Archive for the ‘Sound Gadgets’ Category
Monday, January 19th, 2009 |
“Scrabble is a word game in which two to four players score points by forming words from individual lettered tiles on a game board marked with a 15-by-15 grid. The words are formed across and down in crossword fashion and must appear in a standard dictionary†( Wikipedia).
Some of you might not be familiar with this game, even if it’s very well known in the whole world, so they wouldn’t be able to understand the surprise on the faces of those who see the Scrabble keyboard from the picture above.
Therefore, if you’re a fanatic Scrabble player and you love the game as much as you love your mother, then you a have a reason powerful enough to make you want to have your very own Scrabble keyboard. The device is meant to commemorate your passion, even if it’s quite a weird way to do such a thing. I don’t know about you, but I’d rather type the words quickening their steps out of my brain at my regular black Microsoft keyboard instead of using one which features scrabble tiles made of wood combined with brushed aluminum. The silver accents are meant to give this keyboard a more industrialized aspect to the overall design.
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You should know that the buttons are real scrabble tiles, which makes it even more impressive, isn’t it? They were hand-beveled and then introduced in a USB keyboard. It sounds like a sisyphic work that could easily drive anyone mad. As far as the points of the individual letters are concerned, they were all modified in order to display the secondary function of the key.
Unfortunately, if you’re already dreaming about this new keyboard, allowing you to play Scrabble online (but of course, what else?), you should know (before getting too excited) that it won’t hit the mass production anytime soon.
(Source: gadgets.boingboing.net)
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Friday, January 16th, 2009 |
When someone makes the mistake of telling how wrong you are when it comes to your attitude concerning your health, you tend to become violent. Maybe the word it’s an exaggeration and I agree, but you get angry because that certain someone dares to show you the truth, a truth you know very well but you’d rather keep it for yourself.
And I’ll take my example to prove my case. When people told me that prolonged hours spent in front of the computer will have the worst consequences possible, the only thing I did was to laugh at everyone’s faces and tell them to mind their own business. I’ve been rude, but I had a reason for acting this way: I knew how bad things are, but I couldn’t just admit that I was wrong.
So now my back hurts like hell, my spine is far from being alright, and I’ve come so far that I hate sitting in a chair. More than that, I’m waiting for the moment when my fingers to show some signs of despair. Maybe I’m paranoiac, but repetitive strain injuries are a fact and happen more and more to people who use the computer.
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A solution that helps us all avoid this problem is an ergonomic keyboard, the first step to an ergonomically correct position. And here it is the Smartfish Pro:Motion Keyboard, which looks pretty normal, if you ask me, but it incorporates motors that shift the angle of the keyboard and the separation between keys several times during the day, so the wrist don’t stand a chance in resting too long in the same position. The keyboard is provided with seven “stations†the keyboard rotates through.
There are still plenty other similar devices to come until the day we will be able to say that we’re dealing with the best ergonomic keyboard, but the Smartfish Pro:Motion Keyboard is here to solve your RSI problems in the meantime. And it can be yours for $130, from EverythingUSB.
(Source: gadgets.boingboing.net)
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Thursday, January 15th, 2009 |
Here you have another two fantastic devices that will make you feel like hopping, coming from those guys who also created the Snowball and the Snowflake. Three cheers for the news, please!
Ok, maybe I’m exaggerating when pretending that you all know what in earth I’m talking about, when there must be lots of people who have never heard a word about Blue Microphones, a company that is well known for their line of USB microphones. But for those who are familiar and ecstatic with Snowball and Snowflake, wait until I tell about Mikey and Eyeball. For those for whom my words are past your Latin, I’m not babbling about some cartoon characters! Not at all!
The Mikey, for example, is an audio recording microphone that was created to work with all sorts of Apple devices, such as iPod 4G, 5G, 6G, iPod Nano 2G, 3G and the classic version of the iPod. The microphone is equipped with three different settings that you can choose from and with an integrated speaker that can be used for playback. You can use the Mikey when you want to record something from a maximum distance of 40 feet, like college lectures, live music or interviews.
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The Eyeball, on the other hand, is a USB webcam that comes with an outstanding audio and the most impressive video capabilities ever. As you can easily see in the picture, the webcam is equipped with a speaker that has the shape of a ball and a pop-out webcam. The pop-out feature is a great idea, meant to give you the privacy that you all need. The company says that the Eyeball is perfect for IM and for video conferences.
Both products were presented at the events that took place in the beginning of this year, like the Consumer Electronics Show and the Macworld Expo. If you’re interested in these new products that are coming straight from the creators of the Blue Microphones Snowball, you can find them in places like the Apple Retail Store or Amazon, for $79.99, the Mikey, and $99.99, the Eyeball.
(Source: coolest-gadgets.com)
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Monday, January 12th, 2009 |
Since the day I’ve started using my MP3 player, there’s a problem and one problem only that I’m facing on a regular basis, whenever I dare to listen to music. My earbuds are just driving me crazy and I can’t stand them anymore! I realize that I’m ridiculous when trying to stuff those little things into my ears and I can’t blame those who are immediately starting to laugh at me, as I’d do the same if I were them. The bad thing is that, no matter how hard I try, there’s no chance for me to actually succeed at keeping those earbuds where they belong for more than ten minutes.
And I know I’m not the only with such a problem. That’s why I’m grateful to those who came up with a great idea, the customizable earbuds designed and developed by Koss, a reliable manufacturer of affordable eargear.
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This new type of earbuds is quite impressive, as the squishy covers that are available in different sizes can now be thrown away. They’re history, no more, no less! The CC_01 earbuds are provided with expandable and contractible tips. This means that, in order to adjust them, the only thing you have to do is to just turn the metal screw top placed on the back of your earbuds, and the tips will adjust to fit your ears. It’s simple and ingenious, isn’t it?
It’s a little bit surprising that a manufacturer like Koss developed such expensive headphones, as the CC_01 are available for purchasing for approximately 150$, which is more than a lot. Hopefully, the high price will be the justified by the quality of the sound. As far as the availability is concerned, the earbuds are expected to start selling sometime in March. And if they will surely fit your ears, I’m not sure they will fit your financial possibilities also!
(Source: coolest-gadgets.com)
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Thursday, January 8th, 2009 |
The Consumer Electronics Show is the latest trend these days and what people is talking about continuously. The 2009 edition was highly anticipated, as companies take advantage of the popularity of this event and reveal the results of their work at Las Vegas, Nevada.
Following the footsteps of other famous manufacturers, BlueAnt decided to launch their Bluetooth headset at this year’s CES edition, the BlueAnt Q1, which is said to become available in a couple of months, sometime in the second quarter of 2009. Even if the product is not to hit the market in the following days or even weeks, the company didn’t prove to be chary of words. On the contrary, essential information about the price and the list of features went publicly.
Therefore, the specs of the new BlueAnt Bluetooth headset include: a patent-pending acoustic design which is meant to reduce wind and road noise as far as to eliminate it, a dual microphone which has the role to reduce the wind noise to cancel the echo, a digital signal processing software, automatic pairing and reconnection, automatic volume control, dynamic receive signal frequency equalization, a packet loss concealment and multipoint technology. The latter is designed to connect two different phones simultaneously.
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The BlueAnt Bluetooth headset provides up to 4 hours of talk time and up to 120 hours of stand-by time, but you must be aware of the fact that these are the maximum ideal numbers, which, in reality, can be quite different.
The features of the Q1 are not only pretty impressive, but also useful, and they come in a package that is said to be sold at an affordable price of approximately $129.95. Every device will come with a replacement warranty of 2 years.
(Source: unwiredview.com)
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