Have a crawling baby or know one. Don't you just feel horrible when they scrape their knees or get rug burn from trying to crawl too fast or on a rough surface? Here's a cool product we found that will make your baby happy. The knee pads are made of medical grade neoprene and secure with Velcro straps. They are good for babies that are from 4 months up to 4 years old.

The knee pads come in four different colors and all feature non-slip traction beads. The design also allows these to be used as elbow pads.

You can get yours at Snazzy Baby for about $19.95.

If you are in the market for a one stop shop router, look this way at the WRT610N Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router from Linksys.

In our tests we found the two simultaneous, separate, Wireless-N radio bands double your available bandwidth. The radios are compatible with all older technology like b and g networks so it wont hurt your pocket because you dont have to change all your equipment. This is great if you have laptops that are a few years old. It of course also works with the newer N technology and it does so simultaneously.

The router features a usb port that allows you to put an external usb hard drive or thumb drive. We tested this with an external usb hard drive and found it to be relatively easy to set up. The router allows you to set up a upnp server or even an ftp server that can be accessed from within your network or even through the web.

The 4-ports in the back are 10/100/1000 speeds so you can ultimately achieve connections that are up to 10 times faster than 10/100 connections. We feel this is the future of home networking since all new devices being introduced into the market support the gigabit speeds. One good example of this type of device is the very popular Plasy Station III or (PS3). The gigabit speeds are very noticeable when transfering large amounts of data from one device to another in a home network.

One thing to note is that the gigabit speeds will not make your internet any faster. Your bottelneck tends to be that of your links speed to the web via your internet service provider or ISP (upload / download speeds).

The Linksys WRT610N router features the LELA technology which is simply a push button setup to make connection simple, fast, and secure. In our trials we didn't attempt to use this as it was fairly easy to set it up with WAP2 security to give us our Wi-Fi advanced wireless security. The WRT610N has a powerful firewall that is also easily configured. It features access lists that can be programmed for specific times of day and everything.

Another cool feature was the Entertainment Optimized Network (EON), this technology allows you to prioritize your media traffic to optimize your experience. Lets say for example you are a gamer and grandpa came over to check his email on another computer in your network, you could easily set up the router to prioritize your gaming traffic and give granpa just the bandwith he needs to check emails from grandma...

We really enjoyed the setup as it was very simple to do and required minimal effort. The speeds were excellent on the wired sides and acceptable on the wireless side. Overall we liked the product and recommend it for anyone that needs the extra bandwith, or storage link features. We did however think that the $200.00 price tag was a bit much. In time the prices will go down and then it will make it an easy decision. For now the cheapest we have seen it is $159.00 on Amazon.

IN THE BOX
- Linksys WRT610N Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router
- Power adapter
- CD with installation software and manual.

THE GOOD
- Ease of set up
- Fast
- Aesthetically pleasing
- Simple ftp setup
- Easy upnp setup
- Straight forward graphical user interface

THE BAD
- When you grab the device your finger prints stay on it.
- Not stackable
- No way of changing https (secure) managment to a different port
- Did not get the distance we were expecting with wireless but it was acceptable.

WHERE TO BUY
-Amazon
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Let him know with a cup of Joe!

The Watch The Love Grow Pregnancy Mug is 3.75" tall, has a 3" diameter and features a large easy grip handle, perfect for hot drinks. It is dishwasher and microwave safe so the love won't just melt or wash away.

The cup sells for $12.99 and you can get yours at cafepress

The Tuttuki Bako Poking Box is made exclusively for those of us who must touch every button on a gadget when we go to the local electronic stores. You put your finger in the hole and poke animated low res images. Hey, it's fun to poke stuff.

Found at Geek Stuff 4 U for a little bit over $48.

We are back from the long holiday vacation today. Expect our entries to be ramped up over the next couple of days as we get back to the swing of things.

I never knew that there were consumer-grade cream whippers, so I was pleasently surprised to find this beautiful brushed aluminum dessert whipper that can mix syrups and cream to create a one-of-a-kind whip topping. You basically just fill up the cream chargers with the desired mix and you are good to go.

Found at iSi Store for $60.

Need a gigabit switch? Make sure you take a look at the Netgear GS608 8-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch. We tested one of these at our labs on a mixed network and were very impressed and unlike most network switches, it has a sleek design, so it blends in with any surrounding easily.

In our tests we set up the switch with four gigabit PC's, two 100 full, and a DNS-321 NAS box running gigabit speed. The performance was superb when transferring files. We recorded a 23.4GB file copy transfer from the NAS box to one of the PC's running on the gigabit side at a little over one hour.The gigabit speed is noticeable, giving you up to ten time faster speeds when transferring large files from one computer or device to another. The GS608 features 8 Ethernet Gigabit auto-sensing ports so it reduces the amount of work you need to do. The switch requires no software installation, so it is easy to set up. You basically plug in the UTP cables and play.

It is also easy to see which devices are running at gigabit speeds by the lights in the front. If the numbers are solid green you know you are running gigabit if it is orange you are running at 100MB.

We loved the Netgear GS608's simplicity and more than anything its price. You can find the switch for about $49.00 on Amazon - more than fair price for the work it does.

IN THE BOX
GS608 8-port Ethernet switch
Vertical stand
Power adapter
Installation guide
2 year warranty/support information card

THE GOOD
- Ease of set up
- Fast
- Aesthetically pleasing

THE BAD
- Can't think of any

WHERE TO BUY
Amazon

Tikoli's Cirius Kitchen Towel is a prime example of the company's niche - textiles for the modern kitchen. The 100% cotton, machine washable towel screams modern.

Found at Tikoli.

The leafy green bottom teeny-tiny ceramic measures only 3.5" in height and has a diameter of only 2.25", but packs a ton of character. The white porcelain has black button prints and a rich green color with a nice glaze to lock it all in. Good for paper clips and other small items around the office, or even a nice decorative touch.

Found at Circa Ceramic's Etsy Shop.

Measuring spoons have a tendency to go all over the place in the kitchen cabinets, so its no surprise the simple idea of magnetic measuring spoons works. The set of plastic spoons have magnets embedded in them so they are easy to snap off and more importantly, snap back into place. You could also attach them to your metal pans for easy access during cooking.

Found at Crate and Barrel.