Hi-tech Frontier

ChocolateShuffle for iPod Shuffle Here is a brand new product for iPod Shuffle users. This new product is an iPod Shuffle accessory of protective case that has unique design. The design is the inspiration of the name which is ChocolateShuffle. This ChocolateShuffle is made of silicone material that will make your iPod Shuffle looks like chocolate bars. ##CONTINUE##If you are bored with your iPod Shuffle outlook, the ChocolateShuffle can be a great choice of accessory that you can buy. There are three choices of the ChocolateShuffle which are milk chocolate, white chocolate, and strawberry chocolate. You can choose one of the flavors you like for your iPod Shuffle. There is a space where you can still clip your iPod to your shirt. You can plug in earbuds and charge your iPod Shuffle without having to take off the case since there is an opening that enables you to do it. When people see this cool accessory, they might think that you are holding a bar of chocolate. But you can amaze them ...

NASA's new e-nose can detect scent of cancerous brain cells NASA's recently developed electronic nose, intended for air quality monitoring on Space Shuttle Endeavour and later the International Space Station, has a rather fortunate and unintended secondary role. In addition to being able to detect contaminants within about one to 10,000 parts per million, scientists have discovered it can also sniff out the difference in odor between normal and cancerous brain cells -- not a new use for e-noses, but certainly one that helps to advance the field. Groups such the as Brain Mapping Foundation, City of Hope Cancer Center, and Jet Propulsion Laboratory have been testing the technology and hope it one day leads to a new understanding of cancer development. We'd also wager it can accurately detect what cologne or perfume you're wearing, another unintended side effect and probably not as fun of a party trick as it seems.

Cowon's 32GB S9 PMP now on sale We knew you'd do the right thing Cowon, we just knew it. Barely a fortnight after the company introduced its most capacious S9 to date over in South Korea, said player has made its way stateside... at least that's the impression that we get. Listed now as "in stock" on Amazon, the 32GB Titanium / Black unit is shown as being sold by JetAudio, which just so happens to be Cowon's official online home for sales. If you surf over to the S9 section on JetAudio's website, however, the 16GB model is still listed as the largest one available. We're guessing the latter's admin hasn't had time to update things between that Friday night rave and that six pack of Dos Equis on Saturday, but we hear Amazon has a pretty good reputation, anyway.

Weramouse V2 and V3 are a trackball / trackpad to have and to hold Sometimes it's a bit refreshing to find a handheld mouse that doesn't track your motion, just in case you feel like waving your arms wildly and not having it screw up your apps. The Weramouse V2 handheld trackball mouse works wirelessly from up to about 26 feet away, using what we gather is a USB dongle to sync. Its Li-ion battery is claimed to be good for up to 28 hours and charges via USB. Cost is $99 NZD, which translates to $56 in US dollars. At one point the site listed a V3 model with a trackpad -- same specs otherwise, with a $199 NZD / $113 US price tag -- and while it's since been removed, the product page is still available via the great halls of the internet archives.

MSI intros new motherboard with True Blu-ray audio support If you're building out your own HTPC rig, add the new MSI X58 Pro-E motherboard to the list of contenders for your dollars. The board packs an Intel X58 Northbridge / ICH10R Southbridge combo alongside Realtek ALC889 audio to deliver "True Blu-ray" audio. It's not terribly clear exactly how the marketing-speak plays out, but between the 24-bit, 192kHz audio specs and our cynical selves, we'd wager that this is all about sending Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA downstream via LPCM rather than bitstream. All things considered, that it's a bad way to go (or wihout precedent), but we'd really like bitstreaming support for HTPCs that's a little more streamlined than the current offerings; we want to see the fancy logos we paid for in our receivers light up, after all!