Daily Link Roundup of E-Inks and Moons

Japanese Vending Machines Now Require A Tobacco Passport To Buy Cigarettes Emergency Exit USB hub Bike Mount For iPhone, iPod & Other Portable Devices Cost of hops crops hits tops: Won't someone please think of the beer? Eye-Fi Announces New SD Cards, Services Laptop thieves nabbed with help from Mac software New E-Ink cells offer curved pixels, any-shape displays Giant working NES controller/coffee table Netflix Watch Now: Missing too much popular content Duck Hunt lamp - Boing Boing Gadgets The Original Illustrated Catalog Of ACME Products Send your name to the Moon!

Daily Link Roundup of DreamSparks and Camcorders

Convert Your HD DVDs to Blu-Ray - There is hope for those that chose the wrong side. USB Vacuum Mouse The Surprisingly Thoughtful Design of a Cheap Camcorder Monster Cable Defends Overpriced Cables: The Short Form Network cable macrame - The World will be riddled with these when our generation hits retirement. DreamSpark, Software for students for free ... seriously Convert Your Google Calendar to PDF eBay sellers start weeklong boycott Double Your Reading Speed with WorldFlashReader Microsoft Giving Away Zunes - Everybody likes free things. Yahoo outlines golden parachutes for employees Transcend StoreJet Keeps Your Mobile Data Safe Peerflix: Keep Track of Your Movies and Get More, Too GPS for Women: Go Ahead and Be Offended - Some companies really aim to offend their target consumer. Strengthening Fluids With Nanoparticles

This Weekend's Tech Deals

Sale		List
$11.99		$49.99	Creative TravelSound 250 Portable Speakers- Works with many MP3 players.
$19.99		$199.98	Memorex 2 X 1GB TravelDrive USB 2.0 Flash Drive Kit - 90% off the retail price.
$19.99		$29.99	The Sharper Image Mini Digital Camera - Can store 246 photos.
$97.24		$149.99	SanDisk Sansa Connect WiFi MP3 Player - Use for Internet Radio.
$24.99		$99.99	Jabra BT160 Bluetooth Wireless Designer Headset - Stands out in bold stripes.
$49.99		$119.99	Gear Head Triple Format 20x DVD+/-R External Drive - Very portbale.
$829.99		$1109.99	HP Pavilion DV6662SE(GS800UA) NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo T5250 - Great deal.
$153.99		$349.99	Brother DCP-7020 Multi-Function Laser Digital Copier/Printer - 2 in 1.
$165.95		$199.99	Beltronics Vector 955 Radar/Laser/Safety Detector - Bad boys, bad boys, what ya gonna do.
$12.95		$68.00	Kingston 2GB Secure Digital Card SD- Free shipping doesn't eat up your savings.

This Weekend's Tech Deals

Sale		List
$189.99		$1071.41	Garmin StreetPilot c340 Mobile GPS Receiver - If you miss a turn it redirects you accordingly.
$39.99		$199.99	Sandisk Sansa e250 2GB MP3 Player - Reconditioned.
$129.99		$179.95	Fuji Finepix Z10fd 7 Megapixel Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom - Hot pink only, sorry fellas.
$15.99		$39.99	Omron HJ-112 Digital Premium Pedometer - How many steps do you take in a day?
$59.99		$167.90	Altec Lansing FX4021 2.1 Powered Audio Speaker System - Comes with a wireless remote.
$29.99		$79.95	JBL Reference 410 Headphone - Free Shipping!
$19.99		$89.99	RoadTrip FM Transmitter and iPod Car Charger - Charges while transmitting to your FM radio.
$319.99		$799.98	Toshiba HD-XA1 HD-DVD Player - Choose a side: HD DVD vs. Blu-Ray.
$39.99		$79.99	Charging Station - Charge all your devices in one place with all the cords hidden.
$59.99		$159.99	Sony Under-Cabinet 4-band CD Kitchen Clock Radio - Gain back some counter space.

