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ion has come out with something that, at first, made no sense to me. A Cassette Bluetooth adaptor. But, then, I remembered that I still have a car in my fleet that has a cassette stereo in it and thought to myself. "Hmmm... that does make sense!". The Cassette Bluetooth adaptor transforms you car's cassette deck into a bluetooth music
Griffin Technologies has a great looking new toy (or tool) for those who want to record on their iPad, iPhone or Macintosh. it's called the StudioConnect HD. It's a neat little piece of hardware that plugs into your device and give you 2 1/4" or XLR inputs for microphones, guitars, basses or keyboards (Banjo's too?). It can record multiple tracks
Between Google TV devices and Chromecast, it would seem there are enough options to get Android into your living room. However Netgear has plans for one more for you, and this one is very much like the Chromecast produced by Google itself. The device is called the NeoMediacast and it's a pocket-sized HDMI dongle. With NeoMediacast, service providers can develop and
Philips is set to debut it's new 28 inch 4K Ultra HD monitor at the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas. The PhilipsUltraClear Display has a 4k (3840x2160) resolution and 1.07 billion colors. The 28-inch monitor (model 288P6) is also ideal for those seeking superb on-screen clarity and color accuracy. It also includes built-in stereo speakers for multimedia. Prices start
Lately we have been seeing an increase in the number of 4K monitors hitting the market, including ones recently unveiled by Dell. Content for these screens has been a bit slower to appear, though Netflix has recently pushed the trailer for the upcoming House of Cards season out in Ultra HD quality. Today, Toshiba became the first to unveil the new technology in
The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is now in full swing, despite that it doesn't technically start until tomorrow. Products are already being announced at a blistering pace. One that comes as a bit of a surprise is a new TV from set-top box maker Roku. The company has teamed with Hisense and TCL, who will actually build the hardware.
Consumer electronics company Netatmo have announced June, a sun exposure monitoring bracelet aimed at women. June tracks UV intensity and total sun exposure during the day, feeding information to the app which then provides advice on how to best protect their skin. As most of us know, excessive sun exposure causes sunburn and leads to premature skin ageing. Depending on
Griffin Technology will unveil a new, wireless, version of its PowerMate at CES 2014. The device has been described as “a clickable knob”. You can program it to execute a wide range of key commands in nearly every application. It can also function as a volume knob and mute button for Bluetooth 4.0 enabled Mac computers. PowerMate is preset to
Networking over electrical power lines has come a long way since the first HomePlug specification back in 2008 which was was rated at 14 Mb/s. Today network specialists Trendnet have announced a gigabit class, Powerline 1000, with the launch of the TPL-420E2K adaptors. Based on the HomePlug AV2 standard and using MIMO techniques originally used in wireless data transmission, Powerline 1000
Home automation has become one of the fastest growing fields in technology, and 2013 saw such innovations as the Philips Hue lighting system, which my colleague Andrew has recently been playing with. Now Samsung is getting in on the game, announcing it will be showing off its new Smart Home technology at this year's Consumer Electronics show. "The Samsung Smart Home
Ahead of Samsung's CES event on Monday, the Korean company has announced two new cameras to get the show on the road, the NX30 and the Galaxy Camera 2. Aimed at the prosumer, the NX30 compact system camera extends Samsung's NX range, though my guess is that it will replace the current NX20 model. The heart of the camera is
Those driving certain late-model Ford cars and trucks can enjoy a lot of in-vehicle technology. But, millions more will soon be able to get this experience as well. In conjunction with next week's CES in Las Vegas, the company announces "Building on the pioneering SYNC in-car connectivity system it launched in 2007, Ford Motor Company today announces new system investments and
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