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Apple Tablet Rumours

Birge Basik — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:55:45 +0000

Let’s talk a little bit about the Apple Tablet. Yesterday morning, Apple announced that they postponed the launch date of mysterious Apple Tablet. After their explanation, many people starting to believe that the Apple Tablet is dead or probably never existed. But if it’s really on the pipeline; here is all the data we know about it:

- 10.6” LCD display or/and 9.7” OLED screen

- OLED models will cost over $2000 and LCD models $800-$1000

- not launch before early 2010

- variety of internet connections from Wi-Fi to 3G

- Webcam for video-conferencing

Unfortunately, we don’t have any options but to wait and see.

The Thecus N0204 miniNAS

Birge Basik — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:29:49 +0000

The Thecus N0204 is the smallest NAS (Network Attached Server) ever. It’s the size of a USB hard drive. N0204 is small but comes with RAID 0, 1 and JBOD support. It consumes 25-30% of a regular two-bay NAS device, which means you save both your pocket book and environment at the same time.

It’s silent and works at cool operating temperatures. If you need to change one of the hard disks, it’s no problem due to hot plug and swap capabilities. The miniNAS is designed for hassle-free setup and has full multimedia support. It’s compatible with both Mac and PC networks and will work with Wi-Fi or Gigabit LAN via the ethernet connection on the back of the unit. Lastly, it uses 2.5” hard drives, but you must provide your own as they’re not included… Its retail price is $150.

Eye-Fi WiFi – SD Cards with Uploading Capabilities!

Birge Basik — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:26:17 +0000

Eye-Fi Inc enables WiFi support for its Share, Share Video, Explore Video and Pro cards. Thus FTP upload will be possible directly from the SecureDigital memory cards. The newly-added function supports both the FTP and FTPS through the Eye-Fi Manager, which runs on both PC and Mac platforms. You can even share your photos straight to sites like Flickr. For more information you can visit eye.fi’s home page.

Sun Drive

Birge Basik — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:43:15 +0000

Sun drive is both USB flash drive and solar charger. It’s available in 2GB, 4GB, 8GB and 16 GB capacities. It works as an emergency charger for gadgets too!It can give you 100 minutes of extra talk time on your cellphone and an additional 35 hours of playtime to an MP3 player. It costs $23, which is little bit higher than usual USB sticks but the solar charge could save your life in emergencies.

The Withings WiFi Body Scale With Twitter Integration

Birge Basik — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:41:00 +0000

I’d bet 50 bucks that the inventor of this WiFi Scale is a guy. Plus, he will be bankrupt, soon… I’m arguing that, no woman on this earth can say her weight honestly. (Including me…)

Anyway, if you are tweet-psycho and would like to declare your weight every time you scale, Withings WiFi Body Scale is just for you. This scale has Twitter integration through its WiFi connection and can tweet your weight, body fat, BMI every time you weigh. It costs $160 and ready to ship from US.

Revo’s Retro Heritage iPod Dock

Birge Basik — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:11:53 +0000

I’m sort of a Geek; I really like tech-stuff. It’s my pleasure to gather togehter those kind of new gadget stuffs for you, but I should confess that I really admire retro stuff aswell. I fell in love with the new dock series of Revo’s.

Revo Retro Heritage iPod Docks are really amazing. They have a shiny OLED screen, DAB, DAB+, FM and WiFi internet radio support. It is also offers wireless radio streaming.

The audio is provided by a 3” neodymium speaker drive by a 7 watt amplifier. The package contains a joystick control system, built-in USB port and supports for 3.5mm auxiliary cable. The Retro Heritage Dock measures 260×175x98mm. It is compatible with Apple iPod and iPhone generations. Yes, it’s little bit expensive; it has a $380 price tag. Now available for pre-order on the company’s official website.

V-Moda Vibe II Earbuds

Birge Basik — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:29:38 +0000

V-Moda Vibe II Earbuds add style to technology. You can enrich your music listening experience with these stylish earbuds. They aren’t exactly cheap but they’re still affordable. Its wiring is made of 24-karat gold. There are two options to buy the chrome-ruby version and the metal-black version. The earbuds, microphone and buttons are metal, which makes it just a little bit heavy. On the other hand metal is much more durable then plastic.

The plug has a 45 degree twist-able design. It comes with 8 sets of silicone fittings to conform to your ear. V-Moda Vibe II’s technical specs are also beyond satisfactory. It has 12 Hz- 22kHz of frequency response, 8 mm V-MASQUE dynamic technology with neodymium rare earth magnet, 32’’ plug to y-connector , 13.5’’ even-length earphone cables and 3.5mm (1/8’’) 24k gold plated stereo plug. It’s compatible with all iPhone models (1G, 3G, 3GS), iPod nano (4th gen), iPod touch (2nd gen), iPod classic (120GB), MacBook, MacBook Pro, iMac and Mac Pro (2009 models), BlackBerry Smartphones, as well as with VOIP, Skype, iChat and other audio recording applications, MP3 players, CD players, DVD players and computers.

EOps i24R3 Portable Sound System

Birge Basik — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:36:09 +0000

No it’s not a dartboard or shower head It’s a portable, wireless, waterproof, single-speaker surround sound system.

It’s a project by Hong Kong designer Michael Young. It has no inputs, instead you have to use wireless USB (2.4 GHz) or Bluetooth (A2DP) connection. EOps i24R3 Portable contains four 2.6-inch flat speakers and two 4.5-inch passive radiator speakers, plus a 2×10 W Class D amplifier. It also recognizes softwares like iTunes and devices like the iPhone automatically. Finally, it’s powered by an internal lithium polymer battery. Unfortunately its cost and availability not yet announced.

Cisco FlipShareTV

Birge Basik — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:23:17 +0000

Cisco will introduce a new gadget called FlipShare TV. It’s a wirelessly streaming gadget which allows to watch your home made videos from your TV. It’s a three piece set; FlipShare software, FlipShare TV USB stick and FlipShare TV box with remote controller. No pricing and availability is certain but we believe that it will all be announced soon!

The QOOQ: a recipe tablet for modern kitchens

Birge Basik — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:15:58 +0000

I can cook. Actually I’m an extraordinary cook; people keep saying that my fingers are magical. But I’m aware that lots of people even have trouble boiling an egg. The QOOQ is a kitchen computer, which will replace recipe cards and old cook books. It has 10.2’’ tablet with glass touch screen, on-screen keyboard, Ethernet connection, USB and SD ports and built-in Wi-Fi. However it’s not a netbook, it contains no web browser or such. It has access to online recipe sites and contains a number of built-in recipes, can gather weather information and access to internet radio stations. Plus it’s a very cute digital photo frame. A QOOQ will cost you €349 for the unit with 500 recipes installed and then €12.95 a month for recipe updates. Unfortunately, it’s only available in France, but I’m sure that it will be available internationally soon.