GADGET GUIDE: GEAR GIZMOS
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Philips Dual dock triple charging
clock radio
Compatible
with both Lightning and 30-pin iOS devices, this Philips dock can charge up to
three Apple devices simultaneously. The alarm clock features a FM digital tuner
with storable pre-set stations, auxiliary-in port, music playback, dual alarm
capability and weekday/weekend alarm setting. The dock has Neodynium speakers
and in the event of a power failure, a backup will remember your settings.
Price:
$169.95
Logitech PowerShell Controller +
Battery
Designed
to deliver a true console-gaming experience on an iOS 7 device, the Logitech
PowerShell Controller + Battery fi ts an iPhone or iPod touch. The device
offers console-style, off-screen controls and a 1500 mAh increase to the
connected iPhone or iPod touch. The PowerShell Controller provides access to
the power and volume buttons, the headphone jack and the camera.
Price:
$129.95
stm studio for iPad Air, iPad
mini
Part
of a range of cases that complement the sleek designs of Apple’s new iPad Air
and Retina iPad mini tablets, stm’s studio cases have a magnetic closure and a
folding system for fi nding the best viewing and typing positions. Even better,
stm has expanded its colour palette to include a range of bright, fashionable
colours.
Price:
$59.95 (iPad Air); $49.95 (Retina iPad mini)
Mujjo Leather Crochet Touchscreen
Gloves
This
company never stops finding new ways to keep your hands warm while using your
iPhone or iPad. The $110 Leather Crochet Touchscreen Gloves are exactly what
they sound like: ‘a well-considered combination of Ethiopian lambskin leather
and crocheted Egyptian cotton’. The leather is integrated with ‘nanotechnology’
to make it touchscreencompatible.
Price:$110
+ shipping
Twelve
South BookBook Travel Journal
The
BookBook Travel Journal, for all iPad models, is your office away from the
office. In addition to room for your tablet, it provides capacious space for
keeping your accessories, cables, and even headphones organised – and taking
them with you while you’re on the go. The case’s exterior is designed to look
like a worn book, giving it a unique look that keeps the contents hidden from
prying eyes.
Price:
US$99.99 + shipping
PhoneSuit Elite Battery Case
The
Elite Battery Case is now available for the iPhone 5/5s. It can fully charge
its lithium-ion 2100 mAh battery in two hours, and after that it offers up to
two days of ‘heavy usage’ for your iPhone. The ultra-thin package adds little
bulk, features a camera cutout and leaves access to the headphone jack.
Price:
US$99.95 + shipping
ARECA Thunderbolt Storage
Thunderbolt
is a revolutionary high-speed, dual protocal I/O technology designed for
performance, simplicity and flexibility. Areca brings two high performance
Thunderbolt storage devices to the power user. The ARC-5026 is a four-bay tower
with an additional USB 3.0 port for flexibility, and the ARC-8050 is a whopping
eight-bay tower. With advanced RAID storage for data protection, blistering
fast speeds and capacities ranging from 8TB to 32TB.
Price:
From $1990
Belkin WeMo Light Switch
Belkin
has added the WeMo Light Switch to the WeMo smart home range, allowing users to
control a series of household lights remotely via a Wi-Fi connected light
switch. The device replaces a standard light switch, connects to a home network
and interacts with the WeMo app to turn the lights on/off, create a schedule or
set them according to sunrise and sunset.
Price:
$69.95
