I had written about what are the silent mouse options in the market in one of previous posts. Thanko is one of the most known manufacturers of silent mouse and keyboards. Their silent mouse model was 5 times less sound producing. This time they have developed a better silent keyword version. Actually, many new laptop and netbook models already have much silenced buttons but Thanko Keyword EX emits only 44.5 DB noise beating all of them.
Since DB is a logarithmic measure (Calculated using power of tens), small changes can effect the noise level highly. For example while a normal conversation provides around 60 dB, whisper does 20 dB. A mosquito buzz is 40 dB. Decide yourself. I have found a useful page which explains decibel and properties of sound waves with samples if you are further interested.
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I had a chance to use a very basic laser distance meter while trying to figure out the size of each room of my summer house to later use in a home design architect program. The technology for engineers and architects is much more ahead of what I needed surely.
Leica announced their latest laster distance meter model, Disto D8. The device perfectly measures distances from 0,05 meters to 200 meters. Accuracy is amazing ± 1.0 mm. The results can be immediately send into other vital applications like Excel, Word or AutoCad. It can even auto generate blueprint for AutoCad programs. Do you want to know the length of a building at a distance and how far away this building is? It is simple. Just point the laser to your target, arrange the angle position and the device will do the rest.
The problem with long distances was finding the laser point. Now, Leica has a solution with x4 optical zoom where you can aim the target using high resolution 2.4-Inch colour display. It is a perfect device but not cheap at all.
Available at Amazon
Another detailed Leica Disto D8 Review
Amazon is working hard to develop new better versions of Kindle. While the storm of Kindle 2 didn’t become silent yet, Amazon made another surprise by introducing 9.7″ version of Kindle Wireless Reading Device and accepting pre-orders. The device named as Kindle DX will be released this summer and will be sold according to first come first served principle. According to Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, this big version will help reading newspapers, maps, graphs and magazines better. The text and images are much sharper and PDF format is now naturally supported without any need of conversions. You can see the size difference in the photos below.
They have added also an iPhone-like function. When you turn the device the display will follow it. Portrait to landscape or the opposite, and all the text and images will be resized accordingly automatically. It has advantage of viewing graphs in more detail and easy way.
All old features of Kindle are reserved including 3G, WiFi and text to speech technology. The storage size is now around 3500 books. Kindle 2 had around 1500 books capacity.
The only negative I can say that Kindle DX weighs almost double of Kindle. Exactly 535g. But, I think many people will neglect this and buy Kindle DX because of its high quality and features where other hi-tech companies can not even approach to compete against.
Link : Amazon Kindle DX
I was thinking that home PCs will never be such effective eventually after the release of tons of notebook and netbook models in latest 3 years.
Asus made me take my words back with EEE TOP touchscreen PC. It is a real slim designed multimedia enjoyment and easy communication device. I think the best place for this would be kitchen. I like the idea of eating and surfing freely in Internet just by touching and not fighting with mouse at all (built-in wireless high-speed connectivity)
1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, Screen size 15.6 in., max. resolution 1366×678, SRS hi-fi speakers, 5 USB ports, 1.3 megapixel web cam, Windows XP home edition, included stylus, wired mouse and wired keyboard features are enough for most simple tasks like watching films, browsing in Internet, checking emails, video chat through web cam and connecting other devices. Surely, if you plan to enjoy those electricity monster 3D games, this is not your device.
Buy At Amazon : ASUS Eee Top 15.6-Inch Touchscreen PC
Prism 200 is one of the best spying gadgets in the market which has been designed to be used by police, military, special forces or the emergency services.
It allows the user of the hand radar to see objects which are moving, even slight movements are recorded and mapped like heart beating, breathing etc. The generated map is in 3D clearly showing what’s behind the green door 
The functionality of the gadget can be extended with the laptop application which allows monitoring and recording remotely, safely. Here is the Prism 200 product page.
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Below you will find one of the best innovative gadget videos I have seen after the introduction of Microsoft Touchwall, Surface and iPhone touchscreen. You can press this foam screen as if you push your fingers deep into a pillow. And the result is; the objects on the screen will respond to your actions. They will change into other 3D forms. Even if you watch the video further, you will see that corresponding sound also changes according to movements of objects. Overall, this vubx article is something cool you would like to send your friend to tell that “I have another proof on what we will see in touchscreen technology in 10 years”
There is a really broad range of gaming mice which you can choose according to several factors like speed, precision and number of buttons which is especially important to play several games.
Check here Ps3 wireless controller reviews
Logitech G5 Laser Mouse is currently the best selling and the most advised mouse at Amazon shop and #1 choice of true gaming fans. Some of the key features are the following :
- In-game sensitivity switching
- Adjustable weight cartridge
- Dual thumb buttons
- 2000 dpi laser engine
- Ultra smooth PTFE glide
- Full Speed USB
This mouse is not only useful for gaming fans or competitors but also graphic artists, illustrators who need precise and ultra speed control. As you know, the incorrect usage of mouse and keyboard can result in hand injuries. Gaming is a joy and you shouldn’t let that a badly chosen mouse will destroy all your pleasure. Especially, weight cartridge with lots of variations will greatly help you to find the most comfortable position to control the mouse.
