Top Back to School 2011 Gadgets + a (S)Cool Coupon

August 30, 2011 at 10:50 amCategory:Blog

It’s back to school, back to business, just a couple of days away. Looking for a way to beat that blues, here are some cool gadgets to make your lives easier and hopefully a bit happier…

What: Etch-a-Sketch iPad Cover

Why : Here’s a great example of retro-meets-technology. Brought to you by the real Etch-a-Sketch manufacturers, this fun iPad cover is as functional as it is whimsical. It’s made of impact resistant ABS plastic, and features a kick-stand so you can type easily.Try running the Etch-a-Sketch app while using your iPad, and get into a dazed mode (which is sometimes necessary, as we all know).

 

What: CourseSmart Free Apps for Apple and Mobile Devices

Why: You can replace a textbook, but you can’t replace your back. Instead of carrying heavy bagpacks, take your eTextbooks to go. CourseSmart lets you make the most of your study time with FREE apps for Android and Apple devices, with over 20,000 titles you’ll surely find what you’re looking for – and be able to read, copy and edit into your paperwork document.

 

What: iRobot Romba 560 Vacuum Cleaning Robot

Why: Who likes cleaning? And to be more precised, who likes cleaning when there are so many other things to do? Save time using this sweet guy and get thorough vacuuming when you want it. The on-board scheduling feature lets you preset up to seven times per week for Roomba to clean when it’s most convenient for you.

 

What: Mutewatch

Why: Because if there are fashionistas, bagsitas and all those “-istas” out there, someone should claim the gadgetista term. Ok, maybe not, but this an minimalist watch that can be activated with just a tap and can act as a clock, alarm and timer. It even adjusts the strength of its vibrating notifications to your movements. Time management, done in style.

 

What: Logipen Notes Digital Pen

Why: Because this personal digital pen is the solution for… well, everything (excluding world peace, for now); Save time and headaches using this digital pen that can be used on any surface. You can then convert your hand-written texts, charts, diagrams, tables and doodles into a digital format – and simply edit the content on your computer. No more writing in notebooks and then copying and typing. Pure pleasure and efficiency, for PC users and now for Mac users as well! And the best part – there’s a 10% off coupon code – insert BACK2SCHOOL at checkout (valid till 09/05/2011)

Good luck and a fun year to us all!

LogiPen – Digital Pen for Efficient Hospital and Clinic Use

July 25, 2010 at 10:52 amCategory:Blog

The digital pen is a practical and efficient tool, which could potentially benefit hospital doctors. Digital pens can convert doctor’s handwriting into a digital file instantly, which can save countless hours of retyping patients’ notes, it’s easier to archive, and takes up less space.

Hospitals and clinics can benefit from digital pen documents that can be easily shared and stored. Handwritten patient files can get easily lost, and if patient data have to be sent from one hospital to the next, the files can take a long time to get there.

“Using digital pens as a solution could increase speed and accuracy of information.” says Sagi Stunis, Marketing Director of LogiPen NOTES, an online distributer of digital pens. “Doctors are currently using normal keyboards for data input. Most doctors are reluctant to use a keyboard often, because of slow typing and typing errors they make. It would be much more convenient if their handwriting could just be converted automatically into a digital file using a digital pen. LogiPen NOTES digital pen can do that.”

With LogiPen NOTES digital pen, hospitals and clinics can easily collect, store and analyze data on patient registration, billing, laboratory, pharmacy, stock/inventory, x-ray and ward management by using digital tools.

LogiPen NOTES digital pen is a mobile digital pen that captures everything you write, draw or sketch through a transmitter, (connected to your computer or offline) allowing you to transfer the information instantly and directly to your computer through USB cable creating information that you can convert to text, edit, email, and export for use into other compatible programs. LogiPen NOTES digital pen allows you to work in both digital pen and tablet/mouse mode.

For more information on digital pens visit www.logipen.com

The Future is here with LogiPen NOTES Wireless Digital Pen

June 14, 2010 at 10:40 amCategory:Blog

You might think that a wireless digital pen is something futuristic and far-fetched, however, with LogiPen NOTES wireless digital pen, the future is here! No more endless hours retyping your notes, filled wastebaskets with paper and best of all, you jump on being ‘green’ wave as more trees will be left standing. One of the amazing things about the wireless digital pen is watching your handwriting or sketches convert into digital format instantly by just clicking a button. It’s almost magical. Being able to use it anywhere is an added bonus to LogiPen NOTES wireless digital pen.

