Daily Digest Coolest Gadgets for 03/21/2013

The latest and coolest gadgets daily digest Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Mar 21, 2013 12:42 pm | Al In a galaxy far far away, the coolest cuff links ever! I’ll admit it, I very rarely need to wear a pair of cufflinks however if I did these would be my cufflinks of choice as they satisfy my Star Wars geekiness and are also functional USB drives, the R2D2 USB Flash Drive Cufflinks. Each cufflink offers 2GB of USB storage, hidden away in our favourite astromech droid. Not only do they look cool, store your stuff they will also fasten your cuffs together too. The R2D2 Cufflinks are available from cufflinks.com at a somewhat hefty $200 (who said functional fashion was cheap). [ In a galaxy far far away, the coolest cuff links ever! copyright by Coolest Gadgets ] Read More Mar 21, 2013 10:27 am | Alison Live Shows in Your Home I live in a small town and I'm getting older. Translation: I get very little live music in my town and the stuff we do get is not in my wheelhouse. There are venues within an hour's drive, but finding artists that are worth the drive, the parking, the cost of drinks and the all around hassle is a tough task. And forget about the days of simply popping in a club to check out a new artist. Those are looooong gone with geographic challenges and responsibilities like kids and daytime jobs. Oh do I miss the days of hanging out in hip clubs and venues! Thanks to the technology age and demand for great music, ShowGo wants to bring great music right to your desktop, tablet or home theater system. ShowGo partners with big name, iconic venues to stream live shows. Get your favorite computer A/V setup ready to see artists from places like Yoshi's (Oakland and San Francisco), The Mint (Los Angeles), Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley (Seattle), The Blue Note (Milan) and The Hideaway (London). With partners like that you know the quality of performers you will get. This year alone ShowGo has featured artists like Hiroshima, Billy Cobham, Edwin McCain and Kenny G. There are plenty of other acts too – meaning ShowGo also provides a way to hear artists new to your ears. Obviously we at Coolest Gadgets don't often talk about 'cool services', but this new take on live music gives you a chance to exercise your computer and A/V and bring live music right to your home. Want to try it out? There are plenty of good shows coming up. So tune in and experience a new way to enjoy music from afar and discover new artists. [ Live Shows in Your Home copyright by Coolest Gadgets ] Read More Mar 21, 2013 06:30 am | Edwin Invisible Speaker Now you see it, now you don't! This is what the $199.95 Invisible Speaker is all about. Basically, the Invisible Speaker lives up to its name, where this wireless speaker will remain hidden within a lampshade, and it is capable of streaming music from just about any audio source, doing away with the need to hardwire speakers around your home. Setting up the speaker is a snap, as all you need to do is simply screw it into a lamp socket, and audio from a smartphone, a TV, or even a computer can be transmitted to the speaker within a 200 feet radius thanks to the included 2.4GHz base station which is plugged into the above mentioned devices via the included component and 3.5mm cables. The Invisible Speaker will feature a 25-watt amplifier and 3″ driver that delivers clear, rich sound, and fret not about carrying an additional power plug around the home, as the speaker will be powered by the lamp so that you reduce the amount of wires and clutter in your home. The Invisible Speaker will be accompanied by a harp that accommodates any lampshade, and a bulb up to 75-watts is screwed into the top of the speaker so that the lamp’s full lighting capabilities is maintained. Each purchase will also feature a remote control that enables you to adjust the volume according to your preference, in addition to turning the light bulb on and off. [ Invisible Speaker copyright by Coolest Gadgets ] Read More Mar 21, 2013 06:00 am | Edwin Marshmallow Bow If you happen to believe that falling in love would require the oft unseen Cupid sending his arrow right into the heart of your beau, with you as the intended target. Of course, one would think that such an arrow would feel painful when it "pierces" your skin, so why not settle for something that not only does not hurt one bit, but it is delicious to boot? This is where the $24.99 Marshmallow Bow comes in, where you will