by Tom P Kolodziejak | Sep 27, 2019
September 2019 – The marketplace has a number of products to
address the portable marketplace. The
battery powered world of mobility is the dominant technology of the business
environment and people’s personal life.
This means in addition to the cell phones, tablets, laptops and gaming
devices people are carrying extra batteries.
The challenge to get these products to work the whole day, and
especially the high power devices.
To enter the solution space for these issues is computer
peripheral and lifestyle manufacturer Mobile Edge. In addition to the standard pocket sized Li
external batteries, they have their premier Core Power Portable 27000 mAh
Laptop Charger. The unit, with high
power 2.4A USB2, a fully compliant USB3 & USB-C and a 110V 85W standard 3
prong outlet.
This compact unit allows for not only phones and tablets,
but also laptops and chrome books. These
devices do not typically make it through a full day. This small ( Dimensions:
189 x 122 x 30mm , Weight: 720g ) power
brick can operate a standard gaming laptop for several hours to allow any
student or avid gamer to complete a competition without performance hits on the
computer as it switches from line cord to battery.
Most of the power bricks in this class are too big to be
carried around in a backpack and are difficult to use. This has a simple on-off switch for the power
outlet and will work with either 2 prong polarized plugs and 3 prong plugs so
just about any convertible device or laptop can plug in.
The unit charges in just a few hours overnight, and fits in
a dedicated pocket in the Mobile Edge Core Gaming backpacks, and they include
the internal USB cable to keep devices charged while not in use.
by Lidia Paulinska | Dec 1, 2015
iBaby Labs, is a company that has operated for the last four years in the baby monitoring space, is well known for its unique design, easy setup and user-friendly interface. As well as broadly awarded including Mom’s Choice Award, NAPPA Gold Award, The National Parenting Center Seal of Approval, Creative Child’s Product of the Year 2015.
Now the company is plunging into Connected Home under new brand iFamCare. No wonder when the new product, camera monitoring system, named Helmet, was launched on Indiegogo in July 2015, it surpassed its original goal within few days.
Helmet has elegant design and comes in four colors – white, black, silver and gold. The monitor boasts 1080p HD video, the ability to hear and speak, supports 360 degree horizontal and 110 vertical movement, sound and air quality sensors, smog detector and sound and motion alert. A built-in laser beam allows to interact with family and pets being away from them. They people and pets in the room can hear and speak to the helmet. The helmet also has a connection to social media platform.
The unit is designed to be controlled from a smartphone on iOS or Android systems. The app is easy to find at both iTunes and the Google Play Store. The main functions of the web cam works well. The images are clear and the sound is good. The streaming to the smart phone works when the phone is connected to WiFi, but does not pass images when there is just 3G or 4G coverage on a standard cellular network. The night time mode is not a detailed one but good enough to evaluate what is going on.
The product is available at Amazon, and some other retailers for competitive price 149 dol.
by Lidia Paulinska | Dec 1, 2015
If you ask what BAC means? The answer is Blood Alcohol Content which is now easy to track thanks to BACtrack breathalyzers, that many of you already known.
In 2015 holiday season BACtrack offers two new versions of their breathalyzers: BACtrack Mobile and BACtrack Vio Smartphone (key chain version). Both are supporting our lives being closely connected to smartphones and smartwatches via Bluetooth. There is no more guessing if you and your guests can safely drive because the BACtracks products provide police level alcohol measurement and the BACtrack Vio provides the trends on consumptions as well. The devices are design for a single person to user or multiple users when they use the additional mouthpieces. 
The BACtrack products support iOS and Android systems on our smartphones. Once connected to the free BACtrack app, a user is able to save and track the results over time, as well as add photos and notes to those results, in order to learn valuable information about the drinking habits. The app was easy to find on iTunes or Google Play Stores and easy to install too.
The results of the alcohol content can be easily send to user’s wrist. The new Apple Watch Integration allows for initiating and completing BAC tests via on the Watch. The use of the test results on the watch also make it more convenient to access the estimated alcohol level anytime using the Active ZeroLine feature that gives countdown. This feature is exclusively for the watch app, and not available on the smartphone app.
New BACtrack products are available in the main retailer stores as Costco, Best Buy or Walgreens.
by Tomasz Kolodziejak
by Lidia Paulinska | Sep 21, 2015
September 2015 – At the CTIA Super Mobility event in Las Vegas we met with the representatives of Lunatik and had a chance to see their new products for support of the Apple iWatch. The company has been around for several years making innovative protection products for the mobile marketplace all with a high degree of style and precision manufacturing. The Founder and Chief Creative Officer, Scott Wilson, is an American entrepreneur and award-winning designer, best known for simultaneously sparking the crowdfunding and wearables movements with his 2010 TikTok+Lunatik Kickstarter project.
The premier product they were showing us this year as the new Epik case and band for the current 42mm Apple watch. The Epik watch kit products are available in two different basic materials, a polycarbonate case and an aircraft grade aluminum versions. The aluminum version, which we tested, is available in both a base “silver” aluminum color and a black coated aluminum version. We tested the black version with the black leather band, the watch kit is also available with a metal link bracelet.
As the watch kit is designed for the fairly large 42mm Apple watch, the kit is fairly heavy (36g) and adds additional dimension to the watch. The black powder coated design with the black leather band is targeted at the male user community and makes a strong visual statement. It is also targeting use by physically larger individuals (over 5’8”) who have a large frame and wrist size to allow the 2.17” case to sit flat on their arm. 
To supplement the aluminum case, the kit features stainless steel buttons, control/scrolling crown, and assembly screws for strength and durability. The watch kit does not include a top cover for the watch to minimize bulk, but is compatible with the majority of edge-to-edge screen protection products that are approved for the iWatch.
The retail box comes with an installation guide in the box that has both illustrations and words. It however, does not include directions on how to remove the watch module from the original band provided by Apple, but that step should be self-explanatory.
The watch kit has a number of subtle design elements, beveled edges, smooth corners, rolled lips on the top of the case and smooth easy to make adjustments and action on the strap and the connection to the case. The design is not just functional but enhances the artistic design to a standard format digital watch. The watch kit is currently available direct from Lunatik and other retail outlets.
