New Gadgets - Part 79

Personal Television is a little blurry for now

Posted by David on December 29, 2009 · 0 Comment

In a world that’s short on all sorts of resources from oil and gas to water, recently we’ve been asked to cut down our use yet more. Last week, Ralph de la Vega said heavy users of music over data on the AT&T wireless network were bandwidth hogs, that 3% of smartphone users were using 40% of his capacity and frankly, we need to all cut back just a bit. Spectrum is among the few things that [...]

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When Less is Sold as More

Posted by David on December 29, 2009 · 0 Comment

I recently dined at a fancy restaurant here in NY with some friends and was surprised at the rather miniscule portions that were served. “Less is more” I was told and in this case it proved to be correct. Less was definitely more if we were talking about price. In terms of filling, however, less was most certainly, well, less. Fortunately there are also cheap, late night burger joints where more [...]

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Sanyo Air Washer Plus

Posted by David on December 29, 2009 · 1 Comment

Sanyo recently announced a home-use air purification system for the most acute of alergy sufferer. It’s called the Air Washer Plus, and it is being touted as the first of its kind in the United States, the Air Washer Plus is designed to use electrolyzed water technology to suppress bacteria and germs, reduce the amount of airborne pollen and allergy-causing dust, and eliminate unpleasant odors [...]

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IvyDesign Picture Table

Posted by David on December 29, 2009 · 0 Comment

Studio apartments are a perfect match for the IvyDesign Picture Table, a unique dining table that flips back against the wall and becomes a stylish showcase for your favorite photograph, poster or piece of art. The Picture Table is designed to be mounted on a side wall. When you have finished dining, the table rotates towards the wall and is fixed in place. It then becomes a large frame for an image [...]

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ASUS e-Cleaner Robotic Vacuum

Posted by David on December 29, 2009 · 0 Comment

ASUS subsidiary AGAiT Technology is Roomba-ing into the market with their robotic vacuum cleaner, the EC01 E-Cleaner. As well as offering similar cleaning functionality to that of its rivals, the EC01 also benefits from a sanitizing UV lamp which disinfects as the unit vacuums. The E-Cleaner travels around a dirty room in up to five pre-programmed cleaning patterns at between 16.5 and 18.5 cm per second. [...]

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GoPro HD Hero WIDE Sports Action Camera

Posted by David on December 29, 2009 · 0 Comment

With the autumn 2008 release of the GoPro HERO Wide, now, GoPro has gone one better by introducing a High-Definition version of that same model. The water/shockproof HD HERO Wide sports a 170-degree lens, (which is over three times wider than its popular competitor), the Standard-Definition Oregon Scientific ATC5K. The wider lens definitely smoothes out the shakes and takes in more scenery, but it [...]

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Samsung CL80 Camera

Posted by David on December 29, 2009 · 0 Comment

The Samsung CL80 is expected to be introduced at CES 2010 (January 7th-11th), and is a beefy addition to Samsung’s compact digital camera line. The design sports a minimalistic, slim-lined modern shape, without a lot of buttons. Instead, it stuffs a 3.7-inch AMOLED touchscreen that actually covers the entire backside of the Samsung CL80 camera. The Samsung CL80 is a 14.2 Megapixel, 31mm wide-angle [...]

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enTourage eDGe

Posted by David on December 29, 2009 · 0 Comment

The enTourage eDGe is the world’s first dual-screen device that combines a notepad, netbook, e-reader, and video/audio recorder and player in one Linux with Google® Android® OS device. This gadget kind of sprung up out of the blue, touting some major features that make the enTourage a step or two ahead of Nook, Kindle and the like. The enTourage eDGe does a lot of different things, web surf, read [...]

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Delta Touch Faucet

Posted by David on December 29, 2009 · 0 Comment

Delta helps you bring your plumbing into the 21st century with the touch-sensitive Pilar collection, the Delta Touch Faucet. It works using capacitance, the same technology that makes touchscreens work. The Delta Touch Faucet can be turned on by simply tapping it on any part of the body, perfect for someone that doesn’t want to get their dirty hands all over the faucet. A low-voltage electrical current [...]

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ZAGG Introduces ZAGGsparq, Versatile Mobile Battery for Consumer Devices

Posted by David on December 29, 2009 · 0 Comment

ZAGG Inc., a leading producer of mobile electronics accessories including the popular invisibleSHIELD™ and ZAGGaudio™ brands, introduces the ZAGGsparq™, a portable lithium polymer battery system that can provide multiple charges for any personal electronic device powered by a USB plug. The ZAGGsparq can provide a portable battery charge for any USB-charged device including cell phones, handheld [...]

