T-shirts are great outerwear, especially in the summer. But they’re just so, you know, analog. That may change, though. Ballantine’s, the brand behind the tattoo-based “Human API,” has a new idea it calls “T-Shirt OS.” The concept: A T-shirt with an ultrathin LED screen that’s connected to the Internet (via your smartphone) and can display tweets, your Intstagram feed and even take photos. Though the technology to do all this is available, it’s not clear whether consumers want such an item. Hence the video above, which is a sort of trial balloon for the concept. If you like what Ballantine’s is proposing, then visit the brand’s Facebook Page.
O2 has entered the Mobile Wifi arena with O2 Pocket Hotspot , a new pocket-sized device and tariff that will enable anyone to get a “Wifi hotspot in their pocket”. The new service launches on 2 August 2012.
The new device enables up to five devices to connect simultaneously, sharing mobile internet access. The device is the perfect partner for a growing number of Wifi-enabled mobile devices that consumers increasingly want to be able to use on the move – including tablets, games consoles and cameras, as well as conventional laptop users. It will mean customers can use all their internet-connected devices on the move.
The new device will come with two Pay & Go data options: a daily top-up and 1GB or 2GB bundles (both of which have a 30 day term). Offering a Pay & Go mobile Wifi solution means that O2 Pocket Hotspot customers can get some of the most competitive rates available for mobile internet access without having to sign up to 12 month (or longer) contracts.
Gary Booker, GM Consumer at O2says of the launch:
“We saw a big gap in the market for a Mobile Wifi package that offered lower start-up costs and competitive data.
“Customers have told us that they want access to the web on the go, but that they don’t always want to sign up for year-long contracts or to buy lots of data from the outset. O2 Hotspot has been designed to cater for exactly those needs: lowering up-front costs and offering customers lots of options when it comes to the amount of data they buy – what they need, when they need it.”
Starter package costs: O2 Pocket Hotspot
Device Cost
Starter Data
Data Cost
Total Cost
£59.99
Pay daily (200MB/day)
£2.04
NA
£59.99
1 GB (lasts 30 days)
£10.21
£70.20
£59.99
2 GB (lasts 30 days)
£15.32
£75.31
Ongoing cost: O2 Pocket Hotspot Pay and Go data
Data
Cost
Term
1 GB
£10.21
30 days
2 GB
£15.32
30 days
O2 Pocket Hotspot offers 802.11b/g Wi-Fi connectivity and maximum download speeds of 21.6 Mbps and upload at 5.76 Mbps.
Gary Bookeradded:
“There are growing numbers of consumers wanting to be able to use the devices they get internet access on at home while they’re on the move.
“Whether tablet users who want access to the web, gamers who want to carry on playing wirelessly while they’re on the move or business customers who are fed up with slow connections on trains or hunting down the nearest WiFi point, O2 Hotspot is the ideal solution.
“Because you can connect up to five devices at once, we also think that this product will appeal to students who want a fast connection but don’t have a telephone line for home broadband or even those who want internet access out of the range of their home router – in the garden for example.”
At home, at work and on vacation, say goodbye to the mess, to the ugly multi-plug adapter full of chargers, plugs and wires, and to the tangles of cables. The innovative universal multi-charger PowerBrick by Feligan recharges everything at once, with style and tidiness!
Creativity and innovation are the main features of PowerBrick, the universal charging station able to power and supply up to 11 devices simultaneously: mobile-phones and smartphones, tablets, laptops and PCs, consoles for gaming, digital cameras and camcorders, nav-sats, mp3-players and many more. It has been invented, built and patented by Feligan Ltd., an Italian hi-tech startup. PowerBrick is the first really universal multi-charger able to power and supply more than 10,000 electronic devices.
Main Features of PowerBrick
PowerBrick has three main features that make it unique, useful and innovative.
•6 customizable connectors able to recharge every electronic device, even the most modern smartphones and tablets! Each connector is retractable, so you can use your device while charging. When not in use, the cables are retractable to save space and keep everything tidy and clean.
•2 high-power USB ports (10 W each port) useful to recharge everything, even a tablet.