This Weekend's Tech Deals

Sale		List
$649.99		$849.99	SAMSUNG Black 26" 720p LCD HDTV W/ ATSC Tuner Model - We want one, do you?
$15.99		$55.99	Crucial Ballistix 1GB (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Give everyone you know more memory.
$79.99		$109.99	Halo 3 Legendary Edition Xbox 360 Game Microsoft - We only want this for the Spartan Mjolnir Mark VI helmet case.
$749.99		$849.99	Fujitsu LifeBook A6110 - Great first computer for the kids.
$10.24		$14.99	Logitech R-10 PC Stereo Speakers - Sleek looking speakers for 10 bucks.
$11.99		$79.99	Creative TravelDock 900 Speaker - One of the cheapest iPod docks we have seen.
$197.99		$799.99	Magellan RoadMate 2200 GPS Navigation System - We keep posting GPS systems in hopes someone will buy us one.
$14.99		$34.99	Innovage Jumbo Universal Remote - A giant remote for your home theatre.
$23.99		$39.95	'Oscar Outlook' Sun/Moon Wireless Weather Station - Know the weather without looking out the window.
$59.99		$89.99	Delphi Roady XT XM Satellite Radio - Portable : House to Car to Pocket.

This Weekend's Tech Deals

Sale		List
$75.24		$134.99	ZyXEL 200Mbps Wireless Router - Go wireless in '08.
$13.95		$68.00	Kingston 2GB SD Card - Make more room for all your pictures.
$99.98		$169.99	Delphi XM Radio Reciever - Pause and Play your XM!
$89.99		$149.00	RCA Next Generation Camcorder - Weighs less than a 1/4 lb.
$24.50		$45.99	Cross 1.5 in Digital Photo Frame - Display all your best holiday photos.
$147.99		$249.99	PalmOne Tungsten E2 PDA Handhled - Get organized in the new year.
$23.95		$99.99	SanDisk 2 GB Cruzer Titanium - If James Bond had a flash drive it would be this one.
$39.99		$99.99	JBL Portable Speaker System - Big sound on the go.
$999.99		$1449.00	Westinghouse 42" 1080p HD Monitor - 42 inches of HD goodness.
$4.99		$5.99	TRIPP LITE Surge Supressor - Have a place to plug in all your gadgets.

Top 5 Articles of 2007

2007 has been a great year for the Grinn Blog. We've had some great feedback from all of you, and launched two new series articles, This Weekends Tech Deals, and Historic Tech from Today. But the articles that keep you guys coming back are exactly the ones we wanted this blog to be all about: The articles that help you be more productive with your tech, and keep the tech from keeping you down! With that I bring you a review of the top 5 most popular articles of 2005:

1. Incorporate Google Calendar Into Outlook
Published way back in April of 2006, this still remains our most popular article. It is a detailed how-to for syncing your Google Calendar with Microsoft Outlook using a program called Remote Calendars.

2. Add to Google Calendar by Talking Into Your Cell
You guys sure like your Google Calendars. This article introduces our Jott2GCal application that allows you to add (and now retrieve) Google Calendar events using the popular Jott service. Since then Jott has released their own Google Calendar implementation, but you guys seem to like ours, so we'll keep developing it!

3. Your Connection to the Server Has Been Lost
We had a problem and had a heck of a time finding the solution. So, when we did resolve the issue, we posted about it to share that solution with you. This article serves to correct the infamous "Your connection to the server has been lost" issue with Battlefield 2142, and apparently it serves it's purpose well because it claims the #3 spot on our list.

4. How to Fix the Azureus Disk Read Error
Yet another case of us sharing in an issue. We found a compatibility issue between the popular P2P application Azureus and Google Desktop. Here, we tell you the simple measures you can take to resolve this issue.







5. 10 REALLY Weird Instructables
If you have yet to visit "The world's biggest show-and-tell", instructables.com, you should start with our list of the wierdest. Does anyone else find a list making the list of our 5 most popular articles a little ironic?

This Weekend's Tech Deals

Sale		List
$999.99		$1499.99	Westinghouse 42" 1080p HD Video Monitor - Great for a home theatre.
$69.99		$99.99	Samsung DYD player with HDMI - Watch the Muppets in HD.
$29.99		$49.99	Solar Charger - Use the sun to charge your phone or MP3 player.
$159.99		$229.99	FUMA 7" in dash LCD display - Get a stock look for less.
$55.99		$75.99	Iqua Snake 2 handsfree Bluetooth - Talk safely will on the road.
$43.99		$69.99	Creative Zen Stone MP3 - Great last minute holiday gift.
$29.99		$74.95	ZUNE 9 in 1 accessory pack - Get all you need for your ZUNE in one purchase.
$36.79		$69.99	Logitech 3D Gaming Joystick - Play all those new games you got for Christmas.
$249.99		$449.00	HP Bluetooth Portable GPS System - Use this to plan your entire road trip.
$24.50		$45.99	Digital Photo Album - Holds 30 photos at a time.

