Gadget Dose

The shape of this very low priced mp3 player is one of its best features, I could see this clipped in a shirt pocket, purse, collar, short sleeve?

Very lightweight, with animated LCD -(although black and white)… some of the neat extras are an E-book reader with long text recording function, able to copy the unread text to hard disk for the next reading.

Built in Microphone with voice recording features, keep this in your shirt pocket or on your person and you could secretly record a whole days worth of sound,

A phone book feature lets you store and retrieve phone numbers ( or any numbers I suppose ) viewable on the lcd screen.

It has all the playback features you’d expect a mp3 player to have - ( normal, menu, repeat, repeat all, shuffle. )

While it does not give you a full control EQ - it does offer the major settings ( normal, Rock, Pop, Jazz, bass )

Formats Supported are MP3 OGG WMA WAV (PCM/ADPCM) - It also sports a high speed USB 2.0 interface for speedy copying of music or Ebooks.

And the Dimensions are 59mm×15mm×16mm, weight: 150 g. Super small and lightweight - so all you fitness nuts out there could clip this on and not expect it to fall off due to its weight.

The only thing not specified is battery life, I assume its got a Lithium Ion polymer batter like most of the competition - for safe bets I’d assume a 8 hour batter life tops before recharge.

Now for the best part of this beauty - its wonderful pricetag! - at these prices you could afford to get 2 or 3… heres the rundown.

1 Gig with FM radio $30.00
2 Gig with FM radio $42.57

1 Gig without FM radio $27.37
2 Gig without FM radio $40.53

Product page for all units is HERE

And at some point I’ll add a review - (my old mobi cube player broke and I need a new one - this fits my bill! )

Enjoy! - Rob

I know there are a lot of alternatives for listening to music in the shower, for instance there are speakers you can hang in the shower and connect to your mp3 player. To me this sounds like a recipe for disaster as the steam and moisture from your oh so hot cleanup will probably kill just about any mp3 player out there.

Those speakers don’t light up either.

With this gadget you can have your music and light up the shower a bit too.

Shaped like a computer mouse, the radio features a splash-proof body, a speaker with clear and crisp sound, and an easy hanging antenna. Also great for the outdoors and poolside parties. Available in Blue, Orange, and Green. Requires 3 AA batteries, batteries not included.

So in the morning you could listen to the news or your fav dj, and for that romantic evening tune in the some ambient music from pbs or such. Its self contained so no worries about steam. It probably won’t survive a fall into the bath though, so for that you might want to see my post on the radio bath tub rubber duck.

You can buy the mood light shower radio HERE for $17.95 - limited production so get ‘em while they last.

Mezmerizing color combinations of green, purple, and blue rotate and revolve in a sound responsive light show with these interactive stereo speakers.

The LED lights dance with the music intonations and beats.

If you are allowed to play music in your office - now you can look super cool while doing so - it comes with its own power adapter and a standard speaker jack - so you could even hook these up to your pc.

Not too expensive at $39.95 - you can find a pair HERE

Its been a couple weeks since I found a gadget fun enough to put up for a Friday. This gadget qualifies nicely though. IT was featured on the Today show - and gets rave reviews from every buyer.

Full sized guitar - with 4 buttons on the fretboard to make playing a cinch for even a first timer. You can use it like a regular guitar - OR - hook it up to your mp3 / music player and play to your tunes! You can also have it play background rhythms so you can concentrate on the solo parts.

The pitch and tempo are adjustable for tuning to just about any song.

This is a great way to introduce a child to guitar - or heck just give the thing for the pure joy of playing. I gotta admit - even though my kid and I can play basic acoustic guitar - I’m thinking of getting this purely for its fun value.

Well, that and the excellent price - How could you go wrong for $27.96? Grab one at Discovery before they’re gone!

Hooks up to your iPod, PC, home audio system, musical instrument (or virtually any other musical source) and projects a light show that moves across the room to the rhythm of the music. The interactive Lightcast features a cluster of 33 multi-coloured LED lights which pulse, flash, fade and synch according to the intensity and beat of your music.

Using an interchangeable lens/mirror for different light patterns, the Lightcast has four mix modes: Smooth, flow, vibe and pulse, and includes an illuminated infrared wireless remote allowing you to create a psychedelic light show in any room for the ultimate visual experience.

The price is $104.46 US and £49.95 Euro - You can grab one HERE

Mp3 Accesory, Light show

For all of us that have Mp3 players and no jack in our car stereos for it - theres this little gem from Kensington.
Listen to your MP3 player in your car with the Kensington Universal FM Transmitter. ClearFM(TM) technology* reduces noise and enhances stereo separation, providing superior wireless audio quality and FM reception. Three pre-sets and the bright display let you store available FM stations quickly and easily.

This gadget gets a 5/5 Gadget Dose rating - the wife set it up in less than 2 minutes and hasnt had one issue with it whatsoever!

Available at Amazon for $39.99

Gadget, Mp3, Car Adapter

Yep, it must be Friday! Todays gadget is a cute little rubber duck that doubles as a waterproof autoscanning FM radio. It’s for ages 5 and up and thats probably because of the antenna.

It comes with 2 AA batteries and is $26.91

See you all on Monday and don’t forget Sunday is April Fools Day!

Gadget, Cute, Bath, Radio

Alright - some of you are gonna say - 1.7 watt digital speakers, why? Well, these win me over purely by their look. I’d hide the mp3 player driving ‘em and set ‘em about playing soothing ambient sounds.

The price is a bit steep at $199.00 however they do come in black or white and are lit with a soft blue LED.

These “stealth” style speakers have a surprisingly good fidelity ( 50-18,000 Hz ) and are 30 watts each ( 60 RMS ), making them a great addition to any bookshelf. You have to love the titles on the books as well.

The best thing about these speakers is their price has been slashed dramatically. They have been cut from $150.00 to $49.90 ! You can find them at Amazon
and you should hurry, they are in “limited availability”.