Thursday, 30 January 2014

Oppo N1

The world’s first smartphone with a rotating camera, Oppo N1, has been launched in India at Rs 39,999 ...

Wednesday, 29 January 2014

Black & Decker Gyro Driver

The electric screwdriver is the underrated Prince of Tools, screwing where cordless drills fear – or are too big – to tread. This one’s patented gyroscopic tech lets you change speed with the twist of your wrist. Price: £40 | Black & Decker ...

Speedo Aquabeat 2 4GB

Take your tunes into the depths of the local lido with this underwater music player, which fastens to your goggles or swimwear, or just fl oats. Price: £100 | Speedo ...

Tuesday, 28 January 2014

Emperor 1510 Gaming Environment

Luxe gaming chair resembles something from an implausible Hollywood film about hackers and includes a Bose 2.1 sound system, adjustable seat and huge array of connections. Just add your own PC or console and monitors. Price: £7,500 | Firebox ...

Sky+ HD 2TB

Now with an amount of storage fit for the HD age and a host of brilliant new features this remains THE essential home entertainment gadget, with superb apps, wireless connectivity and the embarrassment of riches Sky has to offer live, online and on demand. From £149 | Link: Sky ...

Bodum Bistro hand mixer

Help mum whip  up meringues and mousses in style with this five-speed mixer. The plastic chassis is durable, wipe-clean and available in numerous colors. Price: £44 | Bodum ...

Denon Ceol

Denon’s network music system is a fully realised, next-gen super-system now with AirPlay as standard. The main unit integrates an amp, CD, web radio/streamer, iPod dock and FM tuner. Your iOS device pops into a concealed roof-top dock, but with Wi-Fi, DLNA, AirPlay and Flac support all built in, the Ceol also does a great job as a music streamer. Audio quality is light and creamy, propelled by a punchy, 65W amp. It’s pretty much perfect for its price. Price: £499 Link: denon.co.uk ...

Apple MacBook Air 2013

An incremental upgrade really, but the latest MacBook Air remains a pinnacle of laptop design. It’s not just a pretty face though - Intel’s Haswell processor comes as standard and you can have it specced out to run a 1.7GHz i7 processor along with 4GB RAM and a 256GB SSD. Price: From £849 | Apple ...

Wednesday, 22 January 2014

Alcatel One Touch Idol X+

Boasting a whopping eight cores of power, a 2 GHz chip and 2GB RAM, this one seriously beefed up smartphone. There's a 5-inch, full HD display to gaze upon, while the rear camera packs 13.1-megapixels and it's all crammed in a 7.9mm shell. It's not all good though as 4G LTE is lacking and out of the box it'll only come running Android version 4.2 (we're on 4.4 now) layered with Alcatel's skin. Price: $250 (UK price TBA) | Alcatel One Touch ...

ZTE Grand S II

Coming with a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, a 2.3GHz Snapdragon 800, 13-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel sensor up front, the ZTE Grand S II looks to be your typical high-end smartphone. However, it's the clever use of voice-recognition that really sets it apart from the crowd. Working a bit like the features on the Moto X, the phone will instantly recognise you when you speak, unlike the Moto though, it will be able to recognise more than one voice. You'll also be able to snap photos with a voice command - clever. Price: TBA | ZTE ...

Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

Finally, there's a top tier Android device that doesn't cut a load of corners in order to take it from a 5-inch phone to a 4.3-inch version. This is basically last year's Z1, but in a shrunken down frame and with a 720p display. Under the hood you'll find,a Snapdragon 800 along processor, along with Android 4.3 and that fantastic 20-meg snapper. It's also waterproof, if you fancy taking your phone into the shower. Price: TBA | Sony | Hands-on ...

Saturday, 18 January 2014

Curve Creative Bugle Stand

Looking to get a bit of extra oomph out of your iPhone speaker? Whack a great big plastic ear trumpet on it, that should do the trick, as long as you don't mind your phone looking ridiculous. Price: £16 | Link: shapeways.com ...

