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Memory Cards keep getting lost? Get a “Memory Card Case” to organize them so you have them all in the same spot – each and every time!

I can’t tell you how many times I went to the Camera case and all the memory cards were gone. Or the times that I grabbed my digital camera and either no memory card was in it – or the card in it was full of pics (I wasn’t sure if I could erase yet). Flash memory cards are small, and the microSD ones are smaller than a thumbnail.

Of course, there’s already something you can buy to fix this problem – and it’s a “memory card case”. There’a ton of ‘em on eBay – and they don’t cost that much at all. In fact, it’s probably more expensive to replace a lost flash memory card than it is to get the case, not to mention the cost you can’t put on precious memories and pics and if they aren’t on your PC yet. These would make excellent gifts for Christmas or any occasion – you should stock up now!

Secure Digital Memory Storage Case Holder for SD Card

US $9.95 End Date: Thursday Jul-29-2010 19:23:35 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $9.95 Buy it now | Add to watch list

Secure Digital Memory Storage Case Holder for SD Card

US $9.95 End Date: Thursday Jul-29-2010 19:41:35 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $9.95 Buy it now | Add to watch list

Memory card case Holder F Nikon D100 D200 D300 D90 D70S

US $1.69 End Date: Thursday Jul-29-2010 19:55:31 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $1.69 Buy it now | Add to watch list

Vanguard Aluminum CompactFlash Memory Card Holder Case

US $14.95 End Date: Thursday Jul-29-2010 19:58:02 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $14.95 Buy it now | Add to watch list

Secure Digital Memory Storage Case Holder for SD Card

US $9.95 End Date: Thursday Jul-29-2010 19:59:36 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $9.95 Buy it now | Add to watch list

Secure Digital Memory Storage Case Holder for SD Card

US $8.96 End Date: Thursday Jul-29-2010 19:59:50 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $8.96 Buy it now | Add to watch list

Card Holder Case Fr Memory Stick Mini SD SIM MS PRO DUO

US $0.99 End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 3:16:26 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $0.99 Buy it now | Add to watch list

ALUMINUM SD SECURE DIGITAL MEMORY CARD CASE HOLDER NEW

US $5.35 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 4:01:46 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $6.24 Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list

Gorillapod – the digital camera tripod with a twist

Looking for an innovative flexible tripod for your digital camera that will go anywhere and work in the worst of situations? I can’t tell you how many times I wanted to temporarity “mount” my digital camera for either a good picture or some short video.

I play in bands out in the bar and you can’t always get right in front of the stage for good pictures or video. And who wants to hold the camera steady for 10 minutes or more anyway? They make these little flexible tripods you can wrap around a post, pole, or nearly anything and then mount your digital camerea temporarily on. If you use your digital camera a lot, I highly recommend you get one of these and stick it in your bag. It’s definitely worth the $20.

Gorillapod uses its 30 adjustable joints to grip to trees, fences or posts–anything it can wrap its legs around–to provide a steady and secure platform for your digicam! No more hunting for flat surfaces at eye-level: just wrap or hang Gorillapod on any handy object and get in the picture! tripod,”camera tripod”,”flexible camera tripod”. Click here for the latest price. This would make a really cool gift idea for just about anyone.

Oh – you can find (different versions and sizes) of them on eBay as well:

Joby Gorillapod Focus Flexible Tripod Original GP8 New

US $109.95 End Date: Thursday Jul-29-2010 22:00:39 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $109.95 Buy it now | Add to watch list

Mini flexible gorillapod tripod for Slr digital camera

US $14.60 (11 Bids) End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 3:49:09 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

ORIGINAL JOBY GORILLAPOD FLEXIBLE TRIPOD MOUNT GP1

US $21.95 End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 4:38:48 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $21.95 Buy it now | Add to watch list

Joby gorillapod SLR-ZOOM new in the box

US $14.50 (9 Bids) End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 12:27:46 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

ORIGINAL JOBY GORILLAPOD FLEXIBLE TRIPOD MOUNT GP1

US $26.99 End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 15:23:09 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $26.99 Buy it now | Add to watch list

Looking for a “Hi Def Camcorder”? The “Canon Vixia HF10″ is not only affordable, it records direct to flash media – which is why we think it’s the best bang for your buck right now!

