Mice and MP3 players
Over the past several months I have just been getting by with a cheap mouse pad (from dell of all places) which has begun to crack and slide all over the place. I have a smoke tinted glass desk which causes a problem for any optical or laser mouse since the eye can’t see itself in the glass. Essentially I needed a new mouse pad and I didn’t want something that looked like poo. So I ordered one from Func Industries and it arrived yesterday. Wow, what a difference. It’s like they were made for each other and the little teflon shoes on the bottom of the mouse glide effortlessly across this pad. Well, see for your self what it looks like.
It’s made of an aluminum base. The gray insert is reversible with a very smooth side for graphic design accuracy, and a suede-like side for gaming.
Also, I picked up a Creative Zen 16Gb MP3 player (among other features) which is blowing my mind currently. The iPod has nothing on this little unit except for maybe capacity. Then again I got the small unit which is fine by me. I’m not limited to iTunes, in fact I don’t even use iTunes (neither should you) or limewire.
To say the least I am quite happy with both purchases. Google payed for them with Adsense. Thanks, Google!
Here’s a snippit from newegg.com
| General | |
| Brand | Creative |
| Series | ZEN |
| Part Number | 70PF216100111 |
| Type | MP3 / MP4 Player |
| Color | Black |
| Height | 3.26″ |
| Width | 2.16″ |
| Depth | 0.44″ |
| Weight | 2.1 oz. |
| Display | |
| Screen Size | 2.5″ |
| Screen Format | TFT |
| Display Resolution | 320 x 240 |
| Display Colors | 16.7 million color support |
| Memory / Storage | |
| Storage Medium | Flash Memory |
| Storage Capacity | 16GB |
| Support Cards | SD |
| Video | |
| Video Playback Formats | MJPEG/WMV9 and (with transcoding - MPEG1 and 2/MPEG4-SP/DivX 4 and 5/XviD) |
| Images / Text Viewer | |
| Images Formats | JPEG and (with transcoding - GIF/TIFF/PNG/BMP) |
| Digital Audio | |
| Supported Audio Formats | MP3/WMA/non-protected AAC/WAV/Audible 2,3 and 4 |
| EQ | Acoustic, classical, disco, jazz, new age, pop, rock and vocal |
| Radio | |
| Tuner Bands | FM |
| Radio Preset Station Qty | 32 |
| Connections | |
| PC interface supported | USB 2.0 |
| Power Source | |
| Battery Life(Audio Playback) | Up to 30 hours of continuous audio playback |
| Battery Life(Video Playback) | Up to 5 hours of continuous video playback |
| Minimum System Requirements | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows XP (Service Pack 2), Microsoft Windows Vista |
| Peripheral(s) | USB Port |
| System Requirements Details | 130MB free hard drive space (more for audio content storage) |
| Additional Features | |
| Additional Features | Album Art Voice recorder Clock and alarm function Volume restriction Customizable main menu Functions as an external hard drive Organizer: Syncs with and views Microsoft Outlook Contacts, Calendar & Tasks |