Wooden iPad Stand boosts iPad volume!

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Wooden accessories like native keychains, ashtrays, lamp, tables, figurines are pretty popular in the Philippines. Carrol Wilhelm probably got this idea to design a Wooden iPad Stand. But his design is not just a wooden stand/dock, it boosts the volume to a considerable level. The design was well thought and research was conducted thoroughly before this was developed. No need to buy external speakers for your iPad! 


See for yourself.

The iPad Stand will cost you around $39.95 @ Etsy. 40 bucks for a piece of wood with 4 holes @_@


Source: Etsy

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Bring the house down with Logitech's new netbook clip-on speakers!

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With netbooks sold in a really low price, manufacturers didn't care to bundle netbooks with good quality speakers. And besides, netbooks aren't meant to be transformed into a portable movie home theater. But who say's it's not possible?

Introducing, Logitech's Z305 clip-on speakers!

As seen on the images, Logitech's Z305 allows you to clip it on your netbook or notebook for portability. Unlike the Z205, where the speaker is facing the user, the Z305 is a bus-powered speaker that emulates surround system. The sound output is more balanced, the user won't hear high frequencies dropping out when the user moves to a different position. SRP is at $99.99. 

Watch this video review on the 360-degree surround speakers, Z305, and wireless speakers, Z515: 




Source: Gizmodo

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Open bottled drinks with your iPhone!

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No bottle opener? Instead of using your teeth, why not open bottled beverage in style by using the new iBottleopener case for iPhone! 

The iBottleopener case protects your iPhone from scratches and dirt, and at the same time, serves as a functional bottle opener!  No need to bring bulky bottle opener key chains.

Demo video on how to use the iBottleopener:

The iBottleopener is available at the LightBulb Moments for only $19.95++.

Real men are beer drinkers, beer drinkers need bottle openers. Thus, Techno Bacon adds iBottleopener to its list of bad ass iPhone cases for real men!  

Source: iBottleopener

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Play Nintendo Wii games using Nike Air Maxes?

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What made Nintendo's Wii so popular is because of its unique "Wiimote" game controllers. Unlike traditional video game controllers that has a d-pad, and buttons as your game controls, Wiimotes uses motion sensor that allows users to interact and control items on screen via gesture recognition and by pointing through the use of accelerometer and optical sensor technology. 

And another innovation is its Wii Balance Board. The Wii Balance Board is a type of game controller accessory gives users a different gaming experience. The Wii Balance Board was introduced together with the famous Wii Fit game. The idea of creating this controller is to allow users to play the video console using their whole body including their legs. 

Nick Marsh has taken the Nintendo Wii gaming experience to a whole new level. By performing surgery on his Wii Balance Board, taking off its internals and integrating them to his Nike Air Maxes, playing Nintendo Wii will never be the same. 

Wii Balance Board's "internal organs"

Let's take a closer look on Nick Marsh's masterpiece.

By wearing the modded Nike Air Maxes, your shoes will serve as your balance board. According to Nick, since you're physically attached to your "balance board", you must lift your foot and stand on one leg or sit down when no pressure is required to emulate the Wii balance board, and this what makes it more interesting and harder to play Wii Fit.

Watch the video a demo on how to play using the Nike Air Max Wii Balance Board:

Sources: Trend Hunter

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China's iPed Tablet, the ultimate "iPad clone"

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China "clone" phones have been quite popular here in the Philippines. Besides cloning a phone model's design, China phone manufacturers have managed to add certain features that are not offered by the originals. As we all know, China "clone" phones are famous for their dual-sim functionality and capability to receive TV signals. And most importantly, they are incredibly cheap! But at the same time, they are famous for their "quality". With all these features packed into a device and sold in a low low price, we couldn't expect its quality to be as refined and sturdy as the originals. 

China phone manufacturers have cloned almost every single phone model in the market. Apple's iPhone, Nokia's N series, Samsung's flip phones, Sony Ericsson's Satio, Blackberry models, you name it! And now, China has done it again! The latest addition to their clone collection is the iPed, an Apple iPad clone. News of the iPed have surfaced since May 2010 and now it has reached our shores. 

Homescreen comparison: iOS vs Android OS

Back Comparison

Boxed out: Apple iPad and China's clone, iPed

The iPed tablet runs on Android 1.6, has a 7" screen, and looks exactly like Apple's iPad (including the box).  Some key features of the iPed: WiFi 802.11b/g, It has USB ports where you can plug your USB 3G Modems like Globe Tattoo, or Smart Bro to access the internet; 2gb flash memory with expandable storage using MicroSD up to 16gb or external hard disk drive through USB ports; Under the hood, it's running on an Intel chip, VIA processor 300Mhz with 128mb RAM. 

"Apple bottoms"

Looking on the hardware aspect, besides looking exactly the same as Apple's iPad, the iPad is even 2 times heavier than the iPed. Just like any China clones, using fingers to navigate through the touchscreen will be a bit harder, it will be easier using stylus. Battery life is a bit weak and will probably last around 2.5 hours according to specifications indicated in its box. 

As for its incredibly low low price, it is said to cost around Php 5,000 - Php 6,000 here in the Philippines compared to an entry level Apple iPad that costs around Php 32,000. 

Yugatech was able to get his hands on one of these for Php 6,800. But according to his site, he said you can probably get it for Php 5,000 from other stores in Greenhills.

Sources: TechDude, Yugatech

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Featuring: Custom made R2-D2 PC case modification

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In my previous post, we've seen R2-D2 in mobile phones, specifically the Motorola Droid 2. R2-D2 is back! A life-size Astromech droid from the famous Star Wars series, as your PC case! How cool is that! (At least for us nerds) 

The R2-D2 PC case was made for a “Science Fiction Case Mod Contest” by Frenki Janse. The custom made PC case was inspired by R2-D2 Pepsi coolers on gas stations. Frenki only spent USD $120 for the legendary PC case. Kudos to Frenki! You deserve a Pulitzer/Nobel or whatever prize/award for your design!

Presenting, the R2-D2 PC case by Frenki Janse

Ejected CD/DVD trays. Optical drives cleverly positioned!

Back panel with cut-out holes to expose I/O ports and other expansion slots. (i.e. PS/2 connector, LAN ports, VGA/DVI ports, USB ports, mic, headphones jack, etc) We can also see some vents and fans that serve as part of the case's cooling system. 

Frenki also installed a "door" within the back panel for easy internal access.

Side panel to show the details on the PC case. 

FYI,  the specifications for the PC inside R2-D2 are as follows: 

Processor: Pentium 4 3.2Ghz with Hyper Threading Technology

Memory: 2GB (4 x 512MB) DDR 400

Hard Drive: 120GB Hard drive

GPU: ATK Radeon 9800XT 256MB

Sound Card: Creative 7.1 surround sound

Cooling System: Asetek Vapochill Phase Change cooling @ -38C

Techno Bacon, and I'm sure all the nerds out there <3 and hopes to own Artoo PC case edition. Good news! You can read the step-by-step guide on how to build this baby, through this link.

Sources: PlanetOddity, Bit Tech

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