A Tiny Matchbook-Sized USB DAC Will Make Your Headphones Sound Sublime

A Tiny Matchbook-Sized USB DAC Will Make Your Headphones Sound Sublime

If you’ve dropped a small fortune on a nice pair of over-the-ear headphones but are just connecting them to your laptop’s built-in headphone jack, you’re probably not hearing everything you paid for. For a better sonic experience, a dedicated DAC—or digital to analog converter—is the route you want to go. And Cambridge Audio has managed to squeeze its new DacMagic XS into a package as small as a matchbox—so it’s incredibly portable.

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Google Play launches its first foreign language TV show hub in Japan

Google’s brushed up on its foreign language (and content bartering) skills to bring TV shows to Japan, making it only the third country after the US and UK.You’ll need a Japanese Google account to see the content, but it’s a pretty up-to-date mix of homemade drama, animations and the obligatory …

Amazon Cloud Player app for Mac users launches

Earlier this year Amazon launched its Cloud Player for PC users. That application has proven to be popular for computer users and Amazon has now announced that the Cloud Player is available for Mac users. Cloud Player for Mac gives Mac computer users a new way to manage their entire music library whether music is […]

iPin Laser Presenter makes its way to North America

ipin-laserI am not quite sure about you, but when it comes to making a presentation, there are some essential tools that one will have to take into consideration. One, you will need to make sure that the venue has a projector which is bright enough to ensure everyone in the presentation hall will be able to get a good look at what you are trying to convey to them, and two, a laser presenter which makes it a whole lot easier to point out certain areas on the presentation screen to the audience. Just like how not all headphones are created equal, you have the award winning iPin laser presenter which will be able to turn your iPhone into a professional laser presenter.

The iPin laser presenter hails from Conary Enterprise, and it has already picked up its fair share of accolades in the past including the COMPUTEX 2013 d&i Gold Award. Good to know that it has finally made its way to the folks over in North America, so if you know that you have this particular presentation that you want to make to win a multi-million contract for your company, but are hoping that the right tool comes along to complete the picture, the iPin laser presenter would do the trick.

The iPin is a small, iPhone-powered laser pointer and presenter which will be accompanied by its own slide-controlling app. This is one delicately designed device which transforms your iPhone into a professional presentation system, where it takes just seconds to do so. Of course, if you are an avid Android fan, you will just have to sit this puppy out since it caters for the iPhone market only at this point in time.

The iPin would be placed nearly flush with the phone surface, and it can be turned on and off with but a simple twist. Needless to say, when it is turned off, it will not interfere with normal phone operations, making this the ideal tool for those who run plenty of presentations for a living.

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Barnes & Noble’s New Nook Is Lighter and Softer

Barnes & Noble’s New Nook Is Lighter and Softer

The new $119 Nook Simple Touch GlowLight keeps up with its contemporaries with an updated display. But it also goes one step further when it comes to refreshing pages and making the device easier to hold.

    



Spare Me! The Top 13 Scary Spare Tire Covers

Spare Me! The Top 13 Scary Spare Tire CoversHalloween only comes around for one day each year but that doesn’t stop some folks from driving on the dark side of the street any day, every day… and every night.

Cisco plans to open-source H.264 code, widen support for web-based video chat

WebRTC promises plugin-free video chat in our browsers, but it has been stuck in limbo due to format squabbles — some companies want royalty-free standards like VP8, while others insist on the wider support of H.264. Today, Cisco is proposing a truce between the two camps. It’s planning to …

Toshiba Tecra Z40 and A50 laptops aim at business users

Toshiba has unveiled a pair of new notebook computers aimed at small and medium business users. Both of the new computers fit into the Tecra line and include the compact Tecra Z40 and larger Tecra A50. The Tecra Z40 notebook computer has a 14-inch screen and is built using a magnesium alloy Tough Body chassis. […]

Secret Agent Projection Alarm Clock – a good spy is never late

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Waking up in the morning means trudging to the shower and hoping we have enough time to sit down and eat breakfast before we leave the house. Our most hated enemy, that we are simultaneously glad is in existence is our alarm clock. There are some that turn on a light to slowly ease you from sleep, and others that blare screeching sounds at your until you throw it across the room.

Of course, as these are merely two ends of the spectrum, what lies in between? That would be the Secret Agent Projection Alarm Clock. This is an alarm that you slip under your pillow, and will vibrate to wake you up. Once you pick it up and pull the trigger, it will shine the time on whatever wall you point it at in bright, red LEDs.

First off, I can’t imagine it would be terribly comfortable to shove a piece of plastic under your pillow. Not to mention that it would be panic inducing to have something shake your head awake every morning. I don’t know about you, but I’m groggy enough at first light, and don’t need excessive movement startling me out of a dream. Secondly, the last thing you want is a sudden burst of light when your eyes are adjusting to being open again, and one badly-pointed pull of a trigger is all it will take. If this sounds appealing to you, it will cost you around $25. I will note that while it may be portable, you will definitely not want to fly with this.

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Amazon smartphone 3-D object matching service patent app surfaces

Rumors have been swirling about the smartphones that Amazon is working on. Earlier this month an Amazon smartphone was tipped to be in the works going by the codename Smith that was reportedly cooked up at least in part by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Today more information has surfaced having to do with the rumored […]