In car toilet

in car toilet

A portable, in-car lavatory has been launched by a British firm for use by people with medical conditions, as well as families with small children.

The Indipod, made by Bromsgrove-based Daycar, is aimed at people with bowel and bladder problems.

The chemical toilet is housed in an inflatable “bubble” which is powered from the car’s cigarette lighter.

It is designed to be used in multi-purpose vehicles, four-wheel drives and estate cars.

Via Engadget

Phew. Better open the windows. This is gonna be one stinky affair.

DAPreview.net reviews the MPeye HTS-200

DAPreview reviews the MPeye HTS-200

DAPreview does an in-depth review on the MPeye HTS-200. Once you've done reading, order the MPeye HTS-200

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Nikon Coolpix S1 Review

Nikon Coolpix S1

This camera is sold from $359.00 in USA and RM1688 (free Nikon 256MB SD card worth RM188) in Malaysia. Love this camera. I already own a Nikon Coolpix 2100 and it's a winner. The best feature of this new S1 is the Face Priority Autofocus. The face priority auto focus feature automatically searches for your face and focuss on it, whenever you are in frame.

The Nikon Coolpix S1 offers 5.1 effective megapixels and a 3x optical zoom-Nikkor ED glass lens for beautiful 16 x 20inch prints. The incredible 2.5 inch LCD makes for easy viewing and image playback. This stunning camera has a compact metal body that's a mere 3/4 inch thick and is shirt pocket small.

The included Coolstation dock makes it easy to download images, and Nikon's exclusive in-camera Red-Eye fix, automatically removes most typical instances of red-eye during the picture taking process. The D-Lighting feature automatically lightens overly dark images in playback mode. There's no guesswork, as on-screen help is available for all main menu functions.

5.1 Megapixel CCD and 3x Optical Zoom-Nikkor Lens
The Nikon Coolpix S1 combines a 3x optical zoom-Nikkor lens with a 5.1 effective megapixel CCD, which lets the user capture spectacular images at resolutions up to 2592 x 1944 (15MB file) and create amazing 16 x 20 inch prints. The 3x zoom-Nikkor lens offers a 35 to 105 millimeter zoom (35mm equivalent) and provides excellent image quality.

Incredible, Bright 2.5 inch LCD
The oversized and easy-to-see 2.5 inch LCD makes composing your pictures easier, as well as making it more fun to share your pictures while they are still in the camera.

Compact, Slim, Metal Body
The Coolpix S1 has a compact metal body that is a mere 3/4 inch thick. This shirt-pocket-small camera will come along everywhere you go! Its sleek and sexy styling is a delight to use and own.

Nikon Exclusive Face Priority Autofocus
The S1 can distinguish when the subject is a human face and sets the focus accordingly. Now all your portraits will have tack-sharp focus on the subject's face (rather than the wall behind them!).

Nikon Exclusive In-Camera Red-Eye Fix
A hands-free solution for red-eye; this powerful software analyzes the image data and corrects most typical instances of red-eye in less than 3 seconds! The In-Camera Red-Eye Fix feature turns on automatically when the red-eye reduction flash mode is selected.

Nikon Exclusive D-Lighting
The Coolpix S1 incorporates D-Lighting, which automatically compensates for under- and over-exposure due to insufficient flash or excessive back lighting in a picture.

17 Scene Modes, 4 with Scene Assist
Selecting a scene mode automatically sets the camera for the optimum performance in most popular picture-taking situations. Scene assist further aids with composition, exposure and focus. Scene Modes: party/indoor, dawn/dusk, back light, beach/snow, sunset, night landscape, copy, fireworks, close up, panorama, museum, underwater and voice recording. Scene assist modes: night portrait, portrait, landscape, and sports.

Adjustable GUI with Help Button
Choose between the traditional menu item view or the all new ICON view. Press the help button and it will instantly display an explanation for all main menu functions on the LCD.

What's in the Box:
Cool-Station MV-11, li-ion rechargeable battery, AC adapter, USB cable, strap, A/V cable, imaging software, including Nikon PictureProject. Optional accessories include SD cards, camera case, underwater case and more.