This Weekend's Tech Deals

Sale		List
$599.99		$899.99	Samsung 26" LCD HGTV - Great last minute Christmas gift!
$4.99		$29.99	Tekkeon FM Transmitter for iPod - Best deal on one of these we've seen.
$.99		$6.99	Franklin Covey Planner Binder - Keep that New Year's resolution to get organized.
$35.99		$85.99	HP Photosmart Photo Printer - Print all your great photos from Christmas.
$20.99		$69.99	Shadow Hawk Remote Control Plane - Just for fun.
$29.99		$129.99	Mio Sport Select Heart Rate Watch - Another gadget for a New Year's resolution.
$249.99		$399.95	Logitech Universal Remore Control - Control EVERYTHING with one remote.
$59.99		$197.95	Celestron Telescope - For the geek in the family or yourself.
$909.95		$1899.00	HP Projector - 50% OFF Buy one for yourself and one as a gift.
$399.99		$499.99	Navigon Automobile Navigator - 2D and 3D views.

This Weekend's Tech Deals

Sale		List
$79.99		$199.99	Memorex iFlip iPod Video Player - 5 hours of 8.4 in viewing.
$289.88		$529.99	Samsung 204b 20" LCD Monitor - 45% off!
$142.99		$199.99	Sony NSC-GC1 Net Sharing Camera - Save $15 more when you buy the carrying case.
$14.99		$29.99	Targus Laptop Chill Mat - Down $5 from a couple weeks ago.
$399.99		$399.99	Kindle- Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device - Free 2 day shipping!
$26.99		$36.99	Jabra BT500 Bluetooth Handset - Look like a trekkie.
$89.99		$99.99	Meterlogic Keyboard Wedge Barcode Scanner - Cuz well...it's cool.
$19.99		$29.99	Sharper Image Mini Digital Camera - Great stocking stuffer.
$17.99		$34.95	Projection Alarm Clock - Have the time on your ceiling.
$24.50		$45.99	Digital Photo Album - Show up to 30 pictures at a time.

This Weekend's Tech Deals

Sale		List
FREE		$69.99	RAIDMAX NINJA ATX computer case - You can't beat a free case.
$12.99		$19.99	Griifin Roadtrip FM transmitter/charger for Ipod - Makes listening to your music easy peasy.
$19.48		$89.99	Motorola H500 light pink bluetooth headset - Perfect gift for the girly girl in your life.
$139.99		$179.99	I-Inc 19' widescreen monitor - Buy this with the money you saved on your case.
$39.99		$99.99	Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop - Add this to your case and monitor and you are on your way.
$39.99		$49.99	Kensington Wireless Laser Laptop Mouse - My wife likes this cuz it's purple.
$79.98		$119.98	Maxtor 120 GB Harddrive - One Touch button for backups.
$79.99		$99.99	Portable DVD player w/4.2 in LCD - Great for the guy who has everything.
$49.95		$199.00	Kingston 2GB PC2-5300 laptop memory - Make your laptop super fast for super cheap.
$4.99		$29.99	Creative webcam w/free headphones and games - 5 bucks and everyone can see you.

This Weekend's Tech Deals

Sale		List
$29.99		$39.99	Targus TGT-66TR 66" Tripod - Make the family holiday portrait perfect.
$19.99		$39.99	APC UPS/Surge Protector - Get ready for the winter weather.
$29.99		$99.99	ID Armor 15-Sheet Crosscut Shredder - Destroy personal info before you trash it.
$99.99		$249.99	VoPoint 5.0MP Camera/MP3/Digital Video Recorder - Does it all for $99.99
$35.90		$69.98	American Telcom Cordless VOIP Phone - Great price.
$33.99		$38.99	Logitech 2.1 Black Speaker System - Listen to your music in style.
$90.14		$99.99	Canon PIXMA MP470 Photo All-In-One Printer - Great for printing your holiday photos.
$14.95		$35.00	Kingston 2 GB USB Flash Drive - You can never have too many of these.
$29.99		$79.95	JBL Headphones - Great to block out the chatty neighbor on the plane ride home.
$39.99		$99.95	La Crosse Sun/Moon Wireless Weather Station - Know the weather before you walk out the door.

