Having power to your mobile gadget is essential for the traveller. I have personally run in to times where my phone or PDA ran out of juice when I needed it most. The Powermonkey it a battery storage solution which allows you to run your gadget after its battery has run out. The power output of the powermonkey is what caught my attention as it is capable of keeping an iPod running for 40 hours. A mobile phone can be kept powered for 96 hours with a PSP powered for 5 hours.

Costing $59.99 from ThinkGeek you are getting a very handy device which can hold its charge if un used for a year.

Via: UberGizmo

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If you are the paraniod type who think you are being recorded then check out the Spycatcher tape recorder blocker. It exploits a flaw which audio recording devices have. The human ear is only capable of hearing certain frequencies, but the microphone can pick up even the lowest of frequencies. All you need to do is play some very low range audio below human hearing and it apparantly destroys the recording. This is due to it drowning out the normal hearing range of frequencies. It apparantly works over the phone too, although I am not convinced with this due to wondering what would be heard on the other side. If the device drowns out other frequencies then how can the other hearer receive those drowned out frequencies?

Unfortunatly I do not have a spare $4500 to buy this device so might have to resort to borrowing a frequency generator and calling a friend to see if he can hear me while my sub kicks out some seriously low tones.

Via: Wired

Sony Ericsson create some great looking phones. With the W (Walkman) range of phones coming out quite regularly I had actually forgotton about the P series of phones. I used to own a P900 a few years back and think it’s an excellent device. When I heard of the P700i being spoken of I thought I best take a quick look. Mobilecowboys managed to get some pics of this upcomming phone which as can be seen it features a QWERTY keyboard, although there are 2 letters per key. The screen is a 320 x 240 colour screen and various communications are supported although full specs are still a little unclear. If Sony can get this one released then it will be another Sony Ericsson to watch out for.

Via: UberGizmo

This Japanese alarm clock is a very simple device which has just 1 advanced feature built in. As well as being a clock, it has an IR sensor which is capable of grabbing up to 5 tunes from a near by mobile phone. This clock is cool and simple and musical.

The item is available at the product page link below but appears to only be available in Japan currently.

Product Page Via: Gizmodo

This cordless phone looks quite sleek and I thought it was worth showing on Gadget Venue, although there isnt much information about it at the moment. It was on show at CES this year and also won an award for innovation. The only other things we know is that up to 15 minutes of a phone call can be recorded, and it has a unique acoustic chamber.

Via: Dtti

BluEye is designed for the iPod and is compatible with your mobile phone. It seamlessly connects both devices together allowing you to listen to music and make and take calls through your iPod. When this device is connected to your iPod you then pair it up with your mobile phone. BluEye has a built in microphone allowing you to speak and the iPod headphones act as a speaker. When the call is finished the music resumes playing from where it left off. This device is one of those genius type devices. Mobile phones themselves can be ok for listening to music, but for some reason I personally just prefer my iPod for this. Being able to listen to music with out fear of missing a call is ideal, especially as I am on call and its crucual I do answer my phone when ringing.

The BluEye is not only a Bluetooth transmitter/receiver, but it also is capable of receiving FM signals so you can listed to radio stations over your mobile phone. Yet again, this is another smart move. The BluEye also allows you to store your favourite 15 stations. One last cool feature is that it works as a remote control for your iPod. Being designed in White it fits in well with the style of the iPod and makes the device look like it was meant to be there.
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The W660i is a Walman phone introduced by Sony Ericsson. The phone is a 3G phone and benefits from higher speed transfers of data as well as the ability to make video calls. With it being in the W range (meaning Walkman) its boasting feature is music. The walkman range make excellent MP3 players. The software which runs the music side is Walkman Player 2.0.

As well as being a great phone for music the W660i has a 2 megapixel camera built in. Unfortunatly I think 2 megapixel is old now with 3.2 being popular as well as 5 megapixels on phones such as the Nokia N95. The screen runs at 176×220 pixels (TFT) and capable of 262k colours. The phone doesnt have too much memory (just 16MB) but there is support for Sonys Memory Stick Micro M2 card.

Via: TechEBlog

The Ultra Mobile PC, or UMPC devices have come a long way this last year. Unfortunatly they do not seem as popular as the Pocket PC and Palm devices have been. The video below shows a vision of what UMPCs might be used for in the future. The integration between user and UMPC has been increased and the video attempts to show just what we might be doing with UMPCs in the next few years. Check out the navigation system in there as the 3D effect looks excellent.