This post of part of The Smorgasbord Tech Reviews series!

I was shocked and amazed when I saw the Vixia HF10 for the first time. Weighing less than one pound and only a little less in size than a water bottle (3″x2.5″x5″) this little wonder is amazing. The one feature that makes it stand out most is the fact that it has an internal flash memory of 16GB. Wow! No more silly tapes, no spinning disk hard drives – none of that! And it has a slot for SD or SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) flash memory cards. You can buy a high capaticy SD card now for around $35, so that’s a big pro! Canon is not the first company to make a flash drive based digital camcorder, but they may be the first to do it as well as they have – especially at this price!

Here are the features of the Canon Vixia HF10:

• 12X Optical Zoom (200X digital zoom)
• 16GB internal memory and SDHD card slot
• SuperRange Image Stabilization
• 2 hours 1920×1080 Full HD Recording time
• 2 Channel Dolby Digital Audio
• External Mic Jack
• Mini HDMI Out
• 2.7″ LCD Screen

I’ve read a lot of really positive reviews, and it’s amazing to me that you can now buy an HD Camcorder for under $1,000! The Vixia HF10 got a 5 star review from c|Net – watch the video review:

One of the things that the video highlighted that I forgot to mention was the fact that you get about an hour of HD record time per charged (included) battery. What you want to do is order one of the double size aftermarket battery packs that will get you about 2 hours of recording time. It will stick out a bit and make the Vixia HF10 a slight bit more bulky – but it will be worth it.

Most places online are listing the Canon Vixia HF10 for $1,000-$1,200. The reason I wrote this review today was that I saw just this morning that Newegg (practially my favorite online electronics store) has it listed for only $829! I consider that a steal since my last digital camera was over $600. This would make the perfect gift for a birthday, Christmas, or Father’s Day! Newegg even has free shipping, how can you beat that with today’s price of gas?

Canon VIXIA HF10 Black High Definition Camcorder
Price: $829.0
Canon VIXIA HF10 2.7″LCD 12X Optical Zoom High Definition Camcorder

Like always – it’s always worth perusing eBay to see if you can get a deal. Here’s the latest eBay auctions for the Vixia HF10:

# 37mm UV + PL Filters for Canon VIXIA HF10 / HF11 Bk

US $17.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Jul-29-2010 21:32:43 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

# 37mm UV + PL Filters for Canon VIXIA HF10 / HF11 Bk

US $17.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 14:23:44 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

2Gb Memory Card for CANON VIXIA HF-S21/HF10/HF100/HF11

US $11.49 End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 20:25:28 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $11.49 Buy it now | Add to watch list

4Gb Memory Card for CANON VIXIA HF-S200/HF-S21/HF10

US $14.48 End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 21:14:33 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $14.48 Buy it now | Add to watch list

8Gb Memory Card for CANON VIXIA HF-S200/HF-S21/HF10

US $22.95 End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 21:48:19 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $22.95 Buy it now | Add to watch list

If you’re looking for one of those double sized aftermarket batteries, eBay is a great place for that as well:

NEW Battery + Charger for Canon VIXIA HF 10 11 100

US $24.99 End Date: Sunday Aug-15-2010 19:17:25 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $24.99 Buy it now | Add to watch list

1400mAh Battery + Charger for Canon VIXIA HF 10 11 100

US $14.99 End Date: Wednesday Aug-18-2010 20:06:25 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $14.99 Buy it now | Add to watch list

1400mAh Battery + Charger for Canon VIXIA HF 10 11 100

US $24.98 End Date: Wednesday Aug-18-2010 20:11:21 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $24.98 Buy it now | Add to watch list

Looking for one of the 8GB or greater SDHC flash memory cards? eBay once again to the resuce:

1 New Unit 16GB Sandisk Ultra SD SDHC Flash Memory Card

US $59.99 End Date: Thursday Jul-29-2010 19:02:39 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $59.99 Buy it now | Add to watch list

