Category: Recommended Products

Top 5 funky digital Accessories you can buy with your extra money you saved this weekend

If you have some extra money to spare this weekend, you’ll sure like some of these supercool accesssories to choose from. In no way I am telling you that you should go out and spend all your money on these stuffs, make sure first that you have paid your bills and you got your savings with you, because these might be irresistable.

Lets have a look at some cool stuffs I stumbled upon this weekend

1. Han Solo Frozen iPhone Case

Now you can pay homage to the best non-force wielding Star Wars character as well as add to your growing collection of Stars Wars memorabilia with the Han Solo frozen iPhone case. This fun themed case shows the great captain Solo when he’s trapped in carbonite. The case is specifically designed for the iPhone 4 and composed of rubber silicone for added protection and has a nice gloss finish that would satisfy any Star Wars fan whether their loyalties lie on the dark or light side of the force.

[ It is available on Amazon and This is why I’m Broke website for $15.99. ]

2. USB wall outlet

Do you own an iPhone and tired or connecting it through your laptop or charger? Well, there is an specially designed wall outlet which might come handy.

I see this, and I feel like I should immediately replace all of the outlets in my house. Homes should be build with this from now on. It’s so genius; I wish I thought of it.

[ The wall outlet is available on Think Geek or This is why I’m broke for $27.95. ]

3. Duracell PowerMat

Duracell tries wireless charging again with its PowerMat, and this time it’s a hit. Extensively updated from three years ago, this wireless charging system is stylish and easy to use. Here’s how it works: Put a shiny sleeve on your iPhone 4, iPhone 4S or iPod, and then you can place your device on a matching mat that wirelessly charges it up like magic.

[ Duracell Official website ]

4. Western Digital My Net N900

Well, If you still have those old buggy router, it is the time to replace it. Western Digital ventures out of the hard drive space and into wireless routers, and we tried out its new $180 My Net N900 router here at our Midwest Test Facility.
A router? Why should you care? Sure, routers are geeky as they can be, but if your router flakes out on you, it’s enough to ruin your day, or maybe even your week.

[ Western Digital Official Website ]

5. Mini Ballista Launcher

Yes. Yes. Yes. Wage war on the other people in your office with this little desk ballista. Comes with mini wood ammo that shoots up to 30 feet. Who will challenge your office might when you’re armed with this? Sure, it might get you fired, or even sued if you shoot someone’s eye out. But Rome wasn’t build in a day, you can’t handle the truth, and there is no ‘i’ in ‘t-e-a-m.’ And your coworkers might not have an eye if you have a good aim.

[ The Mini Ballista launcher is available on This is why I’m broke or Think Geek at $24.95 ]

July 7, 2012
Top 10 digital tech gifts you should consider on father’s day

Father’s day is here and we all are searching for something very unique. There are lots of gifts that can be wrapped up and handed over to your father, but some unique and tech gadgets can change the scenario.

Of course! most of the people across the world still finds traditional gifts as one of the best proven method to make your loved ones happy, but getting something unique and techy is something which can get you to the next level. Why not make this day more greener and tech friendly?

There are so many gadgets and technologies which can bring a new smile on someone’s face in a digital world. Picking a very few of the best gadgets available for the occasion is very difficult, but we succeeded to get it done.

Let’s have a look at the top 10 tech gadgets which can make this fathers day special.

1. Self Making Bed

With everyday passing by people need more comfort to their ageing body – why waste it on doing some work what you don’t like to do. You can gift a brand new “Self making bed” to your father and get a little burden off their sholder. Made by Spanish furniture maker OAGA, it can straighten up those sheets and pillows in a mere 50 seconds, using a mechanical arm with two rollers. You can even set it to automatic, where it starts making the bed if no one is in it for 3 seconds. That might be a bit dicey, in my estimation.

2. c1 Electrik Bike

Why not make this fathers day greener? You can get a brand new Green c1 Electric bike which can bring some comfort and greener world together. It’s a two-wheeler with a gyroscope holding it upright — reminiscent of the gyroscopically stabilized Segway. To me, the C-1 looks like the love child of a motorcycle and a pint-sized electric car.

3. iXoost iPhone dock

This has got to be one of the most outlandish iPhone/iPod docks I’ve ever seen. The iXoost Manifold Dock has a series of tubes with tweeters or woofers at the business end, and the whole thing is decked out in leather trim, carved out of a solid block of aluminum. Guess what? It’s all made up of spare car parts. Dad would love to have this.

4. NuForce Cube 3

You will be surprised to see how much such a tiny 2-inch (2.3″ x 2.3″ x 2.36″, to be exact) box could accomplish when it comes to the sound. Once I plugged in my iPhone, I was astonished at the sheer amount of sound emanating from this minuscule device. It is great tool for your Laptops and other portable devices.

5. LiquiGlide Super-Slippery Coating

Tired of waiting for that ketchup to finally come out of the bottle, or digging around for the last mini-dollop of mayonnaise? Thanks to the brain trust at MIT, now there’s LiquiGlide, a magic new coating that makes the inside of containers super-slippery. Made of proven-safe substances that are already used in foods, it’s completely non-toxic and can be applied to glass, metal, ceramics or plastic. This can definitely help out your dad while he’s eating.