be able to begin a love affair with marshmallows all over again. The Marshmallow Bow will be able to carry 25 mini marshmallows that paves the path for rapid action shooting, where it is capable of launching the mini marshmallows up to 30 feet! For most folks, projectile marshmallows are not something that you will be able to see every day. I can imagine a new competition at the office where all of your colleagues are lined up in a row, with mouths wide open, while you attempt to fire marshmallow bits into their mouths from a distance. Of course, you will need to provide your own marshmallows, and make sure the Marshmallow Bow remains nice and clean from roaches whenever it is stored away after use. [ Marshmallow Bow copyright by Coolest Gadgets ] Read More Mar 21, 2013 05:30 am | Edwin Flexible electronic paper could be future of public advertising Flexible displays are still a novelty at this point in time, as they have yet to be turned into a component in smartphones and tablets that are cost effective to warrant inclusion without causing the customers to balk at the final price tag. Still, it is nice to see companies continue to work on flexible display technology, and hopefully they will stumble upon a low cost yet effective approach sometime down the road. Both Toppan Printing Co Ltd and Plastic Logic Ltd recently showed off a prototype of flexible electronic paper (e-paper) that has a size which is equal to a 42-inch display, using it as a large-size digital sign at Retailtech Japan that happened earlier this month in Tokyo, Japan. This unique flexible e-paper was manufactured by using 16 pieces of 10.7-inch black-and-white e-paper, where the pixel count stood at a respectable 1,280 x 960. In order to churn out a display device that is worthy of the e-paper, E Ink Holdings Inc’s electrophoretic front plane laminate was summoned to report for duty. As for the front plane laminate, it was driven by an organic TFT substrate which was manufactured at Plastic Logic’s Dresden Plant in Germany. Plastic Logic has long been working on flexible organic TFT substrates for the better part of the last six years, and they successfully established a volume production system a couple of years back, and has since been producing organic TFT-driven displays by using the 3.5th generation-size plastic substrate. At the R&D facilities, a single piece of 10.7-inch e-paper was used per substrate, although at the manufacturing plant which saw the 3.5th generation-size plastic substrate being used, up to 9 pieces of 10.7-inch e-paper were obtained per substrate, and Plastic Logic figured out that the e-paper will eventually see action on subscreens of smartphones and tablets, as well as the digital signage industry. The ad industry would definitely take a huge leap forward with such e-papers being more affordable. Source [ Flexible electronic paper could be future of public advertising copyright by Coolest Gadgets ] Read More Mar 21, 2013 05:00 am | Edwin Rinspeed's MicroMAX could be the new people mover Frequent travelers ought to be able to identify with the feeling of waiting for a pre-arranged airport shuttle pickup, or even spending their precious time under a bus stop as the airport's very own shuttle bus makes its rounds once every half an hour. Well, Rinspeed could very well relegate all of that to the annals of history, as the Swiss automaker recently showcased their latest electric vehicle that they have dubbed the MicroMAX at the Geneva Auto Show. As you can see above, the MicroMAX from Rinspeed might be small in size, but that is exactly why Rinspeed thinks it is going to succeed. It might be relatively small sized to larger people movers, but it would be extremely useful as a commuter taxi-bus-hybrid that comes jam packed with cloud-based software, allowing vehicles within a fleet to communicate with one another in order to set up future passenger pickups. We are talking about smart rides here, people, that are dynamic and work according to a "Just In Time" model. The Rinspeed MicroMAX can carry a maximum of three average sized adults and their luggage within its living room-like cabin, and that alone comes with its range of creature comforts such as a coffee machine, a fridge and integrated Wi-Fi, and of course, a driver, considering how the MicroMAX is not going to be one of those driver-less rides just yet. Everyone will have to stand up to a certain degree as there is no place to seat fully as you lean on half-seats which are equipped with safety belts. Underneath