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April 30, 2008

Brionvega Alpha Retro TV

The Brionvega Alpha retro TV has finally fought its way through from being a concept initially to a fully working model. It boasts a design based on the modernist classics of Le Corbusier and Breuer, bringing together a 19"...

Senior PCs on their Way?

Interestingly enough, cell phones for the older generation are readily available but when it comes to user-friendly PCs for senior citizens? Well, the answer is virtually zero. Zilch. Nada. Microsoft UK aims to change that though, drawing up a...

Shoes with Stair Counter

Isn't this weird - this pair of (extremely) high heels actually come with an integrated stair counter screwed onto the ankle. Obviously, it works on pretty much the same mechanism as those found in gym machines, but it kinda...

Sony BRAVIA DAV-F200 System

Sony Europe has rolled out its newest all-in-one home cinema system, the BRAVIA DAV-F200 which is most pleasing to the eyes, thanks to a glass-fronted, wall-mountable control center that boasts a slot-loading DVD, 1080p upscaling, a USB port that...

Samsung Charging Hubs at Airports

Samsung has just launched charging stations for mobile devices in two airports in the US - terminals at LaGuardia and Orlando International Airports. Known as the Samsung Mobile Charging Station, these enable travelers to juice up their cell phones,...

Elecom Egg Mouse 20th Anniversary

The Elecom Egg mouse has just turned 20, and interestingly enough this has been a Japan-only product for the better part of the last two decades, hence leaving the rest of the world in the dark concerning its existence....

Thermaltake M9D PC Chassis

Thermaltake has a new PC chassis that aims to dazzle you, thanks to lights that has been pre-installed within. It will illuminate in shifting colors each time you touch the button, causing a definite distraction to your opponent during...

BlackBerry 9000 Specs

Well well, here we are with the BlackBerry 9000 specifications in greater detail. No idea if the device will receive a different name like the Pearl or Curve when released, but it will features the following :- Radio: GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA...

CellSensor EMF Detector

Ever wondered just how many devices around you release some sort of EMF waves? Well, fret no more with the CellSensor EMF Detector. I suppose you could be a general nuisance in your home, climbing all over the place...

iPhone Bike Mount

The iPhone Bike Mount isn't something that I'd want to see on our roads - after all, won't it be a major distraction to cyclists as they zip down the asphalt while watching their favorite movie? Hopefully they won't...

April 29, 2008

Dragon Power Station

With an exotic name like Dragon Power Station, you can be sure that is bound to attract attention. What this does is great for the environment as well, as it harnesses the power of kinetic energy to produce electricity....

Alienware Area-51 m17x

Alienware has just rolled out its Area-51 m17x gaming notebook, bringing more to the table than you always expect in typical Alienware fashion. Targeting PC gamers, 3D content creators and multi-media enthusiasts, the Area-51 m17x is no slouch when...

JWD MP3 Player is Generic

Here's a rather cute-looking MP3 player from JWD - it comes with a 2" TFT display as well as an integrated radio just in case you run out of pre-loaded tunes to listen to. Features include :- Alarm clock...


Samsung P960 brings DVB to Europe

Samsung's P960 cell phone is a mobile entertainment center, touted to being the first slider handset with mobile TV support in Europe. So far, supported Euro mobile TV standards are DVB-CBMS and OMA-BCAST. Unfortunately, us folks living Stateside don't...

Guardium Keeps the Peace

The Guardium is an unmanned ground vehicle commissioned by the Israeli military, making it a robotic soldier that holds the honor of being the first in the world to be operational. Meant to take over the role of soldiers...

KickTrak helps keep Count

Ask any mom and they'll tell you that one of the more painful moments in life is when the baby they're carrying kicks the womb from inside, pretty much signalling their impatience to come out and take on the...

SeaLife DC800 Digital Camera

SeaLife has a new digital camera for underwater enthusiasts - the DC800. This 8 megapixel camera is capable of producing extremely sharp images even at depths of up to 200 feet, way ahead of what the RC-12 wireless mini...

Bridgestone Steam-powered E-Newspaper

Electronic papers have been making their rounds so far, but not with much success. After all, the material is still prohibitively expensive to the man on the street and most folks prefer to get their news via traditional newspapers...

Branch Light Concept

The Branch Light from Michail Komarov you see here plays with the idea of constructing your own lighted pieces of art, thanks to a bunch of different curved and straight segments that come in a wide variety of colors....

TG Sambo has new PMP

TG Sambo just rolled out a new portable media player for the Korean market, featuring the following :- Alchemy AU1250 700MHz processor 4.8" WVGA touch screen display with full browsing support T-DMB WiFi connectivity 16GB of internal flash memory...

Philips MCD299 Micro Home Theater System

Philips takes the small and flat route with the MCD299 micro home theater system, featuring a 4-disc changer that offers virtually uninterrupted music and DVD playback. It also boasts a rather futuristic looking motorized sliding door along with RAZR-like...

Chanel Concept Phone

Guess Chanel wants to follow the footsteps of Prada by unveiling a cell phone in the near future. This sleek silver square of a handset definitely looks good, but the bigger question is this - does it work well? Dubbed...

RC-12 Wireless Mini Cam

The RC-12 Wireless Mini Cam from RF System Lab is not only tiny and has a maximum working range of up to 30 meters, it can even shoot images underwater with the help of a waterproof case, although I...

Throw Alarm Clock

Don't you just hate it when your body does not get enough sleep, only to have the pesky alarm clock wake you up in the mornings? The Throw Alarm Clock helps alleviate some of that high blood pressure and...

Panamatic Makes Panoramic Shots a Snap

Shooting panoramic photos can be pretty fun, considering how it adds a whole new dimension to the viewer especially when you are faced with a scenic view. However, getting the right shots can get pretty tricky, which is where...

SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows Mobile, Symbian S60 Smartphones

Sling Media has just made available its SlingPlayer Mobile uppdate for Windows Mobile Pocket PCs (aka Professional and Classic), Windows Mobile Smartphone (aka Standard) and Symbian S60 smartphones. This allows owners of phones running on the aforementioned operating systems...

Mac Owners get Razer Death Adder

The Razer Death Adder is one gaming mouse that is good to look at, and functions pretty well, too. Mac owners have long been left out of the gaming hardware scene, since hardly any good hardcore games appear on...

RadiSys Procelerant Z500 Atom-based COM

RadiSys announced its Procelerant Z500 Atom-based computer-on-module (COM) which is able to run Windows CE as well as Windows XP Embedded, and is meant to be used in battery-powered handheld devices. The Procelerant Z500 measures 3.4" x 2.75" and...

BionX Conversion System for Bikes

Batteries aren't exactly featherweight, and that results in rather heavy electric bikes that are in the market. The BionX conversion system helps solve that dilemma, as it can be fitted onto any bike and has a maximum weight of...

Violence at GTA IV Launch

I'm an avid video gamer, but it is incidences such as the ones described below that make me hopping mad as they bring nothing but disrepute to the world of video gaming. Apparently a man was stabbed while waiting...

WiFi Detecting Watch

Just in case your WiFi detecting pen and WiFi detecting shirt malfunctions one day, you can always rely on the WiFi detecting watch without having to bust open your notebook in search for that elusive hotspot (cheapo - just...

New Nokia Concepts Wow

Nokia showed off several concept handsets at its first ever "Design Event" in Central London at their new Studio, with the "People First" concept being more on the software side, showing a list of people you communicate with based...

Sony SRSZX1 2.0 Speaker System

Sony's SRSZX1 2.0 Speaker System targets the average desktop computer that does not need tubthumping bass, but claims to entertain people with "an enriched sound range and fuller bass sound reproduction". Meant for casual use where PC gaming, audio...

iPhone Solar Star Edition from Goldstriker

Goldstriker definitely knows how to beautify the iPhone as well as a plethora of other gadgets, and the Solar Star edition is their latest attempt. Featured on both the front bezel and Apple's rear logo are 24 carat gold...

Maplin Portable Video Recorder

Maplin has just rolled out its own portable video recorder that allows you to watch your own recorded home movies instantly without connecting to a TV, all for £179.99. Features include :- Microphone External camera Digital video camera 2.5"...

TAC Universal PS2-to-PS3 Converter

Currently, Activision and Harmonix don't seem to be too comfortable with one another in order to implement broad hardware compatibility where Rock Band and Guitar Hero controllers are concerned, but Ant Commandos has a new converter that allows you...

Gemini P29 5-in-1 Wireless Keyboard

The Gemini P29 5-in-1 Wireless Keyboard from Xenics Korea is certainly interesting, although our source has failed to pinpoint the exact five features found on this keyboard. What we do know about this compact wireless keyboard is it comes...

Verbatim announces 500GB Portable HDD

Verbatim is proud to announce the first 500GB 2.5" portable hard drive in the world that boasts an industry standard 9.5mm Z-height drive. Measuring roughly the same size as the average PDA, this SmartDisk line portable HDDs will begin...

USB Cleaner Mouse

Now the USB Cleaner Mouse is a rather nifty idea - after all, not only does it allow you to navigate through the Windows environment with greater ease compared to using keyboard shortcuts, it even comes with a built-in...

Internal Spec Sheet for BlackBerry 9000

BGR has managed to snag their hands on an internal specifications sheet for the upcoming BlackBerry 9000, and that document shows a July release date (which isn't too far away - after all, time really flies when you're an...

Smallest Mac an OQO?

Now I know this doesn't really make sense at all - how can the smallest Mac in the world be an OQO at the same time? Well, apparently the "Mac" in question here is actually an OQO that has...

Watches to ease Stress?

Just when I thought that watches do nothing but add to the stress in your life (ever tried racing against time?), along comes the Philip Stein Luxury Watch that uses frequency technology, also known as "Teslar Technology" which purportedly...

SIMable Technology helps in Phone Unlocking

Unlocking phones can be a pretty tricky affair, but with SIMable, the entire complicated business is simplified. This extremely thin chip, when attached to any SIM card, will fool the majority of cell phones into thinking that they have...

Samsung Introduces 2 Small Color Laser Printers

Samsung Korea is proud to lay claim to a couple of the smallest color laser printers built to date, comprising of the CLP-315K and the CLX-3175FNK. The former features a rather quiet 45dB noise level, 2,400 x 600 dpi...

AT&T Has a Heart for the Disabled

Good to see companies aren't all money-faced, as AT&T has shown that it still possesses some remnant of humanity by offering a text plan that caters to subscribers who are deaf or suffer from a hearing/speech disability. Today, AT&T...

Overall Health Balance Scale

The Overall Health Balance Scale from National Electric is one interesting device that has been released to go up against the metabolic syndrome. It is able to take note of your weight, BMI, subcutaneous fat ratio, organ fat level,...

Cost Controller Power Strip

With energy costs rising all over the world, it makes perfect sense to get more power-friendly devices in your home, along with the Cost Controller Power Strip. After all, seeing the number steadily increase while you turn on that...

TomTom ONE and XL Lines Updated

TomTom has added more GPS systems to its ONE and XL lines, featuring a fresh new look and a new mounting system. The TomTom ONE 130/ONE 130S and the TomTom XL 330/XL 330S feature a slimmer frame and is...

Wearable Chair Patent

This is hilarious - a Wearable Chair patent that was actually approved. U.S. Patent Number D249987 has been issued to Darcy Robert Bonner on October 24, 1978 - that is nearly 30 years ago and until now we haven't...

Neonode N2 Now with New Colors

Neonode has recently made available its Neonode N2 touch screen phone in a new range of colors on the company's very own web shop, bringing Lime, Azure and Roza into the mix this time round in order to better...

New HTC Model in the works?

Word on the street has it that an HTC executive has recently confirmed a new Touch series smartphone which will be released sometime in May, and has been given the codename "Diamond". This Windows Mobile-powered device is said to...

Vertu Constellation Rococo Edition

The Vertu Constellation Rococo Edition was just released to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Inspired by the eighteenth century French art, fashion and interior design movement, the Rococo edition of handsets feature highly detailed flower patterns that have been carefully...

Samsung HT-BD2F Home Theater System

Samsung has just rolled out its second-generation home theater system - the HT-BD2F. You get a 5.1 channel speaker set when the HT-BD2F is available at retail stores this May, where you will be entertained by a pretty decent...

Verizon Offers LG enV2

LG's enV2 will be available from Verizon tomorrow onwards in black and maroon colors, retailing for $129.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and a new 2-year customer contract. Some of the features include :- Function Key – customizable for...

Ticketime Boarding Card Concept

Ticketing has just taken on a new dimension with the Ticketime concept, bringing together a boarding card and a wristwatch in a single device. The fringe of the ticket is constructed from electronic paper which can be torn off...

Lenovo formally launches IdeaPad U110

Lenovo has finally gone about releasing its IdeaPad U110 in the US, featuring a textured metal shell that encases one of the most compact systems from Lenovo to date at 11", tipping the scales at a mere 2.5 pounds...

Wigix: Auction is Overrated, Let’s Do It Nasdaq Style!

Today, Wigix is launching its online stock market platform for goods, aiming to replace the eBay auction model. The Wigix system is based on the bid/ask model used by NASDAQ and most of the other financial stock markets. Sellers...

MySpace launches Karaoke Service

MySpace's Karaoke service will be launched in the US with a global rollout in the near future. Using technology developed by kSolo, MySpace Karaoke is a powerful, user-generated music service that enables members to easily sing, record and share...

JBL GTO Subwoofers

JBL has released its new GTO Subwoofers that will consist of die-cast aluminum baskets, polypropylene cones, rubber surrounds, and a unique tinsel-wire protector that also strengthens the joint between the cone, the voice coil and the spider. The joint is...

April 28, 2008

Emporia Life Plus Handset for Oldies

It makes perfect sense to have a phone that caters for senior citizens, one that is as easy to use as possible. Emporia's Life Plus is the latest of such handsets that cater for those who are over 50...

Kiss Me Personal Bad Breath Detector

Having bad breath is a no-no, but many times it is extremely difficult for us on the receiving end to break the news gently to the odor offender. Giving the Kiss Me Personal Bad Breath Detector will send a...

Cool Shirt is Water Circulated

We've heard of water-cooled computers in the past, but isn't a water-cooled shirt just a synonym for a wet shirt? Apparently not with the Cool Shirt. This nifty piece of clothing circulates 45 to 60 degree water around the...

Xerox Goes Green by Melting Ink

Xerox, a household name when it comes to photocopy machines, have managed to utilize a polymeric resin known as "solid ink", when combined with technological advances found in print head technology which results in a greener printer. Solid ink...

Washington DC Gets Self-Service Bicycle Rental Service

Folks living in the nation's capital, Washington, DC will be getting a new self-service bicycle rental service known as SmartBike. There will be ten different docking stations located around Washington, DC. In order to make use of these bikes,...