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Sony Cybershot DSCT7 Review

Sony Cybershot DSCT7


Sony Cybershot DSCT7

Sony's DSCT7 5.1-megapixel camera brings super-compact size to a new level. The camera is 3/8 inches thin at its narrowest point and 5/8 inches thin at its widest. Despite its small size, the camera still includes the quality features you've come to expect from Sony digital cameras, including a large, 2.5-inch LCD display, a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens with 3x optical zoom, and enough megapixels to help you capture detail for photo-quality prints up to 13 x 17 inches.

1/2.4-Inch 5.1-Megapixel Effective Super HAD CCD
Super HAD (Hole Accumulation Diode) CCDs provide excellent image quality by allowing more light to pass to each pixel, increasing sensitivity, and reducing noise.

The Sony DSCT7's display
The T7's super-size 2.5-inch display is much larger than the 1.5-inch displays common to ultra-compact cameras.

2.5-Inch Hybrid LCD Monitor
The enormous 2.5-inch LCD provides a high resolution view while shooting, with transmissive/reflective Hybrid design for extraordinary brightness in direct sunlight and large, easy to read menus. Unique in such a compact camera, this large screen makes it easy to share image playback with friends.

Clear Photo LCD
The DSCT7 includes Clear Photo LCD technology which provides higher resolution, contrast ratio and brightness. Images in the LCD will have up to a 40% improvement in color reproduction than previous models.

Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens
The Vario-Tessar lens is specially produced for compact cameras and provides rapid auto focus with appealing zoom range. Utilizing a highly transmissive optical grade prism, the lens is housed entirely inside the camera body, and does not need to extend for use.


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Download Sony DVD HandyCam USB Driver

Saw this post and it was quite interesting. Looks good as I am also a bounty hunter for gadget drivers. Thanks to Gede for this.

Here's the place to download the Sony DVD HandyCam USB Driver.

|You have a new computer and you lost your software CD, and where oh where to download this USB driver….

This driver is for the DCR-DVD101/201/301 Camcorder Series, and you have to use this driver and NOT the driver that Windows XP installs automaticly for you, ImageMixer does not work with the XP driver.

Well here it is:

Download USB driver for Sony DVD Handycams

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MP3 Players under 60 Pounds

Here's our list of MP3 Players under 60 Pounds.

1. Blue Orb A3188 128MB = 29 pounds
2. PenDrive 256MB = 39 pounds
3. Blue Orb A3188 256MB = 39 pounds
4. Safecom 256MB Mini MP3 Player = 45 pounds
5. ORACOM ORC200M 128MB = 49 pounds
6. WIGO CVM100 128MB = 49 pounds
7. Aigo E808 256MB = 55 pounds
8. DIVA GEM 128MB = 59 pounds
9. iRiver N10 128MB = 59 pounds
10. MPIO FD-100 128MB = 59 pounds
11. NEX ia PLUS = 59 pounds
12. PenDrive 512MB = 59 pounds
13. Safa SR-M610 = 59 pounds
14. TUNY II 256MB = 59 pounds
15. Creative Nuvo Micro N200 128MB = 59 pounds
16. Silver Orb A3188 512MB = 59 pounds

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Safecom 1GB Mini MP3 Player

Safecom 1GB Mini MP3 Player

Just another flash based MP3 player I hear you say? Well yes, but what a fine example. The Safecom 1GB Mini MP3 Player is targeted at customers who are considering an iPod Shuffle 1GB, being £10 cheaper @ £89 while featuring a full aluminium body, backlit LCD screen, voice recording and an FM tuner. The Safecom 1GB is one of the smallest MP3 players in the world being only 8.5cm high (just a little larger than an AAA battery). This player is flying on our website; selling hundreds of players per month and is a true alternative to the iPod Shuffle.


