Unusual Yet Essential Gadgets
Are you looking for the world's first weather watch or maybe even a pocket sized video transfer gadget?
With so many gadgets hitting the shop shelves every week it's hard to get away from the 21st Century world of digital technology. But as time progresses, so does the technology that drives them.
So if you're looking for the next James Bond gizmo, why not check out our list of unusual yet essential gadgets.
Pocket-Sized Video Transfer
A must-have for travellers is the Pinnacle Video Transfer. The portable device doesn’t need a computer to transfer video; instead it can transfer video, TV shows and movies directly onto your iPod or USB device and all at the touch of one easy button.
The Pinnacle Video Transfer is available now at £99.99 from leading retailers including Dabs.com and Play.com as well as online at Amazon
PCTV nanoStick Ultimate
The miniature-sized Pinnacle PCTV nanoStick Ultimate delivers high-quality digital TV for PCs and Macs, allowing users to pause, rewind and record their favourite shows. Moreover, when used with a PC this tuner streams TV signal to up to three PCs on a home network.
The USB-powered TV tuner measures 5.5cm by 2.3cm by 1.3cm and picks up digital terrestrial TV and radio even, as in most cases, if the signal isn’t strong, and it’s also ready for terrestrial HDTV.
The nanoStick is available from 8th October and will be available from PC World for £49.99 or online at Amazon
World's First Weather Watch
It’s the 21st Century and gadgets are so high tech you can now get a 12-24 hour weather forecast direct from your watch, thanks to Oregon Scientific.
The world’s first weather watch is a digital watch giving you the time, plus with an inbuilt barometric pressure gauge it can forecast 12-24 hour local weather.
This is displayed on four easy to read icons such as sun, rain, cloud and partly cloudy. It also displays the date, has a stop watch function, an alarm, a back light and is water proof up to 30 metres. The watch is available now at www.oregonscientific.co.uk for £39.99.
RMR500 Clima Control
When temperatures soar, make sure you don’t break into a sweat at home with Oregon Scientific’s super-stylish RMR500 weather and home environment station.
Both the temperature and humidity in up to four rooms of your home can be easily monitored by simply observing the large LCD display on the Clima Control. So you don’t need to swelter in your conservatory on a hot afternoon or shiver in a freezing basement.
With an internal and an external sensor included with the device, a 12-24 hour weather forecast, humidity alert, a radio-controlled clock and calendar, the Clima Control retails at £59.99 and is available now at www.oregonscientific.com.
ATC3K Action Cam
The new ATC3K action cam is a shock resistant and waterproof digital camera, delivering high quality full colour footage. The third-generation, hands-free digital camera can be used for the first time as a web cam too. PC and MAC compatible, the ATC3K makes sure that you won’t miss a second of the action.
The camera runs on AA batteries and can handle up to 4GB SD cards giving over two hours of recording time.
It’s available nationwide for £99.99 and available online at www.oregonscientific.co.uk.
SelfSat H21D HD Flat Antenna
Combining the latest technology with high design, the slim SelfSat Flat antenna will receive all satellite free-to-view channels, and encrypted channels with an appropriate Set-Top-Box, without the need for a cumbersome satellite dish.
The digital switchover, which requires all UK homes to switch to digital television by 2012, will also make it necessary to have a powerful aerial to clearly pick up multiple channels.
Measuring just 65mm by 300mm by 566mm, the discreet H21D antenna will blend in perfectly to the fascia of any home.
The antenna is available from www.eurosat.com and www.satelliteshop.co.uk from £149. For more information visit the Self Sat website at www.selfsat.com.
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