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Apple Tablet Making Announcement Jan 26th

Posted by David on December 29, 2009 · 0 Comment

Apple has confirmed that their upcoming tablet display will size at 7″. That ‘s about the size of the device itself, considering the screen takes up nearly the entire real estate of the device. What we don’t know is its debut date. However, the Financial Times reported that Apple has reserved Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco for several days in late January, [...]

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Apple TV Subscription Model

Posted by David on December 29, 2009 · 0 Comment

Apple TV is a digital media receiver designed to play digital content originating from the iTunes Store, YouTube, Flickr, MobileMe, or any MAC OS X or Windows computer running iTunes onto an enhanced-definition or high-definition widescreen television. Apple TV can function as either a home theater-connected iPod device or a digital media receiver. Other capabilities include viewing photos and listening [...]

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Sonic Alert SBZ475ss Analog Alarm Clock wakes heavy sleepers

Posted by David on December 28, 2009 · 0 Comment

I have never really had a problem getting out of bed. The Alarm clock wakes me up just fine on low volume settings. I have known some people though who could sleep through a freight train rolling by. For the heavy sleeper a normal alarm may not cut it. Sonic Alert has an analog alarm clock called Sonic Boom Analog Alarm clock that promises to make it easy to wake up in the morning. The clock is analog [...]

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Sony Reader Daily Edition shipping now

Posted by David on December 28, 2009 · 0 Comment

It’s taken a while, but Sony’s Reader Daily Edition ebook device has finally begun shipping. Announced back in August, the Daily Edition has a 7-inch E Ink touchscreen and packs integrated 3G using AT&T’s network for mobile ebook downloads. According to what Sony have told us, pre-orders placed as of December 20th will be shipping out within the next 24-48 hours, hopefully in time for [...]

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Fujitsu LifeBook MH380 netbook latest on the Pine Trail train

Posted by David on December 28, 2009 · 0 Comment

We were less than impressed with Fujitsu’s first attempt at a netbook, the Atom N270-based Amilo Mini Ui 3520, and so we’re hoping the company makes a stronger showing with their Atom N450-powered Fujitsu LifeBook MH380. The MH380 has a 10.1-inch, 1366 x 768 display, a 250GB hard-drive and 1GB of memory, as well as Intel’s newest Pine Trail 1.66GHz processor. The 2.97lb netbook is also said [...]

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iPhone gets Bluetooth keyboard driver

Posted by David on December 28, 2009 · 0 Comment

Apple’s refusal to add a netbook to its range has left many attempting to use the iPhone or iPod touch as a rough equivalent, but ease of text entry continues to frustrate. Happily, where Apple fall short the developer community delivers, with the simply-named iPhone Bluetooth Keyboard Driver. Soon to appear in the Cydia Store, v.1 of the driver allows you to wirelessly connect a Bluetooth keyboard [...]

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Google Nexus One unboxed, gets video demo

Posted by David on December 28, 2009 · 0 Comment

Google’s Nexus One Android 2.1 smartphone has shown up in photos again, this time complete with packaging and a short demo video. Twitter user Bobby Robertson has shared some images of the Google Phone’s packaging together with a shot of the back of the HTC-made smartphone with the battery cover removed. To be fair, there aren’t that many surprises hiding behind the battery cover: a microSD [...]

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HTC profiled: Android success and 95% “target failure rates”

Posted by David on December 28, 2009 · 0 Comment

Given they’re the ODM behind the Google Nexus One, and that they’re fast becoming one of the recognizable brands in smartphones, it seems like 2009 – and 2010 – really is HTC’s coming-of-age. Over at Wired they’ve been looking into what the company has done to rise from the ranks of OEMs, including setting a 95-percent “target failure rate” for its R&D division, to encourage faster [...]

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Fleximus camera concept by Art Lebedev

Posted by David on December 28, 2009 · 0 Comment

Art Lebedev has brought out for us another novel concept, aside from the rather remarkable vision of the Transparentius. What looks at first glance to be one of those snake reading lights is actually a bendable digital camera in the shape of a flexible body with an integrated lens that can be hooked to either a viewfinder on the end of the camera, or an attachable 3-inch LCD display unit. Designed [...]

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iSlate Tablet touchdown in 2010?

Posted by David on December 28, 2009 · 0 Comment

So Steve Jobs is “extremely happy with the new tablet”. That’s always good news with the Apple chief (he’s apparently already killed it off twice). Furthermore, Apple is expected to make a major product announcement on Tuesday, January 26th in San Francisco (possibly called iSlate), and Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster has noted that “there is a 75 percent likelihood that Apple will [...]

