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X-Mini 2nd Generation Capsule Speaker Review

TheFuture — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:50:08 +0000

Hello Folks, I have received my X-Mini 2nd Generation portable speaker a couple of days earlier and have really amazed with what I got for as low as 15 pounds. Let me be a bit more elaborative…

Starting from the package I received, a cool sleek package with the heading “Audio Revolution in a Box”, which really enhances the attention. I have opened the package and yeah I got a bit disappointed since almost all the portable speakers come in a pair. Well I must say this feeling got away as soon as I plugged in the little monster with my iPod. But still, I wish I had 2 X-Mini 2nd Generation speakers to make better comparison with X-Mini Max. [Buy it here]

The compact, innovative, capsule shaped design combining with the superb sound clarity it delivers through its large 40mm driver; this is a perfect audio enhancement that can make any sort of music or video player into an individual or group entertainment point. If features high capacity rechargeable battery that can offer around 11 hours of continuous playback which is three times more than its predecessors.

Since I have only one X-Mini 2nd Generation, I couldn’t check but found online in several reviews of this speaker that it can be connected to another and so on, forming a bass-enhanced, self-powered chain of speaker system. This is obviously a cool feature which is quite rare too. In fact to get the experience, I am already searching if any of my friends bought it. It features a built-in volume control too which I personally prefer to keep in max and adjust the volume as much I want from my media player. The LED light shows that it’s turned on.

When it comes about the cables, it is handy in many ways. The main connecting cable has three ports; the mini-USB end goes to the speaker, the 2.0 one goes to the pc and the 3.5mm jack to the media player, whether it’s an iPod, MP3 player or a laptop. Aside from that, the speaker contains a tiny audio connecting cable that can be neatly tucked into the base. Even though, the minimum use of wire has eliminated the hassle a lot, I just wondered a wireless connection using Bluetooth or Wi-Fi or any other means would have made the gadget out of the world.

The size of the speaker is really tiny. I’ve compared with few other portable speakers online, say for an example its cousin X-Mini Max II, and have found it the tiniest among all others of the same range. Moreover, the balance of convenient portability and great sound quality has been done perfectly and accordingly a user would like. The thing I like most of my X-Mini 2nd Generation speaker is its extendable vacuum that imitates the feel of a sub-woofer; you can feel the vibration distinctly when it is playing on your hand, which is able to produce bass and volume over around ten times of its physical size.

Overall, the X-Mini 2nd Generation speaker seems very much stylish with me and everyone I’ve shown it has praised its design and performance. I really loved the speaker and considering the tiny shape and reasonable price, I will surely consider buying one more to get louder sound experience. [Buy it here]

From : X-Mini

“Sunny Song” Eco Friendly Bluetooth Speaker System

TheFuture — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:13:12 +0000

SunnySong is a concept speaker system features Bluetooth connectivity in order to make it competitive in the recent gadget world. This is an eco-friendly speaker that is powered through the sunlight and features the A2DP/AVRCP function by using the latest NXT panel. The system is specially designed to save more energy in comparison with the traditional speakers. SunnySong with its beautiful outlook and handy features will become an inseparable part of future human life.

Designer : Tryi Yeh

eRdr : Next Generation Media Reader by StudioQ

TheFuture — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:46:21 +0000

eRdr is a next generation concept media that will allow to read books, magazines, and newspapers without the use of papers. This handy gadget is able to connect to the internet and will provide the latest news to the readers; even you can save a copy of these magazines or books in the device itself. Aside from that, you will be able to make favorites of your preferred pages, books or even a single column from a magazine. The main objective of this project is to raise the awareness of the global warming that is increasing day by day and take necessary action against its effects.

Designer : Studioq

Freescale Modular Netbook Based on ARM Technology

TheFuture — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:43:09 +0000

Portable workbooks with various features and brands are ever-increasingly popping up everyday and designers are still looking to introduce more functional gadgets. Smartbook is a concept design by Freescale who has specially made six prototypes with a wide range of features. These modular mini-notebooks are based on ARM processors and emphasize on enhanced super-long battery life in order to fit in different usage patterns. These compact smartbooks, with brilliant look, durable made and great functionality, will meet the growing need of handy ultra-portables with all the required attributes and ambience. These concepts didn’t get a hardware version yet but are expecting to adapt quite a big part of portable gadget markets.

