Power Gig, Rise of the SixString is like Rock Band, but uses real guitars.  Instead of the cheap plastic guitar that is used in Rock Band you will be using a fully functioning six-string guitar to control the game.

“As one might imagine, the game is being developed by a company connected with the guitar business. Developer/publisher Seven45 Studios is a sister company of First Act, a leading musical-instrument maker responsible for making the entry-level guitars, basses, and other instruments found at Wal-Mart, Target, and other big retailers.”

When the guitar is hooked up to an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 system, you simply push a button and a dampening block pops up to hold the strings in place allowing you to control the game via the fingerboard.

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I am not a coffee drinker and don’t really want to be.  But this car makes me want to steal the coffee grinds from the coffee machine at the end of the day and start storing this black gold.  A team at the BBC1 science show Bang Goes The Theory  got their hands on an old classic… a 88 Volkswagen Scirocco and made it run off of coffee grounds.  That almost makes the Prius look bad for the environment.

Before you get excited and start converting your car to a coffee guzzler, consider this… it takes the equivalent of 56 espressos to travel 1 mile.  Not exactly efficient or cost effective at the moment… but give it time.  Gasoline’s days are numbered.

Not quite sure I would want need a chrome TV in my life… but if you do… Sceptre has released a Chrome 24-inch LCD TV.  Read on for details.

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Moshi or Moshi-Moshi means “Hello” in Japanese. It is also used to get someone’s attention like “Psssst!”, “Hey”, “Hey You”, etc. Well, the Moshi Voice Control Travel Alarm Clock sure got my attention. I am not much of a wake-up-when-the-alarm-goes-off kind of person, but if I have to be woken up by an alarm clock, it would probably be by this one. It is simple to use with quick setup and it REALLY talks with a very soothing, female voice (not sure if they have one with gruff-sounding male voice).  With its small size, it makes an excellent travelling companion – just throw it in your overnight bag and take it anywhere you go.

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For some reason (a good thing I suppose) terrorists are too damn stupid to light a bomb… they have failed at multiple attempts, the latest being the underwear bomber.  Well what would have happened if the underwear bomber was smart enough to blow himself up with his underwear bomb?

Not to be a spoiler for the video… the title already did that… but the plane would have fared pretty well… hard to say how the passengers would have done.

At this years 2010 Geneva Motor Show Hyundai showed off its latest eco-friendly concept car, the I-Flow.  The car is downright stunning and shows that Hyundai wants a piece of the Japanese customer base.  The car is lightweight, has an adaptive front spoiler and side rocker, and solar panels.  Read on for details.

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Paul Priestman has designed a water saving gadget for your shower called the Waterpebble.  The Waterpebble monitors the water going down the shower drain and alerts you of your water usage (like a stop light) with green, yellow, and red lights.

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Iron Man 2 is expected to hit theaters on May 7th, 2010.  Looks like Sam Rockwell will have to deal with Whiplash, fast cars and fast women.  Lots of cool gadgets.

Ever wanted to watch CNBC while riding sitting on the bus or just killing time?  The FLO TV Personal Television allows you to watch TV almost anywhere.  This isn’t designed to replace your home TV experience… but supplement it.  The 3.5-inch, 320-by-240-pixel touchscreen is surprisingly clear and will let you watch a full 5 hours of TV before the battery runs out.  The unit has built-in stereo speakers and they put out fairly good sound, if you want privacy use the headphone jack and included earbuds.

The Flo TV works uses a slightly different band from the cellular network digitally over UHF channel 55.  The Personal Television currently has 13 channels (channel lineup here).  The Flo TV ends up costing about $200 which isn’t bad… the part I don’t like is the monthly or annual fee to get the content.  The plans are as follows $14.99 per month after the included six month trial period ends, or $149.99 for 1 year, or $199.99 for 2 years.  Video of the Flo TV in action after the break.

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Gene and Steve’s favorite item… the Apple iPad will start taking pre-orders on March 12 and will start shipping on April 3.  I wonder if people will line up for this like Steve hopes… or if it will be just ho-hum.

“Beginning a week from today, on March 12, US customers can pre-order both Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + 3G models from Apple’s online store (www.apple.com) or reserve a Wi-Fi model to pick up on Saturday, April 3, at an Apple retail store.”

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