Archive for the ‘gadgets’ Category
Friday, March 12th, 2010 |
Even if you are a gadget geek or you just want to find cool and original gifts for your friends, you will find many gadgets shops online.
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One of those gadget shops is the GadgetShop.com. This online store offers many gifts ideas to choose from, you will find techno gadget, games, outdoor gadgets, lifestyle gadgets and men gadgets. For example, we found the Meteo Weather Watch; this is a portable weather station that you wear it on your wrist. The watch measures the barometric pressure outside and provides you information about the weather for a period of 24 hours ahead.
Other features include: water resistance to a depth of 30 meters, 4 weather icons: rainy, cloudy, partly cloudy and sunny. The watch also has an alarm and a calendar and can be found on the website mentioned above with 39.99 pounds.
Another
gadget shop is GenieGadgets.com; this online store provides office gadgets, gizmos, games, puzzles and girly gadgets. On this website we found a cool gift idea from the women in our lives: mothers, girlfriends or sisters – the Remote Control Wax Candles. Don’t try to light them up with matches because this will not work, because they have a remote control that allows you to light them. The candles come with LEDs which are good for about 50.000 hours.
These candles are totally safe around pets and kids, because they don’t use the fire to light your room and they can be controlled through the remote. Other features include: adjustable timing, flicker and brightness. The price for this cool gadget is 29.95 and you will receive three of candles for this price.
ThinkGeek is a website that doesn’t need any presentation, because everyone knows this cool website which provides cool and interesting gadgets and gift ideas. Here you will find the “Toy of the year 2009” by Rolling Stone Magazine. The BuckyBalls Magnetic Building Spheres are very cool toys that allow you to build magnetic jewelry, complex sculptures and basic shapes.
The BuckyBalls are magnetic balls which are very powerful, but they also give you the possibility to make the shapes you want. Each set contains 216 magnetic balls and you can purchase it for $29.99.
On ThinkGeek we also found cute and funny furry robotic creatures that quail and shake when you touch them. The Tribbles come in two sizes: one small (about 6 – inch in diameter) and one large (about 12 –inch in diameter). You will find them in shades of grey, brown and black with a price of $14.99 for the small one and $19.99 for the large one.
On this website you will also find Giant Plush Microbes, Plush Sushi, Laughing Monkey. Star Trek Plush and more.
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Thursday, March 11th, 2010 |
On the Internet you will find many cool gadget blogs and in the next lines we are going to present the best gadget blogs you have to watch out for if you want to read the latest gadget news and other gadget information.
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The first gadget blog in our list is Engadget.com. Here you will find many gadget news and the latest gadgets released on the market. For example, we found out that Samsung announced the US availability for their R1 and Ro PMPs. The devices will be available in US next month and they will come in the next configurations: the R1 comes with a touch screen and with a storage capacity of 16GB or 8GB, available in two colors: black and silver.
The prices for these gadgets are $179.99 for the one with 16GB and $149.99 for the one with 8GB. The Ro device doesn’t have a touch screen will come with a price of $99 for the one with 8GB and $129 for the one with 16GB storage capacity. The Ro will be available in three colors: pink, silver and black.
Gizmido.com is the next cool gadget blog where you will find many gadget concepts, reviews and gadget news. On this gadget blog we found out that Sony announced their 3D glasses. The glasses are not on the market yet, but they will be available in Japan starting from June. The price for these cool glasses is about $133. They will be available in many colors including: pink, blue and black.
Ubergizmo.com is the next gadget blog in our list – here you will find many software related articles and gadget news. Here we found an interesting news about a multi-touch table from Digital Touch. If you want to transform your humble and boring coffee table into something more interesting, you should try this gadget.
The name of this gadget is T3-B table which comes with a built-in 26-inch LCD and also integrated wireless technology. The Wi-Fi allows you to browse on the Internet and also interact with the options on the screen. This gadget can also be hooked up with TV tuner, credit card reader and receipt printer making it perfect for hotels and restaurants.
YankoDesign.com is one of the best gadget blogs if you want to read more about the latest gadget concepts, house designs, furniture ideas and more. On the website we found a nice radio concept design called Flexio. The radio is portable and solar powered and it comes in a cute paper packaging.
The innovative factors are the flexible solar cell and the flexible speakers. The radio is small and you can carry with it in your wallet and it is designed to be used anytime and anywhere. More information about it you will find on the website mentioned above.
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Saturday, February 27th, 2010 |
If you are a geek who likes to have the latest and the coolest gadgets you can get your hands on, you should read the next lines because we are going to present you a few gadgets every geek should have. Laziness is a virtue when in comes to geeks and this is the moment when the gadget come in, because they make out life better and easier.
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Everyone aspires to things done faster and easier and this is where the next gadget comes in. We present you the best companion for your mobile phone – the Bluetooth Watch with Caller ID display. This is a great gadget to add to your collection because it allows you to see who is calling you without the need to look at your phone or to take it out of your pocket.
This nice watch comes with built-in Bluetooth technology and connects to your mobile phone through this technology. The blue display shows you who is calling you and if you don’t want to answer or you can’t answer at that moment you can mute your mobile phone’s ringer. This is a very useful gadget if you are in a meeting and someone calls you and you can’t answer because you can turn off the ring just by pressing a button on your watch.
The watch notifies you when you have a call with a discreet vibrating sensation and shows you the number of the person who is calling or the name of the person. If you receive a text message you will see a text icon on the watch’s screen. Other features of this gadget are the following: a rechargeable battery, stainless steel case, leather band and a user guide. You can find it on Think Geek with the price of $69.99.
