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Listening with Earbuds

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Air conduction earbuds

This is another quick article from my visit to the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month in Las Vegas

I dropped by the booth at OpenRock to find out more about their new earbuds.

Representative Elodie Zhang explained that OpenRock’s earbuds work without blocking the ear canal.

She showed me a few models of their air conduction earbuds which are installed over the ear with the “speakers”covering but not inserted into the ear canal.

She stressed that with the open ear design you can still be aware of your surroundings yet the air conduction provides excellent music and voice reception.

They can operate up to 48 hours before recharging.

The OpenRock X earbuds cost about $170.

OpenRock has several models of their air conduction earbuds. For more information please visit their website.

Written by:

Arnie Lee

Automatic Battery Charger

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OLight Charging Station

There are literally miles of aisles to walk at the Consumer Electronics Show. Exhibitors spend lots of time and energy to catch the attention of attendees such as myself.

In this case the bright orange color caught my eye and drew my interest,

This device is the Ostation X automatic battery charger. It makes it easy to charge your AA rechargeables.

Drop them in the top regardless of the polarity and it identifies Ni-MH batteries and charges up to four at a time. When charging is completed they are dropped into the dispensing bin. Incompatible batteries (non-Ni-MH) are deposited into a separate bin.

Ostation X has a capacity of 32 batteries and has overheating and overcharging protection. Charging time about 3-4 hours.

If you’re a frequent user of AA batteries, this may make your charging jobs easier.

The cost is about $120.

For more information about the Ostation X visit OLIGHT.

Written by:

Arnie Lee

The Return of Radio Shack?

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Bringing back a brand

Last week as I was walking through one of the aisles at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, I I saw a familiar sign from the past. Perhaps you remember the sign too.

It was a Radio Shack sign. As an electronics and computer nerd I was a frequent visitor to their stores for many years.

Radio Shack carried many of the small components and parts that I used for my various hobbies.


These are a few of the items that Radio Shack was exhibiting. They are using the brand to promote electrical accessories and unique electrornics.

I was told that the company was initially starting as an online sales operation.

If you’re looking to see what they have in store, here is their website.

Written by:

Arnie Lee