iPod Sound to Every Room: EOS Wireless iPod Dock/Speaker System

The EOS Wireless iPod Dock/Wire-less Speaker system has one base unit that can take either an iPod or anything that can feed into its 3.5mm aux input (wire included). With one base unit you can feed up to four satellite wireless units up to 150 feet away (or less through walls and floors). Gizmodo tested the unit and found that "[t]he base unit has excellent sound, great bass response and SRS WOW! sound enhancement. The satellites are a bit lower quality, but definitely listenable. As a bonus, it also supports all the way back to the 3rd generation iPods.

Shooting iPod music everywhere was cool, but we discovered something way cooler. Step one was plugging our iTunes output from our Mac/PC into the base unit and switching it to AUX input. Step two was using our iPhone and the new Remote app so we could control our iTunes from anywhere inside the house. It's as close to an ultimate audio setup as we could get with equipment this easy and plug-and-play."

[Gizmodo]

Don't Stop Believin': ZVUE Journey MP3 Player

This ZVUE 1GB MP3 player comes preloaded with 22 Journey songs — 11 new tunes and 11 classic hits.

Some of my favorites include:

- Don't Stop Believin'
- Faithfully
- Any Way You Want It
- Who's Crying Now
- Separate Ways
- Lights
- Open Arms

[Walmart]

Geekiness at Its Best: Timeless Watch Concept

This concept USB watch, dubbed "Timeless" is a neat ironic piece of deconstruct-ivist electronic art. It's a simple digital watch, with an internal battery that's charged when you plug it into a USB socket. And then the same USB socket plugs back into the watch face, secured with PCB mount-style latches, with the ribbon cable as a strap. Pretty neat, no?

[Gizmodo]

A Sense of Touch: Cowon iAudio P5 PMP

Cowon iAudio P5 pmp features a 5-inch 800 x 480 resolution touchscreen, RMI Alchemy AU1250 700Mhz processor, FM radio, voice recorder, AVDic, dictionary, UI support for Widget and Haptics, T-DMB, Bluetooth, TV OUT and a 40GB, 60GB, or 80GB hard drive.

It supports MP3, WMA, ASF, OGG, WAV, FLAC, APE, MPC, and WV audio; MPG, OGM, WMV, DivX, Xvid, MPEG4, WMV9, AVI, ASF, MP3, WMA, and AC3 video; and JPG, BMP, PNG, and RAW images.

Battery life is estimated at 14 hours for audio and 9 hours for video playback. Not bad.

It comes in red, platinum, and black.

[Cowon via Ubergizmo]

Time in a Bubble: Atmos 561 Clock

Marc Newson, world known and respected designer is no novice when it comes to designing time. Because of his love of design and his great interest in Jaeger-LeCoultres Atmos original clocks, Newson has redesigned the Atmos using his special talents and skills.

The Atmos 561, a special eightieth anniversary clock, resembling a clock for the future. Suspended inside a Baccarat crystal bubble block, the Atmos 561 is powered by changes in temperature allowing the clock to run for years without the need to wind it or change batteries. Inside the clear crystal capsule, a combination of gas and liquid ethyl chloride expands into the chamber as the temperature rises, which compresses the internal spring. As the temperature lowers, the spring slackens. Newson once again shows his brilliance in design.

[Yanko Design]

Inspired by Star Trek: HMS Automatic Warp Watch

This futuristic timepiece designed by Arny Kapshitzer, a big fan of Starship Enterprise, is known as the HMS Automatic Warp Watch. It features some interesting similarities with the Starship Enterprise. Most of the body and mechanisms are made out of carbon fiber, and the perfluorinated, hypoallergenic rubber wristband is impervious to "all acids". Located towards the right of the dial, a cut-away metal piece reveals the jumping hours and minutes on two superimposed discs. The seconds are displayed in the 3 o'clock area on a cylinder linked directly to the crown. The 9 o'clock area of the dial forms the tail of the "spaceship". Cool!

[TechPin]

Star Wars MP3 Player

The Star Wars mp3 player on the left features a close-up of Darth Vader with glowing red eyes, 512MB of memory, and a built-in radio. It is currently out-of-stock, however. ForbiddenPlanet will release a similar product shown on the right at the end of the month.

