Mike

Avid tech enthusiast, gadget lover, marketing critic and most importantly, love to reason and talk.

Slingbox 350 & 500 by Sling Media

we are accustom to media player. the little rectangular box that stores and streams your digital movies collections, and sometimes, let you access to a host of online digital contents. but the Slingbox here does it a wee differently: it encodes video signal into SMPTE 421M or VC-1 format for transmission over the Internet, thus allowing you to manage, view your TV’s…

Duo Pinball Game Controller for iPad

traditional games reincarnated into digital form not necessary turns out impressive or as entertaining as its good’ol physical counterpart. just look at foosball. where’s the fun if you can’t lift the table, eh? fortunately, for man’s favorite bar game, the pinball, don’t have to suffer through such fun-stripping fate – thanks to innovative contraption like the Duo Pinball…

MINI x Woo and the Gang Knitting Kit

never have we imagine ourselves featuring knitting kits but here it is, our first post introducing you to this ultra limited edition knitting, a result of the sweet matrimony between Munich-based automaker MINI and lifestyle knitting label Wool and the Gang. yes, you heard right – that’s the carmaker MINI and no, you won’t find knitted upholstery in the new MINI cars but as the…

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 2

if your definition of a sound bar isn’t exactly one that’s shaped like a long, black bar, then we guess the new Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 2 the sound bar for you. aesthetically it looks like it predecessor but under the hood, B&W has packed in some ear-pleasing goodies into it. the Panorama 2 is equipped with newly engineered drive units – nine of them in total…

LightDrive Table Lamp

design and technology don’t always see eye-to-eye. however, the LightDrive Table Lamp begs to differ. beyond its sleek contemporary aesthetic lies a technology that will revolutionize how we light up. at the heart of the LightDrive is high-powered CREED XLamp series LED modules that gives a warm 2,700K color temperature, channelled through…

SEIDIO OBEX Waterproof Case for S III

are you one of the 20 millions users of the Samsung GALAXY S III? if yes, Huston-based smartphone accessories maker, SEIDIO have just the product that will turn your otherwise fragile S III into one tough nut. meet the SEIDIO OBEX Waterproof Case for S III. unlike its namesake, it does more than just keep fluids out of your precious gadget. not only it is IP68 certified…

Griffin x Otis James iPhone Sleeves

there’s something particularly alluring about handmade items, especially when the item in question is made for the gadgets you love, such as the new iPhone 5. what’s even better is the accessory, in this case, iPhone sleeves, are crafted by Nashville-based tie and hat maker Otis James entirely by hand and backed by reputable iDevice accessories maker…

VOX Amphones by Audio-Technica

fancy rocking with your guitar while you are on the road or perhaps, just needed that extra late night practice for your upcoming gig without becoming notoriously popular among your neighbors? then, the VOX Amphones by Audio-Technica is just the purpose-built cans for you. the Amphones feature a built-in VOX Amplug guitar or bass amplifier, and…

Cresyn Axis Headphones

there’s no arguing that audio cans offer better sound experience over buds, however, the one thing that’s stopping us from actually using an on-ear or over-ear cans is its bulk. of course we have no issue with the bulk while we are using it but it is the time when we need to stow it away that we realize it takes up too much space in our backpack. you know how it is…

Crystal Acoustics Boomer-E

if you are market for a portable Bluetooth speaker, we are pretty sure you will be spoilt for choice and honestly, if you put audio quality aside, they are about same with only two things that differentiate them: price point and alternative inputs. while some makers offer a 3.5mm audio jack for ‘other sources’, the Crystal Acoustics Boomer-E remembers that…