Too. Many. Gadgets. Our lives are filled with em. They don’t operate on endless power, though. These things need to be charged and its easy to forget nowadays. Thanks to the Powerbag you won’t have to worry about losing juice on your iPhone right before needing to find a public restroom again.
Inside the bag is a removable rechargeable battery that’s connected to a dock with 30-pin Apple connector, micro-USB, mini-USB and regular old USB ports attached for charging up just about any gadget. This does add a modicum of weight to the bag, however. Worth it? We say yes.
The whole shebang will set you back around $140. It’s available now. Finally we can be lazy and forgetful in peace!
Posted in: Backpack, Bags, Mobile Phone Integration, Powerbag, iPhone Integration, iPod Integration
Sleeping is awesome. Sleeping can also be difficult and ruin your health if you aren’t doing enough of it or if you just aren’t doing it right. But aside from getting an early stroke, how do you know? Sleep issues aren’t easy to diagnose. Now you may have help in the form of a rather ingenuitive smartphone peripheral.
Zeo are making their famous all-in-one sleep clinic available for smartphones. Dubbed Zeo Mobile, this gadget hooks up to your smartphone, and then to your brain, in order to give you up-to-the-second results on how you are sleeping. It does everything except make a Youtube movie of your dreams. Don’t worry, they are working on that.
All you do is wrap the patented headband around your head before you fall asleep, and then let the machine ..read more
Posted in: Armbands, Mobile Phone Integration, Vitals Monitoring, Zeo, iPhone Integration
Sure there are other watches on the market that help you work-out better. But not many work in the exact same way as this one. The Scosche myTrek is a handy-dandy workout watch that monitors your vitals with the best of them.
This Bluetooth-enabled device not only sends your vitals to your iPhone or iPod Touch, it also helps to keep you going by popping inspiring “you can do it” messages in your ears. It’s like having your own personal trainer! Only, a positive one and not one of those mean basic training type dudes. It also features a handy velcro armstrap for those times when holding something is simply a no-g0. The only downside? The myTrek has to be within 33 feet of your iOS device in order to record ..read more
Posted in: Armbands, Scosche, Vitals Monitoring, Watches, iPhone Integration
You love your iPad. So why not show it off? Now you can, using the finest leather money can buy. Now, thanks to Versetta, you can not only tote your precious iPad around in style, you can also show it off to any and all takers.
This is all thanks to the unzippable window that Versetta has wisely implemented in their new line of totes. This allows you to quickly unzip and make everyone around you jealous by sheer force of will. Of course, it’s more or less Steve Jobs’ will and not your own but any will do in this day and age.
The bags are available now. They range in price from $189 to $229 and come in a variety of styles.
Posted in: Backpack, Bags, Versetta, iPhone Integration
We all love our iPhones, but that touchscreen keyboard can be the pits. Korean company iPazzPort is on top of it, offering up a miniature wireless keyboard intended for use with the iPhone. The thing is so small, so cute, that it actually fits right in your pocket, pocketbook or bag of any sort.
Not only is it a functioning keyboard, it also doubles as a mouse, laser pointer, universal remote controller, and touch pad. That’s a lot of functionality. The item was debuted today at an exhibition in Hong Kong. No real word on the price or time of availability. Still, you have to admit, it’s pretty cool. This may cut the number of texting mistakes by a good 20 percent! Now you’ll actually mean the embarrassing things you say to people ..read more
Posted in: Accessories, Mobile Phone Integration, iPazzPort, iPhone Integration
Apple’s iPhone is great. The only bad thing about it is it doesn’t float in mid-air or store itself. Well, thanks to this new case-clip hybrid called The Move, this may all be about to change.
Here is how it works. You simple tuck the case underneath your clothes, then snap the iPhone into place over your clothes. Voila. Force and pressure do the rest. It will stay in place come rain or shine. Although, if it begins to rain you should probably put that thing away. They are expensive.
The Move is currently just a Kickstarter project, and they’re looking for a cool $25,000 to get themselves some injection molds. A pledge of $25 will get you your own Move just as soon as they begin manufacturing them, which should happen ..read more
Posted in: Accessories, iPhone Integration, iPod Integration
So you are leaving the house and forgot to charge your phone. What to do? Not a lot, as it stands. However, thanks to a group of students at the Aalborg University this may soon be a thing of the past.
The crew invented something they call Powertex. The microfibers allow you to charge your device just by affixing the device to it. This means that chairs, walls and even clothing can one day be used to charge your many gadgets. It works using wireless induction. A wire coil generates a magnetic field that is picked up by the receiving end and transformed back into electrical current.
Of course, this is just a lowly concept design but it shows a lot of promise and soon, very soon, we may never miss an ..read more
Posted in: Concept Design, Mobile Phone Integration, iPhone Integration, iPod Integration
The best part about alarms? It wakes you up so you can get to work or whatever. The worst part? It wakes everyone else around you up also. Lark is attempting to solve that age-old problem with their silent alarm clock kit, available for iOS devices on June 14th.
The item works by turning your iPhone into a silent vibrating device, which promises not to wake the person sleeping next to you. Let them get their beauty rest, why don’t you? It will set you back $129, which seems reasonable. However, we suggest having your sleeping partner buying it for you since it is they who will be getting the more restful sleep.
It is only for iOS devices but the company has alluded to Android being in the offering soon.
Posted in: Lark, Mobile Phone Technology, iPhone Integration
Fossil is no stranger to connected wristwatches, but the new Fossil Meta Watch may just take the cake. These watches are built on Texas Instruments’ CC2560 Bluetooth platform. This allows them to receive push notifications from smartphones and tablets. So why bring your smartphone when you can read your favorite tweets and emails right there on your watch? Save you some pocket space at least.
The battery life is also out of this world. The Meta Watch reportedly clocks in at seven full days of battery life before it needs a charge. Compare that to my iPhone’s, um, 2 hours and you’ll see Fossil’s new creation may be money well spent. They officially go on sale in July for around $200 each. May the watch be with you.
Posted in: Fossil, Watches, iPhone Integration
Withings has brought blood pressure monitoring into the 21st century with their iPhone-enabled monitoring device. The company is best known for a series of connected scales, but have now branched into the weird world of mobile-phone related medical devices.
This is the world’s first iPhone-enabled blood pressure monitor. Here’s how it works. Plug the arm band into your iPad, iPod touch or iPhone, download the free app and start the process. All of your information is stored on the cloud online so no worries on that front. This is a good thing, since it was worries that caused you to need a blood pressure monitor in the first place.
It is available now at around $129.
Posted in: Mobile Phone Technology, Other Products, iPhone Integration
