Microsoft’s BlueTrack Mice get three new models

Posted in Mouse by Conner Flynn on February 24th, 2010

Want a Microsoft BlueTrack mouse that offers laser precision on any surface? Of course you do. And now you can get three new models for under thirty bucks. Those three models are: the Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500, Wireless Mouse 2000 and Comfort Mouse 4500.

All have the same BlueTrack tech, the difference is in size and transceivers. The Mobile Mouse 3500 has a nano-transceiver along with rubber grips on the side for extra support. The 2000 model is larger and has a snap-in transceiver. The Comfort Mouse 4500 actually has a wire.

Logitech Wireless Desktop MK710 with three year battery life

Posted in Logitech by Conner Flynn on February 10th, 2010

You can expect the keyboard and mouse of Logitech’s Wireless Desktop MK710 to get three years of battery life according to the company. We can only assume they used some sort of black magic, by sacrificing a microsoft keyboard to their gods.

It’s designed to “cradle” your fingertips, which should be comfortable. The sculpted mouse has “hyper-fast” scrolling, and it’s all wireless. Europe will be getting the MK710 later this month, the US in April. It will cost you $100.

Belkin Home Base wireless USB sharing

Posted in Belkin by Conner Flynn on January 26th, 2010

The Belkin Home Base merges wireless networking and USB connectivity in one device, with a small footprint. This gives users a simple way to share up to four USB devices from a central location. The Home Base will also allow one of your external hard drives to act as a media server if you have a DLNA set up.

It’s compatible with devices like the Xbox 360 or Sony PS3. Super convenient. We told you about this way back in September, but now it’s just $66 at Amazon. Better grab one.

Wireless page to TV magnifier

Posted in Scanners by Conner Flynn on January 25th, 2010

The Kindle is great for when you need larger fonts, but what if you require huge ginormous fonts? Well, thet’s what your TV is for. The Wireless Page To TV Magnifier scans the written words and sends them wirelessly to your television set in real time.

It can magnify them up to 25X for easy viewing of extremely fine print. It would come in very handy when dealing with lawyers. The handheld scanner picks up every detail of a picture or every letter of a word and transfers data to the base station which is plugged into your TV. Then it sends it to your screen.

Gefen wireless HDMI extender streams uncompressed 1080p HD video to HDTVs

Posted in Gefen by Conner Flynn on January 24th, 2010

Gefen has released a new wireless HDMI video/audio 60GHz extender that allows uncompressed full HD 1080p video to be transmitted wirelessly from the source to HDTVs. You get both a receiver and sender, featuring multimedia antenna technology that allows the 1080p HD video signal to be sent over a maximum distance of 30 feet.

The LEDs in front let you know what’s going on with power status, pairing activity and the strength of the wireless signals. The system supports CEC protocols and allows you to upgrade the firmware via an RS232 serial port. An IR remote is included.

Creative Sound Blaster World of Warcraft wireless headset

Posted in Headphones by Conner Flynn on January 19th, 2010

World of Warcraft is the biggest game ever. It’s like crack. Players log hours that amount to huge stretches of their life, so it’s no surprise that they buy WoW branded accessories to go along with it. This Sound Blaster World of Warcraft Wireless Headset is the latest. It delivers all the sounds, without the wires.

The ear cups have two interchangeable panels that show your love for either the Alliance or HordeTHX. TruStudio PC sound technologies deliver quality depth of sound with virtual speakers surrounding the listener and VoiceFX lets you change your voice whenever you want through a standalone service like Ventrilo. The glowing side panels can also be programmed to display different colors, with over 16 million colors to choose from.

TeleAdapt MediaHub HD

Posted in Set Top Boxes by Conner Flynn on January 12th, 2010

Want to make hotel visits more entertaining? As in, enjoying your own tunes or movies, instead of the same old boring TV channels? Well, if hotels adopt the TeleAdapt TA-7650 MediaHub HD, your hotel visit will be very different.

This device allows you to “have it your way” and play media from your portable devices wirelessly to the TV, so if you have a media player, whether it’s an iPod or anything else, you’ll be able to connect it to the television in your hotel room. Assuming you stay in the hotel for most of your trip, this could be great.

AirStash wireless iPhone storage

Posted in iPhone Accessories by Conner Flynn on January 4th, 2010

iPhones and iPod Touches come in 32GB capacities now, but if you have an earlier model you may be stuck with 8GB. What can you do? Well, you can get an AirStash. The device adds wireless storage to your i-device so you can free up some internal storage.

