The new Gaming Headset HyperX Cloud Core is designed primarily for fans of computer games, which is important for comfort during long gaming session – its ear pads are made of artificial leather and memory foam, and is equipped with a padded headband that ensures both a reliable fixation of the headset on your head, and convenience when playing for a long time. The closed design and 53 mm speakers with neodymium magnets provide a truly audiophile-grade sound quality with powerful bass and clear treble, acoustic parameters of the new Gaming Headset are similar to the HyperX Cloud.

For ease of use, enhance and expand the scope of the desk with a microphone new Gaming Headset made removable – when watching a movie or listening to music, the microphone will not interfere. To connect the headset to the sound source HyperX Cloud Core is equipped with a 4-pin plug with a diameter of 3.5 mm standard CTIA, layout compatible with audio outputs of personal computers, game consoles and mobile devices. Connects to your PC previous standards with separate headphone and microphone set comes with two-foot extension cable plug diameter of 3.5 mm.

As a new Gaming Headset has been certified TeamSpeak – Host for gaming negotiations on VoIP. In developing this model, HyperX engineers put the main task of creating the most comfortable for the user’s headset with high-quality sound and the most affordable price – recommended retail price HyperX Cloud Core is $ 70.

Specifications new Gaming Headset HyperX Cloud Core:

• Speaker type: Dynamic Æ53 mm, with neodymium magnets
• Construction: closed
• Frequency response: 15-25 000 Hz
• Nominal Impedance: 60 Ohm system
• Nominal sound pressure level: 98 ± 3 dB
• Distortion: <2%
• Maximum power: 150 mW
• Headphones Type: cover
• The suppression of ambient noise: 20 dBA
• Pressure headband: 5 N
• Weight with microphone and cable: 320g
• The length and type of cable: 1 m + 2 m extension cable
• Connection: stereo mini-jack and microphone Æ3.5 mm (4-pin)

Microphone

• Sensor Type: Condenser (electret reverse)
• Principle of operation: Pressure gradient
• Polar pattern: cardioid
• Power supply: Power AB
• Power supply: 2
• Current consumption: max. 0.5 mA
• Nominal impedance: 2.2 ohms
• Open circuit voltage: at 1 kHz 20 mV / Pa
• Frequency response: 50-18000 Hz
• THD 2% at a frequency of 1 kHz
• Max. sound pressure level of 105 dB SPL (THD £ 1,0% at 1 kHz)
• Out Microphone: -39 ± 3 dB
• The length of the microphone: 150 mm (with the stand)
• Diaphragm Diameter: 6 mm
• Connection: single mini-plug (Æ3.5 mm)

Source: kingston

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The company Xiaomi widely familiar in its smartphones and external battery, but it’s not all what it can do. Not so long ago, she showed a small set of smart home for the organization. But to us for review came just a video camera Xiaomi Ants Xiaoyi, which is controlled by a smartphone and has a speaker and microphone. In this review, we describe for what purpose it will fit.

Scope of delivery – Xiaomi Ants Xiaoyi Smart Camera

Unlike the smartphone company Xiaomi, a box made of white cardboard. Opening it, we see the camera itself, paper documentation, network 1A charger and USB-cable length of 2 meters.

Appearance

Despite the fact that many criticized for lack of Xiaomi device design for the appearance of the camera Xiaomi Ants Xiaoyi no complaints. It looks attractive due to the small thickness of the body, but first things first.

Since the camera is a type of desktop cameras – round basis from the stand on which the fixed hinge. With the latter, you can change the vertical angle of shooting. In reality, the inclination angle of the hinge varies nearly 180 degrees.

The camera lens is removable and rests on two latches. If they move, then remove it will not be difficult. The camera will be fully operational. Thanks to this arrangement, the camera can easily disguise and make hidden. On the back side of the lens is a microphone, speaker, reset hole, a slot for microSD memory card slot and microUSB. On the front side of the lens is only the LED activity. Through the use microUSB connector power supply can be not only AC charger, but also the external battery. To hang the camera on the wall should be carefully removed from its lower stand, where you will find three holes for screws. Stand inside the metal itself, which adds stability.