[Slippery Brick]

Sands of Time: Time Sand Pocket Watch Concept

Who remembers That lovable toy consisting of a cartoon picture of a bald man (Harry) that you would move magnetic shaving around and create your own hair style and beards? Well that is the basic principal behind this pocket watch concept by Li Jianye. "Time Sand" takes a magnetized minute and hour hands and attracts the help of metal shavings (powdered iron) to display the time. Just shake up the watch and find out what time it is.

[Yanko Design]

Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: Superman Watches

The limited edition silver Superman watch comes in a a black enameled box. This handcrafted watch has chronograph movement and a stainless steel case and bracelet. The face has a small color Superman symbol, and the entire background is covered with transparent s-sheilds.

The Fossil Superman Rotor watch features a stainless steel bracelet and dial casing. The self-winding rotor dial showcases a silver embossed Superman logo and self winding rotor movement. The clear case allows a view of the rotor mechanism which is also shaped like a Superman logo. It comes in a limited edition of 2000 pieces.


The collectible Fossil Superman Trend watch features a sport design with a soft leather cuff and detail stitching. The handsome dial displays the Superman logo against a black background. It is water resistant to 50 meters and comes in a limited edition of 1000 pieces.

Redefining Time: Nail Watch Concept

Timex, in collaboration with Core77, held a global design competition called 2154: the future of time design. The TX54 concept is a disposable watch and calendar that can be worn on the user’s thumbnail. The nail clock makes seeing in the dark as easy as pressing down on the end of your thumbnail. This brings "thinking outside the box" to a whole new level.

[Newlaunches]

Time To Die: Curiosa Railroad Pocket Watch Gun

When is a pocket watch not a pocket watch? When it's a gun. In this rare English Patent Curiosa Railroad Pocket Watch Gun, designers stuck a 3mm pistol inside an otherwise inconspicuous pocket watch.

[Gizmodo]

Mini Sci-Fi Favorites with Matching Timepieces: Whizz Watches

Wesco announced a new range of remote control toys combined with digital watches that feature sci-fi favourites, such as Doctor Who and Star Wars characters. The mini remote control characters can be raced around flat surfaces, controlled by the matching LCD watch.

With forward and backward functionality, the Whizz digital watch contains infrared controls and the miniature vehicle clips onto the watch strap when not in use.

[Pocket-lint]

Go The Distance: Creative ZEN Krystal

The Creative ZEN Krystal is the first Creative player to sport a built-in pedometer function that tracks the distance ran, the running speed and the amount of calories burnt. This handy and lightweight player features 4GB of memory, a voice recorder, stopwatch, an FM radio, and many motion-sensing games. The player comes bundled with a wrist strap for wearing while walking or running.

Battery life is estimated at 10hrs for audio.

[Creative via ubergizmo]

Double Cover Touchscreen: Chuwi T8 PMP

The Chuwi T8 boasts iPod touch-like gestures and features a 3-inch 400 x 240 pixel touchscreen, FM radio, FM recording, voice recording, built-in speaker, 4GB internal memory, eBook reader, TV-out, and is powered by a Rockchip RK2706 processor. It uses a "Double Cover" touchscreen "to provide better sensitivity".

It supports MP3, WMA, WMA/VBR, APE, FLAC, AAC, and OGG audio; RM, RMVB, AVI, DIVX, XVID, FLV , ASF, and MP4 video; and JPEG, BMP and GIF images.

Playback is estimated at 14hrs for audio and 5hrs for video.

Check out the video:

[B4Tech, ubergizmo]

iPod Voice Command: DirectVoxx Muso

The Muso by DirectVoxx is a small device that plugs into the iPod to give the user voice control over his/her iPod. It synchronizes with the user's iTunes library on first use, and doesn't require any training. It understands requests such as "Play me some ABBA", "Give me Blues", or even "Play me something like the last song". Battery life is estimated at 10 hours. Now that's cool!

[DirectVoxx, ubergizmo]

Shape Up and Wake Up: Shape Up Alarm Clock

Shape Up by Fred and Friends is one of those brute force digital alarm clocks, designed to force you to wake up. It's shaped like a mini dumbbell and won't stop buzzing until you do 30 reps. Interesting.

[gizmodo]

Featured-Packed GPS: JATY DR7200 GPS

The JATY DR7200 is a feature-packed GPS device features a SiRFStar III GPS chipset, a 533MHz CPU, mountain/car/golf GPS functionality, T-DMB, mp3 player, phone charger, video playback, a photo viewer, and a breathalyzer. Never leave home without it.