T-Mobile to get New Sidekicks?

Word has it that T-Mobile will be offering a couple of new Sidekick messaging phones when summer rolls around, with the "Gekko" and "Aspen" to be released this coming July 27th and 30th, respectively. Further details on either handset...

Luxury Pet House too good to be True

The Luxury Pet House certainly makes me question humanity - how many of our fellow human beings out there are suffering from a lack of shelter, and here we are with a luxurious abode for your pooch that is...

OptiML Zoom from Tessera

Tessera has come up with a brand new camera phone lens technology known as OptiML Zoom, offering up to 3x optical zoom without the need for actual moving parts. This is made possible by combining a new lens design...

Force Dynamics 301 Driving Simulator

Force Dynamics has tweaked their 301 Driving Simulator to cater for Super Mario Kart, allowing the chair to let the driver experience what it feels like when making one's way through the wacky and imaginative world of all the...

HANNSpree Starlight Blue is Unusual

HANNSpree surprises everyone again with a new LCD TV known as Starlight Blue, and this model looks as though it was plucked out from the imagination of a wacky person who has had too much weed. Inspired by a...

DXG-569V HD Camcorder

Here we are with the DXG-569V HD camcorder which won't break the bank with its $169 price tag. While it won't do full HD, it is still capable of recording HD video up to 1,280 x 720 at 30...

Newman Momo-X2 MP3 Player

What looks like a first generation iPod nano at first glance is actually the Newman Momo-X2 MP3 player that features an interesting N-shaped pad for its controls. Yep, the Click Wheel clone madness has passed over the Momo-X2, settling...

Idea of a Clock II

There is a very good reason why clocks and watches tell time in the simplest manner possible - through the use of hands or numbers. After all, trying to decipher a long sentence might even have you end up...

Planex DigiJuke NAS Device

If you're a heavy torrent user and love storing anything and everything you can get your hands on, then the Planex DigiJuke NAS device ought to be right up your alley. A 1TB system with Gigabit Ethernet connectivity will...

Fanatec Porsche 911 Turbo Racing Wheel

The Porsche 911 Turbo Racing Wheel from Fanatec aims to elevate your computer game driving experience to the next level, and is compatible with the PS3 platform as well. Licensed by Porsche and specifically designed to work with outstanding...

Nokia N810 WiMAX Edition Priced

If you've been holding out for the WiMAX-enabled variant of the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet, worry no more. Online retailer Buy.com is apparently offering a discount on the N810 WiMAX, marking down the price to $456 from $479. That's...

PureDepth Multi-Layer LCD to Ship Soon

Word on the street has it that PureDepth will be shipping its first Multi-Layer Display LCDs pretty soon, featuring technology that boasts of two or more layers of LCD panels which share a common back light source. This will...

Dress Generates Power via Kinetic Energy

Now here's a truly electrifying dress in every sense of the word - Amanda Parkes' dress generates power when the wearer moves, relying on kinetic energy as a result of natural gestures of the human body in motion. Piezoelectric...

Asustek aims to free Eee PC Brand

Guess Asustek Computer has plans to make Eee an independent brand with an entire lineup of products, consisting of the original Eee PC notebook, the Eee TV (E-TV), Eee desktop (E-DT), and Eee monitor which will all roll out...

Airboard Pump Concept

A laptop isn't exactly the most ergonomic device to use while seated on a bed, which is where the Airboard Pump concept comes in. This laptop surface, designed by Ki-Seung Lee will adjust its own height to best fit...

Virtual Console USB Drive Duplicator

Should you ever find yourself in a position where you need to duplicate USB flash drives on a large scale, pronto, then the Virtual Console USB Drive Duplicator is the candidate for you. This device is capable of producing...

AMD Intros Computer Brand

AMD has just rolled out its first computer brand that targets SMBs, getting design and sales help from its major chip customers like Dell Inc. The AMD Business Class desktop PCs will roll out first, followed closely by notebooks...

Handwear Computer Input Device

Soldiers have it so good these days, with technology aiding them on the battlefield unlike their counterparts in the past. The Handwear Computer Input Device (HCID) from RallyPoint is a new computer interface glove that allows soldiers to operate...

FC Mobile portable NES Console

I wonder what Nintendo has to say about a plethora of NES clones hitting the market even in this day and age where High Definition gaming has been around for quite a fair bit already. The FC Mobile portable...

Nokia 6600 comes in 2 Variants

There are a couple of Nokia 6600s available now - and you can tell by the image above their respective form factors. The Nokia 6600 is available in Fold and Slide models, where shared specifications include :- 16 million...

Nokia announces 3600 Slide

Nokia has yet another slider form factor to join the fray - the 3600 Slide which is definitely easy on the eye IMHO. It features soft ceramic paint and metal combined with high gloss surfaces and gradated colors that...

Philips M600 Unveiled

Philips isn't exactly the biggest name when it comes to cell phones, but so far they haven't decided to pull out of the race just yet. The dual-band GSM M600 is their latest effort, featuring SRS Labs' WOW equalizer...

32GB Asus Eee PC Available

Unfortunately, you'll have to pay through your nose for this as it is currently up for grabs for $2,800, and you can snag it at $3,200. The exorbitant price is no doubt due to its 32GB SSD, but at...

Digital Photo Watch

The Digital Photo Watch you see here not only tells the time, but it saves space in your wallet from getting too bulky with images of your wife, kids, grandchildren and dog. Perfect to usher in grandparents into the...

Vertu gets Cloned

I guess this was a long time in coming - the luxurious Vertu cell phone brand has also fallen under the scourge of product design pirates, this time known as the Veptu. Looking very much like the Vertu in...

USB 10M/100M Ethernet Switching Hub

The USB 10M/100M Ethernet Switching Hub not only provides all the functions available on a standard sized 5-port/8-port switching device, but it definitely helps you save precious desktop space thanks to its diminutive size. In addition, it is perfect...

Memorex Clip & Play and MMP8590

Memorex's new Clip & Play and MMP8590 are meant for those who want to purchase an MP3 player but find it hard to do so as they can't cobble together enough to pick up an iPod nano at the...

Omron Announces XF3A

Omron's newly announced XF3A is an ultra-slim 0.6-mm connector for FPCs (Flexible Printed Circuits) which will be available for purchase sometime this summer. Boasting an ultra-low profile, you also get a pitch of 0.3 mm, a height of 0.6...

ARS-2212 Mirror Smart Mini

The ARS-2212 Mirror Smart Mini is already widely available in both US and Europe, but has recently hit Japanese shores, offering users in the Land of the Rising Sun another option to backup their data. The ARS-2212 is actually...

Yamaha Tenori-On Concept Instrument

Yamaha has recently rolled out its new concept digital musical instrument known as "Tenori-On", where the device's LED buttons are used to play phrases and tempos, making it quite unlike any other musical instrument you have come across. Both...

BatMP3 a Force to be Reckoned With

Now here's an interesting MP3 player that will definitely get all those baddies in the fictional Gotham City quivering in their boots - the BatMP3 player. I suppose as Batman does a number on ordinary thugs, he'll be busy...

Dual AC to USB Charger

The AC to USB charger from Sigma APO is perfect for those who travel frequently as it charges up to two different devices simultaneously via USB. With more and more gadgets these days relying on USB connectivity to get...

Kohler Fountainhead VibrAcoustic Bathtub

The Kohler Fountainhead VibrAcoustic Bathtub adds a whole new dimension to your bathtub, throwing in sound vibration, chromatherapy, and music to enrich your soaking experience. After all, research has proven that sound vibration, music, and chromatherapy works wonders when...

Nino AS Inhaler Concept

Diabetes is no laughing matter, as one constantly has to watch their diet while monitoring glucose levels in their blood is a painful affair (for some). Designer Sascha Morawetz has dreamed up of a couple of Diabetic tools which...

Man Builds own Solar-Electric Bike

Brent Hatch must've gotten sick and tired of paying ever higher prices for gas, driving him to create this DIY Solar Electric Bike from scratch. Apparently, his gas bill has surpassed the $700 mark (both he and his wife...

Epson Endeavor NJ2100 gets Hello Kitty Makeover

The scourge of Hello Kitty on all things electronic has not stopped with the Epson Endeavor NJ2100 being the latest 'victim' to fall to the white Japanese feline. This pearl white laptop has two variants with one featuring Kitty...

April 27, 2008

PC Mag reviews Falcon Northwest FragBox 8500

The Falcon Northwest FragBox 8500 has undergone rigorous testing from the folks at PC Mag, and here's their take on it. All things considered, naming the Falcon Northwest FragBox 8500 the new Editors' Choice in this category was a...

InPhase announces Tapestry Hologram Storage

InPhase Technologies has announced its Tapestry hologram storage product which will roll out this may, consisting of 120mm (5.25") diameter clear plastic disks in a cartridge case. A blue laser will be used to store holographic images in the...

Seiko SlimStick

A pedometer is a pedometer is a pedometer, right? Wrong! The Seiko SlimStick certainly brings about a whole new dimension to your day-to-day exercise regime as it boasts modern dual-axis accelerometers that track the magnitude of your movements, providing...

Suzuki offers Navigation System for Free

If you happen to have an eye for the Suzuki SX4 model, rejoice as the Japanese automobile manufacturer has decided to offer a touch screen navigation system for free in all their 2009 models, making them the first company...

AT&T and Starbucks offer WiFi Service

AT&T and Starbucks have come to an agreement, kicking off a nationwide effort that will see AT&T's WiFi service being offered at company-operated Starbucks stores with locations in San Antonio being the first in the marketplace. When May 1...

USB to eSATA Adapter

Wish you could turn your SATA or eSATA mass storage device into a convenient external USB 2.0 high-speed drive? Well, that can now be achieved thanks to the USB to eSATA Adapter. This adapter works well with either 2.5''...

Creative Zen Goes Pink

Somehow, pink products seem to be constantly released even if women have already stated their preference that turning something pink won't help them make up their mind on a purchase decision all the time, especially when the device is...

SIM Recovery Pro

Have you ever accidentally delete a text message from your SIM card that you wish you could retrieve later on, but can't? Fret not - the SIM Recovery Pro is one device that is able to do so. I...

Solar Powered Cordless Fan

Getting way too much sunlight and not knowing what to do with it? Why, fill up your workspace with the Solar Powered Cordless Fan! This nifty little gadget harnesses the power of the sun in order to help keep...

Star Trek Original Series Communicator Replica

True Star Trek fans, sit up and take notice! The Star Trek Original Series Communicator Replica is back, and they were last since in 1997, so make sure you place an order before they disappear only to make an...

RIM Wants To Compete With iPhone

RIM apparently has a product in the making known as AK - which obviously enough, stands for "Apple Killer". It will, of course be a touch screen device and RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis let fire his salvo, "I couldn't...

April 25, 2008

Dao Launches Matrix-NEO LCD Monitor

I find it pretty hard to believe that a company might actually want to piggyback on the success of other brands and even franchises. Case in point - the Matrix-NEO LCD monitor from Dao Korea. This glossy full HD...

Road Angel Professional Connected

Getting booked for speeding is one of the more frustrating moments in life, and it teaches a(n expensive) lesson to those who love reaching their destination in record time. The Road Angel Professional Connected helps sniff out speed traps,...

Spy Shots of NTT DoCoMo 906i Handsets

For those who just can't get enough of spy shots, here's another one just for you. This time round, we won't see any of these heading towards the US, but will instead be available in the Land of the...

WiFi-enabled Devices to be More Common

All right class, listen up! iSuppli has made a projection that will see WiFi connectivity snake its way onto other devices in the near future, with this feature being ranked more desirable by respondents when compared to a touch...

Renault Sandero Nokia Special Edition Car

Renault and Nokia of Brazil are collaborating on a special edition Sandero. Known as the Sandero Nokia, this vehicle prides itself in being Renault’s first in Brazil to come with a “mobility solution.” Each purchase will ship with a...

Uno One-Wheeled Motorcycle

The Uno is an interesting mode of transport - it is a one wheeled-looking motorcycle in essence, and it looks as though only the foolhardy and brave will take this out for a spin. The orange and grey coloured...

MS Office Docs Edited on Android

While there aren't any Android handsets available in the market just yet, this has not stopped the folks at QuickOffice from writing a Microsoft Office compatible editing suite for the soon-to-be-released smartphone platform. QuickOffice for Android does pretty much...

Panasonic Lumix FS20 Reviewed

Our friends at Trusted Reviews have reached a verdict on the Panasonic Lumix FS20 digital camera. The Lumix FS20 is a companion model the the FS5, offering a larger LCD screen and slightly better handling. Build quality is excellent,...

Wii Fit Launched in UK

Folks living in the UK might not be as obese as their counterparts across the pond, but they're certainly getting there if no necessary steps are taken against this growing epidemic. Nintendo knows that breaking out in sweat where...

Super Mario Singing Glow Star

One of the most memorable parts in any Mario game is obtaining the star which provides invincibility for a certain period of time. The Super Mario Singing Glow Star brings back those fond memories, that's for sure. Put one...

Manodo Screen Saves Energy

The Manodo display from Sweden helps to keep the earth green, pulverizing your brain with facts on just how much power consumption your home currently sips, in addition to other uncomfortable facts such as the number of pounds of...

RIM Delays 3G BlackBerry Phone

The upcoming 3G BlackBerry phone for AT&T from RIM has been delayed, moving the launch date to August from the originally planned June date. Not many reasons were given, but the main speculated one concerned AT&T's thoughts about its...

Toyota Racecar Simulator

Safety is a top priority in any motorsports, and the same applies to Toyota who is involved in F1. The Japanese auto manufacturer has developed a computer simulation which recreates high speed accidents and their effects on human physiology....

Pioneer KURO KRF-9000FD full HD Projector

Pioneer unveiled the KURO KRF-9000FD full HD projector which features high reflectivity LCoS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) technology in order to achieve a fantastic contrast ratio of 30,000:1. Other features on the KRF-9000FD include :- 2x motorized zoom/focus lens...

8GB iPhone Reaches End of Life?

O2 and Carphone Warehouse seem to have run out of 8GB iPhones, and both of them won't be getting any replenishments from Apple. What do you think this means? Most people would probably point out and say that the...

PS3 3rd Generation Heat Sink

The PS3 is still in its first iteration to date, but it already is packing in a third generation heat sink, courtesy of Furukawa Electric. This new version brings some improvements over the launch PS3s, featuring a smaller size,...

Audio Ping Pong

Ping pong is a sport that requires great skill, but Mike has actually managed to condense the game into an audio version, and it sure looks (sounds) like fun! When you put on the headphones, you hear a sound...

Electric Motion Systems E+ Bike

Electric bikes seem to be getting the popular vote these days, and the new Electric Motion Systems E+ bike is another addition to a growing list. While DOT requirements state that a road-going electric bike ought to have its...

