Summer Tech Accessories 2017

Here's a round up of some of my favorite tech accessories from Pepcom. Including a lot of great travel accessories, from headphones and product trackers to wireless sticks and flash drives. LeEco has some colorful headphones and reverse in-ear headphones in pink and blue, as well as power banks to keep your accessories charged up at full power. 

Garmin introduces DriveAssist 51 - GPS Navigator with built-in dash cam, with forward collision and lane departure alerts, automatically records continuous video, bluetooth calling, smart notifications and voice-activated navigation.

Epson Expression XP-440 wireless all-in-one printer is perfect for your at home printing needs, and also copies and scans photos and documents. 

Wester Digital's newest portable external hard drives have a new look with My Passport, with a version for Mac too. 

SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick and iXpand Flash Drive are perfect for backing up photos and videos. People have asked me what they can use to backup Facebook and Instagram photos and the iXpand is great for this. 

I'm always worried about where I place my keys or if I'll ever see my luggage again when I check my bag at the airport, so Pixie will make sure I know the precise location of my items. All you have to do is tag Pixie on and check its location through the Pixie app. 

- Kim Weling

CES Unveiled and Digital Experience! Favorites at International CES

Since International CES took place this week, I've been absent from posting! It was our first trip to International CES in Las Vegas, from January 8th-11th, with kickoff events that started with CES Unveiled on January 6th, and Pepcom's Digital Experience! and International CES Press Day that both took place on January 7th.

International CES is hosted by the Consumer Electronics Association, highlighting new and upcoming products. I was specifically looking at accessories compatible with the new iPad and iPhone 5 including external battery chargers and cases while checking out the latest headphones and portable speakers. 

Here's a look at what we saw at CES Unveiled and Digital Experience!

CES Unveiled

Rohan Marley at the House of Marley booth

House of Marley collection includes new headphones, portble audio and home audio products with Bluetooth integration and exclusive upcycled RE.WIND fabric, composed of reclaimed hemp and organic cotton, combined with the fibers of recycled water bottles (rPET) and finished using water-based dyes and biodegradable TPU coating.

SOUL Electronics new athletic line featuring the Tim Tebow SL300 Signature Headphones

Matrix Audio Qube Portable Speakers

myCharge Jolt Series - charges two devices at once

  

This custom-built 3M table is perfect for meetings, presentations and storyboarding. Glide and share files instantly across the table

iHome iDL100G Triple Charging FM Clock Radio with Two Lightning Docks and USB Charge/play for iPad/iPhone/iPod

dexim Power Skin for iPhone 5

kubxlab ampjacket iPhone 5 amplifier case

Digital Experience!

Magellan SmartGPS - integrates social, local and mobile content, including Yelp and Foursquare, through Magellan's clod-enabled Smart Ecosystem

HyperJuice external batteries

Moshi Versacover iPad mini cases

Moshi iPhone 5 cases

Speck CandyShell GRIP iPhone 5 case

Jabra Solemate portable speakers

Jabra Revo and Jabra Revo Wireless headphones

Monster Diamond Tears headphones - can't wait for it to launch in rose gold!

- Kim Weling

Pepcom's Digital Experience! 2010

Back in June I attended Pepcom's Annual Showcase, Digital Experience! at the Metropolitan Pavillion. The media event showcased the latest innovations in computers and consumer electronics - including HDTV, videogames, satellite radio, DVD, digital audio, MP3 players, digital cameras, cellphones, PDAs and laptops, from leading technology companies including Kodak, Lenovo, Nikon, Nokia, Samsung, TiVo and Toshiba.

With "A Taste of Japan" theme, there were numerous dinner buffet stations setup, including a sushi bar and open bar areas.

Here's a look at some of my favorite digital finds and accessories.

Case-mate has a great selection of iPhone 4 cases, including the Lisboa case, with cork texture and grip, and metallic accents. I don't have an iPhone 4, but they have plenty of cases for the 3G / 3GS. I really like some of their new cases coming out, including the light wooden ones. You can also make your own custom case by uploading your own image or design, or choosing one of the I Make My Case Artist Series designs.

I love the look of this case. It's fashionable and colorful!

I can't wait to try this out - VuPoint Solutions® Magic Wand™ Portable Scanner (retails for $99.99). I can't tell you how much I dread having to walk over to the copier every time I need to scan something. I love how you can scan without leaving your seat, or take this with you and scan as you go! It's really lightweight and can scan 600 dpi high resolution and 300 dpi for standard resolution. It's along with black, it is available in a variety of colors - blue, red, green and purple - a fashionable scanner - I love it!

If you are looking for a stylish digital camera, check out GE's Create by Jason Wu. This camera has great image quality, with 12 megapixels, 2.7-inch LCD, built in memory and a retractable USB plug. It comes with a leather camera case, a microfiber camera pouch (which doubles as a lens cleaning cloth) and wrist and neck straps. Prices start at $179.99 for the 4GB model and go up to $229.99 for the 8GB version.

Nikon has several great SLR cameras to choose from, including 10.2, 12.1, 12.3 or 24.5 megapixel cameras. Now I have to choose which one is right for me.

- Kim Weling