According to the report of Engadget, The Desk Phone Dock will appear first appear at the China Sourcing Fair taking place in Hong Kong this April. With this iPhone accessory, you can charge and sync your iPhone while it's put in the polished housing. You can use the traditional desk phone handset to speak or you can function it as a speakerphone as well if you don't feel like using the handset  (there's a volume knob / mute button on top).

There's no end to the odd-ball remote-control devices that some tech geeks seem to think make PC-connected home theaters easier to operate while all they actually do is add a lot of awkward plastic and extra money to your HTPC. The Rii Mini Wireless Keyboard, on the other hand, looks like it would actually streamline your home theater without adding too much unnecessary equipment.

Only six-inches wide, the Rii slides easily between your digits and looks to offer a profile similar to that of a traditional remote. The full Qwerty keyboard on its face, however, lets you quickly enter text when using your HTPC. The keys are even backlit, for when you dim the lights to watch the movie of the night. The device offers wireless, 2.4 GHz transmission with a USB receiver good for up to 30 meters.

Other features of the Rii remote include a convenient touchpad, joystick-style navigation controls and a laser pointer. The remote operates on rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.via

the largest book seller in the US is set to release their own digital e-reader to combat the popular amazon kindle. the nook is a small white device that features a large e-ink screen on top with a smaller colour touch screen display on the bottom that is used for navigation, input and a secondary display. the nook will hold around 1500 ebooks in its 2gb of storage and can also serve as a mp3 player. connectivity wise, the nook has 3g capability and wifi making downloading on the go simple and fast. while the device is only slightly different form the kindle, the nook one-ups the kindle by providing free reading of any ebook from inside a barnes and noble store. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook

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Presenting here is a modern doorbell for apartments. It’s really not exciting except for that if used in a dark night without a street lamp illuminating, and then it could allow your guests a convenient use with a bit of LED lighting. Selling Price: Lowest to $48

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Call it a case of life imitating software: a designer at Mintpass recently showed off a couple of designs for calculators that look exactly like the calculator apps in Windows and in OS X.

 

 

The Mac version has a metal case and a 2-liner LCD screen like its software counterpart, while the Windows calculator sports the classic XP color scheme, and even has menu headers. I know that these are just concepts, but what would the window buttons (maximize, minimize, close) be for in a real calculator? It would be awesome if you could actually maximize a real calculator though.

The designer is aware of the fact that it would be unlikely for either Apple or Microsoft to let any third party get away with making these calculators, so is leaving it up to the two computer makers to make real-life versions of their OS calculators, if only to give away as gifts or for marketing gimmicks. And if they decide to go ahead with it, maybe they should contact Mintpass.

Source: Technabob.com