April 24, 2008

Plustek TVcam VD100

Plustek has rolled out its TVcam VD100 that not only functions as a standard USB webcam, it also works as a DVB-T TV tuner. This allows you to free up one USB port for other devices, since this takes...

USB 3-Port Hub and Mini USB Cable

Brando has released its USB 3-Port Hub and Mini USB Cable, enabling you to hook up to three different USB devices which enable you to charge or sync data for virtually any electric device - be it a cell...

F1/Carbon GMT Concept Watch

Things don't get any more precise than Formula 1, and the concept F1/Carbon GMT watch is definitely a thing of beauty. Inspired by the world of F1, designer John Pszeniczny has decided to throw in a carbon fiber body,...

Kodak ESP 5 All-in-One Printer

Kodak has just released the ESP 5 All-in-One Printer that is touted to offer the "latest in design and performance, providing a high quality, easy-to-use printing system." It will utilize a 2-cartridge setup consisting of a full black cartridge...

Touch Bionics i-LIMB

Touch Bionics has rolled out a new prosthetic hand that is the closest thing yet to a real, biological hand. It features five independently movable fingers with precise controls where wearers can exert just the right amount of pressure...

Verizon Could Get Treo 800w Too

Word on the street has it that Verizon will be carrying the upcoming Treo 800w, which is a good thing since recent smartphone releases have always arrived on AT&T and Sprint months before folks at Verizon managed to get...

Helio Devices get Push Gmail

Helo users will be able to receive push Gmail on their Fin, Mysto or Ocean after Google decided on Helio to be the first carrier to utilize such a service. Set up is a snap, as you just need...

Think Electric Car Headed for US

Norwegian Automaker Think Global will be selling its Think electric car in the US. For the uninitiated, the Think is able to travel up to 110 miles without the need to recharge its batteries, hitting a top speed of...

Breville Die-Cast Smart Toaster

Guess phones aren't the only devices that have turned smart - Breville's Die-Cast Smart Toaster merges both form and function, featuring blue LEDs and soft-eject motorized toast slots in addition to a Spectrum Analyzer in the "Lift and Look"...

SO-DIMM-sized Computer Module

Cogent Computer Systems has started to ship a SO-DIMM-sized computer module based on Atmel's AT91SAM9263 processor. Known as the CSB737 "system-on-module" (SOM), it will come with a development kit that comprises of a carrier board and a Windows CE...

Walkie Talkie Watches

Keep in touch with a friend in the neighborhood with the Walkie Talkie watch, as this new model boasts a stunning range of up to 1.5 miles. Hey, at least you get to save on your monthly phone bill,...

Verizon Motorola W755

Motorola's W755 will be made available on Verizon, but it won't be the Messiah handset that will pull Motorola out of its current doldrums. After all, a 1.3 megapixel camera, speakerphone capability and stereo Bluetooth connectivity isn't exactly groundbreaking...

LG Secret Announced

LG's third model in its Black Label series, the LG Secret, has just been announced today. The LG Secret holds the honor of being the slimmest 5 megapixel cell phone in the market, boasting a chassis made out of...

Arologic Wireless Scenting Solution

Everything's going wireless these days, and it makes perfect sense for a scenting solution to take a similar path. The Arologic from Air Aroma prides itself in being the first wireless scenting contraption in the world, although I think...

iRiver Introduces Aluminum With New E150/E200

iRiver looks set to introduce some class into its new players - the E150 and E200, doing away with its traditional plastic chassis. The E100's unimpressive LCD screen will also be upgraded to a much brighter version in the...

Nokia E71 Seen In The Wild

Here are some more images of the upcoming Nokia E71 QWERTY business smartphone - it comes with a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus capability, but other than that there isn't much else known about it. Unfortunately, the design is...

Sea Instrument Dive Computer

The Seat Instrument dive computer was recently launched by Danish watch designers Linde Werdelin, clipping onto the Biformeter watc and providing you with all the necessary information whenever you go diving. It will come in two versions - steel...

BTC IRF Internet Radio Receiver

Now don't you think that the BTC IRF Internet Radio Receiver looks a whole lot like some detached alien head, no thanks to its antenna sticking out like a sore thumb? Other than offer thousands of radio channels over...

Earthquake Study Involves Laptop Accelerometers

Seismologists at Stanford have found an innovative method to gather quake data - by using laptops equipped with accelerometers. This method saves resources for scientists by using your laptops that are deployed across a widespread area, especially in places...

Go!View PC Video Download Service for PSP

Summer heats up with PlayStation and Sky launching Go!View, the first official PSP video download service in Europe. Go!View claims to offer a whole bunch of programming ranging from entertainment to comedy, sports and movies, greatly enhancing the PSP's...

Spoon Scales for Weight Watchers

If you're extremely meticulous about what goes into your mouth, then the Spoon Scales would be the perfect dining room gadget for you. This spoon features a built-in scale that will be able to detect the weight of anything...

Forest Fire Clear Cut Robot

This is but a model of a giant robot, but it surely conveys the idea of fighting future forest fires without putting man in harm's way. Known as the Forest Fire Clear Cut Robot, the model consists of 600...

Westinghouse Digital PT-16H610S HDTV

Westinghouse Digital has recently rolled out its double-jointed PT-16H610S HDTV known as the Flexible Lifestlye Display. It features a 16" LCD which shows off HD content in 720p - frankly at 16", you don't really get to capture much...

LeaveMeAloneBox Is Quirky

The LeaveMeAloneBox is one pointless yet interesting device, and here's a description that pretty much says it all. As I understand it, he, along with Marvin Minsky came up with an idea they called the "Ultimate Machine". Basically a...

TomTom Rider 2nd Edition Updated

Bikers, take note! TomTom has rolled out an updated version of TomTom Rider 2nd Edition with features that are available in its in-car devices such as TomTom Map Share as well as pre-installed Tele Atlas maps of Western &...

April 23, 2008

Web 2.0 day 2: The Crowd is There!

[Web 2.0] I attended partly this morning the session on “How Web 2.0 is changing the moods, Metrics and Monetization” moderated by Rafe Needleman (CNet). No details yet, as I had to run to my meetings with some great...

Samsung Series 6 and 7 LCD TVs

Samsung's new Series 6 and Series 7 LCD HDTVs all come with full 1080p resolution, online and digital media features, and piano black bezels that feature a red "touch of color". What makes these new sets noteworthy is a...

Motorola ZN5 Spy Shot

Spy shots are often surprising, not because they're always blur but due to the fact that some devices look so delicious you can't wait to see more of it, while others are best relegated to the rejected design bin....

More on Samsung BD-P1500

The final details concerning Samsung's BD-P1500 Blu-ray player is finally out. This fourth-generation (already?) Blu-ray player will feature the following :- 1080p-capable HDMI 1.3 output with CEC support Upconverter chip to scale to maximum resolutions USB port Ethernet port...

Vitantonia Egg Boiler

Getting the perfect soft boiled egg is a culinary skill that not many possess, but thankfully we have egg boilers to make this scientific task a snap. The Vitantonia Egg Boiler is an automatic device with simple settings as...

Rock Band Wireless Guitar

Folks who want to complete their Rock Band ensemble can look forward to the Rock Band Wireless Guitar that has finally arrived in stores. The makers of this guitar made unprecedented deals with top record labels and music publishers...

T-Mobile promises Android Before 2008 is Over

T-Mobile might not be first off the blocks offering an Android-based handset, but it has promised that one such handset will be available before Q4 2008 is over. Everything else about the Android-powered handset is still hush hush, but...

Autoliv Airbag for Motorcyclists

Most motorcyclists fear being knocked down by car drivers who aren't paying attention, which is why this special airbag system from Autoliv ought to be very welcome by all road users. Mounted in the A-pillar of the car, the...

LG Microwave Toaster looks weird

LG brings convergence to a new level with the Microwave Toaster, but apparently this device has been around for a couple of years already, and seeing that it is rarer to spot than the Loch Ness monster, one can...

AquaJelly and AirJelly Robots

Here're a couple of jellyfish robots from Festo - the AquaJelly and the AirJelly. The former is "an artificial autonomous jellyfish with an electric drive and an intelligent, adaptive mechanical system", while the latter is a remote-controlled device the...

Motion Control Device for the Xbox 360?

Word on the street has it that a new motion control device for the Xbox 360 is in the works, codenamed Newton. Apparently, developer Rare has a hand in this but as with other rumors, it would be best...

Acer to come up with Smartphone

Acer isn't content with just making PCs and notebooks now I guess, as they have expanded their focus to include smartphones as well. The Taiwanese company has slated the end of this year at best or early next year...

Dalek Voice Changing Helmet

Dr. Who fans can check out this Dalek Voice Changing Helmet, allowing you to wander around the office while uttering "Exterminate" to chilling effect, only to get a warning letter from your immediate superior to cease and desist those...

Medion Akoya Mini Notebook

Guess the Eee PC legion shows no sign of abating, with the Akoya Mini from Medion being the latest entry in this market segment. This 10" notebook is powered by Intel's Atom processor, leaning on a standard hard drive...

WiiMan to the Rescue!

Now is this one true life-sized console controller. The WiiMan is a full action figure costume of a super hero that doubles up as a Nintendo Wiimote as well, thanks to some soldering wizardry. I can't imagine playing any...

Toshiba aims to increase SSD Capacity

Toshiba wants to quadruple its SSD capacity in the near future while experiencing drops in production costs, hoping to hit a 512GB SSD by the end of next year thanks to process refinements as well as a 30 nanometer...

Macally TurboTune Compact Speaker System

Macally has announced a TurboTune compact speaker system that features the following :- 3.5mm headphone jack 760mAh rechargeable Lithium-ion battery 8 hour battery life Stereo speakers with 500mW of power output per channel LED charging indicator mini-USB portThis cute...

Airis Kira 100 to challenge Eee PC

We all know how well the Eee PC is doing, and everyone loves to be on the winning team. Here's the Airis Kira 100 that many might mistake for the Eee PC in the first place until closer inspection....

Micro GPS Mail Logger

The Micro GPS Mail Logger allows you to track your mail - at a price, of course, to the tune of $696 to be exact. It measures 0.5" thick and is bendable, and can be used in parcels and...

Insects Use Phones, Too

Dutch ecologist Roxina Soler and her colleagues from the Netherlands Institute for Ecology chanced upon the discovery that both subterranean and aboveground herbivorous insects actually use plants like telephones to communicate with one another. These subterranean insects will leave...

Simulscribe Adds Contact List Integration

[Web 2.0] For those who are not familiar with Simulscribe (soon to be renamed PhoneTag), it is a service that you can setup to intercept your mobile phone voicemails and have it send it to you, translated in text...

Dell Green Mini PC

This cute little box does not have a name yet, but it has some obvious qualities: it is 80% smaller then a classic mini-tower and consumes 70% less energy. It is packaged and shipped in recyclable cardboard. I could...

Water Regenerator from Segway Inventor

Dean Kamen is the inventor of the Segway and he has been working on something that is arguably much more useful: a water regenerator powered by cow dung. The dung generates energy and uses it to start a vapor...

AT&T Launches BlackBerry Pearl 8110

AT&T has the honor of bringing the GPS-enabled BlackBerry Pearl 8110 to the masses, providing turn-by-turn voice and on-screen directions complete with colorful 3-D moving maps which can be used regardless of whether you are driving or ambling along...

Sony RDX-HX1080 and RDX-HX1090 Hard Disk Recorders

Sony is coming up with two new hard-disk (HDD) video recorders named RDX-HX1080 and RDX-HX1090. They both have 500GB of storage space, which the company claims can store up to 1420 hours (of Standard Definition TV recording). They have...

When Pants and Keyboard Fuse

Created by Designer Erik De Nijs, these pants with integrated keyboard are only for the outdoor geek that roam around the city, texting or coding in the most unexpected place. With them, you don’t have to worry about the...

Profy: the New Web Platform for Bloggers- beta launch

[Web 2.0] The Profy platform - in closed alpha since January 2008 - is announcing its beta launch at Web 2.0. According to the press release (I did not try the alpha), the blogging process – news reading, writing and...

Nyko Kama Wireless Wii Nunchuk

If you don't want to use the officially sanctioned Wii nunchuk, there is always the wireless Kama model from Nyko. It is already available for sale online despite having an official retail launch date that lies somewhere in May....

Sony to unveil Socratto

Sony will finally reveal Socratto, its repartee to Apple's Shake software after acquiring it from startup Nothing Real. An European patent application showed that Sony is very near to releasing its video effects software that did experience some birth...

iPod SP Cycloid Speaker

Is your iPod touch feeling a wee bit lonely, and you wish you could share all your favorite songs with other people over a speaker? The iPod SP cycloid speaker ought to be able to do the job pretty...

Ainol S100 Portable Media Player

Guess the Ainol S100 PMP won't be usurping the iPod's lofty position anytime soon, but it does have some pretty decent specifications as shown below :- 3" 400 x 240 resolution display Touch-sensitive keypad RM, RMVB, AVI, DAT, ASP,...

Samsung S2 Pebble Heading Stateside

Samsung's S2 Pebble MP3 player will be making its way to the US pretty soon, going up against other screenless MP3 players like the iPod Shuffle and the Creative ZEN Stone. You will get EQ settings and a built-in...

BenQ C750 and C850 Digital Cameras

BenQ isn't just content with LCD monitors, TVs and DVD drives, it has also made the jump into the world of digital cameras. This time round, we have the BenQ C850 and C750 that feature 7 megapixels and 8...

Nokia Mini Speakers MD-8

Nokia's Mini Speakers MD-8 ought to be proof that the Finnish phone manufacturer should stick to making good quality handsets that are well received nearly all over the world. Meant to complement the newly announced Nokia XpressMusic range of...

Averatec Voya Series Are Tough

Averatec's Voya Series of notebooks don't take things lying down, as both the Voya 4473 (14.1? display) and the Voya 6494 (15.4? widescreen display) will share a magnesium alloy outer case, corner bumpers, and an anti-shock mounted hard drive...

BloomFrame Window Frame Design

The BloomFrame certainly helps you maximize space, transforming a standard window frame into a balcony. This allows those who stay in extremely cramped apartments to have a little bit of fresh air and more breathing space, and can be...

DIY SSD gets Century Upgrade

Century has upgraded its DIY Solid State Disk that allows you to go all the way to 2TB (theoretical) of Compact Flash from the current 2GB. This device will come in RAID 0 or RAID 5 configurations. Best you...

Hello Kitty Washing Machine

How much of Hello Kitty can you stomach? Well, if your mom's a huge fan of Japan's favorite feline, then perhaps you might KIV this as a Mother's Day gift. This Hello Kitty washing machine is as cute as...

