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The major gadget e-tailer, Newegg.com’s goal is to be able to ship via UPS ground to its customers within 1 – 2 days, hence the creation of these warehouses across the US. The New Jersey warehouse is able to reach customers in NY within a day and most other places on the East Coast within two via UPS ground.

AnandTech takes us on an awesome tour of their New Jersey facility.  If you’ve ever wondered how one of these high tech routing and shipping centres operate – here’s your chance!

The more I think about it, the more our technology is straying into the realm of Star Trek. Thankfully we’re not all donning skin-tight spandex suits yet, but when we start wearing our technology, someone has to make the hard calls on what’s fashionable and sexy. Hot or not? Read on for our verdicts!

NEC Leather Belt Phone

This concept phone from NEC doubles as a leather belt, I’m hoping you can answer the phone without taking your belt off each time. Just try not to check your phone screen too often though, otherwise people might start thinking that you have an unhealthy obsession about your crotch.

Verdict: HOT in a not-so practical kinda way

Arriva/iPod Shuffle Wireless Headphones

The designers at Arriva probably thought they were onto something when they combined a neckband type headphone unit with a 2nd-gen iPod shuffle, thus making it “wireless”. Kudos for simplicity, not so for coolness. Hey buddy, is that a iPod Shuffle stuck to that back of your head?

Verdict: Definitely NOT, unless you’re intending to be the target for schoolyard bullies.

Lord of the GPS Rings

A British Royal College of Art designer dreamt this up, no doubt after a marathon session of watching A.I. and Men In Black I and II. This GPS navigation unit has two rings that you wear on both hands, and they vibrate to tell whether to turn left or right. No, E.T. you can keep your ugly alien tech, thank you very much.

Verdict: NOT in a million years!

THiX RE Dual LCD Watch

This one doesn’t do much other than tell the time and sit on your wrist and look pretty, but oh how very pretty it is. It has a dual backlit LCD that can be set to different time zones, functions (day/date), and has other cool features such as a stopwatch, multiple alarm settings, and being water-resistant up to 100 feet.

Verdict: H-O-T, with a capital-H!

Well there you have it folks, the latest from the world of wearable technology, complete with our recommendations on whether to match these with your Armani suits, or whether you’d be sitting ducks for the fashion police. Don’t say we didn’t warn you…

The iJet iPod Wireless Remote Controls have hit Australia’s fair shores. These iPod remote controls boast a whopping 150ft control range – will give you more freedom to do what you want without the messy wires! Other great features are the 5 button/ 9 function remote, water resistant remote, rechargeable battery and packaged belt clip.

Check out iPodlounge’s review of the iJet Wirless RF Remote

Elesken, famous for the SPV fabric keybard, is planning to release a new version with bluetooth, and generic compatibility with mobile phones, PDAs, Tablet PCs, Laptop PCs and other bluetooth enabled devices. The standard keybard is built in the Eleksen Elektex fabric and is lightweight, compact, and incredibly durable and is available in a variety of different languages.

No release date yet, but looks pretty sweet if you ask me!

As I was doing my regular Gizmodo squiz, I came across these iPod bags with integrated speakers. Are these really practical? I mean you wouldn’t use these in the train or any type of public space unless you have a total disregard for people’s private audio space. And when at home I’m sure iPoders would prefer to use their surround sound PC or stereo speakers. Perhaps the designers had students in mind who like to sit on the grass with their favourite tunes blasting away from their bag? A definite attention grabber no matter if you think it’s useful or not!

Coming soon to a device near you – UCLA researchers have succeeded in creating a handheld device that can generate tiny nuclear-fusion reactions at room temperatures. “Not strong enough to produce either power or explosions, the new gadget produces at most about 800 neutrons each second, a puny amount. But the device may one day become a cheaper and more precise way to screen airport baggage or to propel small spacecraft, say the device’s creators.”

I’m looking forward to the day when we can not worry about recharging our fusion-powered laptops every few hours, or forget about putting gas into our fusion-powered cars.