AKAI SYNTHSTATION49
While it’s not the kind of iPhone or iPad dock you would bring with you on your next cross-country plane ride, the Akai SynthStation49 dock offers up something a standard iPad dock doesn’t — a 49-key, velocity-sensitive keyboard controller complete with drum pads and manual pitch control. As reported by Engadget, the SynthStation iPad dock/keyboard combo is a far [...]
TECH PAIRINGS
If there’s any theme to the newsworthy items found at CES this year, it’s the concept of the add-on gadget. From tweeting from a camera to printing mobile pictures and avoiding speeding tickets with phones, here are a few new things you can do when devices start talking to each other. Polaroid Grey Label Printer [...]
HOUSE OF MARLEY AUDIO
Audiophiles were all over the place at CES sampling and enjoying a wide range of new, high-end headphones and earbuds, many of which were endorsed or developed in collaboration with celebrities in the music, entertainment and luxury markets. With Ludacris, 50 Cent and Miles Davis-endorsed products in the ring, the line that seemed to stand [...]
ETON SOULRA XL
Eton Soulra XL ~ spotted at CES, it’s a fun Solar-Powered Sound System for iPod and iPhone. source
WINDOWSEAT
With WindowSeat from AppOven, air travelers can track their flights as they fly, learn more about places below them, and share info with online friends without needing GPS or a persistent network connection. source
ICADE
‘iCade’ is an iPad scale arcade cabinet/cradle with authentic, full-sized joystick and buttons for a genuine arcade experience. source
THE SPACE BAR
Are you a plug-in-every-port type of guy? Well, here’s an easy way to get more USB action out of your desktop. This little doinklet holds your monitor up top, fits your keyboard underneath and features six USB ports for you to plug your whole life into. There’s even a mini-USB port and an AC adapter [...]
DOPE IPHONE GAMING ACCESSORIES
With thousands of great games in the App Store, there’s no doubt that the iPhone is a pretty nifty handheld gaming device in its own right. But that’s not to say the fun levels can’t be upped with some ace accessories. Whether you want the feel of a real wheel for driving games, improved grip [...]
TRANSCEND GOGGLES
For backcountry trailblazers, Recon Instruments‘ new Transcend goggles introduce advanced technology for carving your own path while providing essential protection from sun and snow. The GPS-enabled goggles “require minimal interaction” yet boast an impressive amount of features, including a full-color micro LCD display, Google Maps overlay, real-time statistics (speed, altitude, vertical, run-counter, temperature and more), and keep [...]
THE FINEPIX X100
While companies have been busy cramming megapixels into their digital cameras for the last few odd years, the one thing that got left by the wayside has been style. Fujifilm seems to be the first company to realize this outside of brands like Leica. The FinePix X100 from Fujifilm combines modern technology with the old school [...]
CASIO TRYX CAMERA
The design of the “variable frame” allows it to act as a sort of tripod, giving you steadier shots for video or low-light exposure and giving you one less thing to carry. Another odd feature is that the lens is not a zoom, but instead a fixed wide-angle. The model on display at CES is [...]
SAMSUNG SERIES 9 LAPTOP
Despite its sophisticated styling, this laptop is more durable than dainty. The Samsung Series 9 Laptop ($TBA) is made of Duralumin, a material usually used in aircrafts, offering construction quality that’s twice as durable as aluminum, but still keeping the weight under 3 lbs. The Samsung laptop sports a 13.3-inch (1366×768) HD LED-backlit SuperBright Plus display, [...]
DISCOVR IPAD APP
Discovr is a new music discovery app for iPad that shows connections between bands, and with a quick double tap, you can see the musicians’ videos on YouTube and a lot more. The $2.99 app is described as “interactive map of the world of music for iPad,” and we took it for a spin. Take [...]
MOTOROLA XOOM TABLET
The just-announced Motorola Xoom Tablet ($TBA) goes high end to compete with the iPad. Running Google’s new Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system and getting data from Verizon, the Xoom features a 10.1-inch widescreen HD display, dual-core processing, HDMI out, a front-facing 2-megapixel camera for video chats, and a rear-facing 5-megapixel camera that captures video in 720p [...]
DAYTUM iPHONE APP
To keep better tabs on all those New Year’s resolution pounds you promised to lose or miles you want to run,Daytum‘s new iPhone app offers their personal data tracking service in a concise mobile form. Daytum allows you to document your life one category at a time, and then relays the timeline with a slew of [...]
3 DEGREES OF WIKIPEDIA
Memory & Enlightement and get a Brain Boost Application 3 Degrees of Wikipedia – It has a Core Animation-heavy UI, and a back-end running on Google App Engine + Tornado + Reddit’s ranking algorithm. You will not only acquire new knowledge through solving connection puzzles, but also enlighten other players by creating your own and compete for the best problems. Check [...]
KODAK PLAYSPORT BURTON EDITION
Burton and Kodak have teamed up to give you Playsport camera’s snowboarder edition. Strap it to your arm or leg and give people a first person view of what it’s like to come up short on a jump or catch a toe edge on a park rail. source
SAMSUNG D8000 LED TV
Growing up to 65-inches wide, the Samsung D8000 LED TV ($TBA) apparently doesn’t leave much room for a bezel (which is a very good thing). The barely-there brushed metal bezel is a slim 0.2-inches wide, and frames an HD LED screen that displays beautiful 2D and 3D video with a 240Hz refresh rate. The D8000 series [...]
SONY XPERIA ARC
The onslaught of Android-powered smartphones continues with the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc($TBA). This slim, ergonomically-shaped phone sports an extra-wide 4.2-inch multi-touch Reality Display with Mobile Bravia Engine, an 8.1-megapixel camera with Sony Exmor R sensor with f/2.4 lens and HD video recording capability, in addition to all the standard apps and web stuff.
SOAP FLAKES
Soap Flakes dispensers by Nathalie Staempfli shave off little pieces from bars of soap so you don’t have to touch the bar. Much more eco-friendly than plastic liquid soap containers, too. Soap Flakes Soap Blocks instead of liquid Soaps Today, most of the soap we use is liquid soap, which contains a lot of water. [...]
TUMI TRAVEL SPEAKER
Get good sound wherever you end up with the Tumi Travel Speaker ($125). The gunmetal table top speaker uses surfaces to amplify sound, creating “dynamic sounds and deep, rich bass tones on virtually any hard surface.” Also comes with the requisite protective carrying case. This content series is brought to you by Intel AppUp℠. Find free [...]
POLAROID GREY LABEL DEVICES
While we were shocked by the announcement that Lada Gaga was taking over as Polaroid’s Creative Director, we’re even more shocked to see what she’s done there. The new line of Polaroid Grey Label Devices ($TBA) were developed under the Gaga’s watch, and includes the GL Instant Mobile Printer, which uses embedded dye-crystal ZINK Zero Ink [...]
JOSSTICK-IT TABLEY ARCADE STICK
JOSSTICK-IT Tabley Arcade Stick adds a real physical joystick to your tablet, giving you more precision in touchscreen games. The removeable instant joystick can be removed and repositioned.
CYGLO TYRES
From Cyglo Tyres come these awesome bike tires which come with fluoro ‘long-lasting LED bulbs embedded into the tyre tread or wall to form a perfect ring of light to maximise the visibility of cyclists to other road users’. Yes, yes, that’s all good. But they look pretty cool, too. source
