iWant Tech Tip: Clutter-Free Desktop

iWant Tech tIp:

Kudos to my brother for this idea.

Ever wanted to just cut down on all the clutter on your desktop? Icons getting in the way of your uber-sweet LOTR background? No sweat.

Create folders on your desktop:

1. Right click on the desktop

2. click "New Folder"

3. Rename the folder to whatever suits your needs (I chose mine to be Office, Media, Games, and Internet)

4. Choose an appropriate picture or icon by right clicking on the folder and clicking "Properties". Go to the "Customize" tab and choose "change icon"

5. Put whatever shortcuts you need in the folder.

This is really customizable, you can put anything you want in these folders, not just the ones I have. Tailor to your needs.

Screenshot of finished product:

Enjoy a clutter free Desktop!

~Aaron

iWant Preview: Brando USB Wireless Keyboard w/ Touchpad

The little-known company Brando has branched from it's Wireless keyboards w/ trackballs to a very interesting wireless keyboard with touchpad.

current known specs are as follows:

(from the usb.brando.com website)

Features:
- 88 Standard key + 11 hot keys
- Hot Keys: www, E-mail, Vol -, Vol +, Mute, Pre Track, Play/Pause, Stop, Next Track,

Eject, Sleep
- On-off switch design, you can turn off the Keyboard and touch pad manually
- Portable and Slim design
- Powered by 4 x AA batteries.
- Suport Windows XP, ME, 2000 and Vista.
- Size: 36 x 17.7 x 1.5cm (approx.)
- Weight: 552g
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A couple of things that concern me is the fact that they don't say anything about range.

I want to be able to sit on my couch and type away on iWant, or just be able to play and pause my movies without having to get my lazy butt off the couch. Is that too much to ask for? methinks not.

One of these bad-boys is on order and I will be your personal guinea pig and post a full review sometime in the coming week.

~Aaron

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Info:

- Website: http://usb.brando.com.hk/prod_detail.php?prod_id=00447

- Originally found on: http://www.gizmodo.com/

iWant: Slacker Personal Internet Radio Device

February 12th, 2008

Well, Folks, after a brief haitus (ok, so it was a month, sue me) iWantTech is back in full swing!

First order of business, The Slacker Portable Internet Radio

From the Slacker.com page:

The World's first Personal Radio Player

Personalized Radio

Slacker is the world's greatest personalized radio service. With over 2 million songs and powerful personalization features, Slacker makes it easy to listen to the music you love. Slacker stations are all delivered in CD-quality sound, and come with high resolution album art, artist images, album reviews and artist biographies.

Everywhere

When your Slacker Portable is in Wi-Fi range or connected to your PC, it automatically connects to your account, figures out which songs it needs to keep your stations fresh, and saves them. Since the Slacker Portable plays from the saved radio library, your stations play everywhere you go, whether you are in Wi-Fi range or not.

For Free

Best of all, the music is free. Thousands of fresh new songs that match your taste in music are automatically saved on your player every time you connect. And you don't have to pay a dime. All you need to do is buy the Slacker Portable.

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Sounds like an ingenous idea to me. You've all probably heard of the program PANDORA, (www.pandora.com) part of the music genome project. If not, you need to check it out.
So, here's a way for you to take customized stations (much like Pandora) on the go.

enjoy!

-Aaron

Merry Christmas to all!

To you and yours from the staff of iWantTech (So...in other words: me)
We hope you have a safe and fun holiday. We'd love to hear about all the geeky tech gadgets that you acquire.
Shoot us an email to:
webmaster@iwanttech.com


Merry Christmas!
-Aaron Bronander
iWantTech publisher

iWant: Sidekick LX Review

So, as I stated in the review of the Sony Mylo, I want my next phone to have the slide out full-qwerty keyboard.If only I had T-Mobile...

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An iWant iHave: Sony Mylo

Recently, a beautiful product show up in my mailbox: The Sony Mylo

Overall Impressions:
1- It's a sleek product. Definitely eye-catching in design. I've had more than a few heads turn when I pull out this bad boy.
2- The screen is just beautiful. The only thing it lacks is something to cover it. The included case is great, but just something to protect the screen would be great, especially if it's in your pocket with your keys. eh..maybe I'm just obsessive about my screens.
3- The slider function is so smooth and perfect. It moves up with a satisfying "cha-chuck" and snaps back down in the same manner. love it.
4- The wireless is good, not as far-reaching as my laptop, but good for a small device.
5- I have no complaints about the battery life. It's just about right.
6- speakers are decent, but not perfect.



Instant Messaging:
The Instant Messaging side of the device (it's main feature if you ask me) is slick. The interface for Y! and Skype are smooth and well-designed. GTalk is the same way.
The thumb-keyboard is PERFECT for IM'ing. I don't ever want to go back to txting on a phone keypad. My next phone WILL have a full QWERTY keyboard like the Mylo.Overall, I love the Sony Mylo. I only have one wish: that it could be my phone. Give me a phone like this on AT&T and I'd buy it. love it.

Many people have complained about price. If you are one of those people, now is the time to buy.
I paid $134 with a coupon through http://www.sonystyle.com
Comment if you want to code (expires Dec 31st.)

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iWant: Amazon Kindle

Amazon Kindle E Book Reader

Amazon Kindle E Book Reader, but is so much more than just an ebook reader.
Check out some of the features:



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