6. Medisana VitaDock Scale
It would seem sinful to call this gorgeous electronic device a bathroom scale, but that’s just what it is. Step on this $200 TargetScale Body Analysis Scale with Target Function, and it precisely measures your weight, body mass index (BMI), body fat and a lot of other things you might not want to know. It transmits all that data via Bluetooth to a VitaDock app on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.

7. Nikon D800

We could write volumes about this magnificent Nikon D800 digital SLR camera — we’ve been testing it all week — but what you really want to know is, why is this better than a smartphone camera? The answer: spectacular low-light performance. It has an enormous image sensor (it’s full-frame, about the size of 35mm film) compared to that of smartphone cameras (slightly smaller than your pinky fingernail), giving it the ability to almost see in the dark.

8. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Ultrabook

We’re keeping an eye on the pack of Ultrabooks currently in mid-explosion, and now Lenovo surprises us with its claim of the lightest Ultrabook ever: It’s the impressively named ThinkPad X1 Carbon Ultrabook, a 14-inch laptop touted as “amazingly thin and extremely powerful.” Packed with one of those prodigious new Intel Ivy Bridge processors, this one presses all the right buttons, with a backlit keyboard, high-definition display, a RapidCharge battery that reaches a “near-full” battery charge in a half an hour and an under-3-pound weight.

9. Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad

If your dad owns an iPad, here’s a lovely ultrathin keyboard from Logitech that perfectly matches your iPad 2 or new iPad. It magnetically attaches to the iPad just like Apple’s super-cool iPad covers, and when you’re ready to type, you just place the iPad in a slot and you have what looks like a tiny laptop.

10. Super-Convenient USB Reader for Android
One advantage Android phones have over their competitors is their ability to connect to USB devices, and this USB reader uses that advantage to give those already versatile phones even more capabilities. On board this $40 Sanwa USB reader is a plethora of slots, accommodating microSD, SD and miniSD cards, and it can even accommodate a mouse or a game pad. It works with a variety of Samsung, Sony and Toshiba Android devices.

June 17, 2012
Motoczysz E1pc e-bike can easily break 100MPH barrier

If you are an actual speed freak, you might hate the tradition e-bikes laying around these days – which can’t get past the moped at it’s maximum peak.

The MotoCzysz E1pc can get you stunned, when the fearsome looking electronic-motorbike smashes potential speed limits, even if it didn’t completely rock the two-wheeled establishment.

The company revealed the first Motoczysz back in 2010 at the Isle of Man TT. Comparing the 2010 release, we can see the futuristic improvements of the technology used on the bike. The updated E1pc’s most conspicuous changes are on the outside: it tackles the problem of the wind resistance at high speeds by bringing on aerodynamic ducts and fins. Inside, torque looks to be down to 162 foot-pounds, but the equivalent to 200 horsepower (twice of 2010’s model).

Motoczysz paid a minute attention to the battery cooling system, which keeps Motoczysz creation running at full bore for considerably longer than before. The team won $15,369 for breaking a 100 MPH average speed barrier for electric bikes last year by Isle of Man.

There is no doubt – a substantial tweak can make this little giant go massive speed freak.

June 2, 2012
SSD solar panels doesn’t leak, which makes it a best alternate source

Today, the whole world started to notice the “natural resource” crisis and there has been no perfect solution to get rid of it. There are some traditional and dominating technology – which may prove to be useful if utilised at a massive rate.

Solar energy, wind energy, nanotech and some unexpected scientific method to generate electricity from virus – can really make the world green — if utilised properly.

All of the Alternate source of energy have some limitation and benefits, which defines their usability. Solar energy has been widely used since a very long time and a few major companies have adapted it to feed their power-hungry machines. It is a clean and unlimited source of energy which can minimize the pollution at a huge scale. The main disadvantage of using solar energy is – its liquid fuel. Solar panels tends to leak over a small period of time, which makes it less cost efficient.

Researchers at Northwestern University have found one way to stop the leak — get rid of the liquid used in solar panels. A new variation on the Gratzel Solar cell replaces a short-lived organic dye with a solid alternative.

The molecular dye the solid substance replaces was corrosive, at risk of leaking and only lasted about 18-months — by replacing it, researchers plan to pave the way for a more affordable (and less toxic) alternative.

Northwestern’s new design flaunts a 10.2-percent conversion efficiency, the highest ever recorded in a solid-state solar cell of its type — but that’s still only half of what traditional sun collectors can do. Researchers hope to improve conversion in the long run, but expect that the cost reduction alone will be enough to get the party going.

It may not be the greenest solar technology we’ve ever seen, but who are we to judge?

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May 30, 2012
Get a Superhero vision, just by using contact lens

Contact lens wearers can now get the superhuman natural power to get into their surrounding even better than the humans. The new technology makes it possible to focus at multiple distances at the same time, without interrupting the interaction of human eye to it’s projected image.