If you will ever buy a mouse to use for at least next 5 years, Logitech G5 Laser Mouse is the superb choice.
USB hubs are popular nowadays because of heavy connectivity needs of people on latest years for a variety of USB devices. Especially 4 and 7 ports USB hubs are trendy but I would prefer 7 ports because 4 is a really small number for a busy computing environment.
Cables To Go 7 Port USB 2.0 Hub
It is really a slim one if you consider space is an important factor and travel much. There is a sliding metal base to keep the hub in place when devices are added to the ports. You can get the power directly from USB port or use the included power supply. Up to 127 devices can be supported adding extra hubs.
Transfer rate is up to 480 Mbps which is certificated by USB-IF. There is no installation, everything is automatically recognized. So, a combination of external hard drive, webcam, several flash drives, a wireless mouse, a laptop cooler and a printer connection to your notebook is not a dream. Top customer ratings at Amazon, plus cheaper than its rivals.
Belkin USB 2.0 Plus Hub (7 Port) F5U307-WHT
It is the same functionality but in a more stylish way. And 2 of the ports are on the top for easier, quick access.
There is an over-current protection functionality embedded into the device. It doesn’t need any external power supply for most devices.
One of the Amazon user comments is interesting as a negative side. If you connect even one USB 1.1 device, all other ports will be forced to work according to its speed limitations. He stated that it is a common situation for most USB Hubs except Cables-To-Go USB hub which we reviewed at the beginning of this post.
Kensington PocketHub USB 7 Ports Portable USB Hub K33366
and
CyberPower High-Speed 7-Port USB Hub
are also other recommended gadgets with the same functionality and similar high customer ratings.
If you are looking for something original, not for functionality but mostly for style, read about Smart EZ YEGO USB drive hub as well.
As you probably noticed, I am not a fan of writing about every new mobile phone model as it is the main topic of many gadget blogs. I don’t blame them doing this but it is totally boring for me to tell “Oh look here we have another rival for iPhone, Blackberry etc. with bla bla new super-duper features which you will possibly not need at all but would like to have one”. If someone creates a really unique idea, I will be glad to introduce it like the handmade wooden mobile phone from Russia even though quite primitive looking. That’s worth of thousand Vertus with expensive diamonds around. I guess most of the readers of my cool gadgets blog will think similar. Anyway, two things grabbed my attention while browsing lazily in net. I was playing with cool home music tool Acoustica Mixcraft much so my blogs were dead silent. Anyway, First attention is Sany Ericssan with Vaio logo on it. Actually, I had seen another mobile phone long time ago with a wide range of logos on it including PSP, Xbox, Ferrari etc! Haha! This is from China as expected but it is quite Japanese for its -san ending and arguably with the nice features.
Second is a clarity phone with very simple big buttons to be used by children and old people to be not lost in the labyrinth of advanced mobile phone models. Just the needed buttons for calling, very large fonts both in screen and pad, a red “Save the world but first me now” button to push instantly. It will call the pre-recorded number for help.
Actually, I had a mobile phones category when I had started this blog around a year ago, but later removed it because it was not cool to have one with empty content
One of the most popular hi-tech devices of the recent years is surely HDTV. Everyone wants to have one of those super-quality image generators. Choosing the best HDTV has no easy way rather than reading and comparing different independent HDTV review articles on the internet and decide according to targeted quality expectations and budget limitations.
Personally, I will suggest www.youreviewelectronics.com HDTV review website to increase the knowledge about any HDTV brand and model before making the final decision. I appreciate honest, neutral reviews because buying an HDTV is a serious and expensive task than other simple electronics. They achieve to write really helpful detailed reviews.
You will find reviews for all brands from the very famous top level Samsung, Sony HDTV brands to low-priced but favorable quality manufacturers like Vizio for example.
Briefly what you will need first is to learn the technical differences between LCD HDTVs and Plasma HDTVs of various brands and models.
We can’t simply say that one is better than the other one because each technology has its own advantages and disadvantages. For example, even though plasma tvs have better color accuracy and saturation and ability to fast render high motion images, LCD TVs have longer display life. We can extend such comparisons.
The most analytical approach for selection is to begin reading LCD TV reviews first. You have a wide range of option from 20 inches to 55 inches.
By the way, Plasma HDTVs become less pricey and more affordable each day since the costs of manufacture decrease and competition between brands become tough. I was wondering what the average price for a Panasonic 65″ plasma hdtv is. You can learn as well why this tv is futuristic and more by reading Plasma HDTV reviews there.
As I said before, choosing the best HDTV suitable for the target budget is possible only through reading such reviews in detail. Not easy but the result will be satisfactory.