Asustek Computer to launch Bamboo Notebooks

Asustek has announced a new series of notebooks which will launch by this June, including the 11" S6 as well as the 12" U6. Both notebooks will feature bamboo coverings that are meant to promote the use of environmentally...

Asus To Replace Eee PC 900 Batteries

Guess Asus has owned up and will replace recently shipped Eee PC 900 batteries with new ones since the original systems shipped with smaller batteries than advertised. Gues folks who are currently working on a four cell 4400mAh battery...

HTC Raphael & Diamond Headed for Sprint

HTC's upcoming Raphael and Diamond smartphones will be released under the Sprint banner in the near future, where the latter is the successor to the HTC Touch. It will feature a large touch screen display just like the Touch...

Gatekeeper Card Pro

Yoggie Security Systems' Gatekeeper Card Pro ExpressCard device features a Linux-based system built right into it, and was specially designed to offload all tasks from its host computer related to viruses, phishing, spam, malware, spyware, and intrusion. It also...

April 22, 2008

Moviegoers Can Now Buy Fandango Tickets by Voice

Fandango and Tellme have added a voice-activated information service for moviegoers. By saying a movie name and/or a theater name, users can get movie times, buy a ticket and even get directions on their phone. The system uses GPS information...

Microsoft Announces Live Mesh: The Final Personal Data Unification?

Microsoft just announced Live Mesh, a platform that aims to make data available anytime, anywhere on any device. If you wonder what Live Mesh is, here’s how Microsoft thinks of it: A platform that defines and models a user’s...

Oosah party at Web 2

Dan Khasis, Cto, Oosah [Web 2.0] Today, Oosah was launched (and we published about it), so tonight they are celebrating at the Sir Francis Hotel, in San Francisco. I finally met the CTO, Dan Khasis, who told me that...

Walking Assist Device from Honda

Honda not only makes great cars, they are also big on robotics. Honda has been working on a walking assist device since the end of the last decade and will parade it at this coming weekend in Osaka at...

Sony rolls out new E Series Projectors

Sony has a quartet of new E Series projectors on offer soon, and they are all equally at home in a home theater or at the office. The budget-minded VPL-EW5 is the first from Sony in that price range...

Zude.com to Become the Social Networking Portal?

Demonstration driven by Steve Repetty (Chairman and CTO) [Web 2.0] Zude.com is a social networking service that let one create content a little like MySpace, except that its more recent architecture allows it to be more flexible and receive...

LaCie 500GB Rugged Hard Drive

LaCie has bumped up its Rugged Hard Drive's capacity to 500GB, allowing you to tote around more MP3s and video files that you'll ever need for $400. Designed by Neil Poulton, this external hard drive features a scratch-resistant aluminum...

Flamingo Pink from Dell

Dell has added a new color to its XPS M1530 laptop, and this time it will appeal to those who love bright, garish colors. Flamingo Pink is the new addition, and it will add a $25 premium over the...

ProBattery Universal Laptop Back-up Battery

Promate has released a universal laptop back-up battery known as ProBattery, and it ought to last you for quite some time considering it is capable of handling over 10,000 discharge cycles and can be charged during use. Features include...

Mickey MP3 player heads for US

Folks residing in the US will be able to get their hands on the Mickey MP3 player without paying an exorbitant amount to an importer - but it does have one major drawback. Apparently, this MP3 player "contains a...

Samsung to release YP-PB2 in Korea

Samsung can't wait to unleash a brand new PMP in Korea - this time it will be the YP-BP2. Features include :- DAB radio tuner DVB-T mobile TV tuner 3" WQVGA display Bluetooth connectivity 2GB, 4GB or 8GB capacitiesNo...

Icron USB Distance Extenders

Icron has a new range of USB Distance Extenders known as the Ranger 2101/2104 that are capable of maintaining hi-speed USB connection over CAT5e cables within a 100m radius. It will come in a single node and with a...

Addonics Snap-In ExDrive25

The Addonics Snap-In ExDrive25 allows you to make use of older 2.5" hard drives without breaking the bank - you'll just need to fork out $29 to be exact. With the Addonics Snap-In ExDrive25, you get hot-swappable connections through...

SawStop Table Saw

I suppose anyone using one of those biometric hard drives would do well to own this SawStop Table Saw. It boasts a safety system that stops and retracts the blade within 5 milliseconds upon accidental contact, greatly reducing the...

NVIDIA Commemorative Box Edition, for Charity and Fun

BFG Technologies (a known add-in-card maker) is partnering with NVIDIA to auction 5 cards with a special edition box featuring Jen-Hsun (Jensen) Huang blasting aliens (He is the co-founder and CEO of NVIDIA). This photo was taken by Rick...

3K Longitude 400, a $399 Asus Eee Wanabee

Little known from the general public, 3K computers has an ultra-light, cheap notebook: the 3K Longitude 400. it is small and resemble the Eee PC. The 3K Longitude 400 is weaker than the Asus Eee in computing power. At...

LG enV(2) Early Review

The early reviews for the LG enV(2) aren’t so good. From what we heard, it is not much of an improvement compared to the enV, especially when it comes to software and functionality. I do like the outside look...

Blogs and Social Media Marketing Session

[Web 2.0] I am attending this session because I was thinking that I may learn one thing or two about Blog marketing from fellow bloggers. Were present: Nick Gonzalez (Techcrunch), Eric Eldon (Venture Beat) and Trisha Okubo who is...

Storage: Regardless of How Much You Have, It Is Never Enough

Kit Eaton at Gizmodo had an interesting post about “How many TBs is Enough”? The author lists that storage devices that he has and says: “at comes to a grand total of 2010 GB, so around 2 TB. That...

Web 2.0 Opens Today: Where is the Crowd?

Web 2.0 I just got to the moscone center for my first meeting at the Web 2.0 conference. I met with Raju Vegesna from Zoho to talk about their recent announcements. The lobby is deserted as you can see...

AC Adapter Holds Spy Camera

I'm pretty unnerved that spy cameras come in all forms of shapes and sizes these days, and this fake AC adapter doesn't really help the situation either. It powers the built-in spy camera whenever the AC adapter is plugged...

Fluidhand Prototype Ready

Guess having a realistic bionic arm in the future isn't so far fetched after all, especially with the Fluidhand prototype. It can hold a credit card, use a keyboard with the index finger, and lift a bag weighing up...

Fami-Card NES Casemod

Check out the Fami-Card - this unique NES console comes in the form of an original Super Mario Bros. cartridge, where the innards of a NES clone has been carefully placed within the cartridge itself, making the entire experience...

24 karat Gold Plated MacBook Air

The MacBook Air by itself is pretty pricey considering the kind of hardware you get, but Computer Choppers has decided to go the extra mile by producing a 24 karat gold plated version of the MAckBook Air instead. I...

Web 2.0 kickoff: Blurb / Moo / Etsy party

Photo: the party was so packed that the crowd spread outside the pub [Web 2.0] The party held at Kate o’Brien pub was a nice kickoff for the Web 2.0 conference! I got there early, so I got the...

AMOLED Headed For Mainstream Next Year

A high ranking executive from Samsung predicts that production of AMOLED panels will finally reach mainstream levels next year, and could possibly begin the long road in replacing (or should I say, displacing) stalwarts such as plasma or LCD....

MiWi the Wii Clone

How cute - fusing together the Nintendo Wii with its Miis into a single name, the MiWi. This Nintendo Wii clone was caught in the act trying to pass off as the motion-sensing console that is currently taking the...

Stitch CD Player

I love Stitch from Disney's Lilo & Stitch, and it took quite a while for this Stitch CD player to be released, but better late than never, eh? Runat Japan has released this CD player that is cleverly designed,...

Gossip on Sony Ericsson P5, G502

Sony Ericsson's upcoming P5 cell phone has experienced more information leaks, this time we know that the handset will run on UIQ 3.3 and feature a secondary video call camera (making it effectively a 3G capable handset), GPS navigation,...

HPI GR-001 G-Robot hits US

American shores are about to be invaded by robots, but thankfully these won't be able to knock down buildings and cause general havoc. Instead, the HPI GR-001 G-Robot boasts 20 motors which can be individually programmed to follow every...

Toshiba Expands Satellite Pro Line

Toshiba will be introducing 5 new notebooks to the Satellite Pro line today, with the cheapest models among them (L300 and L300D) retailing for $699. You will be able to choose from Intel Centrino and AMD dual core processors,...

Ricoh G600 Rugged Camera

The Ricoh G600 has been designed to survive the small dangers that digital cameras can endure in the outdoors. Digital cameras are great in general, but they can be quite fragile while used in the “wild”. Rain & dust...

NDrive G800 GPS Navigator

What makes the NDrive G800 GPS Navigator so special? It has been labeled as the first sat-nav device that features actual photo navigation, but then again that could be either a positive or negative aspect, depending on where you're...

Nokia Tries Korean Market Once Again

You know what they say - if at first you don't succeed, try again. Nokia will attempt to break into the Korean market, for the third time this time by supplying their handsets to SK Telecom shops by the...

Solar Breeze Pool Skimmer

Owning a pool can be fun, and yet stressful at times. It can be pretty tough keeping the pool clean, especially during autumn when the leaves start to fall like nobody's business. The Solar Breeze Pool Skimmer will definitely...

Engine Block looks like NES Controller

Talk about paying homage to the NES console - this engine block has been customized to look like the NES controller, guaranteed to get your mechanic laughing if he/she is a Nintendo fanboy from old. While it isn't too...

Netflix To Announce Partnerships

Online DVD rental company Netflix will soon announce a trio of partnerships which will allow subscribers to watch films streamed straight from the Internet to the TV, with LG already being one of the partners. Apparently Netflix has spilled...

Shoe Vending Machine

Can things get any weirder? The Shoe Vending Machine that you see here serves up shoes, although I wouldn't classify footwear as one of those common impulse purchases one makes oh-so-often. I mean, look at all these people in...

F-A50 Fujitsu: an iMac Killer?

Fujitsu is coming up with their version of an all-in-one computer: the F-A50. I personally think that it is more elegant than attempts like the Dell XPS One. The ports are located on the side (see photo gallery) and...

Photo Frame Speakers

Do you see a pair of speakers in the image on the right? Yeah, I was fooled at first glance too, until I realized that a pair of Photo Frame Speakers were actually sitting camouflaged. These USB-powered speakers also...

Nokia XpressMusic 5220 and 5320

Nokia has expanded its XpressMusic line with the 5220 and 5320 that will hit the market (in both Europe and the US) sometime in Q3 this year. Below are the system specifications :- 5220 XpressMusic S40 OS Two versions,...

Oosah: manage your photos on all your social networking websites from one place

[Web 2.0] Today, Oosah, a new media files management site is launching at Web 2.0 conference. I got a demo from Mike Duggan, COO, and Dan Khasis, co-founder and CTO. I already published about a similar service that was...

Seagate Ships 1 Billion Hard Drives

Seagate is proud to announce that it is the first hard drive manufacturer to ship a cool billion hard drives, with a total storage space amounting to 79 million terabytes. That's roughly enough space for 158 billion hours of...

Honda GPS Navigation Shows Crime Map

Honda is going to feature crime maps into their in-dash GPS navigation system that will provide a crime rating for each “region” (whatever that is). The system will be deployed in Japan, where the police keep good statistics per...

LG Xcanvas BoBos 60-inch Plasma HDTV

LG has launched a new line of Plasma TV called Xcanvas BoBos in Korea. Little is known about the specifications, but from the photos, the speakers are well hidden in the back. Of course, all three models are Full-HD (1080p)...

Intel unveils Mash Maker beta at Web 2.0

[Web 2.0] Intel Mash Maker allows users to create client-side mashups while they are browsing the web. It was in closed alpha for some time and it has now some new features: support for Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox...

Apple iPhone Instant Messaging Patent. Mobile iChat?

While most iPhone users are happy with their (personal) email setup, wouldn’t it be nice to have a native mobile iChat? Sure, Apple demonstrated an AIM client with their SDK but this patented IM client has a predictive text...

April 21, 2008

QNAP NVR-1012 Network Surveillance Kit

The QNAP NVR-1012 Network Surveillance Kit targets both home and office use, featuring professional grade live video recording and real-time remote monitoring/playback service. It relies on the Linux OS as the base where performance is a proven thing, and...

Solar-Powered Chicken Roaster

Thai Sila Sutharat is one happy roadside food vendor, as he saves on electricity by depending on the sun. He sells roasted rotisserie chicken on the streets, but uses a solar powered chicken roaster which was built by scratch...

LG Launches LG-KF700

LG launched its LG-KF700 handset that brings together various input methods to create an intuitive user interface while providing access to features the quickest manner possible. The LG-KF700 comes with a 3" touch screen display, an alpha-numeric keypad and...

Saliva Detects Heart Ailments

Heart ailments are the bane of society in recent times, with many people finding out about their heart problems (emotional and physical) way too late. Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin could introduce a potential lifesaver, where...

MeLE GMT-600 PMP

MeLE's GMT-600 portable media player not only plays back your favorite movies and songs, it also features GPS navigation for you to get around unfamiliar territories. With a 4.3" LCD display, you won't go blind while finding your way...

Fujitsu MHZ2 CJ Hard Drive

Fujitsu has introduced its MHZ2 CJ hard drive that features embedded AES 256-bit encryption that makes it harder for unauthorized folk to hack inside your drive to recover personal and private information. It is the first 2.5" SATA hard...

MUMU ishine PMP

What comes across your mind when you see the word 'ishine'? Probably an offspring from a forbidden tryst between Apple and LG, eh? Guess that is not so, as the ishine is actually a portable media player from MUMU....

Green Seach Engine

Search engines are search engines, right? Apparently not. Ecocho.co.uk prides itself in being the first free green search engine in the world, offsetting carbon emissions at no cost to the user. It was recently launched in the UK along...

Bulb Solar Lamp

The Bulb Solar Lamp is certainly an interesting take - it features a light bulb form factor but is actually a nightlight, and does not require power from a nearby outlet to run as it glows in the dark...

Schaub Lorenz SL-768PD Portable DVD Player

I'm not too sure how many people carry portable DVD players around these days, considering it is way more convenient to ferry an iPod or Archos PMP instead. Still, there must be a market for it if not Schaub...

MacWireless 200Mbps Powerline Adapter

MacWireless announced a new 200Mbps Powerline Network Adapter for Mac users, allowing you to configure a network throughout your home/office without the need for wiring up the entire place, relying instead on the electrical lines that are in the...

Exhaust Air Jack

Ladies and weak men, rejoice! There is now a car jack that doesn't require to break out in sweat should you suffer from a punctured tire. The Exhaust Car Jack will be able to lift your vehicle within half...

Bionic Eyes Could Be Realized

Creating a bionic eye is no mean feat, but that doesn't mean it is impossible. Apparently, we might not need any more miracles in the future for the blind to see as researchers in London are currently carrying out...

