Saturday, June 2, 2012

Latest Posts on Coolest Gadgets

Latest Posts on Coolest Gadgets


The Curve Handset and Dock – Old School Meets High Tech

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 08:50 AM PDT

Most people love their iPhones, in some cases the cell phone has even taken the place of the house phone, at the very least most homes have remote phones, those wireless little bricks in varying degrees of gray colored boredom, with a few tedious ringtones and usually very few special qualities that would make one stand apart from another.

That is until now, award winning French designer Davis Turpin brings us another of his graceful everyday designs in his new Curve BT iDock. Now you can charge your iPhone and even sync with iTunes with this Bluetooth connected charger with an attractive, yet substantial handset that just begs to be cradled between your shoulder and your ear, just like in the good old days.The Curve also expands the connection radius at home by allowing you to place your mobile phone at the location with strongest signal strength, and leave it there while you move about.

The Curve has volume control on the handset, and a dedicated iPhone dock that will simultaneously charge your iPhone, even while you are using the wireless handset. The Curve will recognize up to 2 Bluetooth devices at the same time, including iPhone, iPad or Android, and it’s perfect to use with Skype, Google Talk or other VoIP services.

To answer the phone you simply pick up the handset from the base, and if at the time you would prefer to use your iPhone, just grab it off the dock instead, and proceed as usual, swapping back and forth between the two requires only a 2 second button press.

The Curve is has special features like the ability to play music from your iPhone through external speakers, or a stereo receiver. You simply need an audio cable (available separately) to connect with the relatively standard 3.5 millimeter stereo plug.

The Curve really does put your old remote phone to shame, and it can be yours for under 99 bucks at Amazon.com

 

 

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Distortion Free Magnifying Light

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 06:30 AM PDT

The older we get, we start to notice that our bodies break down here and there, more often than not. Even when we eat, there might be a wayward crumb that happened to escape to the corner of our mouths without us noticing it, and our eyesight start to fail us as well. This is not exactly a fun ride, but it is inevitable if we were destined to live a long life. Well, for those who need help reading and viewing pictures and articles, perhaps Hammacher might have just the tool to help you out – with the $199.95 Distortion Free Magnifying Light.

This adjustable magnifying light is capable of delivering distortion-free, illuminated magnification from just about any angle, so you need not strain your eyes further. It will work differently from lesser spherical lenses which tend to distort images and cause eyestrain, as this superior magnifier’s aspheric lens will prevent such spherical aberration from happening, ending up with optimal clarity from edge to edge of the lens, never mind its current position.

The rectangular lens has a 11.75″ x 15.75″ viewing area and delivers 2X magnification which should be more than adequate to read small text or inspect fine details of collectibles or crafts. A dozen LEDs will line the underside of the lens, casting a bright white light without the glare that is commonly associated with fluorescent and incandescent bulbs.

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Battery Thermokruzhkus Mug

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 06:00 AM PDT

If you want to throw people off guard, then you would do well to bring this $14.99 Battery Thermokruzhkus Mug to the office. Yes, it sports a name that is nigh unpronounceable save for the geekiest of the lot, making it difficult for people to borrow your mug from you unless they pronounce it properly, intonations and all. Capable of holding up to 10 ounces of your favorite beverage, be it hot or cold, it is meant to work better with the former. After all, the battery that is imprinted on the outside of the Battery Thermokruzhkus Mug will “light up” whenever hot liquid is poured inside.

Whoever said that caffeine is not its own power source? They must be sorely mistaken then, as anything hotter than 96.8F (36C) will be able to let the green cells within the battery light up. With the passage of time, your beverage will cool down, and the battery then fade into emptiness.

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Logitech Ultimate Ears Personal Reference Monitors unveiled

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 05:30 AM PDT

Logitech has just announced what they deem to be the first personally tuned custom in-ear monitors in the world, known as the Ultimate Ears Personal Reference Monitors. I suppose that name is apt enough, and hopefully in time, reviews of its performance will be able to prove that it can live up to its name. Specially engineered to cater for your exact needs for fit, look and sound all rolled into one, the Ultimate Ears Personal Reference Monitors were specially created in order to deliver an experience which is touted to be as personal as your passion for music.

Just how does a pair of the Logitech Ultimate Ears Personal Reference Monitors come about? For starters, it will begin with the use of Logitech’s exclusive Personal Reference Tuning Box, where it enables you to precisely adjust the sound signature of the monitors depending on your listening preferences. The Personal Reference Tuning Box is capable of capturing your adjustments to the mix of highs, mids and lows, and from there, Ultimate Ears engineers will be able to utilize the collected information to craft a pair of Personal Reference Monitors that you can call your very own, boasting a sound signature that is based on those exact settings.

