Chic Gadgets

 Chocolate brand, Hershey’s, has partnered with Jazwares, an electronics company, and will be developing a line of consumer products that will resemble much-loved Hershey’s chocolates. The above item, the USB drive, is just one sample. But the product line may make up digital cameras, cellular phones and speakers.

Expected price range for these Hershey’s electronics fun products will fall between $15 to $30 — still very affordable.

Signs of the ever changing times, when even food products are getting in on the techno bandwagon and going with the flow. We really can’t stop technology’s progression, huh? And this idea is actually an effective marketing tool, so I can’t wait to see what the gadgets would look like.

Technology is growing more compact as the day goes, isn’t it? This one from Timex, a watch brand that has been in existence for years, has just came up with the smallest thing in time pieces —- one that fits on the fingernails.

In collaboration with Core77, this is a wearable and disposable gadget that is molded on to the fingers. But the nail watch has yet to be officially released, so features and pricing are not yet available as of this time.

What we can tell though is that the design includes an AM/PM indicator, and the nail watch illuminates better with different colors at night time.

Would you wear this one on your fingers?

This new and very stylish portable printer from Dell is such an innovation. Aside from that it comes in really cool and fashionable colors of black, blue and pink, or that it looks a lot less like a printer… I like the fact that this gadget only weighs 8 oz, which means you can carry it anywhere. You can carry it in your own pocket! (Exact dimensions: 4.8″ x 2.9″ x 0.9″) How is that for convenience?

Its basic function includes:

• One touch printing.
• Reprinting of one single photo in multiple numbers.
• Water resistant prints, long lasting and unfading.
• Makes use of Zero-Ink Technology, which is great for the environment as there is little or no waste.
• Wireless mobility, so you can print anywhere with the use of Bluetooth.

The Dell Wasabi Portable Printer is available for $99.

With the way things are going with the economy this days, practicality and frugality must be on top of everyone’s agenda. Spending for jewelry right now requires a lot of thinking, on deciding if this is a wise investment. Some women opt to wear fancy jewelry instead.

This USB Necklace Flash Drive offers a better option because it’s not only decorative, but useful.

When not in use, the flash drive serves as a lovely pendant which adds a little bit of style to your wardrobe. Bedazzled with decorative crystals, you can choose from three colors or get it all.  The accessory can hold up to 8GB of data, which is not at all a bad deal.

Available at Brando for $37.

Busy, busy techie people normally carry their laptops around, along with a couple of other gadgets to keep their lives going. You’ve seen this a lot. You may be even one yourself. You have all these gadgets around your laptop, synching, ringing, beeping all at the same time. At one point, you may even leave one of your gadgets behind, forgetting to pick it up from where you left it amidst the madness.

With the MobileRak, though, that may be prevented from happening.

The rack is sort of like this mount on the side of your laptop screen where you put whatever device you need to keep close with your or your computer.

This flip down tray folds out easily when not in use, or it can be removed without having to worry you’d damage your precious workbook.

The MobileRak is made of 3M and ABS plastic, with dual lock velcro. It also has non slip rubber pads and elastic band to keep it securely in place.

For information about this one, and for purchasing details, you may check newPCgadgets.

Barbie keeps in tune to the times even after fifty years by launching this classy and trendy mp3 player which is available for purchase at the Fred Segal store in Los Angeles.

The gadget is simply shaped like a cosmetic compact mirror kit. The icons are adorably feminine — heart, flowers, shoes and bags. Designed by INNO, the mp3 player has a storage capacity of 2GB, as well as an FM radio, a sound recorder and a photo player. Accessories include a USB cable, earphones and a gold chain necklace for which to wear the gadget fashionably.

This item costs around $93 to up to $165, depending on model. It is also available in black and silver or pink.

Okay, this may not be the coolest looking mp3 player in the market. But I can’t help but think this is going to be one of those must-haves for the summer season. Especially if you are one who enjoys both music and swimming or water sports.

This submersible mp3 player is attachable to the wrist. So that even when you are in the water taking a dip or doing a water sports activitity, you can still listen to your favorite music all the time.

The gadget has the capacity to store 1 GB worth of cool music, with its battery life lasting to a total of six hours. Not bad right?

The submersible mp3 player costs a little under $63 via Curiosite.

A while back, we featured the lovely and very fashionable Vivienne Tam HP notebook . And today we learned that this laptop has the same fashionably designed wireless optical mouse to go with it. Here take a look:

Pretty, huh?

This  HP Wireless Optical Mouse from the Vivienne Tam Series is one very elegant designer mouse, isn’t it? If you have bought yourself the notebook, then it makes sense to get this one to pair with it.  You may as well go all the way.

This is actually just the regular HP Optical Mouse that’s rebranded and of course, redesigned. Included in the mouse is a  micro USB receiver plus two batteries. The mouse costs $50.00.

After the release of its successful e-book reader some two years ago, Amazon this week, comes with the second version, the Kindle2.

This new gadget has really made improvements over its predecessor. Firstly, the new device comes in this sleek slim design. Battery life has also improved, while functionality has been considerably faster than before.

Storage space has been expanded to seven times the original. So, you can have more files and data for storage. The images have been made sharper, thanks to the new screen display and “read me” feature. Resolution is of 6″ electronic paper display, some say it’s like you’re reading from an actual published material.

Right now, over  230,000 books are available for download at the Kindle Store, retailing about $9.99 averagely.

The Kindle2 will begin shipping on February 24th. It’s priced at  $359.

I have a good old Crumpler bag for my laptop and I am fully satisfied with it. However, for variety, I think that this Melissa Beth laptop bag is a good option. I like it’s design, first and foremost. It fits the kind of lifestyle I have — nothing fancy schmancy since I don’t go to board meetings in my line of work.

This bag fits both a laptop on top of everyday essentials, so it’s mighty convenient to carry around. The design for the shoulders is supposedly made smaller for women’s narrow shoulders, which makes it all the more perfect.

The bag comes in four colors but I like the purple and blue the best.

This one is priced at $89.00. Not bad right?

Source: Melissa Beth Designs