Now retro gadgets are more fashionable than ever. The device, which I would like to introduce you today, is a gramophone, working on iPod. It reproduces music from its memory. Player is connected to iPod Gramophone as a conventional headphone.
The iPod Gramophone is compatible with all versions of iPod. It also has a special place where you can put the player itself. Dimensions – 10 × 12 inches, 13 inches in diameter.
This gadget is sold in Hammacher Schlemmer shop and is quite expensive – $500.
Gadgets can be useful not only while using them. Sometimes devices can be a good method to reduce stress. How? Today we’ll talk about this.
Wired.com website has announced the best photo destruction gadget.
You are sick and tired from your mobile phone and inhibitory laptop? The processor overheats and restarts at the most inopportune moment? Or maybe you are just hit by a car because of distracting your attention to iPod? So it’s time to get rid of them!
But getting rid of gadgets should take place in a stylish way. And the entire process must be shot. Then you should place these photos or videos with good resolution (800 pixels on one side) somewhere in the Internet, and send a link to the contest to Wired.com.
The competition will last 2 weeks, after which 10, who will have their place in the gallery of the famous site and the magazine Wired, winners will be determined.
Apple’s iPod players are the best in the world. But they have a disability – the video screen is too small. But viewing video is not the main function, so it is not a disadvantage. But what to do if, for example, you want to watch a movie? Now there is a solution to this problem.
Portable iPod Video Enlarger and DVD Player is a portable video player with iPod and DVD player. Through it you can watch videos on the 8.5-inch LCD display. The device uses special technology to enlarge the video with minimal quality loss.
iPod can be placed directly into it. There are also 2 inputs for headphones, so two people simultaneously can listen to it. There is an AV port for data transfer and viewing on TV.
Supported formats are DVD, VCD, CDs, MP3 CDs, and, as I said, video / music files of iPod. Dimensions: 26 cm in length and 15 cm in width. You can buy it for $270.
We already wrote about the little wooden speakers for the iPod, which can be used simply as a pendant. But recently there are many wide variety of speakers for MP3 player.
Yesterday at the CES Company Atlantic Inc. has announced the imminent release of iceBar2 – speaker system for iPod Nano. This is a tight and closed case already set out the speakers, which protects the player from water, dust and scratches. But the main purpose is the protection of your iPod from water.
iceBar2 is light, small, can be placed in the pocket of the speakers for iPod, and with which the owner can take a shower, walk in the rain and snow, take a hike, swim in the pool. You can freely use all the features of the player (to listen to music, watch videos, TV, video and audio pod casts, etc.).
The speakers have three AAA batteries. There is a button to activate and deactivate.
Of course, this gadget would be a great acquisition for those who, for example, float in the pool and would like to listen to music there. IceBar2 will cost $69.
Do you have a MP3 player or an iPod? You sometimes want to listen to your favorite music without the headphones? Now you will have the opportunity to listen to music with great comfort.
You can buy this gadget “two in one.” First, it is a great chair to relax on the street or somewhere in nature, or just at home. Second, it has some hidden features. The chair can be combined with the MP3 player, CD player, iPod and TV-set.
You do not need any additional devices in order to listen to music without headphones. The sound will come from all over the surface of the chair. Watching TV becomes even more enjoyable activity.
Inflatable Neutron can also become the subject of an excellent interior in the house for a teenager. The chair can be taken to a campaign or a summer trip; it will bring convenience. The sound is very loud, and friends will be surprised seeing such chair.
The size of the chair is 70cm x 90cm x 90cm. Weight: 2 kg. Its price is about $60.
The new gadget from Asus is designed for listening to Internet radio stations. With this player you can quickly customize your favorite radio stations and listen to them anywhere.
Asus Internet Radio (AIR) can play more than 10,000 radio stations from the Internet, which are broadcasted throughout the world. It is convenient as you can take it with you everywhere on a camping trip or for a walk. You can also configure other radio stations, which are not original. Alternatively, you can make a list of 250 of your favorite stations and listen only to them.
The gadget combines retro design and modern technology. It was represented this year at Computex. It only supports MP3 and WMA formats. The size of LCD display is 128×64, it displays information about the stations.
There are 2 versions: one with input for iPod ($400), and the other without the input for iPod ($200).
Long ago designers of Lego were simply developing a toy. These colorful blocks encourage producers of gadgets offering devices in the form of a constructor. Lego produced Lego-player, speakers for iPod, desktop calendars, and other gadgets. Now Lego is preparing to release Lego-calculator.
For many years different calculators are an integral part of our lives. The new Lego-calculator certainly will not impress anyone with its functionality; the secret is its appearance. It will appear in four colors – blue, red, green and black.
This calculator will be on the market in August. Its size will be 14×6,5х2,5 cm. Despite the simplicity and the ability to perform only basic mathematical operations, the price of the gadget will be 27 dollars. Perhaps this is a mandatory fee for the design.
Those motorists, who have an iPod player, can now easily determine whether they can drive the car, not only focusing on their own subjective feelings.
In addition to the aforementioned players now we have a kind of device called iBreath. It allows you to find out the level of alcohol in man who is going to drive a car.
Determining the extent of intoxication using iBreath is simple: the gadget has a tube, where you should «blow». Then the device will determine the level of alcohol in the blood, and you can see the data on the screen.
If everything is in order and you have decided to drive, the device can be used not only as an alco-tester. It will allow you to enjoy your favorite music in the cabin while driving. The cost of this useful device for the fans of alcohol, who want to avoid problems, and not drive in the inappropriate condition, is 79 U.S. dollars.
Despite the relatively large 3.5-inch screen of iPhone or iPod Touch player, not more than two people can watch videos at the same time. However, with a compact projector Mili Pro from BeamBox you can easily transform the abovementioned gadgets into a home theater, with a maximum image size of 70 inches (178 cm) diagonally.
Of course, as with the other mini-projectors, the image quality will suffer greatly, therefore, to obtain a clear and bright video you will have to confine with 30-40 inches (76-101 cm).
Mili Pro provides a resolution of 640×480 pixels and brightness of 10 lumens (what else do you want from this baby?), has two tiny dynamics, as well as VGA and AV connectors, so that it can connect to almost any external video source or a personal computer.
The device has a stylish design in the form of folding beds and allows charging the iPhone and iPod Touch batteries. Sales projector Mili Pro will come to the market in September 2009, and it will cost a little less than $ 300.
Those who are keen on listening to music while taking a bath or shower can do this in different ways: for example, can turn on home stereo very loudly, so that all the neighbors could hear your favorite songs, or take a player, however, if you drop it into a water, even though in a waterproof carrying case, it is not a pleasant situation. The most convenient solution is a wireless system Wireless Bathroom Speaker. This gadget consists of a small wireless transmitter, disposable outside the bathroom, which connects to iPod or other audio player, and a receiver that can please you, not only with waterproof speakers, but also with such necessary bathroom functions as electronic watches and mirror, that doesn’t get misted. Wireless Bathroom Speaker allows listening to FM-radio. The receiver has 4 AAA batteries, and the transmitter – 3. The gadget can be virtually connected to any audio devices equipped with standard 3.5-mm audio, but its price is around 140 dollars.
