JooJoo by Fusion Garage

Do we have some real competition for the iPad?  Having been founded in early 2008, Fusion Garage is a new company in the computing world.  Although new to the scene, the folks at Fusion Garage have surely marched in standing tall with their release of the JooJoo (based on the African word “Jou Jou” meaning magical device).  The iPad certainly has bigger backing being a product of Apple however, the JooJoo sports the same compact and smooth design as the iPad and offers some extra features to include support for Flash 10.1.  Unlike the iPad, the JooJoo only has network support via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth – there are currently no 3G models available.

Features:

• 7.8″ x12.8″ x 0.7″, 2.4lbs
• 12.1″ widescreen, fingerprint-resistant display
• 802.11b/g Wi-Fi & Bluetooth 2.1
• 4GB solid state storage
• Camera for video conferencing
• USB, Microphone, and stereo headphone connectors
• Built-in speakers
• Browser based operating system
• 1080p video support
• Flash10.1 and Java compliant

BUY | Price: $500

Vutec Retracta-Vu Pro™

The Retracta-Vu Pro is a motorized rising-arm television screen which can be used with the included cabinet or installed under a floor or other surface.  Many screen sizes are available based on your situational needs – up to 300″ diagonal for 4:3 video format, 200″ for 16:9 HD format, and 153″ for 2.35:1 widescreen format.  Each screen is produced using Vutec’s patented Vu-Flex Pro internally-tensioned fabric and requires a consultation to ensure correct measurements and installation.

BUY | Price: Contact Vutec

Sony’s Dash “Personal Internet Viewer”

Sony’s Dash “Personal Internet Viewer” is available for pre-ordering now. Instantly watch movies, TV episodes, videos and music from Netflix, Youtube, Pandora and more. Choose from over 1,000 apps for your customization. Great addition to the kitchen, bedroom, or living room. Ships April 15th!

BUY | Price: $200

Shuttle Barebone XS35

Shuttle is a long time developer and manufacturer of mini-PC systems and will soon be releasing an outstanding HD-compatible Home Theater PC (HTPC) barebone system named the XS35.  Due to its 3.3cm wide profile and VESA mount interface, it can be fitted directly behind a flat panel display which means it doesn’t take up any extra space!  Powered by an Intel Atom D510 dual core, the XS35 has outstanding processing which has been combined with the NVIDIA GT218 graphics card.  Needless to say, this little puppy while be able to handle any video formats you throw at it to include 3D streaming.  Other features include HDMI video/audio, VGA, LAN, standard audio, 5 USB ports, a multi-format card reader, 2.5″ hard drive, slimline optical drive, and passive cooling.  A huge package in a little box!

Release date: Quarter 2 2010

BUY | Price: TBA

Rain & Thunder by thinksound™

The products developed by thinksound™ are all about great natural sound and green eco-friendly production.  The headphones Rain and Thunder are made with real wood which gives a natural resonance and outstanding acoustic quality.  ”Rain” is a 9mm high-def headphone with passive noise isolation and produced for sound accuracy and clarity while “Thunder” is the 10mm version designed for enhanced bass.  Each set comes with a cord clip and cotton carrying pouch.

Features:

BUY | Price: $75 – $100

Eclipse Touchmouse

The Eclipse touchmouse offers the same ease of use of a traditional tilt wheel while adding the precision of a notebook track pad.  Their trademarked quicktouch technology gives you access to many instantly accessible commands which are initiated by a combination of mouse button presses and movements.  In the default mode, four-way screen scrolling can be enabled by just moving your finger.  Requires a Bluetooth enabled PC or Mac.

Features:

• Bluetooth® wireless technology; connection up to 30ft
• 4 way touch scroll pad
• Aluminum finish
• Battery indicator with power off switch
• 1600dpi laser

BUY | Price: $60

iCharge ECO DX Solar Power Pack

The iCharge ECO DX is a solar/USB/AC power adapter for a multitude of devices from iPhones to PSPs to digital cameras.  Your charging troubles can be a thing of the past with one of these – it is like the Swiss Army Knife of mobile chargers!  Although it is a new release in Japan, it can still be obtained for a worldwide shipping cost ($19 express).  Available in black, white, silver, red, pink, blue, and green.

Supported devices:

PSP, iPod/iPhone series, Nintendo DS / DS Lite, Blackberry, most Japanese mobile phones, multiple driver, Creative Zen, and other audio players and digital cameras.  All digital devices are not supported – please check before use.

BUY | Price: $150

Nexus One by Google

Although the Droid was recently released, Google has a new phone that they can call all their own (in production with HTC) – the Nexus One.  Google is a little aggressive, no?  I guess you can’t blame them since they do have the skills to pay the bills, and the phone does look pretty darn cool.  I’m sure you will read many comparisons to the iPhone, but I’ve got to go ahead and talk about it some! My current favorites are its camera flash (who would’ve thought!?), the charger connector which is the same as bluetooth headsets (convenience wins), great organization structure, apparent ease of use, and ultra-slick looks.  The talk is that the Nexus One is fast to react to inputs, but reportedly the battery life isn’t much better than the iPhone (Although the battery is swappable unlike the iPhone).  You can get a much better look at the Nexus One by using Google’s flash presentation that allows you to interact with some of the phone’s features.  As cool as this is, I can’t give up my iPhone just yet.

BUY | Price: $530 unlocked; $180 with T-Mobile

iToos M6HD Portable HD Media Player

This PMP brings more to the table than one would expect!  The 4.3″ HD TFT screen supports a maximum resolution of 1360 x 768 and TV output capabilities.  As for storage, it carries 4GB of flash memory onboard which is upgradable to up to 32GB via memory cards.  The M6HD also comes with native support for multiple video and audio formats, a remote control, a photo browser, FM radio and e-book text-reading.  There are too many cool features to even list here – especially for the price (reported retail of $60).

Also available is the itoos M8HD 1080P full HD MP5 Player for 20$ more. Plus you get 1080P HDMI output and sports a 5in screen!

• Music format support:  MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV, APE, FLAC, MP2, RA, AAC, LRC show
• Video format support: H.263/H.264, MKV, RM, RMVB, RV8/9, MPEG4/ASP, VOB, DAT, ASF, WMV, MPEG1/2, JPEG Full HD
• Maximum support Full HD 1920×1080 pixels

BUY | Price: $85-105

Charging Station Organizer

If your big into gadgets and have mutiple devices like me (iPhone, Blackberry,iPod & more), then a charging station is a must. The new charging station from Bluelounge is compact in size and sleek in design. Comes in 3 colors of choice: White, Pink, & Black.

6 Built-in Connectors
Universal Connectors for hundreds of devices:
- 2 (two) iPod / iPhone connectors
- 1 (one) Mini USB
- 1 (one) Micro USB
- 2 (two) USB socket

Their “Cabledrops” are also cool.

Price: $90