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The Idapt i1 Eco is the portable member of Idapt's family of universal chargers: by using the same interchangeable tips as the dual and triple versions, the usefulness of the system is extended from the home to the car and travel. If you aren't familiar with Idapt, their system offers a wide selection of charging tips that are snapped into
Announced earlier in the year, but launched tonight, the Zik Parrot by Starck headphones are seriously aspirational, coming with touch control, motion activation, active noise cancellation, NFC and Bluetooth connectivity. And of course, being designed by Philippe Starck, they look pretty cool too. Aimed squarely at smartphones users and designed for listening on the move, the outside of the cans
Fingerprints are the bane of modern life. You've got your beautiful new tablet, you show it to your friends and before you can say, "oleic acid", there's a horde of greasy smudges all over the screen. Aaargh!!! Here at Geek News Central we've seen several solutions to this problem, from carbon-based wipes to fashion self-cling pads. Touchscreen Kleen adds to
At Gadget Show Live, Aurasma were showing-off their impressive portfolio of augmented reality advertising campaigns. The list of clients is long and illustrious, including BBC, Sky, Bentley, Dunhill, Marks & Spencer, ebay and Stella Artois. If you haven't experienced augmented reality, it's the overlaying of computer-generated imagery onto a real-world view as seen through a smartphone or tablet camera. The
At this year's CES, Andy McCaskey and Courtney Wallin interviewed John Palmeri of RHP on their new MirrorCase, a special case for the iPhone 4/4S that lets photos be taken while the phone is horizontal, i.e. flat, rather than the more usual vertical orientation. Depending on your point of view, it's either a clever idea that stops the camera intruding on
To be honest, I'd never heard of JayBird headphones until I came across them on the DAD Audio stand at Gadget Show Live. However, having listened to their pitch, I'd consider a pair for use at the gym or during sport. Why? Because JayBird specialise in headphones and earbuds that are sweat-proof and difficult to dislodge. On show were two Bluetooth
Portable speakers were much in evidence at Gadget Show Live, though frankly some had the acoustics of a tin can rather than than anything close to hi-fi. Fortunately the WOWee ONE range of portable speakers tend towards the latter and while I doubt that musical purists will be impressed, those of us who simply want our tunes out-and-about will be satisfied.