Hasta La Gadget!

If there is one thing special about the folks over at Hammacher, it would be the way they describe some of the bevy of devices that they have in their warehouses. Hammacher tends to make use of superlative adjectives, and for today, we have one which is accompanied by a whopper of a price tag. I am referring to the $28,000 World’s Only Counterbalanced Turntable, yes sir, we are looking at 28 grand of goodness here just to play back your music in a traditional manner as you appreciate the vinyl records of yore (and new ones, too).

Touted to be the only fully suspended turntable in the world which relies on the wonders of dual counter-rotating platters so that it eliminates the troublesome sonic aberrations that are generated by common consumer models, this particular model has also picked up the gong for the Best Sound High Fidelity award from the renowned Munich High End, which is the largest high-end audio show in the world.

During playback, a vinyl record will rest atop the top-most, clockwise-spinning platter, while the bottom will rotate counter-clockwise in order to cancel torsional forces which would otherwise result in fluctuations in rotational speed and distort music. An inverted twin-bearing design of the platter assembly will further reduce torque-induced drag, whilst double hydraulic insulation offers additional dampening. Time to break open your collection of vinyls, not to mention your bank account!

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Many of us office drones tend to suffer from bad backs after spending so many hours in front of the computer monitor, hacking away on our keyboards to finish up that report that was due since yesterday. Couple that with poor diet and a dire lack of exercise, and you have got a recipe for a bad back. Well, good to know that there are ways to obtain some form of relief, and the $99.95 Ergonomical Back Massager would definitely be one of them.

The Ergonomical Back Massager comes across as a lightweight back massager that sports a superior ergonomic design, making it a whole lot easier to pinpoint aches as well as pains located at your back. This would do away with the need to contort the body in targeting hard-to-reach areas of the back, as all you need to do is hold up the massager in front at waist or hip level, allowing its curved arm to arch around your shoulder. The massaging “ball” head would then be placed in the ideal position so that it can get to work, relieving tense neck, shoulder, and upper back muscles. Need to reach your lower back? No need to strain yourself, where all you have to do is lift the handle to chest level, and you’re good to go.

All controls are located at the handle, where its dual-speed motor delivers 4,500- and 5,500-rpm oscillation, which is ideal for light relaxing pressure or penetrating deep massage. It comes with a trio of massage heads: a “point” for precise trigger point release, “knuckle” for multiple knots in the same area, and a “palm” to help promote circulation, and guess what? The Ergonomical Back Massager will play nice with your feet, too.

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The iPad is a tablet that has achieved its fair share of accolades, and you can basically find an app that does just about anything you want to with a tablet on it. Well, peripherals for the iPad have not been entirely the most interesting market to look at, as majority of the peripherals rolled out for it tend to be protective cases and covers, including those that come with a built-in keyboard so that you have a pseudo-Ultrabook of sorts on the go. Well, the $149.95 iPad Document Scanner is certainly something else altogether.

In a nutshell, the iPad Document Scanner functions as a device that is capable of scanning documents straight to an iPad. This scanner will be able to feed pictures as well as documents automatically, up to 8 1/2″ x 14″ in size, before converting them to the JPEG file format, where they are subsequently stored on a docked iPad. This does away with the need to scan documents to a computer before they are transferred over to an iPad, as the device will save the scanned images straight to the iPad’s camera roll. The scanning progress will be shown in real time on the iPad, and you will be able to enjoy images which have been scanned at 300 dpi resolution, paving the way for you to carry preserved documents in their digital formats in clear, full-color glory. Whenever your iPad is docked, the scanner will take this opportunity to juice itself up as well.

[ iPad Document Scanner copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Some ladies do suffer from menstrual cramps each month, and depending on the person, the attack could come in different levels of intensity and pain. Well, what kind of relief can a poor girl find in this day and age of modern medical technology? Those who want to exhaust all possibilities on their own first (or have already tried everything else to no avail) might want to consider giving the $149.95 Menstrual Cramp Relieving Compression Belt a go.

The Menstrual Cramp Relieving Compression Belt is a compression belt which claims to offer relief from menstrual discomfort in a matter of minutes, all without having to take in medication or make use of hot water bottles. It is the brainchild of a chiropractor who treats elite female athletes, and even better is the fact that the Menstrual Cramp Relieving Compression Belt does not require any kind of batteries or electricity to power it. All the patient needs to do is fasten the belt, lie on one’s side and use an adjustable mechanism in order to increase the tension of its two compression pads against the hips. Whenever steady pressure is applied in this area, the belt will help relax tense pelvic ligaments which can tighten uncomfortably whenever a woman is undergoing her menstrual cycle, which will in turn reduce or eliminate abdominal and back pain.

So far, Hammacher claims that a 15-minute session offers hours of relief and can be repeated as often as required without any negative consequences.

[ Menstrual Cramp Relieving Compression Belt copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

How many of you out there actually no longer use a dedicated video camera to record all those precious moments in your family, such as weddings, birthdays and graduations? Well, I suppose the ever increasing quality of the camera sensor in smartphones have a great deal to do with the seeming demise of such dedicated devices, and for those who happen to be in the iPhone camp, you might be interested to check out this $199.95 Motion Tracking iPhone Cameraman.

Basically, the Motion Tracking iPhone Cameraman would function as an iPhone mount that is capable of panning and tilting automatically while tracking the movement of your subject, ensuring that the subject in motion is always within shooting range for that added touch of professionalism in your family videos. A key fob-sized wireless transmitter is portable enough to be held or clipped to clothing, while the iPhone mount automatically pans 360° and tilts up to 30°, all from up to 33 feet away, now how about that? It will be able to carry the iPhone in both landscape or portrait orientations, depending on how you want your video to look like. A couple of AA batteries will offer enough juice to power the tracking mount for up to four hours, while another two AAA batteries are required to keep the transmitter going for up to 10 hours.

[ Motion Tracking iPhone Cameraman copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]