Thursday, August 9, 2012

Latest Posts on Coolest Gadgets

Latest Posts on Coolest Gadgets


Audio/Visual Alerting Pillbox

Posted: 08 Aug 2012 06:30 AM PDT

Goodness gracious, has technology advanced to such a stage where the humble plastic pillbox is now electronically inclined, so much so that you no longer have any more excuse not to pop those pills as prescribed by your doctor? I guess so, especially when you have the $249.95 Audio/Visual Alerting Pillbox that not only delivers visual indicators that it is time of that day again, it also delivers audible and visual alerts. The pillbox will beep once every two seconds when it is time for you to get those pills going down your esophagus, while a green LED on the front of the box will illuminate as part of the visual reminder repertoire.

Not only that, the compartment which holds the correct medication will also light up. The only way for things to go wrong would be human error as you fill up this pillbox with the wrong medication, and also when you forget to juice it up. Good thing the Audio/Visual Alerting Pillbox is able to operate for up to half a dozen weeks with a four hour charge by the AC adapter. It has its own internal memory that will store the name of each medication, dosage amount, frequency, and drug indications, while letting you print a medication reference sheet separately which you can attach underneath the lid.

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Braven 625s Bluetooth Speaker And Smartphone Charger

Posted: 08 Aug 2012 06:00 AM PDT

We do have our fair share of gadgets that we carry around (and rather fondly, too) these days, where smartphones are definitely one of the staple items. The thing is, smartphones, if one were to tap into their full array of functions and features, will more or less end up with a near depleted battery even before you retire for the night. Good thing a good night’s sleep go hand in hand with the $179.99 Braven 625s Bluetooth Speaker and Smartphone Charger. Yes sir, the Braven 625s will serve as a speaker to play those soothing tunes as you retire for the night, it will also double up as a charger for your smartphone.

As a Bluetooth speaker, it would work just nice at home – be it in the living room, bedroom or kitchen, but there is another aspect to the Braven 625s that you might want to consider. It was designed for outdoor use, and is capable of rocking out 6w of total output. In addition, it carries with it a rather beefy 1700 mAh portable USB power bank, now how about that?

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Google’s Self-Driving Car clocks up 300,000 miles

Posted: 08 Aug 2012 05:30 AM PDT

A future that has self-driving cars inside are certainly not a daunting thought at all – in fact, I believe that many people who have to slug through traffic gridlocks each day as they head off to work will more than appreciate a self-driving car, especially when you do not need to engage the services of a human driver, letting you rest and relax in the vehicle’s cabin all by yourself. One of Google’s more successful side projects has been the self-driving car that you see above, and we are proud to say that this particular ride has clocked up more than 300,000 miles on its odometer, where its journey has seen the vehicle cover a huge range of traffic conditions, without a single accident happening under the guidance of its computer control.

This is definitely progress in the right direction, but I would assume that there is still plenty of work left to be done for the future. In order to deliver the best kind of self-driving vehicle experience, Google believes that they will still need to master various road conditions such as snow-covered roadways, interpret temporary construction signals while juggling a slew of other rather tricky situations which everyday drivers encounter.

Needless to say, members of the Google self-driving car team will begin to use the vehicles in a solo ride instead of being in pairs, and this new way of travel will be used to test out everyday routes such as commuting to work. Bear in mind that this would mark an important milestone, since it would brings such technology one step closer to every commuter. What would you do in a self-driving car if you knew you had an hour or so during the commute? Would you take that opportunity and doze off to catch up on your beauty sleep, or do you prefer to utilize the freed up time and indulge in a little bit of reading instead?

Many of the team members will also continue to carry out tests on their algorithms on a new type of vehicle that Google has already added to the self-driving car family over the past few months, where this step is hoped to refine their systems in various environments and on different terrain. All the best to the Lexus RX450h!

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Genius Imperator Gaming Keyboard ships to North America

Posted: 08 Aug 2012 05:00 AM PDT

Folks living in the US and Canada, heads up! If you have been wondering whether there is a need for you to change your gaming keyboard after all these years of faithful service, where the keys are well worn to the extent where you can no longer see what are the alphabets printed on their respective keys, and the spacebar has started to act all wonky due to unusually excessive force distributed by your thumb through the years, then it would be prudent to consider a rather affordable alternative which caters to both MMORPG and RTS gamers (First Person Shooter fans will have to look elsewhere), in the form of the Genius Imperator Gaming Keyboard.

The Genius Imperator Gaming Keyboard is proud to be the latest addition to the GX Gaming Series, where it is touted to deliver customized control to gamers in the heat of battle. It will feature half a dozen programmable keys that are stashed under a trio of game profiles. This would mean the Genius Imperator Gaming Keyboard is capable of letting you assign up to 18 macros to get your game on. Not only that, the included User Interface makes it a snap for you to manage and customize your macros.

It must be said that once the macros have been programmed into the Imperator, you are then free to go on a spell casting spree (as long as there is enough mana that flows, of course) with but a single keystroke. Not only that, previously complex acts can be executed with a solitary press of a key with the right macro programmed. In addition, Genius knows how irritating it can be whenever you switch to Windows by accident during one of the more frenzied gaming moments as you press the Windows key, which is why when it is in gaming mode, the Windows key will remain disabled.

The GX Series Imperator will also boast of up to a 1000Hz report rate and 1ms response time for speedy performance, while on-board memory prevents APM (actions per minute) loss, so that you will have every available bit of tactical advantage in your virtual battles. Hopefully the braided, 6 foot long USB cable is more than long enough to play without experiencing a wired mess.

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