NEW 4GB/4 GB SD MEMOREY CARD SDHC + READER ~USB STORAGE

US $12.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Jul-29-2010 19:04:55 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

NEW USB 2.0 M2 TF Micro SDHC Memory Card Reader TFL

US $0.10 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Jul-29-2010 19:05:52 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

The Socket Sense Expandable Surge Protector Strip is something I wish I had a long time ago! It always seems like I have some kind of big bulky adapter to plug in that spans more than one outlet. This nifty little gadget just slides out at any outlet to expand and give enough room for big adapters where needed. I think all surge protectors should do this. I can use one of these in my living room entertainment center, and also at just about every computer in the house, in addition to carrying one in my musicians gig bag for the stage (where I have all kinds of adapters for effects)! Where could you use an expandable socket surge strip? click here to check prices for the “Socket Surge”.

Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor

Monitor how much electricity you’re using the the “Kill A Watt” Electricity Usage Monitor! Meter your own electrical usage!

When you get your monthly electric bill – ever wonder what was using the most electricity? What appliance or device is costing you more money per month than any other in your house? Is it your microwave? Your fridge? The hair dryer? There’s no more guesswork, because you can track energy consumption on your own with the “Kill A Watt” gadget. I’ve seen it demonstrated on Good Morning America and other news broadcasts and talk shows, and even online in forums people talk about it calling it the “Kill-o-watt”, “killawatt reader”, killwat, kilowatt, killowatt, and more…

The bottom line is – if you want to learn how-to conserve energy just get this little gadget, let it track how much your spending by the hour, day, week, month, or entire year by measuring the electricity you use for certain devices. Just plug one thing at a time to let it capture a reading, and it will forecast your electric bill costs within 0.2% accuracy! You’ll be amazed at how much money you can save once you find out where your money is going! To Check Prices on the Kill A Watt Click Here

Here’s a video demo of how the Kill-A-Watt works:

I’ve also seen some extremely good deals both new and used Kill a Watt gadgets on eBay – here’s some auctions ending soon for you to check out:

P3 KILL-A-WATT LCD ELECTRICITY MONITOR METER P4400 NEW

US $16.31 (7 Bids) End Date: Thursday Jul-29-2010 20:09:12 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

NEW P3 International P4400 Kill A Watt Electricity Use

US $16.99 End Date: Thursday Jul-29-2010 22:01:20 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $16.99 Buy it now | Add to watch list

P3 KILL-A-WATT LCD ELECTRICITY MONITOR METER P4400 NEW

US $14.01 (4 Bids) End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 6:08:32 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

P3 - P4460 Kill A Watt EZ Electricity Usage-NEW IN BOX!

US $16.05 (8 Bids) End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 6:26:23 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

P3 KILL-A-WATT LCD ELECTRICITY MONITOR METER P4400 NEW

US $14.06 (5 Bids) End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 8:08:35 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

P3 KILL-A-WATT LCD ELECTRICITY MONITOR METER P4400 NEW

US $13.27 (4 Bids) End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 10:08:37 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

BROOKSTONE Kill A Watt PS Electricity Usage Monitor NEW

US $50.00 End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 11:03:57 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $50.00 Buy it now | Add to watch list

P3 INTERNATIONAL KILL A WATT ELECTRIC LCD MONITOR P4400

US $30.95 End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 11:39:42 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $30.95 Buy it now | Add to watch list

Growing fresh herbs in your kitchen is now a reality with the high-tech “AeroGarden” smart garden from AeroGrow. Every since I first saw this – I thought it was one of the coolest things ever. It’s basically a cool little container you can put on your kitchen counter with some holes for enclosed seed pods (no dirt required), built in plant grow light and canopy, built in reminders for water, and timer for lights.

The plant roots are suspended in air and bathed in nutrients and oxygenated air, they say that the plants can grow up to twice as fast in their patended system. You can grow all kinds of things with this, from fresh herbs, to cherry tomatoes, roses, and more!