Multi-touch Keyboard and Mouse

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the future of computing. The entire thing is operated by touch control, and thanks to the lack of moveable parts and the tempered glass surface, this keyboard isn't going to break down after a small spillage. The potential for a touch sensitive input device like this is enormous, especially as inventor Jason Giddings is making the accompanying software open source. As an additional bonus, Jason Giddings claims his invention is "coffee and donut resistant", making this mouse and keyboard combination essential for modern day Kojaks everywhere. ...

Princip Interactive LED Futuro Cube

Like Rubik’s reinvented for Generation Y, the Futuro Cube uses 54 multi-colour LEDs and 4-channel audio for a puzzle-making experience that can involve touch, shaking or speech to create the pocket-sized fun. Price: $99 | thinkgeek.com ...

LG Touch Concept

Recent winner of the 2012 LG Mobile Design Competition, this ambitious smartphone concept features a raised touch screen and can provide tactile and visual feedback making it easier to use for visually impaired users and the elderly. Designer Andrea Ponti aims to create a product that has the difficult task of fitting all users perfectly but at the same time feel custom made. We’d love to see it work. ...

Logitech Fabricskin keyboard

Three-month battery a near-miraculous, magnetic iPad retention and waterproof keys for adding to those vital spreadsheets and documents when you’re on the beach. Price: £129 | Logitech ...

Corsair Vengeance K70 Mechanical Gaming keyboard

The K70 does all of your usual keyboardy sort of things - it types, it has built-in music/video playback controls... it even has customisable LED lighting behind the keys. But this is no mere keyboard - Cherry MX mechanical key switches ensure there's no key ghosting, WASD keys are textured for easy location in the heat of battle, and there's even a USB pass-through to attach a mouse or headset. Perfect for dedicated PC gamers. Want To See Video You Can Go To My Facebook Page just by clicking the facebook button or from this link www.facebook.com/technoworld123 vaibhav...

M-Phone

Hoping to one day be an alternative to the iPhone, the slender handset has a screen that is divided by a thin metal band which means you can customize the lower screen to browse the web as you make a video call on the other half. It’s a similar idea that has been seen on the Galaxy Note, and this would certainly be another elegant way to do some mobile multitasking. ...

Sleepphones

Crafted from soft fleece, these comfy headbands incorporate integrated headphones that let you sleep soundly without pestering your partner or waking up strangled by a cable. Listen to lullabies or the sound of the ocean for that really relaxing underwater vibe with this pillow-friendly gadget. Price: £35 | Firebox.com ...

Breffo Adventure Camera Kit

Introducing the ‘Octopod’ that essentially grips anything with its rubber-coated metal legs whilst attached to your camera via a screw-mount. A handy solution for taking group photos without having to require the help of strangers. Price: £20 | Breffo.com ...

Colour Clock

We’re suckers for innovative-looking timepieces and this watch which appears to have an iPod Nano as a screen, swaps conventional time-telling methods for shades of colour to indicate different times of the day. So, five to green means it’s time to get up and jump in the shower and if it’s half past red it’s time to power down the computer and leave the office. ...

Bladepad for iPhone 5

Stylish Apple accessory designed for gamers who like to play on-the-go. Includes low-latency gaming controller that slides out when needed with illuminated joysticks and buttons. Additional charging power cable allows you to charge your iPhone/iPad whilst playing so you won’t have to fear your battery’s demise. Price: £84 | Bladepad.com ...

Heapsylon Sensoria Socks

Technology is one step closer to being etched onto your skin. Sensoria socks work with an anklet that transmits data from the electronic fibres woven into the socks to an app which collates your exercise data. Find out whether you're striding too hard or unevenly using your feet - without a personal trainer. Price: $259 (£158) for 4 pairs, the mobile app and anklet | Release date: March 2014 | Heapsylon ...

