TODAY’s Technology Editor Charlie Brown joins us now to showcase some of the very latest in high tech gadgets.
The gadgets
Joby GorillaTorch
- Gorillatorch casts a focused beam of intense light and allows you to illuminate any target, hands-free
- Is mounted on bendable and flexible legs comprised of medical-grade polymer
- Has magnetic feet so can adhere to metallic surfaces (ie a car when changing a tyre at night)
- Delivers 65 lumens of white LED light
- Dimmer feature if it is too bright
- Costs $49.95
Samsung HD Mobile
- First ever mobile phone to have HD video recording
- Whole new generation of smartphone will be coming out
- Means you can record in HD without having to have a handycam
- Can download high-quality videos to your HD TV
- 3.5inch screen, which is a pretty decent size
- Also has an 8 megapixel camera (getting up to high-end camera quality)
- Available on Optus/Virgin/Crazy John plans
- Costs $999
Calvin Klein USB Sunglasses
- Sunglasses with a pull out 4GB USB port on the frame
- Can store up to 1000 pictures; or
- Up to 2-3 movies
- Are designer pair, so not some cheap knock-off
- Great to store holiday snaps on
- Costs $299
Motorola Endeavor Earpiece
- Earpiece that bluetooth's to your hand set
- Has two modes - normal and stealth
- Stealth mode uses the vibrations of your jaw to transmit what you are saying even in the noisiest environments
- As you speak, the sensor taps your vocal vibrations and seamlessly converts them to speech so the listener hears your voice and only your voice
- Normal mode uses CrystalTalk technology which reduces noise
- CrystalTalk uses automatic vocal amplification, background noise filtering, and articulation enhancement to give clear calls
- Rapid Charge to generate 2.5 hours of power in 15 minutes
- Costs $219
Visit Charlie's blog at www.charliesblog.com.au.
