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You know when the name Ferrari is mentioned, we are not talking about the run-of-the-mill vehicles here – rather, they are high performance thoroughbreds, and boy, do they cost a pretty penny if you ever want one of these puppies in your garage. The thing is, Ferrari has long ago decided not to put a good brand to waste, which is why they have come up with their fair share of accessories, resulting in the Ferrari by Logic3 Cavallino T350 Headphones this time around.

This time around, your hair will not be sent flying to the back because of the G-force generated after pressing the pedal to the metal in the latest Ferrari. No sir, the Ferrari Logic3 Cavallino T350 Headphones will instead deliver top notch audio quality to live up to the standards of the Ferrari brand name. This is made possible thanks to a collaboration with the world’s leading audio designers, and Ferrari’s team have also chipped in their two cents (or more) to develop a pair of headphones which exhibit the technical excellence of Ferrari.

Merging Ferrari’s luxurious style with cutting edge technology, the new Ferrari Logic3 Cavallino T350 Headphones were constructed with passion, and will definitely embody premium performance from the moment you fire it up. It will burn a $399 hole in your pocket, but that is to be expected considering the marque that dots it, delivering superior sound quality with 40mm drivers that have been incorporated into a close-back design and Active Noise Cancelling (ANC) technology in order to reduce unwanted ambient noise.

Ferrari’s GT road cars do have a hand in the inspiration of the Ferrari Logic3 Cavallino T350 Headphones, where both power and performance meet. Touted to carry the highest quality components possible with exact engineering, each pair of these headphones will be trimmed in the finest leather, sporting ear cups and a headband that guarantee ultimate comfort, while the machined crafted metal arms will ensure it has a long and happy life to serve you better. Expect the Ferrari Logic3 Cavallino T350 Headphones to come in black and tan, where it is accompanied by a carrying case and an anti-tangle, in-line remote cable for Apple, Android, Blackberry and Windows devices.

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We all know how easy it is to come up with the title of “the most expensive (insert item name here)” by slapping on a few precious jewels, and you are good to go. After all, the Vertu range of mobile phones do a pretty good job at that – even though the innards underneath the hood are far from satisfactory, of course. Well, what about board games? I am quite sure if you were to have a diamond studded board game, you would most probably display it behind a secure glass cabinet instead of having your kids throw it around in a temper tantrum whenever they are on the losing end of things. However, this Scrabble board is very different from the rest – especially when Mind Sports International gave their take on a classic board game, updating it so that it remains technologically relevant in the 21st century.

For starters, this spanking new Scrabble board looks pretty ordinary from the outside at first glance, but it was specially constructed by using RFID chips within each tile, allowing it to detect just where each letter is placed, while transmitting the data to an online channel in a near instantaneous reaction. Not only does this allow folks to follow the game live in a different manner remotely, it also reduces the incidences of potential cheating. All the necessary electronics remain hidden from sight though, thanks to the raised platform.

The 100 letter tiles, as mentioned, will contain a unique RFID tag, while all nine circuit boards are connected to 225 RFID antennas – meaning one for each square on the board, where these will help monitor just where each letter is placed. Your tile rack is not just wood, as it contains RFID sensors as well, helping scan the play area for each tile, takes approximately 974 milliseconds while they are at it.

Just how much would such a Scrabble board cost you? Mind Sports invested more than £20,000 (around US$31,800) to construct each new board, not to mention taking months to test. You take a good guess at what the final sticker price will be like then.

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[ Most expensive Scrabble board yet copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Scosche Industries is no stranger to those who are firmly entrenched in the world of accessories for smartphones, tablets, notebooks and computers. In fact, here they are with their latest announcement that are sure to please the new iPhone 5 owners out there – especially since Scosche is the first accessory manufacturer to have unveiled both 5 and 12 watt Lightning wall and car chargers. In order to keep up with the times and be forward looking, Scosche has decisively done away with 10W chargers from its range since these are unable to charge the new iPad 4th generation at the fastest charging speed possible. iPad mini owners, on the other hand, are able to make full use of the new 12W chargers from Scosche, where these are more than capable of powering the smaller tablet in a matter of 3 hours, which is far faster than the 4.75 hours required via the 5W charger that is included with each iPad mini purchase.

