Computer Peripherals: Right New Computer Accessories for Your Workplace

PC or computers get advanced to the point where most of our work or even life may go wrong without them. Yet, a computer may be almost nothing if it has not enough peripheral accessories. Different computer accessories, though not core of a computer, when connected to computers, can enhance the basic computer and vital to its functionality.

Computers can process just fine all by themselves, but with peripheral accessories, they can accept additional data and help improve our working efficiency. When you get a new computer, say, the newest edition, it is time to head to the store for a lot of computer peripherals, such as printer, for printing out photographs, USB hubs for adding more ports, docking station for backing up data.

Most of us may associate peripherals with the devices external to the computer case, which are mainly used for expanding the functionality of the computer. For some people, peripheral devices are seen as those accessories that are dependent on the computer system. For example, printers that may only be of use once connected to a computer. Here are the basic types of computer peripherals.

Input Computer Peripherals

We are familiar with some of the devices such as mouse, scanner, microphone, keyboard, etc. They are all input peripherals designed for sharing data to our computer. They are computer accessories used for access purposes, such as typing in words on the keyboard to access the program menu. They are devices that can plug directly to our computer via USB ports or even through wireless setup such as wireless mouse.

Output Computer Peripherals

Those commonly used accessories such as monitor, printer, speaker, projector are output peripherals. They are accessories which just enhance what our computer produces. We can use printers to share data such as annual report, digital readers or even photos stored in the camera. We need monitor for viewing all the output information from our computer. We use speakers when we watch videos or carry out some online teleconferences.

Accessories Work as Both Input and Output Peripherals

There are some accessories that can both input or output information, such as external hard drives, digital camcorders or even USB hubs that can transfer data from external devices to computer or even copy data from computers to other USB gadgets. There devices just give input to our computer and receive data. The external hard drives are useful devices to arrange files on our computers.



Computer peripherals are updated fast and now there are a variety of peripherals in the market. We need to frequently upgrade the peripherals, even though we upgrade our computers at a rather long interval. We need faster laser printer for higher speed printing, a larger monitor for the whole office to see, a super speed USB hub with more USB ports for the increasing USB supported electronics, USB docking station for even more convenient data backup.

Do you have these accessories for your iPhone 6?

If you choose to read further this post, you must be among the estimated fourteen million or more lucky guys who have afforded an iPhone 6. After you got your new iPhone, what else will you buy? Just have a look at whether you have prepared these mobile peripherals for your smart phone?

External Storage

Does your iPhone offer enough storage space for all of your data, such as movies, music, etc? If not, get such a flash drive that can expand your iPhone or even iPad storage up to 128GB. It is a very excellent peripheral accessories for in flight movies and you can also copy files between the smart phone and PC. The accessory can manage all the data directly on the iOS device. If you frequently need to backup or restore your photos, videos, contacts or calendars, this accessory is a cool one. The price of the phone accessory is around $100. Of course, the more capacity you choose, the more expensive.



Smart Socks

Do you love to exercise or run frequently? Are you running properly? If you often get injured when you run, the iPhone socks are very necessary accessories for you actually. The socks can monitor how you run and even identify harmful running styles. They are socks made with soft and have comfortable textile pressure sensors embedded in the sole, which can tell us what kind of runner you are. Data can be fed in real-time from the sensors.


Multiple Charging

You have got a new iPhone, but I guess you must have more mobile devices or Apple gadgets, right? Whether you are at home or on a trip, you may have to charge them when they are out of battery. You need such a charging station for multiple charging. This 4 port charging station can realize simultaneous charging for multiple devices such as iPhone, iPad and other smart phone or tablets. The surge protector allows a quick and reliable charging .



Stylish Case for Good Protection

Whether your iPhone 6 is a new one or has been used for some days, you need to get a case to offer it extra protection. Now there are too many cases in the market, but you need to get such a stylish one that can deliver the best in impact resistance, screen protection or even can protect the phone ports from getting blocked with dust during your trip. This case can well protect the phone from scratches and it comes with attractive looks.

iPhone unlocking

Have you ever thought about the idea that one day, you use smart phone controlled keys to lock your door? In the near future, we may use new keys to the existing door locks and even unlock the door via iPhone.

