NOW TRENDING

Accessories:

Security Case Keeps Your iPad Safe

So, you just got an iPad and you want to be the only one using it. That’s usually pretty easy to do, but with all the attention surrounding Apple’s latest magical and revolutionary product, you’ve probably got everyone you know (and maybe some you don’t) asking to play with it. So, to avoid the awkward “no’s” you’d have to dish out to your friends, New PC Gadgets has released its iPad Security Case which is specifically designed with a locking mechanism to make sure nobody else can use your iPad.

Continue reading Security Case Keeps Your iPad Safe

Electronics:

Solar Powered iPod Speaker System

We would all like to listen to our latest Apple device on a portable speaker system but if you use it for longer than a few hours you’ll probably run out of juice. The smart folks of Soulra have just the product for you. Availbe for purchase at Frontgate for $200 is their solar powered iPod speaker system. Now you can listen to your U2 or Beatles on repeat all cook-off long. What a brilliant product, it leaves me saying “Why didn’t I come up with that?”

Continue reading Solar Powered iPod Speaker System

Around The Web

last update: May 17, 2012

Gizmos:

Is ZipCharge the Fastest Device Charger Ever?

Running out of power is a crucial problem for heavy device users, and with complicated apps that can drain your battery, ZipCharge and devices like it may be the solution. So why not just use your wall charger or car charger? Quite simply, speed. Check out the capabilities of this thing:

Continue reading Is ZipCharge the Fastest Device Charger Ever?

Electronics:

Amazing Scultpures Made From Circuit Boards

Cuban born artist Steven Rodrig has taken something mundane and transformed it into something truly awesome. While never formally trained in the arts, 47-year old Rodrig has always wanted to craft sculptures from unique materials. A student of structural mechanics, he certainly has the knowledge (and obiously talent) to put together wonderful pieces of work. He is currently entering his art work in various galleries in NYC for exhibition. He explains how he began using PCBS (Printed circuit boards) as his medium:

About a year ago I started experimenting with PCBS as a form of art. I work for a DEM manufacturer and am exposed to PCBS. I don’t design or develop them. Only look at them for obvious errors. There was one PCB in particular that grabbed my artistic eye and made me think that it was almost organic. It also made me think at that moment that this PCB was perfect on its own. In design and in purpose and would be even more perfect if it was part of an arrangement of other perfect PCBS to form something organic.

Continue reading Amazing Scultpures Made From Circuit Boards

Electronics:

New Pioneer Blu-ray Uses iPhone As Remote

Pioneer has two new models of Blu-ray players that will be on the market next month. Both models, the BDP-330 and the BDP-LX53 will be controllable via your iPhone (iPod as well) using the iControlAVR app. The unit will of course need to be connected to a WiFi network to be put to use. From the looks of the app you’ll be able to control such things as play, rewind, fast forward, etc. There isn’t too much information about all of the controls but it looks to be pretty standard.

Continue reading New Pioneer Blu-ray Uses iPhone As Remote

  • Follow TechVert

Gizmos:

Black Nintendo Wii to Hit Stores on May 9th

Big news from Nintendo. It seems that sources from three major retailers (Target, GameStop and Future Shop) have all confirmed the May 9th release date of the long suspected black Nintendo Wii. That release of course is for U.S. only, those in Canada can expect to see the new bundle as soon as May 23rd, though the black Wii bundle has been available in Japan since summer, 2009.

At $199, the bundle comes with the black Wii entertainment system, black Wii remote and nunchuck, a copy of Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort, as well as Wii MotionPlus add-on. Reports mention the possibility of pre-ordering your black Wii bundle from FYE retailers.

Continue reading Black Nintendo Wii to Hit Stores on May 9th

Electronics:

Skinput Uses Arm As Input Device

A student at Carnegie Mellon University and a former intern at Microsoft Research, Chris Harrison has developed a new input “device” that uses a persons palm and forearm as the “keyboard”. The new technology is being called Skinput. Harrison explains:

“People don’t love the iPhone keyboard. They use them. But they don’t love them. If you could make the iPhone keyboard as big as an arm — that would be huge. You could pretty much do a lot of what you do on your iPhone, its [like having] your iPhone on your palm.”

The device has been in development for 8 months but is not quite ready for deployment. Working alongside a Mircrosoft researcher, Dan Morris, Harrison believes the product will be available to the public in 2-7 years. Although it is currently workable the accuracy is not on point enough for it to be viable.

Continue reading Skinput Uses Arm As Input Device

Gizmos:

Rubik's Cube Salt and Pepper Mills

Rubik’s cubes are hard to solve, well, unless you know all the algorithms. Well now, one of America’s most annoying and difficult puzzles just became the easiest to crack. These Rubik’s replicas are actually salt and pepper mills you can keep on the dinner table, right next to your spice invaders.

  3. 1
  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. 4
  7. 5
  8. 6
  9. 7
  10. 8
  11. 9
  12. 10
  13. 11

More on TechVert