RAINE MAGAZINE Volume 16 | Innovate
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BUSINESS<br />
TOYS<br />
By Javin Forrest<br />
PDJ<br />
Ever have one of those times when you wish you had a portable DJ station that fits in your pocket?<br />
Well, this summer that wish will come true. Korea’s JD Sound will be releasing a solution to the US in<br />
the summer of 2013 called PDJ (portable DJ). This miniature device packs all the bells and whistles<br />
that you need to create a groove as a professional DJ into pocket-friendly unit. Designed to offer a<br />
plethora of features that you would find in a full sized unit, the PDJ comes with 2 color LCD touch<br />
panels. Each panel has a 320 x 240 pixel resolution that allows for menu access, sample control, adding<br />
effects, virtual turntables, and more. There are also six rotary controls, independent Play/Pause & Cue<br />
Transport buttons (per deck) and a cross fader. There are ports for monitoring, microphone input, line<br />
out stereo, and a mini-USB, and as well as an SD Card. It’s LiPol battery will allow you to keep the music<br />
going for 12 hours per charge. Dimensions of the PDJ with in at 250 x 66 x <strong>16</strong>.8 mm (9.8 x 2.6 x 0.6 in),<br />
286 g (10 oz) and it has 4 GB of internal storage. In<br />
short, this is a party in your pocket and would serve<br />
as an excellent gift to any music enthusiast.<br />
Cost: $600<br />
http://www.jdsound.co.kr/index.asp<br />
HG-One<br />
Is it a drill, or a perhaps mini jet engine? The HG<br />
One is a mix of old meets new. This pristine<br />
machine is designed to bring home the quality of<br />
a large expensive coffee grinder to any espresso<br />
or coffee enthusiast that’s willing to crank away to<br />
their hearts content. The construction uses precisely<br />
aligned conical burrs that are standard within any<br />
good grinder. Inside this beast lays a clean design of<br />
hardened steel gears upon a stainless steel shaft that<br />
is durable & easy to maintain. It’s good ol’ fashion<br />
human strength combined with a futuristic machine<br />
to deliver an excellent grind.<br />
Cost: $900 HG-one.com<br />
Nitecore’s<br />
TM26<br />
Need a light or four? Coming in at a combined weight of<br />
just over 15 ounces is Nitecore’s TM26. This QuadRay<br />
Beam Cannon produces a whopping 3,500 lumens, which is<br />
comparable to what a video projector in a conference room<br />
can put out. It has LEDs so powerful that the manufacturer<br />
incorporated built-in electronics to prevent it from overheating.<br />
There is an OLED display on the side that will show you how<br />
warm it’s getting along with various other settings. This is all<br />
controlled from two stage single button switches on the side,<br />
which allow you to choose from 8 brightness levels and modes.<br />
It has a remarkable runtime of 1,000 hours on a set of four<br />
lithium-ion batteries. This is all housed inside an aerospacegrade<br />
aluminum alloy that is submersible to up to two meters<br />
of water (Waterproof IPX-8).<br />
Cost: 390<br />
Nitecore.com<br />
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