Made with a flexible rubber socket that slips over the top of most bottles and a standard tripod screw, the ingenious design turns your water bottle into the extra set of hands you need to take awesome pics.

The device works best with point and shoot cameras and bottles that are at least half full for obvious weight reasons.

It can also pivot about 15 degrees for extra flexibility. Cost about $10.

Cool.

Found via Rachel Ray magazine

Especially if you have a chronic disease such as diabetes, heart disease or allergies, the application helps users keep track of frequent tests and monitoring.  The information is input by the user and stored locally on the device.  Future version will support data sharing to enable users to manage data via Google Health’s web-based interface.

The app is $2.99 via the iTune App Store.

So I’m a huge Harry Potter fan and being a huge nerd comes along with the territory I guess. So although I know how lame this looks to other people, I think it’s pretty fun.

The Kymera Magic Wand universal remote is a magic wand for your television, literally. Just like spells in HP there are specific gestures to control volume and channel. It’s $84 so it will set you back a bit, but so will any other movie related prop or memorabilia, and this is much more useful.

So, for now, it only translates in Japanese, but I think that just makes it all that much more amusing. Tomy has released a new dog translator, the Bowlingual Voice.

You heard correct, a collar that will translate your dog’s barks into plain English (well, Japanese for now anyway). It’s a new addition (the old addition didn’t have the recorded human voice capability) and claims to be able to decipher six different doggy emotions for over 50 breeds of dogs.

The handheld controller features an action dictionary, to further decipher a dog’s mood, as well as a dog quiz, and doggy scheduler. I mean, obviously I’ll have to wait for an English version, but what a kick it would be at parties.

The evolution of comic books continues. iTunes has boasted a handful of comic reading applications for its ipod touch and the iphone, but now Marvel comics has officially jumped on board.

Through the comiXology, Fanelfly, iVerse, and Scrollmotion official Marvel comics can be downloaded and read for anywhere from .99 cents to $1.99. Current releases aren’t as extensive as they could be, but everyone starts somewhere, and it certainly is another step forward in comic’s accessibility.

Office Live also boosts working with a team b/c it tracks comments and actions allowing multiple people to work on the same document–no more searching for the latest version.

I’ve already found it useful b/c I work back and forth b/w two computers. Rather than emailing myself stories or information, I can now just put it “in the cloud” so I can access it wherever I happen to be.

Best part–it’s free!

Found via Hands on Small Business conference ( a free small business technology workshop coming to cities across America )

Of course, like anything on Facebook, when people get upset about something they start a group. In this case, it’s the “CHANGE FACEBOOK BACK TO NORMAL” group and it boasts more than 1,500,000 members.

Who’s in charge of the group? A 14-year-old from Apex, NC near Raleigh named Jonathan Woodlief. His parents had no idea until reporters started calling the home to talk with the boy.

He actually didn’t start the group, but noticed it didn’t have an administrator so he “clicked a button” to make himself the admin.

It’s just another in a line of controversial choices by the powers-that-be at Facebook. Facebook contends that it made the changes in response to feedback from its users.

Some have posted workarounds for the new reality, but nothing makes it like it used to be exactly.

The only thing certain in the social media world is change.

I’m a fan of solar chargers, and the environment, so it’s nice when an official tech company can get behind a green idea and officially endorse it.

That’s what has happened for Novothink’s solar charger for the iphone (second generation) and the ipod touch. The charger has been endorsed by Apple and even looks pretty appealing. Designed almost like a car dock for the iphone the charger slides over the back of the phone (or ipod) and contains LEDs so you can see how much of a charge you really have.

Sure the extra pack will be a little bulky, and a little expensive ($70) but think of the energy you’ll save. Think about the on the go possibilities. It could just be worth

It started October 4^th and it’s time to workout. Maybe this release would have been better timed over new years, but those of us who already enjoy Wii Fit are not complaining.

Wii Fit Plus ($99 with balance board $20 without) is the first upgrade to Nintendo’s incredibly successful Wii Fit system. The new game will feature all new yoga, strength, and game activities. New games include Skateboarding and Kung Fu. New customizable functions will allow users to personalize their workouts like never before. Pick a specific area for improvement and Wii Fit will suggest specific activities. Enjoy one specific exercise? Customize the amount of time you need/want to spend on it.

Wii Fit Plus also includes a new calorie counter for those who take their workout time particularly seriously. But hey, you’re playing a video game as exercise, how serious can you be?

The keyboard uses UV light to destroy germs that cause H1N1, MRSA, and more.

Vioguard’s product incorporates a standard keyboard and touchpad and requires no software or special hardware to function. The Vioguard system automatically retracts the keyboard and touchpad into its clean, light tight enclosure where it is flooded with germicidal ultraviolet light to safely disinfect the keyboard and touchpad surfaces after every use.

This would be a really great idea for businesses where multiple people use the same keyboard or public areas such as libraries where lots of people are touching the keyboard througout the day.

The system is $899 and will be available via Amazon.