Gizmodo: chinavasion

Chinavasion Webcam-Fan-In-One Will Blow You Away

Elaine Chow — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:00:00 EST

Every webcam girl worth her salt knows that there's nothing sexier than the “oh my, is there a breeze in here causing my hair to be all windswept” look, which makes this new accessory from Chinavision absolutely genius. It's a 1.3mp webcam and fan, with both pieces mounted on separate adjustable arms. And in case you need more lighting to really make it seem like you're starring in your own 90s girl group music video, it comes with two extra white LED lights as well. No listed price, but Chinavision offers a discount if you buy it in bulk. [Chinavasion]

Multimedia Watch Makes Wrist Mounted Accessories Useful (Almost)

Haroon Malik — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:00:00 EST

The day when the watch is once again a useful piece of technology is looming over us. For proof, check out Chinavasion's Multimedia Watch, which packs in a 1.8-inch LCD (160 x 128), voice recorder, in-built loudspeaker, 8GB flash, as well as support for pretty much every media codec ever conceived. (AVI, MP4, WMV, MOV, MP3, WMA, JPEG and the list goes on.)

The E-book reader function will ensure you need to wear spectacles within a week's usage, whilst the earphone jack will save your eyes and let you rock out to your stored tunes. Video plays back at 20 fps, so you really couldn't get any good viewing done, but V3.0 of the Multimedia Watch is going to be mega for sure. [Chinavasion via Geekalerts]

Chinavasion's MP3 Cassette Player Brings The Good Times Back

Haroon Malik — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:35:00 EDT

We have an endearment to cassette inspired gadgets and those who create them. For that reason, we applaud Chinavasion for their spectacular MP3 Cassette Player. It is shaped like a cassette. It is an MP3 player. Does it require any more tricks to seduce you? Probably not, but nonetheless, there is still a little something up its plastic sleeve.

The MP3 player is not shaped like an audiocassette without reason; it can actually be played through a cassette deck! It does not come supplied with any memory at all; you must supply your own SD/MMC card (2GB maximum). It shall only playback MP3 encoded tracks, has a USB2.0 connection, rechargeable battery and only supports Windows 2000 (anyone still use this?)/XP. Launch dates and pricing details not confirmed at present.

If you have wondered what your MP3s would sound like pumping out of archaic stereo deck you have lying about, wonder no more. Much like our once, thick, luscious hair, the cassette used to do quite a nifty job. Unfortunately, like our present day, sad comb over, the cassette is also forced into attempting to impress the ladies by pretending to be something it is not. It probably is not going to work out great for it either, but you have to love the effort. Take a bow Mr. Cassette MP3; we still love you with all of our partially balding heads. Guys, lose the comb overs—no one loves the effort. [Product Page via Technabob].

Chinavasion Waterproof 1GB Digital Video Player, Goggles Not Included

blongo3 — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:23:55 EDT

Chinavasion's new video player is ugly, yellow and not very user friendly, but if you need to be able to watch videos underwater it looks like your only option. You can dive as far as 3-meters underwater and it will keep on playing your AMV videos (Don't worry it comes with conversion software).

While it only has 1GB of storage space, this shouldn't be too big of a problem since the 1.8-inch screen can only show off videos at a resolution of 128x128 and at a rate of 15-fps. No word on price yet, but who cares how much it costs when you fulfill your lifelong dream of watching porn at the bottom of the pool?

• Memory: 1GB • Display: 1.8 Inch Color LCD • Video Format: AMV •Conversion formats: MPEG, WMV, ASF • Video Resolution: 128x128 • FPS (Frames per Second): 15fps • Music Format: WMA, MPEG • Bit rate: MPEG 32-192Kbps WMA 5-384Kbps • Picture Format: JPEG • Record Format: WAV • Earphone Jack: 3.5mm • SNR (Signal to Noise Ratio): >75dB • Output of earphones: 2x5mW(32Ohms) • Languages: English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Denmark, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Czech • USB: 2.0 full speed • System: Windows 98/ SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP, Mac OS 10, Linux 2.4.2 • Power Source: Built-in Rechargeable Lithium Battery • Dimension: 105x50x22mm (LxWxD)
Other Features:

• Waterproof (up to 3 Meters. Must keep the Earphones in while submerged in order to keep inside components dry)
• Waterproof High Quality Earphones
• 3 hours recharging time
• 6 Hours Playback

Accessories:

• User Manual
• Waterproof Earphones
• USB
• Power Adapter
• Mini CD with Driver and Conversion Software
• High Quality Armband
• Neck strap

[Technabob]