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The Roll Up Drum Kit

gadgets — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:56:41 +0000

Make your laptop, PC Drum. Roll up Drum kit can roll-up and stored in your desk drawer, This Flexable drum pad make PC to provide 70 percussion patterns, samples, loops, and effects. The Rollup Drum kit plugs into a USB port which running Windows® XP or Vista. The Drum kit included software allows you to choose from six different drum kits, 48 rhythm patterns, eight special drum effects, and eight bass drum loops. Each pad may be programmed with different effects, enabling you to customize your set up for a cymbals-heavy Rock. The software's intuitive interface provides control over tempos from 40-208 beats per minute and of course, you can also record and playback your own riffs. Good idea for Holiday Gift as well.

Samsung YP-S2 MP3 Player

gadgets — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:07:30 +0000

Samsung, the world’s leading maker of consumer electronic gadgets, has announced its newest product called Samsung YP-S2 which is an MP3 player that features 1 GB internal memory.

This music player weighs approximately 0.5 ounces which is much lighter compared to other MP3 devices. Meanwhile, this portable media player is shaped like a small pebble which has a glossy finishing. Consumers can choose what color they want to have since this device is made available in five colors, namely, black, white, pink, purple, and green.

According to the company, this flash player can last more than 13 hours of playing music before needing to be recharged again. With this feature, this portable music player is ideal for long travels (compared to other MP3, this particular model last longer).

The Samsung YP-S2 features a user-friendly control system and has also been designed to support multiple formats which include OGG, MP3, and WMA.

This new MP3 comes at a relatively low price of only $45, which makes it one of the most affordable compact media players in the market without compromising the audio quality and other functionalities.

Cassette MP3 Player

gadgets — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:32:11 +0000

Do you have old car? Do you still have cassette player in your car? You don't have aux input for your latest MP3 player? Don't you hate quality of FM transmitted MP3 Songs? Now you can play your MP3 collections through your cassette player or use it as standalone mp3 player.

This MP3 player is built into a standard cassette tape, retro-style MP3 player to play your music everywhere. This MP3 Player has the built-in SD card slot, and you can easily change to different songs with multiple SD Cards. If you want unique retro style but with a new technology upgrade, this is a worth adding to your gadget collection.

Features:

No internal memory - you must supply a memory card

External memory: compatible with SD/MMC card (max. 2GB)

Earphone jack: 3.5mm

USB 2.0

System: compatible with Windows 2000/XP

Battery: built-in 450mAh lithium battery

Recharge battery via USB cable

Use like a normal cassette in a car cassette player or cassette player

Use as a stand alone MP3 Player

Dimension: 2.5" x 4" x .45"

You can buy this at thinkgeek at $39.95

Click and Dial via Skype Mouse Phone

gadgets — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:45:53 +0000

We have seen computer mouse that appear in cute designs and have cute features but have you seen a mouse that can be used not only for scrolling and clicking but also for dialing? That is what the Skype Mouse Phone is about.

Skype Mouse Phone is the first sliding cover USB VoIP mouse in the world. The mouse features an LCD display and a keypad so users can directly dial the number of the person they want to call via Skype. Aside from that, it has an integrated microphones and speakers that can play music in your computer, a handsfree function, an auto detection switch that distinguishes when you are clicking or dialing, an independent sound chip for handling softphone VOIP voice quality and has a USB cable to handle both mouse and phone.

So if you are looking for a different twist and style in your computer mouse, try having the Skype Mouse Phone. The design might not be as cute spongebob, hello kitty or any of your favorite character but it offers a new sense of functionality.

3 in 1 USB PC Skype Mouse Hi Fi Speakers VoIP Phone
US $32.69

VoIP Skype USB Optical Mouse Handset Internet Phone
US $19.99

Apple unveils new iPods

gadgets — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:25:49 +0000

Apple unveiled another lineup of iPods, boasting bigger storage capacities, new designs today.

Steve Jobs unveiled the latest iPods with a new longer and slimmer version of ipods best-selling nano in new colors: purple, yellow and orange (also available in blue, red, pink and silver) and new storage capacity of up to 16GB.

Ipod Nano gets voice recorder features and improved battery life: 24 hours of music, 6 hours of video. Also iPod Nano video and image screen display gets same feature that iPod Touch has, whether video and images should be displayed vertically or horizontally.

Price will be : 8GB version is priced at $149, the 16GB version will sell for $199. It will be a great holiday gift item as usual.

Epson EH-DM2: Rolling in Your Home Theatre experience.

digitalduke — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:08:45 +0000

The cutting technology that is about to knock your socks off and blast your home theatre system in different horizon by Epson latest Projector EH-DM2 which has just been announced in IFA 2008, the largest Consumer Electronics trade fair in the world where the world’s leader in electronic entertainment, communications and many more will show off their latest development products to the world which is being held in Berlin from August 29 to September 3^rd, 2008.