If you want to record and to see all the things that are going on in front house, you should try the next great gadget – the Peephole Camera with DVR. You can’t guard your hone all day; because you are not home all day and if you want to know what is going on in front of your house while you are away this gadget will help you a lot.
All you have to do is to mount the LCD panel and the camera through the peephole to your front door and the camera record everything that is going on in front of your house. Other features include: microphone, motion sensor, time and date. The gadget works with SD card (this is not included) and is powered by one CR2032 battery (included) and 3 AAA batteries (not included).
Every geek has at least one USB gadget and the more you have the better. If you want to have a portable power supply for all your USB gadgets the next device is for you – musicPower by Encore. This is a useful gadget for you if, for example, you drive on the road and your mobile phone dies and you need to make an important call.
The gadget charges in any wall outlet and you can charge to USB devices in the same time. It works with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, iPhone and other USB devices. You will find it on Thing Geek.com at the price of $19.99.These are a few
gadgets every geek should have, but there are more on the market. If you are looking for cool gadgets to purchase, you should try the next websites: Think Geek, Genie Gadgets and Gadget Universe.
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Friday, February 26th, 2010 |
One of the main problems for disable people is the transition from their bed to their wheelchair and Panasonic comes with a new device that can help people who have this problem. The name of this gadget for disable people is Robotic Bad-Wheelchair and it is a bed which transforms in a wheelchair that can be easily accessible for those who cannot walk.
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The process works both ways, meaning that the bed transform itself into a wheelchair and the wheelchair can transform back into the bed. This is a concept gadget, but we hope it will be released on the market, because there are many people out there who need it.
The next
gadget for disable people is a design developed by 3 South Korean industrial designers and it is called – the Self-powered wheelchair. The idea of this wheelchair is to generate electricity and to make is more visible at night. This gadget comes equipped with a built-in power plant that can operate and generate electricity based on the rotation of the wheels.
During the day the electricity is stored in batteries and at night the LED lights installed on the wheels makes the wheelchair more visible. The person who uses this gadget can check and monitor the power stored in the batteries by looking at the LCD screen which is placed in the middle of each wheel.
This cool
gadget is an ingenious solution for
disable people who want to move during the day but also at night in a safer way. This is a step forward for disable people, but is just only a concept.
Doing the laundry is a challenge for most disable people, but the advanced technology makes the laundry easier and faster for them. Panasonic developed a device that is both a washer and a dryer. This machine helps disable people, because they don’t need to transfer the wet and heavy cloths from one machine to the other.
The machine comes with a sloped drum which makes unloading and loading easier. This Panasonic washing and drying machine is also very easy to program thanks to its easy to use controls and the cloths are dried using a heat-pump, so no heater is used in the drying cycle, making this device extremely energy efficient.
The Honda Walking Assist Device is for people with weakened leg muscles who have a hard time walking and moving. This device is available in 3 sizes and it uses DC motors which run on lithium ion batteries.
The batteries provide up to 2 hours of walking on a single charge and the gadget assists its users when they are walking thanks to the built-in electronic motors. You will find many other Honda innovations and walking assist devices on the Corporate Honda.com website.
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Friday, February 19th, 2010 |
It is hard to say which are the coolest shoes on the market, but in the next lines we are trying to find out based on the peoples opinions and on the reviews we found online.
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Let’s start with the Nike Company – they made it possible to mix fashion and sports with a great and stylish design in the form of Nike Dunks. When you are wearing these cool shoes, you are wearing more than just a sturdy and a classic shoe; you are wearing a fashion statement because those shoes look great.
They come in bold and nice designs and even if they were first designed for boys and men, now they target also women with their colorful and cute prints. Nike dunk offers a very big collection of colors, styles and designs to choose from and they come in three collections: low dunk, mid dunk and high dunk. The high dunks are very popular among boys and men and the low ones are popular among women or teenage girls.
These shoes don’t just look great, but they also last long because they are made from high quality and durable materials. They have also a high degree of ventilation, so they are extremely comfortable even when you are jumping, jogging or running.
We don’t have to forget about Converse, because they are also one of the coolest shoes for every day. They comes in a lot of designs and you can also make your own design (check their website for more information). You can choose from the following collections: Chuck Taylor All Star, Jack Purcell, Converse RED and Converse by John Varvatos. You can also choose from 4 different styles: Lo-Top, Hi-Top, X-Hi and Slip On.
The story of Converse goes back in 1908 when Marquis Mills Converse decided he wanted to run and start a rubber shoe company and in that moment Converse was born. There is something about these shoes that everyone loves and we also love them, even Kurt Cobain wore them and many other celebrities.
Adidas released on the market the Adidas 1 – these shoes are very smart because they come with a built-in microprocessor that collects data and information while you are walking and adjusts the fit of your shoes to make it more comfortable. The shoes and the microprocessor know if you are standing, running, jogging or walking and they adjust the shoe to make your feet more comfortable. They also have a nice design and they are made from high quality materials.
GTX GPS Xplorer Smart Shoes are a good way to keep track of anyone. These shoes come with a built-in small GPS tracking device which provides the location of the shoe to a central location tracking service. If you want to know where is the person who wears these shoes you will receive a SMS on your mobile phone telling you the exact location. These are a few of the
coolest shoes on the market and if you know other models or brand, please tell us.
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