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Charge Devices With Solar Tree
HISTORY Here – Turns your Life into a Guided Tour
Netgear’s WiFi Booster – The Help you Need
Sprite dispenser cools you down by the Brazilian beach
Age Man Suit helps the young identify with the old
Edifier Spinnaker speaker system is their new flagship

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:40 PM PDT

Inevitably we can never get enough charge in our devices. We often have to leave the comfort of power ports to watch the kids' games or head to the beach. But why sacrifice the possibility of missing that important call or email? Rest assured that you can channel the sun into your electronic devices using this portable USB Solar Tree, just $55.00 from usb.brando.com. The panels on the "branches" enable you to take in the suns rays and charge. Included is a cable with 9 separate connectors for some of the most popular phones. Or if you have the USB cable, just plug it into the tree.

Sun not shining? No worries, as this USB Solar Tree can also charge from AC power. And whether solar or AC charge, power can be stored for future charges. The unit outputs a 5V signal, is easy to assemble or disassemble and weighs less than a pound. Connect to the tree and voila! You are charging.

Props to technabob.com for the find.

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HISTORY Here – Turns your Life into a Guided Tour

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 06:40 AM PDT

Admittedly I am a bit of a history buff, I love spending weekends finding some old town and checking out the sights. I’ve always said I would like to take a walking tour or two, the only thing holding me back is that I hate being part of a crowd. I like to explore at my own pace. If only there was a way for me to know what kinds of things took place around me, without paying the guide, and having to walk in a sea of polyester pants and point and shoot cameras.

Well, HISTORY is introducing us to HISTORY Here, a new location based app that can turn your trusty iPhone into a kind of mobile tour-guide-in-your-pocket, that lets you experience the history of wherever it is you are, whenever you want to, in your own sweet time. HISTORY Here brings history to life in thousands of locations throughout the United States, so gather your crew, and take a historic walk. You might just learn something.

HISTORY Here currently has information on more than 3,500 historical locations, many of which are supplemented with exclusive videos, written content and pictures to create a dynamic visitor’s guide. For example, visitors to New York’s Brooklyn Bridge will learn that 150,000 vehicles and pedestrians cross the bridge each day and users also have access to an exclusive HISTORY video that tells the dramatic story of the Roebling family, the designers and architects who saw the project to its completion. Neat.

The HISTORY Here app can act like a virtual travel guide and provides information based on either current location or manual input of a specific destination. Users can simply tap the icons on screen to dig into a deep history of many locations and landmarks that cover our beautiful land. So make the most out of your next trip to the grocery store, and find out what happened where you live way before you got there. For free, at the i Tunes app store. Now who wouldn’t like that?

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Netgear’s WiFi Booster – The Help you Need

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 06:37 AM PDT

I hate the wireless signal at my house. I have all kinds of things running off my network and the connection is constantly being dropped. I really can’t think of too many things that are as frustrating. Worse, is when I’m wandering around the house playing with my phone, I’ve all but given up watching Netflix in the bathtub. I’m fairly certain my neighbors have heard me yelling. I am so ashamed.

Well, this is making it onto this years gift list, Netgear’s WiFi Booster for Mobile, specifically designed to keep your elusive connection intact, without incurring any unforeseen charges for using your carriers data plan, now you can watch horror movies in the bathtub all you like, or check out a how to video next time you attempt the perfect soufflé. Pairing with your home or office router, this little box will increase the network reach for all your precious mobile gadgets.

Netgear’s WiFi Booster for Mobile simply repeats a 2.4 GHz WiFi signal from your existing router and boosts your range and WiFi performance. This nifty little box is incredibly simple to install with a mobile browser friendly setup with LED indicators that help you decide where to put it, in order to obtain the best WiFi coverage. With it’s small wall-plug design and special Push ‘n’ Connect feature, the WiFi Booster for Mobile connects quickly and easily once it’s plugged into a power source and it provides an instant and secure connection to almost any existing WiFi network.