Here, check out a little of their official 10 minute “infomercial” -

I kind of think that this would be one of the coolest and “best Mother’s Day gifts” you could give, because it’s not only unique, but more than likely will get used for a very, very long time! You can check out the official AeroGarden web site here

If you want to try to get a deal or sale on an AeroGarde, another place you can try is eBay, and I’ve listed the latest auctions for AeroGarden’s on eBay now below…

7 AeroGarden Replacement Plug Sponge Pod Refills

US $7.00 End Date: Thursday Jul-29-2010 22:04:01 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $7.00 Buy it now | Add to watch list

36 AeroGarden Replacement Plug Sponge Pod Refills

US $25.00 End Date: Thursday Jul-29-2010 22:04:59 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $25.00 Buy it now | Add to watch list

Prepara Power Plant Deluxe can use AeroGarden Seed Kits

US $105.25 End Date: Thursday Jul-29-2010 22:09:48 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $105.25 Buy it now | Add to watch list

Aerogarden grow bulbs, Deluxe, 6 Elite +, Pro 200

US $9.50 (4 Bids) End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 8:41:36 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

AeroGarden 6-Pod Seed Kit Mixed Romaine

US $24.01 End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 9:17:50 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $24.01 Buy it now | Add to watch list

3 GROW BULBS AEROGARDEN DELUXE PRO200 ELITE+ VEGGIE PRO

US $19.75 End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 9:37:52 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $19.75 Buy it now | Add to watch list

AeroGarden 6-Pod Tuscan Italian Herb Seed Kit

US $19.95 End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 13:15:48 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $19.95 Buy it now | Add to watch list

AeroGarden Herb N Serve Dressing Mixer

US $19.95 End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 13:26:37 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $19.95 Buy it now | Add to watch list

Consider this my “Vonage Review” and why we now have an “Internet Phone” as our “home phone”.

This post of part of The Smorgasbord Tech Reviews series!

I’ve been seeing (and hearing) these “whoo hoo, whoo–hoo–hoo” ads now for a few years (Vonage) and never paid much attention. A few years back we dumped the landline in our home and went “cell phone only”. I know lots of people that have done the same. Our phone bill used to be $60-$70 per month. Since it’s been gone we haven’t missed it much. What I have noticed though is that when my phone is charging (and it rings) – I don’t answer it. I miss a lot of calls. Sometimes I leave it in the car….or my coat….or my pants. There’s something to be said for just having a phone hanging on the wall in the same place each and every time you need it.

Now that I’ve had the experience of “not having a land line” for 2+ years, I started to think about the value of a “house phone”. I’m certainly never again paying $60-70 a month for that privilege since I only pay $105 per month for 3 cell phones with 1500 minutes and unlimited IM now. Well, I saw that “whoo-hoo-hoo” ad on TV a few weeks back again and it struck a chord for some reason – “$24.95 per month for unlimited calls…”. Really?? Unlimited? Like I can call anyone, anywhere for free, anywhere in the US 24 hours a day 7 days a week free? I went to their web site and that’s what it said. And it also said that you can get started for only $9.95 (which also seemed to good to be true).

Well, what I mean is you can get the “necessary equipment” for only $9.99. I never looked into Vonage much before because it seemed when it came out you needed some special kind of “internet phone” to make it work. You couldn’t use a regular phone from the store. That couldn’t be further from the truth now. With the little adapter pictured here you just plug in a regular land line phone and it works just like a copper line and your local baby bell! In fact, this little device is also a caller ID – AND (my personal favorite) it comes with a LAN out jack…meaning that once you plugin the phone and a LAN cable from your router there is an extra ethernet port on this device which basically acts as a switch. You could use it to plugin a laptop, and xbox 360 (or classic), a PC, Mac, whatever! I know, I’ve geeked out a bit on this, but I thought it was pretty cool. The only drawback to getting this device for $9.99 is the fact that it locks you into a one year contract with Vonage. Otherwise you have to pay $70-odd dollars for it. I took my chances, figuring I poured thousands into Verizon over the years anyway.