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XEN EMP-500 1GB Colour mp3 player

XEN EMP-500 1GB Colour mp3 player

Take a look at the photo on our website; the XEN EMP-500 is encased in a semi-reflective metal chrome surface – the player feels like a nugget of solid silver in your hands. As well as the usual slew of features normally present on a high end flash based MP3 player (OGG Vorbis, WMA, ASF and MP3 support, FM tuner & recorder, direct encoding, voice recording with AGC, VAC and time stamping), the XEN EMP-500 also supports the playback of DV movie files so you can watch your favourite music videos or film clips on the player’s super sharp Colour STN 4096 coloured display. Sound quality is particularly impressive, offering a massive 40mW of sound output.



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MPEYE HTS-200 5GB Colour Mp3 player

MPEYE HTS-200 5GB Colour Mp3 player




The MPEYE HTS-200 is currently the smallest and lightest 5GB MP3 player in the world being a miniscule 70 X 43 X 18 (mm). This equates to almost half the size of the Apple iPod Mi ni. Somehow the manufacturer has managed to squeeze a massive range of features into the HTS-200’s aluminium shell including multi-codec support (MP3, WMA, OGG), an FM tuner and recorder, direct MP3 encoding, voice recording and Removable Disk Drive support. Transfers to the MPEYE HTS-200 are lightning fast due to the high speed USB 2.0 support. The physical appearance, metal body, and general excellence of build quality immediately strikes you when you have this player in your hands – the front of the player is dominated by a super sharp 128 x 80 pixels 65K full colour LCD screen. Available in both aluminium silver and jet black, for the very reasonable £159.


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Samsung YH-925GS 20GB Colour MP3 Player

Samsung YH-925GS 20GB Colour MP3 Player

Samsung has made it clear that it wants to become one of the major MP3 player manufactur ers in the world. The YH-925GS is Samsung’s answer to the Apple iPod 20GB and the iRiver H320, featuring a full 260K colour TFT LCD screen, multi-codec support with secure Janus compatibility, album art display, photo viewer, USB host support, direct encoding and some of the best build quality we’ve seen on a hard drive based player. The retail price is £219.00


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i-STATION PMP1000 20GB

i-STATION PMP1000 20GB



What makes this player special?

Firstly, it’s got a massive 3.5” TFT LCD screen that is fully touch sensitive – making the 3D icon driven menus a breeze to navigate using the supplied mini stylus. We’ve yet to find an audio or video format that the i-STATION can’t support; it currently can play all of the following: MP3, WMA, OGG, AC3, AAC, DivX, Xvid, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, ASF, WMV, JPEG. Battery life is also particularly impressive for a PMP unit; the PMP1000 will playback video files for over 6 hours and the rechargeable battery simply clips out the back so that you can carry a spare with you. The PMP1000’s built in loudspeaker also produces decent sound for such a small driver unit. The retail price is a very reasonable £259 for such a massive range of features.

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Sony KLV-32M1 32" Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD Television (Silver) review

Sony KLV-32M1 32" Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD Television (Silver) review

See the Sony KLV-32M1 at Amazon

Finally, big-screen television comes with a small-scale footprint--or, with wall mounting, no footprint at all. Sony's 32-inch KLV-32M1 LCD television offers 1,366 x 768 native pixel resolution and compatibility with 480i, 480p, 720p, and 1080i HDTV signals. The TruSurround SRS audio processing, which simulates a surround-sound effect through the set's two 10-watt speakers. The set's widescreen, 16:9 aspect ratio to match the dimension of most movies and HDTV broadcasts.

LCD screens offer a number of benefits over CRT monitors and televisions, including general ease of use, freedom from eye strain (no screen flickering or radiation emissions), quiet operation (no high-pitch "flyback" noise, an issue with CRT TVs), accurate image geometry (no curvature distortion or susceptibility to magnetic interference from, say, speakers), long screen life with no risk of image burn-in, space savings, and light weight/easy positioning.

The KLV-32M1 performs 3:2 pulldown detection and reversal, a handy feature for watching progressive-scan movie programs in their native 24-frame format. Digital video mastering introduces a common distortion when adjusting 24 frames-per-second movies to 30 fps video; 3:2 pulldown digitally corrects this distortion, removing the redundant information to display a film-frame-accurate picture.

