Your iPhone does everything for you – except change the channel, until now. You can be even lazier with the infrared hub from Gear4. This small, stand-alone unit can be placed anywhere in the room to receive bluetooth signals from your iPhone making it a universal remote. It’s called the Unity Hub – it will switch songs on the stereo, pause the movie & even change the channel on the TV. Just lay there and fiddle with your phone – the world of multimedia is at your fingertips.
In our magical “wireless” world, it’s just a tad ironic that our everyday lives are still tangled up in a rat’s nest of power cables & chargers. But…that’s just the way it is. So, Quirky’s Pivot Power adjustable power strip should make you smile. The flexible design allows you to jam up to six plugs of various sizes & shapes into this unit and then into the power grid with incredible ease.
Phone, camera, iPod – these are your lifelines – you always remember to plug the stuff in. But, unplugging once charged? Different story. The Conserve Valet Smart USB Charging Station fixes this glitch in your memory and saves energy at the same time. Just plug in up to four USB devices, when they’re juiced up, it powers itself off automatically. No thinking involved.
Talking on the cell phone while driving is in some states a crime. Until now, “hands-free” has never been 100% touch-free. BlueAnt’s S4 Voice-Controlled Speakerphone is the world’s first. Storing up to 2,000 phone book entries, you can chat it up for 20 hours (on a single charge) without lifting a finger. Life just keeps getting easier.
Yes, another iPhone gadget. Plug the RedEye Mini into the headphone jack to control your TV, stereo, cable box, DVD player and any other device receiving standard (infrared) signals. Now you can sit on the couch, order a pizza, change the channel, drop the shades and keep up with your senseless Twittering without barely moving your hand. Ah, the future.
No more harsh rousing from dreamland. Philip’s Wake-up Light gradually brightens your space, while your pre-selected audio gently increases in volume. Be kind to yourself – stop the pre-dawn torture.
Say hello to the bomb-sniffing robot’s slick cousin. Rovio allows you to see, hear and communicate from afar. Using your PC or any other net-connected device, you can completely control this robot’s every move. When finished, Rovio returns to charge – happily awaiting the next time he can check on the dog.