[AVING]

Fresh Look to Analog Time: Tokyoflash Nekura Tumbler

The Tokyoflash Nekura Tumbler watch features a rotating disc effect, similar to that of a combination lock, with a vivid white dial beneath black glass and inscribed numerals which rotate to present the time. The inner dial displays hours, the outer dial displays minutes, the red line indicating the time in a simple but original way.

The watch on the right reads 5:39.

[Tokyoflash]

One of a Kind: Unique Time Watch

Unique Time by Pierre-Thomas Lambert brings back custom, handcrafted luxury watches. You choose the mount, face, frame, strap, and mechanics. Everything is crafted from the finest materials in the utmost detail for a truly one of a kind timepiece. Interesting concept, don't you think?

[Yanko Design]

Weird Watch Concepts: Caterpillar, Brembo and SRAM Watch Concepts

Nicolas Lehotzky came up with a series of three concepts which includes the Caterpillar, Brembo and SRAM watches.

Lehotzky's Caterpillar watch was inspired by the bulldozer track and extends this principle into a dial-free watch in which a fabric belt with the hour numbers on it is slowly rotated around the entire wrist, with the current hour presented on a raised platform.



The SRAM watch is built from components that mimic bicycle parts. A fixed block reminiscent of a derailleur drives a chain that slowly turns a chain ring inside a fixed ring. The time is indicated by numbering on the chain ring.


The Brembo watch band is made of molded rubber in the shape of a performance car tire, and the time is indicated through numbers on an aluminum ventilated brake disc that's driven from within a unit shaped to represent a Brembo brake caliper.

[TechPin]

Video Preview: Kohjinsha SC3 UMPC

The Kohjinsha SC3 umpc features a 7-inch 1024 x 600 pixel display, Intel Atom (Silverthorne) 1330MHz CPU, Intel Poulsbo Graphics, Windows Vista Ultimate operating system, 1GB of RAM, 60GB hard drive, Wi-Fi, and a multi-format card reader.

Optional features include built-in camera, Bluetooth, and integrated GPS.

It measures 7.44 x 6.10 x 1.30 inches.

Check out the video:

[UMPC Portal]

Blurring the Lines: Big Time LED Watch Table

The Big Time LED Watch Table looks like a watch but, upon closer inspection, it is a piece of furniture! Designer Lee J. Rowland has thrown in a fully functioning watch for its surface, complete with seconds and date which can be viewed using touch buttons just like a real watch. In addition, the Big Time Watch Table features extra-slim utility drawers and a programmable LED clock. The watch table itself is crafted from sanitized stainless steel.

[Ubergizmo]

For the Health Conscious: MioPINK Motiva Heart Rate Monitor Watch

The MioPINK Motiva Heart Rate Monitor watch features an EKG monitor that keeps track of your current heart rate in addition to displaying the time and date via the LED backlit display. The MioPINK Motiva also keeps count of your daily calorie intake to make sure you maximize your efforts in fighting the flab.

And each purchase will see 10% donated to breast cancer research.

[Ubergizmo]

The Sound of Perfection: Creative Zen X-Fi PMP

The new Zen X-Fi PMP is now official on Creative’s Singapore site. It features a 2.5-inch 320 x 240 pixel TFT LCD, 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB of memory, built-in X-Fi technology, built-in speaker, SD/SDHC card slot, FM radio, 8 presets and 5 band custom EQ, Calendar, Contact, Task List, and voice recording.

The X-Fi supports MJPEG, WMV9, MPEG4-SP4, DivX4 4/5 and XviD4 video;
MP3, WMA, AAC5 (.m4a), WAV (ADPCM), Audible 4 audio; and JPEG images and (BMP, GIF, PNG, TIFF files transcoded with bundled software).

Battery life is estimated at 36hrs of audio playtime and 5hrs of video playtime.

[creative via PMP Today]

Universal Time: The Universe Watch Concept

This is latest design concept by Ramei Keum. It is called "The Universe" and features a cluster of rubies as well as a pair of diamond satellites circling it. Pretty.

[YankoDesign via Ubergizmo]

Upping the Gaming Ante: Gemei X760+

The Gemei X760+, the new iteration of the Chinese-made PMP/game playing device, features a 3-inch 240 x 432 pixel screen, 4GB of onboard storage, a 400MHz CPU, FM tuner, and a TV output. The handheld supports MP3, WMA, APE, RM, MPEG, FLV, AVI, and VOB files (amongst others), but the main selling point here seems to be its built-in ability to emulate the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, as well as play "3D games". Cool!