Characteristics of Xiaomi Ants Xiaoyi Smart Camera

If we talk about the hardware on the camera, it is quite personal. Xiaomi Ants Xiaoyi has a nice diagonal viewing angle of 111.2 degrees and good speed record in 20fps at 1280 × 720. Officially supports memory cards up to 32GB, but you need to take into account that for the normal operation will need the card for at least 8 GB. Also worth noting is that the work in the Wi-Fi network standard IEEE 802.11ac is not supported. Unfortunately, there is no infrared light.

The Work

To work with the camera you must Wi-Fi network and smartphone on Android, or iOS. Previously, on the smartphone you want to install an application that can be downloaded from Xiaomi. Original application traditionally in Chinese, but at the moment craftsmen translated it into English and Russian.

Connecting and Configuring the camera is quite simple and easy thanks to the step by step instructions. True smartphone app itself has some serious limitations. The main one is that we can not put up a notice on the movement of the frame (although the camera is capable of doing). Fortunately, when viewing video footage before it allocates those moments when there was a movement.

From the available options have unmuted the camera, the inclusion of dynamics, and when the LED activity, a change in the quality of the recording and, in fact, off camera.

To work with a PC, you need to use the client side, for example, iSpy because there is no native client. Example application settings can be found on the forum. Fortunately, its setting is much wider than that of the application for a smartphone. We can adjust the response of the camera to the motion in the frame. It is even possible to inform the SMS (the truth, it is necessary to subscribe). Unfortunately a subscription is not cheap – $ 7.95 per month.

As mentioned above, to power the camera can be used an external battery. We have checked the running time from Xiaomi Power Bank 10400mAh. The result was that the camera was able to work around 24 hours on a fully charged battery.

The quality of the video, filmed on camera, very good, but only in a good light. In poor visibility, the quality suffers greatly. At night, the device altogether useless, since it has no infrared light. The result is that we see at night are absolutely black picture. If we talk about the quality of the transmission of sound from the speaker, then there is also not all smooth. The sound is “electronic” and not alive. But the microphone is not bad. He is very sensitive.

Findings

For what good this camera? Because the camera does not have infrared illumination and native applications on the PC, it is hardly suitable for use as a security system. But to monitor pets or as a nanny for her to come. Unfortunately, the manufacturer has launched again slightly completed device. The camera suffers from childhood diseases such as lack of ability to change the time on the watermark during shooting. Applications for smartphones weekly updates, but it is still not officially available only in Chinese. Of course, the camera has both advantages, among which will be a major cost.

Liked:

+ Price

+ Workmanship

+ Collapsible design

+ A microphone / speaker

Did not like:

– The lack of native applications for PC

– The absence of infrared light

– No information on the movement of the camera view

Source: Xiaomishop

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The smartphone market has long includes not only the smart phones, but also numerous accessories. Sometimes, it is the set of possible accessories buyer determines the choice in favor of a smartphone. Today we tell about a few very useful and handy accessory for the line of smartphones Lumia.

All of these gadgets in this article you can buy in a store official manufacturer – n-store.ru.

External battery

Beach modern smartphones – their short life on a single charge. But this problem has long found a solution – an external battery with a yield of USB. Thanks to their compact size, no problem to put them in a bag (even if it is a small “city” bag) with USB-cable for smartphone and do not worry any more that you will lose your connection at the most inopportune moment.

Various models of external battery fired a lot, usually they are different size, shape, and most importantly – capacity. Look at Microsoft DC-21. What do you think has a capacity of this battery?