Mega-Sonic Scatter-Cat

There's nothing like the power of technology to get those pesky animals off your backyard, thanks to the Mega-Sonic Scatter-Cat. All you need to do is press a button and it supposedly "repels dog, cats, squirrels and other nuisance...

Book Computer Concept

This notebook concept is clearly different form the rest, where the exterior showcases an old tome, but open it up and you will be greeted with modern amneties of a regular laptop including a display, a CD-ROM drive (what,...

JayBird JB-200 Bluetooth In-Ears Headphones

JayBird has just released its JB-200 Bluetooth in-ears headphones that prides itself in bringing great audio quality no matter where you are, thanks to its wind- and weather-resistant build along with a microphone that features noise supression technology. It...

Custom K3YB04RD

Now this is one keyboard that you don't want to use when teaching somebody how to type. The colors are just awful, and with different sized letters all over the place, you'll end up with a headache faster than...

Auto Guitar Hero

If you can't win in Guitar Hero, maybe you can check out this blatant cheating hack. Auto Guitar Hero (AGH1000) is connected to the composite video of the game and "looks" at where the colored pucks are, pressing the...

Windows XP SP3 at Manufacturers Now

Microsoft has made available its Windows XP SP3 to manufacturers, signaling the fact that it ought to arrive at OEM and enterprise customers' doorsteps pretty soon. Whoever picks up vendors who sell XP-powered machines will probably get those with...

Targus Portable Speaker Book

Targus has a new portable speaker design known as the Portable Speaker Book, targeting the growing MP3 market. It features 3.5mm audio input, making it compatible with not only your iPod, but notebooks as well as other generic MP3...

Epson Has 5 New Projectors

Epson recently announced five new projectors - and they are the PowerLite 6220i, PowerLite 1825, PowerLite Pro G5150NL, PowerLite Pro G5250NL, and PowerLite Pro G5200WNL. All of them will feature 3LCD technology, targeting use in “auditoriums, university classrooms, and...

Verizon To Get Palm Centro

Palm isn't exactly printing money for quite some time already, so it makes perfect sense for them to push its best selling Centro smartphone to as many wireless carriers as it can. This time round, Verizon's name has cropped...

Apple Files Patent for Virtual Shopping Complex

Apple has recently filed a patent which could result in a virtual shopping complex where customers can shop and interact with everyone else in the world through the use of avatars. An interesting concept in the avatars include the...

Virtual Wall Concept

Hanyoung Lee's Virtual Wall concept draws up a barrier consisting of plasma laser beams, depicting pedestrians crossing the road. Any vehicle that chooses to ignore it won't get incinerated by the laser, but at least it helps the more...

In-flight Calls Not Too Hot

While Air France has started to allow passengers to make voice calls on its flights, the reception isn't too hot as the first batch of passengers aren't too impressed by the service's quality. Since OnAir's service relies on a...

Anti GPS Tracker

Judging by the number of GPS trackers we have in the market these days, it makes sense to come out with an Anti GPS Tracker. This device blocks all GPS signals within a 5 meter radius, making it virtually...

HTC Preparing Consumers to Cellphone Onslaught

HTC is going to run an ad campaign to promote its brand to U.S consumers. We all know devices like the HTC Touch. The Taiwanese company has been in the spotlight among connoisseurs over and over for its remarkable Windows...

iPhone Without Exclusive Deal in Italy, Exception or Policy Change?

The Italy iPhone launch might signal a change in policy at Apple. As of now, Apple chose one carrier per country to which it gave exclusive rights to commercialize the iPhone. The idea is that carriers enter a bidding...

Be Green: What about Targeting Over-Packaging?

At Ubergizmo, we admittedly consume a lot of consumer electronics, and because we buy online a lot, there is also the issue of individual packaging: they are mostly oversized and wasteful for everyone: merchant, shipping company, customer. So with...

Intel Halves the Price of its Q6700 Quad-Core CPU

That’s the kind of news that I like to hear from Intel: a 50% price cut on a high-end CPU (was $530 is now $266 - in bulk). And I’m not even shopping for a new processor. It is not...

Sony Ericsson BeiBei, First Pictures

It has been a long time since we mentioned the Sony Ericsson BeiBei, but seeing live pictures is an interesting development. It looks like the mock-up that we featured back in February but it will feature the UIQ 3.3...

Space Wedding with Virgin Galactic

Couples sometimes go overboard with their wedding spending but getting married in space would a good way of doing so. A space-wedding with Virgin Galactic would cost about $200000 per person and the first one is scheduled to happen...

Holographic Storage – Too Little, Too Late?

inPhaseTechnologie’s Tapestry300r can store information on 300GB discs encoded as holograms. Hailed as the next big thing in storage for years, holographic storage did not take off. Of course, there is probably a niche market for these but “cloud...

Iogear USB 2.0 External DVI Video Card

Iogear has a new external video card for the masses known as the USB 2.0 External DVI Video Card. This solution enables folk who wants to add a second monitor to the desktop and yet face obstacles such as...

3D TFT LCD Displays Demonstrated

Newsight demonstrated its 42" and 57" 3D TFT LCD displays at Finetech Japan Display 2008, and has already shipped a couple of these 3D TFT LCD displays to 24 other countries with US and Europe being some of the...

Intelligent Forms SOLo Lounge Table

I don't know about you, but there's just something about this lounge table that makes it look sweet - the sultry and confused-looking model, perhaps? The Intelligent Forms SOLo lounge table was specially designed to harness the power of...

Casio Futurist LCD Watch

There is nothing retro about this Casio Futurist LCD watch, featuring a simple and functional style with an LCD display that does more than parade the time for your eyes. It features 29 time zones throughout the world, a...

NextComputing introduces Vigor Evo HD

The Vigor Evo HD from NextComputing has been specially optimized to provide advanced computing power in rugged environments such as military field operations or oil and gas research sites. The Vigor Evo HD is a "flextop," a high-performance mobile...

Vital Jacket Wearable Intelligent Garment

The Vital Jacket is but an intelligent wearable garment which supposedly monitors one's electrocardiogram (ECG) wave and Heart Rate continuously. It has been targeted for use in medical environments, high performance sports as well as fitness situations. This wearable...

10-inch Eee PC Coming?

Gee, the Asus Eee PC 900 has not even seen action in the US yet and we already have word from Asustek themselves that a 10" version is already in the works. According to Jerry Shen, CEO of Asustek,...

Nikon D3X and D90 Rumors Abound

Rumors concerning the Nikon D3X and D90 have been swirling about for the past few days, with some people speculating the D90's release date to lie between May 12th and June 16th. No idea how that number came about...

NEC Conjures full HD-compatible LCD Module

The wizards at NEC have manufactured a new 2.7" LCD module that is capable of delivering a maximum resolution of 960 x 540 pixels courtesy of a super high pixel density of 412 pixels-per-inch. Known as a quarter high-definition...

Acer Aspire 5920 gets WiMax Support

Acer's Aspire 5920 has the advantage of integrated WiMax support, and the Taiwanese company is planning to offer this laptop via Sprint as well as other companies who offer WiMax services in the US. Manufactured by Quanta Computer, the...

Western Digital VelociRaptor VR150

Western Digital has a spanking new hard drive - the VelociRaptor VR150. This model ushers in a new era where 2.5" hard drives are concerned, boasting 10K-RPM spindle speeds for superior performance. It comes with a heatsink and slides...

Intel rolls out new Celerons

Intel has just introduced its new dual-core Celeron E1400 at 2GHz and Celeron 570 at 2.66GHz, retailing for $53 and $134 respectively. At that low, low price, it is amazing they can still turn a profit. Folks looking to...

More on BenQ MID

The BenQ MID is one rather interesting concept which is suffering from a personality disorder - it isn't sure whether to be a PMP or GPS navigation system. Here are the specifications - you be the judge. 800 MHz...

Skype Unlimited International Plans

Skype has brand new plans known as Unlimited International, so they're pretty self-explanatory. Unlimited here is not up for abuse as it equates to fair use, where each user gets approximately 10,000 minutes per month - that's roughly 5...

Spectec microSD WiFi Card

Spectec's SDW-823, tipped to be the first microSD WiFi card in the world is still in limbo apparently as it has not yet been released despite being announced for sale originally last August, with word that it will ship...

Asus launches G1Sn in Japan

Asus will be releasing a new gaming notebook in Japan known as the G1Sn. This Intel-powered notebook will feature the following :- Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz processor 250GB hard drive 2GB RAM 15.4" 1,440 x 900 resolution...

April 20, 2008

Auto Healther Reiz DZ-270 Massage Robot

Nothing like a good massage after a long day at the office, eh? If you're a corporate high flyer who doesn't want to get involved in scandals where escorts are concerned, then you could always consider the Auto Healther...

Sony Play TV Open For Pre-Order

Sony's Play TV peripheral for the PS3 is now available for pre-orders from Amazon UK. Play TV has a tentative release date of July 31 at this point in time, retailing for £59.99. Will you be picking this up?...

MSI Wind Micro Notebook Details

MSI of Taiwan has recently ratted out the following specifications for its Wind notebook. 2.2 pounds Powered by Windows XP 80GB 2.5" hard drive 8.9" or 10" LCD display at 1,024 x 600 resolution 1GB RAM 7-hour battery life...

Energy Sistem 2021 Now Out

The Energy Sistem (no, that's not a typo) 2021 doesn't look the same as other PMPs in the market, featuring a hook on top that makes it easy to tote around as you hit the treadmill being the gym...

Mini Cube Multi Memory Card Reader

The Mini Cube Multi Memory Card Reader you see here is so tiny, bringing it along with you everywhere shouldn't be too much of a problem. It supports the following memory card formats without the need for an additional...

EOS 5D Mark II Springs Up On Canon Germany Site

Canon's Germany site showed the EOS 5D Mark II, at least for a short while before it was taken down. So far various forums have debated the authenticity of the screenshot, but who are we to say that Canon...

Game-centric PMP from China

China's electronics industry is booming with clone portable media players that seem to differ from one another by virtue of design, as most of them can pretty much perform the same darn things. Shenzen Derisson has a new game-centric...

Re:vision Cuff Bracelets

Designer Craig Arnold from Australia has decided to recycle old camera lenses to forge these Re:vision cuff bracelets, but they certainly don't come cheap. Each of them retail for AU$190 and above, but at the very least they look...

Blist – the User Friendly Social Database – Goes Global

[Web 2.0] I discovered Blist at DEMO 08 in January when it was launched, and I immediately liked the ease of use and the graphic design of this Free Social Database Service. Today, Blist is launching new support for international...

Fagor TP-2006 X Flat Toaster

Here's a toaster that doesn't take the conventional toaster design route - the Fagor TP-2006 X is a flat toaster that looks way cooler than traditional ones, although it definitely is more dangerous. I wouldn't recommend households with plenty...

Asus Eee PC 900 US Launch

The Asus Eee PC 900 will finally launch in the US come May 12th next month. Prices start from $549 upwards, which is $50 more expensive than the half grand figure being tossed about. Still, what can $50 get...

Force Sensing Technology from Microsoft

Microsoft boffins have come up with force sensing technology that requires much more effort than touching a touch screen display in order to control it - you will be required to bend/twist/stretch/squeeze your handheld device instead. I guess the...

Nintendo Wii gets SNES Emulator

RobertFC has recently rolled out an unnoficial version of the SNES Emulator for the Wii, complete with Wiimote support that many people will certainly appreciate. Support for the classic controller, multiple controllers and remapping will be made available at...

Urwerk UR-202 Hammerhead

Urwerk's UR-202 Hammerhead watch is one of the cooler releases to date where timepieces are concerned, featuring a whole host of innovative features which most people wouldn't have dreamed up of. It tells the time using a trio of...

SZ Telstar MP4 Player

This portable media player ought to have Motorola's legal eagles knocking on their door pretty soon, as it features a virtually cloned MotoROKR E8 horseshoe button. Thankfully, the copying scam only went as far as the button, with other...

Megaman Stained Glass

Who'd figure out that gaming would take on religious overtones with Megaman appearing on a stained glass which is of good enough quality to be in a church? Thanks to video game enthusiast/artist Gary from Cleveland, we have the...

Future fuel cell battery from Samsung

With batteries of the future being like the one offered by Samsung, one no longer needs to frantically look for a nearby power outlet whenever your handset runs out of juice. All you need to do is head towards...

S60 Smartphone is a Drum Machine

If you think that the S60 smartphone you own has just about exhausted what it can do, think again. BeatEd, a drum machine application for the S60 platform, comes with the full repertoire of a professional drum sequences/machine. Plug...

April 18, 2008

Readius E-Ink Rollable E-Book (Video)

(Video in the full post - click on the link below) Our friends from TeleRead have posted a link to this cool video of the Readius Rollable E-Book that also has a cellular wireless functionality. Now I wouldn’t call this...

Carrefour Get Into Movie Download Business

For those who don’t know Carrefour, it’s huge retailer, much like a WalMart (except that they sell all kinds of food as well). They started out in France but Carrefour retail stores can be found in many countries. For...

Darth Vader and Yoda in Soul Calibur IV

Light sabers just made their way into the best edge-weapon fighting game around: Soul-Calibur IV. As you can see, Darth Vader is providing some serious stabbing in this image, but he’s not the only one, Yoda is also in...

Motorola Internal Roadmap for 2008

Motorola's internal roadmap reveals 9 different handsets which will see action this year, with some of them already available readily in retail stores (U9, W270 and E8). Below are more details on leaked handsets such as the ZN5, VE75,...

Cricket Ball Knows How Fast It Is Going

Somehow sports that feature projectiles in a game (badminton, soccer, cricket, squash, tennis) have given birth to obsession such as the "fastest serve in the world". In cricket, the fastest a ball was delivered is approximately 100mph, but those are...

Pioneer AVIC-F500BT Almost Here

The Pioneer AVIC-F500BT is almost here now after receiving approval from the FCC, offering one of the larger screens where GPS naviation systems are concerned at 5.8". It provides door-to-door driving directions and is able to connect to virtually...

Device that Gauges Brain Trauma

The Department of Defense is currently pouring plenty of dough into a portable handheld device which is smart enough to identify signs of brain damage in a person shortly after a roadside bomb or other injuries which cause trauma...

DUET Electric-Acoustic System

The DUET Electric-Acoustic System, also known as EAS, is a hybrid hearing device that is currently undergoing trial tests across the US. This product stands to benefit hearing-impaired patients who do not get any help from hearing aids, but...

Casio Exilim EX-Z80 features Heartbreaks

Now is this a cute digital camera or what - the Casio Exilim EX-Z80's interface is rather comical when you think about it, providing some relief for folks who are just too serious in their life. Heck, it will...

