Audio/Video Gadgets

While the Happy Alien Mini Speaker might be cute as buttons, I certainly don’t think audiophiles will be too pleased with its sound quality considering the $11.90 price tag attached to it. Specifications include the following :-

• Retractable and flexible body structure
• Extendable resonator to increase the volume
• Rechargeable li-ion battery via USB
• 3.5mm stereo audio connector
• On/Off/Volume switch
• LED indicator

You can even hang it around your neck, but last time I heard (pun intended), mono sound isn’t exactly the most exciting thing on earth.

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Big Moving Pictures will be rolling out a fleet of mobile LED screen displays which will be part of a new advertising medium. These displays will definitely put your spanking new 52″ plasma TV in your living room to shame, considering the fact that the ones offered by Big Moving Pictures are extremely massive, towering over ordinary folk at 40′ x 22′. These HDTV LED displays will be attached to trucks, allowing it to engage the audience at major outdoor events in an unprecedented, close-to-home manner. I wonder what the power consumption of such a huge screen would be like - certainly the truck ferrying these HDTVs around will have more than a mere battery?

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When the story first broke of 9x’s Media Monitor System, the pictures we saw were of an amazing fifteen monitor setup that could be used for gaming, simulators or just about any other application that requires a huge amount of video real estate. Well, as fast as you can say “Photoshop” the 9x Media system has grown to hold thirty monitors for sick amount of space. And it still makes you want it.

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Last year, we broke the news that Nikko Electronics had created the ultimate home theater bot in the R2D2 Projector DVD player, a plucky well put together droid that not only provides comedy relief, but can help you relive that “help me Obi Wan Kinobi” fantasy. Well, now Nikko announces that R2 has gotten an upgrade …

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Transcend has yet another digital audio player that will hit the market soon - the T.sonic 840 MP3 player. It looks extremely simple and minimalist in design, coming in a candybar form factor while featuring a burgundy red housing that holds the following :-

• 1.8″ color TFT LCD display
• Supports JPG, BMP, MTV, MP3, WMA, DRM10, and WAV formats
• Up to 30 hours of non-stop audio playback
• Digital voice recording capability
• Integrated FM radio
• FM recorder
• World Clock
• 13-language user interface

You will be able to choose from 2GB, 4GB and 8GB capacities that will come in white, black and burgundy colors. No idea on how much it costs though.

Source: Digitimes

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What you see here is truly a work of art - the SKDubs Gold Boombox. Rarely has music and sculpture met in a whirlwind romance, but this one definitely ranks pretty much up there in terms of aesthetics as well as performance. It is but a boombox that has been built right into a body of a double bass, courtesy of artist David Ellis. Features include a 4-way stereo speaker system, a couple of vacuum tube preamps, a Crown power amp, and a Behringer equalizer for some serious sound. The only thing missing for this generation? An integrated iPod dock - having that would make the SKDubs Gold Boombox score full points in my book, but that glaring omission leaves it at a 9 out of 10. There will only be three of these available, retailing for a jaw-dropping $15,000 each.

Source: DVICE

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Brookstone has one way for grandpa to carry his favorite family photos without bulking up his wallet like the Incredible Hulk, thanks to the Digital Photowatch.

It’s a simple, elegant, all-in-one solution! See your photos, see the time, or see both—the watch can superimpose the time over your pictures. Watch stores up to 60 pictures and displays them on a high-resolution LCD display. You can view one picture at a time, choose a slideshow, or adjust the contrast. Plug and play technology means no software necessary—just drag and drop photo files on your computer desktop to download. It’s easy to crop and edit pictures, too. Watch is USB rechargeable, with up to 8 hours viewing time per charge. Contoured stainless-steel case and black leather watch band.

The Brookstone Digital Photowatch can be picked up for $99.95.

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Do I realize that the cold seasons have passed and that the heat of summer is just around the corner? Do I ever, and frankly I can’t wait! It’s understood that some of you out there are fall and winter lovers. That’s cool, I’m just not down with it. The cold seasons have that unforgiving side effect of shivering which is enough to warrant disdain from this chilly blogger.

Now that the steamy seasons of summer are quickly approaching, it’s time to start planning for the chill that will start moving in around September. One of the reasons I despise winter so much is the way that winter apparel is always in the way of me fulfilling my gadget duties. Wearing clunky gloves means I can’t text message properly. Wearing a hat to cover my ears means I can’t listen to my iPod without looking awkward or feeling uncomfortable. The iLogic Sound Hat allows for an ear warming and music listening synergy.

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