Thursday, July 26, 2012

TinkerBrick Case Combines iPods with LEGO

























As you know, we love LEGO bricks around here. There’s something just so amazing about the billions of different creative things you can do with these little modular components. Now, you can combine your LEGO enthusiasm with your iPod Touch with a single gadget – the TinkerBrick case.

The TinkerBrick is a special LEGO-compatible iPod Touch case, which allows you to integrate your iOS device into your LEGO creations. This isn’t like some of the other LEGO cases I’ve seen which just let you snap a couple of bricks on your phone. This case is specifically made so you can use your iOS gadget as a component of your LEGO builds. For instance, let’s say you want to make a strummable LEGO guitar, where the iPod Touch acts as the frets. Perfect. Simply build your LEGO guitar, snap your iPod Touch into the TinkerBrick, and then attach it to the fretboard. Voila!

The sky is really the limit. With the TinkerBrick case, you can use your iPod Touch as a screen and input device within LEGO builds, so you can create interactive creatures and gadgets with LEGO accessories.

The TinkerBrick case is available in red, black, white and yellow versions, but at this point, the TinkerBrick case is available only for the iPod Touch (4th Gen.) I’m hopeful that they’ll release the case for other devices like the iPhone and iPad, as I could see plenty of possibilities for integrating those devices into LEGO builds as well. You can get your hands on a TinkerBrick case over on Amazon now for $32.95(USD).

Source:http://technabob.com/blog/2012/07/25/tinkerbrick-ipod-touch-lego-case/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TechnabobtechNewsBlog+%28Technabob%29

Mushkin Catalyst Cache SSD Designed for Caching


















Mushkin launches the new Catalyst Cache solid state drive designed for caching that in turn will accelerate boot time and overall system performance. It comes with Dataplex cache software that uses intelligent caching algorithms to turn the SSD into a high-performance cache for your existing hard drive. The software will automatically cache frequently accessed files to the drive for faster access.

The Catalyst Cache sports SandForce controller and uses SATA III 6Gbps interface. It delivers up to 550MB/s read and 515MB/s write speeds and 90000 IOPS performance. The 2.5-inch cache drive comes in 50GB (MKNSSDCT50GB) and 100GB (MKNSSDCT100GB) capacities.

Source:http://www.itechnews.net/2012/07/26/mushkin-catalyst-cache-ssd-designed-for-caching/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ItechNewsNet+%28ITech+News+Net%29
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