G-Technology, the Western Digital/Hitachi GST brand responsible for cool Mac-ready storage solutions, showed three new “rugged family” drives: ev ATC (1TB) is available in USB 3 ($180) or Thunderbolt ($230) versions, each shipped with a case capable of being dropped from 6 feet heights, submerged in water, and run over by cars. Like the earlier version, it has a case that detaches from a battery sled. Tylt, creator of the 3200mAh iPhone 6 Energi Sliding Power Case we reviewed last month, debuted a new $100 iPhone 6 Plus version of Energi with 3500mAh – enough for a 91% recharge of a dead iPhone, according to the company. Yantouch also showed a new iOS app called Light Jockey capable of making granular, intuitive color changes to Daisy and the latest versions of its earlier products, the Jellywash (V3) lamp and Diamond (V5) color-changing speaker. In addition to gently or abruptly changing colors and matching the beats of music, Daisy now can stream music from a single Bluetooth device to both speakers, separating their left and right audio channels. Yantouch, a Taiwanese maker of some pioneering color-shifting lamps and speakers, debuted Daisy ($130/$250), a new combination lamp and speaker with a few tricks. Apple users who don’t want to wait out that particular negotiation will find three USB charging ports on the side useful for charging non-MagSafe devices such as the iPad, iPhone, and iPod. While we are very skeptical that Apple will license the MagSafe connector to the company – or anyone, really, given its track record – Zolt said that it was currently in NDA-covered discussions with Cupertino to make the cable happen. You may or may not believe that Zolt will be able to deliver on its promise of a $20 MagSafe adapter for its new 70-watt Laptop Charger Plus ($100), which it says is the smallest 13″ MacBook Pro/Air-capable charger around, and ships with a cable/tip set compatible with 90% of PCs. A MagSafe charger smaller than Apple’s but made by a third-party? Ruggedized rubber hard drives from a company known for Mac-matching aluminum enclosures? Synchronized stereo speakers with color-shifting mood lights for your bedroom? Yes, the annual pre-CES Pepcom event took place in Las Vegas last night, and these were just a few of the products we spotted on the floor.
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