Jarre Aeroskull speakers play nice with the iPhone 5

If you are the flamboyant type, then you would surely fall in love with the Jarre Aeroskull speakers at first glance. These are definitely eye catching to say the least, where it will come in 11 gobsmacking colors, including purple, red, silver and blue. Each of these speakers come in the shape of a skull, and will “wear” a pair of sunglasses which behind them lie a pair of 15 Watt speakers, while the back will carry a 40 watt subwoofer to deliver the bass that underlines most musical pieces.

It will be directly compatible with the iPhone 4S, but will require an adapter if you want your spanking new iPhone 5 to rock with it. Not only that, assuming your portable device has Bluetooth connectivity, then you can always pair it up with the Jarre Aeroskull speakers. Alternatively, old school devices can also connect to this unique looking speaker via a 3.5mm jack cable. Just in time for Halloween, the Jarre Aeroskull speakers will retail for £349 a pop from October onwards.

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iPhone 5 teardown by iFixit

I am not quite sure just when did teardowns become popular, but for sure many people are curious to see teardown maestros iFixit take the recently introduced iPhone 5 and remove most of its bolts, nuts and screws to see what exactly is underneath the hood. Earlier this morning, we did see a teardown attempt by a German site, but that did not seem to be too comprehensive compared to what the folks at iFixit have in store.

Thanks to a “black and slate” copy of the iPhone 5 in Australia, they proceeded to disassemble the device by removing the tiny proprietary pentalobe screws which ensure the larger (compared to its predecessor anyway) 4-inch display remains stuck to the aluminum “uni-body” back case. Usual tools such as a suction cup comes in handy to lift the screen assembly easily away from the rear housing. It is claimed that the iPhone 5′s screen is easier to remove compared to its two previous predecessors.

What do you think of the iPhone 5’s innards, or are you not too bothered with what goes on underneath the hood as long as it works?

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Nissan NV200 is New York’s official taxi

Movies have dictated over the years that yellow taxis in New York City are an icon, but the future is going to change though, with a taxi version of Nissan’s NV200 van will soon be seen more and more frequently, considering how it has been announced to be the official New York “Taxi of Tomorrow” after the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission, or better known as TLC, voted today in order to approve regulations that require taxi fleets to introduce the Nissan NV200 as a replacement for retiring cabs.

It is said that that Nissan NV200 is capable of improving the overall fuel economy of the taxi fleet as it goes into service from October 2013 onwards, running on a 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine. This exclusive agreement between Nissan and New York should last for a decade before a new round of review begins. Needless to say, there are some of the older cabs out there which were built to last, so expect to see non-Nissan models run around even after October 2013 rolls around.

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Razer BlackShark gaming headset hands-on (video)

Razer BlackShark gaming headset hands-on

At the end of August, Razer outed a black and green-cloaked version of its BlackShark gaming headset. The original unit first broke from cover just ahead of E3, but on that particular show floor, the aviator-inspired set of cans was sporting the blue and orange hues consistent with its Battlefield 3 branding. Here at TGS, we were able to take a closer look at the version that lacks a game-specific allegiance. The hardware is identical with the lone exception being the new paint scheme. If you’re unfamiliar with the BlackShark, the headset does a stellar job of recalling classic pilot units complete with detachable boom mic for use with your PMP of choice. The $120 peripheral also features quite comfy heavily-padded, leather-esque earcups and the same material wraps the headband with a dash of bright green stitching — all held over from the BF3 model. We weren’t able to test the audio quality on the show floor, so until our review unit arrives, consult the gallery below and the video that just past the break for a closer look.

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Vertu Constellation Neon and Blue series announced

I know that not many people are able to afford diamond studded luxury handsets, but then again, neither do the majority own a Ferrari in their respective garages. This has not stopped luxury handset manufacturer Vertu from churning out new models from time to time, where we will take a look at the Vertu Constellation Neon and Blue series today. The new Constellation Neon series will run on the Nokia Belle operating system, using the Nokia C7 as its base, which is not too different from all its predecessors from the Constellation range. Hmmm, 2010 technology in 2012 is not too hot, Vertu.

As for the Constellation Blue handset, what is underneath the chassis will more or less be identical to the Vertu Constellation Quest, and that handset was announced nearly a couple of years ago. To put it in a nutshell, it is an over-glorified Nokia E6. Count us out, although we do wonder who has more money than sense to pick up either.

