Daily Digest Coolest Gadgets for 02/20/2013

The latest and coolest gadgets daily digest Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Feb 20, 2013 09:00 am | Alison Ping Pong Balls Faster than Sound? You have got to love engineering students. They (and their professors) come up with some interesting ways to prove and disprove theories. Granted it is not all fun and games, but it looks fun when they get done. I don't know about you, but when I was in college our projects were not nearly as fun as what some engineering students at Purdue's College of Technology have been up to. Mark French, associate professor of mechanical engineering technology, and two of his PhD students are doing things with ping- pong balls that, frankly, I didn't think were possible. French's ping-pong gun has been frequently used to teach younger kids about Physics. The gun consists of a ball in a PVC tube sealed on both ends, and a pump that removes air and creates a vacuum. After pumping they break the seal on one end of the tube to release the ball. Pretty simple. But that only got the ping-pong ball to 400 MPH. So to speed it up they added a nozzle normally used to accelerate airflow in wind tunnels. The result is a ping-pong ball that moves 900 MPH. Yes, 900 MPH. The real purpose of the experiment was to "demonstrate how a de Laval nozzle (also called a convergent-divergent nozzle) converts subsonic gas flow into supersonic flow" as they say on their blog. OK, sure. I just like the fact that in the video below a ping-pong ball gets shot through 5 cans. Watch the video and I think you'll be impressed. If you want more of the who, what, how visit the MET section on Purdue's website. There is also a video demonstration of a ball actually going through a ping-pong paddle. Hats off to Mark French and his students for showing us how velocity can change everything. Thanks: Popular Mechanics [ Ping Pong Balls Faster than Sound? copyright by Coolest Gadgets ] Read More Feb 20, 2013 08:25 am | Alison Star Wars on Your Wall Decorating a kid's (little or big) bedroom must involve something entertaining, that looks good and yet does not drive you insane when installing. Tough combination sometimes. And then of course you don't want it to be TOO permanent, as inevitably they will change their interests. The Strawberry Shortcake girl's room will have to be converted to a teenage hangout at some point. And little Bobby won't always want to sleep in a room dominated with "Cars" characters. If your little ones are passing through a Star Wars phase we may have the perfect, unique solution for their wall(s). A long, long time ago in a kids room far, far away came the Walltastic Star Wars Wall Stickers, £39.95 at Prezzybox. Characters literally jump out at you as the appliques are 3D. This is not your typical wallpaper nightmare either. Installing the stickers is actually a cinch. The mural comes in 12 numbered strips. Hang them, in order,using a little wallpaper glue in one corner to complete the work of art. You won't hassle with glue everywhere and unbearable mess. Once up, don't worry about mucky hands as a damp cloth will easily clean the scene. And plenty other characters and themes are available including Dora the Explorer, Peppa Pig and The Avengers. So if you are looking for a simple yet fun way to decorate the kid's domain, invite some of their favorite characters in. [ Star Wars on Your Wall copyright by Coolest Gadgets ] Read More Feb 20, 2013 05:30 am | Edwin Adjustable Bread And Sandwich Toaster How would you like your toast to be like, sir? Some of us are all right with just fruits for breakfast, while the others prefer something more filling, and a sandwich, bacon, eggs, and some toast with yummy jam would be more ideal – with a pot of coffee on the side, of course. Well, the $129.95 Adjustable Bread And Sandwich Toaster would make for a wholesome addition to your kitchen. This two-slice toaster will be able to toast entire sandwiches, thanks to a clever modification to the toasting chamber that can expand by up to 2.3″ through a simple slide of the lever, and it will accommodate the included metal sandwich basket. The basket itself will hold the contents of a turkey melt or ham and cheese sandwich, letting the toaster brown both sides of the sandwich equally without prejudice, while melting away any cheese. It also has an adjustable-width toasting slot that holds bagels, small baguettes, and croissants in a jiffy, offering easy removal of toasted items. You can select from ten browning settings of toast bread from a light brown to a dark walnut color, while there is a bagel setting that toasts the interior while gently warming the exterior of bagels. Bread lovers ought not to miss this. [ Adjustable Bread And Sandwich Toaster copyright by Coolest Gadgets ] Read More Feb 20, 2013 05:00 am | Edwin iSolar Backup Battery Charger When you think of the Man of Steel, what comes into your mind? I am not referring to you wearing your spandex underwear on the outside to work, but rather, his more, er, super qualities. We do know that his major weakness is kryptonite,and he also recharges himself with solar energy. Well, your smartphone, too, never need be at the mercy of a drained battery ever again with some help from our solar system's star, the sun. The iSolar Backup Battery Charger comes in handy, arriving in the form of a sun-powered bamboo battery which will be able to bring new life