Yamaha Pocketrak 2G Pocket Recorder

Do you love having late nights out, only to realize that it is near impossible to concentrate on lectures the next day? Perhaps the Yamaha Pocketrak 2G will be able to help you out, being a stereo digital pocket...

Fetch My Keys a Sound Idea

Ever had those memory lapses where for the life of you, you just can't seem to remember where you put your keys? The Fetch My Keys gadget is priceless, as all you need to do is give a hearty...

VXL Instruments TC 7321-XP Thin Client

VXL Instruments' TC 7321-XP is powered by Windows XP Embedded and is able to operate sans a fan. Other specifications include :- Via C7 1GHz processor 4GB of flash memory 512MB RAM Maximum resolution of 1,900 x 1,200 pixels...

Phonofone Does Not Need Power to Run

The Phonofone is a pretty unique device to have in your home these days, simply by virtue of its retro looks as well as the ability to run just fine without any power. It relies on passive amplification that...

Wrong Info On Parrot Party Black

Guess the Parrot Party Black won't be supporting NFC after all, folks. According to Parrot, the only update in the specifications is an improved battery time (in addition to the minor cosmetic change, of course), allowing you to party...

Samsung Patents Visual Gesture Control

Samsung has recently patented a system of cell phone and mobile device control which responds to a users gestures. It doesn't do this on the display as how the iPhone currently does, but as recognized in the space around...

PS3 gets LCD Screen

The PS3 is still too big to be portable, but at the very least you will be able to play it in the comfort of your own room while mom and dad hog the HDTV in the living room....

DVD-D Self Destructs

You know those fancy Mission Impossible mission briefings that self-destruct in the coolest manner possible? Well, the DVD-D disc format isn't too dramatic, but it will automatically self delete after 48 hours of the package it comes in being...

Atom-powered Eee PC to Hit UK

Guess folks in the UK will be able to receive an Intel Atom-powered Eee PC by the end of this June, if word from TechRadar is correct. In fact, Asus' representative dropped a very strong hint that this new...

Fake Beef iPod Case

Check out this Mosquito Ruby Pod Rare iPod case that protects your precious from nicks and scratches, eliciting the Pavlovian response of drool whenever a hungry person (or dog, for that matter) looks at it. The beef is fake,...

Microsoft readies Joy Division edition of Zune

The folks at Microsoft is prepping the Joy Division edition of its Zune portable media player to coincide with the June 10 release of an eponymous DVD about the band. This special edition Zune will boast an adaptation of...

Green-House has new PicoDrive ST

If you happen to be excited with new USB flash drives, then go nuts with the Green-House PicoDrive ST. This new USB flash drive has already started to sell in Japan, with one of the wider capacity ranges ever....

iPhone Pwnage Tool for Windows

The iPhone Pwnage Tool is back with a vengeance, and this time it is available on the Windows platform. Being in beta, you can naturally expect several features to be disabled. Are you man enough to give this a...

Turbo USB Mini Vacuum

So you've been spending far too many late nights at the office than you should - and hence the number of pizza boxes that have piled up in the pantry, complete with crumbs all over your workspace. The Turbo...

Holodeck Coming Soon

The Fitness@home virtual training system you see here is a home-bound solution for a simulated reality facility, bringing the closest virtual-reality wizardry to ordinary homes to date. This basically allows you to perform some serious stair climbing with the...

FCC clears HTC Touch Dual

The almighty FCC has stamped its mark of approval on the HTC Touch Dual, which means it ought to be released pretty soon. It will be a Best Buy exclusive, and will feature 3G connectivity for folks who want...

Nokia N95 Automatic Screen Rotation

Nokia's N95 8GB has just received a new firmware update, hitting v20.0.016 this time round while offering a few bug fixes as well as optimizations. Some of the main changes include the inclusion of Automatic Screen Rotation thanks to...

Orbino Arista MacBook Air Case

Orbino has just released its Arista MacBook Air case that is made from Italian leather, increasing the price of ownership of a MacBook Air by another $349. You will be able to choose from black, brown, deep red, whiskey...

Microsoft Wearable Mouse Concept

Microsoft's latest patent involves a Wearable Mouse concept that runs on gyroscopic technology, doing away with the need to move your hand from your keyboard to the mouse constantly. Coincidentally, this is pretty much the same technology that is...

500GB Mercury On-The-Go Hard Drive

Portable hard drives aren't poor cousins of their computer based brethren anymore, as Mercury has proven with its On-The-Go model which holds up to 500GB worth of data in a pretty interesting design. It supports USB 2.0, FireWire 400...

Altek GPS-enabled Digital Camera

Fancy this - Altek has released a GPS-enabled digital camera that geotags photos for you automatically, allowing you to cross-reference this metadata with other mapping tools such as Google Maps, Google Earth, or Flickr's geotag-enabled galleries when you get...

24.4 Megapixel Replacement for the D3?

DP Review forums are abuzz of a new Nikon firmware update for its flagship camera, the D3. Inside the code, a forum member found references to a future D3-X model that has 24.4 megapixel for you to play with,...

FCC unveils HP iPAQ 900 Series

HP's upcoming iPAQ 900 series smartphones has managed to arrive in the hands of the FCC, and that indicates in all probability a (near) future release of the smartphone in the US. No idea on which carrier will win...

Laser-based HMD patented by Apple

Apple has filed a patent for a laser-based head mounted display (HMD) unit that is small enough to be clipped on the user's belt. An optical cable is used to transmit laser-generated video to the headset, and thanks to...

Robots Dial for Help

What happens when there isn't anyone in the vicinity to call the doctor when you're experiencing a medical emergency? The uBOT-5 is here to help, featuring a couple of arms that can pick up tiny objects, knowledge of using...

Maxell Field Tough Media Solution

Maxell has something nice for folks who are looking for a lightweight yet rugged hard drive in the form of the Field Tough Media solution. It hooks up through a bi-directional USB or eSATA adapter to a shoulder-mounted camcorder...

Sanyo Xacti DMX-CA8 Loves the Wet

Sanyo has yet another waterproof camcorder for everyone to bring along to the pool this summer - the Xacti DMX-CA8. Features found on this new Xacti are :- 8 megapixel CMOS sensor 5x optical Zoom Face Chaser mode that...

April 17, 2008

Clarion DrivTrax DTR-P7DT

Clarion's new DrivTrax DTR-P7DT is one powerhouse unit for the car, as it boasts features such as :- 1-SEG tuner GPS navigation MPEG4, WMV, MP3, and WMA file format support 400MHz Samsung processor 4.3" displayPowered by Windows CE, the...

Samsung SPF-83M Digital Photo Frame

Samsung has a spanking new digital photo frame in the form of the SPF-83M, and this one will feature the following :- 8" SVGA (800 x 600 resolution) display Compatibility with MPEG-1, MPEG-4 and WMV9 video files Contrast ratio...

SunView PMP Projector

The SunView PMP projector is the first pico projector available on a commercial basis, jointly developed by Sunlink International and iView Limited. It isn't out flooding the market just yet as limited quantities are available, but there are plans...

E-readers for Newspapers Tested in France

France is currently looking at Read&Go, a new device which is being developed by French telecom Orange who is targeting newspapers by offering hourly wireless updates through WiFi and 3G connections. It has 1GB of internal memory and will...

Universal Scale looks Handy

A scale is a scale is a scale, right? Wrong! This Universal Scale concept is different as it can be unfolded to a variety of shapes and sizes in order to make weighing items and people easier and less...

Official: MySpace in India Launched

We know that India is very attractive to the Social Networking moguls since 44% of Indian online traffic uses the Internet just for social networking (according to JuxtConsult, April 2007 survey). Today, MySpace has decided to go head to...

Light-Emitting Wallpaper Wows

Jonas Samson has created light-emitting wallpaper from material and technology readily available. "The back layer is a silver-based solution that conducts electricity, while the layer above this contains phosphorous pigments that light up. On top of this is a...

iPhone to Launch in India in September

Apple is reportedly launching the iPhone in India with Vodafone in September. India is extremely important because of the population’s size, but also because the growth is still very high. As of last month, the country was adding 8...

AT&T Desktop Web Browser Named Pogo

AT&T is working on a web browser (currently for Windows) called Pogo which is in private beta. One of the highlights is that tabbed browsing will be replaced by “snapshots”. Bookmarks and history are also handled with fancy graphics...

Blackberry 9000 and 9100 Reference Spotted

BGR has spotted some interesting references to the 9000 and 9100 Blackberry devices in a system file. Let’s cut to the chase, here’s what the finding suggests (and it’s just an educated speculation): There’s a 9100 model. That could...

Hitachi CP-A100 Ultra Short Throw Projector

A Short throw projector like the Hitachi CP-A100 is very handy because many of us can’t or don’t want to bother installing it far enough or putting it on the ceiling. But what I like the most about this...

Nokia Saved by Shipments Volume in Emerging Countries, But the Future is Uncertain

Nokia’s handset market share rose to 39% from 36%, thanks to a very strong positioning in emerging countries, but average selling prices are down. These gains are partly due to Motorola giving up on competing using price cuts (Nokia’s...

BedFan for These Hot Nights

Some people sleep better when it fresh, or even a little cold in their bedroom, but why cool off the bedroom while you can cool only the air around your body? That’s the problem that this gadget tries to...

Iomega Media Xporter Hard Drive for Xbox 360 and PS3

There’s nothing that makes this drive a “gaming drive” I guess, except for the marketing. It is a 2.5” USB 2.0 drive (I guess USB-powered) that has up to 160GB of storage to copy files from console to console...

Nissan Engineers Wear “Aging Suit” to Understand Seniors

There’s nothing like a project to learn new stuff. In this case, the project is to make automobiles that are better suited for senior citizens. To understand how it feels to be a senior driver, Nissan engineers wear this...

Chat Machine Concept

This concept from Jin Woo Han has been created to provide a desktop web experience in a package that has a large touch-display, a qwerty keyboard and rubber all around for clumsy users. It might be one vision for...

Conquest comes in Credit Card Form Factor

The perfume Conquest comes in the form of a credit card and is made up of steel, holding up to 20 ml of musk liquid to help you keep feeling fresh. Looks as though it will be able to...

eMachines have new...er, Machines

eMachines has rolled out a couple of new desktop PCs that aim to deliver the best bang for your buck, running on AMD processors as well as NVIDIA graphics. The $299.99 eMachines T3646 is an entry level computer that...

Asus R300 PND for Cyclists

Asus has not forgotten about cyclists by releasing a couple of exclusive packages targeting folks who rely on the bicycle as the primary means of transport. This mount package allows one to attach the Asus R300 to the handlebars...

Thanko Laptop Carrying Case

Laptops might feel light when you're at the store browsing through them, but carry one across a long distance and you will start to feel as though they're magically putting on weight with each mile you walk. Thanko aims...

Naked Case from Case-Mate

Case-Mate is a household name when it comes to protecting a myriad of devices, including the iPhone, iPod, MacBook, BlackBerry and Treo among others. This time round, we have the Naked Case - surely the name alone has gotten...

Jaxtr Helps You Save Money

With oil prices seemingly hitting unprecedented highs every month, it is about time we tighten our belts as we face the oncoming credit crunch. Jaxtr is one such service that hooks up your cell phone to the Web, allowing...

ECTACO iTRAVL Released

One of the more interesting (or dreaded, depending on which side of the fence you're on) aspects of traveling to a foreign country is the fact that a totally different language, often unknown to us, can be pretty difficult...

Massaging Shorts are a Hoot

We've seen massaging equipment in the past, and here's one that is definitely off the charts where the funny factor is concerned - a pair of Massaging Shorts. You can choose to set it in automatic mode where it...

DIY Moped is Air-Powered

No, this Puch moped isn't just hot air as it is capable of getting you around without consuming any fuel. Heck, you don't even need to exert that much energy as it runs on air instead of clogging up...

WebDT 520 Tablet PC sits well in Vehicles

DT Research has rolled out a new tablet computer that is meant for use in vehicles such as forklifts and boats. It is equipped with the following features ;- 12" touch screen display 120GB hard drive/64GB Solid State Storage...

Wii gets 7-inch LCD Monitor

You know the PSOne and PS2 that have their own LCD monitors attached to them? Well, all's fair and square now with the Nintendo Wii as Chinavasion is offering a 7" LCD monitor which is attached to the back...

Handheld Tetris Game

Tetris is one classic title that I believe will never go out of style no matter how many bits gaming has progressed to. The Tetris Gold Game you see here looks as though it wasa specially designed for kids,...

NEO 8 Watch Looks Cool

If you're always looking out for the coolest watches, then the NEO 8 watch ranks pretty much up there. It is currently going for approximately $210, and is available in green or orange segments on a black background complete...

Crestron Touchpanel Supports Windows Sideshow

Crestron has enabled its touchpanels as well as 2-way devices to support dynamic text, making it function just fine with Windows Sideshow so that you're always on top of things where e-mail and RSS feeds are concerned. Heck, you...

Bluetrek Bluetooth X3 Headset

Bluetrek is back with yet another weatherproof Bluetooth headset, the X3. Needless to say, this model will take over the X2 and makes for the perfect companion to your cell phone if you're fond of outdoor activities. The X3...

Toshiba rolls out Summer Dynabooks

Summer is here, and just like fashion, there is a need to change the notebook range from Toshiba. First off we have the Qosmio F40 that loses the HD DVD drive for a standard DVD Multi Drive, and is...

Energy Saver Bar

The Energy Saver Bar helps you save on your monthly electricity bill, and with the cost of living going the opposite direction of the US dollar, anything that helps you save power is always very welcome. This device allows...

XOS Exoskeleton for the Military

Exoskeletons have long been stories of fantasy, and now we have the XOS exoskeleton from the military that has been realized from conception into the real thing. When fully powered up, it is able to pull down weight of...

Mind-controlled Robotic Limbs in the Works

Researchers at Osaka University are currently working on developing robotic body parts which will be able be controlled by thought, as long as the necessary electrode sheets are placed directly on the surface of the brain. The main point...

Google Updates Google Earth Software

Google has just released an updated version of its Google Earth desktop software that claims to offer a higher quality, more immersive experience. In addition to a new navigation system, users will also benefit from more realistic, real-world data...

Naon EX2 Sonic Vibration Headphone System

Naon has just released its 2.2-channel body-sonic vibration system known as the EX2, claiming to deliver powerful stereo body-sonic vibration as well as stereo normal sound directly to external ears, while the stereo woofer sound will head straight to...

Loewe BluTech Vision Blu-ray Player

With Blu-ray not having any sort of competition in terms of video formats, it is time for various companies to roll out their own Blu-ray players in hope that the market will grow and slowly phase out the current...

Mac OS X running on Samsung Q1 UMPC

This Samsung Q1 UMPC is slightly different from the rest, as it runs Mac OS X instead, courtesy of blogger Kevin Tofel's efforts. Most of the operating system's features map correctly to the corresponding controls on the device, and...

