Hasta La Gadget!

When you’re taking a trip to a new location, you more often than not rely on some sort of GPS device to guide you there. The best way to do this is with a HUD so you won’t be terribly distracted from the road. Those who enjoy winter sports have the same sort of technology, but for different reasons.

The Snow2 is an excellent example, as it will show you information about your performance, connect you to 3rd party cameras, heart rate sensors, and can also pair with your smartphone to let you know when you have an incoming call. It has a dual core CPU, Bluetooth, Wifi, GPS, and an onboard gyroscope, accelerometer, altimeter, and thermometer. If your friends also have this, it wouldn’t be hard to find out where they are on the slopes.

For those of your concerned about this being terribly close to your face, you need not worry. Utilizing mirror and prism technology, this will make all of your information appear about 5ft away. There are key information screens that will be at the top of your field of vision, all of which you can control through a Bluetooth remote that is low energy. It’s in a waterproof casing, and has oversized buttons that are almost necessary as you’ll likely be wearing gloves when using it. Purchasing this system for your goggles will cost you around $400, and an SDK is available.

Available for purchase on reconinstruments, found via ohgizmo
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There are times where we need to find a quiet place to sit and think. Amongst the hustle and bustle of everyday life, that is often quite hard to find. As is the case for most of us, you can’t outdo the noise, so you listen to some of your own. Music is a ‘happy place’ that our minds can experience whenever we want. However, when it’s cold out, you more than likely want to wear a hat and coat which will make accessing your music player and headphones rather annoying.

Instead of fighting to pull your cord out of your jacket and readjusting your ear buds, why not go for something like the Hands-Free Bluetooth Beanie? It can act as your music player, as well as a way for your to take calls without having to grab at your phone. This will sync up easily with any music device that is Bluetooth-enabled, and will let you talk for 6 hours straight on a single charge.

You can recharge this through a USB cable, and it has a 10 meter range, for those of you that secretly want to listen to tunes while working. It has standby time of 60 hours, but that will likely diminish depending on how many calls you take or songs you listen to. It’s a one-size-fits-all, but that honestly doesn’t mean much. If it starts to get a bit rank, you can put it in the wash (after taking out the electronic bits of course). You’ll be looking at around $60 for this, and if nothing else, it will keep your head warm.

Available for purchase via Firebox
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Want to commit a crime without actually doing it? That’s pretty much what PKPKT is looking to achieve. The game, despite for iPhones in mind, lets gamers “steal” from one another through the use of Bluetooth. The concept is similar to pickpocketing, hence the name PKPKT, where you will be able to “steal” money and items from nearby players who have the game and who might have left their Bluetooth on. Once the stealing has been successfully completed, gamers will be able to chat to one another through the same Bluetooth connection.

The good news for those worried about privacy is that the identities of the gamers are hidden, so you won’t be able to tell which phone stole from you. According to Jeremy Schoenherr, the game’s designer, “All that data lives nowhere except the two devices involved […] The app exchanges no personal information (there’s no link to Facebook, Twitter, etc.) so users can feel safe playing the game.” Schoenherr is also looking for ways to evolve and expand the game to make it more enjoyable long term.

As it stands PKPKT is a free download via the iTunes App Store, so if you’d like to put your iPhone’s Bluetooth to use, this is a pretty innovative game worth checking out. In the meantime you can get an idea of how it works in the video above.

PKPKT Is A Bluetooth Game That Lets You Pickpocket From Bluetooth Phones original content from Ubergizmo.

When you hear ‘smartwatch’ what immediately comes to mind is a Bluetooth accessory for your phone. It will alert you when you are receiving an incoming message or call, and can track your activity. That’s great and all, but it’s one more thing to charge, and isn’t really adding anything to your gadget arsenal that your phone couldn’t handle on its own.

The Neptune Pine is hoping to change all of that. While it’s still worn like a wrist watch, it’s capable of far more than being a middleman between you and your smartphone. Of course, you can just tether it to your smartphone for regular smartwatch capabilities, but putting a micro-SIM card in it will allow you to answer calls and texts just as you would on your mobile. This means you don’t have to fiddle with getting your phone out of your pocket, as you can just wear it on your wrist.

This can also track your daily activity such as steps, pace, speed, time, laps, and location thanks to its built-in GPS, gyroscope, accelerometer, pedometer, and digital compass. This runs on Android Jelly Bean, and you’ll be able to see most if not all of your favorite apps on a 2.4” capacitive touch screen. If you’re concerned about having sausage fingers and not being able to type, don’t forget that there will be voice controls thanks to the Android OS. There are front and rear-facing cameras that can take crisp videos or photos, and both are capable of flash. You’re looking at paying out $250, but it’s looking like it could be your replacement for your phone. One step closer to having a Pip-Boy 3000!

Available for crowdfunding on Kickstarter
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Portable speakers are dime a dozen these days, and it remains to be seen just which particular model would be able to suit your lifestyle as well as your budget. Satechi has something new for us this coming holiday season with the Satechi AirBass Active Bluetooth speakers which are already available to be purchased (and that means, wrapped and to be placed under the Christmas tree, of course!). These speakers have been touted to be the ideal audio solution which delivers crystal clear audio at home or the office. Being compact in size, they should be able to fit into any home nicely, coming in a sleek, glossy black or white finish without having to take up too much space at home.

Just what kind of features will the AirBass Active Bluetooth Speakers come? It will feature Acoustic AirBass technology that is capable of producing deep bass and dynamic mids and highs for room-filling, crisp sound. If that is not enough bass yourself, you will be able to hook up a subwoofer in order to enhance the sound. The speakers would be ideal for all of your entertainment needs, ranging from watching movies or streaming music to enhancing audio on laptops or desktop computers. Apart from that, you can also opt to stream wirelessly from any Bluetooth-enabled device, or to use the auxiliary output for a direct connection to any device.

The Satechi AirBass Active Bluetooth speakers will also come with a 5V, 1 amp USB port which will be useful whenever you need to power up your power hungry smartphone. Right now, you might want to catch the Satechi AirBass Active Bluetooth Speakers early in the game at a promotional introductory price of $99.99 a pop. Any takers out there? I would personally go for the black color since it would not show up the dirt too fast.

Press Release
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