Wednesday, September 12, 2012

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Keep Your Ears Open

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 12:00 PM PDT

Active bodies are constantly on the move. And music is certainly a motivator. Running, walking, hiking, biking – they all improve with the right tunes (or podcasts). Most of us have gotten into the earbud or headphone mode. And they are fine, to some extent. But I think any earbud wearer has been in one of these situations: 1) You are in a zone, listening to your music and step or ride out into traffic only to have a near miss with a car, 2) Walking across campus and someone – unbeknownst to you – is running after you shouting your name in an attempt to get your attention, 3) Walking with a friend, who doesn't have tunes, and you want to share yours.

So what is a good solution? Try the Sonic Walk from XSories. This $99.99 strapped contraption contains two 1.5W speakers, an input and a storage space for your player or smartphone. So rather than depending on your earbuds or headphones simply plug in, store your player and hear and share your tunes. The neoprene and spandex straps create a comfortable fit that won't weigh you down. Recharge the unit after running it down and you are back in business.

Rather than risking your life with your ears plugged by buds or in order to share the tunes with those hiking, biking, running or just walking with you check out the Sonic Walk.

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Meet Kindle Paperwhite

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 09:59 AM PDT

In addition to announcing the family of Kindle Fire HD last week, Amazon also announced the arrival of the Kindle Paperwhite and Paperwhite 3G, the latest Kindle e-reader. The Kindle, and its competition that followed, have revolutionized how many of us read. I admit, when presented with my first Kindle I balked. But in the course of business travel or downtime at the beach I saw the light. Despite the onslaught of tablets with pretty color and backlight, an e-reader will continue to be a necessity for some of us. Which is why the Paperwhite units are big news.

Contrast, reading in the dark and references are what Amazon brings to the table this time. The Kindle Paperwhite and Paperwhite 3G add 62% more pixels and increases contrast 25%. Meaning whiter whites and blacker blacks – more true to the paper reading experience.  These newbies also have a built in front light for night time reading – a negative on the previous Kindle versions that I heard from many owners. You can control the level of brightness too. Some of the more fun additions to the unit include an X-ray feature that points you to additional mentions of characters or ideas in your book so you can explore more. And, Kindle Paperwhite will also help you track your reading via Time to Read. The concept is that your Kindle will know the pace of your reading and inform you how long it will take to finish the chapter or book. Perfect for those of us that lose sleep by not setting the book down.

One of the best benefits is the price. Staying competitive, the Kindle Paperwhite starts at $119 and begins shipping the week of October 8th with the 3G version, listed at $179, shipping the following week. Other features of previous generation units continue including memory for over 1,100 books, 2 month battery life (at 30 minutes a day) and easily adjustable fonts. So for you die hard Kindle users get ready, and if have thought about an e-reader user, these are units are a good place to start.

[ Meet Kindle Paperwhite copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Doctor Who TARDIS Trash Can

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 06:30 AM PDT

You know, if there is one way to get rid of all the trash in the world, we might as well be a Time Lord and travel to the future, where the folks there would have figured out how to vaporize trash the safe and clean way, or at least have some means to keep the earth green. Dump all our rubbish there and that's that. Unfortunately, since time travel remains a fantasy at this point in time, it will just be you and your imagination, and with $89.99 in exchange for the Doctor Who TARDIS Trash Can, there ought to be no more mess around your workspace.

This office-sized TARDIS trash can will actually light up and play some cool sounds whenever you open and close it, but you will still need to empty it yourself of its contents at the proper place once it is stuffed to the brim. There is a switch located under the lid that allows you to turn off the sound effects just in case it proves to be too disturbing to the rest of your office mates. The Doctor Who TARDIS Trash Can will run off a trio of AAA batteries.

[ Doctor Who TARDIS Trash Can copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Motorized Ferris Wheel Construction Set

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 06:00 AM PDT

I am quite sure that many of us who are in our early 30s and older would have had fond memories of heading off to the fun fair when we were little kids, and the ferris wheel was always one of the attractions which should not be missed. Of course, those with less intestinal fortitude would be happy with bumper cars, disturbing clowns who get around on stilts, as well as sitting in one of those spinning teacups. Well, here is a way for you to commemorate your childhood memories with the $129.95 Motorized Ferris Wheel Construction Set.