Some models of the wireless digital pen must have the USB cord connected to your computer, but LogiPen NOTES wireless digital pen has both online and offline modes. This means that the wireless digital pen device can be used both remotely offline (for example in a class room or at a sales call), or it could be connected to the computer as a pen and tablet input tool and mouse. Another great benefit with LogiPen NOTES wireless digital pen is that the device uses Microsoft Ink as its primary engine making LogiPen NOTES wireless digital pen fully compatible with MS Office applications and any standard ink enabled application. LogiPen NOTES wireless digital pen can boast being the only wireless digital pen in the market supporting two handwriting recognition mechanisms to convert your handwriting to text software, both My Script and Microsoft’s Handwriting recognition engine. This wireless digital pen allows support in over 20 languages.

A very business savvy young college student took advantage of this wireless digital pen innovation. She noticed that many her fellow classmates were sleeping through and missing lectures. She began taking notes with her wireless digital pen and uploading and storing notes on her computer. The whiz kid began selling each day’s notes online to fellow students offering another service at an extra charge of ten minutes consulting to go over specific areas in the lecture that anyone didn’t understand. She took advantage of her wireless digital pen eventually getting back cost of the pen and more! She charged three dollars for notes and five dollars for the personal consulting from the wireless digital pen. LogiPen’s wireless digital pen is a very affordable asset.

If considering a wireless digital pen, LogiPen NOTES wireless digital pen has one of the more advanced software in the market. LogiPen NOTES wireless digital pen works with Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7, both 32/64 bit versions. The wireless digital pen functions with any paper type and ink refill, and requires no expensive paper. You may not have entrepreneurial ambitions as the student referenced, yet, just being able to upload your handwritten notes on a computer and convert it instantly to text for emailing, exporting into Word, Excel, or PowerPoint is a life and great time saver! For now you may feel like you don’t need a wireless digital pen, but perhaps if a need has been discovered for 14k gold fishing poles and champagne with 23k gold flakes priced at over $100, why not get a wireless digital pen writing device that no one else has? Why not try LogiPen NOTES wireless digital pen?

LogiPen NOTES wireless digital pen is sold exclusively online. For more information on wireless digital pen visit www.logipen.com

Logipen – DIGITAL PEN & TABLET DEVICE

November 10, 2009 at 11:59 pmCategory:Blog

Thinking about all the hours i’ve spent writing and then typing not to talk about scanning some stuff I did , This pen is amazing it solves it all. Not to talk about it converts handwriting seamlessly to any word processor documents with the supplied intelligent character recognition (ICR) using native Microsoft ink engine

And the software is probably one of the best I seen around for this type of device

We were pretty impressed by the experience We can see this being useful in meetings, on the move or in other situations where carrying a notebook computer and typing directly isn’t practical

it is the first device we have seen that is fully compatible with Microsoft ink native format that works in all office software’s

verdict :  9 out of 10  you got to have this device ,this is defiantly one of the most innovative product of the year.

www.logipen.com

iControlPad update

August 27, 2008 at 6:05 pmCategory:Uncategorized

Some time ago we informed you guys about a upcoming mod that will turn our iPhones/iPod Touches into real mobile gaming stations.. The iControlPad. Today i received another mail from the creators with a new picture and some news. The iControlPad will probably be priced below $30 and it will offer you a full gaming control pad for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

I’m also in contact with the developer so hopefully i will be able to offer you guys the device asap.
Here’s a last picture of the prototype in which you can see Quake running
clipped from iphonefreakz.com
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3D App Converts iPhone into Window to Alternative World

August 24, 2008 at 7:18 amCategory:Uncategorized

If you liked Johnny Chung Lee\’s Wii headtracking tricks you will love iHologram, a stunning iPhone app that makes the screen look like a window to a real, parallel dimension. While it seems like magic, it uses anamorphosis, a very simple painting technique that has been used by old masters since the 15th century, mixed with the technology in the JesusPhone.
clipped from gizmodo.com

Created by David O\’Reilly, iHologram combines anamorphosis and the iPhone\’s gyroscopes to achieve this awesome visual magic trick. Anamorphosis is a way to draw things distorted so, while watched at a certain angle, they pop out of the 2D surface as if they were real.