External Battery Microsoft DC-21 and smartphone Lumia 830

Usually, the batteries in these sizes have a capacity of 3-4 Ah (ampere hours), allowing 1-1.5 times the charge current flagship smartphone. But Microsoft DC-21 has a capacity of 6 Ah! That’s enough for almost two full charge such leaders as Lumia 930, for example.

The battery has a simple and intuitive charge indicator and button pressing which you can check the remaining battery. Plus, the indicator has only sufficient to determine the charge level of brightness and not prevent, for example at night – some external batteries have to be recharged in the other room, so bright they shine indicators.

Charge indicator Microsoft DC-21

Dimensions and weight Microsoft DC-21 are small enough and not aggravate his pocket and stylish appearance and availability of several bright color options make this gadget a good complement the style of smartphones Lumia.

Wireless speakers

Compact mobile phones all good as multifunctional devices, but one in them is still not enough – the possibility of listening to music (or watch the movie) is not alone in the headphones, and with friends. Of course, blame the relatively small body, which, perhaps, could be good stuff and loud speaker, but that’s the place for the rest of the electronics will not be left.

To the aid of external speakers, the main characteristic of which is the ratio of volume to size. Again, it is good if a column can be charged (i.e., it was to the battery and it can even operate without wires, and the sound transmitting Bluetooth), and better yet, that it is equipped with NFC – wireless short-range technology. Thanks to NFC is very easy and convenient to connect devices via Bluetooth. By the way, it is in Nokia smartphones was first used this technology.

Portable Speaker Nokia MD-12 – an excellent example of the above. Small and light device, of course, does not announce a party in the restaurant, but will allow listening to music and watching a movie without headphones, and hence not alone.

Bluetooth-Speaker Nokia MD-12 and smartphone Lumia 830

Thanks to the pad on the underside of the speaker confidently on the table and not “jumping” from vibrations. Interestingly, construction of the device involves the use of the table surface as a resonator for low frequencies.

The column is simple to use: it can be recharged through the micro-USB, it literally turns on one button, connect the device to a smartphone can be using NFC.

Connectors Nokia MD-12

Again, as in the case of charging a portable, n-store.ru available in store several colors bright and pleasant to the eye. All of them, like smartphones Lumia, made of soft-touch plastic.

Wireless charging

Another interesting and useful accessory – Wireless Charger DT-903, running on standard Qi. It is compatible with smartphones such as Lumia 930, Lumia 830 and Lumia 735.

Wireless charging DT-903 and Lumia 830 smartphone

Of course, for it to work the wire still needed – the device must be connected to a power source (which, incidentally, may be the above-mentioned external battery Microsoft DC-21). But the process of charging your smartphone with this device is much more convenient than conventional wired charging, especially in the dark when it can be hard to find the right position of the port micro-USB, and even to orient the wire. Here, simply put your smartphone on the charger – and he will start charging! The process of charging indicator light will notify – diodes are located on the perimeter of charge on the bottom panel.

The lower part of the wireless charging DT-903

But that’s not all! In the DT-903 has support for Bluetooth and NFC. It would seem – why charge these wireless protocols? The fact that the charging is not simple, and “smart.” Connecting via Bluetooth with your smartphone (using NFC, in order to avoid manual interfaces), it may signal missed calls and low battery (if your smartphone is not on it, but close). In these cases, the diode lights flashes. If you moved to another room, but this time it’s SMS, then the return you definitely know about it.

Also at the bottom of charging a button that performs two functions. Short pressing it allows you to change the brightness (useful for overnight charging) and long (about 8 seconds) cancels paired with your phone via Bluetooth.

Of course, the process of fully charging the battery using a smartphone device DT-903 is slower than normal connected to AC power, but the wireless charging, you can always keep the workplace or nightstand. And no need to constantly connect / disconnect the phone from the wire if it (the phone), you suddenly urgently needed. Plus – optical system notifications, including discharge and phone (if it is available).