•2 universal sockets (1500 W) that allow you to supply even the most demanding electric devices, like laptops, cordless phones, lamps, or even hairdryers. The universal sockets can supply every kind of plug: American,English, Schuko, Australian, Swiss, Europlug, and many more.
Customizable Connectors
Feligan has more than 15 different connectors available at the moment!
Here you can find some example:
- micro USB - mini USB - Apple (iPad, iPod e iPhone) - Nokia (2 different connectors) - Samsung (4 different connectors) - Motorola - Sony-Ericsson (2 different connectors) - LG - Nintendo DSL - Playstation Portable (DC-Jack) - MultiTip
Every smartphone and mobile phone actually on the market is compatible with PowerBrick! Even many other devices, like tablets, mp3-players and many more!
Two high power USB ports
PowerBrick is equipped with 10W USB ports.
The 2 high power USB ports are perfect to recharge modern tablets, like Samsung Galaxy Tab, Asus Transformer, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia and many more. The high power USB ports of the PowerBrick universal charger are also compatible with mp3 player, cameras, camcorders and many other device with USB charging cable.
Two Universal sockets
1500W whenever and wherever you need it, for each electric and electronic device.
PowerBrick universal charger is equipped with two high power universal sockets. The universal sockets allows plugs from all over the world to be inserted: USA, UK, Swiss, Europlug, Schuko, Italian, and many more! PowerBrick is really useful, at home or in the office!
Available in glossy-white or glossy-black colors, PowerBrick is just £59.99 and free shipping on Expansys Online Store.
If you prefer to customize your PowerBrick, you can get it on the Official Feligan Store.
Take part in Monster Cable's Turbine Challenge for your chance to review a pair of Turbine In-Ear Speakers. Geekanoids will be bringing you a review of this product soon, but you can follow the step by step rules below for your chance to review them too:
How the Turbine Challenge Works:
1. Go to Turbine Challenge on Monster's Facebook page found HERE:
A bit of outright self promotion here, so please excuse me. I make a little bit of money through the Geekanoids Shop that goes toward my running cost. Today I introduced two new Geekpouch's to the store. They are simple cloth pouches, all handmade, sized to fit specific devices. Available in various colours. A black corduroy material, red faux suede and a furry leopard print.
The two new cases for today are for the Apple iPhone 4 and the Samsung Galaxy S. Both of these are lovely phones, but at the same time they are expensive pieces of kit, so protect them with a GeekPouch. Prices start at £5.99 delivered for the UK, £10.99 delivered outside the UK. Check them out here.
For many years I have been coveting my Apple goodies. Often wrapping them up in cotton wool, or if the fluffy stuff runs out, then I get myself a sleeve. I have tried and tested many MacBook and MacBook Pro sleeves over the years, from the likes of Macally and CaseMate to name just a couple. I can remember ordering my first MacBook Pro case about a month before even owning the laptop itself.
However, when it comes to these tiny little NetBooks they more often than not come with a sleeve in the box. A recent purchase of one for my daughter revealed that the included sleeve is indeed free. In this case free, really meant worthless, as it offered little or no protection. I hadn't pre-ordered one either, because I thought the manufacturer (Toshiba) would have at least thought about the type of market they are selling into. In my opinion a high percentage of these NetBooks will be accompany the young student to school (as in this case too) and as such they will get thrown into school bags, bumped around for the school day and generally not really well cared for. So my task this weekend was to find an alternative. There are plenty to choose from, but I have settled on ordering a Be.ez LA Robe after reading a review on iGadget Life, it looks like a nice little pouch offering up a decent amount of styling, mixed with a nice degree of styling too. Maybe now my daughters little netbook will last more than a couple of months between being summoned to their IT room for repair.
CES 2010 Griffin Technology Announcements. In this video I cover the new product details and availability dates from Griffin. Including their new iFM, Hands-free Mic with Audio Cable and TuneJuice Universal. They have also announced new FM transmitters... a RoadTrip, iTrip Auto, TuneFlex Aux and PowerJolt SE. To round things off a new version of the PowerBlock Reserve for Europe, the UK and Australia.
