Gadget Reviews

Tips to Choosing the Right Iphone Accessories for Your Car

iPhone smart phones are not just trendy and luxury gadgets and mobile devices.  They can be very useful for your daily communications needs.  These smart phones are also handy business tools because they can be used as an alternative to laptops.  However, you need to have the latest iPhone accessories in order to maximize your gadget’s usefulness.  You also need to select the right iPhone 3G accessories if you have a 3G smart phone.  So here are some basic tips that can help you find the best iPhone accessories for cars.

If you are constantly on the road and you drive a lot to meet your business partners, then you need iPhone accessories suitable for your car.  There are lots of iPhone 3G accessories that are specifically designed for people on the go.  For example, you can choose an iPhone 3G car holder so that your iPhone 3G will be safer when you are driving.  You can easily install such iPhone accessories in your car by yourself.  If you have an iPhone car holder, you will not need to fumble and search your bag if you are going to use your smart phone while driving.

Hands free kits are also best iPhone 3G accessories.  Hands free iPhone accessories are ideal if you want to make and receive calls while you are driving.  In some areas, it would be illegal to hold and use mobile devices while driving.  But if you have hands free iPhone 3G accessories, you can simply activate the voice functions of your smart phone and start taking calls.  With a hands free iPhone car kit, you will not have to take your hands away from the wheel and take your eyes off the road.  These iPhone accessories are safety devices so you can avoid accidents while on the road.

To get the best value from these car kits, then you should choose a universal car kit for your iPhone.  Such iPhone accessories will include everything such as phone cradle, hands free functions, and battery chargers.  These iPhone 3G accessories can also be integrated in the sound and audio systems of your car.  You can connect it to your car’s audio system in order to utilize your car speakers for taking calls.  And because iPhones are loaded with audio files, you will be able to listen to music while driving.  A universal car kit can be installed by a professional technician.  However, if you know how to work around these gadgets, then simply purchase such iPhone accessories and install the device in your car. 

There are still other amazing iPhone 3G accessories that you can find in the market.  What’s important is to choose the right iPhone 3G accessories that will be suitable for your daily needs.  iPhone car kits are ideal if you use your car frequently.  Such car kits can ensure your safety while you are on the road. You will not also violate any law because you are using a hands free iPhone kit for your car.

Listen to Isaac Asimov talk prophetically about robots for 4 minutes

There’s something reassuring about the way Asimov speaks on this topic (surely one of his favorites) — even though this clip has got to be 35 or 40 years old, it rings true now and we would do well to take his advice. And how about that transcription? Like human beens indeed. It’s an interesting topic for post-brunch rumination: what would a world built around robots be like? Probably like that nightmare Korean theme park if we’re not careful.

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Predators, the 2010 remake of Predator: This won’t end well

Nowhereelse found what amounts to be a sneak peek for a new version of Predator, now called Predators which I suspect will eat les balles. Oh well.

Tokyoflash E-Clock

The Tokyoflash E-Clock is made of a thin sheet of stainless steel that wraps around your wrist like a bracelet. It has an e-paper display, which is positioned beneath this band to show the current time or other information. The timepiece can also receive message, mail and call notifications from your cell phone via Bluetooth wireless technology. Additionally, the Tokyoflash E-Clock also features several buttons that are positioned at the top of the band.

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Vivacom To Release Motorola Milestone

Bulgaria’s leading network carrier, Vivacom, will launch the Motorola Milestone that comes equipped with Android 2.1 OS on March 20th, 2010. As a reminder, the Milestone comes equipped with a 3.7-inch touchscreen display, a 5-megapixel AF camera, a full QWERTY keyboard, GPS, Wi-Fi, a 3.5mm headset jack and supports for quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and dual-band 900/2100 WCDMA connectivity. [Mobile Bulgaria via Upcoming Cell Phones]

Plastic Frame for 6.5 Inch Car Dvd Player

• Modern Design
• Durable
• Fit for major AV brand

Plastic Frame for 6.5 Inch Car Dvd Player

Thanko Hybrid Mobile Phone Charger

Measuring at only 70mm x 70mm x 29mm, the Thanko Hybrid Mobile Phone Charger uses both solar and dynamo charger. The device also features an 18 cm pull type cable for dynamo charge, 3 LED lights on the side and a separate 30 cm cable for solar charge. Too bad, there is no info on pricing or availability so far. Stay tuned for more updates. [Akihabara]

Marvel Coloud Headphones

The Marvel Coloud Headphones are specially designed for all the Marvel Comics fans out there. These Marvel-themed headphones feature a range of Marvel superheroes such as Iron Man, The Hulk, The Punisher, Wolverine and The X-Men. If you are interested, you can pre-order the Marvel Coloud headphones for $39.99 from the Big Bad Toy Store. [Product Page]

Racing Car Chime Clock

• Color: White / Multi
• Size: 13.5″H x 13.5″W x 3.2″D
• Every hour cars race around the track.
• Horns and engines chime with the moving cars.
• Light sensor automatically shuts off in the dark.

Product Description
A whimsical wall clock for kids and kids-at-heart! Every strike of the hour, 2 cars actually race around the face of this animated wall clock. The engines and horns even sound off as the cars move around the novelty wall clock. The round wall clock has a light sensor, so the chime automatically turns off in the dark. There is also volume control for convenient setting of the right amount of noise. This chiming wall clock uses 1 ‘AA’ battery for clock and 3 ‘C’ batteries for chime (not included). ABS plastic construction. Assembly level/degree of difficulty: No Assembly Required…. More >>

Racing Car Chime Clock

Wheelie: Toshiba’s new robot is cute, autonomous and maybe even useful (video)

Toshiba is a huge company, but it’s not necessarily known as a maker of robots. Their “Wheelie” for indoor use is an autonomous, 2-wheeled robot, which is still in prototype stage and somehow reminiscent of a Segway in its basic design.

Technical details are scare right now, but the main purpose of the robot is to one day help families out with daily chores, for example by serving food. For that you need to place plates and glasses on top of the little guy’s head and he will do the rest by himself. And the way Wheelie can balance out differences in height is pretty impressive (skip to 1.50 in the video below).

Here’s a demo clip:

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