In total

Of course, the list of gadgets listed above branded accessories for smartphones Lumia, which can be purchased at the official store, is not limited. We just talked about the most interesting and, so to say, unusual. But who else from the manufacturers of smartphones makes branded external batteries? Incidentally, the wireless charging technology standard Qi still equipped with a telephone unit. But it’s really convenient!

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A few years ago it was difficult to find an alternative to cheap staffing cord that came with the manufacturers or DAC Headphone Amplifier (sometimes quite expensive) with USB-in. Meanwhile, the first audition convinced us that the sad phenomenon concerning the dependence of the sound of digital audio interfaces from the connector remains relevant, despite the fact that the information is transmitted via USB quite differently. We shared our experiences with Graham Nolte Vlack of Rhodium and after a few years the company has released a USB-cables own design.

Simple solutions…

In addition to better conductor materials, screen and connector, the company used two simple technology. Mechanical damping vibrations that occur when using audio and transmitted to charge USB-receiver and DAC supplemented by radio interference filters at both ends of the wires – they prevent the passage of high-frequency interference from the computer to the DAC.

Overview of USB-cable Vlack Rhodium Star USB: Vlack Rhodium provides updated information

Cable Vlack Rhodium Star comes with a length of 1, 1.5 or 2 m

… often work

Yes, and no matter what file format you’re playing on a PC. The difference is significant even in comparison with a very stout, but significantly cheaper cable Supra USB, not to mention the usual computer cords.

Scherzo of Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony significantly benefit from more accurate placement of rhythmic and dynamic accents Orchestra under Valery Gergiev ceases to seem machine that constantly puts on an icy road. “Requiem” by Mozart in DSD format takes the drama and scale due to the excellent study of the bass, and improvements in the lower middle and top allow clearer chorus come out from the back room to the stage. But most importantly, you do not hear, and feel – lost some internal tension, listen to music easier and more joyful.

When the game is worth the candle

Depends on how much your DAC or headphone amplifier. If it is equipped with modern USB-receiver, but despite this, via USB, unlike SPDIF, plays “as something not very” best buy Vlack Rhodium, than to change the unit itself.

USB-cable (AB) Vlack Rhodium Star USB 1,5 m

Price: $ 225

Pros: better sound in all significant aspects: accuracy, rhythm, dynamics; becomes easier to listen to music

Cons: None, but if you’re a sysadmin, your confusion about the price we can understand

Verdict: Will your USB-DAC tune to a whole new level

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In forming an image involves two parties: the projector and the screen. Of course, a greater contribution to the quality makes the first component and the second – an accessory. But we – the examples of network cables or air conditioners – to understand what can be a significant part of the auxiliary member. A testing Screen Innovations Black Diamond, convinced that the screen can act almost as a full system.

At the heart of the American production company Screen Innovations – a kind of invention, the formula of which is kept secret. But the result is known: it screens prevent the scattering of light. Its rays incident on the surface at angles away from direct, absorbed or otherwise disappear from our sight. Unlike competitors’ models, as the company said, it does not matter in a vertical or horizontal direction is the main stream of light. Looking ahead, we note that in testing we found that the best picture is seen, if you are looking at the screen directly, rather than at an angle.

The model that we test, performed on a solid support and is similar to a very large flat screen TV with a thin frame. Is that modern TV off screens black and Black Diamond – dark gray with a metallic sheen. However, it may be white and almost black in dependence on a parameter indicative of the concentration of the reflected light at an angle – something like gain. Which option is needed for your and your cinema projector, can be determined by Screen Wizard program on the website.

If you have a look there, you can also watch some videos, which demonstrates how the image is better in all respects on the screen Screen Innovations, than the usual white. And it’s not a gimmick – it is kind of effect we observed in our test lab. Compared with conventional screen image on the Black Diamond is much more contrast; particularly admire the depth and velvety black. And other colors – rich, vivid, playing tones and shades. In the movie “Angels and Demons” as something new appeared one of the main characters – Rome with its unique architecture and monuments.

