Gotta Have Gadget

Speaking of relaxing, after mowing the lawn, I like to lay back in the hammock and listen to some tunes.  To fully engulf myself into the sound, I reach for the Aerial7 Chopper2 headphones.  These headphones are designed to give you optimal sound from your iPod™, BlackBerry™ or any other MP3 player or phone.  What’s cool about the Aerial7 Headphones is most of them are compatible with the iPhone™ and Skype™.  With a 3.5mm adapter and built in slim profile microphone you can listen to your favorite music and not have to worry about missing a phone call.  If you are more of an “in ear” person, check out the Aerial7 SUMO line of headphones.  They offer the same great sound, and also feature the slim line microphone.  If you go to www.aerial7.com, you can certainly find the style and design that fits your style.   GET TO THE CHOPPER!!!  Sorry, had to do that, please read in your best Arnold Schwarzenegger voice!!

I found a really cool gadget from Crosley Radio.  The Crosley Revolution™ turntable will truly rock your world.  Yes, that is right the Crosley Revolution™ plays record albums!  You remember those right?  The cool thing is the Crosley Revolution™ can play your 45s or full albums through your FM Stereo, through the built in speaker, or my favorite option you can connect it to your computer and record them into audio files which can be converted to MP3 files.  I know what you are saying, you can download the MP3 files on-line, guess what not every record is on iTunes!  Find those records in the basement you haven’t heard in years, convert them for your iPhone and rock out to your favorite tunes.  Another cool thing about the Crosley Revotution™ is it is portable.  It takes up very little space, and can run on AC or batteries making it easy for you to move all around your house.  It was fun to find records I have not downloaded, or couldn’t download and hear them again.  Check out the Crosley Revolution™ at www.crosleyradio.com.

PowerSkin iPhone 4S

Looking for some holiday swap gifts or some great stocking stuffers?  Do you know someone with a SmartPhone?  Of course you do, most 13 year old kids have one now.  What is the biggest complaint?  Battery power!   I have a PowerSkin for my iPhone and now I never have to worry about the battery.  I can surf the web all day, use the GPS for golf, make calls or check email and still have a full battery at the end of the day.  The PowerSkin is basically a protective case that has a second battery built into the case.  Find your PowerSkin at www.power-skin.com.

T-Pro Golf Caddy is a cool app for the iPhone!  OK, I hear you asking, “what does it do?”  Well, the T-Pro Golf Caddy app is a series of short videos to help with your golf game.  I can’t tell you how many times I have been on the tee box trying to figure out if I open the club face or close the club face to hit a draw.  Well, with this app, all I have to do is go to the main menu and select the shot I am trying to hit.  In this case it, I hit the “driving” button which brings me to another menu.  There my choices are “Straight Drive”, “Draw”, “Fade” “Hybrid” or “Par 3 knock down shot”.  I click on “Draw” and quickly, Ted & Buck shows me in 1 minute and 13 seconds how to hit the draw shot.  My only wish is I could execute it as good as Buck in the video.  There are videos for every part of your golf game.  From the main menu, you can choose “Golf Swing”, “Driving”, “Thru the Green”, “Bunker Play”, “Short Game”, “Trouble Shots”, “Putting”, “Practice Area” or “T&B Tips”.  There is a video for any shot you want to hit, or it seems like any situation you can get on the course.  You have all seen the tour caddies giving advice, well this is your tour caddy!  Now, I wouldn’t recommend going out with your buddies and watching a video before every shot, what I do is watch a few videos while I am eating lunch.  Another great way to use this app, is to take it to the driving range.  The app cost is $9.99 available in the app store.  You should be able to get that back by improving your score and winning a few bets!  Check them out on-line at http://www.tedandbuckgolf.com/

Here is a gift mom and dad can share!  The iLuv iMM183 Dual Dock Alarm Clock will keep their relationship strong as there will never be a fight to see who gets to charge their iPod using the iLuv iMM183!  Why you may ask?  The dual dock in dual dock  alarm clock is not only because there are two alarm settings, but there are two iPod docking stations which both charge your iPod or iPhone at once!  Once you choose which one to listen too, the sound from the iMM183 is impressive!  There are some other features which I think are pretty cool.  You can setup the iMM183 for NOAA alerts.  I walked into my room the other day and saw there were flash flood warnings for my area in New Hampshire.  If you have an iPhone, you can receive a call while docked!  Simply hit the answer button and the call will be on speaker phone utilizing the iPhone microphone and the iLuv speaker system.  While listening to your favorite tunes, the remote control allows you to easily navigate through your favorite playlist.  Whether (yes that was a pun) you use the iLuv iMM183 as an alarm clock, weather alert or an additional docking station, the iLuv is perfect gift for mom & dad.  For all the features and other great iLuv products, check them out on-line at www.i-luv.com.

In the spirit of looking good and practical, Aerial7 offers the Sound Disk Beanie with built-in headphones/microphone to work with your iPod, iPhone or Blackberry.  Ultra slim speakers are tucked into the beanie offering great sound and keeping your head warm with that perfect knit hat fit!  No more worrying about your headphones if you wipe out and you can simply lift the beanie up to hear your friend on the chair lift!  The Sound Disk Beanie is not only great for the slopes, but I will use mine while snow blowing the driveway or out shoveling off the deck!  For audio specs and colors visit www.aerial7.com

Philips makes some great gifts that are perfect for the holiday season.  In keeping with the iPod touch/iPhone theme earlier, the Philips DC315 docking system would be a great gift for the business executive on your holiday list.  What is cool about this system is you can dock your iPod touch or iPhone, connect the system to your PC via a USB cable and synchronize your contacts, to-do list and calendar.  All that with the ability to accept calls via your Bluetooth connection and an audio system that sounds great, all while charging your iPod touch or iPhone.  Read the rest of this entry »