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HERO wireless earbuds, Kershaw pocket knives, news from IFA, Clearstream antennas, and more – Weekly roundup

 

Hi Gadgeteers! Are you having a nice weekend? I hope most of you are fortunate enough to have a long weekend and don’t have to work on Monday (Labor Day). Jeanne and I are on a weekend trip at Turkey Run State Park hiking some scenic trails. Right now we’re sitting in log chairs in front of a little cabin that we’ve rented. It’s very relaxing. If you need an excuse to kick back for a few minutes, click through to see a list of everything that we’ve posted this week.

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HERO wireless earbuds, Kershaw pocket knives, news from IFA, Clearstream antennas, and more – Weekly roundup originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 2, 2017 at 4:42 pm.

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The SureFire FirePak puts 1500 Lumen on the back of your iPhone

iPhones take pretty decent low light pictures, but they don’t do that well capturing low light video. If you’re tired of dark grainy videos, shine some light on your subject with a SureFire FirePak illuminator.

The SureFire FirePak is a 4.6-inch illuminator that clips to the back of an iPhone 5, 6, or 7 series iPhones with a special included case.

The FirePak features two high-performance LEDs that have an output up to 1500 lumens and a reach of 50 feet. The light has four brightness levels that can be customised using an app on your phone or manually with a side switch on the side.

With mega brightness comes a mega price tag of $299.00 when you buy it through SureFire’s site, but if you order through Amazon, it’s only $149.00.

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The SureFire FirePak puts 1500 Lumen on the back of your iPhone originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 2, 2017 at 10:00 am.

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Turn your free weights into kettle bells with Kettle Gryps

Setting up a home gym can quickly become expensive when buying a variety of fitness equipment. All that workout gear can take up a lot of space as well. One way to cut down how much you spend and how much space you need for your equipment is to turn your existing free weights / dumbbells into kettle bells with a Kettle Gryp.

A Kettle Gryp is an adapter made of light weight ABS plastic that snaps around an ordinary dumbbell o provide a handle that allows the dumbbell to mimic a kettle bell.

Kettle Gryps are made in the USA, are portable, and are priced at $34.95 from www.kettlegryp.com. Get one and get sweaty.

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Turn your free weights into kettle bells with Kettle Gryps originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 2, 2017 at 8:00 am.

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The most ridiculous product at IFA is this speaker and headphone combo

Genius or total overkill? We can’t decide. The Sphere from Motorola is a spherical speaker that does double duty as a headphone stand. More specifically, it comes with a pair of wireless headphones that are designed to snap right into it when not in use. This is 2-in-1 at its finest, or so Motorola says.

The speaker itself is a wireless Bluetooth speaker that packs in two 8W speakers and a convenient AUX jack for when you don’t want to cut the chord. The headphones are also wireless and tout an impressive battery life of 22 hours. They also offer in noise reduction and echo cancellation.

At IFA, Motorola’s representatives told us that the Sphere will retail for 149 Euro, which seems pretty reasonable considering that you’re getting 2 for 1. Aside from a choice of white or black, it seems like there will be special “designer” versions of the Sphere covered in skulls, the Earth and other fantastical artwork and photos. Why? Because they can.

We have no word on availability yet or if the Sphere will come to the U.S. You can read more at www.motospheremax.com

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The most ridiculous product at IFA is this speaker and headphone combo originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 1, 2017 at 11:00 am.

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Lenovo’s Yoga 920 gets updated with new colors and Active Pen support

Lenovo’s Yoga Convertible series is a lot like a fine wine that keeps getting better with age. Now up to its 6th generation, the Yoga 920 which was just announced at IFA, is not a drastic overhaul compared to its predecessor,  but it packs in plenty of improvements, many of which have been based on user feedback. For example, so that you don’t have to look unflattering on video chats anymore, Lenovo has moved the webcam back up to the top. They’ve also included a large shift key this time around. 

The display on the new Yoga is a near edgeless display (5mm (.19in) l/r) and under 14mm (.55in) thin, and it can be configured with a 4K 13.9″ UHD (3840 x 2160) IPS Touchscreen. But what’s especially exciting about the display is that for the first time, the Yoga is Active Pen compatible, so it’s ready for all your scribbles and master pieces. Lenovo has added far field voice mics which allow you to ask Cortana questions – even while the laptop is sleeping. There’s also an instant fingerprint login with Windows Hello compatibility.

On the other hand, the look of the Yoga has more or less remained the same – it’s still strutting an all-metal unibody design with its unique 360-degree watchband inspired hinge. But they have thrown in two new color choices. So in addition to platinum, it’s available in new copper and bronze colors. Of course, the Yoga remains svelte, measuring 12.72″ x 8.8″ x 0.55“ inches and weighing just a little over 3 lbs.

Performance wise, we don’t expect the 920 to be a slacker. To that effect, the system can be configured with up to 8th Gen Intel Core i7 processor, a 1 TB SSD and 16 GB of DDR4 RAM. Battery life is claimed to be 10.8 hours with a UHD display and, 15.5 hours with an FHD display. The Lenovo Yoga 920 will be available in October.

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Lenovo’s Yoga 920 gets updated with new colors and Active Pen support originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 1, 2017 at 8:00 am.

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