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With the fluctuating shape and size of cell phones, finding a good case can be tough. Many times a clip-on holder is a great idea, but for walk on the wild-side you can try the Nanaco Banana cell phone holder (as seen above). While it does have a good grip on it, this accessory is really a matter of personal style. But when looking into serious cell phone cases, it’s best to go with what your individual cell phone manufacturer advises for your model.
But the uproar has come when discovering that the controls for the player and embedded in the headphone cord. In essence, it’s a good idea, allowing for the designing of a smaller player and an ease of control, with the ability to change song or playlist without having to dig out the actual player from a pocket or bag. But the questions come when consumers switch-out Apple’s specialty-made headphones for third-party models. Those signature little white earbobs aren’t always the most comfortable to my ears either, but should I choose to use a third-party set the shuffle will still play, but I will have no control over volume, song, or playlist.
The website has a lot to say about this device, boasting a reliability at up to 50mph- perfect for those really nasty days- waterproof and rip proof nylon, and a design that will never flip-out. The dome-like look of the nubrella is intriguing, to say the least. Much like the popular bubble umbrella, the wind stands little to no chance of catching under this design, actually keeping you warmer as you walk. There is also the option to use a “shoulder support,” eliminating the need to hold you Nubrella in place.
Blockbuster has for a long, long (long) time been struggling. It seems that buying 30 copies of “Hottie and the Nottie” for hundreds of Blockbuster locations was not (contrary to common sense) a good business move. It’s also been rumoured for some time that Blockbuster has been plotting an entry into the set-top box market. Such a move would allow for (conceivably) unlimited copies of “Hottie and the Nottie” to be rented. The MediaPoint player, built by 2Wire, is actually going to be offered gratis “with the advance rental of 25 Blockbuster OnDemand movies for $99 at www.blockbuster.com” so says the movie rental giant. So, what gives?
Well, it seems an understandably tentative Blockbuster is a little tepid about getting into the set-top market, which has been burgeoning of late. Thus, the Blockbuster branded MediaPoint is merely a project; a trial if you will. Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes simply states that it’s a step towards “keeping[ing] up with emerging technology”. In regards to the tech, the box features two USB ports, a SD slot, Ehternet, WiFi, and an HDMI port.
As good as rechargeable batteries are, they could be better.
The Sony ZS-S4iP Boombox is Sony's attempt to give iPhone and iPod Touch owners a great way to listen to their music with a few nostalgic hints of the past. You may remember those days of long ago, where music came "recorded" onto "magnetic tape" using primitive "analog" technology. This magnetic tape was wrapped around tiny plastic reels. The reels were then encased inside a plastic frame that would keep the tape from unspooling without control. These constructions were known to the people of the time as "audio cassettes" or sometimes "tapes."
Never heard of them? Don't worry. Your parents may remember them. If they do, they may also remember that some of these "cassettes" could be played in "tape players" that came in the form of music players with large speakers, sometimes called "boomboxes" (based on how loud their volume could be raised to). You could insert these cassettes into trays that would fold out from the faces of these boomboxes, push the trays back into the face and allow a "magnetic tape reader" to come into contact with the tape inside. This would also allow spinning gears to turn the reels, sliding the tape across that magnetic tape reader. The reader would then send the magnetic impulses stored on the tape through an amplifier and then onto speakers.
So, what does Sony's new ZS-S4iP Boombox have to do with any of this technology from the 1900s?