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Shut up! Speech jammer disrupts speech, sounds like a cool device

I would assume that super villains would be lining up for the Shut up! Speech jammer assuming it has been mass produced (cost is not an issue, since most of these baddies tend to have a vast savings account, or they could always rob a bank) in order to stop the likes of Deadpool and Spiderman, two characters from the Marvel Comics universe who have the gift of the gab and tend to irritate the heck out of their opponents during battle through some verbose repartee. Well, how does the Shut up! Speech jammer work? For starters, the Shut up! Speech jammer will disrupt a person’s speech by repeating his or her own voice after a delay of a few hundred milliseconds. This Japan-made device picked up the Ig Nobel gong for the year, which is an award that is sponsored by the Annals of Improbable Research magazine for weird and humorous scientific discoveries.

The echo effect is said to be extremely annoying, so much so that it should be able to get the job done to stop someone from talking and giving others a chance to share their thoughts verbally. Of course, I do wonder what happens when you use the Shut up! Speech jammer on a narcissistic person who cannot get enough of him or herself, even their own voice.

“This technology … could also be useful to ensure speakers in a meeting take turns appropriately, when a particular participant continues to speak, depriving others of the opportunity to make their fair contribution,” said co-inventor Kurihara/

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Jarre Aeroskull speaker dock packs dual 15-watt woofers, recently departed Apple Dock Connector

Jarre Aeroskull speaker dock packs dual 15watt woofers, recently departed Apple Dock Connector

Just in time for Halloween, Jarre’s new Aeroskull dock embodies 70 watts of total power in a human-like cranium, complete with a pair of speaker-packing shades. Jarre is showing off the colorful chrome tune machine in black, white, blue, green, orange, pink, purple and yellow finishes, with a matching IR bone remote to boot. With a tinted lens appearance, the permanently affixed sunglasses actually contain two 15-watt speakers, with a 40-watt subwoofer occupying the skull’s rear. The lofty £349 (about $565) sticker price will net you some of the latest technologies, including Bluetooth audio support and a standard 3.5mm audio input, but Apple’s new Lightning port is notably absent, with a good-as-dead Dock Connector mounted up top, instead. With 70 watts of power and Jarre’s backing, this seemingly bizarre rig may actually offer decent performance. You’ll need to wait until its October ship date to see for yourself, but if a skeletal sound system is on your list of must-haves, you can rest in peace knowing that you have but weeks to live (with your current spirited setup).

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Unmanned Air Force space plane lands in California by itself

Things seem to be getting more and more automated in the army, where most recently we saw this unmanned Air Force space plane steering itself to a safe landing last Saturday at a California military base, which marks the end (and perhaps the highlight) of a 15-month clandestine mission. This particular unmanned space plane was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida in March last year, where it conducted in-orbit experiments throughout the mission, although we are not privy as to whether it did more than just that on an unofficial basis. You know, like checking out on what rogue regimes are up to and all that…

What happened last Saturday would make it the second of such autonomous landings at the Vandenberg Air Force Base, which is located 130 miles northwest of Los Angeles. Lt. Col. Tom McIntyre, the X-37B’s program manager, said, “With the retirement of the Space Shuttle fleet, the X-37B OTV program brings a singular capability to space technology development. The return capability allows the Air Force to test new technologies without the same risk commitment faced by other programs. We’re proud of the entire team’s successful efforts to bring this mission to an outstanding conclusion.”

There are plans penciled in already to make another run later this year, although no date has been set in concrete just yet.

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Facebook promises timed releases for mobile apps every 1 to 2 months

If there is one particular area that companies will need to pay close attention to, it would be the mobile arena. After all, there is plenty of potential there, and with mobile being the fastest moving space at this point in time, social networking giant Facebook wants to be around to ride the wave, where they have already rolled out a native iOS app and are working hard round the clock on a native Android app. In fact, Facebook wants to take another step further by offering updates to those apps once every 4 to 8 weeks, which should translate to a monthly or every two months. This would mean we can all look forward to timed releases of our Facebook apps on their respective platforms without being left in the dark like in the past.

Better late than never to implement such a policy, I say. Do bear in mind that this latest update schedule will apply only to Facebook for iOS, Facebook for Android, Facebook Messenger, and Facebook Camera. Did this bit of news make your heart skip for a while and beat a little bit faster?

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