The Jawbone JAMBOX is an incredible piece of engineering. It fits in your hand and has a wonderful rubber exterior that makes you feel confident that it can stand up to the rigors of life and come out unscathed. It’s sound quality is stunning and very reminiscent of the BOSE Wave sound system. The base is deep and full. If you place your hand on the surface that the JAMBOX is sitting on, you can feel the base. Mid and high tones are crisp and clear. Jawbone were very smart to keep the very loud 85 dB within a reasonable range to avoid distortion. This is one of the most exciting products we have reviewed this year. Audiophiles everywhere playing music on mobile phones and Bluetooth capable MP3 players +can enjoy phenomenal sound quality on the road without wires.
Motorola Xoom Review
The Motorola Xoom is a very solid piece of tech gear that we were exited to get our hands on. Thanks again to our friends at Verizon Wireless for sending us the Motorola Xoom, and Motorola Droid 3. That takes care of the necessary niceties let’s get down to business. DViceNews provide unbiased quality reviews of the latest tech gadgets in terms that everyone can understand. If you ever have a question or feedback on any of our product reviews, please post a comment below.
Jawbone’s ERA Takes Sound Quality to a Whole New Level
For many, when you think of bluetooth headsets, Jawbone quickly comes to mind. They’ve been leading the industry for years, and are on the cutting edge when it comes to packing new tech into a tiny little package that you carry around in your ear. They were kind enough to send us one of their newer devices, the Jawbone ERA, so we took it for a spin. You can see what we thought, below.
Hardware
Jawbone’s new Bluetooth headset called the Icon gets put to the test. Pass or fail?
For a long time, I’ve been looking for a new bluetooth headset. And, I
haven’t been able to part with my Motorola HT820′s. I love the HT820′s
comfort and range but they aren’t your everyday walk-and-talk headset.
Hardware
This super sleek, clean headset is probably the most simple device I’ve ever
used. There’s only one button. After having used it for a while now, I do
wish they would’ve included a volume rockers. However, I’m not sure how that
Home of the Firefly by Li Qiong, Qin Duyin, and Peng Junjie – a truely green design
“Home of the Firefly” is a natural bioluminescence outdoor lamp that is both functional and beautiful. Designed by Li Qiong, Qin Duyin, and Peng Junjie, the Lamp works by attracting Nature’s Own night lights “Fireflies” who congregate inside the lamp which attracts other fireflies. I love the idea and know that my daughters who had spent tens of hours catching fireflies with butterfly nets will love them even more. Now how can we get those Glow Worms to line up and form path lights?
Xbox Kinect hack is the worlds coolest interactive puppet prototype
An installation prototype Emily Gobeille and Theo Watson put together with the libfreenect Kinect drivers and ofxKinect. The system is doing skeleton tracking on the arm and determining where the shoulder, elbow, and wrist is, using it to control the movement and posture of the giant funky bird! Imagine all of the creative applications in entertainment and education. Amazing work Theo and Emily, please pitch the concept to games makers. If Jim Henson’s Muppets become available in a game, I’ll be the first one to buy it.
Speed project – made in a day using openFrameworks and libFreenect.
Concept and Production by design-io.com
Swiftpoint Mouse review – the mouse that’s mightier than the pen
Laptop trackpads, pointer sticks, whatever you want to call them you have no choice but to use them as they are built into you stock laptop. This is where Swiftpoint comes to free you to be more productive for hours and hours more. It’s a uniquely shaped mouse that has the grip and feel of a very expensive pen. It’s ergonomic design and strategically placed rubber surfaces offer the perfectly natural grip and feel that you wish all companies would take in consideration before launching new products. The Swiftpoint mouse takes the place of your existing laptop touchpad and with the included sticker mat with magnetic centering pad, you can actually use this mouse on the go (in a train, car, bus, plane, etc.) This is more than the latest fad or cutting edge technology. Swiftpoint identified a need and have decisively filled that need with a wonderful solution. I won’t be using the trackpad of any laptop in the foreseeable future. The usb connector acts as a charging dock and keeps your mouse where you need it, attached to your laptop.
Johanna Blakely: Lessons from fashion’s free culture – What would the world look like if the Tech industry operated this way?
How would other global industries like Technology, finance & manufacturing change if they operated like the fashion industry? Clearly this is completely hypothetical, but thinking about it does bring up some very interesting talking points.
