During the technology age, an interesting pattern is emerging where new items beget yet more new items. There seems to be an add-on to any new add on, and will it continue indefinitely?

The secret is doing your homework and seeing if that particular product is actually worth the investment, or if it and all its add-ons will end up costing you more. Or if you have a popular device you have constantly, treat yourself and it to a new add-on.

Headphones
Where would our gadgetry do without a way to keep all the music and sound effects from scaring or annoying everyone around us?

Headphones are a staple of the gadgetry age. If price is no object then The Klipsch Image S4 earphones present you with a sound quality that is hard to rival, and includes very effective noise cancellation. Even better, they can rank themselves among the most comfortable in their price bracket.

iPhone needs pampered
Nothing has spawned new accessories quite like the iPhone. If you’re investing in an iPhone then you surely need to protect your investment, and that’s where the iSkin Enigma iPhone case comes in. It’s a very attractive silicon case which features a metallic finish and Napa leather.

It protects the screen with soft silicone, and is lined with a microfiber inside to protect its precious cargo. Better yet, it really works with Apple’s iPhone dock, which you’ll naturally need to buy as well.

Kinect
Therefore you forked out your money and got an X-Box 360, and thought you were done? Unfortunately not. The nice people at Microsoft have found a way to sting you again. No, the controllers you got with your X-Box aren’t well enough anymore.

In a very gimmicky Nintendo Wii kind of way it’s time to throw your controllers out the window, because you are the controller – or so a very expensive marketing campaign would have you believe. Just don’t throw yourself at the TV or accidentally kick Great Auntie Bertha’s Ming Dynasty Era Vase off the mantelpiece while flailing about trying to control the game.

The ill-fated Gadget’s Gadget
Manufacturer’s are nowadays quick to avoid the fate of Sega during their overzealous post-Mega Drive years. First they released the powerbase converter which slotted into the top of the Mega Drive to offer backwards compatibility with the Master System.

Then they released the Mega CD in 1991 which slotted into the side and provided enhanced graphical capabilities and CD Rom support. Three years later they did it again with the 32X which slotted into the top. By this point the public were unenthusiastic about the prospect of buying yet another gimmicky add on for their mega drive and developer support had shifted to the upcoming Sega Saturn.

Give your mouse some WoW
Treat your gaming computer to a World of Warcraft themed add on, and check out the Cataclysm MMO Gaming mouse. It is a premium gaming mouse with all the bells and whistles associated with them. With 14 buttons, it’s easy to be in complete control of the action in game.

It provides a very high sensitivity and high degree of customizability with all 14 buttons being programmable, over 130 presets available and LED lights that have four pulsation effects.

So the next time you look for hi-tech toys and gadgets, do consider treating your gadgetry to some gadgetry of its own. Just hope that your gadgets’ gadgets aren’t needing any add-ons of their own any time soon.

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The Magellan Maestro 4050 GPS System is the first portable vehicle navigation device which offers the drivers the convenience of voice command capabilities.

It is re-engineered for easy use and is quite user-friendly. Now you can easily focus on your driving and keep your eyes on the road while giving voice commands to the GPS system.

Suppose you want to order your favorite food or reach the nearest hospital, you just have to say commands like “Nearest restaurant” or “Nearest hospital”.

Then you can easily communicate via your hands-free Bluetooth call. After that your Maestro will guide you to your destination with the help of street by street directions.

This product is designed to take you to virtually any destination in the United States and Canada. You have no chance to get lost anywhere.

If you are concerned about traffic, then you have to just maximize the Maestro’s live traffic update feature and you will come to know which roadways you should avoid.

The navigation of Maestro is quite easy as well as comprehensive. The graphical touch screen can give you information about any of the 4.5 million pre-programmed points across US and Canada.

You get turn-by-turn guidance and there is no scope of any error. There is software installed inside the Maestro GPS system which helps it in performing the required tasks.

SiRFstarIII gives you the fastest GPS position accuracy while SayWhere™ text-to-speech tells you the street name.

The Quickspell function gives you the error-free spellings which help you to get a customized route to your destination.

Its sophisticated look and sleek design makes the Maestro the favorite choice of the users. It has a rechargeable battery with which you can navigate even when you do not have access to power.

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The Archos 7 Internet Media Tablet, which is an upgraded version of Archos 5 with a bigger screen, has a 7 inches screen with a resolution of 800×480.

The device is built with shiny gunmetal casing, weight around 640g and is the size of a paperback book. This device is superb for movie watching. The image is bright and it handles movements and colour without any problem.

The Archos 7 uses 600MHz ARM Cortex processor and 128MB of SDRAM so there is no problem with playing videos provided that they must be properly encoded.

Together with a good set of headphones, you would be enjoying quality movies on the move without any set backs. Archos has a 10 hours battery life, making it a reliable movie-watching device.

For audio, the HDD-based player uses uncompressed FLAC file. The disk space of 160GB make this possible and you could enjoy good quality music without compromising the files’ formats. The universal OGG Vorbis support is also available.

Few down sides of this product include the need to pay for the plug-in if you would want to play HD H.264, WMV files or MPEG-4 files.

Well, you can save that by using some video format conversion program but it will be more time consuming.  Other than that, several upgrades had been done on the firmware to make it more stable.

Users can even browse the internet using Opera browser. It is also flash compliant and the large screen make this device ideal for surfing as well.

Email support is available as well as the photo viewer.  However, users had been criticizing the quality of games provided by Archos. The present add-on modules of Archos are pretty exciting.

One of the most desirable add-on is the DVR station which you could connect Archos 7 with another device for video recording or to a TV for output.

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Among the top portable GPS navigator devices available today, TomTom GPS Vehicle Navigator has been touted as number one.

When you consider the expense involved in adding a built-in GPS navigator to your new car, another alternative that will save you a considerable amount of money is purchasing the TomTom GPS navigator.

TomTom’s features include:

• Millions of points of interest; TomTom MapShare instant map updates
• Pocket-sized design; 3.5-inch touch screen with 2D and 3D views
• Turn-by-turn spoken directions
• “Help Me” emergency menu; real-time traffic capability
• Technical Details
• Type: Receiver
• Display: LCD
• Display: TFT
• Touch Screen: Yes
• Voice: Yes
• Battery Type: Internal Lithium-Ion Battery
• Battery Life: 2 hours
• TomTom’s HOME is free software that enables users to future proof and also personalizes your devices.
• Via easy desktop access, any TomTom customer can update maps, download the latest application, and celebrity voices as well.
• With HOME you can: Update their TomTom device with the latest software and services automatically and for free
• Easily buy and install the latest maps and European safety cameras
• Download celebrity and character voices
• Pre-plan trip itineraries
• Receive free traffic alerts on your computer
• What’s in the Box: TomTom ONE device, suction mount, car charger, USB 2.0 data cable, and installation CD with connection software and manual.

Among the many features listed above, consumers who have utilized the TomTom have stated that there are several new features to this 3rd edition of this GPS navigator they find most useful.

For example, the device gives you the capability to make corrections to the map using the “map correction” feature.

This feature also allows you to reverse traffic direction, edit street names, unblock a street, and add missing points of information.

At a time when technology has advanced in the field of communication, having a TomTom GPS Navigator makes driving from point A to point B manageable, easy, and void of stress.  TomTom users have also found this GPS navigator more accurate than its counterparts.

Price at approximately $165.00, it seems clear why TomTom has gained recognition throughout the GPs user community.

With TomTom’s availability in 36 languages, as well as its user application available in 22 languages; no wonder it has been rated as the number one GPS system in the world.

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