FLIR One

The laws of physics confine our eyes to see only visible light, but not any more. The FLIR One attaches onto your iPhone and lets you see infrared light, essentially providing thermal imaging on the go. Now that is cool. Price: TBC | Release Date: Spring 2014 | FLIR ...

Sleepow

Are you sleeping comfortably? If not, Sleepow could be a live-saver. The memory-foam pillow plays binaural beats through high-quality speakers to create calming low-frequency beats that reduce stress and ease you into a deep sleep. If you're not a fan of their pre-loaded sounds, you can add your own to the built-in mp3 player. Sweet dreams... Price: $129 (£79) | Release Date: TBC | Sleepow ...

Canary Home Security

They raised over $2m to develop their home security system, now Canary are back with an upgraded system and an iOS app to control it all with. Truly the ultimate in home security, the app shows live video feeds, alerts and can remotely adjust security settings. Price: TBC | Release Date: Summer 2014 | Canary ...

Dream One speaker

Not only do these speakers provide incredible surround sound, they're also wireless and enabled with every kind of connectivity you can imagine, turning any and every device into a DJ deck. With a sleek rocket-like shape, there's nothing these speakers can't do. Price: TBC | Release date: Autumn 2014 ...

Parrot Mindrone

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Not quite, it's a very small, very fun drone. Controlled by an iOS app, the MiniDrone nips around and reaches heights of 160mph, whilst its large wheels stop it crashing into any unforgiving walls or branches. Get ready to get hooked. Price: TBC | Release date: Late 2014 | Parrot ...

Schwinn Cycle Nav

This handy little device is to your bike what the TomTom is to your car. Using flashing lights, the CycleNav directs you home and, if you take a wrong turn, it shouts at you. That should keep your attention. Price: $59.99 (£36) | Release date: Spring 2014 | Schwinn ...

Friday, 17 January 2014

Philips DesignLine 2013

Philips takes minimalism to the extreme with its latest 46- or 55-inch, 3D smart TV. There’s no stand, no neck, no frame and no bezel, just a sheet of glass that houses the full-HD, edge-lit LED display, with Ambilight back projection mimicking the colours of the on-screen action. There is a bracket to hold it in place but still, don’t let your robot vacuum cleaner near it. Price: 46-inch £2,000, 55-inch £2,800 | Philips.com | Out June ...

Cyrus Audio Anniversary System

Cambridge-based audiophiles’ fave Cyrus is celebrating its 30th anniversary in style. It’s taken seven high-end components – a digital to analogue converter with pre-amp, CD transport, network streamer, twin mono power amps and power supplies – from its X Series and thrown them all together for a oneoff mega-tower. After a year of finetuning in a purpose-built studio, it’s finally ready for public consumption and comes with a seven-shelf Hark II storage rack, a remote and a dedicated app. You will need to provide your own speakers, mind. Price: £17,000 | Cyrusaudio.com | Out now ...

Sony Xperia Z Ultra

The Xperia Z’s phablet-sized relative has a 6.3-inch, full-HD screen and an inherited disregard for the perils of water – it’s encased in waterproof aluminium and glass that lets it dive up to 1.5m. Protected inside sits a 2.2GHz quadcore processor and there’s an eight-meg camera on the rear. It may be big, but at just 212g it won’t sink like a stone. And at just 6.6mm thick it’s competing with Huawei’s Ascend P6 (p30) for the title of world’s slimmest smartphone, too. Price: £TBC | Sony.co.uk | Out Autumn ...

Sony Smartwatch 2

Pressing on with its wearable-tech revolution, Sony updates the Android-based smartwatch that it released to a chorus of groans last year. Having sold half a million worldwide since, the Smartwatch 2 looks rightly smug, pairs via NFC or Bluetooth 3.0 and lets you read messages, control music and answer calls. The 1.6-inch, 220x176 display is water- and dust-proof, with a “four-day battery life”. We’ll see about that… ...

