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Arcimoto – Green Electric Vehicles For Short Stops



arcimoto
arcimoto

Gone are the days of the Gas guzzling cars. Also gone are the days you get caught in a storm on your bicycle. Power, safety and green – that is what this car is all about.

Arcimoto was at CES showing off their concept car. It’s a prototype to the Pulse – a vehicle that looks and feels like a car, but is as energy efficient as they come. Best parts – it can get up to 70 MPH and is affordable to the public (The goal is to get it to $15,000).

With a full roll cage, it can be safer than a car. Standard parts make it easier to repair. It is perfect for the drive to work, or a quick stop to the grocery store.

Interview by Jeffrey Powers of Geekazine

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QuikPod Lets You Be in the Picture



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quikpod

You’ve probably tried to take a picture of you before. Extending your arm out to get the shot, but it doesn’t always work out. That is why you need a special monopod that will let you extend the camera out a bit.

QuikPod is a device that will extend your camera out so you can get in the shot. A telescoping arm will ensure you don’t get just eyes or noses in the picture. If it’s a picture of you and a friend, or even the whole group – Someone doesn’t get left out simply because they had to hold the camera.

The QuikPods also come with a stand attachment, so you can put the camera on the table or floor and get a picture. You don’t need to put a camera on it, either. It could be the flash stand, or a microphone boom for video cameras.

They even have a QuikPod for DSLR cameras that extend out to 53″. You can use it as a MonoPod, or a way that you can be in the picture, too. If you want to take a picture with your iPhone – no worries. They have an adapter for that, too.

Interview by Jeffrey Powers of Geekazine

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Dexim Portable Power Solutions



At CES Unveiled, Dexim showed a number of great power solutions for your iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad devices.

The P-Flip Solar Power charger uses the energy of the sun to charge a battery pack in about 15 hours. This pack can then be used to power or charge your iPhone device.

They also offer the P-Flip Foldable Power Dock which is like it’s newer Solar powered cousin but uses regular electricity to charge it’s internal 2,000 mA battery. Both P-Flip models hold the iPhone 3 and iPhone 4 models for easy viewing and movie watching.

What I thought was the most interesting product was the Visible G Charger. This is a cool wall charger that displays the charging condition in the wire that connects to your device. You see color lights pulsating through the wire as it’s charging and the pulsating slows down as the device becomes charged. The lights stop and turn off when the device is full charge. In fact, the entire charger turns off, saving electricity. Dexim claims you will save 85% of standby power used by other chargers.

Interview by Tom Newman: Fogview Podcast

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Liquid Image Sports Camera Masks



At CES Unveiled Liquid Image displayed their line of sports masks that can be used to take both still and video images. They have three product lines: Scuba for underwater, BMX for motorcycles and ATV, and the Summit series for skiers and snowboarders.

The Scuba masks will work down to 300 feet and last 2.5 to 3 hours on a single charge. The camera lens is located at the top of the mask in between your eyes so the camera sees what you see. There are colored LEDs and audible sounds to indicate the mode (still or video) and if the mask is recording.

All the masks support both still and video. The images are recorded to a micro SD card and a USB port is provided for downloading the images and video from the mask.

The Scuba and Summit Series also have 1080p HD versions. The standard masks retail for around $300 and the HD masks for $400.

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XRocker for Your Man Cave



XRocker, the maker of multi-functional furniture for gaming, music, and DVD, has introduced a great addition to your “man cave,” a three piece set that is great for gaming or watching TV. This light weight set of furniture consist of a love seat, chair, and ottoman and would be a great addition to a gaming/home theater. The pieces are comfortable and built to be easily moved to fit the mood or lifestyle. Each piece has multiple pockets and openings to hold DVD/CDs, controllers, and even drink holders. There are at least 15 pockets in each piece, and some pieces having 100 pockets. The 3-piece set will sell for around $200 and available in late spring.

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Switch to Portable RAID Solution with PopDrive



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PopDrive

If you have a USB external drive and not backing up your data from it, you are putting your data at risk. A USB hard drive could crash just as easily as a Notebook or Desktop hard drive – if not, faster.

PopDrive has another solution. Dual drives in a RAID 0 configuration. One drive collects and the other drive mirrors. That way if the first drive breaks down, the other one takes over.

PopDrive is a drive that can work with USB 2.0 or eSATA. It takes 2 – 2.5 inch drives and transfer up to 3GB/s (eSATA). The drives mirror when connected to the PC or Mac.

Perfect for home or office, this drive could be a great asset to hold data for clients. It’s size makes it perfect for those who have portable offices.

Interview by Jeffrey Powers: Geekazine

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GoalZero Portable Solar Charging Solutions!



Green was another big theme again at CES 2011 and GoalZero had a full line of portable recharging products. I have often been skeptical of these types of devices but it is obvious that GoalZero know what they are doing and use a very logical approach to their entire product line. If you want something that will simply charge a phone, or something that will keep a light on all night or charge a laptop they have it and it will scale.

Combining battery storage with solar technology is a great combination and the prices are such that any outdoor person would consider picking up some of their solutions. This is the portable solar powered charging solution that I can endorse without reservation!

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Celestron Introduces Self Aligning Telescope CES 2011



Celestron has introduced a self aligning telescope that will find and align itself within 3 minutes of being turned on. One of the biggest challenges people have when using a telescope is the alignment procedure. With this new telescope amateurs will be able to take this unit out to the back yard turn it on and start observing celestial bodies within a few short minutes.

The SkyProdigy with a built in digital camera can connect to a PC as well, allowing you to point the telescope automatically. Scheduled to be released in a few months priced at $800.00

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Nike Plus Sports Watch GPS Enabled CES 2011



Nike has created a GPS enabled watch for runners that is not only simple to use but tracks your runs, and allows you to connect online and share your runs, it tracks where you go and the run times.. Great way to share great running routes with all your friends.

One of the cool features is that once you take it off, you can actually plug it into your computer with the built in USB connector.

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