Grado has rolled out its latest in-ear sound isolating earphones in the form of the GR8. Priced at around $300, the earphone comes with a standard 3.5mm jack and supports frequency range of 20 -20,000Hz, 118db/1mw of sensitivity, 120 Ohms impedance, and 51-inch/130mm (oxygen-free copper wire). Each purchase comes with a pair of Grado GR8 earphones, 3x ear tips (small, medium, large), 4x Ear wax proof cloth, and 2x ear wax proof cloth ring. [Product Page]
At first glance, the Camden digital watch by Storm London looks like an ordinary timepiece. But, the watch comes with a touch screen display that can automatically shut off in order to conserve battery power. If you want to see the current time, all you have to do is tap it to get its display turned back on. It is also able to display a text message up to 10 characters. Available in Silver, Gold, and Slate, the Camden is priced at £139.99 or equal to $228. [Storm London]
Here is a GSP-enabled wristwatch from Chinavasion that allows you to walk around and then see where you walked around on Google Maps. The gadget has a built-in 8MB storage space to log all of your movements. Its battery lasts for up to 21 hours. Chinavasion’s GPS Watch retails for $77.61 each. [Chinavasion] More
If you are bored with your ugly headphones, you can purchase the Paul Frank Skullcandy headphones that comes in bright colors. You can purchase these headphones at Skullcandy site for $21.995 upwards, depending on the style that you choose. [Skullcandy via Geeky Gadgets]
Japanese manufacturer JVC has recently released two high quality headphones namely the HP-S560 (10Hz to 25kHz) and the HP-S360 (10Hz to 24kHz). Both headphones adopt a newly developed “Dual Protection Structure” on its driver unit in order to suppress any unnecessary resonances. The HP-S560 and the HP-S360 also feature a 32 Ohm impedance with an 112dB/1mw output. These headphones will be available in September 2009 in Japan. [Akihabara]
Plantronics today rolled out the Discovery 975 fashionable Bluetooth headset, which is a successor to the Discovery 925. The device utilities AudioIQ2 noise-canceling and WindSmart wind-noise reduction technologies to provide clear phone conversation, even in a noisy environment. Each purchase comes with a leather portable charging case and a charging case that has a little LCD screen showing the battery life of both the headset and the case. Other features include multipoint connectivity so you can connect up to two phones at once. The Plantronics Discovery 975 retails for $129.99 at Plantronics’ website. [Plantronics]
The i-3D Video Glasses is able to display video at 920,000 pixels at an aspect ratio of 4:3. Weighing at only 2.4-ounces, this head mounted display has stereo earbud-type speakers and delivers a wide 35-degree diagonal viewing angle. Other features include a USB charger cable, a remote control and an adjustable brightness/ contrast. It draws its power from a 1,000mAh rechargeable Lithium-ion battery that provides enough juice for about 3.5-hours on a single charge. The gadget can be connected to any standard video source. If you are interested, you can buy the i-3D Video Glasses for $399. [Gizmo Watch]
Antoine Boucher, vice president of RIM has confirmed in the conference WES about the upcoming BlackBerry Bluetooth headset code named as Alpha 1 and the developments going on for the Bluetooth watch. The Alpha 1 will come in a black chrome shell and will provide noise reduction technology to help you hold a decent conversation even when outside. Other features include BlackBerry phone support, alerting you whenever you receive emails, BlackBerry Messenger messages, texts, Tweets and Facebook wallposts. There is no word on its pricing, but it will hit the market soon. More
Turtle Beach comes back with a gaming headset for the Xbox 360. The third-generation Ear Force X41 features a digital RF wireless CD-quality sound, a 3-D positional audio and an advanced chat booster. This gaming headset is compatible with other gaming consoles and can also be used as a home-theater accessory. In addition, the headset also adopts Dolby Pro Logic IIx and digital 2.4 GHz RF wireless technology that facilitates low-latency, uncompressed, CD-quality sound without background hiss and interference. The Turtle Beach X41 headset will be available in September 2009 for $200. [Press Release]
Logitech has recently updated its G5 gaming mouse with the release of the Logitech G500 Gaming Mouse. Weighing at only 27grams, the G500 provides an adjustable dpi from 200dpi up to 5,700dpi, ten programmable buttons, a dual mode scroll wheel with hyper-fast scrolling, and click-to-click scrolling that’s designed for weapon selection. Logitech also unveiled a new gaming headset, the Logitech G330, which features a noise canceling microphone and in-line audio controls. The Logitech G500 Gaming mouse retails for $69.99, meanwhile the G330 headset is priced at $49.99. More
