Obviously, Ultrabooks and Windows 8 tablets
are spectacular gift options, but it is the accessories like the things here
that really make them shine. Whether it is a desktop or portable storage
solution, a smart thermostat or a second camera for these more experimental
images, they are available there for you. This collection of high-tech
accessories will certainly draw the attention of anyone in the shopping list of
your holiday season, so please keep on reading to start researching.
Cheap prices
Twelve
South BookArc
If you need a cozy place for a new MacBook
Pro or Air, Twelve South does that for you. The BookArc stands of the company
have the metal style that is similar to the technology they have made for their
cradles. The heavy-gauge steel construction nestles a soft insert to keep
scratches away while your machine is crammed into. In an effort to be able to
tidy up that workspace, the BookArc has a cable management system to ensure
that the screen, headphone and power cords lie in a pleasingly tidy order.
Main
specifications: MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models,
steel construction, built-in cable management system built, padded insert to
hold tightly.
Price: $40 on Amazon
Twelve
South BookArc
You might also like...
Logitech
Touch Mouse T620
Are there any better ways to welcome
Windows 8 to your holiday party than with a touch mouse that supports the
gesture controls of the new operating system? Logitech’s T620 does that. The
accessory deploys exclusive 2.4GHz wireless technology (and the transceiver
will need to take up one of the USB ports of your Ultrabook).
Price: $50 on Amazon
Logitech
Touch Mouse T620
Apple
Lightning Adapter
If you are lucky enough to get one of
Apple’s phones or tablets recently released, you will probably need some more
help if you want to use the existing speaker dock. This little guy allows all
of the new devices to connect to the chargers and 30-pin accessories, and decreases
a few headaches in the process.
Price: $29 from Apple
Mid-range
Lacie
Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt
A little extra protection for your portable
hard drive will never bring harm to anyone. Fortunately, the folks at LaCie are
quite familiar with the strong-duty storage devices. The latest Rugged USB 3.0
Thunderbolt Series packs plenty of power in its familiar orange shell. As the
name implies, the drives provide both USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt connections, and
the SSD version transfers at the maximum speeds of up to 385MB/s, while the
hard drive version reaches the speed of 110MB/s. You will not need to pack a
power supply for these bad boys.
Main specifications: USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt connectivity, maximum up to 1TB storage,
SSD and HDD models, Mac and Windows compatibility, rigid frame
Price: $249 on Amazon
Lacie
Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt
You might also like...
Nest
Learning Thermostat
The original Nest Learning Thermostat was
released about a year ago, but the new versions of these household appliances
have recently appeared, offering a slimmer design and support for about 95% of
the cooling and heating systems. The new features like System Match and
Auto-Away supplement the function of an indoor temperature meter.
Price: $250 on Amazon
Cinetics
miniSkates video dolly
If the amount of money that you need to buy
the CineSkates is too much to commit to your best friend who is keen on videos,
perhaps a smaller version will be suitable. The MiniSkates video dolly is a
swiveling mount that secures both smartphones and cameras of up to 1.5 pounds.
The fully-worked out kit consists of a GorillaPod that is able to contort to
have the perfect angle.
Price: $130 from Cinetics
High-end
Lytro
Camera
When it was first launched, we were rather
impressed by the Lytro camera's after-shot refocusing and intuitive UI. Now,
this nice-looking kit has added manual ISO and shutter controls to control the
f/2.0 8x optical zoom lens with many accessories to keep the machine safe in
your backpack. You will be likely to take 350 holiday photos with the 8GB model
and 750 photos of the ski trip with the 16GB model, and it also plays nice with
Windows.
Main specifications: The after-shot focus, manual ISO/ shutter controls, 8GB or 16GB of
storage, f/2.0 8x optical zoom lens, simple UI
Price: &399 on Amazon
This
nice-looking kit has added manual ISO and shutter controls to control the f/2.0
8x optical zoom lens with many accessories to keep the machine safe in your
backpack.
You might also like...
Western
Digital My Book VelociRaptor Duo
If someone needs a safe depository for all
of the high-resolution photos, HD videos and 3D renders, do not need to look
further. The My Book Duo sports two 1TB 10,000RPM drives that are able to reach
the speeds of SSD: 400 MB/s.
Price: $850 on Amazon
Apogee
Quartet
Who wants to be extremely serious about
recording habits? Add this USB audio interface to your wish list. The Command
Center features four channels of analog / digital conversion, six balanced
outputs, a headphone jack, screen controls, MIDI I/O, full-color screens and
QuickTouch pads to classify all of these connections.
Price: $1,295 from B & H