This is set out to those who have most crazing desire for high tech movie watching experience. The latest EH-DM2 includes a DVD player with latest DivX technology plus integrated 8 watt stereo speakers to indulge the home entertainment world. This however doesn’t appear to have Hi-Definition technology but only supports it, Epson Says. The portable Projector will give full scale of enjoying movies in bigger screen producing 16:9 image. Mostly reckoned for Gamers, this will built up a whole new landscape for those who wants to go beyond TV and move on to bigger gaming experience. Users can connect various external devices such as USB, Mp3 player, Digital Camera and much more to access their favorite multimedia contents.

The stylish and sleekest black design creates a fashionized compact and portable projector which is easy to install anywhere ensuring guaranteed entertainment.

Epson EH-DM2 Specification

General

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 (Native) 4:3
Brightness (ANSI Lumens): 1200 ANSI Lumens
Display Type:3LCD
Resolution (Native / Max):HD (1920 x 1080)

Connectivity

Inputs:

1 x DVD Player
1 x RGB D-Sub 15pin
1 x Composite
1 x S-Video
1 x USB

Audio:

2 x 8W Surround Sound Speakers
Control:1 x USB

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Want to have a piece of art done by a ROBOT?

gadgets — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:47:48 +0000

In some places, there are people offering services like sketching and painting your face. You just strike a pose and they will do the rest. What if the one making the artwork of your face is not a person but a ROBOT?

B.F. Hexapod is able to do that. If there is a robot that can take your picture and upload it directly to your website, there is also a robot called B.F. Hexapod that can make a neat carving of your face in high density foam. This robot created by Matt Denton has six legs allowing it to have great stability and mobility. It is able to do its carving tricks by its milling machine.

B.F. hexapod was originally named V5 Hexapod. The name was changed when it got tested this 2008. At first it was just able to do simple drawings and then Matt further developed its skills into carving.

For me, it is nice to see that human’s artistry is being incorporated to machines like these. Who knows, maybe in the future, people will be adoring world renowned robot artists instead of human artists. (Even though it looks so hi-tech, in a way I think the idea is a bit freaky too…)

Sonic Impact SoundPax Portable Flat-Fold Speakers

gadgets — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:14:32 +0000

The SoundPax portable speakers offer great sound that will get your party started, and they're
Do you play music outside alot? Then this speaker is for you. The SoundPax created portable foldable speakers out of cardboard type materials and it cost you only $69. SoundPax mobility is just amazin and sounds is just great for size and money. It is worth every penny when your visitor looking at flat speakers make good sound from your pool party whatever.

SoundPax flat speakers are using NXT's unique SurfaceSound Distributed Mode Loudspeaker technology and nearly disposable bio-degradable form(go green). Bad news is it is hard to find one to buy..

F-Driver F-500i - Make Your Window as Hi-Fi Speakers

gadgets — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:24:56 +0000

Freedom Driver(f-driver) is a new kind of speaker for MP3, Ipod, and PC! Just put Freedom Driver on the table, desk, windows and F-500i make table into a Hi-Fi speaker. Freedom Driver can turn any solid surface into a high fidelity speakers and looks very cool! You can put inside of bookshelf might create 3d sounds. It is kinda hard to find but cost is around $60-$120 and we think it will make great gift idea.

Features

Power Input 20W (RMS)
Response Frequency 100Hz ~ 15Khz
Sensitivity 87 db/m/w
Electric Resistance 8 Ohms ± 0.2
Core Driver Size (mm) 63.5(W) x 63.5(D) x 58(H) mm
Sound Driver Net Weight 650 grams
Inputs 3.5mm DC 24V IN, 2.5mm STEREO IN
Power Adaptor I/P: AC 100-240V 50/60Hz 0.55A
O/P: DC24V 1A
Sound Source Notebook, PC, iPod, MP3, MD, CD

Fusion CA-IP500, World first internal docking station

gadgets — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:30:18 +0000

Fusion has launched CA-IP500 Head Unit, a first of its kind which features an internal iPod docking station.

CA-IP500 lets the user to securely dock their iPod in the head unit’s faceplate which is tilted open giving an empty space for the gadget. Specifically, it is compatible with iPod 5G, iPod classic and the second and third generations of iPod nano.

The fully integrated iPod user interface allows the user to easily control the iPod directly from the head unit in its rotary encoder functioning like the click wheel of an iPod. Full function searches, shuffle and repeat functions can be done with no sweat. Viewing the current playing track and other information is also made easy in the unit’s matrix OLED display.

Other features include SRS Wos sound shaping and AM/FM tuner. In addition to all that, CA-IP500 head unit doubles as an iPod charger too whenever an iPod is slotted in.