[Engadget]

Strickly Unofficial? Ferrari M660i Watchphone

The M660i watchphone features the Ferrari brand, a 1.5-inch TFT touchscreen, GSM 850/900/1800/1900Mhz, Bluetooth, a 1.3 megapixel camera, FM radio, TF card slot, free 1GB TF card, SMS and MMS.

It supports MP3, MIDI audio; MP4 full screen playback video; JPG, GIF wallpaper; and Picture Mosaic game.

Talk time/standby time is estimated at 3hrs/100hrs respectively.

[TFTS]

Unique Concept: In Spiral Watch Concept

This concept design by Peter Zsolt Koren features an in-spiral bangle bracelet/watch that would be at home whether on the table or on a wrist. It comes with a unique rail system design that can be adjusted and locked magnetically. I'd like to see it in black.

[Ubergizmo]

Modern Look With Futuristic Design: Tokyoflash Galaxy

The Galaxy watch by Tokyoflash features a formation of multi-colored light bars, developed using digital tube technology that presents the time in a way only before seen in another universe.

The cryptic looking display is pretty easy to read; one touch of the upper button initiates a programmed animation of light, and then presents the time. Twelve yellow bars represent hours in a clock wise direction, eleven red bars represent groups of five minutes and four green bars show single minutes. Pressing the lower button presents the time immediately. The watch on the left reads 10:38.

A Monster Player: Newman ManMan A5

The Newman ManMan A5 is a colossal size player, boasting a 4.3-inch TFT screen, multiple video and audio file support (capable of playing hi-res videos) and Video out. The A5 features a 480 x 272 pixel (16:9) TFT display, 4GB or 8GB of memory, a microSD slot, and 8 EQs.

It supports MP3, WMA, WMA/VBR, APE, and FLAC audio; RM, RMVB, AVI, FLV, DAT, ASF, MP4, and WMV video; and WAV recording. Playtime is estimated at 18hrs of audio; 6hrs of video; and 10+hrs of video with screen off.

[MP4 Nation]

For the Car Enthusiast: Rev-Olution Alarm Clock

Some people like to wake up to the sound of singing birds; others like the soft voice of a loved one. And then there are those who love the realistic, throaty, roar of a V8 engine in the morning.

The Rev-Olution alarm clock features clock, snooze, roaring V8 sound, flashing displays, and AM/FM radio.

The Ultimate in Geek Chic: Binary Watches

Check out the latest in geek chic.

The Binary - Zerone features stainless steel casing and soft leather watchstrap. LED colors are blue or green.










The Binary - Razor Block features an onyx black case with white diodes glowing in its core.



My favorite, however, is the Binary - Ibiza Ride RB which features a steel case, a broad leather band, and multicolor LEDs.

Micro PC: Yinlips YDP-G69

Also from Yinlips is the YDP-G69 Micro PC. The G69 features a PC running Windows CE, WI-FI, Dual CPU (DGT ARM926@266MHZ CPU+533MHZ DSP Processor), 3-inch 320 x 240 pixel touchscreen, MiniSD card slot, Office software, Windows Media Player, game function, flash viewer, eBook reader (Word, Excel, PPT, PDF and TXT), image display, and a loudspeaker.

It supports MP3, WMA, and DRM WMA audio; WMV, ASF, AVI, and MP4 video; and JPG, JPEG, BMP, GIF, and Flash images.

[Yiplips]

PMP + Games + Camera: Yinlips YDP-G70

The Yinlips clamshell PMP made its debut at the AsiaWorld Expo in Hong Kong.

The G70 supports 3 GP, MP4 and the G70B adds RMVB support. It also features an FM tuner, AV out, eBook , miniSD and MMC card slots and LRC lyric support.

[Yinlips via PMP Today]

PMP+: eMotion EM-SOL2GIG Solar Powered PMP and Battery Charger

eMotion from Media Street is more than a digital media player for music, pictures, and video. The included charger powers most portable devices such as mobile phones, mp3/mp4 players, laptops, digital cameras and other portable Lithium battery devices. It can also handle pocket games.

eMotion supports MP1, MP2, MP3, WMA, WAV, ADPCM, and AMR audio; AVI, MPEG4 video with video bookmark function; JPEG, BMP, GIF images; FC/GB/GBC/MD 8/16 bit game simulator expansion developed by third parties; and TXT eBooks. It's compatible with NES/GB/GBC/SEGA games. It will even read aloud any TXT file in Chinese or English.