Toshiba To Stop Manufacturing Light Bulbs

Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corp. will stop producing general incandescent light bulbs as well as shut down all the relevant production lines in about 2010, with the aim of reducing CO2 emissions. While this won't result in the shortage...

MP4 Player takes after iPhone

Since imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, the KL-285 from China emulates the iPhone in terms of form factor, but apart from that it can't even dial 911 to save your life. What you will get inside includes...

DoCoMo SH705iII Cell Phone

The DoCoMo FOMA SH705iII clamshell handset looks really sweet, featuring Sharp's own 'Triple Kukkiri (Clear) Talk' technology trio that comprises of 'Noise Reduction Function' to filter out surrounding din, 'Enhancement Function' to boost the mid-to-high voice frequency range, and...

GREEN HOUSE 8x Telescope Lens for Cell Phones

GREEN HOUSE's GH-ML8 Series has a new addition in the form of a 8x telescope lens that targets cell phone owners. Retailing for approximately $90 each, the GH-ML8 feature 18mm, F1.1 8x optical telescope lenses that was specially developed for...

Samsung Armani LCD TV

Samsung and Armani have taken their partnership to another level, having not being content with just a joint venture that resulted in a cell phone. This time round, we have a 120Hz full HD LCD TV that was unveiled...

Light Saber Techno Ballet

I guess Star Wars is a universal franchise, with folk in Tokyo Decadance (a monthly dance event in Tokyo) dressed up in a Predator and Optimus Prime combo outfit, calling himself Preda-Prime. He also wielded a couple of lightsabers...

Push-kun Robot Entertains

The Push-kun (Mr. Push) robot must be an ancient ancestor of R2D2 as he gets around on crab-like legs. In addition to moving around independently, it is able to tell jokes (useful for social situations where you're an introvert),...

Zalman ZM-M2020W Trimon 3D Monitor Reviewed

Our friends at Trusted Reviews got their hands on the Zalman ZM-M2020W Trimon 3D Monitor recently, and here is their impression of it. Zalman has proved that nVidia's investment in 3D display technology was a sound one. This screen...

Scroll Concept from 13 Tech Design

13 Tech Design has come up with a Scroll concept device which crams in a fair bit of impressive features, including a touch screen-based cell phone, a 10 megapixel camera and a full HD camcorder for you to record...

DIY Scientific Calculator Watch

They say that necessity is the mother of all invention, and the same holds true for David Jones when his faithful Casio CFX-400 scientific calculator watch broke after 10 years of day-to-day use. David decided to look for a...

Music Robot ODO

Sega Toys have lifted the veil on its Music Robot ODO that bears a resemblance to the Sony Miuro, making this a more affordable alternative for folks who think that the Miuro is extravagantly priced. The Music Robot ODO...

Biometric USB Flash Drive

This Biometric USB flash drive follows the current trend of increased security in USB flash drives, relying on an integrated biometric sensor to secure data within. Should you feel too uncomfortable with using your thumbprint for verification purposes, there...

Epson And E Ink Have New Controller

Epson and E Ink have co-developed a new controller which will allow e-paper displays to feature touch control for its user interface as well as various interactive elements. I'm pretty sure this also means users will be able to...

Elecom U2H-FC054S 4-port USB Hub

Elecom's U2H-FC054S 4-port USB hub is pretty interesting as it features a quartet of suction cups at the bottom, allowing you to stick it to a surface permanently without leaving any scars behind should you decide to move it...

iRecord Pro Now Available

The iRecord Pro is an innovative personal media recorder which records video and music content onto portable media players like the Apple iPod, Sony PSP, Sony video walkman and iPhone. It features the following :- High Resolution Recording (up...

Lyric Hearing Aid

InSound Medical has just released the Lyric hearing aid that can be worn 24 hours a day. It is meant to be inserted within millimeters of the ear drum and by virtue of its position and size, the internal...

April 16, 2008

TAG Heuer Meridiist Is Official

If you happen to have a penchant for luxury phones (those priced with 4-digits and above), then rejoice for TAG Heuer has just officially announced the Meridiist. Apparently, the Meridiist was developed in partnership with Modelabs, and features an...

Parrot Party Black Edition Gets NFC

The Parrot Party Black Edition speaker system has just received a minor upgrade that enables it to function with the recently announced Nokia 6212 Classic cell phone, courtesy of integrated Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. This makes it a...

Sawed-off USB Flash Drive

Halloween's a long way off, but this sawed-off USB flash drive is the bomb when it comes to fooling people from removing it without your knowledge. Without knowing any better, most folks will think that this is a ripped...

Transcend Extreme Speed 300X CompactFlash Card

Transcend unveiled its new Extreme Speed 300X CompactFlash card which boasts dual-channel Ultra DMA mode operation - which is basically the fastest speed available for CF cards. The beauty of this interface enables Transcend’s new 300X CF cards to...

PowerBook Ends Up As Desktop

The sheer genius behind this idea can clearly be seen in the handiwork, where an old PowerBook case is transformed into a desktop. Modder Richard Hunt decided that his beat up old PowerBook still had some mileage left in...

Rumor Of LG Voyager Unfounded

Guess you'll still need to stick to Verizon Wireless if you want to hold the LG Voyager in your hands, as this smartphone won't be making its way to Sprint and AT&T anytime soon according to LG representatives. These...

DuoSim 228 Carries Two SIM Cards

You must be a pretty busy bee to require a couple of SIM cards in your phone, and this is where the DuoSim 228 aims to help. Chances are you won't be able to hold conversations with two different...

Voxtec Phraselator P2 Hands-On

Our friends from Gearlog have taken the Voxtec Phraselator P2 out for a spin, and here's what they have to say about it. As with other translators, the P2 doesn't always understand what you say. Its accuracy seems to...

Solar Cells In Glass

The Queensland University of Technology in Australia have developed an innovative solar cell technology which utilizes dye-infused, translucent solar cells. These solar cells will then be integrated into windows, relying on a technology known as "artificial photosynthesis" where a...

PS3 Video Service, In-game XMB Confirmed

PS3 owners seem to be pretty happy these days, with their console being a solid Blu-ray player as Sony intended originally while receiving a whole host of service updates and upgrades to enhance the playing experience. Sony has confirmed...

Hauppauge WinTV Nova-S USB2

Hauppauge's new WinTV Nova-S USB2 targets users who already own a satellite dish connected to the main TV, where this device will then function as a secondary tuner for casual viewing. This tuner also allows a PC to view...

Russia Mulls Over WiFi Registration

Russians as well as folks living there could face the possibility of registering all WiFi capable devices in one's possession, no thanks to a policy has been adopted by the government agency responsible for regulating communications and cultural protection....

Audi Snook Concept

Tilmann Schlootz picked up a Michelin Challenge Design Award 2008 at this year’s Detroit Auto Show thanks to the Audi Snook design. I must say, it takes a fair few looks before you warm up to the idea (and...

USB Devices Killed By Vista Update

Microsoft has finally come out of the closet, admitting that a recent Windows Vista security update has caused havoc with selected USB devices. Unfortunately and true-to-form Microsoft style, the cock-up has yet to see a fix in any form....

Pioneer BDP-LX71 Blu-ray Player

Pioneer is going full steam ahead with its BDP-LX71 Blu-ray player is tipped to arrive on European shores sometime this summer. Some of the improvements include BonusView Profile 1.1 for interactivity, 12-bit deep color support, a 297MHz 12-bit video...

Viewsonic Aims For Budget Market

Viewsonic has set their crosshairs on the entry level LCD display market with the 19" VA1903wmb leading the way. This widescreen model is accompanied by another two units which are standard 4:3 models. All three share similar features in...

Soft-Touch Stylus

The Soft-Touch Stylus is meant for old dogs who for the life of them, isn't willing to learn new tricks. After all, being a proponent of the Palm platform complete with an on-screen keyboard will surely be a hard...

8GB Stainless Steel Watch

I guess watching video on a watch is much less conspicuous compared to viewing it on an iPod, especially in an office environment where your perceived performance has a big say in whether you snag that raise you've been...

Caller ID Stereo Bluetooth Headset

The Caller ID Stereo Bluetooth Headset ought to be pretty handy, enabling you to pick up calls wirelessly once you decide that the name/number on the OLED display is worth attending to. Of course, all work and no play...

Buffalo Ruff2 USB Flash Drive

What's so special about this USB flash drive from Buffalo? Well, the Ruff2 certainly offers more protection for your data stored within compared to other USB flash drives. This one comes with an integrated fingerprint security module on it,...

Samsung Vouch For SMS

Samsung has expressed its support for text messaging as the Korean company claims that family text messaging habits help cement the ties between parents and their children - especially teens. In a recent survey, more than half of the...

White XV6900 Available For Order

The XV6900, also known as the HTC Touch is now available via Verizon Wireless in white, looking as radiant as a bride in her wedding gown. It will cost $249.99 on contract once you've minus all the other applicable...

ConnectVu Cam 3G

Don't you just fell all the more wary whenever you're in the presence of a video camera? After all, to resist the urge of picking your nose is nigh but impossible considering that is a bad habit of yours...

Preserve Old Moments With ScanCafe

ScanCafe helps you preserve your precious memories of yore as you literally buy time from the folks of ScanCafe. UPS will pick up your most prized photos and head on towards ScanCafe's headquarters, where these photos will be scanned...

BenQ Joybook R45 Released

The BenQ Joybook R45 has been released in various countries throughout Asia with updated specifications that make it more desirable than its predecessor, the R43. With a more powerful Intel Penryn processor running the show, you get one of...

FCC Approves Sony Ericsson G700

The FCC has just given its stamp of approval for the Sony Ericsson G700, which means it ought to be rolling out pretty soon. Specifications include :- 2.4" touch screen display 3.2 megapixel camera Tri-band GSM/single band UMTSOne of...

Panasonic Lumix TZ50

Panasonic has just launched its Lumix TZ50 digital camera that carries WiFi connectivity which is the most interesting addition in the list of features as shown below. 9.1 megapixel sensor HD video recording WiFi connectivity for direct uploads 10x...

IBM Employees To Use Macs

IBM has just launched an internal pilot program that will see its employees move onto the Mac platform - which is pretty funny if you ask me. The first phase of the pilot program has started since October 2007...

ViewSonic PJ513DB DLP Projector

ViewSonic has released a new DLP projector known as the PJ513DB. This all-black unit packs in more Texas Instruments hardware that will be able to generate up to 2,200 lumens of brightness and a contrast ratio of 2,000 to...

GPS Coming To Archos PMP

Word has it that the new range of PMPs from Archos will feature GPS navigation within, allowing you to not only keep yourself entertained with movies and the Internet, but also get to your hotel room from the effort...

Hello Kitty MP3 Player

I wonder just how many times can Hello Kitty release an MP3 player - this version comes complete with a trio of different switchable ear phones consisting of one with a Hello Kitty red ribbon design, another with a...

Cizmo CX15 Set To Replace Desktop

The Cizmo CX15 notebook is but a desktop replacement model, with Intel's Centrino 2 platform being the major attraction. Other components found within are :- Intel Core 2 Duo Processor (2.26GHz P8400, 2.4GHz P8600, 2.53GHz P9400) DDR3 Main Memory...

Teclast T50 Emulates iPhone

How do you know if your user interface and design is of an excellent standard? Why, other manufacturers start to adopt it and call it their very own. Teclast's T50 is a portable media player that boasts a multitouch...

HWPen, a Graffiti Clone for the iPhone

Former Palm OS users turned current iPhone owners might love this one. This is a graffiti-like application for the iPhone that recognizes your writing and turning it into text. I’m not a big fan of this, but I know...

Sony 0.2mm OLED Display

That’s pretty funny: we just published about Sony’s 0.3mm thick display and here they show a 0.2mm thick one. It has a lower resolution (320x220), but this is quite a lot thinner than the current LCD equivalent. Do I...

Enkin Offers Basic Augmented Reality to Android

Enkin is a research application developed for the Android Developer Challenge. It uses a mix of GPS positioning and image recognition to display building names in a live camera view. The Enkin user interface even uses the orientation sensor to...

Asus Eee 900 Reviews: It is Great!

The first batch of reviews for the Asus Eee 900 is out there and so far they look good. Everyone loves the higher screen resolution, the extra memory (1GB), multi-touch and of course… the low-price! CNet UK: 8.7 Trusted...

S3 4300E HD Graphics Chip for Embedded Systems

S3 is coming up with a small chip designed to bring DX10 and HD video processing to embedded systems that have drastic thermal requirements. Going into such a niche allows it to somewhat escape from the pressure from NVIDIA...

Sony Demonstrates 0.3mm Thick OLED Display

Most were impressed by the previous record: 3mm thick for the Sony XEL-1, but that was only the beginning… Sony has a 0.3mm thick OLED display with a resolution of 960x540 – not bad at all. (the display seems...

Nokia 6500 Classic in Silver

Nokia is officially going to release the Nokia 6500 Classic in silver color. We have previously praised the company for using a micro-USB port to charge/sync (every manufacturer should do that). The new silver color looks much better than...

What About E-books With Two Displays?

Teleread has an interesting question: “e-books, two screens or one?”. To put things in context, we are talking about letter-sized pages here. My take is that one such screen is good enough. I don’t really buy the argument that...

Hitachi Introduces 450GB, 15k RPM Drive

Hailed as an “Enterprise” hard drive, this type of HDD is indeed very fast (and noisy). That is why enthusiast consumers use them to build high-end gaming rigs or video-processing computers. Anyhow, Hitachi claims that the Ultrastar 15K450 offers...

United Microelectronics to Manufacture 3G iPhone Chip

The word on the street is that United Microelectronics (UMC) is manufacturing the 3G chip that is supposed to power the next iPhone, using a 65nm process. The chip (Infineon PMB8878, or SGOLD3 in the Apple SDK) would be...

Motion Sensors Battle: MicroElectroMechanical versus Camera

Tech-On has an interesting question: is microelectromechanical (MEMS) sensors or embedded cameras better at motion sensing? MEMS uses an acceleration and geomagnetic sensor while analyzing the image from a plain digital camera can tell us what motion the host...

Desktop Mac Mod based on PowerBook Laptop - Nice

To build a thin desktop machine, there’s nothing like starting from a laptop motherboard. The design is simple enough to be built “at home”, but yet elegant enough to sit nicely on the desk and be shown around the...

HP TX2051 Tablet Unboxing

Our friends from digitalhomethoughts have a cool video of the HP TX2051 Tablet PC (this is part 2). Save yourself a trip to the store :)...

April 15, 2008

Microsoft To Roll Out Cheap Laptop

Guess cheap laptops are all the rage these days, with Microsoft teaming up with India's HCL Infosystems to develop the cheapest Windows latop in the world. You will get sub-par hardware specifications such as a 30GB hard drive (bummer)...

