Totally Cool Tech is a proud member of the Techpodcasts.com network, “If it’s tech, its here”, and the Blubrry.com podcast community, that’s Blubrry without the ‘E’s.

I did want to mention that the Tech45 podcast, which is a Techpodcasts.com member, is a format you guys are quite familiar with.  They have a group of hosts / panel members and discuss technology related news in about an hour or so. There are two really cool things about this podcast: 1) Its’ in Dutch Danish / Flemish, and 2) it has been nominated for the European Podcast Awards. So if you are in to the Dutch Danish / Flemish podcasts,  check out the European Podcast Award nominated show Tech45 at www.tech45.eu! If you want to vote for this podcast for the Award, just go to:

English version – http://www.european-podcast-award.eu/uk/start/vote-and-win/non-profit…
Danish / Flemish version – http://bit.ly/bHFQus

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On this episode of the Totally Cool Tech Podcast:

iPad Camera Connector – $30 @ Apple.com (via ARSTechnica)
Cheap Night Vision (via DVICE)
Bayer & Nintendo DS monitors your kids Blood Sugar – $75 @ your local drug store / pharmacy (via PopSci.com)
Story Station 3.0 is a USB 3.0 device – 2TB unit $140 & free shipping @Newegg.com (via EverythingUSB)
Caffeinated Maple-Bacon Lollipops – $4 – $10 @ Thinkgeek.com

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Totally Cool Tech Podcast Episode #425 – BFF Kids!

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• Dora Links Doll – $50 @ Wal*Mart - The Mattel Dora Links Doll is an exciting innovation in computer-connected play, appealing to technologically savvy kids. Girls can customize their doll online and watch as she magically transforms right before their eyes, simultaneously on the doll and in the online world. The Dora Links Doll allows girls to directly influence her adventures as they help her solve online mysteries.
• By plugging the Dora Links Doll into the computer via USB, girls will have access to her online world
• Girls can help Dora and her friends solve the mysteries through engaging game play that affects change in Dora's world
• The Dora Links Doll offers groundbreaking interactivity that allows girls to customize the doll and watch as she transforms before their eyes
• By changing her hair length online, the Dora Links Doll's hair magically changes as well
• As girls explore and solve online mysteries (which include Dora assuming a variety of disguises), her speech, eye color and jewelry color can change to correspond with their play
• The Dora Links doll also has a magical alert system; she knows when new mysteries are being added to DoraLinks.com

• Bakaugan Video Game – $29 – $47 @ Amazon.com - Based on the wildly popular card game and television show, Bakugan: Battle Brawlers, is a video game experience requiring skill, strategy and imagination. Featuring a fierce assortment monsters, uncanny powers and amazing environments in an alternate dimension called Vestroia, the game lets you and your own unique Bakugan join forces with Dan and his fellow Brawlers as they battle to save Vestroia and ultimately, Earth from destruction.Story
  The story of Bakugan: Battle Brawlers revolves around a set of metallic cards that mysteriously fall from space. On finding them, kids from around the planet discover that the cards also provide access to a variety of monsters that can be pitted against each other and so develop a game based on the cards and monsters and set up tournaments. One group of these kids, who name themselves the "Bakugan Battle Brawlers" and who are led by Dan, find that the cards also serve as a link to a parallel dimension known as Vestroia. Here they discover that the game and its monsters that they are dedicated to mastering is tied to an imbalance of positive and negative energy in Vestroia. This imbalance must be corrected to avoid unspeakable consequences for Vestroia, and since a link has been made to the Earth, eventually the kids' home as well.

• EyeClops Night  Vision Binoculars $40 @ Target - The Night Vision V2 is powered by real infra-red technology. With invisible infra-red illumination you can see them but they cannot see you. Modes include Military or Spy diplay modes, Long range mode for recon missions or stealth mode for close proximity. The V2 has a form fitting performance visor, action detailing, focal adjustment and new dual eye display. See up to 50' in complete and total darkness Use both eyes with the handheld binocular design.

• EA Sports Voice Control Pitching Machine – $40 @ Target - EA SPORTS Voice Command Pitching Machine uses a wireless wristband to call the action and get ready to hit away! The game has 3 pitches-fastball, change up and sinker and the game can be set to randomly throw pitches to try and recognize and hit the ball. Plus the EA SPORTS Voice Command Pitching Machine has 3 fielding plays so you can practice your fielding for high pop up, line drive and ground ball. The game includes a bat with 6 baseballs. 

• EA Sports Voice Command Quarterback -$40 @ Target  - The Voice Command Quarterback unit features an inflatable target on a stand and two foam footballs. When assembled, the unit looks like a large, flat panel TV. When the stand is filled with sand or water, it's very stable. And that's a good thing because to play, kids call "hike" and then have to hit one of the targets with a pass. The three game modes and three levels increase in speed and difficulty as players get more adept, and the built-in sensors keep track of speed, accuracy, and timing.
  
  Actual size as compared to kid is a bit smaller.
   
• ACER Aspire 1 Netbook – $200 @ Target
  
  
  • Computer Features: Standard Keyboard
  • Processor Type: Intel Atom N270
  • Processor Speed: Up to 1.6 Ghz
  • Hard Drive Capacity: 160GB Hard Drive Capacity
  • Hard Drive Speed: 5400 RPM
  • Hard Drive Interface: SATA
  • System Bus Speed: 533 Mhz
  • System RAM: 1 GB
  • Memory RAM Type: DDR2
  • RAM Configuration: 1x1GB
  • RAM Maximum Expandable To: 2 GB
  • Cache Memory Installed Capacity: 512KB L2 Cache
  • Operating System: Windows XP Home
  • Electronic Display Features: WSVGA, Crystal Brite
  • Maximum Resolution: 1024 x 600
  • Input Type: Headphone Jack, Microphone
  • DVI-D Inputs: 0
  • DVI-D with HDCP Inputs: 0
  • IEEE 1394 (Firewire) Ports: 0
  • USB 2.0 Ports: 3
  • VGA Inputs: 1
  • Built-In Card Reader Type: 5-in-1 Card Reader
  • Built-In Webcam Features: Built-In Webcam
  • Wired Standard: 10/100 Ethernet LAN
  • Wireless Technology: Wi-Fi Enabled
  • Wireless Standard: 802.11b/g
  • Audio Features: Built-In Speakers
  • Software Included: Acer Video Conference Manager 4.0, Windows Live Essentials, McAfee Internet Security Suite (60 Day Trial), Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Works 8.5, Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, Acer Recovery Management

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