the hood, you will find a 28-kilowatt electric motor that is capable of traveling 100 kilometers before requiring a charge, making the MicroMAX a friend of the environment as well. Right now, Rinspeed is in talks with different automakers concerning the MicroMAX, where they are looking at a cost of between 5,000 and 10,000 Euros each. Source [ Rinspeed's MicroMAX could be the new people mover copyright by Coolest Gadgets ] Read More In This Issue In a galaxy far far away, the coolest cuff links ever! Live Shows in Your Home Invisible Speaker Marshmallow Bow Flexible electronic paper could be future of public advertising Rinspeed's MicroMAX could be the new people mover Recent Stories Add Tunes to the Picnic Snow Cone Maker Kegzie Beverage Cooler IRIScan Mouse certainly brings the best of both worlds together

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Daily Digest Coolest Gadgets for 03/20/2013

The latest and coolest gadgets daily digest Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Mar 20, 2013 09:55 am | Alison Add Tunes to the Picnic We take tunes everywhere these days. Tunes wake us up and we get tunes in the shower, tunes on the bus or in the car, tunes at the desk, and tunes at the gym. Technology enables us to take our favorite music wherever we choose. And that applies to more than music. Include podcasts, streaming radio, live sporting events and other audio too. This of course means we need to become more creative with those places where sound was formerly not found. Taking a hike in nature used to be a peaceful thing but does not have to be anymore. Likewise, stopping off to have a picnic now does not require silence or a huge boom box. Get a Speaker Blanket, £34.99 at spinninghat.com. Find your favorite grassy spot and unfurl the blanket. The center of one end contains two speakers a pocket for your music device and a 3.5mm headphone jack. After putting in two AA batteries just plug your device in, sit back and enjoy. No need to bring a separate speaker unit. When done, simply fold up the blanket under the vinyl speaker/pocket section. Technically, spinninghat.com is out of stock but they will email you when available. Hopefully in time for your first picnic of the year. [ Add Tunes to the Picnic copyright by Coolest Gadgets ] Read More Mar 20, 2013 06:30 am | Edwin Snow Cone Maker So, you are one who is noted to know how to prepare for any eventualities in the future, according to the best of your ability? Surely you have summer plans all lined up for you and the family by now, knowing just where you will go, with resort bookings made and all. Well, summer time is fun with the long days and all, but it also takes a toll on the body because of the sweltering heat. Good to know that you have the £54.95 Snow Cone Maker in mind, as you know what is going into your own snow cones, without having to worry about the non-organic sugar that they slather all over when you purchase it from somewhere else. Forget about ice cream, especially when you have this Snow Cone Maker, letting you enjoy something that is altogether more chillin'. This fantastic machine will let you create your very own snow cones in under a minute, where it will result in perfect sized shaved ice that are able to soak up any juice or syrup that you want to add to it. Heck, go nuts by making your fair share of slushies and cocktails, you deserve it! [ Snow Cone Maker copyright by Coolest Gadgets ] Read More Mar 20, 2013 06:00 am | Edwin Kegzie Beverage Cooler Being prepared is a quality that everyone should have, especially when you consider how one can never tell just when Murphy would strike and things start to go wrong. On a sweltering summer day, you know that there is nothing quite like a refreshing, ice cold Coke from your fridge, but the thing is, unless you pour it out to a glass with ice cubes in it, it is not going to remain cold for too long. Holding a cold can in your hand might not be such a good idea too, as the freezing low temperature and condensation on the outside creates quite a mess, so this is where the $9.99 Kegzie Beverage Cooler comes in handy. It is a beverage holder that basically resembles a miniaturized keg, where it can hold any kind of standard sized can of beverage, be they alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages. Made out of comfortable, foamy material that does its bit to keep the coldness in, cleaning it is a snap as all you need to do is hand wash it with a damp cloth and some mild detergent. [ Kegzie Beverage