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Each Car Could Make Full Use Of A Power Adapter

Posted by on Monday, 10 October, 2011

For those who have a vehicle you really should have a power inverter to go along with it. Just so you know, a power adapter is a system that can turn the 12 volts within your car into a a standard home outlet which will allow you to plug in regular household items.

Having a device like this is fantastic for any person who takes long trips in the car and need a source of power. For those who have items that will need a regular plug to charge them this is the simplest way to be able to charge these items while you are driving. So in this article we are taking a better look at the uses of the actual Bestek 75 watt 12 volt DC to 110-120 Volt AC power inverter.

How frequently have you been in your car on a long trip and your mobile phone died? Most individuals have thought of picking one up but for one reason or another they never did. Lots of you may have realized that these chargers may cost much more than what you were willing to spend. No matter why you decided not to get a charger, now your in position where you need one. Now, if you already had a power inverter, you’d just be able to bring your household charger together with you to charge your phone. The best thing about the power inverter that we are referring to here is that it only costs $9.99, and as I am certain you know this is much less than going out and buying a $40 car charger for your phone.

This is additionally a great unit if you need to charge your iPod or some other mp3 player which requires a usb port to charge it. In case you are wondering you will find that this unit has a built in usb port for whatever requires one for charging. Usb ports have grown to be quite popular as a charging device that even a lot of the newer phones will be able to be charged using a usb port.

Nevertheless it doesn’t end there as you can also use this little device to run your laptop. You might be one of the individuals who need to have their laptop with them all the time. One thing you will need to concern yourself with is what happens when you use up all the power in the battery? If you have this unit it is possible to plug your laptop in and your all set to go. This device is good for charging digital cameras, laptop computers, and even your mobile phone, along with just about any kind of other thing you can think of.

Amazon offers this product for just $9.99 which is truly a great price for a device like this. You might find that you might want or need more power for a few things you would like to use in your car, but this device is meant for smaller items up to the size of a laptop. You will additionally see that Amazon also has the larger models if you decide you may need them. Nevertheless for the most part, most individuals realize that this modest little converter gives them everything that they need, at a cost that no one can grumble about. Yet another excellent element about this product is that you will be able to set aside all the different car chargers in your car that you seriously don’t know which one goes to which anyhow.

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Still awake? There’s a Chumby FunBox app for that

Posted by on Saturday, 1 October, 2011

The FunBox is a bedside alarm clock but it’s also a widget-running Chumby, which means it’ll let you check your twitter feeds, load up a track on Pandora or do other inappropriately stimulating activities right before catching some Zs. The device has just passed through the FCC and its paperwork reveals a 3.5-inch (possibly resistive) touch screen, a 454MHz processor, 1GB DDR memory, SD card slot and a USB port for an external drive. We couldn’t tell you price or availability at this stage, but with top smartphones increasingly coming with night dock accessories the FunBox is hardly likely to find a guaranteed perch beside our pillow.

Still awake? There’s a Chumby FunBox app for that originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Archos 80 G9 and 101 G9 hands-on (video)

Posted by on Friday, 2 September, 2011
So, so many tablets this week at IFA. Archos’s pair of Honeycomb slates may not have garnered the same sort of excitement as, say yesterday’s Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 or Toshiba AT200, but there are a lot of interesting things going on with the 80 G9 and 101 G9. From an aesthetic standpoint, these are pretty nice looking devices (the 80 and 101 look largely the same, save for the difference in footprint and screen size), though they’re not quite on-par with the two aforementioned tablets, in terms of build. Among other things, they’re a bit on the chunky side and have fairly considerable bezels.

Like those devices, the G9 tablets run Android 3.2, though a decidedly less skinned up version than Samsung’s device. And their 1.5GHz processor assures that they can handle the OS with ease. Archos’s tablets also have a few tricks up their collective sleeve. Flip the devices over, and you find a kickstand on one side and a slot on the other than opens up to reveal a USB port designed for the company’s proprietary 3G stick.

Also pretty awesome is the ability to configure their hard drives up to 250GB — a fairly staggering sum in the tablet world. We got to spend some hands-on time with both — check out a video after the break.

Gallery: Archos 8 G9 tablet hands-on

Archos 8 G9 tablet hands-on

Gallery: Archos 101 G9 tablet hands-on

Archos 101 G9 tablet hands-on

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Archos 80 G9 and 101 G9 hands-on (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Ask Engadget: best 1TB+ USB 3.0 external drive on a budget?

