch is notably faster than the 1st Generation model.

It seems that there are additional factors, however, as there are performance differences even found between the models that run at the same speed. The models rank in the following order (fastest to slowest) for 3D rendering, with the 2nd Generation iPod Touch being the fastest “by far”.

We love Apple's discreet way of introducing products that offer enhanced functionality like gaming without shouting "Hey look now it does this too!" from the rooftops. The new Touch is easily our favorite gadget of the year so far - with the ability to check email, browse the web, play games, view photos, listen to music and watch videos AND run cool apps we're as happy as we can be!
(Image Courtesy of Apple)

2nd Generation iPod Touch Faster than iPhone

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