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Microsoft's Fully Customizable Gaming Mouse

Microsoft ups the ante in it's effort to build a better mouse with it's latest incarnation of a fully customizable Sidewinder Gaming Mouse ($80).  One can decide everything from the thickness of the cable to the weight of the mouse (the heft of the mouse is controlled by using slide-in-weights).  This mouse is equipped with buttons that are solely dedicated to switching and tracking resolution with presets of 400, 800 and 2000 DPI (or you can program in your own numbers). How nifty is that!

Microsoft also boast that this mouse is a speed demon with up to 7080 frames per second image processing; 20G max acceleration and a mind-boggling "9 million clicks" on each of the main buttons. Are you stoked yet? Microsoft will be launching this super mouse in October.

The Zuco Sport Bag - A One Stop Transport

The solution to over-crowded classrooms may just be rolling boxes that can store binders, your gadgets (or anything else that you can think of), and must we not forget, those bulky text books! The Zuco Sport ($135) even doubles as a chair when seating is scarce. And the good thing about this is that you don't have to add wear and tear on your shoulders or back (if anything you'll build up those arms). The Zuca comes in several tricked custom designs and three styles: The Zuco Sport (pictured), ZuZuca Sport and the Zuca Sport Pro.

The BackTpack Bag - High School Approved

High school kids are always horsing around, so let them emulate the farm animals more by wearing these saddle pack-inspired BackTpack bags ($55). Having weight hang from the sides keeps your back straight instead of forcing you to tilt toward, and the sternum strap ensures that everything stays in its proper place. These bags are ergonomically designed and are available in an assortment of colors. Fear not adults: These bags also come in grown-up sizes!

The Body Energizer Vibrating Exercise Machine

The infamous showman P.T. Barnum, may have coined the phrase "There's a sucker born every minute," and he would've been an advertising genius in today's marketing madness of ideas and products. With that said, we bring you the The Body Energizer Vibrating Exercise Machine that stakes claim to shake the weight right off of you by sending rippling waves up and down your body without even moving. Thus, your days of breaking out into a cold sweat while exercising will become a thing of the past!

However, it does not stop there: The makers of this machine also claim that it can improve muscle strength/tone as well as bone density. This device works by one simply standing on top of it and turning it on! Where is the line drawn when products offer unrealistic results? The Body Energizer Vibrating Exercise machine goes for a mind boggling $230. We'll just have to pass on this one because actually walking is better! What's that other saying: "If it's too good to be true.......

Get Your Game on with the Logitech G15 Keyboard

The new Logitech G15 keyboard ($100) promises to offer more than eye candy, with it's integrated LCD screen. Billed as a keyboard for gamers, the G15 can be customized to view in-game information, system status, available CPU memory as well as data from other applications all without interrupting game play. Also, the G15 can be programmed using six G-keys and three mode keys. Hence, this enables one to create macros on the fly, which activate with a single key press.

Apple to Hold Town Meeting - What's in Store?

Even PC users have to grudgingly admit, that there's something very exciting whenever Apple makes an announcement because it carries the anticipation as well as the pomp and pageantry that is always well orchestrated! Apple has announced that it will hold a special event at it's Apple Town Hall in Cupertino on Tuesday, August 7th.

So, depending on what rumors you've heard or read, then it could be the announcement of a new aluminum iMac, which many analysts (tech-soothsayers) say is long overdue for a revamp. Consider this: The average life span of an iMac design is 168 days, so, if one is to follow this formula, then perhaps, this will be the announcement. Who knows what else Apple has under it's hat? Stay tuned!

Kitchen Tech - The Six Part Modular Toaster

Technology gadgetry has long made its way into the kitchen with a myriad of useful and not so useful products. Perhaps, this Six Part Toaster will one day make it to market. This concept toaster is designed by Matt Gossinghton, and its not that there's anything special about the concept of tossing a slice of bread into a toaster; at most the unique six modular compartments have their own heating elements and can be slotted together to resemble a star. If anything, such a gadget will make for an interesting conversation piece among foodies!