White color in this black screen – energetic and clean; its a lot of the film “Mamma Mia!”. The walls of houses in the sun look quite significantly, since all their roughness and unevenness in such contrast clearly drawn.

When the light image, especially in bright scenes look quite acceptable, particularly when compared with that obtained on a conventional screen.

Detail

Screen Innovations screen material consists of several layers that have specific optical properties. Company offers three variant thereof differing degree of absorption of scattered light, with the parameters of 0.8 or 1.4 or 2.7. Contrast enhancement can be up to 900%, and the absorption of the “extra” light – up to 85%. The screen that we tested is the first of these indicators; it is the most dark in appearance. Last – silvery white, middle – gray.

These values also characterize the solid angle at which the reflected light is directed: the parameter is less than the narrower the angle of divergence. If you need a big screen, you should choose a model with an index of 2.7; it is also more suitable for passive 3D. The structure of the material makes it suitable for screen content is not something that in 4K, and up to a potential resolution of 8K.

Screen Innovations Black Diamond – a truly innovative product and reliable partner of the projector, allowing him to fully develop their talents. We advise to pay him the most attention.

Price: $ 4400

Pros: Significant increase the contrast and saturation of colors; reduction requirements blackout

Cons: The price is comparable in size TV

Verdict: An excellent companion to the projector high price category

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Korean company presented Jenax flexible battery capacity of 3000 mAh – J.Flex. During a demonstration of its capabilities, developers stacked battery in half, crumpled it, they even get out of it folded origami, while the battery continued to work without reducing capacity.

NEW appeared just at a time when manufacturers began to produce “smart” clothes and accessories, which are still used with conventional rechargeable batteries, which entails some inconvenience for gadget developers as well as for their carriers.

In addition, flexible batteries will fall just in time to (once!), Flexible devices, production of which is gradually gaining momentum.

At present, the capacity of the battery will be enough for use in modern smartphones and various “smart” accessories. According to the developers, they have updated only the structure of the battery, while the technology of lithium-ion batteries did not change.

Examples of the use of the battery, you can find a lot: the battery can be used in the fitness bracelets, fit it into the strap along its entire length, say, or embedded in the lining of the bag to be charged from her smartphone.

Another feature is the battery thickness – 2.3 mm. The battery consists of several cells of square shape whose side length – 80 mm, and the capacity was 1000 mAh. If present the “veil” of flexible batteries three meters long and 0.2 meters wide (and 0.5 mm in thickness), it will have a capacity of as much as 17,500 mAh. Thus, increasing the thickness can be increased, and battery capacity.

Add to this the lack of such batteries rabies, and it becomes clear how soon can be a bright future.

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Urgent assignment: list accessories for smartphones, which are the first to come to mind. Rather, in the list of answers will mean all kinds of cases, a variety of speakers and possibly interchangeable lenses. Does this exhaust the list of accessories? Not at all. Make sure this will help the Japanese gadgets, the existence of which you could not even guess. This robot to clean the surface of the display, and stand for the tablet in bed, and it is strange speaker. Let’s quickly take a look at them.

Elecom Compact Powered Speaker

How to describe the speaker with the model number of ASP-SMP100L? Most likely, without mention of the soul and the part from which the water flows, are not enough. Indeed, so-called speaker Elecom made from a shower mixer. Good or bad – you decide. Whatever it was, do without the attention of others to it just can not.

Thanko Thumb Extender

If you know English, for sure your eyebrows climbed up in surprise. Indeed, it may be of a “finger extension”? Maybe it’s just someone’s joke?

Unfortunately, no. Thumb Extender from the company Thanko will use Phablet and smartphones with wide screen display with one hand. However, from the outside it will look odd and even frightening, but the main thing – convenience. Or not …

King Jim i-glako Touch screen Cleaner

Over time, the display of each device becomes obvious signs of use. The most common of them – the fat layer which is constantly growing. Contrary to the natural origin of the problem, it was she who brings the largest number of inconveniences.

