Gadget Dose

This is the latest from Philips in the area of their Home Theater line — the new  HSB2351 is this all in one, hi tech sound bar audiophiles will want to own. The sound bar has an integrated DVD player as well as MP3 linking for that complete audio and video experience. It is powered with subwoofer 300W strong. Speakers are Dolby classified and the gear is HDMI 1080p capable, with video upscaling.

The gear has USB flash drives, so it’s capable of reading USB media. A built in FM tuner is of course not lost on this, so you can also listen to the radio if so desired.

The design is obviously sleek. It’s a great space saver and one magnificent audio/video component in one.

Philips will have this available in the US by April 2009 and will sell for  US$349.99.

Via Ces CNet

Well, aren’t these pretty!

These are flat cables from LaCie and it reminds me of a time when kids used to wear colored laces back in the 80’s. The flat cables are $10 each and you can purchase these here.

• With the new LaCie Flat Cables designed by item, it’s easy to find the interface you need. Our new range includes seven different interfaces: USB A to B; USB A to Mini B; USB A male to A female; FireWire 400 to FireWire 400; FireWire 400 to FireWire 800; FireWire 800 to FireWire 800; and eSATA to eSATA. Each cable is perfect for connecting of your external devices, such as hard drives, CD/DVD writers, printers, cameras, and cell phones. The LaCie Flat Cables come in different colors according to their interfaces, and a fun, whimsical design by item, a French design firm, ensures that they’ll make a statement on your desktop. Since the cables are flat, they are easy to coil and to carry—you’ll never have to deal with another tangle of wires behind your desk or in your laptop bag! Each cable comes with 24 adhesive labels, so you can customize your cables and always know which device is plugged in.

It is official, Lenovo’s dual screen ThinkPad is coming to the market.

This 17 inch laptop has an additional 10-inches of slide out screen, which may look a bit odd to you in this photo, but the second screen is actually less bulkier and thicker. The second screen angles up to 30-degrees.

This laptop consists of the following specifications:

• NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M graphics card
• 8GB RAM
• WiFi
• support for Dual-Link DVI
• Display Port and VGA
• 7-in-1 multicard reader
• five USB ports.

Optionals include:

• WiMAX
• fingerprint reader
• smartcard reader
• hard drives with full-disk encryption

The laptop costs a whopping $3,663. A bit expensive I know, but those working in graphic designs will need a device like this.

Via Electronista

Up the ante to your viewing experience using your handheld gadgets such as the iPod with this mini-projector from Cinemin. It is one that’s fast becoming popular with homes and with those very much into mobile gadgets these days.

This gear is capable of supporting your iPhone or iPod and also even most laptops. You can just plug those gadgets into this device and enjoy movies, videos and other media stored in your handheld on a bigger screen.

The Cinemin Projector includes the following:

• the swivel ($299) which allows for 90-degree projection
• the stick ($349) for handheld projections
• the station ($399) which serves as the base where you can park your iPod/iphone. It also includes the speakers.

The Cinemin is scheduled to go on sale in the Spring in Japan.

Todays Gadget is one of those types of gadgets where simplicity is the dominating benefit.

We all ( well, a lot of us) have gadgets that charge via a USB jack. Cell Phones, Headsets, Cameras, Mp3 Players, etc….

some times its wasteful to be running a 400 watt desktop PC to charge a low voltage device. Then again sometimes your just not near a pc - or you dread the 15 minute boot process.

Here ya go - simple and cheap ( I expect they will be as heck - how much could you charge for them really? ) - These are to be released on November 28th - and when they do I’ll update the post with price and availability.

Product Page with more details HERE

SnoopStick is a USB flash drive type device that allows you to monitor what your kids, employees, or anyone using your computer is doing while on the Internet. And, you can monitor them live, in real time, from anywhere in the world.

Snoopstick can be gotten from the manufacturers website for $59.95