Sony next generation portable (NGP).

Behold, Zappelin Air.

When Bowers & Wilkins unveiled its original Zeppelin iPod dock in 2008, one look told us it was going to be special. Now B&W have gone and done it all over again with the Zeppelin Air.

Esquire has had a sneak preview of the system, and even though the look remains much the same from the outside (thankfully B&W has not tried to fix what patently wasn’t broken), it’s the internal changes that make all the difference. The dock is still there, but now, with wireless playback using Apple’s AirPlay, linking your iPhone, computer or iPad to stream music through the speakers is, ahem, a breeze. Set up a multi-room system and adjust volume in different locations, playing the same or different playlists on separate machines while using your iPhone to control one or more Zeppelin Airs throughout your house (the systems have a wireless range of about 30m).

Naturally, the sound quality has been overhauled as well, with B&W’s trademarked Flowport tech plus the four 25W and single 50W improved drive units delivering crystal clarity, even at bone-shaking volumes. But it’s the new Digital Signal Processing ability that shines for us. It neatly alters frequencies when necessary (notching up the bass at very low volume, for example, to stop audio going tinny), making sure you always get the best playback whether your trashing fuel prices over dinner or throwing tequila-fuelled shapes in the small hours.

www.bowers-wilkins.co.uk, £500 (available in March)

culled from www.esquire.co.uk

iPhone 4 Hands On Review

Wonder what it is with Apple and Macy Gray???

More on the LG GD900 Crystal.

     I was never a fan on LG phones, i always insisted on Nokia, but recently Nokia has been letting me down. I always bought Nokia phones because they were durable, stylish, user friendly, and affordable. Now they still have some stylish phones, but not as stylish as some of their competitors, some of their phones aren’t as user friendly as they should be, their prices seem to now be in the range of their competitors, thus making them loose their advantage, and forget about durability. Every recent phone i (and alot of  ‘former Nokia die hards’ i know)have purchased from Nokia always seem to have one fault or the other, within the first six months.

I still use a Nokia at the moment(E51, which has a fault that two Nokia care centers told me cannot be fixed), but within the next two months or so, i’ll be switching my loyalty.

If LG play their cards right and keep realeasing amazing phones like this, they just might be ‘the new Nokia’.

LG GD900 Crystal

     The LG GD900 Crystal which LG debuted at the GSMA World Congress, will be the world’s first phone with a transparent design handset. Not everything on the slider handset is transparent but the rear slider is translucent and the keypad gives off a brilliant glittering glow. Specs on technical details on the LG GD900 was limited, but LG will make sure to bring out the specs for review later this year.

       According to the manufacturer, the device will not be just a fashion accessory (though i’m sure thats what most would buy it for cos when the phone gets opened, it will be sure to attract everyone’s attention, since a light will illuminate the transparent keyboard ), but will also incorporate high-tech features and will come with a bluetooth headset which will be just as impressive!

    Expect the LG GD900 clear handset phone to show up in stores sometime in the third quarter of 2009.

Arena KM900 by LG

     The newest entrant into a crowded touch-screen arena, LG’s latest looks familiar (iPhone, anyone?) but stands out thanks to its 3D interface. Menus can be dragged and rotated like different sides of a cube – not quite Minority Report, but impressive all the same. Other features include a five-megapixel camera, front camera for video calling and a 3.5mm jack so you can plug in some decent headphones – music to our ears. Also available in black (pictured), exclusively to T-Mobile.

Pacemaker by Tonium

     Last night a handheld DJ device saved my life? Not quite. But the ultra-portable Tonium Pacemaker – essentially two MP3 players and a mixer in one – can certainly save would-be Sir Mixalots from lugging their decks around at least. Everything you need to get the party started (plus a safety feature that prevents you stopping proceedings by playing a song inadvertently), this latest version lets you import your iTunes library and automatically match up the tempo of tracks so you never miss a beat.

www.pacemaker.net

Portable Fireplace

    

This glass and stainless steel fireplace, uses similar technology to chaffing dishes (only on steroids) by burning gelled ethanol – which has the added advantage of producing no smoke, ash or soot as it burns. But it does provide some very romantic atmosphere thanks to its colorful flames.

With no smoke or ash, thee Vidro is ideal for apartments who want to enjoy the ambience of a fireplace without having one. You don’t have to travel to really take advantage of this portable fireplace called the Vidro. But you do have to have a thick wallet to afford it. Cost hovers around $1,000. Ouch.

The Obama Watch

     Actually the brandname of this watch is Jorg Gray, but the ‘nickname’ (barackswatch) came when President Obama was seen sporting the black chronograph watch(a gift from one of his security) in place of his usual TAG Heuer. Even though little is known about the watch brand, they claim their timepieces ‘make the difference between winnig and losing’. Price? $325.

Tokyo Flash ‘Barcode’ part 2

     I was going through the archives and realized that i never did quite find out how this ‘barcode’ watch actually works. So i did a little research and found an article thats explains how.

     The black IP, silver stainless steel splits into 4 black lines in which the white LED’s display the Time/Date/Day function, when the LED’s are illuminated though the mineral glass they almost have a blue tone emphasising the futuristic appeal of this watch. On the right hand side of the face as you look at the watch is the ‘A’ button which protrudes from the side, this button can be pressed to display the time, again to show the date and again to show the day. When the button is pressed there is a randomised ‘light show’ before the time is shown on the face.        

Between 1 a.m. and 6 p.m. the watch will display a short random light show every minute for 12 minutes after the button has been pressed. What makes this watch so unique and attractive is the exclusivity it has to the wearer as there would only ever be  a select number of people (Those who have the Tokyo Flash know how) who would be able to use this watch, making it individual to the wearer. HOW TO TELL THE TIME: There are 4 lines to the face which are used to tell the time and date. There are 4 LEDS that illuminate at the top of each line according to what the display is showing so line 1 shows the ‘TM’ Time Function, line 2 shows the ‘Dt’ Date function, Line 3 displays the ‘Wk’ Day-of-the-week function and finally the 4th LED shows the ‘PM’ function.      

  1: The first bar displays 5 LED’s which light up according every 5th HOUR so 1 LED = 5 HOURS.   

  2: The second column shows the HOUR after the 5 so 1 LED = 1 HOUR    

  3: The third column displays the MINUTES past the hour to the 10 so 1 LED = 10 MINUTES.                  

  4: The last column represents the MINUTES after the 10 so 1 LED = 1 MINUTE                                                                                

  SO…If there are 3 lights in the 1st line, 3 lights in the 2nd, 4 lights in the 3rd and 9 in the 4th then the time would be 06:49 or 18:49 (if the PM light is illuminated in the top right corner).

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