GADGETS
If you listen to your Apple iPod in your car through an integrated audio system, the passPORT can keep your iPod charged and ready to go when you arrive at your destination.
Designed by Scosche Industries, the passPORT iPod/iPhone car integration system charges the iPod through a pass-through connector attached to the car’s audio system.
The device works with a variety of iPod models, including the latest Nano and Touch, as well as the iPhone 3G. It costs $30.
Undelete program undoes mistakes: Oops! You accidentally deleted all the family photos.
You can quickly recover deleted images and other files with Diskeeper’s Undelete 2009 software.
The Windows-based program replaces the recycle bin with a recovery bin that captures digital images and data, including previously “saved-over” versions of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files.
The program also includes a secure deletion option that lets you permanently erase, or shred, sensitive data. A free trial version is available. If you like the trial version, the Undelete Home Edition costs $30.
Coffee with your HDTV: Vizio is moving full high-definition television into smaller boxes.
With screens measuring 32 inches and 37 inches diagonally, its new Java TV models are relatively compact yet big on style.
Sporting a coffee-like copper and black finish, each set delivers images with full 1080p resolution and a 6,500:1 dynamic contrast ratio.
The 37-inch Java VOJ370F1A model costs $850, while the 32-inch Java VOJ320F1A model is $650.
Solution to tough packaging: You can try prying open a stubborn plastic-wrapped gizmo with a knife, scissors or even your teeth.
And when none of the above options works, you can pull out Zibra Co.’s Open It! With the device’s angular jaws, you can quickly cut through hard plastic.
Plus, you can open other stubborn packages with the device’s mini-screwdriver or box-cutter blade. It costs about $13.
www.enjoyzibra.
com.
Gannett News Service