Your Essential Guide to the Latest Launches Name: The Zooka Wireless Speaker RRP: £79.99 Release Date: TBC
Name: Adobe Photoshop Touch 1.4 RRP: £ Release Date: Immediate
The Zooka Wireless Speaker rose to fame back in February when its Kickstarter campaign exceeded the backing target of $25,000 - hitting a total of $70,540 with 678 backers. The Zooka Wireless Speaker, which packs a powerful, high quality audio experience into a sleek and sexy form, is a slimline silicone Bluetooth speaker that slides onto the top of your gadget, whether it be a laptop or tablet, and gives you HD Audio Sound with A2DP Streaming. The Zooka easily connects with Bluetooth-enabled devices and transforms Apple and Android products into a big sound audio system that allows anyone to play games, listen to music, and watch movies five times louder. The 3.5mm input jack makes it suitable for non-Bluetooth devices too, making it the ultimate audio gadget. Just slide the Zooka onto the edge of your device, pair it, and enjoy full, rich sound that lights up a room from as much as 30 feet away. Thanks to the slimline design of the Zooka, it’s ultra-portable, lightweight and stylish. The sound can be increased or decreased easily using the control buttons on the top, so you can enjoy your audio at the perfect volume with the click of a button. The Zooka also has a built in microphone and can be paired with a phone for hands-free conversations at home or on the go. www.kickstarter.com
Adobe has announced the availability of Adobe Photoshop Touch 1.4, which brings optimisation for smaller tablet displays including the iPad Mini and Google Nexus 7, further cementing the extent to which these products are being used by imaging enthusiasts on their mobile tablet devices. Photoshop Touch 1.4 brings new features and effects for other users too, including: • Added support for three pressuresensitive styli for iPad: the Pogo Connect, Jot Touch and the Jaja stylus. • New ways to share completed projects to Facebook and Twitter directly from the app • Added effects including Lens Flare and Stamp Pattern. • New performance and workflow enhancement including smoother brush strokes and new colour selection workflow. Photoshop Touch brings the creative and image-editing capability of Photoshop to tablet devices, now expanded to support more tablets and displays to provide customers greater flexibility to create. www.adobe.com
Name: Swann OutbackCam RRP: £99.99 Release Date: Immediate Specifically built to withstand the harshest weather conditions; the OutbackCam is the ideal security observation system for your front yard, back patio, and any rural location. The camera and recorder are both housed in the same anti-corrosive, lockable shell. Video footage or still photos record conveniently to the included SD card. Simply insert the SD card into your computer to quickly and easily view captured video and images. 100% battery operated means you don’t need any mains power when using the OutbackCam. Therefore the unit can be installed in any area as required. Date and Moon Phase stamping ensures you know exactly what time of the day or night the image was captured. The Swann OutbackCam Camera & Video Recorder now ensures you can monitor and record almost any location! Comes complete with a 2GB SD card and tree strap; just add 4 x AA batteries and the OutbackCam is ready for use. www.swann.com
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