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The Piranha by Pocket Tool X might just be the last tool for you. A multipurpose tool that has a double-ended bit holder, both open and box wrenches, a bottle opener, a nail puller, a scraper, and pry ends -- and it's made of heat-treated S30V Stainless Steel -- which means it should be sturdy enough to make it through a few camping trips. The tool is available for pre-order now, with shipments heading out sometime in December, and for $49 it could be yours.

Ever want to sit down and sketch out the next Mona Lisa but dont have a pad or pencil? Well now you can(with a capable windows mobile phone that is). Enter Dynalink. DynaInk has different drawing utensils to choose from, pencil, brush or pen, with changeable ink widths and an easy to use color selection. A neat feature is the ability to load a picture file or create a background using your camera. This is great for those who like to draw on top of images. For novice artists, you can load an image, trace some of it, then remove the image – leaving only the ink. check it out her at DynaInk homepage .

Happy Thanksgiving everybody. Have a wonderful and food filled day

The DROID Eris was launched by Verizon a few weeks ago with a price tag of $100, that is, after mail-in rebate of $100 plus a 2-year contract. But if that price is still too expensive don’t worry because Wallmart is going to have them for only $30 after a $150 instant discount. Go ahead and treat yourself to something for Christmas.

Those of us that use mobile devices that make use of Google Local Search have a surprise in the upcoming searches. Google has added a new feature, coupons. Coupons are now supported in Google Local Search and anyone that searches for a specific business and visits the company’s page, will have access to the coupons.

The Dell Vostro A90 is available for a limited time for just $184. For that low price It comes with an Atom N270 processor, 1GB RAM, an 8GB SSD, 8.9-inch, 1024×600 LCD display, Wi-fi b/g and 4-cell battery and it runs Ubuntu 8.04, which can easily be upgraded to the latest Ubuntu 9.10 version. [ Visit Dell Shop ]

Dell is selling the Droid for $119 with new 2-year contract (or a contract extension for existing customers), and will even ship the handset to you for free via Fedex. Dell’s $119 Motorola Droid

A new report on TechCrunch states that Google is developing its own Android phone from the ground up, to be sold under the Google branding. All the information is mostly unconfirmed rumors, but the information indicates that the device will be produced by a major phone manufacturer and that Google will be in charge of everything, including the design and hardware specification. If true, the Google phone is expected to be released early next year backed by a major marketing push.

Built by CAA Tactical , This conversion adds a stock, front grip, picatinny rails, sight/scope and extra mag holder, while being compatible with a silencer. But it doesn't extend the barrel.

From noon to midnight UTC, or 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST, on Thursday, Nov. 26, all calls made to U.S. landlines and mobiles using the Truphone application will be free from anywhere in the world. More information is available here: www.truphone.com/thanksgiving .