Tuesday, September 4, 2012

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Lower the Price & Deal with the Ads?

Posted: 03 Sep 2012 01:44 PM PDT

Amazon is slated to announce – what most believe to be – the second generation Kindle Fire later this week. The Wall Street Journal online and many other outlets are reporting rumors that the new tablet is designed to compete with the Nexus 7 and reportedly will come in under the price of the Nexus and similar to other competitors. How is that possible? Ta-dah! With advertisements. Rumors state that, similar to previous ad-supported Kindle's, Amazon plans to offer both a standard and ad-supported Fire. The question we pose to CoolestGadget followers is: how much savings is enough for you to use an ad-supported tablet? 10%? 30%? 50%? What would it take?

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Sony 84-inch 4K LCD TV to kickstart global launch at the end of this year

Posted: 03 Sep 2012 06:30 AM PDT

Sony is first off the blocks by rolling out the industry’s largest 84″ class TV sometime at the end of this year, delivering high-resolution large screen picture and action that will be accompanied by high-quality powerful sound in order to deliver an immersive experience for viewers, letting you enjoy TV in a totally new way – I myself personally think that a large screen TV offers by far and large a more immersive experience compared to that of a 3D TV. What do you think? Let us check out what else the 84-inch TV is able to deliver right out of the box, right after the jump, shall we not?

To put it in a nutshell, the spanking new Sony Bravia will boast of a 4K (3840 x 2160) LCD panel, offering four times the resolution of current Full High Definition TVs that are in the market. This new TV will incorporate Sony’s 4K X-Reality PRO super-resolution high picture quality engine in order to get the job done, where this particularly formidable combination is able to seamlessly deliver high-resolution large-screen picture with high-quality powerful sound without missing a beat. I guess this is one TV that I will have to experience an eyes-on in order to fully grasp what I am writing about here.

About the 4K LCD panel? Well, it comprises, of approximately 8.29-megapixels, which is 4 times the resolution of Full HD standard as mentioned earlier, allowing you to reproduce a range of content with different resolutions, ranging from HD digital broadcasts to content from Blu-ray discs. Viewers need not worry about the pixels, while letting you notice images which are breathtakingly realistic and beautifully clear, courtesy of its wide 60-degree viewing angle, never mind if you sit as much as half the distance to the display – when you compare it to viewing something at Full HD resolution.

You know for sure that this is going to be one expensive TV to own, where we are most probably looking at a price tag which is easily capable of purchasing a nice family sedan with some spare change left over to boot.

Press Release

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Samsung Series 5 and Series 7 Slate PCs announced

Posted: 03 Sep 2012 06:00 AM PDT

When it comes to style, you know that Samsung is definitely at the forefront when it comes to consumer electronics. Well, their latest creation would come in the form of the Samsung Series 5 and Series 7 Slate PCs which were recently announced at the recently concluded IFA 2012 in Berlin, Germany. These two slate PCs are able to turn a standard looking clamshell PC into a slate device at the blink of an eye. Of course, Samsung is far more practical, relying more on the click of a button to get the job done. It will also be able to maximize both productivity and mobility, where it was specially designed for the Windows 8 platform courtesy of Samsung's advanced engineering that incorporated a ten-point touchscreen display.

Both the Series 5 and Series 7 Slate PCs will feature a Samsung S Pen that has been conveniently embedded within a slot on the device. Sporting 1,024 levels of sensitivity, the S Pen was specially designed for natural and intuitive content creation. The S Pen will also boast of handwriting to text conversion capability, in addition to deliver various thickness whenever you draw or write, depending on the amount of pressure applied. Slate PC users are also able to make use of preloaded Samsung services including MediaHub, making it a snap to access entertainment as well as apps on your device.

Tipping the scales at under a couple of pounds, the new Samsung Slate PC was specially designed to go anywhere. The keyboard dock itself will hook up with a mechanical hinge, allowing you to up the device with one hand without worrying about it separating. You ought to know that the keyboard and display were designed as a singular device, while the components will fit seamlessly when connected.

The big question is, how much and when will these be released for? Both the Series 5 and Series 7 Slates will be available from October 26th onwards, wheer the Series 7 Slate will go for $1,199 a pop, while the Series 5 Slate with the keyboard dock will retail for $749 a pop – sans the keyboard dock, it costs $649.

Press Release

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Doctor Who Sonic Screwdriver Electric Toothbrush

Posted: 03 Sep 2012 05:30 AM PDT

Oh look, what do we have here? Another Dr. Who device that will definitely charm the masses. The thing is, Dr. Who deals plenty with time machines, time travel and such, so do you think it would make perfect sense for a time-travelling toothbrush to make an appearance? If you have answered in the affirmative, then you will be pleased to hear that £11.99 will net you the Doctor Who Sonic Screwdriver Electric Toothbrush. After all, even Time Lords are able to develop tartar as well as gingivitis, hence having something as simple perfunctory as a toothbrush attachment for the Sonic Screwdriver makes plenty of sense.