Sony's Digital Reality Creation Circuitry grants amazing picture resolution while proprietary Direct Digital Circuitry increases a video signal's signal-to-noise ratio before it reaches the DRC circuit, ensuring rich, natural-looking images from any source. Sony's LCD panel driver LSI improves the response time in the middle luminance range, smoothing images and minimizing motion blur caused by lags in the response time.

Connections include a direct-digital HDMI interface for use with DTV set-top boxes, a high-definition-compatible component-video input, 3 each composite- and S-video inputs, and an RF coaxial input for hookup with an older VCR, cable box, or antenna.

HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a lossless, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface to link any audio/video source (such as a set-top box, DVD player, or AV receiver) with your television. HDMI supports standard-definition (SD), enhanced definition (ED), or high-definition (HD) video, plus multichannel digital audio--all using a single cable. It transmits all ATSC HDTV standards and supports up to 8-channel digital audio, with bandwidth to spare to accommodate future enhancements and requirements.

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Pillage Putter - Perfect weight distribution Putter

Pillage Putter

Pillage Putter - Perfect weight distribution Putter. Only 800 in the world. Find it at BuyaGift.

The Pillage was born out of a revolutionary concept for a new putter to make the ball roll from the moment of strike. Designed for right handed golfers, it performs briliantly - a putter to score with.

Design features:
We've moved the weight to the top of the head. This simple innovation gives the ball a positive roll, sending it smoothly along the target line. So the ball will not bite into the green and your putt won't die on you. Adverse ground conditions will have less effect.
The unique top face, centre-shafted, simplifies lining up and enhances a square to square action. Widely separated end weights enlarge the sweet spot. The central anti-torsion lobe improves the consistency of strike.

Advantages for the golfer:
Short putts lose their fear factor - the ball won’t ‘die’ on you. Holding a high proportion of 6 to 12 footers becomes routine. Long putts roll up to the hole - they’re an enjoyable challenge again. The design gives better feel from the fringes and a consistent roll to the pin. The Pillage gives you confidence to analyse the putt, line up and let it happen. A contemporary design with classic style that also has that little bit of magic.

Price: £55.00 at BuyaGift.

Philips 17PF8946 17" LCD Flat Panel HDTV-Ready TV

Philips 17PF8946 17" LCD Flat Panel HDTV-Ready TV

Ok. I'm getting this TV in the next few months...After my bonus comes in.


Philips 17PF8946 17-inch HDTV-ready flat-panel LCD TV is more than just great looks. The perfect size for a small space, the 3.1-inch-thick display provides an excellent audio/visual experience with features like Crystal Clear III, Active Control, Virtual Dolby Surround, and unique flat speakers. It even has a built-in FM radio tuner so you can listen to all your favorite radio channels, and up to 40 station presets make sure you tune in fast.

The high-definition (HD tuner not included), 1,280 x 768 WXGA LCD panel uses the latest panel technology, such as Philips' proprietary Crystal Clear package of innovations featuring a 3D digital comb filter (eliminates dot crawl and color bleeding, enhancing fine detail, cleaning up image outlines, and removing most extraneous colors), Dynamic Contrast for deep blacks and pure whites, and green and blue color enhancement. The high 400:1 contrast ratio gives you better subtle color details and the ability to see the picture in bright light conditions, and the 25-millisecond response time means it's capable of handling fast-moving action without image blur or lag.

Active Control delivers the best picture setting, any time, from any source. The incoming signal is automatically analyzed and key picture settings, like sharpness, color, and contrast, are adjusted. The 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio is the best for viewing HDTV and DVDs so you can have a more realistic cinema experience, but the TV has zoom modes for viewing 4:3 analog broadcast TV and pan-and-scan-formatted video.