However, its solution is quite simple. Cleanser called i-glako obliged to remove all traces and give a sense of the new device. Means applied to the display reminiscent of lipstick tubes and left for two hours. What exactly is a part of this money – is unknown, but our colleagues from phonearena were satisfied with the result.

Gorone Tablet / Smartphone Stand

Update Twitter feed before bed – a pleasure. However, there is one disadvantage. Keep quite weighty device able to half asleep extremely dangerous. Drops – checked.

Forget about such developments will stand for gadgets Gorone. Looks scary, right?

Auto Mee S

Robots will soon go down in our lives, and in this there is no doubt. However, starting to get used to these creatures can now. Robot Auto Mee S created to clear the screen of your smartphone. Baku.

Because of all of the above surprised you more? Tell us about it in the comments.

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The manufacturers of accessories for mobile devices, often reveal interesting details about the new terminal even before the launch. Example is the recent case of an enclosure dedicated to the Nokia Lumia 929 , high-end smartphones in the Lumia range is not yet announced but back in the spotlight thanks to the housing “Armour Stand” is currently marketed by the online shop WirelessGround .

 The case is equipped with a removable stand and made a double layer of silicone and plastic, can like it or not, but it has the considerable merit of showing again the terminal, which, according to previous rumors, looks like a more compact version of the Nokia Lumia, 1520. 

The terminal has been depicted with the new articulation of the home in three rows of Tiles of medium size, confirming the fact that it is a device with a large display (but lower than those of the Lumia 1520 judging from the space around three soft touch buttons).

The Nokia Lumia 929 has become the protagonist, in recent weeks, a series of rumors that have made reference to the arrival on the market with the U.S. telephone operator Verizon later this year.

The curtain, to date, has not yet been raised on your smartphone, observed with great interest by the user that the European Union would like to experience the benefits introduced by the new hardware platform of the Lumia 1520 terminal characterized by a more compact form factor.

The story of the transfer of Nokia’s mobile division to Microsoft and their effects on the brand of smartphones Lumia | Nokia Lumia 929 could be marketed under the brand “Lumia Icon” | may have influenced the decision to postpone to next year’s marketing of the Nokia Lumia 929 .

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Launched a project on Kickstarter to raise funds for device fabrication MaxStone. It allows you to use your iPhone as a remote control for your digital camera.

MaxStone placing a digital camera, the user can control the shutter fires with the application on the iPhone. To do this, place the device near infrared sensor camera. Thus, MaxStone receives commands from the application via a wireless Bluetooth interface and triggers the shutter of the camera with an infrared sensor.

Use of this device may be useful when the user wants to take a picture of yourself, avoid shaking the camera when pressing the shutter button. In addition, the application can define the command to carry out continuous shooting with a certain interval of time to create a time-lapse effect. One additional function is to protect against the loss of the camera. The user will receive a notification if depart from MaxSton (which is attached to the camera) beyond a certain distance. Finally, using the device, you can remotely perform the survey not only for digital cameras, but also for the iPhone.

MaxSton can be used in conjunction with a number of cameras manufactured by Canon, Nikon, Sony, Pentax, Olympus, Samsung and Minolta. Battery should last for one year operation.

Fundraising for the issue MaxStone will last almost two months. Of the required $ 50 thousand have already collected more than $ 17 thousand new items Deliveries scheduled to begin in February and March 2014.

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Nokia Guru finally seems ready to come to market. According to the latest rumors, the device will be identified by the code BH-121 Touch and will arrive before Christmas priced at around $ 55. It is a Bluetooth headset with NFC for pairing with smartphones. The image, already seen in previous articles, it shows a compact device with physical buttons through which you can control the playback of music. Present the micro-USB connector, jack 3.5 “for headphones and a clip to attach the device.” ll See if the game will be distributed in Italy later this year.

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