Kas Alves, Executive Vice President of Scosche Industries, said, “Smartphones and tablets are an integral part of our daily lives, but keeping them all charged can create several challenges. We designed our Lightning chargers with flexibility in mind. The new line provides power solutions for home and on the go and addresses the varying wattage requirements of our favorite devices, the need to charge multiple devices simultaneously and is capable of powering multiple devices with different connections with the same charger.”

The new strikeDRIVE for the car and strikeBASE for the home boasts of a captive (connected) Lightning cable, where it will be available in both 5 and 12 watt models. There is a similar strikeDRIVE 12w + 12w that makes use of a captive cable with both a microUSB and Lightning tips while boasting a second, tablet-friendly, 12w port that enables it to charge a couple of USB powered mobile devices simultaneously. All of Scosche’s Pro Lightning chargers will come with dual USB ports, accompanied by a 3 ft. charge and sync cable with both Lightning and microUSB connections. Talk about convenient charging on the go!

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[ Scosche announces Lightning Wall and Car chargers copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

No, the Big Blue Media Tower is not some sort of icon from IBM, but rather, it is a new device from Brookstone. Just what kind of role does the Big Blue Media Tower fulfill? For starters, it is an all-in-one music and TV sound system, and just in case you figured out that you have seen it somewhere before in the past, the Big Blue Media Tower is actually the third addition to the growing number of Big Blue Audio Bluetooth enabled speakers which were specially designed and developed by the Brookstone Design Center.

If one were to take a closer look at the Big Blue Media Tower, this puppy is actually a 38-inch high, sleek vertical sound-bar which can be positioned just about anywhere around the room, where it is capable of delivering a full, three-dimensional concert hall sound. Not only that, audio is able to be wirelessly thanks to the wonders of Bluetooth connectivity, meaning most of the decent smartphone, tablet or computing devices these days should be able to work with it just fine.

Just in case you still have some Flintstones era devices that do not come with Bluetooth connectivity, those can still be hooked up for an upgraded sound system thanks to the optical decoding jack as well as included six-foot optical cable. Apart from that, the Big Blue Media Tower will also offer RCA inputs as well as Aux out connections for additional devices.

Brookstone’s Big Blue Media Tower is also touted to be the most powerful Big Blue Audio speaker to date, where it features built-in, full range, 20 watt stereo speakers within that are capable of projecting audio at multiple offset angles in order to fill every corner of the room with sound. The 30-watt powered subwoofer has been ported for deep omnidirectional bass as well.

You can pick up the Big Blue Media Tower from December 5th onward at Brookstone stores for $399.99 a pop if you are interested.

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Outdoor Tech, the folks behind the intelligently designed outdoor centric consumer electronic gear, has just come up with their latest device which you might be interested in – the Adapt. Just what is the Adapt? For starters, all you need to do is clip the lightweight device to your jeans or just about anywhere else and you can then enjoy Bluetooth technology right there and then with your audio products. Not only that, the Adapt comes across as a colorful plug and play device which will definitely not go up against your fashion sense, and it will effortlessly synchronize with a compatible device while delivering hours of audio playtime.

You can more or less say that there is an unlimited number of products that the Adapt will play nice with, ranging from headphones to speakers and home theater systems. Using the Adapt, these products will become wireless and controlled directly from the Adapt. As for the Adapt itself, it comes with an integrated microphone so that the headphones or earbuds sans an inline mic will be more than ready to handle your calls in a crystal clear manner – hands-free, of course.

With Adapt, you can kiss goodbye to the days where you remain tethered to your mobile device, and all your corded accessories can be put up on eBay. Since it comes in such a wide range of colors, it should not be too difficult to find a particular shade that will fit your style and device, and thanks to its built-in li-Polymer rechargeable battery, you can enjoy wireless connectivity for hours on end. Whenever the Adapt starts to run low on juice, charging it up is a snap, thanks to the included micro USB charger.

If you are interested, you can pick up the Adapt from Outdoor Tech for $39.95 a pop, where it will come in black, pink and blue shades.

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[ Adapt introduces Bluetooth connectivity to speakers or headsets copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]