Wireless

Hot In The Hive: Bluetooth Mini Phone

Alex Gambardella on Sep 23, 2009 6:22 AM PDT

Don't you love laughing at the crazy-looking people on the street who look like they're talking to themselves but are really just using a handy-dandy hands-free device? Or how about those folks driving on the freeway who look like they're bopping and singing along to the radio but are really just making a business call from that huge hunk of Bluetooth-activated plastic attached to their ear? If you're considering your own mobile accompaniment but don't want to look like you're deep in conversation with the voices inside your own head, look no further than the Bluetooth Mini Phone. Shaped like an actual handheld receiver, you can wear the phone like a semi-stylish pendant necklace & then when you want to make a call, you just pick it up and press call and start chatting! Oh. Wait. So it's not actually hands-free... but it's still pretty cute, and a clever sort of gimmick. And, uh, a great conversation starter?

Price: 29,99 GBP
Who Found It: xgalexy was the first to add the Bluetooth Mini Phone to the Hive.

Tags : wireless , technology , tech , phone gadgets

Hot In The Hive: Sonos ZonePlayer 120

Anna Yu on Aug 5, 2009 6:18 AM PDT

My favorite dance clubs are the kinds with multiple rooms or floors that play different types of music in each section. That way, I'm never bored, always have a multiple options to choose from, and all my friends can find a room that they like. Have you ever imagined bringing that into your own home? I found a company called Sonos which makes wireless audio receivers and speakers that work in your home. Start out with the Sonos ZonePlayer, plug in your router and favorite speakers, and you're ready to go. With this system, you can listen music from your own iTunes library or listen to digital radio stations like Sirius and Pandora. Add ZonePlayers in other rooms and you can have your own in-house dance club. Sing along with Aretha Franklin and other classics in your bathroom and rock out to Gwen Stefani and Rihanna in your kitchen! Best of all, you can control everything with their Sonos controller, your computer, or your iPhone!

Price: $499
Who Found It: facadeindreams was the first to add the Sonos ZonePlayer to the Hive.

Tags : zoneplayer , wireless , technology , sonos

Hot In The Hive: The Nabaztag Rabbit Wi-Fi Device!

Alex Gambardella on Mar 20, 2009 5:24 AM PDT

If you've ever gone to a pet store and had the urge to compulsively take home one of those little bunnies in the shop window (I know Easter is approaching, but it's not a good idea -- you can take my word for it), tech wizards Nabaztag have the perfect companion you won't have to clean up after! The Nabaztag Rabbit is a Wi-Fi capable little critter-device who connects to the internet and reads you your e-mail, provides weather forecasts, checks up on the stock market, plays podcasts and internet radio, and even breaks into song when a friend sends you a message! With its sleek compact design and customizable ears available on their website store, the Nabaztag bunny simply sits peacefully on your desktop, flapping its ears and blinking its happy medley of lights, taking up much less space than a real rabbit and not leaving trails of Easter basket grass all around the house like its holiday counterpart. Show me any live rabbit that can read aloud in 16 different languages instead of just eating, pooping, and shedding all day, and maybe I'll change my mind, but for now I have to say Nabaztag's bunny is looking like the much wiser (and maybe even cuter) investment!

Price: $99
Who Found It: denimnews was the first to add the Nabaztag Rabbit to the Hive.

Tags : ztore , wireless , wifi , wi-fi