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Apple ready and set to take over the HDTV world

Published by OneMoreGadget August 1st, 2011 in Apple, Concepts, Design, Fan, Gadget, Great Inventions, iPad, iPhone and iPod.

Apple New HDTV Apple ready and set to take over the HDTV world

Rumors have been flying around for some time that Apple will be entering the HDTV market early as March 2012. An even more detailed rumor is that they will be releasing three models of their new televisions, 40″, 46″ and 52″ televisions being the likely sizes.

But only time will tell if these rumors are in fact true or just rumors. The big winners will be Intel and Corning and will happily use Apple HDTV to escape the tech bubble that’s about to burst world-wide.

So what features would the Apple HDTV possibly have that would make anyone need it, like other apple products, and choose it over other cheaper and perfectly capable devices?

We can assume it will be much more than a television and more like a big computer. You can probably expect the Apple TV to have some of these cool features:

• Built in TV Apps, with a new TV App Store and built in wi-fi network

• A gaming engine. Now that they have your attention, it makes sense for a kinect or wii style device to connect to the Apple HDTV. If they are controlled by a camera in the front of this set, even better. But expect gaming to be a huge part of this, possibly with pretty sweet Apple HDTV controllers.

• Built in Hard Drives and PVR’s for recording and sorting through your programs. We suspect they’ll have a fancy name for this, TV on Demand or APVR sounds lame, so iWatch, iView and iTV made the list as well.

• Apple Trailers. New theatrical releases at your fingertips, from your couch, just like the original Apple TV.

• iTunes sync which makes your Apple HDTV the control hub and epicenter for your entire homes entertainment and will manage the content on all your iPod’s and iPhone’s and iPad’s wirelessly.

• Facetime. Just don’t get caught watching TV in your underwear.

• TV to go. You’ll be able to watch whatever is stored on your TV through your iPhone or iPad on the road – while your TV happily rests in standby mode back at home.

• Apple Phone Home. Yup, Apple HDTV will have a call centre, displaying on screen who’s calling and showing you a picture as well. It will also sort all your voice mail, visually and keep your address book too.

• Apple HDTV will not only be HD, but have 3D optical display at ridiculous resolution with built in upscaling as well as a new intel chip that produces a cool 900hz equivalent framerate or “motionflow” technology.

• Thunderbolt ports will replace the majority of HDMI ports, however there will be HDMI ports available.

• And of course, maybe there will be something better than LEDs in the future, but at this point it makes sense to have microscopic LED’s backlighting this HDTV because everything Apple makes is just smaller than everyone elses.

So there you have it. It may seem all fine and dandy, but we’ll just have to wait and see. But don’t start waiting in line just yet.

What do you think about the new Apple HDTV? Post your comment below and share this post with your nerdy friends.

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20 of The Most Creative and Coolest Salt and Pepper Shakers Around

Published by OneMoreGadget July 31st, 2011 in Batteries, Classic, Design, Gadget, Gift Ideas, Great Inventions, List, Salt and Pepper and Wish List.

Some of my favorite things belong on a kitchen table. So what’s the best thing to go on a kitchen table? Condiments! Here’s a list of some of my favorite Salt & Pepper Shakers which will forever be known as ‘The Most Creative and Coolest Salt and Pepper Shakers Around’.

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1. Salty and Pepper

knorr salt and pepper shakers 20 of The Most Creative and Coolest Salt and Pepper Shakers Around

This product all started with a really popular tv commercial featuring Salty, the unwanted salt shaker. Now everyone wants Salty and his bi-polar opposite friend grazing their kitchen tables. Yup, looks like he’s crying his salty tears all the way to the bank. And I don’t mean the food bank. Cha-ching!

Knorr Salt & Pepper Shakers

2. King & Queen Chess Mills

king queen salt and pepper mills 20 of The Most Creative and Coolest Salt and Pepper Shakers Around

We reviewed these awesome mills right here before and guys, I gotta say, they may be salty, but let me tell yah, these mills are saaawweeeeet. I love to grind.
Pepper.

It’s therapeutic.

3. Salt and Pepper ‘Bots

robot salt and pepper comic 20 of The Most Creative and Coolest Salt and Pepper Shakers Around

All your bouillabaiise are belong to us. These robots are awesome. Who wouldn’t want a robot shaker that winds up and walks across your table? It’s a rhetorical question.

