Daily Digest Coolest Gadgets for 02/27/2013

The latest and coolest gadgets daily digest Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Feb 27, 2013 08:00 am | Alison A Smarter Skewer Skewers give a great way to feed just about any crowd. Prep your proteins and veggies and let your guests load up their own creations. Everyone gets fat and happy so to speak. Do you ever look at the grill after such an undertaking? Inevitably some food gets sacrificed to the grill. A lopsided zucchini slice does not hold on or a cube of beef just gives way. There is only so much a skewer can take after all. Which provides a perfect reason to invest in a set of Grill Comb Skewers for $14.95 on Amazon.com. Rather than spearing that cherry tomato and hoping it stays on, let these grill gadgets secure the food. Nineteen teeth provide ample space to create a skewer masterpiece but also enable multiple stabs per chunk of food. Your meat and vegetables will not slide around like on a single stick. No need to squeeze or flatten food to get it on the comb either. Detaching food becomes a cinch as it easily slides off since they are made of stainless steel. Which also means the days of soaking wooden skewers and risking splinters are gone. So prep your chicken, beef, shrimp, peppers, (I'm making myself hungry) tomatoes, onions and mushrooms and don't let them get sacrificed to the grill. [ A Smarter Skewer copyright by Coolest Gadgets ] Read More Feb 27, 2013 07:00 am | Alison Remotely Control Your Home Did your grandparents have a light timer in their living room? I think many did. Back when burglaries were fewer and farther between it made sense. Unfortunately crime is on the rise. (I'll resist going on a political tangent) Burglars are much smarter. So we the home owners/dwellers must better prepare our domiciles. House sitters have become a popular option. Or maybe your neighbor stops by to turn lights off and on. Smarthomes enable remote control of many items in the home. But not all of us can afford a True Smarthome (or can't retro fit ours). Announced yesterday at Mobile World Congress, and covered by CNN, in Barcelona is a solution to use our everyday technological capabilities when it comes to remote household control. The BeeWi Mobot will make your grandparent's timer look archaic! At its simplest the device is a power socket. Plug your light, appliance or gadget in however, and Mobot takes over the control. Multiple Mobots in the home can communicate via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, with  master Mobot also having a SIM card installed. This, of course, means the master Mobot communicates with the outside world via iOS app (no mention of Android yet). Voila. You can control the full gamut of Mobot connected devices from anywhere in the world. Change the lighting while you are away from home. Pop on the TV to entertain the dog. Turn the TV off as a reminder of teenagers about bedtime. Start the washer while on your way home from work. Or scare the heck out of family that may be home! In addition to controlling power on devices, Mobot offers a motion detector which texts you after movement in the house or you can set it up to turn lights on when you walk in. BeeWi anticipates launch later this year at about $195 (£130) for a master and $80 (£50) per additional plug. Sure it is an investment, but for control and awareness of activities at home it should be worth the money. [ Remotely Control Your Home copyright by Coolest Gadgets ] Read More Feb 27, 2013 05:30 am | Edwin Razer Edge gets March 1st pre-order date Boy, how time flies when you are having fun – or not. I digress, it was just last month in Las Vegas, Nevada, when the folks over at Razer took the opportunity to announce that they have successfully put together all the best elements possible of a gaming notebook/tablet, taking input from hardcore gamers who know best what they want, and asking the engineering team to conjure a miracle, resulting in the announcement of the Razer Edge. Well, we did take a good look at its specifications back then, but there is no harm in going through the list again considering how Razer has just placed the Razer Edge on pre-order from March 1st, and shipping it set to commence sometime later in the same month. It is definitely going to be an interesting gaming spring and summer, for sure! Razer did say that all purchased units during the pre-order period will be shipped to consumers later that very same month, and we do wonder whether there will be enough supply to keep up with voracious demand, assuming that happens, of course. The Razer Edge is touted to be the most powerful tablet in the world, and before it is even released to the mass market, you might be interested to know that it has already picked up its fair share of awards, having swept eight gongs at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), where among them include CNET's "Best of Show" award. Min-Liang Tan, Razer co-founder, CEO and creative director, had this to add about the Razer Edge, "The Razer Edge combines the features of full-functioning PCs, touch-enabled tablets and gaming consoles into one incredible, portable form factor. Furthermore, the Razer Edge's powerful chipset, unique among all tablet computers, ensures that you can take advantage of the world's most sophisticated games, programs and apps on these multiple platforms anytime." The Razer Edge will be powered by an Intel i5 processor and