A New Year means a whole new batch of Gadgets both in development and vying for our attention on shelves in their shiny new packages, offering us what was only talked about in hushed whispers last year. Or at least that’s the idea. As you may be aware the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) is currently underway in Las Vegas with companies showing us what could be in our homes in both the not too distant, and slightly more distant future. Even with the current uncertain economic climate just as many stalls are present as last year with companies still showing off high end products such as the biggest and thinnest TV’s ever and the like. Of course they are also looking to maybe the not-quite so high end as well, conscious that consumers may not be willing to splurge quite so much on luxury items. From the early reports I have heard on the radio, and through some blogs a lot of emphasis is being put on how energy efficient the latest generation of Gadgets is, with green, and low cost to run being major selling points.
Scanning through various blog posts these are a few of my favourite items I’ve stumbled across:
First up is this Digital Scanner which offers an easy way to change all your books to audio format. Setting up the scan is a simple case of placing the book on the base, and the scanner does the rest. It’s special lamp even scans every word, even the ones in the crack of the books spine! The only downside is that as far as I can see there is no means of automating the page turning, but maybe I’m just lazy?
Next up is the Gadgets Towers, which I shall post about my adventures with in due course. The only real letdown is that those ridiculous looking “3D Specs” are still needed!
Finally, continuing my unhealthy obsession with all things Guitar Hero and Rock Band shaped is Guitar Hero for actual Guitar. A Rhythm Game based Guitar tutor “Disney Star Guitarist” aims to teach you how to play the guitar using an interface similar to that of the Guitar Hero games, as well as scoring you appropriately for correctly hit, or missed notes.
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