9ss, Bose Headphones with Swarovski crystals

Finally a little bit of diversity when it comes to creative ideas for Valentine’s Day. I’ve read and wrote about all sorts of suggestions for the holy Day, but all of them were somehow related to cell phones. Pink cell phones, to be more precise, and this almost drove me crazy.

But this time the story is about a shiny gadget that one can take into consideration if lacking inspiration. The Bose headphones are undoubtedly as luxurious as your loved one would deserve to receive, even if in my opinion it’s a little bit too much. It’s like the shiny aspect is taken to the last level of them all, one that it’s way over my power of comprehension.

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Covered with more than hand placed 1000 crystals, the Bose Headphones are available in a wide variety of colors, such as Black Diamond, Ice Swarovski Crystals, Light Siam, Rose, Sapphire, Light Topaz (yellow) and Peridot (green). Being Bose-branded, the users will have the chance to experience the great sound quality that we’ve all been accustomed with.

The headphones cost $409, with one exception, the white version, which is more affordable than the others, being priced at $399.

(Source: coolest-gadgets.com)

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Skullcandy wooden earbuds

It seems that the wood based technology is the latest trend in the century we live in, as more and more made-of-wood devices make their appearance on the market. And you shouldn’t go further than an article I’ve wrote a week ago, I suppose, about a wooden laptop case, designed by Rainer Spehl.

In the given context, you shouldn’t be surprised by the wooden earbuds I am to present to all of you in the following sentences, manufactured by a very well-known company, Skullcandy, based in Park City, Utah. Its “product are targeted at the action sports demographic (snowboarders, skateboarders etc.) outdoor and general consumer market.

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The earbuds bring the great sound you probably are familiar with, if you know this company’s products and you’ve got the chance to test them, and they are made of carved real wood, featuring some aluminum accents that are laser-cut. This is, undoubtedly, an important improvement, (not to mention the fact that it’s also environmental friendly) from the standard headphones made of white plastic.

As far as the features are concerned, they include: a full-range sound provided by 8mm drivers, comfortable rubber surrounds, a frequency range of 20 – 20,000 Hz, impedance of 16 ohms, the maximum input power of 200mW, an aluminum foil cable which measures 1.3 meters and 3.5mm gold plated plug.

The Holua earbuds, because this is the real name of the Skullcandy wooden earbuds, can be achieved for $99.99 from the company’s official website. Which is quite a lot.

(Source: gadgets.boingboing.net)

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Small MP3 players from Green House

What’s the first thought to cross your mind when someone tells you about a company called Green House? Maybe you’d imagine that there’s a connection between that certain company and its purposes, on one hand, and the environmentalist trend, on the other hand. Because you already know that nowadays when something is green, this it most certainly is eco-friendly.

Anyway, the point is the company has just released a brand new series consisting of small MP3 players, called Kana Micro. At first glance, the devices leave the impression that they are anything but MP3 players. USB flash drives, maybe. But the truth is that these cute little gadgets were made for you to listen to music.

One of the main advantages of the small MP3 players is precisely the portability, requiring very little space due to their dimensions. They provide up to two hours of playback time, when the battery gets depleted and must be recharged via your USB drive.

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When it comes to the internal memory, the players are equipped with 2GB, which might not be enough for music lovers who are always in search for novelties. The only problem is that the 2GB aren’t integrated in the form of the internal memory you all know very well. They have to come from a microSD card that isn’t included in the package. Pretty disappointing, I agree.

Unfortunately, if you are already madly in love with these small MP3 players, I’ll have to give you one last bad news. The Kana Micro are currently available in Japan in a wide variety of colors, such as white (clear), pink, purple, orange, yellow, blue and green. Not to mention the fact they’re so very cheap: approximately $16. Sorry, but the players can’t be yours, unless you’re from Japan. I think I’ve already mentioned it!

(Source: coolest-gadgets.com)

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Turtles as pets? Or as speakers?

Not being allowed to own a pet during my childhood has always been a reason that unleashed fits of bad temper in the past years, because I couldn’t just understand why my parents didn’t want me to have a small creature to light my days. But I’ve sworn to have my revenge one day, when I’ll have one million puppies romping all over the place in my soon-to-be home.

Ok, it’s maybe an exaggeration, but I’m entitled to be angry and to threaten with impossible things that might never happen. As a consequence, up until that moment I’ll have to content myself with soulless imitations of those creatures that I was earlier talking about. And a relevant example in this respect is the i-Turtle, that you can see in the picture above.

Don’t be so surprised, of course it’s the i-Turtle, can’t you see it has a bright and shiny white silhouette? So, if you already saw that, what’s with that eyebrow, raised as if there’s something you can’t understand? When a product is white (so very white), then it most certainly deserves the “i”, preceding its name, because that’s what usually happens due to the association made between this non-color and Apple products.

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The i-Turtle is what you can easily call a genuine performer, because it plays your music, just like any other speaker, but it also feels the rhythm, dancing along with your favorite songs. The integrated speaker is designed to play the music you most love when you connect your portable music player to this cute little device. But remember! The PMP is not included!

In addition, the turtle comes with synchronized lights that flash according to the rhythm, but if you can’t stand this cheap show, you can always turn this function off. The only thing you have to do in order to make it work is to plug it into your music player and you’ll see the little gadget whining when he feels like listening to more music. But there’s something you should never forget: don’t you dare flick its tail, because if you do, you’re to have a very unpleasant surprise.

Usually, people think about turtles as pets, but you’re allowed now to go to the next level, where turtles are no more, no less than your private entertainers. The i-Turtle can be yours for $19.99 from the HasbroToyShop, but it’s expected to start shipping after February 10.

(Source: coolest-gadgets.com)

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Apple Keyboard concept

If you own your very own Apple computer system, then you most certainly are familiar with the Apple keyboard that were produced in time by the American multinational corporation that is so very well known worldwide.

And maybe they aren’t what you could call genuine pieces of art, being quite regular, but you might change your mind with regard to the Appple-branded keyboards when seeing the concept I am going to how you in the following paragraphs.

This is a concept that makes all the sense in the world, as it comes equipped with all the keys that are necessary and required by the Mac OS X environment. Besides these keys, other important aspects refer to the induction charge and the sync segment that is placed on the right side and that is designed to hold the Apple device that you own, whether it’s an iPhone or an iPod. What you must take into consideration is the fact that the sync segment is compatible with the most recent generations of the above-mentioned handsets.

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But this is not a brand new idea, as we’ve had the chance to see a similar concept, a notebook that also incorporated an iPhone, announced by a company called OLO. Unfortunately, the notebook shared the same fate as other concepts that never become reality, remaining in the concept phase.

The Apple keyboard concept comes with six programmable OLED keys that are designed to open up the application or the websites you like, whenever they are pressed. Even if this isn’t a real product that people can find in the shop windows, the designer made a suggestion as far as the price is concerned: $79.99. Too bad you just can’t touch this!

(Source: concept-phones.com)

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