Great Gadgets as Nice Valentine’s Day Gift for Mac User

Valentine's Day is just around the corner. Have you prepared any nice gift for your valentine? If she or he is a Mac addict and already have Mac, look no further. Choose cool peripheral accessories for her or his Mac.

7 Port High Speed USB Hub

This iDsonix aluminum housing USB 3.0 hub with ergonomic design looks smart for iMac, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Mac Mini or other USB supported devices. It has 7 USB ports and 3 charging ports. It can realize super fast charging for several USB gadgets at the same time. Priced $44.99, it is affordable peripheral accessory yet very practical and decent. It is a in ideal connection if we want to drive several peripherals on the Mac, say, monitors, backup drive, hard disk drives, printers, video camera, etc.

Super Speed Dock Station

If a single external hard drive is not enough for your valentine to back up all of the data or if she or he needs to back the data up frequently, gift her or him this complex setup. This dual drive dock accepts 2.5 & 3.5 inch SATA hard drives and is a very efficient peripheral accessory which can transfer data as quickly as possible. We can simply slip in the portable hard drives and, set up the copy and then press the execute button. Then we can copy data from our computer or from SATA drive to SATA drive using this drive dock. It is especially useful for those programmers who need to copy large amount of processed data. It is now priced $35.00 and is really a simple, fast, and cost effective solution for data recovery or data transfer.



Apple USB Superdrive

This compact superdrive looks very smart. As long as we have such drive, we can play or burn both CDs and DVDs when we are on a trip or on the road. It seems very cool accessory during this digital age, especially in the age of lightning fast broadband internet connection and USB 3.0 when the optical drive seems kind of archaic. It is really a nice portable peripheral accessory, only a bit bigger than a CD case and it can be taken anywhere. Priced $75, it is affordable yet nice.

Innovative Wireless Charger

This Magic charger is an inductive charger that can keep our Apple keyboard, Magic pad or mouse never out of battery power. It is a wireless eco-friendly charger.  It is advantage in the lasting power. Exactly, the full inductive power delivered to Apple’s Magic Mouse can last up to eight days for worry-free pointing and clicking. It can also help keep the desk in great order and works as an easy travel companion.  

How Many of the Computer Peripheral Accessories That You Still Use?

Digital technology changes at a rather fast speed. So do the computer peripherals. We may not change the computers too frequently, but we tend to change the peripheral accessories that maximize our use experience of the computer more frequently. For example, now there are a lot of wireless mouse of higher performance in the market. Do you still use the mouse with a wire?

There are a lot of newer computer peripherals that can replace and upgrade the performance of those older ones to bring us convenience and speed. Then besides the obsolete external mouse for iPhone or MacBook Air, what kind of computer peripherals that seem to be out of date do you still use? Here we just love to share some of the peripherals that seem not to be practical. Of course, if you like, you can use them again.

External Hard Drive: Do you still use the external hard drive yet? The once-for-a-while popular technology seems a bit out of the game, if not completely. Is the external hard drive still that useful peripheral today? The cloud system just makes the operation of backing up our documents more easily. When we have easy access to Google drive or Drop, it seems we do not need to back up our data with the external hard drive any more.

External Keyboards: Just count how many keyboards you have bought ever since you got your first computer. Among all the keyboards you have used, how many different designs of the keyboard are there? If not wrong, most of you have used ergonomic keyboard, or the keyboard with the design concept of best fitting the positioning of our hands, the wireless keyboards, mini keyboards or the keyboards with chic function buttons.

Speakers for Computer: I still remember in the very early time of using desktop computer, we will use speakers to make the computer also work as a stereo system. We listen to the music played by the computer. But now, we can use our smart phone, iPod or other much portable gadget for enjoying high end audio. The use of these mobile devices as stereo system seems much flexible. It seems not so cool nowadays to make our computers double as stereos.

External Monitors: Do you still hook the laptops to big external monitors? Most of the laptops made within the last few years can connect an external monitor. For those who always do some trading online, maybe two or more monitors are necessary. Now most of the electronic devices tend to be much more portable and mobile. An 13 inch MacBook Air screen seems enough for most of us.

