North Face Audio Jacket

The North Face brand is widely respected amongst outdoor types and they produce a whole range of products for the intrepid traveller to enjoy. But those who want to stay warm in the winter and still enjoy their favourite music will love the Audio Jacket from North Face. This is essentially a rugged, weather-resistant jacket with a trick up its sleeve. Literally. There are controls within the sleeve of the jacket which allow you to skip tracks and change the volume levels of your iPod without having to struggle to pull the actual device from your pocket and then attempt to get your clumsy glove-ridden fingers to make the commands directly. The iPod will stay safe, warm and dry in a ‘media pocket’ the whole time, away from the damaging elements, whilst you can use your hands to keep the tunes coming throughout your adventure. Lads and lasses will find two different versions of the jacket to suit their body types and tastes and if you are looking for something in the North Face line then these could attract your attention with their versatile use.

Heat In A Click Gadget Review

The name may be a bit of a mouthful, but the products produced by Heatinaclick could prove to be very useful if you want to stave off the chill of the cold weather this winter. The whole of the Heatinaclick Range consists of various sizes and shapes of heating pad. These are reusable and portable, with the intention being that you will carry the flexible, floppy pads with you and activate their heating properties when the temperatures dip. There are a wide variety of pads on offer with different intended applications. You can get a foot warmer, a hand warmer, a face mask, a baby bottle warmer, a back warmer and a saucily-named pleasure pad which is basically a hot water bottle with a sexed-up name tagged on. All of the Heatinaclick products use a toxin-free molecular reaction based on Sodium Acetate to activate the heating process and will hit maximum temperatures of 54 degrees. That should prove to be toasty enough for every occasion, whether it is keeping your bed warm at night or your feet feeling fiery in the day. The liquid in each pad will become solid as part of the process and as the generated heat dissipates the pad will return to its solution form. The best thing about the Heataclick products is that each gadget is reusable multiple times.

Lucifer Cap Gadget Hat Review

Having appropriated the name which most people commonly relate to Christianity’s most evil character, the makers of the Lucifer Cap are quick to point out that they mean to use the term based on its original Latin translation as the name given to the planet Venus or the bringer of light. Semantic ramblings aside, the Lucifer Cap is an incredibly useful gadget for those who like to light their way, no matter how dark their surroundings and it has a surprising number of applications in the winter and all year round. On the outside this gadget looks like an ordinary baseball cap with a curved peak and is available in 11 different colours suitable for various seasons and locations. However, built into the bill of this cap are a pair of super-bright LEDs which can light the way through the dark. You can light objects clearly up to 10 metres away and a single battery will power the LEDs for 17.25 hours, with a replacement easy to administer once you have gone through the first lot. A switch on the side of the Lucifer Cap turns the LEDs on or off and they are available in white, red, green, blue and purple. The makers of the Lucifer Cap suggest that it is excellent for finding your way in the dark, performing maintenance when there is no power, looking into your car boot at night, or even helping you pick out the next record you are going to play if you happen to be a DJ working in a poorly lit club. With the days getting shorter as winter approaches, keeping your Lucifer Cap with you to avoid getting caught out in the dark could be sensible. And what is more, techies who like to ferret about in their computers will love it.

Etre Touchy Gadget Gloves Review

Fingerless gloves used to be reserved for the homeless, but style gurus have appropriated them for the general public over recent years. However, to identify the Etre Touchy gloves as mere items of fashion is to undersell their main gadget-based function; providing you with free fingers to interact with your mobile phone and portable gadgets without the hindrance of a fleecy layer of wool in between your digits and the touch screen or thumb stick. The Etre Touchy gloves have no covering for the thumb and index finger on both hands, whilst the remaining fingers will be swaddled in a warm covering as you would expect on a traditional glove. This is more of a hybrid fingerless item for the iPhone age. With index finger and thumb available you can text, touch, swipe, pinch and zoom using the iPhone or iPod Touch’s capacitive screen, although anyone with a mobile phone of any type will benefit from the immediate improvements to tactile interaction that the Etre Touchy gloves offer. Some gadget-related clothing can be fun for a while without being particularly practical, but in the winter these gloves will become indispensable.

Win An Amazon Kindle Gadget Cartoon

This months competion gives you the chance to win a new Amazon kindle e reader and all you have to do to enter is become a member of our site and make a comment about our comic strip below. In return we will keep you up to date with all the latest gadget news straight to your email or RSS feed. Join by either entering your email address below this post or to the right for your chance to win this great gadget. 

How Might Goal Line Technology Work

There has been a lot of talk of football foul paly this week, this includes goal line technology. A huge number of football mathces have been ruined by a freak goal or by a disallowed goal. However, it is not for us to debate whether this technolgy is needed but only to show that it can be done.  So we have decided to take a look at proposed methods and gadgets that could be used to make goal line referees a reality.

The most accurate and most probable method of implementing goal line technology involves three main components: 1. A ball,  2. a signalling unit for the referee and 3. a goal equipped to sense when the ball crosses the line. Here is how each part would work:

1. The ball

Obviously the ball would have to be modified and Adidas have already come up with the answer. They have inserted multiple micro chips and sensors into a ball that can accurately identify where it is on the pitch when used with magnetic sensors strategically placed on the by line or goal line. They say that this will not affect the weight of the ball or how it moves through the air, it would be as if the footballers were using a standard football.

