Huge Dork Accessory – External IM Notification Device

Wacky — 07 December 2005

Playing video games 12 hours a day and don’t want to break your frag streak by checking your email or IM windows? Just hook up the Pertelian External LCD Display. Plugs in via USB and it displays, and even allows you to interact with instant messages, incoming emails, MP3 and internet radio playback; even check the weather. The included software makes “setup a snap”.

Features:

POP email checking and reading email headers
Unique Instant Messenger (ICQ, AIM, YAHOO) interface to reply to messages while inside a game or other application
Play, Stop, Pause, Rewind, and Fast Forward through play lists on supported media applications (Windows Media Player, Winamp, iTunes) plus:
Song search by title, artist, or track number for supported media applications
UltraSeek feature which automatically previews tracks in the middle of the song
Audio volume adjustment for system and supported media applications
System information (CPU usage/Memory usage/IP information/Disk drive usage/Processes and thread usage/Uptime)
Local Weather information and 5-day forecast
Sports Center – giving you real time sports scores
RSS feed aggregate
And more…

Available at ThinkGeek for $80

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Christen Costa

Grew up back East, got sick of the cold and headed West. Since I was small I have been pushing buttons - both electronic and human. With an insatiable need for tech I thought "why not start a blog focusing on technology, and use my dislikes and likes to post on gadgets."

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Is this windows only?
http://www.blogger.com/profile/12421612 Stenspect

Currently it looks like it is windows based only. I am an Apple user, so i empathize with you.

I dugg up some contact info for their software developer. Hit them up and let us know what you find: vicken@pertelian.com
Anonymous

The Logitech G15 can do all of that, or will be able to do soon. Plus it is an awesome keyboard.

http://www.g15forums.com
http://www.blogger.com/profile/12421612 Stenspect

Oh, you mean this keyboard. Good point, but I am not sure it can do all that, but like you said, maybe in the future.
Anonymous

I have to say that when reading up on the Pertellian I see tons of people comparing it with the logitech G15. This device actually came out before the G15 (another product logi has ripped). Secondly, if you like have a massive keyboard the size of a air craft carrier go with the G15, and all of the support it still doesn’t have for games and/or other programs. With this product being based in a Open Source forum the Pertelian will have continous updates from the people using it. Sometimes small companies are a much more service minded then the big ones. Just my 2 cents.
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