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Say what now?  Grill enthusiasts worldwide might have heard about using humidifiers for cooking but I sure haven’t.  This awesome sounding cast iron grill humidifier from Sur La Table is basically a box that rests on the grill and emits steam that infuses the meat that you’re grilling.

Fill the box with your favorite liquid (beer, liquid acid, blood) and you’re good to go.  Hand washable, they are on sale right now for $30 (set of two).  Now you don’t have to cook hot dogs in the sauna anymore.

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Ghost Recon has been one of my favorite shooters in the recent decade for the original Xbox and the 360.  I loved the pacing, large maps, and sense of isolation in the wilderness.  Ubisoft has finally announced the next official game in the Ghost Recon series by the ambiguous title of…Future Soldier.

Not that different sounding from Advanced Warfighter, I sure the game will not disappoint.  Slated for release this holiday season, a beta is also being primed for this summer.  According to UbiSoft, anyone buying Splinter Cell Conviction this spring will have access to the beta.  Enjoy the banner and we’ll hopefully hear some more robust news soon.

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A finalist at the Greener Gadgets Design Competition, this battery tower looks to be pretty convenient.  The main problem with conventional battery chargers is that they often take up valuable outlet space.  This design incorporates a much smaller downward plug that will free up much need outlets for other appliances.

Also acting like a straw dispenser, the charging tower stacks batteries from the top to bottom and charges them accordingly.  Let’s hope this design has some auto shut off features as well.

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Yesterday Canon released the Rebel T2i, an 18 megapixel DSLR.  It can shoot full 1080p HD movies at 30 fps or 720p movies at 60fps.  It also supports HDMI out, SDXC cards, a 6400 ISO, a continuous shoot mode of 3.7fps, 9-point auto focus and boasts a 3-inch LCD on its back.

You can grab the T2i, body only, for $800, or drop an extra c-note and score Canon’s 18-55mm lens with it.

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For busy pet owners and multiple pet households, the Dog-E-Minder is a quick one touch device that records vital information about your pet.  Lightweight, durable and waterproof, with one touch of a button you can see the last time your dog was fed, walked, or received medication.

From the picture they look a bit big for small dogs, but the idea itself is an innovative one.  Available now for $20, if you buy one from the company’s website right now you’ll receive a second one for free.

Continue reading: Dog-E-Minder Digital Reminder Gadget (video)

Remember the days of the first plasma TVs?  They were like $10k at the cheapest and that was select models and select manufacturers.  Though those days are far from back, they’re certainly going to come close if Panasonic’s first 3D TV is any indicator.  The electronics manufacturer says they’ll charge about $5,900 for the Viera TH-P54VT, a 54-inch 3D enabled set.  Keep in mind that this isn’t supposed to be the cheapest or the smallest of the sets, but for $6 I’ll gladly stick with a 55-inch local dimming LED TV from Vizio.

Continue reading: Panasonic’s Viera TH-P54VT, Their First 3D TV, Price Announced

Netgear has teamed up with Ericsson to produce what seems to be a home MiFi router.  Sure, that explanation is a bit counterintuitive to the term MiFi, since it implies ‘mobile  WiFi’, but bear with me.  The MBRN3300E is your usual home router, but instead of connecting to a wired connection it dials up the Internet via 3G.  It’s a shame that it doesn’t sport both the ability to connect via 3G and via an at home modem, but as I’m reading the press release it only seems to indicate the former of the two.

Much like some of Netgear’s other routers you can setup multiple SSIDs for restricted guest access in addition to monitor your broadband usage via a built-in meter, connect to the network with the push of a button, connect up to 4 additional devices via Ethernet, WiFi N connectivity, turn the WiFi and 3G off with a physical switch and includes an optional car adapter.

No word on a price or launch date.

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The iRecord Pro is an all encompassing personal media recorder that literally has all angles covered.  From recording audio and video directly to your PC or Mac to your iPhone or PSP, the iRecord Pro also allows for unattended timed recordings.  The amount of specs on this thing is plain staggering and it should provide everything you need given the scenario.

The iRecord Pro will also charge any connected iPod.  For more information check out the iRecord Pro website and it’s available now for $260.

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It might be safe to assume that Google has plans to ‘map’ the world’s ski slopes.  Today they unveiled the Google Street View snowmobile – it should be called Google Ski View.  Wacky I know, but after seeing the Google Street View Tricycle it’s really not all that shocking.  This announcement arrives just in time for this year’s winter Olympics, which are due to kick off any day now.  Gimmick?  Yes, but outside of the norm of Google’s efforts to map (i.e. index) just about everything?  No.

The imagery is available now and is currently limited to the the 2010 Winter Olympics’ location, Whistler Mountain in Vancouver.

Video after the ‘leap’

Continue reading: Google Street View Snowmobile Brings The Slopes To Your Living Room (video)

Tis the month/year of the tablet.  Handheld US just hit us with a 7-inch touchscreen device, the Algiz 7 (sounds like a bad porn movie spoof waiting to happen).  Inside is a 1.6Ghz Intel Atom processor, 2GB of RAM, a 64GB SSD, Windows 7 Professional, dual 2400 mAh battery packs, GPS, optional 3G and of course a ruggedized rating of MIL-STD-810G.  Currently, there is no mention of price but it is said to hit next month.

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