2. Referee signal

Obviously this sort of technology would be pretty useless if the referee had no way of using it, duh! Radio and audio links to the referee have been ruled out in the past so the unit would probably have to be sensory. Suggestions have included a wrist band with either a visual, audio or even vibrating alert when the ball has crossed the goal line.

3. The goal

This is the most important part of the whole scenario, it has to be accurateand foolproof. Thankfully the gadgets needed are very simple, the goal would need to be wired all the way around the frame. This would provide a magnetic field that would work with sensors when the ball crosses the line. The information would be sent to a central computer which would then be relayed to the referee. It is said that this type of system would be resistant to any weather conditions and wireless interference.

It has been rumoured that this type of technology will be trialed in the near future but whose to know? It is possible but does open a whole can of worms.

Instances where goal line technolgy could have been used:

Powermat Brings Wireless Charging Home

Wireless charging has been discussed and brought to the forefront of technology over the past couple of years. In the future all electronic appliances will be able to be recharged or even just powered through the air but until then there are gadgets that can deliver the next best thing, charging without cables by placing your device on a mat.

Powermat have been designing and building wireless charging stations for some time now and their recent efforts have taken a major step forward by combining function with aesthetics.  The mat works by forming a connection between a jacket placed on your device and the mat itself. Power mat have even included precise magnets so that an optimal connection is made this in turn means your device will charge just a quickly as if you had plugged it in.

In the past other products have failed because they could only charge one device at a time. Thankfully powermat has no such trouble as it can charge up to four at a time, three are wireless and one can be added via a USB input.

The powermat is a large step forward in wireless technology and we can definitely see the benefits it brings, imagine you can just come home and plonk your mobile on the mat and it will be fully charged when you pick it back up later in the day. Genius! It is available from the powermat website at a very reasonable price of £69.99

Blu rays of the month November 2009

It’s winter, it’s cold and we all want to be tucked up in bed rather that outside in the grim weather, preferably with some of the hottest Blu ray releases (and some warm buttered popcorn!) Luckily, there are some absolute scorchers due for release on Blu ray this November, so you’ll have plenty of excuses to curl up in front of the telly.

Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Collection
Due for release: 2nd November
Everyone loves Wallace and Gromit, with this Blu ray offering all of their family-friendly favourites on the one disc. Follow nutty inventor Wallace along with his ever faithful hound, Gromit in a complete selection of all of their Oscar winning adventures, including Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers, A Close Shave and A Matter of Loaf and Death.

November blu rays

LG Watch Phone

Dick Tracy fans are rushing in there hoards to the nearest Orange shop to get there grips on the LG Watch Phone, if you haven’t got one it’s probably already too late.

There is something very appealing about watch incorporated gadgetry; Ian Fleming found the idea one to elaborate on hence James Bonds’ series of handy timepieces.

Over the years the humble wrist watch has undergone many technological advances from the incorporation of chronographs, digitalisation and a multitude of alarms and stopwatches. Likewise the mobile phone has immerged to be one of the most rapidly advancing gadgets on the market from the introduction cameras, Bluetooth and voice recognition to touch screen, internet and lord knows what multitude of apps available. Now the two have become conjoined in a very welcome and long overdue fashion.

Initially obvious scepticisms of such a relationship spring to mind, can a wristwatch / mobile phone combo work? Can it really look and perform as both a phone and a watch at the same time? The answer to both these questions is a resounding yes. The LG Watch Phone is not only stylish, elegant and comfortable, its usability and function is of top draw calibre.

The touch screen I am reliably informed is both smooth and responsive allowing easy menu browsing and typing. Bluetooth synchronisation is quick and simple. An all round cool bit of kit the LG Watch Phone has surpassed my expectations, will it yours?

Available exclusively to Orange, released in august and limited numbers mean it may be too late to get your hands on this head turning timepiece.

Parajet Skycar The First Mainstream Flying Car

I don’t think a day passes without me finding myself bumper to bumper inching along stuck in the inevitable traffic jam of the daily commute. I also don’t think a day passes without me willing my car with all my might to leap into the air and soar heroically above the honking horns and billowing exhaust of my fellow commuters, sadly it hasn’t happened, yet.

Parajet have taken this fantastic dream and ran no… flown with it.

The Parajet Skycar is a two seater, road legal, all terrain vehicle which runs of bio fuel, produces zero emissions and oh yeah it can fly.

Simplicity is the key to its design. It works in a similar way to paramotor. A large propeller running off the engine and a ‘parafoil’ wing provide lift. In drive mode the wing is folded into the boot and drive is transferred from the propeller to the wheels. This simple setup means the car is cheap, safe and reliable.

An emergency reserve parachute is included should the wing become unattached or a mid-air collision occur, always good to know.

In ‘Road Mode’ it has a top speed of 180 kmph 0–100 kmph in 4.5 seconds, rear wheel drive and a range of 400 km. In ‘Fly Mode’ a top speed of 110 kmph, a maximum altitude of 15,000 ft, a cruising altitude of 2000-3000 ft and a top speed of 110 kmph.

So if you find yourself looking to spend £50,000 you can purchase a flying car today, and fly it next year.

To read more visit the manufactures website www.parajetautomotive.com

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