The clones are shaking in their sub-par aluminum cases. Apple continues to dominate with the faster, skinnier and slightly sexier 2011 version of the iPad. This one is 33% thinner than it’s predecessor – even more svelte than the iPhone. Front & rear facing cameras, a new dual-core A5 processor and HDMI video output at 1080p HD – Apple’s upgraded everything but the price. Available in black or white.
She may recoil in horror if she sees you mowing the lawn in your space-age laser hair helmet, but deep down, she’ll understand. Balding dudes are desperate. Before you go full cue ball, this scientifically-tested laser therapy helmet could be the key to rejuvenating your dome. Eventually you’ll try everything to stop the loss, but maybe start here before you go to the spray-on route.
Another tablet? A note tablet. You just jot notes down on it, sketches, whatever. Delete the screen and start over when you want. It’s digital paper; doesn’t browse the web, doesn’t play games. It just takes the scraps of paper out of your loop. Now, think about all the Post-Its and To-Do lists you’ve written and tossed. It’s a lot. Technically, you don’t have to do that anymore.
They can’t keep a secret. Images and scuttlebutt about Sony Ericsson’s latest high-tech toy, the Experia Play – what amounts to a Play Station phone – have been floating around the web for months. Now, it’s just a few more days until this Gingerbread-powered HSDPA phone will be reality. Improvements to the Android 2.3 software and app packages make this one snappy toy, er, phone. Get your thumbs ready.
No, you’re not paranoid. You already know the irradiated warmth of your cell phone’s interior is a little swamp of germs & bacteria - worse than any surface in your home. This unit uses UV light to quickly clean all your handheld devices – phone, headset, iPod. Think about it. Okay, don’t.
If your movies looked and sounded better, you might get your friends to actually sit through them. Stop apologizing for your crap video quality and step it up. The Q3 delivers full stereo, pro-audio quality sound for epic live concert clips, interviews or regular old, “look over here, I’m filming” vids. Those are still your specialty, right?
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.
