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Archive for March, 2010

Coby has just launched a new MP3 player, the Coby Micro MP3 Player, although this one looks more like a computer mouse than an MP3 player.

The Coby Micro MP3 Player features a unique design, and it looks like it doesn’t have any controls, so we are not sure exactly how you play your music on it.

The Coby Micro MP3 Player comes with 2GB of storage, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a USB 2.0 connection, and suppoert for MP3 and WMA files.

It looks like it is only compatible with Windows computers, and come with a rechargeable Lithium Polymer battery that will give you up to five h0urs of music playback.

There are no details as yet on when the Coby Micro MP3 Player will go on sale or how much it will cost.

Coby via Chip Chick

If you’ve been waiting for the release of the Eclipse Litetouch Keyboard you’ll be pleased to know that it has now cleared FCC and it’s nearly available to purchase.

Eclipse Litetouch is unique in that the number pad on the right side of the keyboard has been replaced with LCD touchscreen. Which can be programmed with multiple sets of controls to be displayed. Check out the video after the jump to see it in action.

The Eclipse Litetouch keyboard will be available in both a wired version for $99 and a wireless version for $129. Both will be compatible with Windows and Mac OS X systems.

Via Engadget

First launched in 1989 it hard to believe that Photoshop has turned 20. In celebration hte Meninos team have recreated a wall hanging at the very first Photoshop toolbar. Created from MDF the wall hanging is 17 x 80 x 1.2 cm or 6.7″ x 31.5″ x 0.6″ in size and is available to purchase for $69.99.

View Adobe videos highlighting the past 20years of Photoshop’s development at their website. In this documentary, the founders of Adobe Photoshop John Knoll, Thomas Knoll, Russell Brown and  Steve Guttman  tell the story of how an amazing coincidence of circumstances helped create the revolutionary software.

Via Chip Chick

Researchers at the Univeristy of British Columbia have created an innovative 3D display, called the PCubee. The PCubee is made up of five flat panels screens that are placed together to form a cube.

The cube can be interacted with in a number of different ways, you can view a static scene, navigate through a large landscape, play with colliding objects inside the cube and use a stylus to move the 3D objects around.

As you can see from the video this looks pretty impressive, you can find out more details about the PCubee, including how it was made over at the research groups website.

3D Diplay via Technabob

It looks like the JooJoo tablet has finally started shipping to people who have pre-ordered one. The JooJoo tablet was originally the Crunch Pad, until Michael Arrington and Fusion Garage fell out.

Most people didn’t actually think that the JooJoo tablet would make it into production, never mind start shipping to customers, although it is still the subject of a lawsuit between Arrington and Fusion Garage.

The Joojoo tablet features a 12.1 inch capacitive touchscreen display that is capable of handling HD video in 720p, and runs Flash.

If you have pre-ordered one it looks like it will arrive by March the 29th, and they are also taking orders now as well. It will be interesting to see if the JooJoo tablet is any good coompared to the Apple iPad, I suspect it will have some work to do if it wants to compete with the iPad as they are similarly priced.

via Gadget Venue

Everyone seems to be announcing the launch of a tablet at the moment, and one are where tablets are going to be big is in the education market for teaching.

A company called Displax has announced the launch of a tablet designed to be used by children, the Displax Crayon Interactive Tablet.

The Displax Crayon Interactive Tablet is an interactive table with a tablet built into the tables surface, and it comes with a range of applications which are designed to help children learn.

Schools are going to be using more and more tablets over the next few years, and they will probably be commonplace in the classroom and used for teaching everyday. One tablet that is already being ordered by some schools is the Apple iPad, and other manufacturers will have to offer something special in order to compete.

via Gizmo Watch

We have seen quite a few different alarm clock docks for the iPhone and iPod Touch here at Geeky Gadgets, the latest one is the iHome iA5.

The iHome iA5 is a little different than the rest as it has been specifically designed to work with an iPhone and iPod Touch application. The iHome iA5 works with an application called iHome+Sleep, which lets you adjust a variety of settings on the clock from your iPhone.

You can adjust the time, alarm and EQ setting from your iPhone, and the application comes with up to eighteen different software alarms, and you can also choose to wake up to your favourite tunes or even a movie.

It also features a line in audio jack so you can hook up other MP3 players. The iHome iA5 can either be powered by mains power or three AAA batteries.

If you want one the iHome iA5 is now available for $100, and the iHome+Sleep application is available as a free download from iTunes.

via Slippery Brick

While I was at CTIA 2010 this year, I was bombarded by businesses who can somehow turn a profit by selling skins for mobile devices. Most of these businesses looked the same, but one of the most unusual ones that I saw was from a company known as iaPeel, “the only consumer printable skin system”.

All the user has to do is download some special software, and then he or she can put their own image on their skin. From there, it is as easy as printing off a deskjet printer.

These iaPeel skins are available for all kinds of mobile devices, and they are very easy to put on. They also have “a built-in precision alignment system that ensures a perfect fit every time”.

Not only are the iaPeel made from a durable material, but you may notice how the skin of this frame blends perfectly with the image on the device’s digital wallpaper. This is all part of the software.

The iaPeel doesn’t have a distributor as yet, but really should. I’m going to help them as much as I can. The cost is estimated to be $29.95 MSRP pakage, with 12 retail packages per box, 4 boxes per case, and one case minimum order. Find out more information about it here.

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Ever tried to drink a beverage while you’re in a moving car? That can be quite a feat to perform without spilling a drop eh, not to mention running the risk of the beverage leaking due to dodgy screwtops and ill-fitting lids, but those could be a thing of the past with the Contigo Autoseal Bottles that has a wide range of 100% leak-proof travel mugs, water bottles and kids’ cups. What makes Contigo Autoseal Bottles so special? Well, they’re BPA-free and utilize the patented Autoseal push ‘n’ sip lid system, which “automatically seals between glugs, making Contigos 100% spill-proof and 100% leak-proof”. To get a sip of your favorite beverage, just press the button to sip then release it to reseal the bottle instantly. Depending on the type of container you use, it will retail anywhere from £16.99 to £24.99.

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Some of us find it really difficult to wake up, especially after a long hard day at the office and we arrive home dead tired only to realize that you promised your kids to go through their homework with them in detail. Once done, you can barely keep your eyes open – plopping onto the bed only to snore a few seconds later. Fast forward 6 or 7 hours and your ears are greeted by a sound that is second only to your wife’s nagging – that of an alarm clock. You shut it up, and go back to sleep “just for five more minutes” only to wake up during your office’s morning coffee break, adding another blemish to your working record. The Danger Bomb Alarm Clock helps alleviate that by making sure you get up, as it will start beeping like a real bomb a minute before it goes off, and you will need to defuse it carefully by unplugging the corresponding color wire as indicated by a glowing LED located in front. Disconnecting the wrong wire will cause it to explode with a loud noise over and over with no way of shutting it up. $34.99 is the asking price for this interesting alarm clock.

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