Just like the first model released by this company, the new Pogoplug allows “for USB drive sharing over the Internet.” This device can also automatically sync content with your Macbook or PC.
More, you can share and watch movies, listen to music and view photos directly through the Pogoplug website. And if you’re thinking that visiting the website is too tedious just to watch movies or listen to music, you can also do all these features through your iPhones. Compared with the old version, this new Pogoplug model adds a drag-and-drop interface and sharing over media sites like Twitter and Facebook.
For $129 without service fees, this Pogoplug that takes up to four USB drives is as good as you can get. But with this device, you have to rely on the company’s ability to stay in business to continue sharing files over the Internet.
We’ll be honest — before today, we had never heard of Simon Aldous, but it sure seems as if he’s trying hard to get his name out there. Mr. Aldous, a group manager at Microsoft, recently sat down for a rather lengthy talk with PCR. Most of the back-and-forth revolved around receiving input from partners and other mildly boring topics, but one particular Q&A was pointed directly at the outfit’s newest operating system. When asked if Windows 7 was “really a much more agile operating system,” Simon made a deliberate decision to say the following:
“One of the things that people say an awful lot about the Apple Mac is that the OS is fantastic, that it’s very graphical and easy to use. What we’ve tried to do with Windows 7 – whether it’s traditional format or in a touch format – is create a Mac look and feel in terms of graphics.”
Of course, he followed that up by slamming OS X’s general stability, noting that Vista’s core technology — on which Win7 is built — is “far more stable than the current Mac platform.” We know we’re opening up a giant can here, but… um, thoughts?
Update: Microsoft has issued its response, and it’s none too happy, and apparently the Microsoft employee in question was “not involved in any aspect of designing Windows 7.” From the official Windows Blog: ” I hate to say this about one of our own, but his comments were inaccurate and uninformed.” We imagine there were lots of frowny faces around the office today.
We’ve had a soft spot for Polymer Vision in the fetid hollows of that place youcall a heart ever since we pressed flesh to its Readius back in February 2008. Unfortunately, we had to let go of any hope for the bendy e-reader to ever hit the market after delays turned into bankruptcy turned into cries of noooo! the world over. Now coddled in the corporate arms of Wistron we hear from Brian Chong, head of Wistron’s product planning, that a 5-to-6 inch device with a pull-out flexible e-paper display of similar design to the Readius will launch in 2010. By similar design we hope they’ve included Bluetooth, dual-band HSDPA, tri-band GSM / EDGE, microSD expansion and SMS capabilities of the original.
Who cares if this Sanyo Eneloop Stick Booster looks like a cross between an aluminum hot dog and a curling iron? Slip a couple of AAs in there, and its USB port is good and ready to accommodate a plug from your iPhone, iPod, or any other portable electronic device that uses USB to charge itself. Sanyo is nice enough to include a couple of rechargeable Eneloop batteries in the package, good for 1,500 rounds until they’re spent.
Those two batteries will charge up your gadgetry for 90 minutes, which could be just the right amount of time you need to get you through to that next replenishing power outlet. Pre-order it now for $34.72, and in December you’ll have yourself an unusually attractive auxiliary power unit that will easily fit inside even the most compact of carry-ons.
No, we’re not talking about “the cloud” where data goes to disappear and (hopefully) be retrieved again. We’re talking about an actual (well, artificial) cloud that promises to be both a real structure and a massive digital display. That’s the bright idea of a team of researchers from MIT, anyway, and it’s now been shortlisted in a competition designed to find a new tourist attraction to be built in London for the 2012 Olympics. Dubbed simply “The Cloud,” the structure would consist of two 400-foot tall mesh towers that are linked by a series of interconnected plastic bubbles, which would themselves house an observation deck inside and be used to display everything from Olympic scores and highlights to a “barometer of the city’s interests and moods” outside (that latter bit comes courtesy of the group’s partnership with Google). As if that wasn’t enough, the whole thing also promises to be funded entirely by micro-payments from the public (which would also determine its final size), and be completely self-powered, with it relying on a combination of solar power and regenerative braking from the lifts in the towers. Video after the break.
Ever since DVICE started out as the young whippersnapper on the gadget blog front it once was, it’s been interested in home saunas. And whilst some of them tend towards the basic, and others have a distinctly Swedish bent about them, the latest batch — such as this one from Carmenta — are certainly more evolved.
The Revolution has a uniform depth of 70 inches, and comes in four lengths: 35 inches; 47 inches; 60 inches; and 78 inches. It’s actually billed as a shower cubicle with sauna and steam bath incorporated in it. And Eighties-style neon lighting. And a telly. And a couple of beautiful people. Would you like to see them?
If you’re someone who is always travelling, or always spends his time on the road, then this Mini 300MBps Wireless N Travel Router is just what you need. Dubbed as the world’s smallest router, this can bring you high performance Internet experience in a small and compact exterior.
The router comes with a convenient carrying case (but it can also fit inside your pocket), a thin three-foot Ethernet cable and an Energy Star Certified external power adapter. It will also have a handy alternate USB cable that will be able to power the router from a computer.
Here are some more of its features:
* Access Point and Access Point Client modes
* Easily share a single internet connection with multiple users
* One-touch Wi-Fi Protected Setup
* LED Display
* Reset button
* Dimensions: 2.5″ x 3.25″ x 0.75″
You can get this Mini 300MBps Wireless N Travel Router for only $79.99. This is a great companion for big-time travelers.
Apple is now moving on to updating their software after months of releasing new gadgets. The new Apple TV 3.0 software aims to up your TV experience, and battle it out with other television manufacturers.
The new software from Apple has a redesigned main menu that makes for easier browsing. Its content is definitely easier and simpler to manage. This will enable you to enjoy the largest selection of on-demand HD movie rentals and purchases, HD TV shows, music and podcasts from the iTunes.
You can also now enjoy iTunes Extra and iTunes LP in full screen display with your Apple TV. More, the software includes Genius Mixes and Internet radio via a home theater system.
In fairness to Apple, the new software will not rob you off your hard-earned money. It will come free (download) to those who already own an Apple TV. But for those who doesn’t have an Apple TV yet, it will come bundled with the 160GB edition for $229.
Sleep deprivation seems to be one of the worst aspects of traveling. That’s why we’d like to see this Sleep Box, designed by Russian architects Arch Group, as a standard fixture in every airport in the world.
For rent for between 15 minutes and several hours, they’ll be a whole lot bigger than those cramped Japanese capsule hotels that resemble slide-out drawers in a morgue, yet smaller than the mini-rooms at New York’s Pod Hotel or the Singapore airport’s Ambassador Transit Hotel.
It looks just right, the perfect place to catch up on your sleep between long flights. We like its clever design, with sheets that are automatically changed by winding from one roller to another, just like a conveyor belt. Each Sleep Box is decked out with an LCD display, Wi-Fi, a place to stash your luggage, and plenty of sockets for charging up your laptop and cell phone. Sure beats sleeping in a chair.
If you’re always having troubles on where you should charge your gadgets when you are on the road, then this handy Scosche Powerfuze Pro might just be the one you need.
The charger has the ability to charge your USB gadgets whether on a wall or through your car’s adapter. Plus, when the car adapter is attached to the main unit, you can charge two USB gadgets simultaneously. At only $35, this should fit the bill of your charging needs.
You can carry the Scosche Powerfuze Pro anywhere you have to go—home, office and coffee shops. You can even take them out camping with you, as long as you have a full-tank, fully-charged automobile like an RV.
For an additional $14.99 (that’s $34.99), you can get the Scosche Powerfuze Pro with iPhone/iPod sync cables.