Posted by on Sunday, 14 August, 2011

We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget inquiry is coming to us from Patrick, who can’t wait another day to start taking advantage of his newfangled blue USB port. If you’re looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com.

“I just got a new laptop with a USB 3.0 port. I currently have a USB 2.0 external hard drive, but I would like to upgrade. First of all, is the speed boost really worth the money? Is there a speed difference between those that need external power and those that are powered through the USB cable? Looking for one that’s 1TB to 2TB, and my price range is about 0, give or take. Thanks!”

It’s certainly harder to come across a SuperSpeed bargain than a USB 2.0 bargain, but we’re sure there’s a few deals to be had. That said, reliability has to come into play here — any well-rounded suggestions for this fellow? Drop ‘em in comments below!

Ask Engadget: best 1TB+ USB 3.0 external drive on a budget? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 13 Aug 2011 22:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Is a tablet with a keyboard really a tablet?

Posted by on Monday, 8 August, 2011

The Asus Eee Pad Slider Android tablet is expected to launch this month and an Australian blogger has one of the first hands-on looks at the unique slate. The CarryPad blog today pointed me to Ritchie’s Room, which provides a full first look at this 10.1-inch Honeycomb tablet that comes with a twist, or rather a slide. The entire display can shift up at an angle, revealing a full QWERTY keyboard. That gives the tablet a laptop-like form factor when needed, in addition to the standard touchscreen slate use.

In addition to the always-attached keyboard, the Eee Pad Slider adds a full-sized USB port and microSD card slot for memory expansion. Adding these ports and the keyboard adds some bulk and weight, however; two things I’d say actually reduce the portability of the tablet. The slider is larger overall than the iPad or Galaxy Tab 10.1, for example, and at 31.3 ounces, weighs just under two pounds.

Yes, that’s still lighter than a notebook or netbook computer, but noticeably heavier than comparable tablets. From a design standpoint, Ritchie says the sliding mechanism on the tablet works well. It’s a spring loaded design that Ritchie claims is “very smooth action.” The screen angle is a fixed position, however; don’t expect to tilt the screen at different angles.

Maybe I’ll feel differently once I get an Eee Pad Slider to look at, but I’m not sold on the design for my personal needs. Honeycomb is a touch-driven interface, so your hands will be moving back and forth between the keyboard. Even though the travel looks looks small, it’s not ideal from a usability standpoint. With either the USB port or Bluetooth radio, you could add a mouse to address that problem, but that’s more to carry, which reduces portability even more. And the added weight of the keyboard and sliding mechanism is something buyers will be carrying the whole time, although they do gain a stand out of the design.

Again, perhaps the heavy slate will impress me when I see it for myself. And I’m not suggesting the Eee Pad Slider is a non-starter: It will surely appeal to some who don’t mind carrying a larger device in order to gain an integrated keyboard. My concern is that I’d be “carrying” the extra weight and size for the keyboard all the time, yet I’d likely be using the keyboard for a very limited amount of time. Folks that are supplementing a true slate with some type of wired or wireless keyboard would likely feel the opposite and for them, the Eee Pad Slider might press all the right buttons, assuming Google Android is their platform of choice.

Keyboard or not, I haven’t been impressed enough by any Android Honeycomb tablet to buy one for myself. I actually still prefer Android 2.3, or Gingerbread, on my lighter 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab. And that’s a problem that no keyboard will fix.

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Vitamin Water bus-stop ad lets devices juice-up before the commute

Posted by on Sunday, 17 July, 2011
Battery running low during the rush-hour commute? Glacéau’s Vitamin Water Energy Bus Shelter by Crispin Porter & Bogusky wants to help you get charged while you’re waiting to board. The new billboards feature a bottle of the vitamin / caffeine-packing drink, sporting a triple-USB port, which you can plug your devices into for some extra juice. Apparently, you’ll be seeing these if your daily public-transit hustle takes you through the fine cities of Boston, New York, Chicago or Los Angeles — we’d imagine owners of HTC’s Thunderbolt will find them very useful.

Vitamin Water bus-stop ad lets devices juice-up before the commute originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 17 Jul 2011 03:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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