New Home Gadgets

The Hive is but a simulated surround sound speaker system that is way more interesting to look at compared to a standard sound bar, featuring a hexagonal honey comb pattern that features pivoting cells that form a truly customizable audio experience without the hassle of worrying about cables or cords. The Hive will need only two at most - one connected to the nearest power outlet while the other is hooked up to your spanking new home entertainment system. (Read the full post about ‘Hive Speaker System’…)

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The folks at fring have announced that a new version of their app made specifically for iPhone is out. The application does everything that you would expect, including letting you bring Skype, MSN, Google Talk, ICQ, Twitter, Yahoo!, and AIM all with you on your iphone. Along with that ability you can now make free calls over WiFi with a super slick interface. The only requirement is that you need to have a Jailbroken iPhone, since this is not a browser-based application. I followed the instructions at the fringcubator and was up and running in minutes. I then logged into Skype and Google Talk and was off and running. The only issues I found so far is that Twitter, Yahoo and AIM are “chat only”, so you can’t IM with all your buds just yet. (Read the full post about ‘First look: Fring for iPhone is out’…)

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When I first heard of the ASUS P527 I was pretty excited to give it a go. The idea of ASUS (known lately for the Eee PC and other laptops) making their own Windows Mobile touchscreen device with an integrated GPS and its own GPS software sounded great, not to mention that it was ASUS’s first foray into the North American mobile market. It even included what I believe is a must-have: WiFi. Unfortunately, the specs showed a lack of 3G but I’ve grown accustomed to using an EDGE network and hopping on WiFi as needed, so I wasn’t that concerned. My usual Windows mobile device choice for touchscreen is the Mogul, and it’s a tough one to beat, especially with the integrated GPS and QWERTY keyboard, but I was optimistic. (Read the full post about ‘Review: ASUS P527 Windows Mobile Professional device’…)

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Jim'll Fix It Soap Badge You can have this for ?7.49 (Read the full post about ‘Jim’ll Fix It Soap Badge’…)

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Introduce some much needed bling to your office desk with the Diamante Mouse.

It’s time to jettison that humourless and corporate-grey mouse of yours and get some sparkle onto your desktop. Studded with a panoply of glittering fake diamonds, the Diamante Mouse is a dazzlingly different and sparklingly superior computer mouse for people wanting to be lifted from the drudgery of normal workstations.

Unfortunately, these diamonds are all fake although they do boast a rather impressive sparkle. You won’t be able to pawn it for more than £27.99 though.

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by Darren Murph, posted Apr 15th 2008 at 10:54AM
Presumably ensuring that no one views Sanyo as hypocritical, the company’s Superbright PLC-ET30L actually can throw up a fairly recognizable image even in a well-lit room. Featuring an SXGA+ (1,400 x 1,050) resolution, a 1,300:1 contrast ratio and a remarkably high 4,200 ANSI lumen rating, this PJ was undoubtedly designed to function in classrooms and boardrooms (or living rooms) that just can’t avoid ambient light. Additionally, Sanyo’s introducing the lower-spec’d PLC-XT21/L, which offers up an XGA (1,024 x 768) resolution, 1:000:1 contrast ratio and 4,000 ANSI lumens. (Read the full post about ‘Sanyo’s Superbright PLC-ET30L projector actually is really bright’…)

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This new mobile printer by Canon is tiny, but it can sure deliver. Sure it’s no bigger than a big notebook, but the Canon Pixma iP100 mobile printer can print up to a maximum of 9600 x 2400 dpi resolution. Being mobile, you’ll be able to print even high-res photos anywhere and anytime you want. It can print 20 pages per minute for black and white printouts and 14 ppm for coloured prints. Using the Canon Pixma iP100 mobile printer, you can even print borderless photos of varying sizes–imagine taking pictures and printing them on the spot to give out to friends and family? The Canon Pixma iP100 mobile printer is available with a MSRP of 125. (Read the full post about ‘Canon Pixma iP100 Mobile Printer’…)

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VTech’s new IS6110 cordless landline phone was specially designed to look like a smartphone, so you might actually fool visitors to your home by leaving it on the coffee table. Features include a full QWERTY keyboard for instant messaging purposes, connectivity to a variety of IM programs such as Windows Live Messenger and AOL Instant Messenger, a click-to-talk feature for peer-to-peer voice chats and a large LCD color display. Before you can go online though, you will have to be connected to a USB port on your PC, which is pretty pointless since you can type much better on a computer keyboard in the first place. Would be cool to have WiFi connectivity built into this $99.99 phone though. (Read the full post about ‘VTech IS6110 Cordless Landline Phone’…)

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HTC and Nic Wong of Nicholas have designed four limited edition HTC Touch, which are being auctioned on eBay for the charity with all proceeds going straight to the Children’s Cancer Foundation (in Singapore). In case you didn’t know, the HTC Touch features Windows Mobile 6 Pro, WiFi Stereo, Bluetooth, MicroSD port (512MB included, 4GB max), and 2MP shooter. [ Source ] (Read the full post about ‘Limited Edition HTC Touch PDA Phones For Charity’…)

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4 applications to carry your PC on portable deviceApr 05, 2008 Is your lifestyle very energetic? If it is handy and important for you to take all the necessary data everywhere with you and you use it almost on any computer, the following four tools will make work with your portable device more comfortable and productive. These free portable software packs are perfect for any types of modern portable USB gadgets. All you have to do is to install the pack on the device and you will make its use on any computer easier and more effective. The first variant is Portable Apps Suite that consists of different files, such as web browser, email client, office suite, instant messaging client, antivirus, sudoku game, program launcher menu, etc. (Read the full post about ‘4 applications to carry your PC on portable device’…)

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