Mobee Goes Double Wireless With Inductive Magic Tunes Speaker, Magic Juice Backup Battery

Mobee Technology is in the news today for their latest additions to the Mobee collection of wireless inductive products that aim to set the standard for green and innovative gadgetry at CES 2013. Announcing three new products, the Magic Juice, Magic Tunes, and Magic Link giving a new definition to green power solutions.

The aluminum constructed Magic Juice keeps your iDevices alive after a long day of work, acting as a backup battery that is portable and easy-to-store. Just plug your iPad in for a full charge or your iPhone in for two. This is perfect for the traveler who can't always find an electrical outlet when on-the-move constantly. In addition to charging your iDevice, the Magic Juice can wirelessly charge itself with any of Mobee's flat inductive charging stations. It'll go on sale for $79. 

The Magic Tunes is an aluminum-made wireless Bluetooth capable compact speaker that is designed to be used in tandem with your mobile device. This small speaker is also equipped with an integrated microphone which makes it ideal for conference calls. Just like the Magic Juice, the Magic Tunes can be wirelessly charged when put on one of Mobee's inductive charging platforms. The Magic Tunes will retail for $99.

Lastly, the Magic Link is an unique charging cable that automatically turns itself off and stops sucking more power and hiking up your electricity bill. The cable itself illuminates a green color when it is on. While the cable is blinking, you know your device is charging. When the cable isn't showing any color, you know it's off. The Magic Link is compatible with the Lightning port, the 30 pin port, and mini and micro USB ports. The Magic Link will be available for $49. 

Take Your iPhone Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea

 

Underwater photography is starting to be the "cool" thing to do now and while most people don't want to shell out hundreds of dollars for a GoPro, wrapping your brand new iPhone 5 in a Ziplock bag and praying doesn't sound like a great idea either. In comes the Seashell. The Seashell SS-i5 is the perfect iPhone underwater case that protects your precious iPhone 5 from up to 40 meters (yeah, sorry about the misleading title) of water that is as cold as -10 degrees Celsius. 

The SS-i5 features its own high quality design and casing to ensure clear photos and videos and also allows for responsive touch operation in the water. Most people don't go out diving in Arctic-like waters but trips to the lake or the water park would be perfect for the SS-i5. Slap it onto your iPhone 5 and you'll be well on your way to creating your very own video documentary of your kid frolicking in the pool. Check them out for yourself and head over to their resellers according to your country of residence. 

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Seidio's Vitreo Series Trades Flimsy Plastic For Tempered Glass Screen Protectors

We're all too familiar with the cheap and unreliable plastic screen protectors that we decide to slap onto our new and expensive devices for the sake of protection. To make matters worse, unless you're an expert at screen protector installation, you'll more than likely end up with some form of air bubble too. These are all things that the folks at Seidio hate too, which is why they created the Vitreo lineup of tempered glass screen protectors for your iPhone 5 or Samsung Galaxy S III. 

Boasting an impressive 9H hardness rating and coming in at only .55mm thickness, the Vitreo sets itself as the ideal screen protector. Best of all, Seido is claiming that it is unbeatable and "shatterproof", however, life experiences has proven that glass and shatterproof have yet to go hand-in-hand.

This is similar to Spigen SGP's GLAS.t lineup including the all-too similar Colorant glass screen protectors that we've come to love so much, and it comes in at an affordable $39.95.

Satechi Audio Cube Is Back With A New Look

Portable speakers are starting to become reliable and quality audio devices than what it use to be. Just look at Jawbone and Logitech, they're doing a pretty good job. Satechi wants a piece of the cake too as they out their newly redesigned Audio Cube that's just as the name suggests. It's a cube. It plays music. Dressed in a rubberized casing with a shiny gloss panel on top, the Audio Cube is as simple as portable Bluetooth speakers get. 

While these are in no way meant to be your daily audio speakers for high quality sound, they are definitely nice to have in your bag or backpack as a portable speaker. It's Bluetooth capability is a plus too. You can pick one of these up on Amazon at a nice and smooth $49.99.

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Stay Safe On The Road With BlueAnt's Q3 Smart Bluetooth Headset

CES is coming up soon on January 8th and we have some exciting new announcements. One of them happens to be coming from BlueAnt Wireless who specialize in Bluetooth headsets and other Bluetooth-enabled devices. Their latest entry to their line up is the BlueAnt Q3, featuring intuitive one-touch controls, crystal clear call quality and a highly sought-after full voice integration with Siri and Google Voice commands. Best part is that it's got up to five hours of talk time with battery life shown through an on-screen indicator.

As it would make sense that your Bluetooth headset will see the most use during your commute, BlueAnt's Wind Armor technology allows for clear call experience even with your windows rolled down. The integration with Siri and Google Voice will theoretically make your drive entirely hands-free with your iPhone or Android device. These seem perfect for anyone looking for a trusty pair of headsets that you can rely on. 

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Calm Down, Instagram Doesn't Own Your Photos

Ever since Instagram released their new Terms of Service, every hipster in the world shed a premature tear. It was interpreted that Instagram would have full ownership of every user's photos and could use them for advertising and profit purposes. 

However, co-founder Kevin Systrom has released a blog post on Instagram which seems to have calmed the mobs of angry Instagram-ers demanding for an explanation and some to even delete their accounts. 

Here's what Kevin has to say: 

Our intention in updating the terms was to communicate that we’d like to experiment with innovative advertising that feels appropriate on Instagram. Instead it was interpreted by many that we were going to sell your photos to others without any compensation. This is not true and it is our mistake that this language is confusing. To be clear: it is not our intention to sell your photos. We are working on updated language in the terms to make sure this is clear.

So the good news is that all those filtered photos of your cat and your daily cup of coffee still belongs to you. We'll just have to way and see what this "innovative advertising" is all about. 

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Lumawake Is The First SMART Dock For The iPhone

The guys at Lumawake seem to have thought of everything from the moment that you wake up to the moment you fall asleep. They take the dock and completely redesigns it for much bigger purposes than just to act as a seat for your iPhone. With the proper set up, you can have this little guy power your entire house. It's the smartest dock we've ever seen.

Constructed out of a similar material as your iPhone, the Lumawake dock blends right in with all of your other Apple devices and has some exciting hardware features. Packed with multi-color LEDs, the dock will automatically light up whenever you want to dock or undock your iPhone due to the infrared motion sensors built in. On top of that, it can keep track of your sleeping patterns without the use of annoying bracelets or other external devices, just download their app. This product is much more impressive when you see it, so make sure to check out their product video after the break.

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