Griffin has presented a couple of new super-slim (less than 1mm thick), protective, snap-on iPhone 3G cases designed by Threadless. The two available cases are Birds of a Feather (designed by Ross Zietz) and Clouds Within The Thunder (designed by Joe Van Wetering).
Both cases are limited edition and sells for $34.99.
You know the Gorillapod camera tripods, those with the flexible rubber legs allowing you to mount your camera pretty much anywhere? Joby (the Gorillapod makers) has taken that construction and turned it into a highly flexible flashlight dubbed Gorillatorch. You get three rubber legs with magnetized (and rubberized) feet holding up a water resistant 65 lumens/1 watt CREE LED with dimmer switch.
Amazon.com: Joby Gorillatorch Adjustable Flashlight ($29.95)
(via gadgetlab)
Calvin Klein has gifted a pair of sunglasses with a 4GB USB flash drive. Smart? Well. maybe if you live in southern Italy or California, but it might get a bit tiresome to carry those glasses with you even on rainy days if you need the data. Or just go rockstar and keep ‘em on always.
The sunglasses will be available in October 2009 for $199.
(via technabob)
Sony joins the netbook game with the Vaio W line, which they refer to as “a chic new line of mini notebooks” available in white, brown and pink.
Starting at $499.99 these machines are powered by a 1.66 GHz Intel processor, got a 1366×768 10.1" “XBRITE-ECO” widescreen display, 1GB RAM, 160GB hard drive, bluetooth + 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, available in and weighs a mere 2.6 lbs. Along with that you get two USB ports and a web camera + microphone.
SonyStyle.com: Sony Vaio W series
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The Touch Book by Always Innovating might look like a regular netbook at first glance but with features like a 95%-sized keybard along with a fully detachable 8.9" touch display that can be used as a tablet it might just be a bit more interesting to some people.
It’s powered by an OMAP3530 ARM chip and sports 256MB RAM + 256MB NAND memory along with a 8GB SD card for storage (no hard drive on this one). Besides that you get wi-fi, bluetooth, three USB-ports and a 3D accelerometer.
The Touch Book is said to start shipping next month to a price of $300 for the tablet section, $400 if you want the keyboard too.
Are those generic white (or black) earphones you got starting to feel a bit too bland? Want to stand out from the crowd? Japanese Elecom has launched a limited edition of graphic design earphones designed by Power Graphixx Inc. and Rotterdam’s Doing. Nothing bland about these earbuds.
AudioCubes: Elecom Graphic Design Limited Edition Earphones ($35.99)
Check out the full set here:
Nooka has launched a colorful and limited edition of their ZenV watch designed in collaboration with footwear/apparel makers UNDRCRWN. There’s only 200 watches available so you better hurry up if you want one.
Nooka.com: UNDRCRWN ZenV ($275.00)
Amazon.com: Nooka ZenV
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Oh man, I remember buying a Panasonic DMC-LX2 just for the old-school look of it, but Olympus PEN E-P1 gives me an even stronger crave. Olympus launched the original half-frame film PEN in 1959 and now this light-weight little device with interchangeable lens is available in a modern, digital form.
Besides the striking looks you get 12.3 megapixels, TruePic V image processing engine to provide high quality stills (equivalent to traditional SLR’s according to Olympus, but you know), 3 inch display, level gauge to help you shoot straight horizons, HDMI output, stereo audio recording and the possibility to record 720p HD movies. Software-wise you get face detection, automatic shadow adjustment and manual focus assistance.
The PEN will start selling in July 2009, no word on pricing though.
Check out the PEN E-P1 gallery after the jump!
Here’s HP Mini 5101, a sturdy, ultralight laptop with a bit more muscle than your average netbook. It’s enclosed in black, brushed aluminum and aluminum alloys and sports a Intel Atom processor, a 10.1" LED display, a spill-resistant keyboard 95% the size of a regular one and it weighs in at just 2.6 pounds.
It’s available with three different screen resolutions (WSVGA and higher) and with either a lighter four-cell battery or a six-cell battery offering up to 8 hours of runtime. When it comes to storage you get a 7,200 RPM hard drive alternatively an optional solid state drive with either 80 or 128 gigs.
The HP Mini 5101 starts at $449 and is expected to be available in late July.
Link: HP.com/personal
(via crunchgear, crave)
Samsung introduced the eco-friendly Blue Earth phone at the Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona. It’s the first full touch-screen phone to be able to run on solar power and besides efficient energy usage and eco-friendly packaging it’s made of PCM, a recycled plastic material extracted from water bottles, helping to reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions in the manufacturing process.
A built-in pedometer allows the user to keep track of how much CO2 emissions earth has been spent by walking instead of motor transport.
