Logitech Speaker System Z623 A couple of months ago I built a new desktop and decided that it was time to finally get myself a decent set of multimedia speakers. I ended up replacing the old two-speaker Logitech setup that performed way beyond its thirty-dollar price tag with Speaker System Z623 – a THX certified 2.1-channel arrangement that I had been itching to buy for a very long time. Preamble My last set of Logitech [...]
There was a time when higher performance cinema cameras were bulky and prohibitively expensive; the Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera shoots 1080p RAW, is small enough to fit in your pocket and costs under a thousand bucks. Who said living in interesting times was a curse? Blackmagic Design’s new pocket monster shoots 1920×1080 RAW, packs a 1080HD Super 16mm sensor, a Micro Four Thirds lens mount (active) and a built in SD card slot for [...]
Pelican has been making some of the best tough gear cases on the market for a good long time, so when we heard about their new ProGear™ CE1180 Vault Series iPhone Case, our expectations were high – we were not disappointed. The Pelican ProGear™ CE1180 Vault Series iPhone Case looks like it is going to take tough cases in an interesting new direction. Most similar products use a simple soft-shell/hard-shell hybrid construction: it is super-easy [...]
Your greasy face and grubby paws make the screens of your smartphone and tablets look like glass windows at a children’s museum. Normally you just use the bottom of your shirt, but the screens still wind up looking smudged. Now there’s a miniature robot to do the trick for you, because hey- what don’t we need robots for? The Auto Mee S is another simple, yet helpful invention of the Japanese, who always seem to solve [...]
I don’t know about other phone’s but the one that starts with a lower case “i” has potentially the worst battery ever placed in a device. We rely on these things so much, but when we need them most, you’re lucky if you have 10% of your battery left. And sure, you can carry around a charger all day, but who wants to do that? Now there’s Fuel- the little red gas can that can provide [...]
The thing about portable espresso makers is that most of them require pods, gas cartridges or pods and gas cartridges – so when a new hand-powered espresso machine pops up that needs neither of these things… we are going to take notice. What makes the Nomad special? There are a few things that I like about this machine: 1) no electricity or batteries (very nice if you live in post nuclear meltdown Japan – which [...]
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We don’t know too much about the Espresso Veloce, just that it looks like a V12 engine, is built from titanium, magnesium and aluminum and that production will be limited to just 500 units. From the picture we can see that it comes with a set of piston-shaped mugs. Hopefully it makes coffee that tastes as good as it looks. Exotic materials, limited production runs and mind blowing design never come cheaply, so I’m guessing [...]
This delightful video by YouTuber Graham Putnam digs into the facts behind the destruction of the Death Star and presents a convincing argument that the destruction of the Death Star was an inside job. The motivation? Keeping a certain daughter’s involvement in the destruction of Alderaan secret – that and money… lots of it. –Thanks Dave!
Pushing physical buttons is so 2005. Now it’s all about the swipe, so why should your audio-enabled ear muffs be any different? The aptly named Finger Swipe Headphones work with Bluetooth, and are controlled with the fatty side of your digit where the fingerprint is. Swiping up and down controls the volume, while left and right change the track. Because they work with your smartphone, the music will stop for an incoming call, and the built-in microphone [...]
The Epiphany onE Puck is a charging device that uses differences in temperature to drive a piston, to turn a fly wheel, to generate small amounts of electricity, to charge a battery, which you can use to charge a phone. All that is required to start the engine is a drink that is hotter or colder than a room’s ambient temperature. Once in place on the puck it will slowly generate 5W of power at [...]
The AirLock Vacuum System is a clever little device from Backscatter, which is designed to give underwater photographers a little more confidence in their waterproof camera housing. The system is comprised of four pieces: a custom bulkhead (to suit a range of different housings), a one-way waterproof valve, a vacuum gauge and a hand pump. Together they form a system that can test the integrity of your waterproof housing. Once everything is in place, you [...]
As each day passes, it is my job to give you more examples that prove we are pretty close to living how the Jetsons once did. So here is one more: MYO. The wearable armband is used as gesture control, and works with a number of compatible devices. Be it a gaming console, or navigating through your iTunes, MYO allows for wireless control that is both groundbreaking and futuristic. The device works by sensing muscle [...]
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