The XBIZ Weekly Tech Watch

Pop-up hotel rooms, two-wheeled futuristic vehicles and automated foosball tables are the highlights of this week's Tech Watch, which caters to gadget enthusiasts everywhere.

• Here's an interesting online utility: TinyPaste.com, which lets users send convenient, short URLs that link directly to bodies of text.

• For the anal-retentive planner, there's WhenIsGood.net, an online calendar app.

• Maxtor has unveiled a new 1 terabyte hard drive.

• Animation enthusiasts can look for the next "South Park" at Aniboom.com.

• Adult webmasters who run dating sites may be interested in Eyealike.com, a program that lets users choose mates based on visual preferences.

• Industry profesisonals who love to travel can use TripSay.com to share their experiences with others.

• Foosball maniacs who can't find a partner can play on this new mechanized table.

• MarineAV has unleashed their new 70-inch LCD HDTV on the masses.

• Gaming fans might be interested to check out RocketOn.com, a new multiplayer universe that will take players across the entire Internet.

• There are some outdoorsmen who prefer to bring the amenities of home with them. Abilmo's new pop-up hotel rooms aim to help make that happen.

• This new two-wheeled concept car may look incredibly cool and incredibly dangerous, but it runs on hydrogen, which, as the most common element in the universe, doesn't cost $5 a gallon.

• HTC has unveiled a new touch-phone to compete with the Apple iPhone.

JibeMobile.com seeks to unify social-networking and mobile phones.

• For web developers who want to build a Flash website without actually buying Flash, Wix.com offers free online tools for building Flash apps.

• Though not adult-friendly, Multiply.com combines social-networking with data storage.

Centrif.net combines social bookmarking with a search engine. Users submit what they think would be the best results for different search terms.

• Karaoke has invaded the social networking world with RedKaraoke.com.

• In the market for a house? Hoodeo.com seeks to match buyers with the best possible home.

SocialBrowse.com offers a micro-blogging platform for link-sharing enthusiasts – it's sort of a Twitter for links.

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