Mini USB Dock Replaces 2G iPod Dock Station
The iPod Shuffle comes with the 2G Dock station which is a little large, relatively speaking, so replace it with this inexpensive iUSB dock connector. The Essential Tech iUSB connects directly to the iPod and directly to your USB port.
Review: Terratec Headset Master 5.1 Surround Sound USB
Gadget Centre has once again pulled through with an excellent review. The Terratec USB Surround Sound Headmaster is one high-tech, well built, hard core headphone system.
…held together by a unsightly looping support which wouldn’t look out of place in a medieval dungeon, it’s a good job the Headset Master is for your PC: if you took it outside people would go out of their way to point and laugh at you.
Chris Russell points out that although they are a little heavy, they are well built and designed for the hard core gamer who’d appreciate every tweak of sound during an all intense Counter-Strike tourney.
Continue Reading No CommentsiPod Alarm Clock Tutorial
The iPod’s Alarm Clock is nestled among other features like Calendar and Notes under the iPod’s Extras menu. While you may already be familiar with many of the iPod Extras (especially Games), the Alarm Clock is largely an under appreciated feature.
Disney MixStick MP3 Player With Feeble Attempt iPod Look
It’s always healthy to check in over-seas and see what trinkets are in the works. Well, the latest is a Disney MP3 player with a feeble attempt for looking like an iPod. The MixStick is a 512MB MP3 player where the navigation area is circular like the iPod but classy touch of a shuffle and repeat button atop for that Mickey tech look.
Free Style USB Optical Mouse Strapped to Your Finger
I’m a little skeptical about the USB optical finger mouse. The potential is there, but I see some issues with the strap working loose and thus becoming more of a nuisances then asset. None the less, the optical finger mouse is worth a closer look.
So the USB finger mouse straps to your index finger via Velcro, then use your thumb to push two levers up or down for scrolling. There is a rotary navigation dial as well, and I’m guess you depress the dial for
Continue Reading No CommentsPlay Anything USB Wind Instrument
The Electronic USB Wind Instrument from Ion Audio is something I bet any mother would pay top dollar for. With this USB instrument any middle-schooler can plug in and play a range of woodwind, brass, string synthesizer and percussion straight from the computer. Add in headphones and no more annoying notes while your little one learns the pipes. Or in my case, no more howling dog while playing the sax.
Two Outstanding Trust USB Gamer Wheels
Trust raises the bar for the pedal-to-the metal type. They’ve just released two new USB gamer steering wheels, the GM-3200 and GM-3400, and Trust didn’t lack in upgrades. The GM-3200 is for the tiny-tikes looking to break-it-loose with a smaller wheel diameter for smaller hands and rubber coating for optimal grip and sensitivity of wheel. The 3200 also comes with sturdy clamp and suction cup so nothing shakes loose.
WUSB TV Spot – The Official Sales Pitch About Wireless USB
The USB-IF posted a somewhat interesting TV spot on YouTube about the convenience of wireless USB technology. The ad makes sense and sure is nice to watch, but where the hell are the WUSB products? I see the ad as a motivator to encourage faster development of WUSB products while at the same time, peak the interest of the consumer. Wonder if it will work…well, with respect to getting products out there faster – I think we can already agree consumer’s interest is there. Continue Reading No CommentsiPod Charger Made from Altoids Tin
There is definitely an Altoids DIY underground. I bumped into an article on how to make an iPod charger from an Altoids Tin yesterday at Chris DiClerico’s website. After doing a little research I see there is a big following for Altoids Tin do-it-yourself projects. So, to service my reader group, herezzz the how to:
Old Twist on New Product – Dust Cover
Ion Audio released their iTTUSB USB Turntable several years ago and has since introduced the product with dust cover, the iTTUSB10. But isn’t the dust coming off those old records?
Bored? Kill 1min 27sec and Watch Vista Load Using USB Readyboost
So… things are a little bit slow this morning with USB so jumping over to YouTube I found this 1min 27sec video on Vista booting up using the USB Readyboost technology. Although it’s not an official test using multiple machines and configurations, I think you’ll conclude that if you’ve got an extra 512MB flash drive laying around, use it for Readyboost. If you want the money shot without video, read the end of this post:Sorry – Video off Youtube but the point was the benefit isn’t all that great using Readyboost to speed boot processResults: Without Readyboost – 43 seconds to boot. With Readyboost – 14 seconds. Continue Reading No Comments