Thursday, January 7, 2010

Latest Posts on Coolest Gadgets

Latest Posts on Coolest Gadgets

Greenhouse Cork USB Drive

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 11:00 AM PST

green-house-cork

Those that enjoy their bottles of wine on a pretty regular basis, might like a reminder of what is waiting for them if they can ever manage to get their work done for the day.  This cork may not look like much, but once opened up it reveals a flash drive to keep all of your important or not so important documents on.

It’s a pretty simple device beyond that it has the novelty of being a cork.  Plus it is nice that the cork actually has the USB drive’s information printed directly on the cork.  Then you’ll always be able to easily remember that there’s only 2GB of memory on the drive.  It’s not out just yet though, it’ll start shipping out at the beginning of February.  You can currently pre-order it for ¥ 4,750.00 or about $51 from Geek Stuff 4U.

Source: TechFresh

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iVictrola iPhone and iPod Touch Amplifier

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 09:52 AM PST

iVictriola-1

If you prefer new technology that looks much older than it actually is, then this device would be great to have lying around.  It looks like more of an antique than an even remotely new gadget.  Yet it will happily play your iPod all day long and without using a single battery.  Not only that, but you won’t be forced to plug this into the wall either.  Making this an extremely convenient gadget.

It seems almost impossible for there to be no batteries, nor the need for it to be plugged in.  Not to mention that this doesn’t use a solar panel or anything else along those lines.  Instead it uses an entirely acoustic amplification.  The horn is made from metal, which actually maximizes that amplification.  The base itself is hand-carved from walnut, that walnut is pulled from remnants of high-end furniture.  Unfortunately, this device is fairly expensive, it’ll cost you $400.

Source: Technabob

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Posted: 05 Jan 2010 09:01 PM PST

Klipsch LightSpeaker brings sound and light together

Posted: 05 Jan 2010 09:29 PM PST

Light-Speakers-SystemI saw this product at CES Unveiled, and I couldn’t help but wonder why someone hadn’t thought of mixing a light and a speaker together before.

Klipsch’s LightSpeaker, developed by Kadence Designs LLC, comes with a dimmable LED bulb and full-range speaker, which enables it to fit into five and six inch recessed light fixtures with a standard Edison socket. Accessories will allow the LightSpeaker to accommodate floor lamps, table lamps, as well as hanging light fixtures.

The LightSpeaker uses a 20 watt high-performance, low distortion digital amplifier for energy-efficient sound. The audio is delivered wirelessly with a standalone 2.4 GHz transmitter. So your sound can be taken from a laptop, CD Player, or iPod. The LightSpeaker can accommodate up to eight LightSpeakers, and it can equalize stereo sound in many rooms. Yes, with the simple application of light, all sound will be transferred across the house.

The LED bulb is rated for 40,000 hours, which enables it to last for 15 years. It can supposedly reduce daily lighting expenses by 80 percent, because it uses 10 watts to produce light that are bright enough to replace up to a 65 watt blub.

The LightSpeaker is slated to be released in March as a bundled package. A set consists of two LightSpeakers, transmitter, radio frequency remote, mini-jack to RCA plug cable, lenses and trim, and will sell for $599. A single one will sell for about $249.

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Parrot’s AR.Drone flys high at CES Unveiled

Posted: 05 Jan 2010 08:52 PM PST

CIMG2216What you see here is not a UFO appearing at CES Unveiled, but Parrot’s new product. Yes, this is Parrot, who has produced some quality digital picture frames, Bluetooth devices, and speakers, but never anything like this. This would be like Logitech making an awesome armored tank.

There was a swarm of cameras around this identified flying object at the Venetian Casino in Las Vegas, and it was not hard to see why. What you can’t see is that this quadricopter can be controlled by an iPhone or iPod Touch. You also might not be able to see the front camera shooting at 15 fps at a resolution of 640 x 480 and can stream video to the iPhone/iPod Touch.

The purpose of the AR.Drone is not to simply create a flying vehicle, but Parrot has taken it one step further. Their intention is to make the software open source, so that programmers will be able to create games for the AR.Drone. Just imagine a little augmented reality, and the simple flight becomes a daring mission. These games are intended to be played with other users via Wi-Fi Network.

Unfortunately, I didn’t get any word when the AR.Drone will be available, nor a price. I can’t believe that the price will be anything but expensive. I can easily see the AR.Drone sweeping the nation, as it was the coolest thing that I have seen at CES 2010 so far.

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Light Touch takes virtual interfaces to a colorful level

Posted: 05 Jan 2010 04:37 PM PST

Light Touch uses a laser driven, interactive holographic display

Light Touch uses a laser driven, interactive holographic display

Man, it seems like years ago that a small company in Israel introduced us to a light projected keyboard interface. If you remember it, it displayed a red keyboard template and the projector was able to determine what key the user was pressing and translate it to text on a screen. This enabled the user to completely get rid of a physical QWERTY keyboard and provide extra space on the desk (which I could use considering I'm using two keyboards at the moment). But Light Blue Optics is taking it to a whole new level with Light Touch, a complete keyboard and display interface which brings computing to just about any surface.

Light Touch can be used on any surface where a computer is needed.

Light Touch can be used on any surface where a computer is needed.

The Light Touch system uses a tiny, iPod sized laser projector to project an interactive image onto any surface. In addition to the Qwerty Keyboard, it also display images like a small monitor display. Currently, the technology is WVGA resolution, but the images are auto focusing. The Light Touch is also WiFi and Bluetooth capable with 2GB of on board memory and a microSD slot that supports up to 32GB of additional memory.

No word on price or availability but the Light Touch will be unveiled this week at CES in Las Vegas, so there will probably be more details forthcoming.

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