Samsung Galaxy NX

Splicing gadget genes without regard for the consequences, Samsung’s latest experiment is the Galaxy NX, a compact system camera running on Android, with 4G for easy shot-sharing. A 20.3-meg APS-C CMOS sensor with 100-25,600 ISO suggests the possibility of pro-grade shots, and dualchannel Wi-Fi kicks in should 4G or 3G be lacking. There’s also Bluetooth for more local sharing. Essentially a camera that thinks it’s a phone, it’s not to be confused with Samsung’s Galaxy Zoom (p24), which is a phone that thinks it’s a camera. Price: £TBC | Samsung.com/UK | Out July ...

Razer Atrox Arcade Stick

This latest gaming accessory from the US PC gaming beast brings ’80s-style arcade nostalgia into your home, letting you play Street Fighter II Turbo as nature intended. Ten “tournament-grade” fi re buttons are accompanied by an eight-way joystick with authentic, rounded ball top. The top panel can be removed, giving modders and tinkerers access to its internal workings. Price: £180 | Razer.com | Out now ...

Crystal Acoustics Blu DAC

Making sweet, digital love to your hi-fi , this little black box is a Bluetooth receiver and digital-to analogue converter (DAC) that lets you stream tunes from your phone wirelessly. It can be attached to any amplifi er or receiver via analogue or optical digital, and if your device has NFC, you can pair with a touch. Music is streamed using the apt-X Bluetooth codec, bringing any home stereo stack, no matter how valve-based and dusty, firmly into the wireless age. Price: £60 | CrystalAudioVideo.com | Out Now ...

Bose QuietComfort 20

Bose’s first in-ear headphones to offer noise-cancelling tech use dual mics in each lug to detect and counter outside sounds, insulating you in a cocoon of your own tunes. However, press a button on the slightly bulky control unit and said mics can also allow you to hear what’s going on around you, via the miracle of “Aware mode”. This lets mid to high frequencies through so you can hear station announcements and the like. The battery provides up to 16 hours of noise cancellation on a single charge, with a full rejuicing via USB taking two hours....

Bayan Audio Soundbook

British firm Bayan drops in on the busy Bluetooth speaker scene with this stylish 15W effort. Connectivity includes Bluetooth 4.0, using the apt-X codec for improved sound, and NFC for easy setup. It also incorporates an FM radio and works as a speakerphone, too. The battery offers up to ten hours of playback, while the nylon cover, available in a range of colours, doubles as a stand, which is, ahem, novel. Price: £150 | BayanAudio.com | Out July ...

Beats by Dre Studio 2013

Forgotten about Dre? The hip-hop cum- headphone mogul has been busy updating his top-priced Studio cans, “popping a cap” in AAA batteries and opting for a rechargeable lithium number instead. The result is a quoted 20 hours of active noise cancelling that adjusts sound levels to match your surroundings. Improved padding and ergonomics means less sound leakage, while a 13g weight reduction lightens the load, though the price remains heavy, like Heavy D and the Boyz. Price: £269 | Beats | Out now ...

Chord Electronics DSX1000

Fresh from a workshop in Kent comes this industrial-looking media streamer with a chassis machined from aircraft-grade aluminium. As if that wasn’t hard enough, the built-in digital-to-analogue converter will upscale even the most dubious of MP3 and AAC files, as well as pristine WAV and FLAC, to 24-bit/192kHz splendour. Low-level distortion and audio jitters are eliminated whether you’re streaming via ethernet cable or from a Wi-Fi connected iOS or Android device. A full-colour 3.5-inch LCD screen displays album artwork, meanwhile. Price: £7,500 | Chord Electronics | Out now ...

Geneva Wireless S DAB+

You may feel that this looks familiar and that’s because it’s visually all but indistinguishable from the Geneva S, the designer dock found in as many designer interiors shops as it is audio outlets. However, this version drops the iPod dock of its forerunner for Bluetooth wireless audio support from any compatible device – a big improvement, in our book. Also on board are DAB and DAB+ and, perhaps most cutting-edge of all, “alarm clock functionality”. It still looks and sounds just peachy. Price: £329 | Geneva Lab | Out now ...

