Gadgets

Not to be outdone by the competition, Sony also revealed their latest smartwatch at IFA in Berlin. The Sony SmartWatch 3 also runs on Google’s Android Wear OS.

I would say the Sony SmartWatch 3 is not the prettiest looking smartwatch you can buy, but it’s not very awkward looking either; and the name leaves much to the imagination. The watch has a 1.6” TFT LCD screen, with 320×320 pixel resolution.

I’ve seen some giant pencils in my life and I even wore a pencil costume when I was a kid but the HB Lamp is by far the coolest pencil I’ve seen to date. This giant pencil may be pretty useless when it comes down to writing down great ideas but it will do an awesome job at starting conversations and acting as a modern piece of art. The body of the over sized pencil lamp is made out of cedar wood just like a real pencil but the eraser portion is where the bulb is housed.

This is a fantastic futuristic device that links to Android or iOS smartphones via Bluetooth 4.0 and gives you a heads up display to look at, without losing sight of the road. It displays speed, RPM, and driving directions through a projector that throws an image on a 5-inch screen that appears to float 6-feet in front of the driver. The device is controlled using simple gestures.

The device stays put so when you are driving on a highway or city street, you can use it to see your speed, RPM, and direction where you are headed. The device can also display information from your smartphone, including text messages, and allows you to screen and answer phone calls.

Bike riding is good for more than saving the planet and your hard-earned cash. It’s also one of the most effective workouts you’ll ever do. But protecting your prized ride from determined thieves is a challenge in itself. There are several locking mechanisms available for bikes but industrious thieves always find ways to break bike locks. However, a sturdy lock and savvy locking strategy will greatly reduce the risk of your bike being singled out by thieves.

I think it’s fair to say that most of us have had to deal with pimples at some point in our life. Some have it really bad while others get a few annoying zits in times of stress. I am somewhere in the middle. My face would get a few breakouts every few months in my late teens and early 20’s but my back was the area of concern for me. For some reason, that’s where the breakouts would appear. Thankfully those days are over but even now, I may get an occasional zit or two every 8 weeks or so and the timing always seems to be off. Just when I have an important meeting or an event to attend, those annoying zits decide to make a surprise visit. But the Tanda Zap acne clearing device is here to help show those pimples where the exit door is.

I remember the first TV commercial that I listened to and it has ever since been with me, “The best part of waking up is Folgers in your cup”. There is nothing like the smell of fresh coffee in the morning.

Here is a whole new concept of waking up to that refreshing smell of coffee. It is not one of those programmable coffee makers that you keep on the kitchen counter. The Barisieur is an alarm clock and coffee maker right at your bedside table. The alarm sound is produced by the gentle rumbling of stainless steel ball bearings that boil water using induction heating.

An enormous amount of thermal energy is wasted during every day cooking and heating. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could convert some of it for some useful purpose. BioLite has been thinking on these lines for quite some time. They have come up with yet another idea of an ordinary water boiling kettle with a built-in device charger in its handle that can charge phones and tablets while you are brewing some tea or coffee.

Casio’s G-Shock line of watches is one of the favorite timepieces/gadgets for the tech savvy geeks. These watches are tough, reasonably priced, and are loaded with useful features.

There are also some very expensive Casio G-Shock watches in the marketplace, like the 30th Anniversary Casio G-Shock Limited Edition (MTG-S1030BD-1AJR). These watches celebrate 30 years of the successful line of watches and also come with all the features of the regular G-Shock watched. But these watches have a special place amongst collectors because of their rarity, only 1,000 pieces are produced; so if you’re a hardcore G-Shock collector, these watches are a must.