Sexy Gadgets, Cool Gadgets and Concept Gadgets

Witnessed as an important day for the computer savvy. On this day this year, the computer mouse com turned 40 years old. A team of researchers at the Stanford Research Institute in California invented the mouse the year 1968. The team, led by Doug Engelbart made a mouse that was nothing but a wooden block with wheels mounted on its base. There was a red button on its top and a cable at its back. The team found a resemblance between a mouse and the device invented by them and hence, the name of the most dynamic input device of the times. Read the rest of this entry »

Rumor has it that Intel’s MID (Mobile Internet Device) platform, codenamed Menlow, is about to make its way to yet one more latest product, likely to be rolled out by Averatec’s Trigem. Built-in with a 4.8-inch touchscreen handy computing device, the Lluon Mobbit is crafted to endow its users with a user-friendly Internet-based handy system. One of the features that keep the Mobbit alone from all the additional MIDs is the use of a Windows XP operating system over a Linux OS, utilized for most MIDs. Read the rest of this entry »

Seagate offers its new range of stylish and dockable storage device – ‘Seagate FreeAgent Go’. This new breed of Hard Drive is comparatively larger than many of the internal desktop drives and can be easily docked to a PC or with an iPod. One of the important features of this storage device is that it offers you enough space to store multiple copies of each file and is featured with an additional dock and software. The Seagate’s FreeAgent Go series of Portable Hard Drive is available in 250GB, 320GB and 500GB capacities with a varied color choice including silver, black, red and blue. However, the additional dock is available with additional money of approximately $29.The main purpose of this dock is to help you to connect the drive to your PC via a long dual-head USB cable with ease. The dock kit includes a slipcase for the drive, so that it stays scratch free inside your travel bag. One of the biggest advantages with this dock system is that you are allowed to remove the hard drive without using the ‘Safely Remove Device’ command in Windows. In other words it is hot swappable. Read the rest of this entry »

So far there has been rumors all mover the globe regarding the finalization of USB 3.0 specification. The widely spread rumors came up with a false conception that Intel, which happens to be one of the prime promoters of USB 3.0 besides Microsoft, NEC, HP, Texas Instruments and ST-NXP is holding back the final specifications from releasing to other competitors in the market (such as NVIDIA and AMD). Now its time to put an end to all such rumors and beliefs as the actual specification of Super-Speed USB 3.0 with a Transfer Speed of 4.8Gbps has been finalized and submitted to USB-IF (USB Implementers Forum) for the upcoming publication to the developers – a great new indeed. Read the rest of this entry »

Small, compact, connected via USB dongle, the ZDTV Wireless Keyboard is ideally suited for use with a living room PC setup. It worked well up to a distance of 4 m, but that’s where the positives end. It looks and feels cheap, and lacks multimedia hotkeys – a baffling omission for a product that’s intended to be used for music and video playback. There is no sign of a volume control, no track skip keys and no play/pause button. With a touchpad that is largely hit and miss, s small keyboard that renders typing at speed impossible, and proprietary software that’s riddled with adverts, it’s tough to recommend the Zoom ZDTV.

The MSI Big Bang Marshal certainly I warrant the “big” in the name, as this board sports no fewer than eight PCI-E xl6 slots in addition to all the trappings one comes to expect from a high-end motherboard.

Running the Intel P67 (B3) chipset and thus supporting Sandy Bridge Core i3/i5/i7 chips, the Big Bang Marshal has USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gbps support. There is a smattering of additional features built into the board, including Super Charger, which charges your mobile devices extra-fast; M-Flash, which lets you backup and restore the BIOS with a flash drive; Multi BIOS, which stores a second BIOS onboard in case of a borking; and Wink i3, a Linux-based environment that grants you quick access to the Internet even while the system boots. Live Update 5 and Live Update Online ensure that you get all the latest updates from MSI. Read the rest of this entry »

The Naga Epic is Razer’s third attempt at an MMO mouse. The original Naga (see Issue 76, p80) was tar from epic, though, particularly in the comfort department. The Naga Epic is even more expensive than its predecessor, clocking in at just under £100. However, if you’re still reading then the price might not be too much of an issue for you. The Naga Epic is more of an evolution of the Naga, but there are a number of new additions.

The biggest change is that the mouse is now able to operate in either wired or wireless mode. A detachable braided USB cord is on standby for initial charging, and as a backup if your battery wavers. The sturdy wireless docking station is rock-solid and feels heavy-not something that will be easily knocked over by the cat. The lag-free wireless operation of the Naga Epic is flawless; this and the slick design of the plug’n'play cord are easily the biggest improvements. Read the rest of this entry »

The company has just launched another version of the mouse called the Arc Touch. Instead of folding in half, this one straightens out its curves, enabling it to slide into any pocket. Using two pencil batteries this mouse also works on Microsoft’s Blue Track optical technology.

The Arc Touch is a mouse that needs a bit of getting used to. It needs to be held from the front. It cannot be held normally since it has cavities where the fingers would otherwise be. Ambidextrous in design, this mouse carries three buttons, the left and right clicks with the neat flat touch scroll. To scroll one just need to flick the finger and the screen will quickly scroll. Slide the finger slowly and scrolling becomes line by line. The mouse even produces a click wheel like feedback when scrolling. It comes with a tiny Snap-on transceiver that magnetically gets attached to the back of the mouse.