Motorola Droid Maxx

Motorola Farm’s been on lockdown since it was swallowed by Google, but the sound of buzzsaws and screaming as it works on the next Android flagship, the Moto X, has been deafening. No sign of that this month, but this faded giant has revealed three new handsets, of which this 4G trooper is the pick, thanks to a muscular, 48-hour-lasting, 3,500mAh battery. Its charms don’t end there, either: voice recognition is integrated into Google Now (you get its attention by saying, “Okay, Google Now”) while the Kevlar-clad, 8.5mm body also houses an “eight-core” processor – two for general...

Naim UnitiQute 2

British-designed and built, the UnitiQute 2 is the digital equivalent of a one-man band, with plug ’n’ play wireless streaming, five inputs for boosting the audio of your games consoles and set-top boxes, a DAB+ tuner, USB slot, a harmonica on a wire and cymbals between its knees. Its 30W amp delivers wholesome sound with big bass and Naim’s audio tricks, in the form of gapless playback and digital-to-analogue conversion, make the most of any playlist. It’ll play every musical file format under the sun and thanks to the free n-Stream iOS app, you can control the whole...

Philips Elevation TV

You can now paint more of Philips’ colourful, patented Ambilight glow across your walls with its latest, 60-inch, full-HD smart TV. The Elevation is the first to emit light from all four sides, in shimmering shades that match the on-screen action. It’s also compatible with Philips’ Hue bulbs, so the theme can be splattered even further a field. The 13.5mm frame makes it the slimmest Philips smart TV yet and there is, of course, Wi-Fi for on-demand TV from Netflix and YouTube, plus access to web apps and your own media. ...

Wednesday, 15 January 2014

Papertab

One of the standout concepts from CES 2013 that might not be too far away from production, Paper Logic is hoping its 10.7-inch flexible paper tablet could usher in the next generation of slates. Running on an Intel Core i5 processor, PaperTabs can work together to help you get tasks done quicker. Sending an email? Simply type it on one tab then place it on another and off it goes. ...

Nokia Lumia Play

We know Nokia is already playing nice with Microsoft on the Windows Phone front, but what if the Finnish mobile-maker took the existing Xbox integration one step further? Clearly inspired by the Xperia Play ‘PlayStation phone’, this gaming-centric Windows Phone 8 handset powered by Xbox features a gamepad that slides out from the back and hosts a 1136x640 resolution HD screen with an eight core processor taking care of running games and answering the odd text or email in between. ...

Ka-mu-ra

This tiny snapper designed for Japanese retailer Muji aims for simplicity both in its form factor and in use. With two touch interfaces that you can interact with via finger gestures, the button-less camera uses an accelerometer to recognise which of the surfaces you are using to avoid confusion. Specs-wise there’s an 8-megapixel sensor with LCD flash, mini USB charging support and 4GB of built-in storage. ...

SmartIron

A virtual personal trainer, SmartIron uses a magnet to stick to plates, dumbbells and kettle-bells. Program in a workout routine and it’ll take you through it step by step, counting each hard-earned rep and uploading it to the cloud. You can then check your progress and set goals online. ...

VUUM Smart Hanger

Hang your clothes on this Korean design while you sleep and a stream of air infused with millions of negative ions helps sterilise bacteria. Meanwhile, a blast of far-infrared rays resists the development of mould. The “smart” deodoriser removes cigarette odors and helps your clothes smell peachy clean. ...

Heat-electricity Conversion Storage Device

Snappily titled, this battery clips around fluorescent lighting tubes and turns waste heat into useful electricity through a thermoelectric conversion material. A LED screen shows the charging process, outputting power through a USB port. Cleverly, the plastic clip lets you clamp together batteries for an ersatz USB charging station. ...

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