So I ordered this “internet phone adapter”, they call it the “Vonage V-Portal”, which essentially is an adapter to convert a normal phone for Internet use, a caller ID device, and a 1 port router as well. I had to pay for shipping, my first month of service, tax, and I think it was about $52 for me to get started. UPS delivered the adapter about 4 days later and I was ready to get started! We had purchased a 5.8 Ghz cordless phone with 3 cradles to use with Vonage. I had them charging 24 hours before we hooked everything up. We decided that the best place for phone the central phone unit and the vonage portal was in our living room. Luckily one of the corners of the room already had a hole in the floor, so I had already run a very long 100 foot ethernet cable from the other end of the house in the basement (ceiling) through the floor to the living room.

When I took the Vonage box out of the box it had a paper right on top that told me to turn off my router before plugging it in. So I ran downstairs and turned off my cable modem and router. Once I came back upstairs I plugged the phone into the wall, and the the vonage box. I plugged the ethernet in the vonage box, and then plugged the vonage box into the wall (the last thing). The Vonage box lit up like a Christmas tree, big orange display with a rotating globe saying “connecting”. It seems like it took about 10 minutes for it to get an IP address, configure itself, download an update from Vonate, turn off, and restart. Then the display just went to the date and time and looked like it was ready to go! I grabbed the phone and called my wife at work, and we talked for about 10 minutes. I never once could tell the difference between the Vonage Internet phone and a traditional copper land based phone line. We ran several tests where we downloaded all kinds of things while using the phone – but it never seemed to degrade the quality of the call. Maybe a different Internet connection would yield different results, but we’ve not had problems and the service is now just over one month old. Now, I don’t think much of it – it’s just like a regular land line to me.

With Vonage you can do something that’s really cool that you could never do with a land line. Vonage is portable, and it can work on any Internet connection anywhere. The unique thing about this is you can unplug the vonage adaptor, and take it and your phone with you to anywhere there’s a broadband connection and a LAN cable. Plug it in, and you’ll be able to send and receive calls just like you were at home! In fact, when your friend and family call – they won’t know that you aren’t at home! We went away for the weekend, and stayed in a motel with free wireless Internet. When we got to our room I just plugged in my Lan cable to the vonage box, and it connected quickly and it was ready to go! I made a phone call to test it, and it worked like a charm. Imagine if you had to visit your parents, or other relatives for the weekend. You could take your phone with you as long as they had broadband Internet!

Vonage has many different adapters, one of the newer ones if an Internet phone in a flash memory stick. It turns your computer or laptop into a phone on the go! You can certainly Vonage directly from Vonage.com, but let me leave you with a few eBay auctions. Since Vonage works with broadband connections (that have normal speeds), there are always people on eBay getting rid of their Vonage because they couldn’t afford broadband or they were having major connectivity problems. Grab a great Vonage deal in an eBay auction now!

Vonage Voip Compat. PBX Telephone System & Voice Mail +

US $699.00 End Date: Thursday Jul-29-2010 19:31:31 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $699.00 Buy it now | Add to watch list

Hypercom 4220 digital ethernet internet vonage ip modem

US $0.01 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Jul-29-2010 19:46:50 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

Hypercom 4220 digital ethernet internet vonage ip modem

US $0.01 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Jul-29-2010 20:46:33 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

AC/DC Power Supply Adapter for LINKSYS Vonage PAP2 VolP

US $7.40 End Date: Thursday Jul-29-2010 21:45:33 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $7.40 Buy it now | Add to watch list

Hypercom 4220 digital ethernet internet vonage ip modem

US $0.01 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Jul-29-2010 21:46:36 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

Hypercom 4220 digital ethernet internet vonage ip modem

US $0.01 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Jul-29-2010 22:46:16 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

Hypercom 4220 digital ethernet internet vonage ip modem

US $0.01 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Jul-29-2010 23:46:12 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

Hypercom 4220 digital ethernet internet vonage ip modem

US $0.01 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 4:46:11 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

Need external storage that’s extremely portable? I’ve wished for an external hard drive enclosure that’s wireless, and my wireless hdd guide will show you the in’s and out’s of what’s currently available!

This post of part of The Smorgasbord Tech Reviews series!

