Saturday, February 27, 2010

Latest Posts on Coolest Gadgets

Latest Posts on Coolest Gadgets

SMASH guitar meant to be destroyed

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 06:09 PM PST

Don’t you just wish that you could play the role of a rock star sometimes, having tons of adoring groupies who are willing to jump into bed with you any second? Of course, before that happens, you would have reached a crescendo in your concert by smashing your expensive, custom-made guitar into smithereens on the stage for one plain, simple reason – simply because you CAN. What about ordinary folk like you and I? This is where the SMASH guitar comes in – it is affordable at $60 each, and are made out of completely recyclable products, which means the environment doesn’t suffer (apart from the noise pollution at concerts). Now how about that – is the price tag still too much to consider going nuts, just for once?

Source: OhGizmo!

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Chat Pillows

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 06:01 PM PST

At $14.99 apiece, these unique Chat Pillows are definitely worth checking out if you’re part of the savvy Internet generation. They come in the form of chat bubbles, with a choice of LOL, WTF and OMG words which come in blue, red and green colors, respectively. Perfect to throw a party with the rest of the boys at your place while giving high fives all around on how “cool” your pad is simply due to such special pillows. Made from 100% soft fleece exterior and being filled with polyester, each of these Chat Pillows measure 12″ tall and 11″ wide – if only more versions could be released including “BBQ” and “IMHO” among others…

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MiLi iPhone Projector

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 05:41 PM PST

We’ve seen plenty of pico projectors in the past, but here’s one that targets the iPhone specifically – the MiLi iPhone Projector. It works with the iPod as well, offering you a way of viewing all those GBs of video files stored on your device without having to squint your eyes after a while due to the screen size. After all, this projector will throw a much larger image onto any decent surface, letting not only you but others around to check out the latest episode in your favorite drama series. You can pick one up for £229.

Compatible with both the iPhone and the iPod (so anyone who hasn’t made the leap to iPhone yet is still ok), the MiLi Projector is the only portable media viewing device you’ll need. Not that many people need more than one, but you get the idea. It’s a bit like having a cinema in your pocket, but without the sticky floors and lack of leg-room, and with a maximum projection of 70 inches you’ll feel like you’ve stumbled into a very comfortable multiplex. There are some nice integrated speakers and even a remote control to adjust the whole thing with. You can either opt for good ol’ wall socket power or charge it up via USB, which will give you 1.5 hours of viewing time. The focus is fully adjustable, it’ll charge your iPhone/iPod, you can connect other external video devices like a PC, Laptop (perfect for presentations), DVD player or VCR thanks to the AV in/out connection… the list of features just goes on and on. Heck, it’s even got its own cute little stand.

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Weigh to go double checks weight limit

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 05:40 PM PST



You know that living out of a suitcase is no fun for most folks as the novelty wears off after a while, and not to mention having the spectre of the luggage weight limit hanging over your head most of the time. Well, Weigh to go is here to save the day, where it comes with two Velcro straps alongside a lockable steel carabineer that ensures it isn’t stolen that easily. All you need to do is lift the Weigh to go for five seconds and wait for it to issue a reading of your luggage’s weight in either kilograms or pounds. At $33 a pop, it helps you save much more on unwanted excess baggage charges.

Source: Gizmodiva

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Cleankeys keyboard is easy to clean

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 05:07 PM PST

Seeing these Cleankeys keyboard reminds me of the Atari 400. Some of you may not remember this slightly cheaper version of the Atari 800 home computer that used a TV as a monitor, but the keyboard did not have the individual keys like the ones on most of our PCs and laptops of today.

The problem with the 400 is that they had a way of not relaying input when then were touched lightly. Hopefully, the people who made the Cleankeys have solved this problem, but I think that their goal was to make a computer keyboard that would be easily cleanable.

All you need to do is just wipe it down like you would a window. Not only is this a computer for all germphobics, but for most offices where computer keyboards are shared amongst employees.

The cleankeys have a numeric keypad, and what looks like a circular touchpad in its lower right hand corner. Now, an easily cleanable keyboard is the good news. The bad news is the price tag. It costs about $400.

Yeah, I don’t know about you, but I’m willing to take a risk with germs rather than pay that price for a keyboard, which is about four times more than a regular keyboard. Maybe if it was wireless, I would pay a little more, but that is usually it.

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Guppie is one tool to rule them all

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 04:30 PM PST

We have reported on the Lil Guppie before, and I suppose that this is the next step up, the Guppie. Actually, I think that this Guppie is the same as the Lil Guppie, just like Lil Bow Wow is the same as Bow Wow. (Oh, why do those young rappers put Lil in front of their names? Don’t they know that they will grow out of the Lil?)