Of course, you are not able to change TV channels with this puppy, but at least you know that this is an officially licensed product, and has also gained approval from dentists to boot – across many dimensions, of course. A single AA battery is all that is required to power this puppy. Would you go manual instead if you run out of juice on this?

[ Doctor Who Sonic Screwdriver Electric Toothbrush copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]


Sonic Screwdriver Programmable TV Remote

Posted: 03 Sep 2012 05:00 AM PDT

So you think that you have the spiffiest universal remote control at home? You might be correct with that, but perhaps the $99.95 Sonic Screwdriver Programmable TV Remote would take the hat of being the coolest remote control instead. After all, Dr. Who fans would definitely fall in love with it, where you are able to control your terrestrial TV with this uniquely tiny device, controlling it just like the good doctor himself.

Since the Nintendo WIi introduced motion-based gaming, the Sonic Screwdriver Programmable TV Remote would be yet another device that introduces another model to the gesture-based universal remote control family. It looks just like the real deal, hand-polished, copper-plated and all, sporting die cast metal construction that definitely adds more than just a dash of class. You can be your own Time Lord, although the only time you would be wasting away would be if you were to watch TV shows all day long. The Sonic Screwdriver Programmable TV Remote is powered by a couple of AAA batteries.

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Monday, September 3, 2012

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Instant Geodesic Dome

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 05:30 AM PDT

Do you think that children these days tend to rely too much on modern day technology to keep them entertained? If you have answered in the affirmative, then surely you are part of the adult group who have asked your kids (or your nephews and nieces) to actually turn off the TV and console, and head towards the great outdoors to play, get some sunshine on their skin and basically explore what the natural world has to offer. Of course, it would help if your garden or backyard had some sort of kiddy props to begin with, and if you do not have any idea at where to begin, the $199.95 Instant Geodesic Dome does seem to shape up to be a decent place to start.

To put it in a nutshell, this geodesic dome gains the "instant" tag since it can be assembled within 15 minutes (or less, depending on your engineering proficiency), making it ideal for indoor or outdoor play. Assuming you fix it up good and proper, it offers a durable, safe structure for children to scramble over, under, and through, helping them gain +1 to their agility as they climb and monkey around. Each of the 52 bars are capable of supporting up to 150 lbs. in weight when secured with the included snap-in connectors, meaning small sized moms can join in the fun as well. Thanks to the sturdy PVC plastic construction, the Instant Geodesic Dome is lightweight, and it will not rust, peel, or become too hot or cold to the touch as seasons make their mark.

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InaTrap mosquito trap review

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 05:00 AM PDT

Mosquitoes – love them or loathe them, wait a minute here. Unless you are part of an extremely niche scientific community who loves spending time with mosquitoes because of your research work, I don't think anyone else would love them. In fact, we are armed to the teeth with plenty of anti-mosquito remedies to date, but none of them seem to be a permanent solution to the mosquito question. These tiny bloodsuckers have the awesome ability of sneaking into your home unnoticed, only to keep you awake all through the night with their incessant buzzing, while taking sips of your vitamin-nourished blood before sneaking away to return another night. I was given the InaTrap device to review, and since I live in a tropical country where it is perpetually summer all year round in humid conditions, it is the ideal tool to duke it out against those pesky mosquitoes.

The big question is, does it work or not? Do I have a Dungeons & Dragons-style of 16' mosquito cone of silence when the InaTrap device is turned on? Well, before I answer that question, here is a little bit of background information on the kind of technology that you will be getting in exchange for $89.90. For instance, it is definitely a looker, where it resembles more of a high tech lamp than a mosquito trap, and nice to know it does not harm you, your pets, plants, and basically remains as quiet as a church mouse even when it is turned on.

Basically, when the InaTrap mosquito trap is turned on, it will get about trying to entice mosquitoes to enter through the opening right under the pseudo-shade, where the whirring fan will suck them into the compartment which is located at the base, and those pesky bloodsuckers won't be flying out to bother you any more after that. What is the deal with the InaTrap that makes it more enticing than your blood? Well, the UV light will turn on to attract mosquitoes while emitting extremely low levels of carbon dioxide to be the bait. Of course, the manual says that this works best when you are not in the room, so you would do well to turn this on in your home whenever you are not around, and hopefully, by the time you return, you would find your fair share of mosquitoes inside.

The spinning fan should make short work of the mosquito that goes through it, where you then pull open the tray at the bottom and dispose of the bodies. I personally have captured more than just mosquitoes with the InaTrap, although moths are not predisposed to it, there were other tiny winged insects that were sucked to their doom.

So far, the InaTrap, while it managed to trap its fair share of mosquitoes, still did not make my apartment mosquito free even though I have made sure that there are no possible breeding grounds for them. Perhaps it is time to start checkout out that wardrobe of mine that is filled to the brim with old clothes, I am quite sure that a fair number of them literal suckers are waiting, biding their time to fly out while avoiding the fate of their brethren. Bear in mind that you will need to replace the CCFL lighting approximately once every couple of years in order to keep it running at maximum efficiency.

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