I’ve blogged a lot off an on about making your home entertainment network more user friend, and the gadgets that can help you get it done. Yesterday we were talking at home about the value of maybe getting a big external hard drive and hooking it up (wired) to one PC so the entire household could store their media on it. We’d maybe start it off with one big USB 2.0 external 500GB disk. You can get one new for around $120. I’ve written about the wireless USB hub and how you could connect multiple external hard drives or enclosures that way, and I’ve also posted about the value of a good network storage drive. But now they’re coming out with wireless hard drives that may start to change all of that…

What is a Wireless Hard Drive?

You have to be very careful when you’re shopping for a wireless hard drive, because devices that may appear to do the same thing may not. There are many, many flavors that may do many many different things – pay attention to what your needs are, the price, and value for the money. I’m going to show you some different kinds of wireless hard drives and enclosures:

The Iomega 33349 StorCenter has 1 Terabyte (1,000 GB) of storage and is a “Network Storage Device” – meaning you can plug it into your router or switch on your home or business network for everyone to share (without having it hooked to one dedicated computer). The StorCenter is “wireless” as well as wired, so all laptops and mobile devices can access it. Imagine having one device that could be accessed by PC’s, laptops, cell phones, PDA, iPhone, iTouch, or even your PSP or other mobile devices. There’s a price to be paid for all this technology, and it’s a little under $500 (as of this writing). You can get the latest price by following these links.

Iomega 33349 StorCenter 1 TB Wireless Gigabit Ethernet Network Storage

Iomega® StorCenter Wireless Network Storage 1TB 33349

US $299.99 End Date: Saturday Aug-21-2010 9:50:07 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $299.99 Buy it now | Add to watch list

You have some products that proclaim to be a “Wireless Media Player” like the MG-350HD HD Wireless 802.11G Media Player by Mediagate. This is just fancy hard drive enclosure – since the device comes sans hard drive. It does proclaim so pretty boasty features, like the ability to stream HD video via wireless up to 1920 x 1080p. It’s got all kinds of fancy connections, like L/R stereo out, and composite, component, and S-video out. This particular unit can stream video from an internal hard drive or a PC on the network and even has a remote control. So you can see that this unit (as a wireless hard drive) is very different in that it can be a set-top box OR a media gateway to access (from networked PC’s). Follow these links to find more out about this device.

MG-350HD HD Wireless 802.11G Media Player. By Mediagate

You might be interested in an Asus Wireless Storage Router which has an internal 250GB hard drive. It has a USB connector so you can connect other (wired) storage devices to it for sharing, and it even has the ability to download files from the Internet when your PC is turned off. The specs say you can download up to 7 bitTorrent files or 10 FTP/HTTP files simultaneously. For what it does, this wireless hard drive is a pretty good at half the price (and storage) as the StorCenter. You can get the wireless storage router through these links:

Wireless Storage Router

ASUS WL-700GE WIRELESS STORAGE ROUTER 160GB

US $278.65 End Date: Thursday Jul-29-2010 23:17:49 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $278.65 Buy it now | Add to watch list

Asus RT-N16 Gigabit Wireless Router w/ USB Storage &

US $91.51 End Date: Thursday Aug-05-2010 17:20:55 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $91.51 Buy it now | Add to watch list

Asus RT-N16 Gigabit Wireless Router w/ Storage & Server

US $85.50 End Date: Friday Aug-06-2010 0:32:12 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $85.50 Buy it now | Add to watch list

ASUS, WL-500GPV2 Wireless Router/Media Storage

US $82.32 End Date: Tuesday Aug-10-2010 10:44:45 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $82.32 Buy it now | Add to watch list

Asus US WL500GPREMV2 Wireless Router/Media Storage

US $75.00 End Date: Thursday Aug-12-2010 7:17:39 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $75.00 Buy it now | Add to watch list

Asus RT-N16 Gigabit Wireless Router w/ USB Storage &

US $91.51 End Date: Wednesday Aug-18-2010 19:56:58 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $91.51 Buy it now | Add to watch list

If you a have a hard drive lying around, you might be able to stick in a wireless hard drive enclosure box and put it on your network (wirelessly) that way. You can get one pretty reasonably, but the two I found were only for 2.5″ drives. I hope we see more (and a 3.5″ version) on eBay soon:

