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Category Archives: Gadgets
Lantronix xPrintServer – Home Edition for iPad, iPhone, iPod
Posted by Ken
on July 12, 2012
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Lantronix recently announced the xPrintServer – Home Edition, which enables printing from Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch devices. xPrintServer – Home Edition supports up to eight USB printers and up to two network printers. xPrintServer – Home Edition isn’t currently available. However, you can pre-order the gadget. According to the press material, the device will begin shipping later this month.
Tactile Layer is the best of both worlds – a touch screen with real buttons
Posted by Ken
on June 13, 2012
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Tactus Technology has an interesting new technology, Tactile Layer, that can create dynamic physical buttons that users can actually see and feel in advance of entering data into the device. When the physical keyboard is no longer needed, the buttons recede back into invisibility. Isn’t that cool? I can’t wait until it’s available on smartphones. I hate typing on a mobile device. Even though I have small fingers, I still have trouble typing on a smartphone. The letters are just too close together. While Tactile Layer won’t make a keyboard larger, I think the tactile buttons will make it easier to press the right letter.
Google glasses connects you to the Internet (links)
Posted by Ken
on April 5, 2012
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You know how some people can text and walk at the same time. And then they walk right into a water fountain. Well, the problem is going to get worst thanks to Google. The company is targeting the wearable computing market with their new Internet-connected glasses. According to several articles (links and video below), Google’s Internet glasses features a small see-through display screen that shows text messages, appointments, weather data, maps and other information. The glasses also supports voice commands so you don’t need a touchscreen, keyboard or mouse to text or perform other tasks. With the cool Internet glasses, you can even video chat with someone. The Google glasses are currently in the prototype stage.
Review: ivee Flex Voice Control Alarm Clock Radio
Posted by Ken
on January 4, 2012
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Check out the cool alarm clock I received for review on my geek dad blog. It’s the ivee Flex clock radio and it features a voice control interface. Bottom line: the ivee Flex is a nice clock radio that lets you use your voice to do tasks like setting the time and alarm, turning on the FM radio, checking the indoor temperature, and 40 other tasks. It’s not perfect, but ivee works fairly well. The ivee Flex is available now for $69.99 at Brookstone, Hammacher Schlemmer, Sharper Image, and helloivee.com. BTW, if you’re going to be at CES next week, you can check out the ivee in booth #25415.
TRON cycle coming soon to a bike shop near you
Posted by Ken
on September 28, 2011
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Check out this new bike light system:
It’s call the Revolights bike lighting system. It reminds me a little of the cycles in the TRON: Legacy movie. It’s a pretty neat idea. The lights are cool and safe at the same time. The LED lights currently blink in sequence when the bike isn’t moving (they might change the pattern prior to production). When the bike is moving, the lights form a solid white arc on the front wheel and a red arch on the rear wheel. It’s currently in the prototype stage. Their goal is to start selling the new light system by March of next year. No idea on how much it’s going to cost.
Motorola Triumph Smartphone Review
Posted by Ken
on August 15, 2011
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Recently I had the opportunity to play with the new Motorola Triumph smartphone. The wireless device is an Android cell phone for Virgin Mobile. The Motorola Triumph features a 1GHz processor, 4.1-inch touchscreen, front-facing 5 MP camera, 720p HD camcorder, HDMI output, 2 GB microSD card and Android 2.2. The mobile device has a list price of $300, but you can get it for less if you shop around. Bottom line: I think the Motorola Triumph is a decent smartphone for a prepaid plan, but it’s not something I would want to pay $300 for if I also had to sign a two-year service contract.
Waterflow Giveaway – win web based collaboration tool
Posted by Ken
on June 30, 2011
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Today on my geek dad blog, I’m giving away ten standard licenses of Waterflow’s web based collaboration tool. The licenses are good for six months. This is something that will not appeal to some of you, but a six-month license is a good way to test out their collaboration tool for free. A standard license normally costs $300 per month, so you’re saving your company $1800. If you like the product, you can sign on for a longer period. If not, you just walk away without any costs to you. Here’s what included in their standard account (Waterflow also has professional and premium plans):
- Space 100G
- 50 project limit
- 20 user limit
- Bank level security
- Daily backup
- 1 backup in different IDC
EASEUS Todo Backup Professional Software Giveaway
Posted by Ken
on June 9, 2011
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I’m swamped, so I’m going to be quick today. For two days only, I’m giving away legal versions of EASEUS Todo Backup Professional 2.5. EASEUS Software gave me permission to download their software and put it on my server for two days (ends June 10th, Pacific time). All you have to do is click on the link to download. There are no forms to fill out and you don’t even have to leave a comment (but comments are alway welcome). The main functions of the EASEUS software are backup, restore, incremental backup, schedule backup, clone, mount, unmount, check image file, wipe data, and create rescue disk. Sorry Mac users, the backup software only works with Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.
Giveaway: TP-LINK TL-WR1043ND Ultimate Wireless N Gigabit Router
Posted by Ken
on April 12, 2011
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I was contacted recently about giving away a TP-LINK wireless N router. To be honest, until they contacted me, I had not heard of TP-LINK (Facebook | Twitter) before. That’s why they reached out to me — so I can help spread the word about their wireless networking devices. The company didn’t send me a review unit, but according to the reviews on Amazon, users love the TP-LINK TL-WR1043ND Ultimate Wireless N Gigabit Router (List Price: $80, Amazon Price: $65) I’m giving away. I’m actually a little envious because I’m using an older wireless G router with only Fast Ethernet, which is significantly slower than the TP-LINK wireless router. In addition to the router’s speed, I like the USB 2.0 port (my router doesn’t have one so I can’t easily share my external drive) and its Signal Sustain Technology (SST).
