Thursday, July 23, 2009

Terk Amplified Indoor TV Antenna


The Terk Amplified Television Antenna has won the 2009 CES Innovations Design and Engineering award. It is claimed to be the best amplified indoor television antenna available in the market today. Priced at $89.95 a pop, the antenna adopts a low-noise filtering chipset that suppresses any interfering noise, ensuring unambiguous reception. The antenna can be wall mounted, placed flat, or stood vertically. It is multidirectional, so it does not need to be adjusted like other antennas that have to be “pointed” in the right direction. The Terk Amplified Indoor TV antenna has a removable 10dB gain amplifier that enables it to receive the best possible reception in all environments. This high quality antenna can also receive high-definition digital broadcasts (requires HDTV). [Hammacher]

FreeLoader Pro Universal Battery Charger

The FreeLoader Pro is the ultimate solar charger capable of powering virtually every electrical device, anywhere in the world. It is basically a pair of flip-out solar cells with a rechargeable battery all in one simple unit. Once fully charged, the Freeloader Pro is capable of delivering enough power to give a mobile phone 70 hours of standby time, 5000 page turns on an eBook, or a 100% full charge for a digital camera battery. This solar charger is the perfect companion for adventure travelers, journalists, or explorers. [RedFerret]

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Apple Tablet in October 2009 for $800

According to rumors, Apple will release its touchscreen tablet in October for $800. The tablet may run a full version of OS X. If the report is true, it looks like the Apple tablet will have a 10-inch capacitive touchscreen display with parts supplied by Foxconn, Wintek, and Dynapack. Sadly, there is no official confirmation from Apple. Stay tuned for more updates. [Neowin]

Hello Kitty 15.4″ Laptop For Children


If your daughter happen to be one of those Hello Kitty fans, then I suggest you to grab one of this Japanese Hello Kitty branded laptop as a gift for her. This standard notebook comes with a wonderful design, which would surely appeal to girl children. So here are the specs: a 15.4-inch widescreen display with 1280 x 800 resolution, an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, a 2GB RAM, a 160GB hard drive, a DVD burner, a media card reader, a TPM 1.2 security chip, WiFi, 5x USB ports and Windows Vista OS. The Hello Kitty Laptop is now available in the Japanese market for a starting price of $1,353. [PCLaunches]

ASUS Announces The T1 Series TV Monitors


ASUS has announced a new range of TV monitors in the form of the T1 series. Available in 21.5-inch, 23.6-inch and 27-inch versions, the T1s offer a native resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, 5ms response time, 300 cd/m2 brightness, 20,000:1 contrast ratio and a built-in TV tuner (for both digital and analog signals). In addition, the T1 series also integrate 7W speakers and multiple connectors including two HDMI, two SCART, a D-Sub, Composite, Component, S-Video, an audio-in, a S/PDIF out, an audio out and an earphone out. The T1 monitors are expected to be launched soon for unannounced price yet. [TCMagazine]

Option iCON 452 USB Modem For Cincinnati Bell


The Option iCON 452 HSPA+ USB modem has been released in the States via Cincinnati Bell. The wireless modem uses Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) Spectrum and provides the fastest Internet connection possible at enhanced 3G speeds. The device adopts Option’s Zero-CD Plug’n Play Technology allowing users simply insert the device into a computer, install the software and are instantly connected to the Internet. The iCON 452 also has a built-in Micro-SD slot that allows the modem to double up as a portable storage solution. [Slashphone]

COWON S9 White Edition

The COWON S9 digital media player that was released at the end of last year in titanium black and chrome black is now available in ceramic white. The gadget provides a 8GB or 16GB of storage capacity with a 3.3 inch OLED screen (480 x 272), and Bluetooth connectivity. The player also supports most of multimedia file formats including AVI, WMV, WMA, FLAC, OGG, APE, WAV, and JPG. No word on pricing so far.[COWON]