From the monthly archives:
All right folks, it’s Christmas eve here in Bali and we’re set to spend some quality time with our friends and family. But first we’d like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and we hope your Christmas this year is filled with loads of gadgets love.
We’ll see you at the flip of the year or when we run out of booze and fireworks (whichever comes first). Cheers!
The iTwin USB device is now available in the US market in a limited quantity. The first batch is limited to just 50 units. The iTwin is a USB file sharing dongle that can be split into two parts. You just have one plugged into your computer and the other plugged into your friend’s computer to allow the two computers to share file over the Internet. What makes the iTwin more special is that it uses the 256-bit AES encryption to ensure the data is transferred over a secure channel. Available in gunmetal gray and lime green, the iTwin USB Flash drive is priced at $99 plus $10 for delivery, with more units becoming available in early 2011. [Geeky Gadgets]
Pioneer has announced the availability of its latest DJ mixer and turntable, the CDJ-350 and DJM-350. Designed for beginner and pro DJs, both gadgets come in a pearl white color. The Pioneer CDJ-350-W turntable has a BEAT display that helps the DJ to see where the beat position of a song is. This turntable also has a beat loop, loop divide and hot loop function. The Pioneer DJM-350-W is a DJ mixer that converts analog signals to digital. The mixer offers four effects including noise, short echo, filter and jet. The packaged DJ system with two CDJ-350W and one DJM-350-W retails for $2445 and will be launched in January 2011. [Akihabara]
Bang & Olufsen has recently introduced the Beo6 Wi-Fi remote control, which is a successor to the Bang & Olufsen Beo5. Designed to be used as a universal remote for both your audio and video systems, this high-tech touchscreen system can control everything from your TV to music player all from one touch of a finger. The Beo6 can connect to your Wi-Fi network to enable 2-way control with other Bang & Olufsen devices supporting a 2-way communication. Measuring 82mm x 118.1mm x 36.7mm and weighing 215 grams, the Bang & Olufsen Beo6 Wi-Fi remote control is available in aluminum/black and golden/black. [Product Page]
Indamixx 2 has decided to launch the Indamixx 2 music tablet. The gadget is powered by the Transmission 5.0 OS (MeeGo Version) with a multitouch screen, a 1.66Ghz Atom N450 CPU, up to 3GB RAM 533Mhz, a mini HDMI output and up to 320GB 7200RPM hard disk drive. The price starts at between $699 to $899, depending on the model. [Product Page]
Point of View has begun shipping their newest Android tablet ‘Mobii’ in Europe via DiTech’s online store. The device is sold for 349 Euro (about $458). In case you didn’t know, the Mobii sports a 10.1-inch 1024 x 600 capacitive touchscreen display, a 1GHz ARM Cortex A9 dual-core processor, a NVIDIA Tegra 250 chipset, a 512MB RAM, a 512MB of flash memory, a microSD card slot, a 1.3-megapixel camera, WiFi, Bluetooth, a USB 2.0 port, an HDMI port, a 3300mAh battery and runs on Android 2.2 OS. [Product Page]
The rugged Raptor by Eton Corporation features a built-in 1,800mAh Lithium-ion battery that can be juiced via a solar power or a DC connection. The solar charger has a built-in AM/FM/WB digital radio tuner with presets, NOAA weather alerts and a digital clock with an alarm function. The device’s battery can be used to charge a cell phone or other devices via a USB connection. Unfortunately, there is no info on pricing at this time. [Mobile-news]
spot is back with a new GPS satellite-based security system for boats. Dubbed as the spot HUG, the gadget features unauthorized movement notification, support for other sensors such as battery, high water, ignition, etc, and Spot messaging via satellites to ask for help in case of emergency. Additional features of the Spot HUG is the Track Progress that allows you to save and transmit your location to your contacts in (near) real time for viewing on Google Maps. The spot HUG retails for $450 each. The yearly for the basic service is $100 which includes SOS service (real emergencies), Help service (for non life-threatening situations), Check-In/OK service, and the custom message service. [Navigadget]
Gainward has officially introduced their newest factory-overclocked graphics card, the GeForce GTX 570 Phantom. This powerful yet eye-catching graphics card integrates 480 Cuda Cores, a 320-bit memory interface, a GPU clock of 750MHz, a shader clock of 1500MHz and a 1280MB of VRAM set @ 3900MHz. The card also boasts a three-slot cooling system with three 80mm PWM fans, and has dual-DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort outputs. Pricing info is still unknown at the moment. [Gainward]
Pioneer has finally released three new 3D Blu-ray players, the Pioneer BDP-430, Elite BDP-41FD and BDP-43FD. These Blu-ray players come equipped with the iControlAV iOS app that allows you to remote control your Pioneer Blu-Ray player with an iPhone or iPod touch. The Pioneer BDP-430 and the Elite BDP-41FD and BDP-43FD also feature an HDMI 1.4a port and an Ethernet port, allowing users to access to Internet streaming services such as Neflix or Pandora. What’s more, these 3D Blu-ray players also support DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD surround sound decoding, as well as 1080p upscaling for your DVD collection. The Pioneer Elite BDP-41FD and BDP-43FD come equipped with an RS-232 serial port to facilitate home automation, while the BDP-43FD has higher quality internal components and chassis. The Pioneer BDP-430, Elite BDP-41FD and BDP-43FD 3D Blu-ray players are now available for $299, $399 and $499, respectively. [Home Theater Insider]
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