There are a lot of computer peripherals that we do not need. But some of computer peripherals such as printers are what we still need now, though now e-ink readers are supposed to replace printers. We still need scanners to scan the photos or make digital pictures out of paper pictures. We need USB hub for more USB ports and better organize our desk.

iPad or Smart Phone, Which You Will Choose Then?

The iPad is five years old today. Do you have any iPad? Or do you think you need an iPad? Nowadays smart phones just get updated faster than we can expect and a lot of peripheral accessories or apps just diversify and perfect the functions of the mobile devices. It seems we use smart phone more often, at home, on the way or even for business.

Then what about the iPad? Is the tablet better than the laptop or better than the smart phone just as the design master Jobs said five years ago. We can use the iPad to browse the web, watch videos, play games, read e-books or do email. But even five years later, iPad is still never aimed at ‘power users’ who spend all day on computers and need powerful productivity features. Rather, it cater to ‘ordinary users’ who just need to casually consume Internet content. The comparison of iPad to cars by Jobs seems wrong today. In fact, smart phones are cars, yet the tablets look much like motorcycles.

The debut of iPad did not attract more users because hardly people know its advantages. When iPhone of older edition has just very small screen and MacBook battery can only work for two hours, the tablet seems nice choice and far better than smart phone or laptop. Yet, that does not last long because the iPhone and MacBooks are developed at a rather fast speed, just like the cars, once updated, which can always run faster and deliver better performance.

Now iPhones have bigger screens and can work better than iPads in various aspects. Now  iPhone 6 and 6 Plus and their Android equivalents are now convenient enough for people to do with mobile computing tasks. There is no need to carry around a tablet as well. MacBooks are getting lighter and lighter, and more importantly, the battery life is longer. Though iPads are easier to use, they look awkward. Initially, iPad is better as an on-the-go choice, but now, smart phone and laptop all get more lightweight.

How often do you use iPad if you have one? iPad is not popular or practical. But it still has its use. The nice big screen still makes the iPad shine. Maybe five years later, iPad can be upgraded to a smart car again. Who knows. Right now, iPads are still good as a luxury item rather than a necessity.

Top Gadgets With Special Designs: Insane or Creative?

We can not live without tech gadgets nowadays. The diversified gadgets just enrich our lives. For most of the tech addicts, nothing is better to start a new year than new electronic gadgets. If you have ever paid any attention to the consumer electronics show, you will find a lot of digital devices or gadgets with craziest designs. The word craziest I use here may be stunningly brilliant for some or insane for others because sometimes, there may be no clear line between brilliant and stupid. Here are some top gadgets for you to define whether they are stupid or genius.

Digitsole for Heating Feet

We suffer from cold feet in the winter on our way to work or when we are out for skiing, hiking, etc. This gadget is designed for heating our feet. It is heated insole which can be controlled via our smart phone. Besides adjusting the temperature of our feet, it can also track our steps and calories . We can easily warm up our feet with the on/off button on the app screen. It is a brilliant gadget, but $200 for one pair of such insoles makes a lot of people not sure about the purchase.



Logbar Gesture Control Ring

Just as its slogan says, one gesture, one magic, this gadget offers the users convenient control of appliances within the home just by waving our finger in the air. We can use it to turn on the TV or lights just as we do with the remote controller. The ring just makes us much like a wizard, but how many people are willing to pay $270 for this gesture control?



Self adjusting smart belt

After a big meal, we may love to loosen the belt. This gadget is designed to perform that task out of our hands. It can automatically adjust itself based on how much we've eaten and how much exercise we've done to compensate. Its ability of tightening and loosening itself to keep us comfortable seems excellent. But shall we really need it?



Light That Produces Music

Have you ever seen such light that can produce music? This is the amazing part of this Sony Symphonic light, which has an LED bulb and a speaker inside. We can use an app on the smart phone to control the light and sound. The design is innovative in making invisible technology tangible. We may have seen a lot of LED lights of unique design, but this may be the first time that we see one such light which can play music.