Geekie Gadgets

Enjoying Your Music with the Solar-Powered Eton Soulra

by nice on 05/06/10 at 11:19 am

How do you like amplifying the music from your iPhone or iPod using an innovative speaker that’s powered by the sun? Sounds cool? Wait ‘til you hear more about the newest offering from Eton: the Soulra.

The Eton Soulra is a solar-powered speaker that is designed to accommodate iPod and iPhone models. It is equipped with both a solar panel and a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, so you can charge it both via the sun’s rays or through an AC outlet. This characteristic also makes it easy to bring the speaker during your adventures without worry about losing battery power in the middle of the fun. And when you’re getting low on battery because you failed to charge the device or to expose it outdoors, there’s also no need to worry because it has a battery indicator that will tell you when you already need to charge it. Other than that, the Soulra has a dock in which you can place your iPhone or iPod for security and safety. It has an aluminum and rubberized body that makes it truly durable and longer lasting, able to withstand all kinds of abuse and damage. The case protecting the speaker is also splash-proof, so it’s even perfect for the beach!

And besides its good looks, strength, and portability, the Soulra promises good performance. Wherever your adventures are, rest assured that it will make things more lively for you. The Etón Soulra Solar Powered Sound System for iPod and iPhone (Black) is priced at $199. Every unit comes with an AC adapter, remote control, and user manual.

Lifestyle T20 Home Theater

by lyn_l on 04/06/10 at 6:14 am

Add excitement to your gaming and movie watching experience with vivid surround sound from Lifestyle T20 home theater system. This device customizes the sound it produces to fit your room and to provide you with consistent, high-quality performance. With its Direct/Reflecting speakers, Lifestyle T20 will sure bring out the best in your sports, games, and movies. Setting it up and using it is easy since it comes with exclusive Bose unify technology which delivers easy-to-follow onscreen messages.

Lifestyle T20 home theater allows six of your HD video sources like your cable box, gaming system, and Blu-ray Disc player, and manages them all via a single remote. This gizmo features Unify intelligent integration system which makes use of on-screen navigation to make system setup and daily use so much easy. This modern technology teaches you the right way to setting it up, showing the right inputs as well as the best connection options. It even verifies if the process is carried out correctly. With its clear, on-screen menus, you can get all the information you need for every connected source.

This home theater system also takes pride in being outfitted with ADAPTiQ audio calibration system which evaluates how your room’s dimensions and other aspects affect sound. After that, it automatically adjusts the sound coming out of the Lifestyle surround sound system. Its small speakers work in harmony with a secret Acoustimass module. Such module hides an exclusive technology that offers emotional intensity, making you feel as if you’re at a real theater or concert hall. So get the Bose Lifestyle T20 home theater system–Black now and bring your home theater experience into a higher level.

Experience High-Quality Listening Experience with Philips SoundSphere Speakers

by lyn_l on 28/02/10 at 6:03 am

Philips understands your need to hear all the original detail from your favorite music, that’s why it has developed Philips Hi-Fi micro systems with SoundSphere speakers. These speakers produce natural and genuine sound reproduction, allowing you to feel the music’s emotions, as if the artist is playing right in front of you. This new product line includes a unit featuring Streamium technology which lets users wirelessly store, stream, and enjoy long list of music from your computer or online.

Philips’ SoundSphere speakers come with tweeter and woofer with meticulous audio crossover engineering that gives off more natural sound by reducing interference. Outside the speaker box is a free-floating tweeter which radiates sound in all directions to produce deeper and wider sound impression that’s the same as the tones you will hear in a recording studio or during a live performance.

These SoundSphere speakers are designed by Philips acoustic engineers that are based in Belgium so they surely met the high standards of demanding European music lovers. These speakers come with a perfect blend of form and functionality with a design employing authentic materials that do not just appear impressive but help decrease speaker cabinet vibrations as well.

The Hi-Fi micro systems with SoundSphere speakers from Philips also make it easy and convenient for you to access music. It features big color screen which lets you navigate your music files and playlists easily. The model that’s outfitted with Streamium technology allows you to hear digital music from a USB hard disc. It comes with 160GB HDD storage which enables you to store all your favorite tunes and browse thousands of songs online by means of wireless Internet radio or music playing in your laptop or PC.

Philips speakers are available at Amazon. So get yours now.

My Pet Speaker – the World’s First Sound System Designed for you and your Pets

by lyn_l on 13/02/10 at 6:17 am

There are people who have found a best friend in their pets. So we can’t really blame them if they grab every gadget or stuff designed for animals no matter how expensive they are. Perhaps, these individuals are now stretching their budgets or preparing their credit cards just to afford this new product from Pet Acoustics – the My Pet Speaker. This is the world’s first sound system that’s designed to cater the hearing sensitivities of cats, dogs, and horses. It has the capability of converting your personal music library into pet-friendly tunes that help soothe and relax your pets.

This device features Omni directional speaker that helps eliminate unsettling frequencies. Such speaker comes with 4” drive unit and cone reflector that gives out the music in 360 degrees to recreate the way animals really hear in nature. Since it produces only limited frequencies and features soft bass for listening comfort, pets will surely not be disturbed or startled by the piercing volumes that usually put them on alert. With this speaker system, you can play all the audio files you have in your library to give your room the ambiance you need for relaxation.

No matter where your files are stored, be it on your iPhone, iPod Touch, or other music players, you can play them through the My Pet Speaker. With this gadget from Pet Acoustics, you will no longer see your pets running away once you start playing your favorite tunes. This is truly helpful during rest hours, car travel, grooming, veterinary visits, thunderstorms, and many other instances wherein you need your pet to stay calm.

Tubular XS-SR3 iPod Dock from JVC

by jrjuan on 19/12/09 at 12:00 pm

When looking for some new gadgets to fill your home, consider first specifications then aesthetics. Well, even though the looks just come second, it is important that your gadget would fit your style and preference. Take for example the newly announced JVC XS-SR3iPod dock. It has a tubular design that looks like a circlet surrounding the iPod around which JVC calls wraparound design with a glossy black or silver finish. It has two decently powerful 2.5 watt speakers on both ends of the tube delivering quality music enough to fill a room.

This iPod dock has neodymium magnets that ensure clean, crisp sound, while the Dolby Virtual Surround technology makes the impression of a wider sound field. This is in fact according to JVC, the first speaker system to have a Dolby Decoder in it. This technology is used when watching movies, which this dock also promotes with its rotating cradle. Usually, docks have an upright cradle which is the normal position for putting your iPod. But since the iPod Touch and iPhone has landscape viewing capabilities, the cradle on this sound machine can also go landscape mode which is perfect for movie watching. However, the idea might sound weird that you watch a movie closely on the tiny 3.5″ screen while the speaker is blasting right in front of your face. The XS-SR3 has an external input socket for use with DVD players, laptops, computers, etc.

This iPod dock is not yet on store shelves but a couple of JVC iPod docks are already at Amazon.