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Miggo Protective Case Is your Camera’s New Best Friend

Posted: 17 Nov 2015 01:02 PM PST

I have to admit it, my first interaction with Miggo was on kickstarter, I’ve seen it while browsing for cool and new gadgets to cover here on Walyou and I remember that my first thought once stumbling upon it was “Damn, I need it”.

We got to review two great products by Miggo, the Strap & Wrap and the Grip & Wrap.

Miggo is a patent pending camera straps, their products are meant to change the way you think about camera bags. Their line of products is aimed to make it easier for you to carry your camera while giving it a great protection from impacts and scratches.

Strap & Wrap

Many times I found myself avoiding taking my DSLR camera since I couldn’t carry it easily or I just didn’t want to get dragged with the camera’s big bag that basically didn’t fit my bag. Eventually I just took the camera without the bag, placing it in my daily bag hoping that nothing bad will happen to it. That’s why I was super excited to test out Miggo’s Strap & Wrap. It’s a simple yet innovative solution you basically strap&wrap and you are good to go. Miggo also acts as a protective case so you can also carry comfortably your DSLR across your torso and keep it safe. It’s super easy to use, you just screw the case to the bottom of your camera, you can also use the safe cord which gives your camera a secondary “safety net” so it would detached from the case and this is pretty much it – you are good to go. To close the case you simply wrap it across the camera and that’s it! Available for $49.99, for more details go to Miggo.

Grip & Wrap

If you have a small DSLR this Grip and Wrap is perfect for you. This is a small and elastic camera cover that totally replaces your old bulky bag with style! The Grip and Wrap comes in 7 different colors and patterns and I think it’s a great deal for your money.

Available for $39.99, this camera case packs all of Miggo’s best qualities. To be honest I liked this one better since it’s more compact, geek chic looking and faster to use. It was very easy and effortless to place the camera inside, close open and take my shot. One nice added value is the inner pocket you have on the strap so you can place your lens there while taking some photos, and in case you were wondering you can also connect a tripod while using Miggo.

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These straps are super handy, instead of carrying around the bulky case you currently have, this is a super modern and very on the go way to carry your camera much more easily while protecting it of corse and keeping it safe. Miggo’s products are made out of Neoprene and Lycra. Each of these cases come with 2 years warranty, a safety cord will keep your camera secured to the strap and a well designated pocket on the case for your lens cap when not in use. The bottom line is that Miggo gets the job done, their solution provides a great way to carry your camera, if you travel a lot, this can be a great product for you.

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Asus-Built Google Chromebit Is a Great Way to Smarten Up TVs

Posted: 17 Nov 2015 12:52 PM PST

Asus Google Chromebit Chrome OS HDMI Dongle

Asus has proved once again to be a reliable hardware partner for Google. The candybar-sized Chrome OS stick that they’ve just launched will surely give Intel and others a lot of headaches.

Asus and Google are willing to provide an alternative to all the compute sticks out there that differs not only in hardware, software, and design, but also in price. The ones who already own Chromebooks, and are familiar with Chrome OS, might find the Chromebit HDMI stick a natural component of Google’s software ecosystem. Chrome OS was initially developed as a Web-based operating system, but lately it has evolved into something that’s much more than that. There are plenty of apps that no longer require you to be online in order to function, and I wouldn’t be surprise if the rumors about Google’s plan to merge Chrome OS and Android turned out to be true.

Back to the matter at hand, though, Asus and Google announced the Chromebit HDMI dongle back in March, so it took the two companies more than half of a year to come up with a commercially viable version of the product. Chrome OS is as usable as it has always been, so I assume that it’s the hardware that needed some final touches. Probably one of the best things about this operating system is that it takes care of all of its settings by itself, so you don’t have to spend any time on setup or maintenance.

Assuming that you’re not a melancholic who still lives in the CRT monitor age, chances are that your display or TV has an HDMI port, and that’s all it takes to turn any screen into a computer. I wonder if Asus and Google are planning to also launch wireless keyboard and mice for the Chromebit. The Android TV line could make use of such peripherals, as well, so I don’t see why Google should let other manufacturers earn more money for products susceptible to hardware incompatibilities. An alternative to that would be to develop an Android app that acts as keyboard and trackpad for the Chromebit.

In the blog post that announced the launch of the Chromebit HDMI dongle, Google suggested that this product would be great for digital kiosks. Don’t expect to run graphics or memory-intensive apps on this stick, but for slideshows, casual browsing and other such activities, it’s really hard to beat it.

The Chromebit HDMI stick will be sold for $85, initially on Google’s Play Store and later at e-tailers such as Amazon. Considering that Black Friday and Cyber Monday are just around the corner, it wouldn’t hurt to wait a bit, if you want to save some money. If you’re looking for even more versatility, get a Windows HDMI dongle, but keep in mind that the hardware of those will limit the kind of software you can use.

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[via The Verge]