Ten One Design's Magnus Aluminum Stand Magnetically Clings Your iPad 2

Prepare to be blown away with this amazing, magical stand made specifically for the iPad 2. Ten One Design has revealed its Magnus stand at CES 2012. This aluminum slab of wonderness is designed to attach magnetically to the embedded magnets within the iPad 2 to keep a very sleek profile showing no visible support for a gravity defying work of art. The Magnus has to be one of the most innovative iPad 2 stands we've ever seen. Which begs the question, why didn't Apple make such an awesome stand? The Smart Cover was great and all, but this. This is something better. 

The Magnus stand has rubber feet at its base and will only work with a naked or skinned iPad 2 in the landscape orientation. So when can you grab yours? Good thing the Magnus is available for the taking right now for $49.95.

Nir Schneider

Editor-in-Chief

Adonit Intros Jot Touch & Jot Mini Styluses


The stylus saga continues as Adonit revealed its latest styluses at CES 2012. Adonit's Jot Touch is the next step, more featured stylus to the company's original Jot Pro stylus that we took a look at a while back. Adonit has really stepped it up this time and has implemented hardware and software to co-interact with one another with the Jot Touch. It features the same clear precision plastic disk tip that lets you see more precisely, beautiful machined aluminum body, Bluetooth connectivity that makes the Jot Touch fully sensitive to pressure when writing and drawing works of art on capacitive touchscreens as well as making it compatible with virtually every platform such as Windows, iOS and Android; a built-in rechargeable battery is said to last 12 hours on a single charge and charges up when docked in the included portable USB charging base.

But one of the more noticeable addition are two short cut buttons located at the rubbery finger grip area making it a serious stylus professionals would want to use. Adonit isn't clear whether these short cut buttons can be assigned different tasks, but it's safe to say that some kind of customization will be available via an app.

Then there's Adonit's second new stylus called the Jot Mini, a shorter version of what Adonit now calls the Jot Classic, which features a smaller clear precision plastic disk tip and a sliced portion in the aluminum body that acts as a neat shirt clip and is ideal for pocket carry and a definite kid-friendly stylus too. Adonit plans to release the Jot Touch in March for just under $100. No price is available for the Jot Mini as of yet.

Nir Schneider

Editor-in-Chief

Monster Vektr On-Ear Headphones Are Designed By Diesel

Monster continues to impress us all with its uniquely designed headphones at CES 2012, this time its the Vektr headphones. Monster has teamed up with Diesel, not actor Van Diesel but the Italian fashion clothing brand, to create these trendy headphones that would go great with Batman's Tumbler tank. Sporting a rather industrialistic exterior, the Vektr are an on-ear pair of headphones that will set you back $250 - $280 and feature a silkscreen Mohican head on both ear cups which are tri-fold collapsible for portability, combined with touches of contrasting black, grey and brushed aluminum, as well as different finishes from shiny to rubberized matte.

Like all of Monster's recent releases, the Vektr headphones are equipped plush ear cups and flat tangle-free audio cable with in-line Control Talk remote and mic. Monster is expected to release its Vektr headphones by March. An in-ear version of the Vektr headphones are also expected to be released and will be priced at $150.

Nir Schneider

Editor-in-Chief

Monster Inspiration Headphones Can Inspire Us All With Modern Beauty

After the recent news of Monster and Beats ending their partnership with one another, Monster looks like it is heading towards the right direction in terms of designing good looking headphones. Monster has revealed a few new headphones at CES 2012 including the Diamond Tears headphones that we've reported before Monster's own introduction. But Monster's Inspiration headphones have caught our attention more than anything else so far featuring a more robust exterior design than of its Nokia branded Purity HD headset headphones and Monster's iconic red and blue accents indicating left from right. 

These are also the company's first over-ear, active noise-canceling headphones. Monster's Inspiration headphones feature part metal construction for durability, detachable flat tangle-free cable, Control Talk in-line remote control and mic which is compatible with most smartphones, foldable design and include a hard shell case. The Inspiration headphones are said to deliver pure and powerful music reproduction, with a trendsetting “fashion-forward” twist interchangeable headbands in a multitude of different colors and materials. The bold new concept in headphone design lets users express themselves by changing headbands, transforming the entire look and feel to suit style preferences for any day, mood or occasion.

Available with either a titanium or pearl white finish, as well as a special Silver Limited Edition version, Inspiration over-ear headphones will begin shipping in spring for $279.95. Additionally, “Inspiration Lite” on-ear headphones will be available in June in pearl white for $229.95. The interchangeable headbands will be available separately, with eight different styles to choose from initially. Each band will cost $29.95.

Nir Schneider

Editor-in-Chief

Griffin PowerBlock Reserve Wall Charger Packs Internal Battery, Charges Efficiently


Griffin has introduced its newly refreshed PowerBlock called the PowerBlock Reserve. Much like its predecessor, Griffin's PowerBlock Reserve is a wall charger that can be plugged into any AC wall outlet to start charging your device via a USB output. It can also deliver a charge even when it is not plugged into the wall, thanks to its built-in rechargeable 2,000mAh lithium-ion battery pack which charges its own internal battery pack at the same time its charging a connected device to save time leaving you with more juice for later. The PowerBlock Reserve features a row of LEDs for battery status indication, ruggedized coating and comes with a 30-pin Apple sync and charge USB cable. Expect the PowerBlock Reserve to be available this spring for $59.99.

Nir Schneider

Editor-in-Chief

Feedair LED Ticker Displays Social Notifications & Info Feeds

Feedair is a little cute, WiFi enabled speech bubble-inspired LED ticker display that can be placed anywhere around your home, office or ideally at your desk that displays scrolling notifications and information from all of yours social accounts like Twitter, Facebook and even RSS feeds and email accounts on a retro red LED display that's easy to read. Different 'vidgets' will push your information over WiFi whether you would like Feedair to display Twitter @ replies, Facebook status updates, time, weather and lots more using the Feedair app which is compatible with iOS and Android. Feedair is constructed out of solid aluminum, USB-powered and will be available in multiple colors in March for $50. 

 

Nir Schneider

Editor-in-Chief

IK Multimedia Announces iRig iOS Accessories For Mobile Podcasting and Music Making

IK Multimidie has announced three new iPhone, iPad and iPod touch peripherals joining the likes of their Amplitube Adapter and iMac accessories. The iRig MIC Cast, iRIG MIX, and iRig Stomp are their latest products. The MIC Cast is a mic aimed toward mobile podcasters that hooks up to your iOS device through its headphone jack and has a unidirectional mic and a 3.5mm port for headphone monitoring. The MIC Cast is a tad bit bigger than the Square credit card reader and matches the slimness of the iPhone. It does include recording and voice processing apps to get things perfect. This device comes out in Q1 this year for €29.99($38). Check out the rest inside!

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