Built-in flat speakers (4 watts per channel) sit on either side of the active-matrix TFT LCD, giving you full stereo sound without needing to connect to an external speaker system. Virtual Dolby Surround sound support simulates cinema surround sound effects without the need for rear speakers. Philips' Smart Listening auto volume leveling eliminates drastic volume spikes while changing channels or when channels go to a commercial break.

Other features include fantastic 176-degree horizontal and vertical viewing angles, 100 preset channels, Autostore for easy tuning, Auto Picture (five modes give you picture settings for different types of programming), Auto Sound (four modes to tailor the TV sound to enhance what you're watching), multilanguage onscreen display, sleep timer, integrated NTSC tuner and RF jack for terrestrial reception, ergonomic remote control, and an antireflective screen.

Want to do more than just watch TV? The 17PF8946 has an FM antenna connector for getting better reception, a rear composite input, and a component input that helps minimize digital and line-scan artifacts during DVD playback. And, because the TV is progressive scan, it can take advantage of the more filmlike images produced by progressive-scan DVD players. It has a VGA input too, which receives the signal from your PC so you can use it as a TV and a PC monitor. A set of side jacks has a composite A/V input with S-video, a mini headphone jack, and an audio in for using the TV's speakers with your PC.

Buy from Bennetts Electrical (UK)
It was £598.86 but now is £378.00 (sale)

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Palm LifeDrive

Palm LifeDrive

I thought the DELL X50 was sexy. This is even better...One of the best looking PDA in 2005 for me. Cool..

With a huge 4GB hard drive and built-in Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® wireless support, you can easily carry all the essentials of your busy life and use them as you will. • office docs • Word, Excel and PowerPoint docs from your desktop computer, 300 songs, 2 hours of video, 1,000 vacation photos, and more, are always with you. • email & web • With support for POP, IMAP and Exchange email accounts, you can stay on top of your email at any of the thousands of Wi-Fi hotspots around the world • music, photos & video • Plus, a voice recorder, MP3 player, and photo viewer keep your precious few moments of free time both more interesting and productive. Check out some PALM PDAs here.

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Install Fedora Core 4 on Apple's new Mac® mini

Just got an email from Redhat and saw this cool link. Colin Charles will teach you how to install the Fedora Core 4 on Apple's new Mac® mini. Check it out.. And tell me if it works.

| The Mac mini is all the rave. Discover how to install the soon-to-be-released Fedora Core 4 on this tiny desktop appliance, including new features in Fedora Core 4 to support the new hardware |

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Motorola C975 Review

Motorola C975 Review

Motorola C975 Review

Video Calling
Video Calling is live, two-way video communication between 3 customers, using your 3 Motorola C975 mobile phone. Video Calling makes communication both practical and fun because you can now see people and show objects, surroundings and activities in real time as you talk.

Java technology
Thanks to Java technology, you can further enhance your 3 Motorola C975 mobile phone with interactive, vibrant games, which can be downloaded and stored in the handset. They are easy to delete, so you don't have to worry about cluttering up your memory.Almost everyone has downloaded wallpapers and ring tones to their mobile phone at some time, and now with this added Java technology, this should provide hours of fun and entertainment for everyone.

Triple band
The 3 Motorola C975 is designed around an internal triple band antenna which allows it to be used all around the world, including Europe, the USA and Canada on 900, 1800 and 1900MHz frequencies.

Mobile email
The 3 Motorola C975 allows you to send and receive emails from your handset, so you don't have to go to the trouble of finding a pc and landline. Mobile email has never been easier. Read, write and send business or personal email from virtually anywhere, just as you would from your desktop computer. Or send and receive SMS text messages between two phones, or to any email address.

MMS
The 3 Motorola C975 supports MMS (Multimedia Message Service) for Multimedia text messaging. This new technology allows you to send sounds, pictures, animations and formatted text in your message. These messages can then be exchanged between friends and family with MMS enabled mobile phones


Third Generation
Powered with 3G technology, sleek looks and enough features to make anyone drool, the 3 Motorola C975 is now available to take you to the next dimension of personal communication and mobile fun.