Naturally human eyes can only focus on the object at the singular distance and neglects the background or foreground objects — depending on the subject which is on focus. But the new technology makes it possible for the contact lens user (with new technology of course) to keep an eye on a projected image while their surrounding scenery can also be looked at — resulting in superhuman vision.

The contact lenses, however, will let two images be viewed at the same time. The projected image goes through the retina display, while the background image is still visible.

While we are all waiting for the Google to launch their “Google glasses” this year, Pentagon is planning something different. Pentagon has ordered a pile of contacts, called iOptik. It recently ordered a supply from Innovega, the company that makes them. The Pentagon will reportedly use the technology to develop display screens akin to what Arnold Schwarzenegger’s character wore in the movie Terminator.

In addition to contact lenses, the company also makes glasses with projection images in the lenses, which it showed off at CES 2012. With this technology, the company said, glasses and lens wearers could view content from their mobile devices while still looking at the scenery around them. The technology will be available to the public in 2014.

Futurist tech has been used to address a number of health concerns, as well as expand on the human body’s natural capabilities.

April 15, 2012
10 valentine’s day Gadgets for your Geeky Girlfriend

This is a “Valentine’s day” week, and DigitFreak is celebrating. We are trying to help you by sorting out the 10 best gadgets for your friends (we do your work to makes your life easier).

So what are you planning to gift your Girlfriend this valentine’s day? is it something which is too formal? don’t you think you should do something which doesn’t falls in the category of “similar” or “common” block?

Folks, gone are the days where people used to gift only flowers and confectioneries, now we are living in 21 Century, the age of state of the art technology where almost everything has been made easy, thanks to the small to big gadgets and gizmos.

Here are the 10 Gadgets which you can gift your Girlfriend(s) (oops!) on this occasion:

1. Holga iPhone lens

A fun and quirky iPhone accessory perfect for mobile photography lovers, the Holga Lens has nine different toy camera lenses that give you a range of effects, like

vignettes and vibrant colours.

Price: ~ $29 Get it now!

2. Pebble Smartstick

The Pebble Smartstick is a super compact gadget for keeping all kinds of devices charged on the go and comes with five different adapter tips. There are plenty of backup battery packs on the market, but this one is cute, compact and look, look it comes in pink…

Price: ~ $30 Get it now!

3. Jawbone Jambox Speaker

This powerful wireless speaker from Jawbone allows you to stream tunes via any Bluetooth connection from your phone, computer or any other source and play your music LOUD. You can also add apps, change settings and update the software via the My Talk website.

Price: ~ $174 Get it Now!

4. Heartbeat Headphones by Lady Gaga

The ‘Paparazzi’ singer has collaborated with Monster and came with Heartbeats headphones. These headphones are specially made to offer high-end sonic clarity and also a lively bass that will do justice to any track. This can be an ideal gift for your women if she is a music enthusiast.

Price: ~ $70 Get it Now!

5. Electrolux Laptop Kitchen

Do your Girlfriend manage home and you both? If yes the newest state of the art Electrolux Laptop Kitchen is the best one for your Girlfriend. This new technology will let your girlfriend cook and do office work together, how? Simple, the kitchen stove has touchscreen display that has in-built Wi-Fi, 3G with stove attached to it. Great isn’t it!

6. Brookstone Wifi and 2GB USB Cufflinks

If you and your Girlfriend regularly attend formal parties, travel and love technology, you need these swanky cufflinks in your lives. Beneath the polished silver veneer, you’ll delightfully discover that one piece hides 2GB of USB storage, and the other can be used as a Wi-Fi hotspot for multiple devices. All you have to do is download and install the companion software on your computer. Afterward, you’ll be able to connect your smartphone, iPad or any other wireless device to the available network.

7. iNecklace

The iNecklace from Adafruit is a quirky little flashing on/off button pendant, which

would make a cute novelty gift for geeks.

The iNecklace is completely open source too, meaning the circuit board and CAD

files can be hacked and altered, so you can play around with how the light flashes.

Price: ~$75 Get it now!

8. Sony DPF-D810 8-Inch SVGA LCD Digital

Looking for a simple digital photo frame to show off pictures of you and your Girlfriend as a happy couple? This Valentine’s day, the Sony DPF-D810 is your best bet. The 8-inch device sports a 800 x 600-pixel display and delivers clear, crisp and bright photographs. You can exhibit photos either one by one, or as a slideshow with your choice of time interval (anywhere from three seconds to 24 hours) and your choice of six transition effects. You can even display a clock or calendar along with your pictures.

price: ~$130 Get it now!

9. Smart Candles

To appeal to her romantic side (or to appease those with OCD tendencies) scoop up some Smart Candles. Fragrance, heat, and wax-free, the battery-operated LED lights will glow for up to 50 hours.

Price: ~$22 Get it Now!

10. Sound Asleep Speaker Blanket

A blanketed fleece with sleeves and a hood that houses two removable speakers connected via a 3.5mm jack to plug into your MP3 player of choice, radios or televisions. Do you want to sleep now? i don’t think you will find it hard not to. !

do you have any more ideas or something unique for your relatives or Girlfriend this Valentine’s day? Share it here!

February 9, 2012