About a month ago I wrote about the 3rd Space FPS Gaming Vest, a really awesome tool in the gamer’s toolbox. This month I have another for you out of Hong Kong; the G-Mate Mag Gun.

Designed to put you much more firmly into the action by feeling like you’re part of it, the Mag Gun has built into it all of the controls you’d find on a standard console controller.

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There’s lots of news on the solid state drive front these days. Recently I wrote about tiny integrated SSDs and now, barely more than a week later, comes news of another form of compact drive from Viking Modular. This one is much more consumer-friendly though; it’s designed to occupy one of the DIMM slots that would normally be used to house your desktop computer’s RAM. They call it the SATADIMM.

This is of particular interest to space-conscious hardware enthusiasts; a DIMM module is very compact, far smaller than a typical 3.5″ or even 2.5″ internal drive. It draws power from the DIMM socket’s motherboard supply, eliminating one cable connection while making use of a single SATA cable for the data connection as any standard drive would.

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It’s looking like Toshiba is getting ready to market 3DTVs that do not require glasses sooner rather than later. Toshiba themselves are refusing to comment, though given the public’s apparent lack of interest in 3DTV solutions that use glasses, it stands to reason that manufacturers will be rushing to push systems that don’t require them.

To accomplish this, Toshiba is using a new system that emits light rays from the screen at a variety of angles, enabling the eyes to see the different images required for stereoscopic vision.

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Who among us hasn’t dreamed of becoming a cyborg? …

Anyone? Well, maybe it’s just me. If there are any more of us out there, you will soon be able to get a small step closer with the help of Bluetooth hearing aids.

ReSound’s next line of hearing aids, the Alera, has a pretty impressive list of features packed into a barely-visible package. For starters, they describe it as a surround sound system that can:

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China’s solar power specialists, the Shenzhen Duolilong Industrial Co, have a long list of specialized solar powered projects under their belts. Their newest is a solar powered bicycle bag equipped with 8.27″ x 2.76″ solar panels and a portable “power box” that will keep all your gizmos and gadgets powered on the go.

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In an interesting twist on the concept of tactile gaming, TN Games has come out with a “Physical 3D” vest; the 3RD Space FPS Gaming Vest. The idea is that you’d feel events in the game, rather than relying solely on your eyes and ears.

The vest uses 8 air-powered “active zones” to generate impact force when it’s fed data from your game. “Sense the direction and force of bullet fire, crushing explosions, and fear-inducing finger taps, perfectly synced with the on-screen action,” the product page claims.

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Apple has new products up today, and Cali has the scoop on them in her post. While we discussed the Magic Trackpad, I mentioned that I had a somewhat negative take on it. (Her response: “Oh… what’s wrong with you?” Thanks Cali!)

I’ve always been a big trackball fan. Maybe that’s what’s wrong with me. I’m not crazy about mice;  I’d take a mouse over a trackpad any day.

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