Music to your ears
The hot new 3 Motorola C975 is ready to rock! Get beats, rhythms and bass lines with MP3 ringtones. Enjoy more with integrated camera, photo messaging, video clip playback and great games. It's got the lot.

Built-in Digital Camera
The 3 Motorola C975 is not only a phone - it's also an integrated VGA digital imaging device. Point, use the colour display as a viewfinder, snap a picture, and share the moment.

Keep in touch
Check your email on the 3 Motorola C975 and store up to 1,000 phone numbers. Also, because it's a tri-band phone, you can use it in various countries around the world. Whether you need to keep in touch with the latest news or what your friends are up to, the 3 Motorola C975 is the ideal phone for you.

A new sound
The 3 Motorola C975 combines "polyphonic" ringtones with MP3 technology. This can produce a high quality ring tone that allows for truly hi-fi quality speech or music as your tone. There is 2 MB internal phone memory for storage of pictures and ringtones.

You can also buy T-Flash cards so that you store even more ringtones.

Dimensions
114 x 53 x 24 mm

Weight
140 g

Memory
T-Flash card slot
2 MB built-in memory

Main Display
TFT
65,536 colours
176 x 220 pixels

Battery
up to 2 hr talktime
up to 150 hr standby

Digital Camera
VGA quality

Features
Screensavers
MP3/MPEG4 player
Video calling
2-way video
Polyphonic sounds
Built-in handsfree
Built-in VGA camera
Java MIDP 2.0
iTap
WAP 2.0
Organizer
Calculator
Tri band
EMail
MMS
GPRS
SyncML

Get the Motorola C975 on 3 Network (UK).
Free phone with 12 months £4.99 line rental
Buy the Motorola C975


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Gadgets Blogger at Blogherald

Wanted,

a Gadget/ tech geek blogger for a new gadget oriented blog as part of a new blogging network. At this stage the revenue split will be an initial 60/40 author/ network gross, ie, the 40% for the network will be inclusive of hosting, advertising and other costs, so the blogger chosen gets 60% of all gross revenue not net. Depending on the quality of applications there may be more than one blogger appointed to share the 60%, but this will depend on quality of applications and interviews. Ideally though, one applicant will be appointed. Applicants should be available for contact on Skype. This is a new network so there will be some initial exposure time. The blogger chosen should be available for media interviews, including paper, radio and television. Contact me on editor@blogherald.com with your resume and why you would be interested. New bloggers, or non-high profile bloggers are encouraged to apply. See here

Xbox 360 News at Reuters

xbox 360

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pictures and details of Microsoft Corp.'s newest video game console have leaked out--from an official party thrown by the company as part of a planned unveiling later this week on MTV.

Based on pictures and eyewitness accounts that made the rounds of the Internet over the weekend, the console will be known as "Xbox 360."

The console is mostly white and designed to stand on one end, will feature a wireless controller and also a remote control that appears to handle multimedia functions like audio and video playback, according to various online forums that track consumer technologies.

The console's power button has "skins," customizable appearances that can apparently be added by the user. Other peripheral devices that appeared in some of the shots include a headset and a kind of Web camera. The pictures first appeared prominently on the tech Web site Engadget.com.

Microsoft would not confirm any of the information circulating on the Web, saying that "everything you are reading about at this point is buzz and speculation."

Plenty of details remain to be revealed, including when Xbox 360 will be shipped, what it will cost, what will be included, what games will be available at launch and whether it will be compatible with games for the original Xbox.

More at Reuters

MouthShut.com - Product Review

MouthShut is one cool site that does some Product Reviews. From books to gadgets to Cars.

I saw this site when my wife pointed out some not so good ideas on the GoldQuest MLM Program.

Check it out. They

Dave's iPAQ Giveaway

Dave's iPAQ is giving away some goodies in their 5th Birthday bash. All you need is to answer their Qs in the forums and it starts 3 May 2005

| All you need to do is be registered in the Forums and answer a question about the product we are giving away. The first one who answers correctly in the forum is the winner. We have over 100 items we will be giving away so stay tuned every hour! |