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Gold is something that everyone looks out for and would not mind owning lots of in their lifetime, and for the Pharaohs of old, even in the afterlife. The thing about gold is, it is extremely rare and limited in quantity, which is what makes it all the more valuable. We have seen blinged out iPads in the past before, but none of them will be like the 24kt Gold iPad Air.

After all, this particular one will have been engraved, laser cut, polished, plated, clear coated, and comes with a CNC’ed black acrylic inlay. In a nutshell, it happens to be the most intricate iPad that has been ever created by the folks over at Computer Choppers. The asking price for the 24kt Gold iPad Air stands at $5,000 a pop, and they will be available in extremely limited quantities since only a handful of these puppies will be sold each year. Basically, the folks behind the 24kt Gold iPad Air claim that the amount of time and labor spent on making just one of these puppies are just plain ridiculous, being more of a test of skills and new equipment than anything else. Oh yeah, bragging rights also come in handy, that is for sure.

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While we’ve all toyed around with MS Paint at least once or twice in our lives, there are artists who make a living off of doing digital paintings. They are skilled artisans just the same as any other branch of art, but they use a mouse and settings to get different brush strokes and colors. For all the artists out there that might consider switching from the tangible medium to the digital one, it can and would be a giant shift. Of course, it would also be nice not having to constantly buy more paint.

If you are one such person, or want to give digital painting a try, then the iPad Paintbrush might be just what you’re looking for. This may look like a common paintbrush, but each fiber of synthetic hair at the tip of the brush has conductive properties. The other end of the brush is a stylus so that you don’t need to have two separate tools for the same device. The brush is capable of making realistic strokes, which will give your work more of a human touch to it.

This will cost you around $50, which is about standard for this sort of utensil. While it might be an interesting tool for an artist, it would also be a way to let little ones play at artistry without causing a mess. While this does have ‘iPad’ in the name, it will work with any touchscreen tablet.

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[ The iPad Paintbrush brings some artistic flare to digital painting copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Music brings a lot to everyday life. I believe everyones life has a soundtrack. I like to the mine is the kind of music you hear during a wine commercial, but it’s really not. Some days it’s a lot more Rob Zombie than Mozart. That being said, I love listening to some tunes almost everywhere I go, and the shower is no exception. So how about a water resistant, wireless speaker that can go almost anywhere?

Check out SoundDew, great for work, or play, this virtually indestructible little speaker has a play time of up to 10 hours and includes a little hook that will let it “hand-out” in your shower, from your backpack, or even dangle from your handlebars. The SoundDew also incorporates a mic, for all your necessary hands free calls, complete with noise reduction and echo cancellation.

The 3 inch, rubberized, SoundDew speaker also includes an aux-in outlet allowing you to connect devices that are without bluetooth capability. The speaker has a handy, rechargeable battery, and is compatible with almost all your Bluetooth audio gadgetry, making it a great gift for the music lover in your life, and for under 50 bucks you can get a few. The SoundDew is available at amazon.com and comes in black, pink, blue, and khaki.
[ SoundDew Wireless Speakers – for Whatever the Weather copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Oh, you’ve done it, and you know who you are. Out with friends, down at the beach, at your friendly neighborhood bar. You’ve pursed your lips, or stuck out your tongue while holding your iPhone at arms length  and snapped a picture of  yourself. Yup, the selfie… a powerful enough phenomenon to be named Oxford Dictionaries’ word for the year.

The tradition started almost a decade ago, and it hasn’t changed much, until now. Welcome The Selfie, a brand new gadget that brings your amateur self portraits to a whole new level. Forget about trying to stretch your arm like a rubber band in order to fit everyone in, or awkward overhead arm placements, bad focus or weird cropping, The Selfie is an iDevice shutter trigger attached to a 4 and a half foot cord that lets you place your phone in almost any position to get the shot you really wanted!

Simple to use, you just take the cable and plug it into your headphone jack, open up camera mode, put on your best duck lips and snap your photo, or even a video, and then post them to any (or all) of your favorite social media sites. No software, no learning curve, no installation… just fun.

So if you’re looking for the perfect little stocking stuffer for your Selfie-obsessed best friend, kid, office mate, or teacher, look no further. My daughter loves it! Find yours in one of five different colors, for under 20 bucks, at amazon.com.
[ The Selfie – Hot New Phone Accessory copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Any purchase of a modern day smartphone or tablet would be incomplete if it does not come with the relevant kind of accessories to go along with it. The recently announced iPad Air would be a good example, and this might be the very reason that the folks over at Kensington has decided to do something about the situation. As a result, they have come up with a quartet of new iPad keyboard cases for the iPad Air, where each one of them will offer a superior keyboard experience that is touted to match a desktop keyboard when it comes to for comfort, accuracy, responsiveness, and convenience, while you are on the go, of course. The four keyboard cases would be the Kensington KeyFolio Pro, the Kensington KeyFolio Executive, the Kensington KeyCover Hard Case, and the Kensington KeyFolio Exact.

Regardless of which model you choose, they will all arrive with half a dozen rows of island keys, where each of them will feature a dedicated space to increase the level of typing accuracy. Not only that, all KeyFolios will come with its own unique set of thoughtful touches. For instace, some of the keyboards will arrive with a trio of magnetic positioning wells for viewing-angle adjustments, while others will feature a stylish zipper closure option. There will also be a full suite of iOS shortcut keys, where among them include cut/paste, Siri and a couple of usable shift keys, making it perfect to avoid unnecessary finger acrobatics, especially when it comes to left-handers.

Of course, it goes without saying that once you have one of these Kensington KeyFolio iPad keyboard cases, your iPad Air would gain additional protection against unwanted scratches and nicks without having to add any unnecessary bulk. The battery life itself is quite phenomenal – we are talking about 960 hours of working time and 180 days of standby time, nowhow about that? Not only that, each new Kensington KeyFolio purchase would arrive with up to 65GB of free Google Drive storage for one year that is worth $42. The Kensington KeyFolio Pro, Kensington KeyFolio Executive, Kensington KeyCover Hard Case, and Kensington KeyFolio Exact will retail for $99.99, $119.99, $79.99, and $129.99, respectively.

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[ Kensington hopes to increase iPad Air productivity with new KeyFolio keyboard cases copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]