Cool Usb Toys

You know it when you are working hard on your computer you suddenly run out of space to hold the information you are looking for.

Like me right now when writing this blog post I would love to see my inbox to at the same time but my laptop screen is not big enough to keep both of them visible the way I like it.

But there is a way. Look at the Mimo Mini USB monitor it ads a little 7″ screen to your workspace and you don’t need extra video ports or even power this fellow run completely of your USB port and it works with Windows and Mac (Intel only). This one will definitely be on my wish list.

I can just imagine lots of things I can place on this little screen (works horizontal and vertical) things like todo lists, spreadsheets, streaming video and lots more it is just to great to be true.

Go check out the Mimo Mini Monitor at our friends at ThinkGeek
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What shall I say this time I choice something different something a little bit more for the ladies that visit Coolusbtoys and that is why for the Mousepad of the Month I picked the Princess Mousepad.

It is very nice and colorfull and would not be bad to carry around to school in your laptop bag or to have in you cubical at work. Just wonderfull colors and rounds.

Go have a peek at the Princess Mousepad.

OK Apple did it again the new improved iPhone is out. It will take a couple more days before you can buy it but it is just days away.

So now you hear a lot of geeks (OK me geek to) about upgrading from the 3G to the new 3Gs but I really wonder if that is worth it. Don’t get me wrong the new iPhone is nice and of course better then the old one but it does just not seem to offer so much more that it makes it right for me to upgrade.

I would love the better camera but does 3 mega pixel do it so much better? The auto focus sounds neat but again it still does not have a flash like even the Palm Pre has. And that still does not make it a replacement of my normal camera. And yes it does video now and that is really nice but that will not be a deal breaker for me.

Speed that is where the S in 3Gs stands for so OK it will be faster but is the normal 3G that slow? I don’t think I really need that extra speed. I don’t have a data plan on mine so maybe for those people it will make a difference but me as wifi user who does not really uses it’s iPhone for games ithink it will be a waste on me.

And then of course now it offers Nike+ and I run (sometimes) so that would be neat but then again the iPhone is HUGE I think that my old 3e generation Nano with Nike+ is still a better bet for me.

So all and all I don’t think there will be such a big switcher crowed specially because the iPhone still looks like the old one so you will not stick out in the crowds with you “old” phone.

I am on the other hand exited about the new software and that will be working on mine so let it be next week.

I am the owner of an iPhone 3G and I really love it, but why build in a GPS if you don’t have any decent use of it? OK maybe if you have a dataplan you could maybe use googlemaps and see where you are but then still would that be quick enough to keep your map data coming?

Last week I acidently found OffMaps and let me tell you what it is and does and you will see that you want in on your iPhone or iPod Touch.

After you install OffMaps on you phone you see something that resembles googlemaps but then only the map so no satellite images. Now where ever you go on the worldmap the maps you see it stores and you can zoom all lot to make the map even more accurate. You can also select a piece of map and tell how much detail you want stored. This selection can unfortunately be not more then 50MB but you can load more of those maps (I didn’t find a limit) so you can take all the maps you think you need with you.

For instance I now have Calgary (where I live) Banff (where i like to go on the weekends) and New York  (just for fun) on my iPhone and this used 183MB and yes i like lots of detail. And if that scares you then let me tell you that you can of course delete parts or all the map data stored on your device so that you can take only what you really need.

The Map data is pretty accurate although maybe not as good as Googlemaps but OffMaps uses and opensource map from OpenStreetMap and that means that if you don’t like the current data then why don’t you help improve the map yourself.

With all the maps you need on your device now you can start traveling around it has the option to tell you where you are by using the GPS of the iPhone and it is quick much quicker I ever saw on application for the iPhone the nice thing is also that now when you are moving it moves with you and it tells you how fast you are going and in witch direction you are going.

You guessed it for me this is just the application I wanted it helps me find my way around town and although it does not offer the option to search for street names you can place bookmarks so that you can find where you need to go.