Philippe Depallens, vice president and general manager of Wearables at Logitech, said, "There are some people out there – and we've met many of them over the years – that know exactly what they need and want in terms of their sound signature. Our new, handcrafted Ultimate Ears Personal Reference Monitors are designed with these people in mind. The Personal Reference Monitors take custom in-ear monitors to a new level of personalization – creating an audio experience tailored to each individual listener.”

Boasting Logitech’s proprietary five-armature design, a three-way crossover circuit and triple-bore sound channels, the Ultimate Ears Personal Reference Monitor also comes with a detachable, low-profile, low-distortion cable that does away with the burdensome Y-joint connectors, where it will remain tightly braided to reduce friction, unraveling and tangling.

In terms of performance, how does the Ultimate Ears Personal Reference Monitors fare? It will deliver 26 dB of isolation and passive noise cancellation, which is similar to other Custom In-Ear Monitors, being compatible with wireless transmission systems for the stage as well as portable media devices. What sets it apart, however, would be a quartet of custom fine-wood faceplates which is available exclusively to Ultimate Ears Personal Reference Monitor customers.

The Ultimate Ears Personal Reference Monitors are tipped to arrive in the US from this month onwards, and they will not come cheap. Custom made stuff rarely do, so the asking price of $1,999.99 might just scare away most of us out there.

Press Release

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Battlefield 3 Razer BlackShark Collector’s Edition Gaming Headset

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 05:00 AM PDT

Gamers do take their hardware very seriously, and a souped up gaming machine can run into the thousands, not to mention it requires the relevant kind of peripherals to go along with it so that you will no longer have any excuse of not being able to frag that opponent ragged a thousand ways from seemingly impossible angles (with normal hardware, of course). Razer is one name that most people already know when it comes to quality gaming peripherals, and this fact is not lost on them – which is why they have come up with the Battlefield 3 Razer BlackShark Collector's Edition Gaming Headset.

This is a custom headset that is part of its Collector's Edition gaming peripheral suite. Plenty of thought have gone into its design, where we do know that it has been inspired by tactical aviator headsets and boasts of total audio immersion. The Razer BlackShark is touted to deliver the full force aural intensity of Battlefield 3, which is EA and DICE's military shooter masterwork, and also the fastest-selling game from EA ever to be released.

Battlefield 3 has been described to be one of the most physical, dynamic and progressive shooter experience available on the market at this point in time, so in order to increase the realism ante, Razer decided that their BlackShark headset will be able to give you that feeling as though you were on a genuine attack helicopter, piloting it with complete circumaural ear cups that were specially designed in order to cater for an authentic auditory in-game experience.

Razer is an old hat in this segment, where they will bring their superior sound-isolating technology in order to block out undesirable ambient noises, and during times when it is deathly quiet, the Razer BlackShark will feature a detachable boom microphone that you can strike up a conversation with the rest of your mates. for use on-the-go.

Sporting an exclusive Battlefield 3 design, the Razer BlackShark should be comfortable enough to wear for long gaming sessions without resulting in the burning feeling that your ears experience with cheaper headsets. The asking price is the same in terms of its numbers either side of the pond – $129.99 or €129.99, as it hits the worldwide markets this July.

Press Release

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These Shoes were Made for Charging

Posted: 31 May 2012 07:23 PM PDT

A tremendous amount of time has been spent developing new and cool gizmos and gadgets, and now a directly proportionate amount of energy is being spent finding alternate ways to power all our stuff. Smaller batteries, solar power, charging stations, thermo-electric power. We have a lot to choose from, and now we may not have to look much farther than our feet.

A guy from Kenya has just come forward with his invention, a device comprised of an incredibly thin chip of crystals that can actually create power as the sole of the shoe is flexed. This energy can be stored for later use, or charge your devices via a thin flexible cord from your shoe to your pocket, all while you walk, run, or jog.

Anthony Matua, the gentleman responsible for this awesome idea tells us that this chip can be inserted inside the sole of any shoe, with the exception of bathroom slippers, and evidently you don’t have to worry which shoes you choose as your “charging” pair as these crystals can also be moved from one pair to another.

So as you walk, you generate pressure and in turn, that pressure generates energy, so it looks as though in the future you may be able to just keep on talking, as long as you are able to keep on walking. Are you listening Nike? I see big things for this technology. The device has been patented and it looks like it may be set to enter the market at a very modest price point. Word is the equivalent of around 46 bucks will buy you a chip with a two and a half-year warranty.

 

Source: androidauthority.com

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