The newly announced Belkin Home Base looks like it could be useful sitting on my desk, connecting me with my external harddrive, my various thumb drives, and a USB mouse. My only gripe is that the 4 USB ports are stacked in such a way that you can only fit the slimmest of USB devices together in there. I think the ports should have been vertical and positioned side by side. It’s a nice idea, but I’m having trouble justifying the $129 price point for what is basically a USB hub. Tell me what’s the real deal in the comments.
I think this Belkin Bluetooth Comfort mouse is a good contender to the Logitech M555b Bluetooth mouse I posted earlier. Unfortunately, Bluetooth technology puts everything at insane prices and this mouse will end up costing me $50 if I buy it.
Also, how come all of these press photos for computer mice always show a person using the item with their left hand? The majority of mice users are right-handed so having a left-handed person model the object always seemed weird to me.
Check out this Belkin Podcast Studio. It’s a device slightly larger than your palm that sports an on-board two-channel mixer, two built-in microphones, and two audio input jacks (for XLR or 1/4″ inputs) so that you can connect hi-end audio recording devices to your iPod. Once it’s all set up, the Belkin Podcast Studio records sound to your iPod’s memory and stores it as a stereo audio file for syncing with iTunes.
Check out the video below for a hands-on look at the device.
With a Belkin Podcast Studio, I can record stuff, and then use the Belkin RockStar to share it with up to 5 friends! For you suckers who have an iPhone or the iPod touch, be aware that this Belkin Podcast Studio is not compatible with your device.
Available summer 2008 for $100. This is going to make interviewing people soooo easy and fun. WANT!
Normally, splitting audio from one output to 5 different ones results in a loss of audio quality, but the Belkin RockStar actually includes a chip inside that makes sure that the audio doesn’t degrade with each added connection.
The Belkin RockStar can also support two audio inputs, meaning you can connect 2 iPods (or two other audio devices) and mix and fade to your heart’s content. Neat, eh?
The device is available in the US starting March 2008 for $19.99.
