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HSTi's Wireless Media Stick is a Wifi dongle that converts almost anything that can read USB storage into a media streamer. Instead of reading files direct from the disk, the files from network shares are read as if they were local. It's perhaps easier if you think of an example. Let's say you've got a PVR or DVD player that
Would-be Pop Idol and X-Factor competitors rejoice. IK Multimedia has announced the first handheld condenser microphone for iOS devices, the iRig Mic. Working with the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, the iRig is perfect for the singer or songwriter on the move but can also be used to record speeches, performances or any other audio source. The iRig Mic features
Here at GNC we've always been fans of Cloud Engines' Pogoplug and at CES, they've unveiled the latest version, the Pogoplug Video, which adds video streaming to your personal cloud. If you aren't familiar with the Pogoplug, it's a small gadget which you put on your network connected into your router. You then plug in a USB harddrive (or two)
Taking on Sony and its Bloggies, Kodak has added two new pocket video cameras to its range of video cameras - the Playfull and Playsport. Both will capture full 1080p HD video and take 5 MP stills but as you can imagine from the names, they're aimed at slightly different users. The Playfull is for "social butterflies and social networking superstars"
The Kodak Pulse digital photo frame has become very popular with geographically distant families through its ability to receive photographs via its own email address and Facebook. This allows the latest pictures of granddaughter to be quickly sent to grandparents for instant display and appreciation. As the Pulse is wireless and has a touch screen it's also really easy to use anywhere in the home.
The future truly is here. At CES, Recon Instruments announced the next generation of their goggles with built-in micro LCD display powered by Android. The current Transcend model gives real‐time feedback to the wearer via a micro LCD display including speed, latitude/longitude, altitude, vertical distance travelled, total distance travelled, chrono/stopwatch mode, a run‐counter, temperature and time. It is also the
"The Future of Play" might be putting it a bit too strongly but Sifteo's interactive and interacting cubes certainly look a great deal of fun. Each 1.5" cube is a little computer with a small colour display, rechargeable battery and the ability to sense motion, other cubes and connect wirelessly to a PC or Mac. Once you put all this