David\’s application assumes a constant viewing angle of 35 to 45 degrees, which is the usual angle when anyone watches the iPhone screen. Knowing that angle, the application calculates the orientation of the screen relative to the viewer using the iPhone\’s motion sensors, so when you turn it around, the 3D world perspective gets skewed accordingly.

As you can see in the video, the effect is almost perfect, with the character popping out of the screen and the world he\’s walking on receding into a deep space. [Ismashphone]

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iPhone 3G – already with pictures !

August 21, 2008 at 8:29 pmCategory:Uncategorized

Hi,

Not sure if this is or is not the \’norm\’ but I just received my brand new iPhone here in the UK and once it had been activated on iTunes I found that the home screen (the screen you can personalise with a photo) already had a photo set against it !!!!

It would appear that someone on the production line was having a bit of fun – has anyone else found this ?

These are the photo\’s:
clipped from www.iphones.co.il
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Nate True’s “Dock” ported to 2.0

August 20, 2008 at 6:12 amCategory:Uncategorized

Most of us remember Nate True’s “Dock” application. It added a small sunspot on the bottom right corner of the screen, and when tapped and slid towards the center, would open a list of applications that could be opened. Well, the same application has been ported to 2.0; however, it’s been totally redesigned. More info and screenshots inside.

Now, installing the application adds a dull bar of light along the bottom of the screen. Tap this a drag up to display your categories. The categories are Media, Phone, Uncategorized, Utilities, and Work. Scroll your finger side to side to select a Category, and the slide your finger further up to see the apps in that category. Scroll to select an application, and release your finger to open that application. Also new to this version, is an Dock Prefs application. This lets you configure Dock to your liking. This includes disabling the dock, show line glow, enable speed dial, categorize apps, and to disable the dock for certain apps. This is defiinitely an improvement from the last 1.1.4 version.
clipped from iphonefreakz.com

Here are some screenshots:

To download Dock, simply open Cydia and let it refresh. It’ll be under the changes tab. 

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Compose Music All High Tech Like

August 20, 2008 at 5:48 amCategory:Uncategorized

clipped from www.yankodesign.com

Have you ever caught yourself whistling a made up tune and thought to yourself, “hey this could be a hit song!” Those moments of inspiration are fleeting but with the Compose concept, you can compose anywhere.

The pen acts as a mic you sing into. When docked into the digital paper tablet, your vocal harmonies are automatically transcribed into a score. For the old schooler, you can write directly on the display. It also contains libraries for an entire orchestra so once your composition is finished, just sit back and enjoy.

Designer: Ouyang Xi, He Binbin, Zeng Li & Li Bo

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The Apple Logo Glow Mod – How it\’s Done

August 19, 2008 at 9:10 pmCategory:Uncategorized

So I noticed this Apple logo glow mod on multiple sites over the weekend. Basically some folks over at iPhones.ru replaced the Apple logo in the rear casing of the iPhone to glow while the screen is active. Every site so far that has covered it has been filled with ZOMGZ FAKE!! Hoew waz it donez? OMG. Well it really isn\’t all that difficult. It also is a lot cheaper to do than the $300 claimed by iPhones.ru.
clipped from www.modmyifone.com
\nTo sum it up he first created an Apple logo out of plexiglass to replace the metal one in the stock iphone case. This was done with a dremel tool and lots of polishing.
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\nTo light up the Apple logo some white LEDs from a broken iPhone screen were used although one could probably some comparable LEDs out there that would function just fine for the purpose.
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\nLastly soldering Croiman soldered the LEDs to the iPhone screen power function so that the Apple Logo lights up when the iPhone\’s screen is lit.
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\nThe end result looks very nice and is something any super geek Apple fanboy would probably want. Check out more pictures and a video below. For more detailed instuctions on how this project was complete back in April please refer to the original posting.
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