The iCap (R) Portable Music Player from Gesten

The iCap Portable Music Player from Gesten
Technologies Can Save Your Hearing and Your Life

Lake Worth, Florida – December 15, 2008 – Active people looking for a safer way to listen to their favorite tunes on the go will benefit from a new portable music player called The iCap. This unique baseball cap based MP3 player with speakers allows them to listen to music and still hear all the traffic hazards and interact with the people around them.

Developed by Gesten Technologies LLC, The iCap is the most convenient and the only safe way to listen to music on the go. The iCap is the perfect companion when walking, jogging, skating, skateboarding, riding bicycles or motorcycles, and doing home improvement projects.

The iCap is completely wireless, with no more annoying headphone wires to get tangled up in. The stereo surround sound from the built-in speakers can be played low enough for private listening, or cranked loud enough to share with others.

“If you listen to loud music through earbuds, then you are risking long term hearing damage.” says Gesten Technologies President, Jeffrey Gesten. “If you listen while you are jogging or bicycle riding, then you are risking your hearing…and your life!”

The patented iCap system consists of a 1GB MP3 player, an FM tuner, a Voice Recorder, the SRS WOW^® digital surround sound chip, 2 speakers, and a cap. The voice recorder has a dedicated record button for creating reminders or shopping lists on the fly. The iCap contains a Micro SD card slot for expanded memory and playing the new Slot Music media format.

The system’s lightweight enclosure snaps into the visor of our included one-size-fits-all baseball cap. When worn backwards, The iCap fits under standard bicycle helmets and under shorty motorcycle helmets. The system also detaches from our cap to be used as a stand alone MP3 player that can be clipped to belts, backpacks, or any other caps. OEM,  private label, and licensing opportunities are available. The MSRP of The iCap is $119.95.

Source: icapmp3.com

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Get off the phone faster

Do you ever get stuck on the phone with a friend who keeps talking and talking and talking? If your problem is the length of your telephone calls and not that you no longer want to speak with them, here are some tips to get off the phone with a chatty friend minutes faster!

Set a time limit on the conversation and inform your chatty friend of it
You don’t need to start the conversation with “I have a stopwatch and once 10 minutes have passed my phone will automatically hang up” but you can let your friend know ahead of time that you really only have 5 minutes to talk. You may be uncomfortable setting a time limit on the conversation, especially if you’re the one who called, but the fact that you called means you want to keep in contact with and talk to your friend, and that is what your friend should focus on.

Listen more
If you’re stuck on how to be a good listener, read this. If you allow your friend to do most of the talking during the conversation, when the conversation ends, he or she will likely feel that it was a good (albeit short!) conversation, compared with if the talk is dominated by you and then cut off by you. If your call is purely to catch up, allow your friend to spend more time talking about what has been going on in her life (you probably won’t have to twist her arm to get it out of her!). Ask questions but let the majority of the talking come from your friend.

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Camping-related tips

Most things you need for camping.

Water jug
If you are camping on well established camping grounds that are provincially (state) regulated, you may have access to running water on the camp grounds. In Ontario, this water is perfectly fine for cooking with, brushing teeth and washing hands (and drinking too, although most bring their own water for that). Instead of shuffling over to the water pump every time you need to wash your hands, buy yourself a water jug that will hold several litres of water so you can minimize the number of trips you need to make.

Extra rope
If you enjoy going to the beach and swimming, or will be taking showers in the morning, you will likely have a soggy towel and/or suit that needs to be hung to dry. You can certainly use a tree branch to air your things but a rope strung between two trees would be a far neater solution.

Fire making 101
Making a fire may come easily to you but if it doesn’t, you should read up on how to create a roaring fire. Another way to help the fire making process is by collecting kindling (small pieces of wood used to keep the fire going) around your campsite, perhaps before setting up your tent. Provincial parks sell firewood but if you happen to have access to free wood at home or on the way to the camp site, you may want to take advantage of that as it will cut down on the expense.

Double duty items for meals
When planning meals, think of how some ingredients can be used for another meal: the bread used to make toast for breakfast could be wrapped around hotdogs, the hotdogs from lunch can be chopped up into the salad for dinner. If being economical is important, you can limit the number of food items you bring in order to ensure that each gets maximized (and hopefully used up!).

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Keep dark coloured clothing from fading

To set black coloured clothing and slow down the fading, wash it with 1/2 cup of salt or vinegar.

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