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		<title>Dyson outs two new models of Air Multiplier Bladeless Fans</title>
		<link>http://askalexia.com/2010/06/22/dyson-outs-two-new-models-of-air-multiplier-bladeless-fans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dyson, who takes the design of fans differently, has announced two new models of its bladeless fans, which now make use of the Air Multiplier technology to boost the cooling effect of these fans. The smaller version of the two fans called the AM02 Tower, is a bladeless fan that measures 19cm in width and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://askalexia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/dyson-fans.jpg"><img src="http://askalexia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/dyson-fans.jpg" alt="" width="451" height="495" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3046" /></a><br /><a href="http://askalexia.com/2009/10/13/dyson-fan-goes-bladeless-to-keep-your-fingers-intact/">Dyson</a>, who takes the design of fans differently, has announced two new models of its bladeless fans, which now make use of the Air Multiplier technology to boost the cooling effect of these fans.</p>
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<p>The smaller version of the two fans called the <b>AM02 Tower</b>, is a bladeless fan that measures 19cm in width and 1m in height. The AM02 is said to be able to draw in 33L of air per second and amplify it using the Air Multiplier technology by 16 times to cool the room. This fan is available in plain silver or blue/silver.</p>
<p>The other new Dyson model, <b>AM03 Pedestal</b>, is larger that measures 1.4m tall and is equipped with an Air Multiplier that has 18x of strength. It&#8217;s available in white and silver. These two new models of Dyson fan will be available in the UK for a price of £300 or $450 and they&#8217;ll come included with a remote control.</p>
<p>via <a href="http://www.coated.com/larger-more-powerful-dyson-air-multiplier-fans-arrive/" target="_new">coated</a></p>
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		<title>Belkin Conserve sockets, charging stations and energy usage monitor</title>
		<link>http://askalexia.com/2010/06/18/belkin-conserve-sockets-charging-stations-and-energy-usage-monitor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 05:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Belkin has announced some energy-saving accessories, namely Conserve Insight, Conserve Valet, Conserve Smart AV and Conserve Socket, which have been designed to help you save electricity bills, monitor your power usage as well as having your gadgets recharged well in a power-saving manner. The Conserve Insight is a power usage monitor that lets you stay [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://askalexia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Conserve-Insight.jpg"><img src="http://askalexia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Conserve-Insight-450x358.jpg" alt="" title="Conserve-Insight" width="450" height="358" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2994" /></a><br/>Belkin has announced some energy-saving accessories, namely <b>Conserve Insight</b>, <b>Conserve Valet</b>, <b>Conserve Smart AV</b> and <b>Conserve Socket</b>, which have been designed to help you save electricity bills, monitor your power usage as well as having your gadgets recharged well in a power-saving manner.</p>
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<p>The Conserve Insight is a power usage monitor that lets you stay aware of how much power costs in watt and dollars as well as letting you know how much CO2 that has been emitted, so you can be more aware without being one of the culprits that worsens the environment. The Conserve Insight might not be as handy as other power usage monitor, as you have to plug in your device (e.g your microwave) in order to know the mentioned pieces of info.</p>
<p><a href="http://askalexia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Conserve-Valet.jpg"><img src="http://askalexia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Conserve-Valet-450x337.jpg" alt="" title="Conserve-Valet" width="450" height="337" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2995" /></a><br/>Conserve Valet is a smart <a href="http://askalexia.com/2009/09/30/ihome-ip88-dual-docking-station-for-iphone-and-ipod/">charging station</a>, which will stop automatically while your gadgets have been fully charged to ensure NO <a href="http://www.techchee.com/2010/03/24/ventev-ecocharge-cuts-down-vampire-power-and-charges-two-devices-at-one-time/" target=_new>vampire power</a> and no wastage of electricity.</p>
<p><a href="http://askalexia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Conserve-Smart-AV.jpg"><img src="http://askalexia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Conserve-Smart-AV-450x355.jpg" alt="" title="Conserve-Smart-AV" width="450" height="355" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2996" /></a><br/>Conserve Smart AV is an auto-off surge protector that detects of any TV, game consoles, video players that are turned off and shuts down the power connected to the device automatically to ensure no energy wasted when the device (e.g your TV, DVD player etc) is NOT turned on.</p>