This Guppie is one tool that I would have in my pocket, possibly the only one. The Guppie has an adjustable wrench with the crescent wrench adjuster worm gear. It also has a flip-out knife, and an LED flashlight, but I don’t see it in my picture. Did I mention the beer bottle opener? It’s got one, and I’m guessing its by its weird flip-up handle.

It also has a screwdriver with some magnetic heads, and the user can add his or her own.

All in all, the Guppie is the one tool to rule them all, like it says in my headline. By the way, there have been many a geek who has used that one (insert pronoun here) to rule them all headline. It probably isn’t worth it to use it again.

I’m not certain why it is called the Guppie. Is that because it is fish shaped, like a guppy? By the way, if you run a search on Guppie, one definition is “a gay yuppie”. Not something I would name a tool after, and I definitely wouldn’t have put “Lil” in front of it.

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Nintendo Wii could help stroke victims recover

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 03:56 PM PST

We have reported how WiiSports and other Wii activities are simply not as good real exercise.

However, a recent research project by the American Stroke Association International Stroke Conference 2010 would suggest that playing these virtual reality games could help stroke victims improve their motor function.

This study was based on 20 stroke survivors, and both groups engaged in eight one hour sessions over a two week period approximately two months after suffering from a stroke. The ones who played Wii Tennis as well as Wii Cooking Mama demonstrated “significant” motor “improvement in speed and extent of recovery”.

According to Gustavo Saposnik, the director of the Stroke Outcomes Research Unit at the Li Ka Shing Institute at St. Michael’s Hospital, this is the first randomized clinical study showing that Wii gaming technology can produce effective stroke rehabilitation.

In all honesty, this reminds me of a recent episode of The Simpsons. On this episode, there was a Plot B involving Lisa giving Grandpa Simpson and his rest home a Zii gaming system. Yeah, it’s clear what Zii is satirizing, and the gameplay of ZiiSports was enough to get all of the senior citizens of the rest home on their feet again. Too bad the nurses didn’t feel the same way.

Still, the prospect of the Wii helping victims of strokes is interesting enough to follow up with more studies.

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Landport Solar-Powered Speakers

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 12:30 PM PST

Apparently these oddly shaped speakers are Japan’s very first set of active speakers that are solar-powered.  These look more like a cryptic scroll than a set of speakers, but they are speakers.  They’re also speakers that will help you become just a little more eco-friendly.  After all, every little bit helps.  These flat speakers are shaped just right to give you the sound you need and suck up all the sun they’ll require to keep up and running.

Once the Lithium-ion battery has managed to get a full charge, the speakers will run for a full 8 hours continuously.  The 19.5cm by 11.2cm by 5cm speaker can be connected to your iPod or MP3 player through the stereo mini input.  It weighs 290 grams and will be released in Japan sometime this coming March.  At that time it’ll be priced at 5,250 Yen or right around $58.

Source: TechFresh

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Antenna disguised as picture frame

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 11:40 AM PST

A TV antenna is not something that’s typically left in plain sight if it can be helped.  Usually they’re a bit on the ugly side and everyone can identify one on sight.  If you don’t want to leave out an antenna that announces its presence in your living room, you might want to pick this one up.  Instead of being too obvious, it looks like nothing more than a normal picture frame.  Not a digital one, but at least it’ll show off one of your pictures.

The antenna can receive DAB, DVB-T & ATSC signals.  It’ll also work out just fine to pick up those analog TV signals.  It claims it’ll even work for those that in the past have had to rely on the large outdoor antennas.  It has a USB interface as well as an optional power supply.  It also of course has low noise and low distortion amplifiers.  It’ll work with either your TV or PC.   You can purchase one for $39.99 through Clixxun.

Source: Crunchgear

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Growin Up Speaker System

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 10:47 AM PST

If you’re tired of all of your speakers lacking any organic gadget feel, then this speaker system should be a nice change.  Instead of trying to look like every other cutting edge speaker system out there, these take a cue from the trees.  This system makes it so that it looks like a bright white trunk is slowly growing up from the floor and the speakers sprout out of the side of the trunk.

The bright white contrasted with the black gives the set a very modern feel, all the while still being earthy.  It’ll give you the best of both worlds.  The low tone speakers are closer to the ground, while the high pitched sounds go towards the top.  They’re capable of being stacked together or even used separately.  These speakers are a concept design by Marcos Ignacio Madia.  That also means that these will probably be a little hard to get your hands on.

Source:  CribCandy

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Posted: 25 Feb 2010 09:01 PM PST

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Posted: 25 Feb 2010 09:01 PM PST

Toshiba Portégé M780 Tablet PC announced

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 06:26 PM PST



Toshiba knows that the tablet road could very well be the next big thing, and has hence come up with the Toshiba Portégé M780 Tablet PC that boasts multi-touch display capability to keep up with the times. Capable enough to deliver an enhanced computing experience to students, educators and business professionals via the now well-known benefits of touch, it also offers an alternative platform to everyday computing which is sure to get your friends all curious about your latest purchase. Granted, this will be much more hefty compared to a skinny and lightweight netbook, but the features and specifications which we’ll look at later after the jump might just persuade you to pick one up.