to your dead device’s power stores, delivering additional hours of use. It is said that a simple 3-hour charge will be able to bring up a depleted device to 40% of its power, now how about that? Each purchase will also be able to be charged via the included USB adapter, letting you power it up if the sun decides to hide behind rain clouds and thunderstorms. Definitely one of the cooler gadgets to own, don't you think so? It also adds some green street cred to your resume. [ iSolar Backup Battery Charger copyright by Coolest Gadgets ] Read More Feb 20, 2013 04:30 am | Edwin HTC announces HTC One There is a new flagship smartphone in the Android side of town, and it will bear the HTC name this time around. Simply known as the HTC One, do not mistake this for its previous HTC One series that came with suffixes of alphabets such as the HTC One S, the HTC One X, and the HTC One X+. This is simply called the HTC One, where it was specially crafted with a distinct zero-gap aluminum unibody, and will also introduce new features such as HTC BlinkFeed, HTC Zoe and HTC BoomSound, which we will talk about in greater detail. First of all, there is the HTC BlinkFeed, which functions as a personal live stream on your home screen itself, ensuring that you will be able to check out all relevant and important information such as social network updates, entertainment and lifestyle updates, news, and photos without having to fire up an app. Talk about being on top of things with but a glance! The HTC BlinkFeed offers local as well as global content from over 1,400 media sources with more than 10,000 articles per day. As for the touted HTC UltraPixel Camera with HTC Zoe, the former will change the way you shoot photos and videos with your smartphone. HTC Zoe lets one shoot high-resolution photos which come to life in three-second snippets, sort of like a 50% discounted version of Twitter's Vine. Having said that, Zoes will be displayed in a special manner that brings the gallery to life, while turning the once stoic photo gallery of still images into a motion gallery of memories. HTC's UltraPixel camera will feature a best-in-class f/2.0 aperture lens and a breakthrough sensor with UltraPixels that gather 300% additional light compared to the traditional smartphone camera sensors. It claims to offer astounding low-light performance, and has an ultrawide-angle, front-facing camera that also does 1080p video capture. As for HTC BoomSound, it offers front-facing stereo speakers with a dedicated amplifier on a smartphone for the first time, complementing the Full HD display. HTC Sense TV is a must-have for couch potatoes, as it turns the new HTC One into an interactive program guide and remote control for compatible TVs, set-top boxes and receivers. Press Release [ HTC announces HTC One copyright by Coolest Gadgets ] Read More Feb 20, 2013 04:00 am | Edwin Divoom Bluetune-solo portable Bluetooth speaker Portable Bluetooth speakers, ah, we sure as heck have seen our fair share of them in our time. Well, just like how there is a myriad of other smartphones out there, so too, do we embrace the diversity of Bluetooth speakers, and the latest release from Divoom is certainly worth checking out. Known as the Bluetune-solo, this portable Bluetooth speaker from Divoom will boast of an X-Bass Sound System as well as built-in microphone, allowing you to use it as a hands-free kit when you require to carry out a conversation on your smartphone while both your hands are occupied, or as the law dictates (such as when you're driving, that is). The main selling point of the Bluetune-solo portable Bluetooth speaker in our books would be its ability to daisy chain multiple units together. In a nutshell, users are able to add on and remove speakers according to their current audio needs. The compact Bluetune-solo is easily thrown into a bag, and can be taken with you wherever you need your music to be. As mentioned earlier, the Bluetune-solo sports an X-Bass Sound System that delivers patented PO-Bass Technology. In other words, your ears will be able to enjoy deep bass and more vibrant sound compared to other portable and compact speakers in the same market range. The Bluetune-solo will also feature a built-in rechargeable battery that is said to carry enough charge which offers up to 8 hours of play time. When you throw in its daisy-chain capability that enables one to string multiple speakers together, you will end up with a customized audio experience for small and large listening environments. Sporting an all-in-one button that is conveniently located on the top of the speaker, the Bluetune-solo wirelessly will hook up to all Bluetooth devices including smartphones, tablets, and laptops among others. You will be able to select from a range of bright and trendy colors including red, blue, white, orange and slate, and in case you still have that do not support Bluetooth, there is an auxiliary-in port. The Bluetune-solo can be yours for $49.90. Company Page [ Divoom Bluetune-solo portable Bluetooth speaker copyright by Coolest Gadgets ] Read More In This Issue Ping Pong Balls Faster than Sound? Star Wars on Your Wall Adjustable Bread And Sandwich Toaster iSolar Backup Battery Charger HTC announces HTC One Divoom Bluetune-solo portable Bluetooth speaker Recent Stories Add More Humidity Rawr…3D Cookies Outlook.com is now official LG Tab-Book announced

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