Folks: We are putting together a huge Gadget Auction for Charity.

We’re raising money for our favourite charity: Compassion Child Sponsorship.

Check out the following items, most of which we acquired for our reviews.

They include the Logitech Harmony 1000i, a SleepTracker Watch, GPS and much more! 

All items are in as new condition and come complete in box with manuals and all accessories.

Total value when new: thousands of dollars! You are bidding on the whole lot!

Yes, this will be one, huge parcel with lots of high-tech toys!

Keep what you want, give away or sell the rest!

See also the links to the reviews of these products where you can find all the details, including pictures..

This is a quick preview as the 2007 Gadget Auction will be starting on eBay very soon. In fact, I just listed it here: Massive Gadget Auction for Charity - 290187819040

Bidding starts at just $1... 

HOT UPDATE:

Yes, bidding has passed the $500 mark which means we're throwing in extra goodies!!!

We'd like to ship the whole lot out to you before Christmas!

FINAL UPDATE: We raised a handsome $805 for Compassion!! Thanks to all who did the bidding and Congrats to Ray who's gonna have a grand time over Christmas! 

Introducing a new entrant to the MP3 player market - the tiny stylish Sansa Clip from SanDisk. 

The Sansa Clip is an ultra compact design with many features no doubt with the iPod Shuffle clearly in its crosshairs. 

SanDisk has kindly provided a unit for a test drive. 

While some companies are looking at developing digital paper, EPOS has taken the opposite tact - Digital pens.
 
The Digital Pen and USB Flash Drive is literally that. While writing like a normal pen on paper, the digital pen also transmits your scrawl to a stand alone USB flash drive wirelessly for later transfer to your PC.

Once on your PC, you can apply OCR or drop your images into your favourite design software.

No pricing or release details are available yet, but browsing the EPOS website reveals a number of related products set to revolutionise the way we record text at work, at home and at school.

Strictly speaking the EZ Yego does need a USB port, but thanks to its clever design, it gives back twice what it uses. The EZ Yego USB drive not only stores up to 4GB of data, but it also features a USB powered mini USB 2.0 hub, which allows you to connect a further two devices to your PC. Ingenious.

The RiDATA EZ Yego is available at numerous retailers online in black, blue, orange, green, purple and red. Prices seem to vary, but expect to pay about $14 for the 1GB right up to $60 odd dollars for the 4GB model. For full specifications and a list of retailers check out RiDATA’s website.

Apparently developed by Think Geek's simian sound scientists, the X-Mini Capsule Speak claims to deliver rich deep bass in a package no larger than a hen's egg. 

LaCie unveils their latest designer hardware in the guise of the LaCie Hard Disk. 

Designed by Neil Poulton, the very same who designed their FireWire speakers. 

The simple minimalistic name reflects the design of the LaCie Hard Disk, it evokes images of the monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey. 

The Linutop is a small Linux PC. Of course, if you think the Mac Mini is small, then perhaps the words, incredibly miniscule are closer to the mark.

Running a customised version of xubuntu Linux, this little box could replace your desktop for most common tasks, including what you're doing right now.

And if this wasn't impressive enough in a box slightly larger than a Nintendo DS, the Linutop does it all drawing a maximum of 5 watts - That's less than an energy saver light bulb!

Read on for the full review..

Brando’s USB 2.0 to SATA/IDE cable allows concurrent connections with SATA or IDE devices over the USB port and I thought it was sheer cabling genius.  The SATA/IDE cable was released recently and Brando has kindly provided a unit for this review. 

Access the Internet, Anytime, Anywhere and Free

DataWind and EFTel launch the PocketSurfer2 – the world’s fastest handheld mobile internet device

Sydney, 5th December 2007 – DataWind, a leading provider of wireless web access products and services, and EFTel Ltd, one of Australia’s largest Internet Providers, today announced the Australian launch of the PocketSurfer2 – a leap forward in mobile internet communications. PocketSurfer2 is a slimline handheld device that delivers the real web, fast and free. With PocketSurfer2, mobile users can surf the internet anytime, anyplace and enjoy the same rich media graphics and browser functionality of a desktop experience.

Read more below.

The Q5W is literally a PMP with the lot - The Q5W features a 5" touch screen, 40/60GB hard drive, Bluetooth and Wifi 802.11B/G connectivity and all in a tiny 5.46 x 3.48 x 0.79" package.

The device plays back all the audio and video you would expect and has a claimed battery life of 13 hours (audio) and 7 hours (video). The real question on everybody's lips however, is can it beat the touchscreen beauty that fruit company unleashed a while back?

Read on for a full list of specifications to see why it might just be able to..