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Lenovo 57Y6336 multimedia remote with keyboard debuts

Posted by David on December 28, 2009 · 0 Comment

If you are tired of using that full wireless keyboard and mouse from your desk to run your HTPC in the living room, Lenovo has a new remote for you. The remote is called the Lenovo Wireless Multimedia Remote. Simple enough name for a simple device. The remote offers full control over your Windows computer with a QWERTY keyboard with square buttons and all the media control keys you need. The remote [...]

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4th Generation iPhone Rumored to have 5MP Camera

Posted by David on December 26, 2009 · 0 Comment

Complimenting earlier rumors of a possible 7-inch Apple Tablet, Apple could potentially come out with their 4th Generation iPhone soon, which will feature a 5 megapixel digital camera. The new iPhone could be the crown jewel of smart phones, combining state-of-the-art mobile applications with a true SLR wonder. According to unnamed sources, OmniVision Technologies will see a doubling in CMOS image [...]

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Sony Ericsson Equinox Phone

Posted by David on December 26, 2009 · 0 Comment

Sony Ericsson Equinox is a stylish and interactive wonder, equipped with enhanced design features and built-in GPS. With eye-catching night effects, you can give your five favorite people their own, unique pulsating light effect, and when a call comes in, you’ll know who it is in a flash. The custom light features come in Amber, Sapphire, Beryl, Diamond, and Amethyst. The Equinox(TM) phone has [...]

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Samsung ST550 Camera

Posted by David on December 26, 2009 · 0 Comment

The Samsung ST550, aka the TL225, is a 12 megapixal point and shoot camera. The camera has a 1.5-inch LCD screen that is located in the front, perfect for self-portrait pictures. On the back of the camera is a 3.5-inch touchscreen LCD that has built in Haptic vibration. The screen can easily respond to finger commands and features a onetouch autofocus. The rear LCD screen has garnered great reviews [...]

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TouchTable Interactive MP3 Player

Posted by David on December 26, 2009 · 0 Comment

Touchtable is a portable media player designed to be interactive and intuitive, with DJ-style controls. It features a large controller wheel that surrounds the screen and functions like a turntable. It is a design concept at present, by Thomas Mascall. It’s sensitive to touch and pressure and when you use it in combo with the surrounding function buttons, it facilitates absolute user control over [...]

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Nike Method Putter

Posted by David on December 26, 2009 · 0 Comment

When the new Nike Method Putter ($250; February 2010) hits the streets, it will have had quite a debut under its belt already— including two majors won by the pros who already carry the Method in their bag. Nike released the Method to the pros a while back. Used by both Lucas Glover and Stewart Cink to win the 2009 U.S. Open and the British Open Championship, respectively, the Method features new [...]

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Logitech Comfort Lapdesk

Posted by David on December 24, 2009 · 0 Comment

Laptops and netbooks are convenient. You can’t dispute that. But what you gain in portability, you may lose in the area of personal comfort. If desk space is not readily available, it can sometimes be a challenge to balance a notebook on your lap as you try and get your work done. The Logitech Comfort Lapdesk is a piece of modern home office furniture that addresses this need so that you can [...]

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BearExtender N3

Posted by David on December 24, 2009 · 0 Comment

Rokland Technologies has recently rolled out the BearExtender n3, a long-range 802.11n high-powered wireless adapter for Macs that offers up to four times the range of standard Apple-branded AirPort wireless cards. The Wi-Fi adaptor combines 802.11n compatibility with a powerful 700mW Wi-Fi radio that enables the device to pick up 802.11g and 802.11b signals from long distances. In addition, the device [...]

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Snuggie For Dogs

Posted by David on December 24, 2009 · 0 Comment

I know, I know. But I had to feature this product for the sheer laughs. It’s the Snuggie for Dogs. I’m not sure what else I can say about it. If you haven’t heard of the Snuggie, I assume your nuclear bomb shelter accommodations are working out nice for you. So, to bring you up to speed, the Snuggie is nation-wide phenomenon….a product that marries a blanket and a long-sleeve [...]

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Lisse MyRacer H10 HD PMP

Posted by David on December 24, 2009 · 0 Comment

Lisse has just announced the launch of an addition to their MyRacer line. The MyRacer H10 PMP packs a generous, 5″ WXGA 1280×720 TFT LCD screen, very capable of showing movies in outstanding quality. It’s a tad larger than most media players, but for good reason…. it’s capable of displaying 720p video and features HDMI out. The H10 also has an FM radio and transmitter, [...]

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