What did I find that I didn’t like? not much really just one thing that kinda took me by suprise and that is I looked at a map at home at the biggest detail then I left home and went to a different part of the city there I turned OffMaps on and let it tell me where I was nothing strange there and it nicely pointed where I was BUT no map and guess what I had a map of this part of town but just not at the same detail as i used at home so now i needed to zoom out to the right zoom level to see my street and that to me is something that could have bin fixed in the software but really that is the only thing that bugs me a bit

All in all of just under 2 dollars you can have a great map application that works great with you GPS for me no doubed this is and will be one of my favorite iPhone applications.

Sometimes you just need to make a stand and then these Desktop signs can help.

Each signholder comes with thirthy cool signs to make you live in the office a bit more fun.

here are a couple examples

• TEAMWORK (means never having to take all the blame yourself)
• CHANGE IS INEVITABLE (except from vending machines)
• IF YOU’RE NOT PART OF THE SOLUTION (you’re probably a manager)
• THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL (has been turned off due to budget cuts)
• THE BEATINGS WILL CONTINUE (until morale improves)

You see how much fun it could be to have one of those signs on your desk

Go check them out at ThinkGeek.

I am an iPhone 3G user and often that great product just hangs in my pocket and what can happen? Yep you guessed right it can get scatched. Till now I had a lousy screen protecor that just fitted the actual screen part instead of the complete front of the iPhone.

But then I found this screen protector that covers the complete screen and only cost $1.62 (including shipping) so I decided to give it a try.

The package includes the screen protector and a cleaning cloth. Instructions are limited but I had a quick look at youtube and watched this video and after that I felt ready.

I got a strong id card from my wallet and did what the video had shown. It is a little bit tricky to get everything aligned the right way but when it is you just keep going and keep the pressure on it and there it is a nice protection for you screen for a very reasonable price.

Mine went all almost perfect, I just have a little air bubble on the bottom corner so I guess keep the pressure on it from the start to prevent this. But besides that I am very happy with it and now my worries about my screen are gone.

The protector is easy to remove without leaving glue marks.

Here is a list of devices I found that they sell this screen protector for:

iPhone

iPhone 3G

iPod Touch

iPod Touch 2nd generation

Black Berry 8900

Other phones

I think I am gone order one more just in case mine ever gets damaged then I am ready.

And because the people at Budgetgadgets like us they gave us a coupon code GM5OFF2 to give all our visitors 5% discount on there order witch they ship for free world wide!

Our friends from Budgetgadget.com send us this little USB hub for a test and so we did.

Let start with how small this little fellow is with about 2″ in width is is just a small tiny thing and that makes this USB hub ideal for in your laptop bag. The HUB supports USB 2.0 and that of course makes it nice and fast and a great way of keeping your flash drives all connected .

This Hub has 4 ports of witch 2 can move to a 90 degree position. Just see the little movie below to get a clearer picture of what I mean.

The swivel is really handy because now you wires are not in each others way and that makes it a lot cleaner on your desk and a lot easier to use to.

One little problem shows for this product and that is like most small hubs it does not offer power and no option to connect it to it. And that means that products like iPod’s or iPhones will not work because they pull a fair bit of power from the USB port. But it is great for things like flash drives or a digital camera.

Budgetgadgets.com again found a great product for a great price. This HUB cost around 5 dollars and that includes shipping (free worldwide shipping at Budgetgadgets.com) makes it the right product for a person who travels a lot. Go check the USB HUB out and when you order something then use the coupon code GM5OFF2 to get you an extra 5% discount.

And it is that time of the month again time for a mousepad of the month and this month I found this cool little fellow.

I am not explaining it to much but as you can see there is a Microsoft Butterfly flying around and there is a Linus Penguin staning and looking at it.

OK I use a Mac so I have nothing to worry about I would say. But I think this is a great piece of work and would even look great next to my Mac.

Go have a better look at the Catch the Butterfly Mousepad.

Here it is for all you Star Wars fans the Darth Vader USB HUB.

This great head of the famous Vader is now your way to the information highway. The Head offers 4 USB 2.0 ports that are not powered so don’t expect you iPhone to charge through it.

A great must have gadget for all you Star Wars fans out there.

Go check out the Darth Vader USB HUB and order yours today.

Who is out there that can resist to not have an Atari T-Shirt?

I guess that is all I have to say about it then.

So go order your Atari T-Shirt NOW!