This Weekend's Tech Deals

Sale Price	List Price
$16.99	$19.99	Logitech USB QuickCam Messenger WebCam w/Tripod & Software - Everything you need to start using a webcam.
$29.99	$59.99	Kensington Wireless Presentation Remote w/ Laser Pointer - Spice up those boring PowerPoint presentations.
$95.99	$109.99	10.2" Mintek Widescreen Portable DVD Player - Keep the munchkins or yourself occupied on that long ride to Grandma's.
$198.94	$224.54	GARMIN STREETPILOT C330 AUTO GPS - Turn by turn directions... Just don't turn into a lake like Michael.
$14.99	$44.99	Kensington PilotMouse Laser Wireless Mini - Great for on the road.
$19.99	$29.99	Targus Laptop Chill Mat - Works great, I am using mine right now :)
$17.99	$44.99	Cables To Go 7-port USB Hub - You can keep on your desk or remove the top part for travel.
$61.95	$149.99	Kingston 2GB PC2-6400 SDRAM - You can always use some more memory.
$126.99	$169.99	Western Digital 500GB External Hard Drive - Get it in time to store all those holiday photos.
$99.99	$199.95	Philips 7" Digital Photo Frame - Easy way to display photos directly from your camera's memory card.

This Weekend's Tech Deals

Sale Price	List Price
$257.99	$399.99	Nokia N800 Internet Tablet PC - Internet tablet with ultra-slim design makes web browsing portable and convenient.
$24.95	$99.99	Kingston 1GB PC2-5300 SDRAM DDR2 Memory - That's one hell of a deal for Kingston name-brand memory!
$99.99	$199.99	Logitech Harmony 880 Remote Control - (Refurbished) My neighbor has one of these. It has a color LCD on it. Very cool.
$28.99	$39.99	COOLER MASTER GeminII RR-CCH-ANU2-GP CPU+ Board Cooler - Compatible with AMD X2 Dual Core, Intel Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme.
$19.99	$49.99	Case-Mate 45035 Signature Napa Leather Flip Case for iPhone - Handcrafted from the world's finest-grade Italian leather.
$29.89	$49.99	Logitech Wave Keyboard USB - I've wanted one of these since they came out.
$24.99	$42.95	Audio Source DB5 Portable Powered Speaker System - Grab this one up quick. Decent portable iPod speakers are normally crazy expensive.
$38.00	$129.99	JBL Creature II 3-Piece Powered Speaker System - Very slick - even when not attached to an Apple!
$14.99	$19.99	1.1" Color USB Digital Photo Frame Keychain - Be a super-geek with this keychain that sports a tiny 1.1-inch color display.
$1399.99	$3699.99	Samsung HLR6167W 61" DLP Widescreen HDTV - That's more than half off! Includes free shipping for this behemoth.

This Weekend's Tech Deals

• $9.99 Rosewill Wii Sports Kit - Including remote holder, Golf club and Tennis racket. (After $10.00 Mail-In Rebate*)
• $9.99 Goldlantern G-Lite Ultra II Bluetooth Headset - BTHS-6135 - Headset with built-in noise cancellation and echo suppression. (After $12 Mail-In Rebate*)
• $10.99 8 Foot USB 2.0 Easy Transfer Cable - Easily transfer files PC to PC via USB 2.0. This is a great thing to have around the house if you work on a lot of computers. (After $18 Mail-In Rebate*)
• FREE! CA Anti-Virus 2007 with 2GB USB Flash Drive - Sure, the Anti-Virus may come in handy but the real deal is the free 2GB flash drive! (After $50 Mail-In Rebate. Word to the wise: I couldn't figure out how the rebate works. I think you maybe have to mail in proof that you've purchased Anti-Virus software from another company before?)
• $20.00 Lands' End Cool Blue Laptop Messenger Bag - With built-in electroluminescent lights.
• FREE! GeForce 6200 Video Card - 128MB - PCI-Express x16 - Need a new vid card? Might I suggest this free one? (After $25 Mail-In Rebate*, shipping is free too!)
• $14.98 IOGear HDMI Black Label Audio and Video 10ft Cable - These things are normally so damned expensive, I had to post this deal. (After $15 Mail-In Rebate*)
• $39.99 Fujitronic Digital Tower Oscillating Fan with Remote Control - A buddy of mine has one of these things and swears by them. (After $20 in Mail-In Rebates**)
• $99.99 Polaroid T737 7MP Digital Camera - For 7MP, this thing is tiny. (Today only?)
• $999.99 SHARP AQUOS 37" 720p LCD HDTV - 720p resolution, 1200:1 contrast ratio, 6ms response time and a 450 cd/m² brightness rating.
  

*Good for purchases on or before October 31, 2007
** Good for purchases on or before October 29, 2007