Logitech acquires TT Design Labs, launches iPhone accessories

Logitech acquires TT Design Labs, sells Tidytilt iPhone 5 case and JustMount

Many crowdfunded companies are just happy to get their products out the door, let alone to enter the big leagues — yet that’s where TT Design Labs finds itself today. As part of a move into mobile gear, Logitech has acquired TT Design Labs and is relaunching the young firm’s iPhone accessories for a wider audience. The starting catalog includes the Tidytilt Case, a $35 iPhone 5 shell with a Smart Cover-style flap, and the JustMount, a $25 magnetic wall mount for the Tidytilt and other metallic gadgets. Pre-orders for the Logitech versions are available now, and we’re told to expect deeper collaborations in the future.

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Via: Logitech Blog

Source: Logitech, TT Design Labs

Logitech grabs KickStarter success behind TidyTilt

Chalk up another Kickstarter success, with Logitech buying up TT Design Labs, the team behind the $223k funded TidyTilt case for the iPhone. The deal – which will see TT Design Labs’ two man team join Logitech – brings not only TidyTilt but the company’s next products, TidyTilt+ and JustMount, under the Logitech umbrella, with

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Logitec – Audio cable “LHC-ACI02″ – Dual cigarette lighter/car stereo AUX terminal lightning connector cable with built-in noise filter

Logitec - Audio cable "LHC-ACI02" - Dual cigarette lighter/car stereo AUX terminal lightning connecter cable with built-in noise filter

Logitec is releasing a lightning connector audio cable “LHC-ACI02″ with dual opposite connectors that enables you to play music saved in your iPhone5/iPod touch/iPod nano on your car stereo, plugging through the cigarette lighter and car stereo AUX terminal.

Release is mid-June.

Setup is easy. Simply connect the lightning connector to your Phone5/iPod touch/iPod, and the appropriate other end to the cigarette socket and AUX terminal of the car stereo system. It has noise filter function built-in, making the sounds relatively clear.

It’s linked to the car engine’s On/Off. So when the engine turns on, music will be paused. When the engine starts again, the music will start playing again.

Price: 5,765 yen (including tax)
Weight: 170g

Buffalo – Bluetooth 3.0 compliant portable keyboard “BSKBB19BK” for iPad – The attached cover can become an iPad stand or a protection cover

Buffalo - Bluetooth 3.0 compliant portable keyboard "BSKBB19BK" for iPad - The attached cover can become an iPad stand or a protection cover

Buffalo is releasing Bluetooth 3.0 compliant portable keyboard “BSKBB19BK” for iPad in late June.

When using the keyboard, you are able to use the attached cover as an iPad stand to set the iPad against and to use the iPad as if you were using a regular laptop. When not using the keyboard, the cover becomes a portable protection cover in your bag.

“BSKBB19BK” has English keyboard layout that is suitable for iPad, and has 15 kinds of functions such as copy, paste, and cut set to function keys, which increases its operation performance.

Because of its built-in lithium polymer battery, once it’s fully charged, the battery life will last for about 2 months.

Price: ¥9,765 (including tax)
Size: 277×24×195mm
Weight: 460g

Elecom – USB link cable “UC-TV3BK” – Make your life much easier when you transfer data between computers – get ready to transfer from Windows XP to 7 or 8.

Elecom - USB link cable "UC-TV3BK" - Make your life much easier when you transfer data between computers - get ready to transfer from Windows XP to 7 or 8

Elecom is releasing USB link cable “UC-TV3BK”, which will make your life much easier when you transfer data between computers.

When support for Windows XP ends on April 2014, many people might be buying a new PC. Buying a new PC is always exciting but it will be a pain to transfer all the existing data in the current PC to the new one.

Connect a PC with XP and a PC with 7/8 with “UC-TV3BK” and install the dedicated utility program that is built-in to “UC-TV3BK”. Now you are ready for data transfer, so simply drag folders or files saved in XP and drop them in 7/8.

Also, you can control both PCs connected to each other with the mouse and keyboard of one of the PCs. That will help smoother data transfer process.

Price: ¥5,313 (including tax)
OS: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8
Length of cable: About 1.2m
Interface: USB2.0/1.1

Thanko – For those who like to take photos of themselves – Mount your smartphone to a stick to take photos at almost any angle

Thanko – For those who like to take photos of themselves – Mount your smartphone to a stick to take photos at almost any angle

Thanko released a “self-shot stick” that you can use to mount your smartphone and take pictures of yourself over a meter away and at practically any angle.

