GeekToys: Cool Gear For Techies
by Staff Reports
This month's GeekToys: iLuv iMM183 Hi-Fi Dual Alarm Clock & Weather Hazard Alert; “Geek Is Sexy” T-Shirt; Transcend MiniSD Card; Grand HD Cinema: First USB-to-HDMI Converter; Car Chip Pro.
iLuv iMM183 Hi-Fi Dual Alarm Clock & Weather Hazard Alert
With the iLuv iMM173 alarm clock and dual dock for iPod and iPhone, you can charge your iPod and iPhone while you’re sleeping and wake up to your favorite FM station or tunes from your iPod or iPhone. Featuring two integrated docks, an FM tuner, a large and easy-to-read display, and powerful built-in speakers, this unique bedside alarm clock lets you choose how you wake up every morning while making sure your iPod and iPhone are fully charged for the day. $129 | www.i-luv.com
“Geek Is Sexy” T-Shirt
For the geek you’re shopping for Valentines Day for, this is a 100% pre-shrunk geeky shirt is available in black, white or grey, and cimes in small to 6XL sizes! $12.99 | www.kleargear.com
Transcend MiniSD Card
The Transcend mini SDHC Class 2 card is fully compatible with the SDA 2.0 specification, and is suitable for high-end digital devices that are mini SDHC compliant. It features a high speed transfer rate and comes with a MiniSD adapter for regular SD card slots. $29.99 | www.amazon.com
Grand HD Cinema: First USB-to-HDMI Converter
The Grand HD Cinema Converter holds the distinction of being the first of its kind to boast a USB-to-HDMI converter. This means you are able to view media files stored in computers on an HDTV simply by transforming the USB input into HDMI. The Grand HD Cinema converter is able to handle up to half a dozen external HDMI connected displays in that manner, and installation is fast and easy. HD content is displayed at 720p, and currently, only Windows XP machines are supported. $139.99 | www.tigerdirect.com
Car Chip Pro
Just plug Car Chip Pro into the OBDII port (easily found under the dashboard or steering wheel) and it reads and stores data from your car’s on-board computers, continuously logging driving and engine performance. On-board diagnostics (OBD) data was once available only to professional mechanics. With Car Chip Pro, this same data is now in your hands. $119.99 | www.thinkgeek.com