Cooler copyright by Coolest Gadgets ] Read More Mar 20, 2013 05:30 am | Edwin IRIScan Mouse certainly brings the best of both worlds together With a company name like I.R.I.S., you can be sure that it has something to do with optics – in fact, a whole lot of it, where they have been noted to be a leading innovator in optical character recognition (OCR) software. Well, software is not all that they have under their umbrella either, as their latest device to roll off their production lines would be the IRIScan Mouse, and judging by the name itself, this functions as an all-in-one mouse scanner with OCR technology which enables it to convert text from scans into editable documents in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.). As explained by Jean-Marc Fontaine, Director of Sales and Operations, Americas at I.R.I.S., "IRIScan Mouse users can turn any printed documents into editable, digitized scans with a click of the mouse. The IRIScan Mouse is the perfect solution for anyone looking for a simple way to scan anything into their computer. In just a few mouse swipes, a signed contract, excerpts from a book, pictures, receipts and more are instantly recreated on your computer screen without ever removing your hand from the Mouse. The IRIScan Mouse is an incredible time saving tool." You would most probably adapt to the IRIScan Mouse in no time at all, considering how in all aspects, it works like a traditional computer mouse. The thing is, it has a built-in scanner, allowing it to scan any type of document in 400 DPI with but a single swipe of the mouse, making scanning a snap. All you need to do is click on the scan button, swipe the mouse in the direction of your choice over a document or a photo, and the corresponding text and images will appear instantaneously on the computer screen. The software is smart enough to stitch the entire image together, and you can also have the software's OCR technology recognize text within the scanned image which in turn can be dragged and dropped into Microsoft Office (Word, Excel®, Outlook®, etc.) for editing purposes. Any takers for the $79 IRIScan Mouse? Product Page [ IRIScan Mouse certainly brings the best of both worlds together copyright by Coolest Gadgets ] Read More Mar 20, 2013 05:00 am | Edwin Wacom Cintiq 13HD announced When it comes to digitizer tablets, surely the name Wacom would resonate with many of you out there. After all, they have been in business for what seems to be an eternity, and you can more or less say that they have managed to gain quite a following with their range of digitizer tablets that digital artists have come to love working on. Well, their latest model to be announced for the mass market would be the Wacom Cintiq 13HD, which is their latest pen display that combines a 13-inch HD display, where it will be accompanied by an adjustable stand and an improved Pro Pen for a digital workflow which would have you feel as though it is similar to drawing or painting using traditional media. The Wacom Cintiq 13HD is said to offer a natural experience, where it can be integrated in a jiffy into any environment, essentially turning it into an ideal tool to support creativity and enhance productivity. At first glance, you would find the Wacom Cintiq 13HD to be compact in nature, sporting a slim design and is a snap to set up on either Mac or PC platforms. In order to ensure your maximum comfort, the Wacom Cintiq 13HD's stand has been specially optimized so that you can use it in flat, 22°, 35° and 50° settings. It does not matter if you are a professional artist, a graphics designer or a photographer, the Cintiq 13HD ‘s best-in-class screen is capable of showing off 16.7 million colors that ensures crisp color quality. Not only that, thanks to its wide-format HD LED display’s 178° viewing angle and 1920×1080 resolution, your eyes would definitely thank you for it. If you are interested in picking up the new Wacom Cintiq 13HD, it will cost you $999.95 a pop from early next month onwards. [Press Release] [ Wacom Cintiq 13HD announced copyright by Coolest Gadgets ] Read More In This Issue Add Tunes to the Picnic Snow Cone Maker Kegzie Beverage Cooler IRIScan Mouse certainly brings the best of both worlds together Wacom Cintiq 13HD announced Recent Stories Let Your Car Talk To Your Phone Google Chromebooks hitting new countries Toa Mata Band is the first LEGO band ever +10 Electronic Dice Barbarian Gauntlet Pivot Power Flexible Power Board

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