Samsung rolls out first NFC-enabled color laser printer
Samsung is a company that is no stranger to industry firsts, and they can add another feather to their already burgeoning cap with the introduction of the first NFC (Near Field Communication) enabled color laser printer in the industry, alongside a bunch of other multi-function printers. The new printer Xpress C410W series will comprise of the C410W color laser printer, the C460W color laser MFPs that boast of print, copy and scan functionality, and the C460FW color laser MFPs which come with print, copy, scan and fax capabilities. These C410W series were specially designed by targeting home and small office environments, where folks in these two areas have the tendency to print content straight from their smartphones.
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Street Charge solar powered charging stations in New York
We live in a day and age where having a smartphone is more or less a compulsory device to own, and a tablet is a bonus. The thing is, you would need to keep those gadgets juiced up every day in order to maximize their use, and while I am quite sure that most of us do charge up our smartphones and tablets each night, there are moments when our memory fails us, and we end up at work with a smartphone which is on its last legs where its battery level is concerned. If you are a New Yorker, happy days are here, especially with word that solar power market leader Goal Zero working alongside AT&T and Brooklyn design studio PENSA, to roll out an environmentally friendly solution to charging woes by offering public solar powered charging stations that they have called Street Charge.
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Wow Speaker delivers rich audio without taking up too much space
Music is the language of the soul, or so the saying goes. The explosion of the Walkman in the 1980s across the globe certainly saw a paradigm shift in how we tuned in to our songs, where most folks preferred to take the personal route with their own pair of headphones or earbuds, while on the other hand, there are others out there who preferred to take the “sharing” route, and this is achieved by bringing around a boombox. Well, you can follow this path in the 21st century with the portable and powerful £49.99 Wow Speaker.
Just like how you should never judge a book by its cover, the Wow Speaker packs a whole lot more bite and bark than one would expect. Despite its diminutive size, the Wow Speaker comes with a moulded rubber body which allows it to stand up to its fair share of knocks and hits, too. While Firebox claimed that the Wow Speaker is “practically indestructible”, we would take this claim at face value, unless you actually try to destroy it by running a steamroller over.
PowerPot Thermoelectric Generator
In this day and age, we all carry our fair share of gadgets wherever we go – and one important aspect of this would be to ensure that our gadgets remain fully charged so that we will not be caught unawares when the situation arises and we need to make that all important phone call or send an email. With the $149.99 PowerPot Thermoelectric Generator, it is one device that will be able to take heat and turn it into power, which would then be able to juice up any USB device using a heat source.
The PowerPot Thermoelectric Generator has a 5W output, and is the perfect companion for backpackers, hunters, and basically those who do not mind roughing it out in the wild for a few days on end without a single power outlet in sight. Definitely the perfect addition to any emergency kit, and just in case you are worried that your plugged in device might actually burst into flames, fret not, as the cord is flame-resistant by itself, and is said to be able to chrage just as fast as it does from a standard outlet.
Denim Smartphone Handset
If there is one thing that I have learned about fashion throughout my relatively short life here on earth (I am right now going through what they call the middle of the second half of my two score years), it is this – fashion statements get recycled from time to time, so if you happen to have this hot fashion item back in the days of your youth, do not throw it out! It might eventually return to style one of these days, and who knows, by then you might have a vintage piece in your closet. Jeans and denim, however, rarely go out of style, and if it is good enough for Steve Jobs, it should be good enough for everyone. Style just called with the £39.99 Denim Smartphone Handset, where it sports a classic ‘telephone-style’ design, being covered in high-quality denim.
There is also a 0.25” audio cable that will plug into the headphone socket, and the Denim Smartphone Handset plays nice with all smartphones that are in the market at the moment. This is definitely the device or accessory to tote around when you want to make a fashion statement, telling the world that you are an ’80s kid.
VMeter USB Midi Controller
Laptops and Ultrabooks are definitely part of the future computing landscape, as not many people like to remain tethered to their desks any more with a fat desktop computer. The thing is, laptops still pale in comparison when it comes to tasks such as music editing or composition when compared to a desktop, since attempting to perform such tasks in a public area would leave you extremely lacking in the tactile input department. Perhaps there is a portable tool out there that might be able to help you out? The correct answer would be, “Yes”, with the $59.99 VMeter USB Midi Controller.
The VMeter USB Midi Controller is an A-class compliant USB MIDI device, and it is able to play nice with just about all software by receiving data, in addition to sporting an extremely reactive touch strip for those who happen to have fast reactions. In a nutshell, you can say that the VMeter is a USB MIDI touch strip which delivers nuanced musical control and visualization for DJs as well as other aspiring laptop musicians. The blue LEDs will be able react to volume, touch or MIDI, as the versatile touch strip happens to be several controllers all rolled into one, so that you have a new method to “play” effects and tracks.
Bracketron NanoTek Stand targets just about all mobile devices
With the vast array of mobile devices that we carry around these days, managing and keeping track of them could prove to be a challenge for the less organized among us. Instead of returning home after a long and hard day at the office, dumping everything in your pockets onto the table out of habit, smartphone included, how about turning over a new leaf and taking a more tidy stance? Bracketron might have just the answer for those who want to change with their new universal NanoTek Stand for mobile devices, where it adds a dash of simplicity and style to both the home and office desks, ensuring that power cords would remain neat and readily available always thanks to its patent-pending integrated cable management system, not to mention ensuring that your mobile device remains upright in perfect working order within easy access all the time.
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D-Link Gaming Router pre-orders now available
When it comes to networking devices, many of us would definitely have heard of the name “D-Link” before, as this particular company is no stranger at all after being in the market for so many years. They have had their fair share of hits in the past, but if you were to have a parallel in contemporary terms, D-Link’s brand is somewhat like Toyota or Honda – delivering a functional and reliable device, and yet they are not really all that eye-catching in the first place, and neither does it make the heart race when one sets their eyes on it. Having said that, D-Link has just made available the pre-order of their most advanced Gaming Router ever, the D-Link Gaming Router with Qualcomm StreamBoost technology, or the DGL-5500 if model numbers are your cup of tea.
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