<p><a href="http://askalexia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Conserve-Socket.jpg"><img src="http://askalexia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Conserve-Socket-414x450.jpg" alt="" title="Conserve-Socket" width="414" height="450" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2997" /></a><br/>Conserve Socket, a power socket that shall turn off the power automatically after a time interval that you&#8217;ve set. This helps save energy as well as making your home safer, such as you&#8217;ll never leave some dangerous equipments or devices on unintentionally e.g. curling irons, space heaters.</p>
<p>via <a href="http://www.geeksology.com/save-energy-with-belkin-sockets-charging-station-and-energy-use-monitor/" target=_new>geeksology</a></p>
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		<title>Nokia dual-sim phones, C1 and C2</title>
		<link>http://askalexia.com/2010/06/03/nokia-dual-sim-phones-c1-and-c2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 02:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alexia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nokia has announced their dual-sim cell phones, C1 and C2, and set to be launched in the second half of this year. The C2 allows the two SIM cards to be used simultaneously which you can send and receive SMS and calls on any of the cards. The card slot lies in the secondary battery [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://askalexia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Nokia-C2-dual-SIM-phone.jpg"><img src="http://askalexia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Nokia-C2-dual-SIM-phone.jpg" alt="" title="Nokia-C2-dual-SIM phone" width="440" height="436" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2850" /></a><br/>Nokia has announced their <a href="http://askalexia.com/2010/03/06/pink-dual-sim-phone-w600-with-analog-tv-tuner-and-dual-cameras/">dual-sim cell phones</a>, <b>C1</b> and <b>C2</b>, and set to be launched in the second half of this year. The C2 allows the two SIM cards to be used simultaneously which you can send and receive SMS and calls on any of the cards. The card slot lies in the secondary battery and is hot swappable, for easy insertion or removal. The handset also packs a VGA camera, a headphone jack, FM radio and microSD card support up to 32GB. It&#8217;s an affordable handset priced around 45 Euros.</p>
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<p><a href="http://askalexia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Nokia-C1-00-dual-SIM-phone.jpg"><img src="http://askalexia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Nokia-C1-00-dual-SIM-phone-450x441.jpg" alt="" title="Nokia-C1-00-dual-SIM-phone" width="450" height="441" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2851" /></a><br/>The C1 needs you to press a button to switch between SIM cards, so it only allows a single card to be used at one time. It also has a 3.5mm headphone jack, a long battery life and is priced around 30 Euros. A dual-sim phone is handy while you&#8217;re one traveling across a number of places where network signal strengths could vary. Or you want more than one number for calling different contacts.</p>
<p>via <a href="http://noutati-it.ro/nokia-c1-si-c2-mult-asteptatele-telefoane-dual-sim/" target=_new>noutati-it</a></p>
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		<title>World&#8217;s smallest camcorders &#8211; Muvi Atom and Micro</title>
		<link>http://askalexia.com/2010/03/31/worlds-smallest-camcorders-muvi-atom-and-micro/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These days most gadgets come in tiny size. It&#8217;s especially handy for gadgets such as camcorders to be tiny in size, so you can easily carry them around with you to shoot video on the go. The Muvi Atom and Micro camcorders should qualify to be called the world&#8217;s smallest camcorders, which the Muvi Atom [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>These days most gadgets come in tiny size. It&#8217;s especially handy for gadgets such as camcorders to be tiny in size, so you can easily carry them around with you to shoot video on the go. The <b>Muvi Atom and Micro camcorders</b> should qualify to be called the world&#8217;s smallest camcorders, which the Muvi Atom measures only 4cm x 2cm x 2cm , useful for girls to shoot video everywhere they go.</p>
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<p><a href="http://askalexia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Muvi-camcorders.jpg"><img src="http://askalexia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Muvi-camcorders-450x155.jpg" alt="" title="Muvi camcorders" width="450" height="155" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2605" /></a><br/>The Muvi camcorders come with a clip which you can easily clip it on your jeans pocket or other accessories on your body, allow you to record video unnoticeably. Despite the tiny size, the Muvi camcorders can record video at 640&#215;480 VGA quality and they have a microSD card slot and come included with a 2GB microSD card.</p>
