Audio Visual Blog from Tintisha

Interactive whiteboards are a fantastic invention, and the uptake of whiteboards within UK schools has been a great success.
The downside of interactive whiteboards has always been the cost of installing them into schools, and the on-going tussles between teachers who want access to the classroom that has the interactive whiteboard!

With continued development of touchscreen computer interfaces, and the growing excitement around Microsofts apparent touch screen predecessor to the Vista operating system, the amalgamation of the two technologies seems only a step away.

Irtouch based in the far east have developed a unique product…a clip on frame/screen, which fits onto any standard size PC monitor. The screen then projects a series of infra red beams across the surface of the computer monitor, and communicating with the PC software installed onto the connected PC allows for full touch screen interaction.

The biggest advantage of this is obviously having the power to transform any desktop PC into a interactive touch screen display.

The second advantage, and one which may excite many teachers, is the ability to simply remove the IR screen, and attach it to a computer in another room of your school…a truly portable interactive whiteboard!

See a working demonstration here: IRtouch demonstration

The Vitiny VT-101 is the smallest & lightest readily available handheld microscope in the world! Traditional microscopes are great, but they are expensive, difficult to use and in no way portable. The VT-101 is small enough to carry around in your trouser pocket, lightweight, and easy to use. Capable of magnification up to 108x, the VT-101 is ideal for a range of professional uses including:

• Medical Observation
• Quality Checking
• Anti-counterfeit operations
• PCB observation
• Soldering/circuit board checking
• Biology and science investigation
• Print checking

Save your images:

The magnifier has a built in 1.8″ 262k colour TFT LCD screen, and a built in camera capable of capturing images up to 640 x 480 pixels. 3 LED lights ensure that your subject is well lit, even in failing light.

Transfer images to your computer:

If you are looking to get the most out of the VT-101, you really need to hook it up to your PC. The easy to install software (Windows) allows you to save your images straight to your computer, or scale/compare images using the control panel. You can even view your magnifications in real-time using the supplied USB lead and computer monitor.

Get creative:

For those who want to get creative with the VT-101, there are a range of image effects that can be applied:

• Grayscale
• Inverse
• Emboss

Specifications:

• Dimension (LxWxH) 120 x 56 x 20.7mm
• Magnification: 7x - 108x
• 300,000 pixel CMOS sensor
• Display: 1.8″ 262k colour TFT LCD
• Camera Resolution: 640 x 480 VGA pixels
• Power supply: 3 x AAA batteries
• 3x LED lights
• 2mb memory for photo storage
• Mini USB link to USB 2.0 (software and cable included)
• Colour: Black

Available to buy now from Tintisha.com

We all know what its like to spend hours hunched in front of our computer on a cold winters evening, with our feet tucked up against the computer for a bit of extra heat! Well these new USB powered heated slippers provide the ultimate solution.

Simply unzip the front of the slipper, pull out the attached usb connector, and plug them straight into your usb port. They only take a few minutes to reach a comfortable temperature, and will keep your feet nice and warm for the evening ahead.

The USB slippers can also be worn around the house; tuck away the usb connector inside the front zipped compartment, and you are ready to roam free.

Available size (UK):

Medium (fits size 4-6)

Available colours & styles:

• Orange - Open heel
• Pink - Closed heel

USB Back Massager

This portable massager can be used in the office, car or in the home. It can relieve and relax fatigued back, lumbar and neck muscles after long periods of office work. The back massager can also be used to relieve discomfort in leg muscles.

Four Massage Modes:

• Kneading
• Tapping
• Shiatsu
• Rolling

Three massage strengths:

• High
• Medium
• Low

Three massage rhythms:

• High
• Medium
• Low

Features:

• Can be powered by USB cable (included)
• Can be powered by In-car adaptor (included)
• Fully controlled by attached remote control

The USB back massager is available to buy online at Tintisha.com

We have opened up a new free resource to Audio Visual nuts everywhere.

The forum at http://www.tintisha.com/forum will field questions on a range of topics from home electronics to computers, stereo systems, TV and events around the world.

We have realised that there are not enough places for people to go to get good advice and we want to be able to provide a forum by which our members can not only get help but also help each other. We hope that this free resource will help to reflect the customer service ethic that we are proud of at Tintisha. We also feel that it will begin to display a degree of interactivity that you will be unable to find elsewhere.

Please go along and sign up and watch this resource transform over the next few days.

The Atacama Equinox Hifi Rack has won the SVI award for product of the year at the inaugural Sound Vision Install Awards. SVI Magazine has been giving advice for 5 years and has accumulated a wealth of knowledge. The Equinox Hifi Rack has been a firm favourite since it was launched in 2001. It was named What HiFi’s product of the year in 2004 and it held its crown for 4 years after that.

 

SVI Award Winner Logo

 

Atacama Equinox Hifi Rack

Brando Wiidock with Nintendo Wii

The Brando Wedock(or Wii Dock) is compact, innovative and beautiful, and the perfect way to store your Nintendo Wii remotes and Nunchuks. No more searching behind cushions or under your couch! No more treading on them accidentally, or watching your pet dog treat them as if they are a bone!

The Wedock is the worlds first storage device for storing not just one, but TWO sets of Nintendo Wii remotes and Nunchuks. Built from durable and fashionable gloss-finish white plastic, with spring-loaded docks for your Wii remotes, they are the perfect storage solution.

Features:

• One touch “Springboard” design lets you access the Wiimote easily
• High Quality White Gloss finish ABS plastic (same as Nintendo Wii Material)
• Innovative, compact & stylish design
• Lightweight and durable

Want a closer look at the brando Wedock? Check out our video below.

The Wedock is available to buy in the UK at Tintisha.com, the only UK stockist of the Wedock.

HeadRoom has just released their Audiophile Desktop to market, designed to provide a high-end listening experience for your workstation.

The basic package consists of a headphone amp/pre-amp to switch between input signals and adjust the volume; a power amp to drive the speakers; speaker stands which properly position speakers at ear height and on axis, and speakers, which can be selected and purchased either through HeadRoom or at your local audio dealer.

Welcome to our new blog.

We are keen to collate information on the audio visual world and hope that you will enjoy keeping up with us.

Please leave us as much feedback as you can and tell us what you want to see & hear and we will make it happen.

We like to pride ourselves on speaker stands but we would like to point out some resources that you might like to be aware of.  The first is our new forum that is based at http://www.tintisha.com/store/forum/ and the second is a Wikipedia stub on speaker stands which, although minuscule at present, we hope will fill out over time. This can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_stands.

If you have access to any resources, please let us know by posting a comment and we’ll add it to our list. We’d like this blog to be a place that people come to in order to get useful information on all things audio visual and we have a particular niche on speaker stands at present and would like to help explore that niche further.