You can actually make any external hard drive enclosure wireless by using the Linksys Storage Link for USB Disk Drives. Just like many other devices Linksys makes to connect computer hardware to your home or business network, they make a Storage Link that will connect any 2 USB storage devices to your wireless local network. The thing that’s always sucked about external hard drives is that they have to be attached to a physical computer via USB to work, and then you have to access them through that computer on the network. If that computer is turned off or locked up – you can’t access those drives. With a Linksys Storage Link, you can put up to 2 USB storage devices on your network independant of all your PC’s. Just plug it into your router or hub (or switch) to work. Oh – you can even stick a flash memory stick or drive into one of the USB slots to share it on the network as well. This is not only great for file sharing, but an easy way to connect with many mobile devices!

Linksys Storage Link for USB 2.0 Disk Drives NSLU2

Linksys WRT160NL Wireless-NRouterWith Storage Link

US $105.99 End Date: Thursday Jul-29-2010 21:34:54 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $105.99 Buy it now | Add to watch list

Cisco Linksys NSLU2 Network Storage Link for USB 2

US $21.50 (9 Bids) End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 8:56:23 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

Linksys Wireless N Router w/Storage Link WRT350N

US $42.26 (5 Bids) End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 19:00:47 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

Linksys WRT160NL Wireless N Router with Storage Link

US $94.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 20:43:57 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

AC Power Adapter For Linksys Network Storage Link NSLU2

US $7.99 End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 23:05:41 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $7.99 Buy it now | Add to watch list

Cisco NSLU2 Linksys Storage Link For Usb 2.0 Disk Drive

US $195.75 End Date: Sunday Aug-01-2010 0:06:14 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $195.75 Buy it now | Add to watch list

Wireless Hard Drive Auctions

Products and listings change on eBay all the time, so here’s the lastest auctions for “wireless hard drive” on eBay right now!

BELKIN F5L049 HOME BASE WIRELESS PRINTER HARD DRIVE HUB

US $26.88 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 18:54:53 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

Apple Time Capsule 500GB Wireless Network Hard Drive

US $175.00 End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 12:46:33 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $175.00 Buy it now | Add to watch list

HP DV9000 Hard Drive Cover Memory Door Screw Wireless

US $6.95 End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 13:20:32 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $6.95 Buy it now | Add to watch list

Apple 500 gig Time Capsule Wireless Hard Drive

US $22.05 (3 Bids) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 16:42:22 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

New Sealed Apple Time Capsule 2TB Wireless Hard Drive

US $102.50 (11 Bids) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 18:21:47 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

New Sealed Apple Time Capsule 2TB Wireless Hard Drive

US $222.50 (11 Bids) End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 18:26:10 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list

Affordable Home Security can be yours with an IP Camera. It’s cheap peace of mind, a cool gadget, and easy to install diy home tech!

This post of part of The Smorgasbord Tech Reviews series!

Every now and then I see something and get a thought like – “Why don’t I have one of those…” or “that is so worth the money…”. It’s funny because as a kid I used to thumb through the cool new techie gadgets in popular science that were still years away and only in reach of those with a 6-figure salary. Now I see stuff online, or in a gadget magazine or tech catalog and I say “it’s about time they made that…” – and the prices aren’ t bad either!

Today my realization was that you can get an affordable IP camera! What is an IP camera you ask? It’s a camera that you can hookup to your network at your home or business and get live motion video. This would mainly used for surveillance as a security cam, but the “IP” in “IP camera” means you can access it via the Internet. You connect it to your network either wired or wireless (depending on the camera).

Intellinet Network Ip Camera, 550710

First I want to talk to you about the Intellinet IP Camera. It cost about $300 which is a bit high for an IP Camera, but it’s because of what it can do. This particular IP Camera has an embedded Linux operating system, flash memory, will email you “on-event”, and can stream (or upload via ftp) live motion video to a web site or PC. Once you set this up with a static IP – you can watch live motion video just by typing in the IP address in a web browser – no software of any kind required! Read the specs on that to find out the video quality, size of the flash memory, etc. I didn’t get much out of that page itself, so I moved on to other models…

Wireless G Network Security IP Camera Webcam AIC250W

This model of IP Security Webcam is Wireless! It’s VGA quality and you can view it over the web too, but the cool thing about this one is the fact that you can view up to 16 of these suckers at once (on one screen). Now that’s what I call affordable in-home security since each one is under $100!

