Sexy Gadgets, Cool Gadgets and Concept Gadgets

Holding the Suave Cellphone Watch in your hand for the first time, you will immediately notice the flawless stainless steel construction, pearl inlaid rectangular face and deluxe leather strap. With a 1.5 inch glass covered OLED display, your friends and colleagues will probably think you are wearing a new Swiss-made hand crafted watch.

The MiLi Pro iPhone projector isn’t much better, but it definitely is better. This LED projector will feature a 640×480 resolution, and the ability to project an image up to 70 inches. However, the manufacturers don’t recommend above 40 inches but with its 10 lumens you’re probably going to want to go much lower.

The MiLi Pro laso features VGA and RCA inputs along with an iPhone dock connector and is expected to ship sometime in September.

Most of us don’t use cassette tapes anymore, and the next generation probably won’t even know what they are, but there’s nothing wrong with paying tribute to the humble cassette tape, right? If you’re in agreement, then the Funkyfonic Cassette MP3 Speaker might just be what you’re looking for. It’s (very obviously) an external speaker, which can plug into a standard 3.5mm headphone jack, and is powered by two AA batteries. The price of getting these retro-looking speakers is $22.

The iPad can do VOIP calls too, thanks to the this paie of headset. The Curve MM02 Headset can be used with the iPad or any phone. With this pair, you can access the computer, iPad, or phone’s other functions to while still on use.

It may make you look weird because it looks like a real telephone handset but it works, allowing you to use Skype and make a phone call for free.

Price tag reads $64.

The Superior Wireless Video Monitor is great for home surveillance as well as keeping an eye on your little ones. This is a wireless video monitor system that uses a digital technology that provides better range and clarity as well as minimizing interference. The camera’s 2.4 GHz wireless transmission that utilizes frequency hopping technology that makes sure the reception is clear with a maximum range of 500 feet in an open space. The camera offers eight built in infrared LED’s which enable black and white night vision up to ten feet away and its microphone picks up sound that is above 65 dB which activates the camera from standby mode.

Seagate has announced the launch of the Seagate Momentus XT Hybrid Drive. The Momentus XT combines a mixture of a regular hard drive and SSD storage to create a fast hybrid storage solution.
The system uses what Seagate call Adaptive Memory technology that allows the drive to deliver SSD performance. The SSD chips can hold 4GB of data which is filled by the more commonly used files such as operating system files, programs and data. By moving them to SSD it allows fast access. As your computer usage changes the technology adapts and moves the new files to the SSD portion of the drive.
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The HTC EVO 4G hasn’t launched yet, and wont for another 11 days, yet some has already managed to root the new smartphone.
At the Google I/O event last week, the company handed out free HTC EVO 4G handsets to all those in attendance. One guy who attended the event decided to work with a couple of other friends over the weekend just gone and they managed to get root on the device allowing super user access to the smartphone.
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Onkyo has launched their latest all in one computer that will try an appeal to iPod owners by including a dock for this rather popular Apple gadget.
The Onkyo E713A9B will come with a 23-inch display screen that is HD ready, capable of a screen resolution of 1920×1080 pixels. In addition to HD content support, the Onkyo AIO is powered with an Intel Core i5-650 processor that runs at a clock speed of 3.20GHz. Other features include 4GB of RAM (optionally upgradeable to 8GB), a 1TB HDD (hard disk drive), blue ray drive, 1.3MP webcam, a matching set of 5-watt speakers, a digital TV tuner and an SDXC memory card slot.
The Onkyo multimedia PC will be available on June 17, 2010 in Japan for a price of $2106. It’s unclear if/when Onkyo will launch the device globally.

Since the HP/Palm deal occured, a bit of speculation about HP launching a webOS based tablet has been happening. We heard a couple of weeks back that the new webOS tablet could be called the HP Hurricane although no official information has been provided about this being the case.
Yesterday a HP representative confirmed that the company would be working on a HP webOS based tablet that will be made available in October. As well as tablets using webOS, we also hear that smartphones will continue to use it although surprisingly, netbooks and smartbooks have been ruled out. Read the rest of this entry »

Uniden is about to launch a new Laser Pick Projector called the Uniden ULP1000. The projector can project an image with a WVGA resolution of 848 x 480 pixels. The contrast ratio of the projector is 5000:1.
With the pico projector being based on a laser, this means that no focus is necessary and that images are kept in focus regardless of the surface and how far the projector is from the surface.
The ULP1000 comes with a unique docking charger where you can easily place the projector to be charged when needed. The battery life on the projector is about 2 hours on a single charge which should see you through a film or so and perhaps a game or 2. Read the rest of this entry »

The 45 LED Solar Spotlight produces 210 lumens at any time it senses motion. The gadget will adjust to sense movements from 10 feet to 60 sixty feet away while only illuminating at night. The light can swivel 180 degrees, tilt 120 degrees, and can be set to illuminate for fives to three minutes after it detects motion and until the motion is gone. The 15 feet cord connects the solar panel to the light, which allows the light to be installed under a shaded porch or eave while the panel collects sunlight from the roof.

