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Scott Merill, Contributor
February 23rd, 2007

FLeX 4.2 PC

This Mini-ITX Media Center is intended for the fashionably-minded consumer. It’s powered by a respectable 2.33GHz Core 2 Duo with 2GB DDR and a 750GB hard drive with vibration dampening. That’s all fine and good, but what sets this rig apart is its ability to fold. One can bend it into more agreeable appearances for use with a home theater system or whatever else you have in mind. → Read More

Blake Robinson, Contributor
February 5th, 2007

eSommelier Inventories Wine Excessively

Check this thing out. This wine cataloging system is controlled through a snazzy 15-inch touchscreen display. The system inventories your wine collection with bar codes that it prints and scans. You can access eSommelier online and monitor your collection from afar. I imagine it’s intended more for restaurants and the like, but if for some reason you own a wine collection ambitious enough… → Read More

Blake Robinson, Contributor
February 2nd, 2007

Tivoli Table Stereo for Audiophiles

This desktop sound system from Tivoli Audio is billed as the audiophile’s table stereo. Encased within that hand-lacquered box are two high-quality 3-inch full range speakers with rear ports , a built-in 5-inch magnetically-shielded powered subwoofer and three separate amplifiers. A large LCD displays CD track info and Radio Data System info where available. It has a 1/4″ headphone… → Read More

Blake Robinson, Contributor
January 31st, 2007

Jack Bauer Gear at Uncrate

Uncrate has tenaciously gone through the catalog of all the gear Jack Bauer regularly uses on “24.” It’s a show I’ve tried several times unsuccessfully to get into. Oh well. Foremost (read: most expensive) among these gadgets is a fancy pants Special Ops Watch. Its rugged design makes it ideal for any counter-terrorism operations. The watch features LED lighting, a tempered… → Read More