GADGETS

Gadgets cover wide and varied areas including accessories, imaging, audio and visual and the likes.

Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 14 Surround Speaker System

Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 14 Surround Speaker System

when B&O said that their new Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 14 Surround Speaker System has a “competitive price point”, we took a hard look at its $3,995 starting price tag. hmmm. are we missing something here? by average joe’s standard, that number is hardly closed to “competitive”. being ‘just a surround speaker

K-TOR Pocket Socket 2 Hand Crank Generator

K-TOR Pocket Socket 2 Hand Crank Generator

if i were overly obsessed about my gadgets running out of juice, i would most certainly have with me (1) the whole charger, (2) at least a portable battery, and (3) a K-TOR Pocket Socket 2 Hand Crank Generator. the ‘whole charger’ for situations where i have access to wall outlets and the portable battery (or batteries) for situations where

Samsung GALAXY S 4 with stock Android Jelly Bean

Samsung GALAXY S 4 with stock Android Jelly Bean

this comes as a surprised to us. during the annual Google I/O, the Mountain View folks unveiled a new edition of Samsung GALAXY S 4 that will be running on stock Android Jelly Bean. which means, no fancy TouchWiz to hamper your true Android experience – just the plain good vanilla flavor of Android.

Bluelounge MiniDock for iPhone 5 - EU version

Bluelounge MiniDock for iPhone 5

looking to cut the clutter in your gadget-laden life? well, you can start by getting rid of your iPhone 5 charging/syncing cable with this nifty little accessory called MiniDock for iPhone 5. if the ‘MiniDock’ sounds a somewhat familiar to you, you’d be right: it was introduced a couple of years ago for the iPhone 4 and now, it is being redesigned

BlackBerry Q5 QWERTY Smartphone

BlackBerry Q5 QWERTY Smartphone

is the ‘serious’ look of a Blackberry device stopping you from picking one up? then you might be interested to know that Blackberry is not all about suit and tie, the new Blackberry Q5 QWERTY Smartphone proves that point. geared towards “youthful fans that are passionate, confident and bold”, the Q5 features

Brinno Instant HDR Time Lapse Camera (TLC200 Pro)

Brinno Instant HDR Time Lapse Camera (TLC200 Pro)

while we may not understand why there’s a need to do time lapse video, we do know that the Brinno Instant HDR Time Lapse Camera (TLC200 Pro) is the device to get if high-quality time lapse is on the top of your list. it is true you can do time lapse with a variety of cameras, including your iPhone, but like we said, if you are

Sony Xperia ZR Waterproof Smartphone

Sony Xperia ZR Waterproof Smartphone

the rage for mobile phone photography is going strong, which makes us think: will there be a mobile phone underwater photography phenomenal as well? if there’s going to be, then the Sony Xperia ZR Waterproof Smartphone is ready for it. it is IP55 and IP58 compliant for waterproof (and dust-resistance), so you

Synology DiskStation DS213j NAS Server

Synology DiskStation DS213j NAS Server

these days living in the cloud is a must, even for your home digital content cos’ its all about accessibility and sharing. so if you have yet to drop some cash for a personal cloud storage solution, you might want to give the Synology DiskStation DS213j NAS Server a thought. under the hood, the DS213j is driven by a 1.2GHz processor

Nokia Lumia 925 Windows Phone

Nokia Lumia 925 Windows Phone

with Nokia aggressively pushing out new Windows Phones, it has sort of becomes the go-to brand if you are looking for Windows Phone. anyway, the latest to join the stable of Nokia Lumia Windows Phone 8 stable is the Nokia Lumia 925, a handset described by Nokia as the “a new interpretation of its award-