The Soundfly View from Satechi is designed for use in your car. The gadget plugs into the cigarette lighter slot of your car to stay powered, allowing you to make hands-free calls and wirelessly streams music from your mobile device to any car stereo. You just need to pair it up with your Bluetooth-enabled smartphone and you are good to go. The Soundfly View features a Bluetooth FM transmitter, a 2-inch LCD display, a built-in microSD card slot for music playback and an integrated 3.5mm audio input and output jacks. If you are interested, you can buy the Satechi Soundfly View for $79.99 each. Video after the jump. Read more
Online store USB Brando has started selling the Ainol Novo 7 Paladin Android 4.0 tablet. Priced at only $110 a pop, the tablet comes jam packed with a 7-inch capacitive multitouch display with a 800 x 480 pixel resolution, a 1Ghz Ingenic JZ4770 Xburst processor, a GC860 GPU and a 512MB of RAM. Measuring 187mm x 111mm x 12mm and weighing 323 grams, the Ainol Novo 7 Paladin also provides an 8GB of storage space, which is upgradeable up to 16GB via a microSD card slot. Additional specs include a 3.5mm audio jack, a microUSB port, HTML5 support, Wi-Fi and a 4,000mAh battery. [USB Brando]
According to sources from the upstream supply chain, Acer and Lenovo will release their new Windows 8 tablets in the third quarter of 2012. These tablets will be powered by Intel’s upcoming Clover Trail processor, which is optimized for the latest version of Windows operating system. Stay tuned for more updates. [Digitimes]
If you like retro video games, then check out the Retrode 2 Ultimate Retro Gaming PC adapter. This fancy gadget enables you to use cartridges from your old Sega Genesis/Mega Drive and Nintendo SNES/SFC on your computer. The Retrode 2 connects to your computer via a USB 2.0 port and provides ports for Sega and SNES controllers. You just need to install an emulator on your computer in order to play the video game. The Retrode 2 Ultimate Retro Gaming PC adapter will be released on January 23, 2012 for $85. [Product Page]
Softbank today released a new digital TV tuner for the Apple iPad and iPhone. The device has an integrated digital tuner that streams the TV content to the iPad or iPhone via Wi-Fi connectivity. Softbank’s digital TV tuner also works in conjunction with the company’s free StationTV app. Folks in Japan are able to purchase this gadget for 15,800 Yen or around $200 each. [Newlaunches]
Designed by Jo Jae Young, the Breeze Rack concept is a combination of a towel rack, a hair dryer, a bathroom ventilator and a sterilizer. This futuristic gadget can be used to dry the towel and ventilate the room by circulating air. There is also a hair dryer that is located on the left of the rack. For your info, the Breeze Rack is a 2011 red dot design concept winner. See more pictures after the jump. Read more
The Ion Omni Scan Stand-Alone Image and Slide Scanner is now available on Amazon for $119.99 a pop. The gadget enables you to easily convert all your 35mm negative films and slides into JPEG files sans computer. The slide scanner features a 5.1-megapixel sensor to create a high quality JPEG file format, a full-color LCD display for viewing converted pictures, an SD/SDHC card slot (up to 32GB), a USB port and an included USB cable. [Amazon]
SKYTEX Technology has rolled out the SKYPAD Alpha 2 7-inch tablet. Powered by the Google Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread OS, the tablet features a 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor that is combined with a Mali-400 graphics chip, a 7-inch (800 x 480) capacitive display, a 512MB of RAM, a 4GB of internal storage and a microSD card slot for storage expansion of up to 32GB. There is an HDMI output, allowing you to enjoy HD movies on a bigger screen. Other specs include WiFi, Bluetooth, a 3,000mAh battery, a front-facing VGA camera, a 3.5mm headphone jack and a USB slot for connecting external plug. The company will launch the Android Ice Cream Sandwich update in early 2012. [SKYTEX]
Beetel has rolled out a new Android tablet in India. Known as the Magiq Glide, the tablet features a 1GHz processor with a 7-inch WVGA multitouch display, an 8GB of internal storage space and a microSD card slot for storage expansion of up to 16GB. Powered by the Google Android 2.2 Froyo operating system, the Beetel Magiq Glide also offers a 2MP rear-facing camera, a 2MP front-facing camera, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, 3G and a SIM card slot. Its 2200mAh Li-Ion battery provides enough juice for up to 60-hour of standby time. Folks in India are able to purchase the Beetel Magiq Glide Android tablet for INR 11,999 or approx. $225. [Softpedia]
Designed by Sweden-based designer Jiang Qian, the Strap Game is a gaming system that is built into the safety handle on trains, buses, subways, and other public transports. This gaming system is powered by the kinetic energy generated when the commuter grabs the handle. The Strap Game provides several video games such as Tetris, Pinball, etc. See more pictures after the jump to get more details. Read more