Designer : Freescale

E-Book Reader Design by Massimo Marrazzo

TheFuture — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:20:25 +0000

The widespread of e-books or electronic books have forced the gadget designers to produce some handy devices that may overcome the hassles and inconveniences associated with reading in a monotonous computer screen. Therefore, e-book readers, one of the most useful creations of recent world, have been introduced by several manufacturers with many different functional features, so that the reader can feel like reading a paper book. Most of the e-book readers feature portability of handhelds along with a higher resolution screen to ensure readers convenience. The average size of a good quality e-book reader is almost as an average size paper book and weighted only a few hundred grams.

E-book readers always keep one thing common that is a very high definition display and the entire surface area is almost occupied. Few e-book readers are available in only black and white colors but there are many supported with full color display capability. The main advantage of e-books is you don’t have to worry about your encyclopedias, technical documentations, catalogues, brochures, magazines and comics to get aged. Moreover, e-books are updating continuously and since most of e-books don’t kill your storage device with a gigantic volume, you can store a previous version documents easily.

This e-book reader also has a remote control for page flipping. You can flip pages using thumb on the remote control or touchpad on the frame of the e-book reader.

Designer : Massimo Marrazzo

DZ9044 Faceless Wristwatch from Diesel

TheFuture — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:30:32 +0000

Diesel DZ9044 is a seemingly faceless concept wristwatch that can confuse the innocent bystanders with its extraordinary appearance. But this useful gadget is able to provide time for 4 different time zones at a time with the duel dials both side. This stainless steel wristwatch is a futuristic apparatus that will let the users to keep track of their activities in 4 different places with different time zone. This timepiece would especially handy when the users want to secretly have a glance on it without letting others know your impatience. The watch will be available in two different colors, black and silver, and the price has been set $365 each.

Designer : Diesel via [Dvice and Watchismo]

Folding Knives by William Woods

TheFuture — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:19:19 +0000

Folding knives concept is a fun but useful project by William Woods. Pocketknives are always being considered as a handy gadget for serving various purposes. The designer has used the technology to develop a superb product that will assist opening blade and have blade locks. The main goal of this concept is to blend strategic utilities and elegant lines with latest folding knife technology SARTF which means Search and Rescue Task Force.

Designer : William Woods

Elegance Transparent Fragility Bluetooh Device

TheFuture — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 06:17:26 +0000

With the advancement of the recent mobile technology, we have encountered some superb useful gadgets with various handy features. Among them, Bluetooth device is being considered the most popular tool for its wireless feature. With simple and exceptional design, the Transparent Fragility is a supreme quality Bluetooth device that is being operated by a one touch key. This device comprises a minimum of details, smooth lines and bionic design that has made it an unavoidable stuff. According to IIshat Garipov, the founder of the Bluetooth device, he has tried to transfer plasticity and elegance of a drop of water to the headset design.

Designer : Ilshat Garipov

Ectaco iTRAVL is A Great Travel Companion and More (Product Review)

TheFuture — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:15:18 +0000

Since the last century, traveling a lot of countries on a single trip, which was very well known as Grand Tour, has lost the popularity among mass people. One of the main reasons is the reduced travel budgets and getting the most out from any trip makes a good financial sense now. But another issue that really matters when traveling in the countries you may want to visit is having the required language skill to communicate freely with the inhabitants. [Buy It Here]

Now, with the launch of Ectaco iTRAVL, an extraordinary and handy travel gadget, you will be able to get instant access to all necessary resources to travel with style and comfort. This useful device has combined the advanced native-speaker voice narration, speech synthesis and advanced speech recognition technology. iTRAVL can instantly understand and speak quite a few million words and phrases.Experience the convenience that you have never had with iTRAVL in hotels, shops and restaurants or on the street when asking for directions. You can have detailed information about your queries including a Talking PhraseBook, a translating Dictionary and Travel Guides to satisfy your needs.

Maybe you are not a frequent traveler but you will still find it helpful to increase your foreign language knowledge. The built-in Language Teacher empowered with speech recognition modules will let you become a native speaker before you are going to visit a particular country in no time. Additionally, the built-in Mp3 player can play you favorite audio files or AudioBooks to help you avoid the boring part of a journey. You can instantly perform some currency conversions with the talking calculator. [Buy It Here]

From : Itravl

Instant Business Card Reader by Pen Power

TheFuture — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:38:47 +0000

Are you are running a business and really tired of keeping safely all the business cards? If yes, then WorldCard Ultra designed by PenPower can help you out in this. It is an amazing data entry gadget for you as it is known as a handy-dandy business card reader. You just need to stick a card in the slot and this cool gadget does the rest. It maintains an address book and has a multiple language support. Now you do not need to take care of several business cards because everything will be stored in your WorldCard Ultra.

Designer : PenPower via Core77