Technology Metro

I think this is a neat idea. This should be a device for all the people who can’t live without their electronic devices and travel a lot. This is great for the environment, even thought it reduces the impact in a very very small way. HYmini Micro Wind Powered Charger can be used in a day to day basis without using the electricity from the power grid. Charging the HYmini Handheld Micro Wind Power Generator’s battery is pretty simple, you just need some wind. HYmini is a hand held hybrid portable device charger which can be also charged by plugging it into your wall.

Why would you want to do that when you can charge your portable devices for free by using the HYmini charger. It is green and should be good gadget for environmentalist as well as others. You can use the HYmini charger to charge almost all 5volt portable device. Cell phone, MP3 player, iPod, PDA, digital camera or other 5V devices can be charged using the HYmini . There are various ways you could charge HYmini Micro Wind Charger, place it on your car window when you drive, place it on your bicycle, while jogging (strapping it on your arm) or well just place it outside your window if there is sufficient wind available.

The HYmini Handheld Micro Wind Power Generator generates power using:

• DV input jack 5V 1A max limitation through 110/220 wall plug
• Other sustainable sources like linkable HYmini Solar battery attachment with 0.7W Max capacity
• Laptop or Desktop USB 2.0 outlet
• Built-in supplemental wind generator with 1W Max capacity with zero loading
• 1200mA/h lithium ion polymer rechargeable battery
• Input current: Less than 1A or 1000mA and 5V max
• Maximum charging rate 40mph (65kmh)

There is no need for you to install additional software to use HYmini Micro Wind Power Generator for charging any portable devices. To know if your HYmini Charger is fully charge, just look at the color of the LED light and if it is green that means your HYmini charger is fully charged. This is quite an environmentally friendly solution for charging your cell phones, iPod, digital cameras, PDA and other 5Volt electronic devices. The HYmini Micro Wind Powered Charger costs $50. Not that expensive but not that cheap either. The Lithium ion battery will have to be replaced in time depending on the use as they have a limited lifespan.

Having an iPod is great but sometimes you want to share and listen to the music on your iPod with your friends and family. Well you can connect it to a usual speaker or any audio device that has a line-in socket and cable. Well, this is not a very portable option and iPod is made for portability. Speaker systems from Bose costs a fortune and it is better get speakers from other manufacturers. One thing that is good about the Bose speaker system is it’s great designs. Bose speaker systems for iPod is not that portable so you won’t be able to carry that around with you either.

Here is a great opportunity to get your own portable speaker system for your iPod. The price is really low and everyone should be able to afford it. You can buy the Kensington FX 300 Portable iPod Speaker System for $10 at Buy.com. The original price of the Kensington FX 300 Portable iPod Speaker System $30 but Buy.com has sliced the price down to $10. There is no shipping and handling cost so you don’t have to pay anything other than the $10 for this iPod Portable Speaker System.

Looking from the design point of view, the Kensington FX 300 Portable iPod Speaker System is not a great eye candy. It looks like a lunch box but the usability of this piece of iPod accessory is great. There is a compartment inside the box to hold your iPod so you don’t have to carry two pieces. Just place it in the iPod holder that is present inside the Kensington FX 300 Portable iPod Speaker System and plug-in the speaker cord and that’s it, you are ready to go. It also has an external volume control for easy access.

This is a gadget that can really come in handy. Unlike Tempo’s External Recycle Bin, there is a good use for Soldius 1 Solar Charger. I have had trouble at times charging my iPod Video when on the road. I don’t have a adapter that plugs in to a wall power outlet and I have to use my computer every time the iPod’s battery is low. Sometimes I even travel to remote locations where there are no electricity at all, this gadget will surely come in handy in those situations. Soldius 1 Solar Charger will solve this problem once and for all. You don’t need a power outlet, just the sun which is readily available to use this solar charger.