Sony SNC-M3W Pan/Tilt IP Wireless Network Camera w/Audio

Sony has a nice Wireless Network IP Camera that looks pretty durable. You’ll pay a bit more for this one, but #1 it’s “Sony” and #2 it’s the first IP camera I’ve seen that captures audio. In addition to that – this Sony IP camera does pan and tilt (the first one’s don’t do that either). To use all of the features (like pan and zoom) you’ll need to install the Sony software to get everything to work.

SMC 802.11G Wireless IP Camera Pan

The SMC Wireless IP Camera does all the Sony model does, including record video and audio in MPEG 4. You can of course control the camera from a remote location (which does pan and zoom) and it also has motion detection. This Wireless IP Cam seems to be a good bet since it’s priced about $160 less than the Sony (currently).
Pan & Tilt IP Network Camera IR Night Vision, Video, Audio, Color, digital Zoom

This IP Network Camera is unique because in addition to the pan and tilt features, it has a color pictures, digital zoom, audio capture – but wait…..(drum roll) – it has NIGHT VISION!

Honestly – IP Camera’s have so many features that you have to figure out what you want to get out of it, and how much you want to spend. You might not need Pan and Tilt, so you might be able to get away with as $100 bargain IP camera. Then again, one that can be chained with many others in a multi-view display or the night vision could be what you need. In any event – do you homework before you buy. I should probably remind you that you can find a ton of great IP camera deals in auctions, check some ending soonest below!

WPA Wireless WiFi IP Internet PTZ Dual Audio Camera

US $79.48 End Date: Thursday Jul-29-2010 19:06:14 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $79.48 Buy it now | Add to watch list

Professional Wireless IP WiFi Internet Audio Camera Cam

US $79.48 End Date: Thursday Jul-29-2010 19:06:18 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $79.48 Buy it now | Add to watch list

WiFi Wireless IP Camera P/T Audio Mobile Viewing New

US $79.48 End Date: Thursday Jul-29-2010 19:06:20 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $79.48 Buy it now | Add to watch list

WPA Wireless WiFi IP Internet PTZ Dual Audio Camera

US $79.48 End Date: Thursday Jul-29-2010 19:06:40 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $79.48 Buy it now | Add to watch list

IP Camera Color CCTV CMOS Video Internet Surveillance

US $69.98 End Date: Thursday Jul-29-2010 19:13:47 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $69.98 Buy it now | Add to watch list

Newest Motion Track Wire Pan/Tilt PTZ IP Camera FTP

US $69.98 End Date: Thursday Jul-29-2010 19:13:50 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $69.98 Buy it now | Add to watch list

How much media is on your laptop or PC? I’m sure you have mp3′s, photos, and maybe even some video. Do you have a digital camcorder? Do you record video with your digital camera or cell phone? How many times have you wanted to watch or listen to something on your PC or laptop on your TV or home entertainment system?

We all can’t afford a “living room PC” – but I have a very affordable solution for you. The Hauppauge Media MVP is a wireless unit that you hook up your laptop of home PC to your high definition plasma or LCD TV, or even a regular CRT tube based television. With this <b>wireless audio video receiver</b> you can wirelessly transmit both audio and video from any laptop or PC in the house to your living room television or home entertainment system!

It works with either 802.11g wireless or 10/100 wired ethernet networks, and you can actually connect up to 24 MediaMVP units via wired connection, or 4 MediaMVP units through wireless. Each unit comes with a remote. When we want to watch some video I’ve edited or look at a slideshow I have to hookup a monitor cable and audio cables from my laptop – which is pretty awkward. I can’t hookup any of the other PC’s in my house to me living room PC currently because they’re too far away in other rooms. With this device, I can connect any laptop, notebook, or computer in the house to my living room or family room television. For the money – this device can do exactly what you need it to!

Hauppauge-Media MVP Wireless Digital Media Receiver