<p><a href="http://askalexia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/muvi-attach-on-helmet.gif"><img src="http://askalexia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/muvi-attach-on-helmet.gif" alt="" title="muvi attach on helmet" width="186" height="186" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2606" style="float:left;padding:3px;margin:3px;" /></a>The Muvi camcorders also come with a number of accessories, such as clips, straps and brackets, which allow you to attach them on almost anything. Such as while you go biking, snowboarding, you can clip the Muvi on the helmet as shown in the picture and record your adventurous trip. It also features Vox mode that ensures totally hands free of starting and stopping it from recording using your voice.</p>
<p>The Muvi camcorders have internal rechargeable battery which gets charged via USB port, while you&#8217;re uploading movies to the computer using the included software. The Muvi costs <a href="http://www.firebox.com/product/2384/Muvi-Digital-Video-Camera?currency_conversion=1" target=_new rel="nofollow">$119</a>, you can get it from <a href="http://www.firebox.com/product/2384/Muvi-Digital-Video-Camera?currency_conversion=1" target=_new rel="nofollow">Firebox</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://askalexia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/muvi-with-accessories.jpg"><img src="http://askalexia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/muvi-with-accessories-450x220.jpg" alt="" title="muvi with accessories" width="450" height="220" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2607" /></a></p>
Written By <a href="http://askalexia.com">AskAlexia.com</a>, <a href="http://askalexia.com/2010/03/31/worlds-smallest-camcorders-muvi-atom-and-micro/">World&#8217;s smallest camcorders &#8211; Muvi Atom and Micro</a>
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		<title>Credit-card sized fork and knife</title>
		<link>http://askalexia.com/2009/12/03/credit-card-sized-fork-and-knife/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Always tempted with the fish and chips sold by the street hawkers? Bring along this credit-card-sized tool, slide it into your wallet, pop it out when you need it for your fish and chips in the street. You can&#8217;t beat the taste and smell of fish and chips eaten out of a newspaper. This credit [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://askalexia.com/2009/12/03/credit-card-sized-fork-and-knife/fish-and-chip-tool/" rel="attachment wp-att-2070"><img src="http://askalexia.com/wp-content/uploads//2009/12/fish-and-chip-tool.jpg" alt="fish and chip tool" title="fish and chip tool" width="300" height="229" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2070" /></a><br/>Always tempted with the fish and chips sold by the street hawkers? Bring along this credit-card-sized tool, slide it into your wallet, pop it out when you need it for your fish and chips in the street.</p>
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<p><i>You can&#8217;t beat the taste and smell of fish and chips eaten out of a newspaper. This credit card sized stainless steel tool will mean that you&#8217;re always ready for a trip to the chippy. It looks smart and just slides into your wallet. When it&#8217;s time to eat, just pop the little 2-prong fork and knife out of the surrounding stainless, and tuck in!</i> Get it <a href="http://www.101gear.com/product.php?prid=211050&#038;pn=Fish-and-Chips-Tool-Wallet-Essentials" target=_new>here for $13</a>.</p>
Written By <a href="http://askalexia.com">AskAlexia.com</a>, <a href="http://askalexia.com/2009/12/03/credit-card-sized-fork-and-knife/">Credit-card sized fork and knife</a>
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		<title>Endless warm hat and glove set</title>
		<link>http://askalexia.com/2009/12/03/endless-warm-hat-and-glove-set/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is ingenious design, which harnesses solar power to keep your head and hands always warm. The hat and glove set have solar panels built-in that soak up sun juice and generate heat to keep you warm. The Endless Warm hat and glove set was a finalist in Designboom&#8217;s Green Life contest. The design of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://askalexia.com/2009/12/03/endless-warm-hat-and-glove-set/solar-cap-glove/" rel="attachment wp-att-2062"><img src="http://askalexia.com/wp-content/uploads//2009/12/solar-cap-glove-450x334.jpg" alt="solar-cap-glove" title="solar-cap-glove" width="450" height="334" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2062" /></a><br/>This is ingenious design, which harnesses <a href="http://askalexia.com/2009/10/01/some-shine-curtain-charger-for-your-gadgets/">solar power</a> to keep your head and hands always warm. The hat and glove set have solar panels built-in that soak up sun juice and generate heat to keep you warm.</p>
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<p>The Endless Warm hat and glove set was a finalist in <a href="http://www.designboom.com/contest/view.php?contest_pk=28&#038;item_pk=28765&#038;p=1" target=_new>Designboom&#8217;s Green Life contest</a>.  The design of these winter accessories focuses on minimizing bulk, which enhances style! The Endless Warm hat and glove set looks good, and will certainly feel good for winter warmth!</p>
<p><a href="http://inventorspot.com/articles/solar_hats_mittens_combine_style_and_warmth_winter_accessories_35134" target=_new>source</a></p>
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