Soldius 1 Solar Charger not only charges iPods, it also works on cell phones and PDA. Here are the list of all the devices compatible with Soldius 1 Solar Charger. All in all 250 cell phones are compatible with Soldius 1 Solar Charger. Soldius 1 Solar Charger works with all the popular cell phones. In a direct sunlight, Soldius 1 Solar Charger will fully charge your device within two to three hours. Here are some of the details for Soldius 1 Solar Charger:

• Output power: 6.58 Volts - 320 mA (max) in direct sunlight
• 5.4″ x 3.2″ x .43″ in dimension when closed (pretty small and can be carried around easily)
• Weighs about 4 oz.

The price for the Soldius 1 Solar Charger is $90 and is available at Thinkgeek. Two colors are available for you to choose from, black and white. Soldius 1 Solar Charger also comes with a one year warranty. You will find a Soldius charger, USB cable and adapter tips (for charging different cell phones and iPods) inside the box. Soldius 1 Solar Charger looks cool, is useful and also helps save energy (helps the environment in a small way). People on the go should find Soldius 1 Solar Charger a very useful and handy gadget.

This is a great concept anyway you think about it. The MP3 Players we use today are a bit bulky compared to the Wallet MP3 player. Walletex has produced the world’s thinnest laptop and I can’t help but admire the design and usability of the World’s Thinnest MP3 Player. The size of the Walletex MP3 player resembles a credit card accept for the thickness. The thickness of the thinnest MP3 Player is about 2-3 credit cards stacked together. It is a USB Flash drive based MP3 player and it tough enough to handle the rigors of being placed inside a wallet. It is made of double laminated unbreakable plastic and will handle almost anything you can throw at it. To add to all this, the first and only world’s thinnest flash drive based credit card sized MP3 Player is waterproof.

The only downside I can see is the pricing of this Credit Card sized wallet MP3 player. Here are some of the specs for the world’s thinnest MP3 Player.

• 1GB of storage
• Flash Based (so it can handle rough use)
• Uses USB to connect to computer and headphones
• Waterproof, dust proof, temperature tolerant
• 3 in 1 double sided USB connector ( for charging, transferring music from a computer, listening to music)
• Supports all common OS - Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Linux 2.4 and above, and MAC OS 9.0 & higher ,Win 98/Win98SE (driver)
• Compatible with USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 ports

Right now the price of a 1GB Credit Card sized MP3 Player is $70 which from my opinion is a bit costly but the innovation deserves the pricing.

This headphone can be very useful for people who use iPod regularly. Listening to music on a wired headset can sometimes be very uneasy. A wireless headset can solve this problem. Motorola MOTOROKR S9 Bluetooth Stereo Headset is the perfect match for iPod users as you can use Motorola MOTOROKR S9 Bluetooth Stereo Headset on an iPod. This Motorola MOTOROKR S9 Bluetooth Stereo Headset comes with a Bluetooth Adapter for Ipod. There is one downside to Motorola MOTOROKR S9 Bluetooth Stereo Headset if you use it on iPod, it seems to use up your iPod’s battery power much more quickly. Motorola MOTOROKR S9 Bluetooth Stereo Headset can also be used to work with a cell phone that has bluetooth. There are some additional functions in this product, it has a Mute button, volume control and track select buttons. Motorola MOTOROKR S9 Bluetooth Stereo Headset is also water resistant and sweat resistant.

Motorola MOTOROKR S9 Bluetooth Stereo Headset also has a built-in microphone to be used for hands free cell phone calls. The Motorola MOTOROKR S9 Bluetooth Stereo Headset will work for up to 33ft and can be used for up to 6 hours. It also includes a rechargeable lithium-ion battery for headset. Motorola MOTOROKR S9 Bluetooth Stereo Headset is a bit expensive but it could be worth it. At Amazon.com, you can buy the Motorola MOTOROKR S9 Bluetooth Stereo Headset with Bluetooth Adapter for Ipod for $114. It is also available on dell.com for $120 which includes free shipping.