Hauppauge’s PCTV 290e is the first Freeview HD TV tuner to grace the PC. The new DVB-T2 hardware is backward-compatible with the existing DVB-T protocol, so in addition to the usual roster of standard-definition Freeview channels, the PCTV 290e is capable of picking up the four HD channels: BBC One HD, BBC HD, ITV HD and Channel 4 HD. We weren’t bowled over by Hauppauge’s PCTV software – it’s a touch clunky and unrefined – but Windows 7 Media Center made a much better bedfellow, where it delivered pristine 720p HD content without fuss. The only stumbling block is the price: for a single DVB-T2 tuner that doesn’t allow you to watch one channel and record another, £67 exc VAT is a bit steep.

Microsoft LifeCam HD-5000 is available with plug and play system. You don’t have to install any software for using this web camera. If you want to install any extra hardware then it is easy to install through a simple USB cord system. Web cam auto focus is the most noticeable feature of the camera. For refocusing any sudden movement it may take around five second to focus again. This model is available with excellent video recording capability with clear sound effect. 3D video effects can also be embedded for incredible experience. There is only one drawback with this web camera is that it is not supportable by MAC operating system.

88Volts Dropcam Wi-Fi Security Camera is a wireless home security camera available at very cheap prices. You can monitor your home at your iPhone anywhere and anytime through this wireless camera. It is also very easy to set up this camera in your home. This is a two step quick installation process. You can also get alerts and updates at your email id. This camera supports WiFi connectivity and DVR functionalities with paid plans. The most common use of this web camera is to check your pets and servants regularly when you are away from your home. This web camera uses axis hardware for network support.

The new kit will be launched in month of October which has a new invented product Tikitag. RFID tags have various restrictions when they are interacting with the devices. This is the reason there is a need of something with which people feel more freedom.

The primary role of TIkitag is to change the web-based infrastructure in easy to use USB reader which is capable of opening RFID technology to the users who do not have IT degrees and if they belong to other fields except IT such as CS or Medical. The started kit will cost you $50.

When you break an Apple MacBook Air the first thing you probably wont think of is chopping it up and making in to an All-In-One keyboard.

This is exactly what the MacBook Air Project is about. A MacBook Air user broke his laptop and decided to take all the insides out and cut them to size and attach them to the underside of a wireless Apple keyboard and Magic track pad.

All the ports and parts have been moved over to the all-in-one Air keyboard although the job isn’t finished just yet as it’s a little rough around the edges and is held together in part with duct tape.

Logitech unveiled a new keyboard and mouse wireless MK520. It’s a comfortable mouse with soft rubber side grip and contoured design.

The Logitech keyboard has full-size with one-touch media control. Softly rounded edge with Incurve key position to put your finger properly and easily to glide from key to key. This MK520 Combo with with 2.4GHz wireless connectivity.

Perfectly Controlled PC Entertainment: With a full keyboard, navigation and multimedia control keys, you can do just about anything you want from the comfort of your couch or bed. The backlight will even let you do it in the dim light of your man/grrl cave.

This USB hub allows you to power the hub either directly from a computer or from an AC/DC socket. So in addition to connecting multiple USB devices to your computer, you can also recharge devices such as digital cameras, MP4 players and cellphones wherever there is a wall power socket. This is also very useful for connecting devices that require a certain amount of power to operate such as one-cable removable HDDs.

The leather USB optical computer mouse measures 87 x 55 x 17mm, and weights 50g. The leather shell with some elegant patterns is the most unique aspect of the USB computer mouse. Moreover, the computer mouse comes with a retractable and removable USB cable for easy to carry.

A $1000 will get you Art Lebedev’s latest keyboard, the Optimus Popularis. The keyboard builds upon earlier editions of his creations and adds a couple of neat features like a nifty customizable status bar that resides below the function keys. This bar can be configured to display local weather updates, PC health status and since it is customizable, you can also add stock information, pending email message notifications and the likes.

The other cool feature of this keyboard would have to be the fact that each and every key is its own display and these screens have been improved to cover the full face of the key. As a result of the display keys, the keyboard face can also be adjusted to change language or even display a temporary numberpad on a given keystroke.

Seagate has introduced their new FreeAgent GoFlex Desk drive, an external hard drive that has 3TB of storage space. It wasn’t to long ago when the 1TB hard drives were touted as being sufficient for a home users multimedia needs but with the number of digital cameras and high definition video cams, bigger seems to be better.

Just how big is the new Seagate drive? It can hold 120 high definition movies but out of the box, the drive comes with only USB 2.0 support so transfer speeds will not be optimal. However, there are optional upgrades to Firewire 800 or USB 3.0 available and these will come with an additional cost. Compatible with both the Windows and Mac operating system, the 3TB drive includes a driver disk that will allow users to take an NTFS or Windows-formatted drive and enable it for read/write access on a Mac. This is an option for users that are unwilling or unable to format the drive using the Mac’s HFS+ (Mac OS Extended) file system.

$250 is what it will cost to buy the 3TB hard drive and an additional $20-$50 will be required for each optional connectivity interface.

The Fujitsu Self-Destructing USB Drives have been released in Japan. If you just happen to be a spy or just want your own self-destructing USB drive so no one will get a hold of your secret information whether it is very important or just your own personal stuff you desire to keep to yourself. The USB drive will of course hold all your info until it self-destructs. No, it will not go up in smoke like the spy shows, but it erases all by itself. You can set the USB drive to erase in 10 minutes up to one week as well as if a wrong password is entered.