The stick can be extended from 30cm up to 120cm. It can also attach to a digital camera or a tripod.

Before it gets extended, it’s only about 7cm long and can very easily be carried around in your bag.

Price: 1,980 yen (including tax)
Weight: 178g
Load capacity: 500g

Sanwa Direct – Lightning connector USB cable with elastic cord that looks like an old-school telephone cord

Sanwa Direct - Lightning connector USB cable with elastic cord that looks like an old-school telephone cord

Sanwa Direct just released a USB cable with an elastic cord for Lightning connecter compliant devices.  It expands and contracts and can extend from 22cm to 45cm.

It looks like an old-school telephone cord and uses the same coiled-line principal to allow for expansion and contraction.  The elastic cord is not easy to get entangled in your bag and looks neat on your desk.

There are 2 colors available: white and black. It’s 2,280 yen.

Compatible with: iPhone5, iPad mini, iPad (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation), iPod nano (7th generation).

Century – “Early Morning Dynamite” USB Alarm clock – Wake up with a bang!

Century - Shirobako.com - "Early Morning Dynamite" USB Alarm clock - Wake up with a bang!

At online store, Sirobako.com, run by Century, the “Early Morning Dynamite” USB Alarm clock was released.

Not only is it a regular alarm clock, but you can also play an exciting game with this alarm clock. The game is that you need to choose which one of the 4 wires needs to be cut (pulled out) to stop the dynamite bomb, You only have 10 seconds to make the right decision and disable the bomb! It’s a fun came to play at a party.

Price: ¥3,980 (including tax)
Size: W230 × H100 × D90mm
Weight: 250g
Power source: USB
Battery life: 24 hours
Accessories: Alarm clock, USB cable (65cm)

DN-84527 and DN-84528 Shanghai Donya new Smart Charger

DN-84527 Shanghai Donya new Smart Charger

If you are looking for a powerful and versatile solution to charge all your USB powered goodies, Shanghai Donya new DN-84527 Smart Charger is exactly what you were looking for!

The DN-84527 does only one thing, give juice to your USB devices, and is capable to accommodate up to 7 devices at once including 5 1A output and 2 2A ones.

If the DN-84527 lack the USB Hub capabilities that will make your day, behold the DN-84528, the DN-84527 big brother that comes, on top of the DN-84527 basic “smart charging” features with a 4 ports USB 3.0 Hub, a two 1A and 1 2A output.

The DN-84527 will be sold in Japan at around 3,990 Yen and 4,990 Yen for the DN-84528

Turtle Beach Xbox One headsets incoming

With this week’s unveil of the Xbox One, the next thing to think about, naturally, is what sort of accessories are to be expected with the next-generation console, especially since the One won’t be compatible with Xbox 360 accessories. However, Turtle Beach is one of the first accessory makers to sign on with the new console and announce that they’ll be bringing headsets for Xbox One gamers.

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The company isn’t revealing any details on what they’ll have to offer, but they said that they’ll be revealing their new line of Xbox One headsets at E3 2013 in just a few weeks, for which we’ll know more details about both the headsets and the console itself, as Microsoft is expected to reveal more information during E3 as well.

Based on Turtle Beach’s current line of Xbox 360 offerings, we can only guess that the company will have a vast line of Xbox One products with a large price range to try and hit all budget levels. So if you’re thinking about getting an Xbox One, Turtle Beach might be the best place to stop by first to pick yourself up a new shiny headset.

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Last we heard from Turtle Beach, the company unveiled a handful of new products at CES 2013 back in January, with the PX51 and XP510 being the leaders of the pack. Both headsets feature Turtle Beach’s proprietary digital signal processor, Dolby surround sound, dual band WiFi, Bluetooth, and a 15-hour rechargeable battery — enough time to make your way through that shooter without stopping for a recharge.

As for other accessory makers, we’re not yet aware of any that have signed yet, but we’re positive that we’ll see more in the near future. Frankly, we wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of companies signed on for Xbox One accessories, as they’ll most likely make a killing since gamers won’t be able to carry over their older accessories from the Xbox 360.

SOURCE: Turtle Beach


Turtle Beach Xbox One headsets incoming is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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