There has been a huge demand for the Apple iPod Touch and it was sold out the day it was released in the market. The price at the start was a bit high but still lot of people were buying if or waiting in line to buy it. The price of an iPhone at the time of its first release was $599 for I think it was an 8GB version. A couple of months after iPhone’s official release, Apple dropped the price of its iphones considerably by dropping the price of an 8GB version to $399 from its original price of $599. Apple also released a 16GB version at the same time and also released iPod Touch. A 16GB Apple iPhone was priced at $499 which is very reasonable considering the features and storage that it offers. Apple also released an iPhone clone and called it iPod Touch. iPod Touch looks exactly like an iPhone, the only difference between them is, you can’t make phone calls using iPod Touch. You can get an Apple iPod Touch 8GB version at Amazon.com for just $270 $280. This is a very cheap price considering the price at iPhone’s first release. You can purchase an Apple iPod Touch 16GB version at Amazon.com for $360 $369. I can now afford one but I would rather have an unlocked version so I will wait a bit longer for it. An Apple iPod Touch features include,

• MP3 and video playback
• Picture viewing
• Revolutionary multi-touch interface
• Gorgeous 3.5-inch widescreen display
• Music downloads straight from iTunes
• Websurfing using the built-in Wi-Fi

and lots more which you can view at Apple’s iPod Touch page linked above. The only drawback if I can say that is, an iPod Touch doesn’t have a camera and mobile phone features, on it otherwise it would be the full package. This sale might only last till the holiday season so go get one for yourself asap. Also you will get a free shipping from amazon.com

There is also another cool gadget for iPod’s and iPhones which I think most of us is trying to buy but its a concept design yet hasn’t been released. An iRing controller for iPod and iPhone would save a lot of battery life for you iPod and iPhones as you don’t have to light up the screen and the iRing controller would make it very easy to control your iPod and iPhone from your fingers. If anyone knows where I can buy an iRing, please let me know.

Swatch is one of the best known companies for producing quality wrist watches. Even James Bond would be proud of some of the designs and uses that swatch has integrated into their watch. Swatch have designs that will satisfied the hunger of both young and old. Most of the swatch brand’s wrist watches can be worn on any occasion. Swatch is a swiss company and they are renowned for making quality watches and lots of other delicate products. Just about a year ago, swatch releases a concept watch called swatch infinity. The Swatch Infinity has to be one of the coolest watch I have seen, the design is slick and very ultra modern. This watch has a lot more very useful functions including a clock. Swatch Infinity also acts as a media player and recorder plus a photo viewer which would be a cool function for technology junkies. This watch includes

• A digital clock
• MP3 Player
• Video player/recorder
• Picture viewer

You can take out a section of this watch ( as shown in the picture above) to sync and recharge it. A leather-effect strap with magnetic clasp makes the design even more slick. There is another cool and risky watch by swatch called the Swatch Air Tube Watch by Laurence Dawes which is a simple yet creative design. This one only works as a watch though.

Another great deal for people who are looking of a MP3 Player. Buy.com has a Sandisk Sansa e250 2GB MP3 Player and they are selling it for just $35. It is a great deal offered by buy.com. It is for sale at bestbuy for just $35 because it is a refurbished one. A refurbished one doesn’t mean it is a bad thing, it will do what is needed of it. Sandisk Sansa e250 2GB MP3 Player has a lot of great features but the downside of this player is the storage size, it just has 2 GB of storage.

• Built-in memory 2GB
• Features microSD™ expansion slot for additional memory capacity
• Digital FM tuner, on-the-fly FM recording, and voice recording
• Built in Microphone for recording
• User replaceable and rechargeable Lithium Ion battery for up to 20 hours of battery life

If you are a new Google Checkout user, you can save an additional $10 on this product, so it would only cost you $25. This is a great deal, an MP3 player of this quality for just $25 can’t be passed up. You also don’t have to pay anything for shipping, it is free. I would have bought it but I already have an iPod