Netgear’s WiFi Booster for Mobile provides a quick and secure connection that works with your existing network and will be available this summer at most major retailers with prices starting at around 39.95. Please visit netgear.com for more information and store availability.

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Sprite dispenser cools you down by the Brazilian beach

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 06:30 AM PDT

We are right smack in the middle of summer for those of us living in the northern hemisphere, and one of our favorite spots would be to head off to the nearest decent beach in order to get a tan. After all, the long and cold winter and cool spring might have just driven everyone too cold for their comfort, hence the activity of frolicking near bodies of water, in addition to sweating it out in a game of beach soccer or volleyball while you cut a mean figure in this season's latest bikini designs.

Once you have spent all of your energy, what better way to cool down other than to settle on a giant Sprite dispenser that was strategically located in one of the most crowded beaches in Brazil? This is not meant to dispense the sweet carbonated drink that we have all come to know and love, but rather, it will let you enjoy a cold refreshing shower right smack in the middle of a sweltering Brazilian summer that sees the mercury hit close to 40ºC. Over 1,500 showers are taken each day, making this an advertising coup by Ogilvy in Sao Paulo, Brazil, for Sprite. I do wonder if this is going to be a permanent fixture or not…

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Age Man Suit helps the young identify with the old

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 06:00 AM PDT

The young might find it rather alien to sympathize with the older generation, as they have yet to realize the wealth of information that the more senior generation have for us to tap into. Well, we too, wonder how come grandpa and grandma just cannot keep up with us when we were younger, running around like a jackrabbit without a care in the world. Well, here is a way for the younger generation to empathize with the older folks – through wearing the Age Man Suit. Yes sir, the Age Man Suit is extremely cumbersome, and it ensures you are transformed into a stiff and blurry-eyed version of yourself in years to come (for most of us, anyways).

The Age Man Suit will feature a yellow visor, knee and elbow pads, in addition to a Kevlar-style vest and padded gloves, or so says The Guardian. This suit was created by German researchers so that modern societies are able to “sensitize" themselves to the lives and needs of their rapidly-aging populations. Kevlar, eh? Do all senior citizens feel bulletproof?

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Edifier Spinnaker speaker system is their new flagship

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 05:30 AM PDT

Edifier has announced a spanking new flagship speaker system, calling it the Spinnaker. One look at it, and I more or less have the theme song of Jaws running through my mind. How can you not experience that with the huge, fin-like resemblance? It is nice to see a company like Edifier slowly but surely building up their portfolio to what they are today, and with the latest addition to their wares, the Edifier Spinnaker will definitely evoke a sensory experience unlike any other – at least visually on the most basic of levels.

The Spinnaker is actually a CES Innovations Award winner, standing proud at 16.5" in height, sporting a very special shape that was specially designed to project the sound towards the listener, thanks to its front facing tweeters and mid-range drivers. These will be reinforced with a downward firing bass driver that is located in each speaker. The Spinnaker from Edifier will come with a Bluetooth connection built-in, ensuring that you will be able to live out a wireless lifestyle. Of course, going wireless is also a great idea in this day and age, as that would mean one less cable to worry about gathering dust, not to mention being a tripping hazard.

The Edifier Spinnaker will also be accompanied by a USB rechargeable wireless remote that is capable of controlling the volume, track navigation and play/pause preferences without a hitch as long as you remain within a 10-meter radius (that measures to 30 feet).

I would call the Spinnaker shape that of a shark's fin, but I guess Edifier preferred the more diplomatic route by calling it a 'sail inspired design', and it is not there just for looks alone. In fact, the sail inspired design is said to be able to enhance the sound in a variety of ways. Thanks to a tapered cylindrical shape, the internal standing waves and resonances cannot collect to a measurable degree in any area within the enclosure, and will cancel themselves out at various frequencies.

Not only that, the aluminum frame is also paired with internal damping materials which will reduce unwanted enclosure vibration, giving the listener(s) a more lifelike and accurate sound presentation.

It might look expensive, but the Edifier Spinnaker is surprisingly affordable, coming in black and burgundy for $349.99 a pop.

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