Posts Tagged ‘Gadgets’
Hidden within a gorgeous walnut outer shell with hand-carved motif and controlled by deliciously old-school physical buttons and sliding volume pot, the black circuit board heart of this music player is home to some top notch tech with one purpose – to deliver audiophile-pleasing, Hi-Fi-quality audio. The Colorfly Pocket Hi-Fi C4 pro sends the source signal through eight audio enhancement stages before it’s released to the listener – the end result being the first portable player in the world capable of handling 24-bit/192kHz resolution audio files. The somewhat old-fashioned user interface consists of physical buttons, a simple OLED display and an ALPS volume slider.
The cylinder-shaped speaker features a movable cap, which needs to be twisted in order to activate the speaker. The unit is claimed to offer an impressive 30 hours of battery life. By twisting the cap you also adjust the volume, reportedly up to 80 dB. According to the creators, multiple speakers can be paired with a single Bluetooth device and placed around the house, so you can enrich the sound experience or seamlessly switch between them. Additional features include a 3.5mm audio jack, as well as an AM/FM radio.
Philips – today, the electronics manufacturer announced its new ESee pocket video camera. Although the ESee does shoot in full 1080p HD resolution, users have the option of simultaneously recording a QWVGA 240p version of their videos. Even the full HD files aren’t as huge as they could be, due to Philip’s use of H.264 video compression. This leaves them with a sharp video for their own viewing, along with a much smaller file for emailing. Built-in Windows software also allows for one-button posting of videos to sites such as Facebook and YouTube.
Beats by Dr. Dre headphones are about to launch their first wireless headphones. The highlights have to be the built-in mic and music playback, and convenient control buttons right on the earcup for hands-free mobile calling, music control, and volume.
Digi Cam shoots 2048 x 1536 resolution stills and 640×480 (VGA) videos, which can be viewed on its 1-inch LCD and stored on a micro SD card. “Lo-fi” photography using film cameras such as Holga has made something of a comeback in recent times, with creative types embracing the ability to do things like snapping double exposures. While Digi Cam allows for double exposure photographs, its single exposure pics and videos also offer lo-fi appeal, with “saturated colors and wicked vignetting”.
The Moonshine inspired by the phases of the moon and can describe the entire process of the moon to new moon eclipse, in one go. For the star signs is influenced by the moon, this looks to be quite soothing lamp / clock combo to have around. In the face of it is behind the clock and it was time to light that mimics moonlight from the moon rises to moonset.
Designer: Yong-min Lee
Make the urban gardening easier and more successful. Let the plants express their needs. The pack is composed of: one light detector, one water detector and one temperature detector.
Designer: Elodie DELASSUS
Glocke is a unique cradle for an MP3 player and is inspired by the Korean Buddhist Bell. So when you dock the MP3 player on this device, it amplifies the low sound using the glass cylinder and glossy plastic body to full effect. The LED lamps are cute and glow according to the volume of the music. The bell works on the principle of resonance and amplifies sound, spreading its outreach.
Green Noise tries to harness the power of loud sounds and directly generates electricity through it. Green Noise features powerful microphones that allow it to generate electricity even in the harshest of weather and environments, while still having a easily maintainable design. Aimed to be used on runways and highways, these small gadgets are placed among the road and sense even the smallest of sounds. Green Noise would be the perfect gadget for an electrical car- instead of searching for specific stations, the driver could easily get out and charge anywhere.