It looks like a large flash drive with a USB plug on one end and an SD slot on the other. Just charge it, load some content on it and you are good to go. You can connect to it wirelessly from your handset. There are some security concerns, but hopefully they will be addressed real soon.

ZOMM wireless leash for cellphones

Posted in Mobile Accessories by Conner Flynn on January 4th, 2010

You have leashes for your pets, why not your cellphone? I mean you don’t want to lose it right? So put it on a leash. Sure this thing looks like a futuristic hockey puck or a smart urinal cake, but it’s a leash called ZOMM. If you lose your mobile phone, just attach the ZOMM to your keychain and it lets you hear and take incoming calls.

It also features a one-touch emergency dial for 911 and emits an alarm to warn you you’re moving too far from your handset. The device should retail for about $80.

Wireless HD streaming coming to a TV near you

Posted in Television by Conner Flynn on January 3rd, 2010

There’s nothing like HD video and if you want to stream HD video content in your home, you’ll want to check out AXAR at CES 2010. It was created by ProVision and the technology should arrive in TVs, set-top boxes and network devices by Christmas 2010. That’s not too long of a wait.

ProVision has already worked with companies like Thomson, Pace, ITV, Toshiba and Sky, so AXAR may be used by them first. Instead of using a wireless network or the Internet to send and receive the signal, AXAR will be sending the signal from Component or HDMI over the air to a dedicated receiver.

Warpia USB Adapter connects your PC to your TV wirelessly

Posted in USB by Conner Flynn on December 30th, 2009

Warpia has unveiled a handy USB audio/video adapter that allows you to hook up any PC to your TV using a USB PC adapter and a display base station that’s attached to your TV through VGA or HDMI. This is just what many of you have been looking for since the ports on your PC and TV probably don’t match.

The package comes with a wireless PC adapter and the display adapter and retails for $179.99. The adapter has about a 30-foot operating range, and supports video only up to 720p resolution, so you won’t be getting High Definition video.

Kidz Gear wireless car headphones debut

Posted in Headphones by Shane McGlaun on December 18th, 2009

kidzgearwirelessheadphonesWhen my kids were young, we had a car with a DVD player built-in. The car had originally came with wireless headphones so the adults could listen to music while the kids watched a movie. When we bought the car, the headphones were missing and the dealer wanted over a $100 for a single set.

If you have the same problem with broken or missing wireless headphones for your car entertainment system, Kidz Gear has a new set of headphones called the IR68KG02. The headphones are designed to be 100% compatible with any in car entertainment system that uses IR headphones.

JVC intros wireless TH-BA3 and TH-BS7 soundbar systems

Posted in JVC by Conner Flynn on December 14th, 2009

JVC intros wireless TH-BA3 and TH-BS7 soundbar systems The TS-BA3 is a dual wireless soundbar system with a 280-watt amplifier, featuring 5.1-channel surround. It includes a soundbar, wireless subwoofer and wireless rear speaker kit for $549.95. You’ll get a single analog input, two optical digital inputs and support for Dolby Digital, DTS and Dolby ProLogic II surround.

The TH-BS7 will cost you $599.95 and is designed to mount on flat-panel HDTVs, with a 1.4-inch tall, ultrathin soundbar, a wall-mountable amplifier and a wireless subwoofer. This one features 180-watts with 4.1 sound.

MaxPoint releases new wireless keyboard

Posted in Keyboards by Conner Flynn on November 24th, 2009

MaxPoint releases new wireless keyboardMaxPoint just released a new wireless keyboard, the KeySonic KSK-3200 RF. This guy measures 293.5mm x 28mm x 101mm and uses X-Type membrane technology for super silent key strokes. So you can type like a ninja, silent and deadly. Well, maybe not so deadly, but still silent.

Some other features include 2.4GHz RF that works from up to 10 meters away, a built-in opto-mechanical trackball with two mouse buttons, status LEDs and it runs on two AAA batteries. The KeySonic KSK-3200 RF will cost you about $74.

Atlona’s HDAiR Wireless USB-to-VGA / HDMI adapter gets audio

Posted in USB by Conner Flynn on November 22nd, 2009

Atlona's HDAiR Wireless USB-to-VGA / HDMI adapter gets audioThe Atlona HDAiR Wireless USB-to-VGA/HDMI Adapter launched earlier in the year, but it was missing one crucial ingredient: Audio. Well, now it has audio in this latest incarnation.

It’s the same exact product, but now with audio output in 3.5mm analog and embedded HDMI. The $219 device is available now and is also compatible with both Windows Vista and Windows 7.