This particular construction kit will form a motorized, rotating Ferris wheel, and in total there are 890 parts so you know for sure this is not the toy to get for your hyperactive 5 year old. The 890 parts will comprise of plastic girders, connectors, and gears which require no glue as they snap together in order to form the 23″-tall Ferris wheel’s platform, frame, and eight swiveling passenger cars.

The motor is battery-powered, where a quartet of spur gears will help rotate the wheel clockwise or counter clockwise at eight revolutions per minute, helping recreate the intricate mechanical design and leisurely pace which rolls back the years. It requires a couple of AA batteries to run, and comes with a color, step-by-step instruction manual to help the uninitiated.

[ Motorized Ferris Wheel Construction Set copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Ghost system helps coach blind athletes

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 05:30 AM PDT

The London 2012 Paralympics was definitely a success, and a celebration as well as triumph of the human spirit despite being physically disabled in certain aspects as China romped to the top of the medals list while setting a new record in the number of gold medals amassed, with Russia following in second place. Well, the Paralympics do see quadriplegics fire rifles, toss a ball, in addition to the blind running, jumping, and even swim. Training is definitely rigorous to say the least, and the difference for blind folks would be the quadriplegic athlete himself or herself will need to learn the correct muscle motion through the study of the movement of others, and the blind lack such and ability. Trainers will need to approach the situation for the blind from a different angle, usually by directly moving their arms and legs so that the repetitive motion can be embedded into their muscle memory. Enter the Ghost system that has every intention to make the coaching job easier, which we will talk about in the extended post.

There is this bunch of brainy researchers over at the Imperial College London in the UK (they would not be researchers if they were brainy, would they?) who managed to develop a vibrational feedback device which is capable of teaching blind people how to perform precise repetitive movements without the need for a human coach hanging around, hence the name, the Ghost system. Hopefully the world of the paranormal would leave these athletes alone during their training, otherwise it would really be a freaky experience!

The Ghost system basically memorizes specific movements when demonstrated by a trainer, where the athlete will then get to work by repeatedly practicing those movements as the Ghost monitors their accuracy and later on, delivers the relevant guidance using vibrations and audio cues.

Apart from that, the Ghost system is capable of import motion recordings that were recorded from star athletes, in an effort to assist the blind in reproducing techniques which will help one win medals in the Olympics. This particular system was originally designed for blind athletes only, but we do see the technology being used to help assist folks who are recovering from a stroke or other neurological conditions.

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Rover 2.0 App-Controlled Spy Tank from Brookstone announced

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 05:00 AM PDT

I know that many of us are looking forward to 007's latest adventure later at the end of this year, where it is known as Skyfall. Assuming you love all things that have to do with the world of espionage and mystery, then you would be pleased to hear that Brookstone has announced their latest addition to their collection of gizmos, the Rover 2.0 App-Controlled Spy Tank. From the name itself, you can tell that this will be a successor to its previous iteration, so let us take a closer look and see just what it is capable of offering right after the jump, shall we not?

The new, second-generation form of the award-winning app-controlled spy tank will require you to perform a download of the app from the AppStore or Google Play for free, and any secret agent wanna-be is able to pivot, spin and drive the Rover 2.0 App-Controlled Spy Tank as long as it remains within a 200 feet (unobstructed, of course, needless to say the range drops when there are plenty of physical obstacles around) radius with their iPod touch, iPad, iPhone or Android smartphone and tablet.

The Rover 2.0 is fully capable of generating its very own Wi-Fi connection so that drivers are able to stream audio as well as accompanying visuals from the Rover’s path. So the enemy thinks like Batman by using theatricality and deception as powerful weapons against the uninitiated, but the Rover 2.0 is fully initiated and works great in the dark even though it has nothing to do with the League of Shadows. This is made possible thanks to BaneVision – I made that up actually, it really falls back on its infrared night vision which is fully capable of transmitting video in low lighting conditions.

The Rover 2.0 will arrive just in time for the holiday season. In fact, October might be considered to be too early a date for some, don't you think so? The asking price for the Rover 2.0 App-Controlled Spy Tank would be $149.99.

[ Rover 2.0 App-Controlled Spy Tank from Brookstone announced copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

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