Hasta La Gadget!

Yesterday saw no lack of accessory reveals for Nokia‘s incoming Windows Phone 8 devices, the Lumia 820 and 920. It seems that one was left out of the party, though: the new Luna Bluetooth headset, which is naturally recommended for use with Nokia’s two new devices. Nokia unveiled the new headset today, giving us an ad with a rather bumping soundtrack to go along with the announcement.

Nokia is hitting the whole wireless charging deal hard with its line up of new Lumia accessories and devices, and it’s no different with the Luna. The Luna appears to function just like any other Bluetooth headset, but there kicker here is in the ability to wirelessly charge. Just plop the Luna’s cradle down on one of Nokia’s new charging pillows or charging plates, and you’re good to go (or at least you will be when your headset is done charging).

The Luna comes with Nokia’s Always Ready technology, which takes care of powering up, connecting to your phone, and answering calls automatically once you remove it from the cradle. As is typically the case with Nokia peripherals, you have a range of colors to choose from, including blue, white, red, black, and of course, bright yellow. The battery in this tiny lil’ beast provides enough power for up to 8 hours of talk time and 35 hours of standby, so the instances where you’ll be on the verge of running out of juice will likely be few and far between.

However, those moments do happen, and just to be on the safe side of things, Nokia has included a micro USB port on the cradle for regular old wired charging should the need arise. There isn’t any pricing or release date information available on the Luna Bluetooth headset yet, but we can probably expect it arrive around the same time as the Lumia 920 and 820. Stay tuned for new details, as we’ll likely be getting more soon.

[via Fone Arena]

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A year later and one hundred dollars cheaper than its predecessor, Seattle-based Contour announced its Contour+2 action camera this week and will be available later this month. The latest improves upon the previous generation with a sprinkling of features from other models in the lineup, new accessories and a different way of sharing content. Oh, and you can now use your smartphone (Android, iPhone) to control all the action remotely.

The +2 not only records full HD (1080p) at 30FPS video and SD (480p) video at 120FPS but now embeds “rich data” like speed, elevation and distance thanks to its built-in GPS receiver right on top of any video that users record and upload to Facebook, YouTube and Vimeo. Pretty neat and useful for the adrenalin junkies. All of which can be done with the Storyteller app for your PC or Mac.

Also included in the $399.99 package is a waterproof case rated to 60 meters, a 4GB microSD card and a mini HDMI cable for live streaming. Other improvements include an external mic port and improved video from the 270-degree rotating lens. And there’s no more power button. Slide the slider forward and you’re good to go. A locking mechanism is also in place to ensure your videos don’t stop recording until you’re ready to stop. The power button has since been replaced with a “status” button that fires up the leveling laser, among other things.

But the coolest feature in my opinion has to be the improved Bluetooth connectivity that turns your smartphone into a remote viewfinder for the +2. Anything the camera sees is beamed directly to your phone letting you tweak your shots before you start recording, which you can activate from said phone. Switching on Bluetooth is also easier with a dedicated button on top of the slider.

Specs:

Full HD – 1920 x 1080 @ 30/25fps
Tall HD – 1280 x 960 @ 30/25fps
Action HD – 1280 x 720 @ 60/50 or 30/25fps
Slow Motion – 854 x 480 @ 120/100, 60/50, or 30/25fps
Photo Mode: Every 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 45, or 60 seconds
5MP Sensor
Codec – H.264/AAC / File Type – MP4
AAC Audio Compression
32GB microSD Compatible
Battery Life: 2-2.5 hrs

We’ll have a review of the device in the coming weeks. In the meantime, feel free to pose any questions in comments.

Contour+2 [Product Page]

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Cooler Master is set to drop their newest CPU cooler ‘Wide Fujin’ for the Japanese market. Coming in a unique L-shaped configuration, the cooler is equipped with five heatpipes, an aluminum heatsink and a 140mm Long Life Sleeve Bearing fan that operates at 600 to 1600 RPM. The Wide Fujin will start shipping from September 14th for around 6,000 Yen (about $76). [Cooler Master]

ASK Inc. Japan will launch a new graphics card from Leadtek namely the GeForce GT 630. Codenamed GT630 2G LP 1SLOT, this low-profile graphics card is equipped with 96 CUDA Cores, a 128-bit memory interface, a core clock of 810MHz, a shader clock of 1620MHz and a 2GB of DDR3 memory set @ 1600MHz, and features 1x DL-DVI-I, 1x D-Sub and 1x HDMI outputs. The GT630 2G LP 1SLOT will become available from September 7th for around 7,000 Yen (about $89). [Product Page]