Belkins’ New automotive USB charging options
April 21, 2009
Today Belkin introduced the Dual Auto Charger and Micro Auto Charger which feature quick-charging capabilities for your iPhone, iPod , Blackberry or other USB charging device on the go.
Dual Auto Charger
The Dual Auto Charger has a quick-charge (1 amp) port for your iPhone and a second USB port (0.5 amp) for another device. It includes a 3 ft charge-n-sync cable for iPhone and iPod. This charger is currently available and lists for $29.99.
Belkin Micro Auto Charger
The Micro Auto Charger is designed to sit nearly flush with your dashboard while still allowing easy removal. Also quick-charging at 1 amp, it is well-suited for iPhones and certain GPS systems. It will be available in early May and lists for $14.99 or $19.99 with charge-n-sync cable.
USB Rubik Card Reader
April 16, 2009
Rubik’s Cube has entertained and puzzled kids for quite a number of decades now, and that could have inspired someone to come up with the awesome USB 270° x 270° Rubik Card Reader. It takes on the form factor of a Rubik’s Cube but unfortunately drops the traditional color scheme. Instead, you can twist all three levels of this device parallel to one another so that there is always enough room for you to plug in all the corresponding memory cards in their respective slots. A blue LED functions as a status indicator on this $12 memory card reader.
Ion USB turntable converts your old albums to mp3
April 12, 2009
Trying hard to get those golden oldies onyour computer. While re-purchasing all that music could be an easier way to move those tunes to my computer – there’s a cheaper solution for the do it yourselfer. Woot! has this Ion USB turntable on sale today only for $59. The player connects via USB to your computer and turns records into MP3 files. A suite of software is included and PC users can download a free version of EZ Vinyl Converter to automatically add album, artist and song information. Supports 33 1/3 and 45 RPM settings.
LED Message Display USB Mouse
April 5, 2009
Known as the LED Message Mouse (very inventive) the device is, a wholly rudimentary device in offering a bog standard 800pdi optical tracking but, to its credit (or not) it’s the first mouse we’ve come across to date that comes bundled with its own remote – which is used to input your message (up to 12 characters). Having input your message, you can then sit back and watch as it’s animated before you whilst rotating, fading in and out and, well, you get the picture.
On and above the integrated LED display, you can also factor in the mouse’s comfort fans that blow air through a series of holes framing the circular LED display window, thus ensuring that your palm stays sweat free as you hold the mouse in an attempt to cover the bright animated display on account of it giving you a migraine. Very thoughtful.
The supremely tacky LED Message Mouse retails in Japan for the equivalent of around $21.
IOGEAR USB Laptop KVM Switch
April 5, 2009
IOGear introduces its USB Laptop KVM Switch that allows users to access another computer with their laptop. IOGear’s USB Laptop KVM Switch is the first KVM switch that enables a laptop to replace the traditional keyboard, mouse and monitor on a second computer. The switch also offers file transfers and convenient switching between a desktop or a secondary laptop.
The switch has also an USB 2.0 connector for connecting other devices such as camera, external hard drives that users can access directly from the laptop. The USB Laptop KVM Switch works with Windows XP, 2000 and Vista. It is priced at $99.95 MSRP.