Stay up longer playing games and surfing the web with these new glasses.
Whether you’re a hard-core PC gamer, professional Excel file maker, Twitter tyrant or anything in between, you likely spend hours a day in front of your computer monitor. You’ve also likely experienced the eye-strain and headaches caused by this kind of long-term exposure to the blue LED light given off by our monitors. Short of calling it quits (yeah, right) what’s a long-term computer user to do?
One awesome option, you could pick up a pair of Gunnar’s Computer Glasses. These slightly convex, yellow-tinted shades filter harmful LED lights and shift the blue tones (that make it so difficult for our eyes to focus) toward the warmer end of the spectrum. Additionally, the lenses are polarized, cutting down on glare and further reducing eye-strain.
Gunnar’s vary in price, ranging from around HK$800 (US$99) to around HK$1,600 (US$200), depending on your frame choice. The majority retail at about HK$1,200 (US$150) – a small price to pay to protect your eyes long-term and reduce those nagging headaches. Gunnar’s Computer Glasses are available online at gunnaroptics.com
Mac accessories made specifically for the Mac and not recolored PC stuff.
As Mac users, we hardly ever come across accessories made for Mac. The best we’ve ever gotten was PC accessories colored white and labeled “For Macs”. We know that the one most important reason that we chose to buy a Mac was for the design and looks. What’s the point of getting an overpriced Mac when we’ll have ruin its marvelous looks by pairing it up with mismatching PC accessories?
Well, that time has finally come to an end. Twelve South, a fairly new company, has gone on a mission to develop accessories exclusively for Macs. The result: perfect match and beauty.
So far, they’ve released 3 different accessories. Our favorite, no doubt, is called the Backpack. The Backpack is a gorgeous little shelf that you can attach to the back of your iMac or Apple Cinema Display. This stylish space-saver can keep your peripherals out of sight while still in reach. You can put anything from USB drives, external hard drives, to even a Mac Mini! The best part is that this shelf relies entirely on gravity and two little adjustible clips, so you won’t ever need to hurt your Mac with cruel screws. This means that you’ll be able to hang more than one Backpack on your Mac! Backpacks are available to be purchased on their official website for HK$230 each, or HK$1,200 for 6 plus shipping.
The BookArc (pictured below) is a stand that can hold anything from a Macbook Air to a 17″ Macbook Pro. The BookArc not only can save valuable desk space, but it also can protect your Macbook by hugging it perfectly with silicone cushions. The best part about it is– it’ll look perfect next to your iMac.
We believe the coolest stuff to buy is found online and not in stores. Most store buyers just stock shelves for the mass market people with things they can understand and afford.
The Star Wars Shop has been bringing us all kinds of weird and wonderful Star Wars merchandise that are gifts to true Star Wars collectors. A quick scan of the store finds the above 12 inch x 12 inch Death Star Cookie Jar, which at US$50/HK$400 is really for the true fan, but its also something so cool that even the casual fan would need to have it.
Everyone knows that Lucas keeps his merchandise empire ahead of the curve, but if you think the Star Wars stuff at Toys R Us is the best he has to offer, its time to hit up the Star Wars Shop now.
Japanese toy maker Kotobukiya just announced these new Star Wars licensed chopsticks, appropriately called Chopsabers:
Star Wars lightsabers merge with Japanese culture and “Chop Sabers” emerge! Suitable for eating sushi or defending the galaxy, the Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader lightsabers measure 9″ long, with the blades cast in translucent material. The smaller “children’s size” Yoda saber measures approximately 7″ long. As a special bonus each set includes translucent Star Wars logo chopstick rests.
Available soon ( not at the San Diego Comic-Con as previously reported) for US$20/HK$180 a pair – you can get a Jedi blue set or a red Sith set and each come with Yoda’s green pair (for children of course). Check back at the Kotobukiya website for availability. See the other chopstick colors here.
Show-off your best running times on Facebook…from your wrist!
You have to hand it to Nike, they make exercising exciting even for geeks and bring high-tech to the usually low-tech.
The Nike+ SportBand give runners real-time performance feedback on their distance, pace, time and calories burned with just a glance at their wrist. Runners who enjoy listening to music may continue to hear their run details through the Apple iPod nano, iTouch or iPhone systems. The Nike+ SportBand will be available now with a suggested retail price of HK$500.
It just doesn’t stop there, at nikeplus.com they’ve added many new features and social media opportunities including:
Personalization: The new navigational system includes a customizable homepage for members providing at-a-glance views of your training, progress in goals and challenges, and your Nike+ Mini. Now runners can personalize every run to illustrate their mood, weather, terrain, route and more.
Find Your Friends: Runners will now be able to search for like-minded and similarly-skilled runners, accept new friend requests and initiate challenges in conjunction with their favorite social media platforms. And because no good run should go unpublished, runners can broadcast their own successes beyond Nike+, with automatic updates to Facebook status, Twitter feeds and much more.
New Shoe Finder: This feature asks runners to answer a few simple questions in order to receive a customized shoe recommendation based on the latest shoe technology.
Facebook and Twittering during our morning jog? Is this too much? Usually we jog to get away from the computers and just take an iPod Shuffle for the tunes. But there might be some of you out there who need to stay in touch more and it looks like Nike’s got you covered.
The User Guide is here so you can test your tech competency level and a Stuff review here.
Local developer helps you keep tabs on your friends and family members
This GPS stuff on the iPhone can be seen as a dream or nightmare to iPhone users. A dream for tracking down friends and family members, a nightmare if you have a suspicious wife/girlfriend.
Infoxenter, a local Hong Kong developer (who is a family man) has created and launched BindoGPS for the iPhone and its available to download here. “Bin Do” being the phonetic sound for the Cantonese “Where are you?” Yes, a localized version of the other iPhone App Hey, Where are You?
The best use for this is probably for hikers who go wandering in the Hong Kong hills and want to make sure their group doesn’t get lost. You can also send your trip location to friends who are late to meet up with you. You can also use this to tell friends what Wan Chai bar you are in as well, and I guess see if your girlfriend is on her way to Wan Chai to see you, so you can discreetly jump in a cab to Lan Kwai Fong with your entourage.
Read more about BindoGPS here and download it (3.0 ready) for US$4.99/HK$40 from the iTunes store here.
As Mac users, we hardly ever come across accessories made for Mac. The best we’ve ever gotten was PC accessories colored white and labeled “For Macs”. We know that the one most important reason that we chose to buy a Mac was for the design and looks. What’s the point of getting an overpriced Mac when we’ll have ruin its marvelous looks by pairing it up with mismatching PC accessories?
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