have a 64GB SSD, while the Razer Edge Pro sports an Intel i7 processor with an option for a 128GB or 256GB SSD. Its gamepad controller, home console dock and extended battery accessories will also be up for pre-order at the same time, although the optional keyboard dock is due for a launch in Q3 later this year. Prices for the Razer Edge begins at $999 and goes north from there. Press Release [ Razer Edge gets March 1st pre-order date copyright by Coolest Gadgets ] Read More Feb 27, 2013 05:00 am | Edwin Sceptre SB301523 Speaker Sound Bar 2.1 unveiled I guess you can more or less say that in this day and age, it is no longer considered as a luxury to actually own a semblance of a home theater system. Thing is, most of the time, such home theater systems do not come cheap – not by a long shot, but thankfully, there are some manufacturers out there who know that not everyone prints money or has an inexhaustible bank vault to fall back upon, which is why the good people over at Sceptre have come up with the Sceptre SB301523 Speaker Sound Bar 2.1. Yes sir, the name itself says it all, the Sceptre SB301523 Speaker Sound Bar 2.1 should not disappoint most folks unless you are extremely particular and discerning about your audio quality, but then again, if you are of the latter group, you would surely look a whole lot higher up the home theater hierarchy instead of something from Sceptre, say, maybe Bang & Olufsen? Having said that, the Sceptre SB301523 Speaker Sound Bar 2.1 will boast of a built-in subwoofer, and it intends to be the all-in-one sound solution that you need for your humble pad, where it is touted to deliver a dynamic home audio experience without having to break the bank, and neither will it look like an eyesore in your living room. Just what kind of performance can you exact from the SB301523 Sound Bar 2.1? It is said to produce heart pumping surround sound thanks to its dual 20 Watt speakers and a built-in 40 Watt subwoofer. Apart from that, you will also be able to find integrated technologies such as High Efficiency Amplifier, SRS WOW audio and sculpted bass response which is said to deliver a more natural audio, in addition to a wider sound field and raised sound image. Sceptre's latest Speaker Sound Bar 2.1 will retail for $159.99, and works best as long as your TV is no larger than 40" in size. Press Release [ Sceptre SB301523 Speaker Sound Bar 2.1 unveiled copyright by Coolest Gadgets ] Read More Feb 27, 2013 04:30 am | Edwin North Paw Directional Anklet Kit If you have ever attended any motivational courses, surely you would have come across a session where you are told to find out just where your True North is, which could be a principle or ambition to keep you on track all the time, even when the situation around you starts to go all out of whack. Well, a compass also works just fine if looking for the magnetic north is your cup of tea, although it does go haywire in the presence of a magnet. Having said that, here is another fun way of discovering north in your life, via the rather ostentatious $159.99 North Paw Directional Anklet Kit. Yes sir, the North Paw Directional Anklet Kit is an anklet that relies on a compass module to know North is, and will also boast of pager vibrators so that your brain will be informed at all times (or rather, at your beck and call) just where magnetic north is. If you hate soldering, then the North Paw Directional Anklet Kit is not for you, since it is part DIY, requiring you to piece it all together. The North Paw Directional Anklet Kit can be described as a mini science fair project condensed into a unique kit. [ North Paw Directional Anklet Kit copyright by Coolest Gadgets ] Read More Feb 27, 2013 04:00 am | Edwin Luci Inflatable Solar Lantern If there ever was a time when you wanted to play the role of a deity, then perhaps now would be a good one – with the £19.99 Luci Inflatable Solar Lantern in tow, of course. The Luci Inflatable Solar Lantern works as its name suggests, coming in a lightweight form factor that is highly portable, and of all things, is also waterproof. It will feature a few functions rolled into a single device, such as a task light, flash light and diffused lantern, making it highly desirable to own whenever you are all out on your own. The Luci Inflatable Solar Lantern will be powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery which can also be juiced up via its super-efficient solar panels. It is said that even any incandescent light is good enough to charge it up, although the sun's natural rays will work best. Ideal for campers and hard-core hikers, the Luci Lantern also doubles up as an alibi just in case someone accuses you of being not environmentally friendly in the rest of your lifestyle choices. Thanks to the 'Buy One, Give One' program, if you decide to pick up a Luci Inflatable Solar Lantern, the good people over at MPowerd have pledged to do the same, sending one to someone else in a developing country. [ Luci Inflatable Solar Lantern copyright by Coolest Gadgets ] Read More In This Issue A Smarter Skewer Remotely Control Your Home Razer Edge gets March 1st pre-order date Sceptre SB301523 Speaker Sound Bar 2.1 unveiled North Paw Directional Anklet Kit Luci Inflatable Solar Lantern Recent Stories Hear Your Wallet Talk Back Show Your Creativity With a 3D Pen NDuR Advanced Portable Filtration Bottle Mus3 Wireless Computer Mouse

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