The answer is obviously everyone.

4. Watering Can Shakers

sarahs garden watering can salt and pepper shaker 20 of The Most Creative and Coolest Salt and Pepper Shakers Around

These watering can salt and pepper shakers are genius. The whole idea of a watering can filled with salt and pepper instead of tasty hydrating water just boggles my mind. Something this cool will probably give me high blood pressure, simply due to it’s sheer awesomeness.

5. Shark Fins

Shark fin salt and pepper shakers 20 of The Most Creative and Coolest Salt and Pepper Shakers Around

We’ve reviewed these shark fin salt and pepper shakers before. But I plan on talking about these little guys until my jaws are sore. I’ve never heard so many two note theme songs being hummed when some one asks to ‘pass the salt’.

Fin

6. Batteries

notjust salt pepper 20 of The Most Creative and Coolest Salt and Pepper Shakers Around

Batteries have always gone hand and hand with salty tops, but it’s fortunate to know that licking these salty tops won’t result in severe pain followed by your tongue slowly melting away like licking real batteries. You might call it ‘A Salt and Battery’, but I like to call it the second best use of DD’s at the kitchen table.

7. Lego Blocks

lego salt pepper shakers 20 of The Most Creative and Coolest Salt and Pepper Shakers Around

Ah yes, toys of my youth. I find it hard to resist not stacking these shakers – they look like they would fit. You see, all those years of playing with lego has paid off. My analytical abilities are astronomical.

Hey block head, get your Lego Salt and Pepper Shakers here

8. Hugging Ghosts

hugging ghost salt and pepper shakers 20 of The Most Creative and Coolest Salt and Pepper Shakers Around

I’m still trying to figure out if they are hugging or wrestling. But I’m 100% positive they are ghosts. OR ARE THEY? haha, just kidding. They are.

Or are they?

Buy your Hugging Ghosties Salt Shakers here

9. Hugging Dolphins, why not?

hugging dolphins salt and pepper shakers 20 of The Most Creative and Coolest Salt and Pepper Shakers Around

Even though it looks like they are doing the Riverdance, I can assure you when they are put together they appear to be hugging. And even though I’ve never seen dolphins hug, I’ve never seen a million dollars either.

And just between you and me, dolphins – they got a lot to hug about.

Flipping out right now! Get your Hugging Dolphins here

…more of ’20 of The Most Creative and Coolest Salt and Pepper Shakers Around’

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We once were lost, but now we pee. Pee in the dark that is, with this handy little gadget

Published by OneMoreGadget July 8th, 2011 in Gadget, Gift Ideas, Lights and Stupid.

over the hill potty night light We once were lost, but now we pee. Pee in the dark that is, with this handy little gadget

From glow in the dark toilet paper to even some fancy flushers we continue to wade through the various new toilet gadgets making a splash in the world today.

This handy little pee-aid is the Potty Night Light – a tiny little switch that lights up the toilet bowl to prevent some unwanted decorating. One of these will take the strain off your eyes, and allow you to put the strain somewhere else. In fact, one might go as far to say this product might end becoming number 1.

Get your own Potty Night Light gag gift here

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Books that can read to you from the grave, Recordable Storybooks

Published by OneMoreGadget July 7th, 2011 in Batteries, Classic, Gadget, Gift Ideas and Great Inventions.

narrate your own books Books that can read to you from the grave, Recordable Storybooks

Here’s something cool that I’m about to turn freaky pretty quick. They’re called ‘Recordable Storybooks’.

They all started when someone thought it would be a good idea to have a book read to you in the voice of someone you know, like your Grandma for example. Every Christmas she’d read to you your favorite story book, and those bad winters when she couldn’t make it to town, you could still hear her voice read that book to you just the way you remember it. Simply press the button and Grandma reads the story just the way she always does.

But now that time has passed, you’re getting a little older, and grandma’s getting a little older too.

I think you know where I’m going with this.

Let’s fast forward down the road. You’re an adult and you find your favorite childhood Christmas book in a moving box.

Would you press the play button?

My generation never had the luxury of pressing a play button, but these days with facebook and inventions like this, it definitely makes the world a lot smaller and puts you a lot closer to everyone. And it seems now with recordable storybooks, there’s always something left to remember them by.

Get your own recordable story book here and record someone you love

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