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If you’re a digital artist, there’s a good chance you’ve had your eye on Wacom’s new Intuos4 tablets. The gang at PC Magazine have just put one through the ringer — and have been kind enough to post a review for all and sundry to peep as well. According to the reviewer, the device occupies a “sweet spot” in the company’s lineup. While offering decent resolution and pressure sensitivity when compared to the cut-rate Bamboo (the Intuos4 responds to as little as one gram of pressure), it still can’t hold a candle to the Cintiq series — except in price. The latter will run you up to two grand, while Wacom’s newest starts at $229 and includes any two of: Photoshop Elements, Autodesk Sketchbook Express, and Corel Painter Sketch Pad. But that ain’t all — be sure to hit that read link for the full review.

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By Luke Anderson

One of the main reasons that I miss calls is that I’ve left my phone on vibrate, and I don’t feel it go off. If an important call comes in, there’s no really good way to know I’ll get it without turning the ringer back on, or leaving my phone out where I can see it (or hear it vibrate). One solution we’ve seen in the past is the Vibrating Bluetooth Bracelet. It was an interesting gadget, if a little plain. Well the idea has been updated, with one very important new feature.

The new Bluetooth Bracelet also vibrates to let you know there is a call, but takes things a step further by displaying caller ID info. Now you’ll know if it’s that important call you’ve been waiting for without pulling the phone out of your pocket. The price is right too, at $26, it’s almost half the price of the original.

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By Luke Anderson

I have a problem that recurs almost every winter. No one can get through to me cell when I’m driving, since I just toss my phone in my coat pocket. I usually have my music loud enough that I don’t hear the ringer, and the vibrating is useless. I’ve been better about it since I picked up my iPhone as I tend to plug it into my stereo (and thus my music is muted when a call comes in). Well if you tend to run into a similar issue of missing calls in the car, you might invest a few bucks in one of these Mathmos Badges.

These are actually meant for attaching to a bag or piece of clothing, however, I think with a bit of work you could affix it somewhere in your car. Sure, it might be a bit cheesy looking, but if your calls are important it just might be worth it. You can pick one up for about $9, the only catch is that they don’t work with 3G phones.

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Face it, kids. You missed the best time to be a teenager by around five or so years. As it stands now, technology is cutting into that adolescent fun, with device like Ford’s MyKey and this one here ensuring that you’re actually safe behind the wheel. In all seriousness, the terribly named Key2SafeDriving is a fine concept (at least in the parent’s eye), as it fuses a cellphone jammer (of sorts) into a key fob in order to put the kibosh on freeway conversations. Essentially, the signal blocking kicks into action anytime the “key” portion is flicked out, connecting to a handset via Bluetooth or RFID and forcing it into “driving mode.” No actual jamming, per se, is going on; it’s more like a manual override of the ringer. Anyone who phones / texts you while you’re safely driving will receive an automated response informing them of such, though we are told that handsfree devices can be utilized. Researchers at the University of Utah are hoping to see it on the market within six months via a private company “at a cost of less than $50 per key plus a yet-undetermined monthly service fee.”

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