Videoing underwater is a fun and even exciting adventure. The problem has always been finding a camcorder that do take video with the results being as beautiful as the world beneath the sea. The answer is the High Definition Underwater Camcorder that captures above or below the waterline. The camera offers the highest Ingress Protection Rating attainable and can stay submerged down to ten feet for up to a full hour to record life underwater. The three inch TFT LCD screen and 4X digital zoom will enable you to take video with ease and even review each shot.

Although we had a bit of a let down when we heard the Nokia N8 wasn’t due to ship till August, we still hear good news today in that early benchmark tests reveal that the N8 is very quick.
The Nokia N8 has some decent specifications that include a nice 12 megapixel camera although the CPU was thought to be a little on the slow side at 680MHz. However, some benchmark tests have been performed that show the N8 is still quite quick and in fact, it maxed out the benchmarking software on some tests. Read the rest of this entry »

Taking a page from the success that Apple has had with its iPad lineup, VIA plans to release their own tablet computers. Expected to be available sometime in the second quarter of this year, VIA plans to launch 5 different tablets.
The low cost tablets will range in price between $100-$150 and will run on the Android operating system. Android is a popular OS choice for tablet computers and when Richard Brown, VP of Marketing was asked why the VIA tablets will run Android, his response was “Android is bringing a lot of diversity to the market. There are different sizes and different looks and feels.” Read the rest of this entry »

This portable hand-held is a mock-up of what a portable would look like if it had all of the best features mixed together.
The basic shape, as seen in the image above, is that of a Sony PSP although a flip up Nintendo DS style screen is also to be found along with a number of buttons and controls found on a mixture of games consoles.
The design has taken features from the XBox, PSP, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Gameboy and possibly other games consoles and handhelds.
Of course we will never actually see this device, but either way I thought I’d post it along anyway for you to either look or laugh at.

The Sony PSP Go features a slimmed down gaming system with a 3.8 inch screen and is 43 percent lighter than the PSP 3000 and only weighs 3.8 ounces. With features a slide up screen to reveal controls underneath. It will give you 16GB of built in flash memory, which can be expanded if desired via a memory stick micro slot. Connectivity for the Go is Wi-Fi along with Bluetooth for using wireless headsets and phones, which will allow you to enjoy using 3G network for browsing the net when you may not be able to connect to a Wi-Fi signal.

The 3M Easy Adjust Notebook and Projector Riser was created to raise your laptop or notebook screen to an ergonomically correct height. The riser even doubles as an LCD projector riser that can help you get your projector in the right place to help with presentations at conventions, conferences, or school. The height is easy adjustable up or down through a four inch range. It even swivels 360 degrees and will tilt forward and back 40 degrees for better positioning. Is great for laptops, notebooks, or projectors not over fourteen pounds.

The Sony NEX-3 and Sony NEX-5 digital cameras were unveiled a couple of weeks back. Each of the cameras use the APS-C format.

The Sony NEX-3 and NEX-5 bring the power of a digital SLR camera and mix that in to a smaller case closer to the size of a point and shoot camera. The difference between the two cameras is the NEX-5 has more superior video recording capabilities and can capture in full HD at 1080p. The NEX-3 can handle up to 720p video. Also the NEX-5 is the lighter of the two cameras thanks to the magnesium alloy case it comes in. Read the rest of this entry »

Flash drives often come in a number of shapes and sizes. We have seen burger flash drives in the past along with other various items being used.

The latest I came across today are USB Flash Drive Cufflinks that allow you to hold a shirt cuff together as well as easily carry your data around with you.

The cufflink flash drives cost $195 for the pair and each cuff link in the set has 2GB allowing for 4GB of storage to be carried around with you.

Do you remember the day of the cassette tape and even kind of miss your collection. With the Cassette Tape Tote Bag, you can at least remember those days and carry all your goodies in the bag at the same time. The bag is 16.5 inches x 4.5 inches x 10.5 inches and is made from durable non-woven plastic fiber. Love retro, then you will love it. Love cool, then you will love it. No matter the reason, you will love this tote bag if only to carry around all your stuff.