The Toshiba Portégé M780 Tablet PC will run on the Windows 7 Professional operating system in order to take full advantage of the built-in touch capabilities found there, helping turn everyday interactions into a simple and intuitive affair. Basically, users are able to scroll through Web pages and documents easily with but a touch of a finger, letting you tap to launch programs and open files in a jiffy. Toshiba has also thrown in their very own touch-enabled ReelTime and Bulletin Board applications that aim to help users find and organize information in a more conducive manner.

What can you expect to find in the chassis of the Portégé M780 Tablet PC? Well, it boasts an Intel Core processor, faster DDR3 memory, Toshiba's eSATA/USB combo port with Sleep and Charge and Windows 7 Professional – although you can downgrade to Windows XP Professional if that is your cup of tea. This 12.1″ LED backlit display tablet is also rugged enough to shrug off the occasional bump and spills courtesy of Toshiba's EasyGuard technology that comprises of a hard drive impact sensor, LCD display protection, spill resistant keyboard and PC Health Monitor. Depending on your budget, the Titanium Silver Portégé M780 Tablet PC will start from $1,279 upwards.

Press Release

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SanDisk G3 SSD now available

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 06:19 PM PST



SanDisk is well known for its range of flash memory products, and this time round their latest efforts has resulted in the SanDisk G3 Solid State Drive (SSD) which is being shipped to retailers on both sides of the pond – North America and Europe. The flash memory-based SanDisk G3 SSD will be able to offer a compelling alternative to a 7,200 RPM Hard Disk Drive (HDD) for many customers, regardless of whether you are a do-it-yourself enthusiast, an IT manager who is looking to improve the performance of your company’s machines, or basically anyone who wants to ensure that their data storage device comes with increased durability and performance with high reliability round-the-clock.

Take the flagship 120GB SanDisk G3 SSD for example – it boasts an unprecedented long term reliability which allows it to endure up to 80 terabytes (TB) of data written to it over its lifetime. This is made possible thanks to its smart flash management system known as ExtremeFFS technology which enables the SSD to accelerate random write performance, resulting in an extended endurance of SanDisk G3 SSD when used in computers running on operating systems such as Microsoft Windows XP and Windows 7. Since the SanDisk G3 SSD does not rely on moving parts, durability is improved which helps resist drive damage. SanDisk has also ensured that its G3 SSD is backed by rigorous shock and vibration testing procedures, and hence are confident enough of offering a 10-year limited warranty which is one of the best-in-class quality assurance that could only come from a trusted leader in flash memory.

Performance-wise, the SanDisk G3 SSD is no slouch as it opens files up to twice as fast as a 7,200 RPM HDD, letting you enjoy speedier boot up times as well as overall improved system responsiveness. Capable of hitting a sequential performance of up to 220 megabytes per second (MB/sec) read speed and up to 120MB/sec write speed, you might want to consider the SanDisk G3 SSD as your next computer upgrade option since it helps reduce maintenance requests associated with disk drive failure. The 120GB version is going for $399.99, but if you don’t need that much space (or are on a tight budget), then you can pick up to 60GB model for $229.99.

Press Release

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Otamatone Electronic Instrument

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 05:56 PM PST

Love making music from instruments, but want to be more adventurous by trying out something new? The Otamatone Electronic Instrument might be your cup of tea as it comes in one extremely cute form factor, alongside a face. Yes sir, this Japan-flown musical instrument is a snap to pick up, where you place a finger on the stem to choose the pitch. In order to get vibrato, just squeeze on the note’s rubber cheeks repeatedly and you’re good to go, since this will open the Otamatone Electronic Instrument’s mouth. You’ll need to be blessed with a really great musical ear since the strip on the stem is missing pitch labels and frets. Interested? This cute little bugger can be yours for $34.99.

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Garia LSV Concept Car

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 05:40 PM PST



If you’re going to pay a visit to Geneva this coming March 4 to 14, chances are you would be attending the world-renowned motor show. While we’re pretty sure that there will be plenty of cool looking sets of wheels there, the Garia LSV Concept Car is one that ought to catch your eye as well, after all, this is a street legal version of The Garia Golf Car. This low speed vehicle is able to travel on public roads in the U.S. that are normally not accessible to regular golf carts or neighborhood electric vehicles, hence its attraction for its versatility. You will also find a host of street legal safety equipment such as seatbelts, license plate and side mirrors. Expect to see the Garia LSV hit the US market sometime this summer, but for flks living in the EU, theirs will be a non-street legal vehicle. Hmmm, what gives?

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