Lenovo U110 IdeaPad

The Lenovo U110 IdeaPad is finally available albeit via online retailer J&R, retailing for $1,999 despite being not available for sale at the moment. If you had to choose between the U110, the Macbook Air and Lenovo's X300, which...

NEC Lui PC

NEC will be selling its Lui PC from next week onwards, bringing a computer that tunes into digital HDTV broadcasts while being able to stream both live and recorded programs as long as your TV is compatible. The Lui...

iRiver E100 PMP

The iRiver E100 portable media player is no ordinary MP3 player since it packs in the following :- Stereo speakers Integrated FM radio microSD memory card slot Line-in D-Click system 2.4" TFT LCD screenAvailable in 4GB and 8GB versions,...

iHome iP99 iPhone Clock Radio

The iHome iP99 iPhone Clock Radio is the latest in the myriad of iPod/iPhone docks to be released, and doubles up as a charger as well whenever your shiny new device is docked. It also holds the distinction of...

iPhones Get Tipsy

Woot! Check out this Courvosier-branded iPhone that will definitely set tongues wagging the moment you pull this out from your pocket to make or receive a call. After all, who can resist the sight of a sleek, gold back...

Blackmagic USB Recorder

Blackmagic's new USB recorder features analog component, NTSC, PAL and S-Video inputs to help you record video from various and store it on your computer for future reference without taking up additional bulk on your desk. In addition, it...

Sanyo Superbright PLC-ET30L Projector

Sanyo has a new projector in town - the Superbright PLC-ET30L. Features include the following :- SXGA+ (1,400 x 1,050) resolution 1,300:1 contrast ratio 4,200 ANSI lumen Support wired networking 35dB of fan noiseSounds like the perfect projector to...

Microsoft Completes Danger Buyout

Microsoft has just completed its purchase of Danger, which means the Sidekick handset is now under the company. Guess Microsoft finally has the means to design cell phone hardware, so we can expect to see a more pleasant Windows...

Super Mario Galaxy Wii Mod

Check out this Wii mod that is literally out of this world, featuring the words "Super Mario Galaxy" emblazoned on one side of the console with some stars on the other, complete with Mario in his signature jumping pose...

Home Appliance Alarm Clock

Now isn't this one of the cutest alarm clocks you have ever come across? The home appliance alarm clock comes in a variety of shapes and sizes such as a fridge, stove, iron, blender and even washing machine, complete...

Epoq EGP-WP98B Watch Phone

The Epoq EGP-WP98B is another watch phone that will be the first of its kind to be powered by Windows Mobile 5.0, although I'm not too sure why you would need such an operating system on a device with...

US Pays $90 For Wii Fit

The Wii Fit has been slated for a May 19 release in the US, with a $89.99 price tag...tagging along. If you're one of the lucky first 1,000 people in the New York City area who aim to pre-order...

SonyStyle Carries MGS4 PS3 Bundle

SonyStyle has finally placed the 80GB MGS4 PS3 bundle up on its website, but unfortunately they won't be taking any pre-orders at the moment. This is the equivalent of a cheerleader who dresses and moves so provocatively, leaving you...

Apple Graphics Upgrade Kit

Apple has rolled out a new graphics upgrade kit that retails for $279, bringing the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT (1st Generation) for folks who are still rocking to a Mac Pro. Guess previous generation Mac Pro owners don't have...

iPhone Gets Price Cut In UK

Folks living in the UK who think that they have the disposable income to pick up yet another iPhone can jump for joy, as O2 has just confirmed a new low, low price of £169, thanks to a £100...

Hive Speaker System

The Hive is but a simulated surround sound speaker system that is way more interesting to look at compared to a standard sound bar, featuring a hexagonal honey comb pattern that features pivoting cells that form a truly customizable...

USB Mouse Hub

I know it is the Chinese Year of the Rat, but generally rats aren't too well received. The USB Mouse Hub you see here looks more like a cross between a pig and a mouse, as the limbs are...

Tyre Pressure Checked Automatically

With many miles left to go before you arrive at your destination, a busted tyre is the last thing on your mind. Ford aims to keep its customers happy with a new sophisticated tyre pressure monitoring system that is...

Dell Updates Vostro Line

The Vostro 1310 and 1510 notebooks from Dell have just received an update, shedding some weight in the process. Both models will feature built-in fingerprint readers for greater security, accompanied by the Trusted Platform Module 1.2 that helps prevent...

Tetris Arm Wrestling

Fans of Tetris might want to see how their brawn measure up with Tresling - a brand new take on the classic game. Opponents are placed against one another on an arm wrestling board, where the pieces will shift...

Nokia 6212 is Official

The Nokia 6212 is a 3G phone that has Near Field Communications (NFC), which makes it possible to communicate with other NFC devices to receive data (text, images, web URL, files…). “Near” means 4 inches (10 centimeters) away.Highlights 2”...

Blurb GroupBook: Make a Book with your Friends on Facebook

[Web 2.0] Blurb, is a cool online creative book publishing service that lets you create your own book and sell it. Today, Blurb launched Blurb GroupBook, a FaceBook application that allows users to create real books collectively. How it...

Kingston BlackBox Uber-Secure Flash Drive

Kingston has a new uber-secure flash drive that also happen to cost big bucks: $424 for 8GB. In fact, this high price is probably driven in part by a federal requirement that some sensitive data has to be stored...

Sharp Willcom D4 WSO16SH Video

Our friends from akihabaranews have an exclusive hands-on video of the Sharp Sharp Willcom D4 WSO16SH. It ha been shot during a press conference and it shows that the Willcam D4 is more a PDA like a phone, as expected...

Samsung i900 Tactile-Only Phone

Ok, one last Samsung phone for the next few hours… The i900 is another attempt to create a touch-phone that runs Windows Mobile 6.1. We know that there is a 5 Megapixel camera, but from what we can see...

April 14, 2008

Samsung B300 Clamshell Handset

Samsung's B300 cell phone features both internal and external screens, with all the most basic information being displayed on the external screen. It is a dual-band handset that comes with a CSTN display (sucks to use this under bright...

Samsung B510 Sneak Peek

Fancy taking a look at the Samsung B510? It somewhat resembles the Samsung M620, save for a more flat disposition and sharper corners. It is clearly the lesser endowed handset compared to the M510, and looks set to fall...

Samsung M620 Spy Shot

Samsung's leaked M620 comes coated in stark silver with black highlights, featuring a sliding form factor and has the following features :- 262k color LCD display VGA camera (bah!) Bluetooth A2DP connectivity Integrated music player Built-in FM tunerNo idea...

Silver Seal Washable Keyboard

Silver isn't only great for killing werewolves and vampires, they're also good for killing germs. Seal Shield has released a new washable, anti-microbial keyboard that supposedly kills contaminants with its silver ions. Being dishwasher-safe, it is a snap disinfecting...

Evolution of Man and TV

Check out the comic above - it is a hilarious but true take of the evolution of us homo sapiens and TV - apparently the thinner a TV gets (in addition to cell phones and other hi-tech stuff such...

TouchBrowser From Makayama

The TouchBrowser from Makayama is a simple, full-page rendering Web browser for Windows Mobile users that surprise, surprise - offers the iPhone-like ability of moving around a Web page simply by dragging the tip of your finger. A simple...

LG Voyager Voyages to Sprint, AT&T

LG's Voyager looks set to make its way to other carriers in the US after seeing success with Verizon, which means Sprint and AT&T will be receiving a similar handset sometime later this year. So far more than 1.1...

Super Monkey Ball On The iPhone?

Sega's Super Monkey Ball was one fun game when it was first released, and it has apparently been ported over to the iPhone. According to producer Ethan Einhorn, this port is a casual title that supports the "pick up...

Toshiba Dynabook SS RX1 Delayed

Here's some words concerning the Toshiba Dynabook SS RX1: it will be delayed. After all, it will be one of the first notebooks that feature a 128GB SSD, and the delay might be due to the SSD itself since...

HP and Dreamworks Announce 30-bit Color Display

(not actual display) HP and DreamWorks announced that they have been “working together” on a 30-bit color display that will be built for 25% of the cost of equivalent displays in this space. I used the quotes up there because...

OHM Hybrid Cycles

The OHM Hybrid Cycle looks like a pretty hi-tech but normal bicycle, but it features a center mount battery pack that is capable of managing power distribution automatically when pedaling, ensuring you get a larger boost from the electric...

VTech IS6110 Cordless Landline Phone

VTech's new IS6110 cordless landline phone was specially designed to look like a smartphone, so you might actually fool visitors to your home by leaving it on the coffee table. Features include a full QWERTY keyboard for instant messaging...

More Ben Heck Wizardry

This Ben Heck fellow deserves high praise from everyone for his creativity when it comes to modifying electronics into works of art. This time, he has come up with the amazing Apple IIGS laptop that features an original IIGS...

Super Genintari Blows Me Away

Now this is one home-made console that will definitely blow you away - it brings the best of the past into one huge machine that will surely deserve an honorable place in your living room. After all, there are...

DIY Burglar Alarm

Unemployed Afghan electrical engineer Hanif Molavizadeh has decided to come up with a deadly DIY burglar alarm that will trigger a "song-like" warning whenever a small movement is triggered outside the window, calling Molavizadeh's cell phone which would then...

RED RAY Optical Disk Drive

RED RAY has just rolled out a new optical disk drive that claims to playback 4K video from the RED ONE, 3K video from the new Scarlet and the usual assortment of HD formats from RED Disc and RED...

Panasonic P2 64GB Solid State Disk

Panasonic's new 64GB Solid State Disk has just been released in order to complement its line of HD recording professional P2 camcorders. With five 64GB SSD P2 cards installed, you will be able to record up to 5.3 hours...

MGS4 Bluetooth Headset

I suppose Metal Gear Solid 4 will move tons of copies in its sales and possibly introduce a second surge in PS3 sales, but Konami isn't taking any chances by milking this title for all its worth. There will...

Ultra-Low Power Bluetooth

CSR has demonstrated its Ultra-Low Power (ULP) Bluetooth hardware which is touted to be up to 50 times faster than what we have today. Instead of sending out more data, ULP consumes a phenomenally low amount of power during...

DoCoMo to Launch Updated Raku-Raku Voice-To-Text Phone

The DoCoMo (Japan’s largest wireless carrier) Raku-Raku Phone Premium, also known as F884i becomes official today. It can convert voice-to-text when editing emails, which might come in handy, if it works, that said. While editing an email, users can...

Sharp Willcom D4 is the Smallest Windows Vista QWERTY UMPC

The Willcom D4 is an amazing feast of miniaturization: at 188 x 84 x 25.9mm, for about 1.0 lbs (470g), this is the smallest Windows Vista computer UMPC.

Asustek Announces M70 Notebook

The Asus M70 is no slouch when it comes to performance, considering its main mission of being an entertainment notebook. For starters, you get :- 17" display 1TB of storage space Blu-ray drive Intel processors ATI Mobility Radeon HD3650...

Crystal Arabesque Loudspeakers

The Arabesque loudspeakers from Crystal Cables are definitely a beauty to behold - the enclosures themselves are made from hand-blown Czech Republic crystal, boasting walls that are at least 0.5" thick and the overall looks that will turn your...

Greenhouse Eneplug

The Greenhouse Eneplug is one interesting gizmo as this compact USB charger consists of a power cord and a USB jack on the opposite end, making it a snap to recharge your portable electronics (those that depend on USB...

Help-branded Products

Searching through aisle after aisle of medical products can be quite the pain, which is why the new Help-branded products designed by ChappsMalina Studio aims to make the entire process simple and dummy-proof. Granted, this isn't exactly tech-related but...

Home-made iMacmini

The iMacmini sounds like an abomination, and the finished DIY product is nowhere near the polished masterpieces from Cupertino but it does offer a rather interesting angle where an old Windows-powered laptop experienced a renaissance after being stripped apart...

I/O Concept Watch

How many hi-tech watches that you see in the market these days cater for females? Chances are the answer will be none. The I/O concept aims to change that perspective (assuming it actually takes off), featuring a cuff bracelet...

MobiTV Supports ATSC-M/H System For Mobile Broadcast

MobiTV will be providing interactive capabilities for the consumer trials courtesy of its A-VSB Initiative that will see consumer trials rolled out throughout the year in more than one US market, hoping to get a better feel of money-making...

SPOT Hands-On

We covered SPOT back in November last year, and here's what the folks at Gearlog have to say about it. During my time with the SPOT, I used it periodically from my office and on my commute to work...

Futura Fan Helps Keep Things Cool

Laptops tend to heat up easily, which is why it is important to have a good backup solution as well as a cooling system that helps prevent any mishap from happening - especially right before that all-important board meeting....

Blockbuster Circuit-City Bid Strategy Flawed by Design

You might wonder why Blockbuster wants to buy Circuit City for a billion dollars. Here’s the insight provided by Jim Keyes, Blockbuster’s CEO: "We would seek to differentiate products in both Blockbuster and Circuit City stores by offering exclusive...

Samsung Aura Updated

Samsung's Aura notebook series has just received timely updates in order to be on par with the market. Just like the Samsung R20, the R410 is a 14 incher and tips the scales at 2.4kg, making this a MacBook...

E-Ten Upgrades Flagship Glofiish

E-Ten has taken steps to upgrade their flagship Glofiish smartphone by releasing two new models - the M750 and the M810. The latter is powered by a 500MHz processor, has WiFi connectivity, GPS navigation, Bluetooth 2.0 support, HSDPA, 2.8"...

Nokia on DVB-H: It Is a Bit in a Turmoil

It should not come as surprise: customers are not interested by watching TV on a tiny display, and those who are would like to do it by using an on-demand scheme, not broadcast. DVB-H is exactly the contrary of...

Bad Breath Checker

There is nothing quite like bad breath to totally ruin your chances at a social event, which is why brushing one's teeth before a social engagement along with a pack of mints are essential "to do" items virtually every...

G-Dog To Be A Success?

Check out the video above and leave your verdict in the comments section. Do you think the G-Dog has what it takes to endear itself to the masses, especially after Sony's Aibo was put to sleep officially back in...

Psystar Apple Mac Clone

Strange to see Psystar from Florida announce an Apple Mac Clone which retails for a mere $399.99, but unfortunately for the rest of the masses the site is currently down. No idea if this is due to a massive...

Canon PIXMA iP100 Portable Printer

The new Canon PIXMA iP100 portable printer isn't too portable IMHO, tipping the scales at 2kg which tends to add up should you lug it around. It can print out images at 9,600 x 2,400 dpi, while 10cm x...

Willcom D4 Based On Intel Atom

Intel's new Atom processor sees action in the Willcom D4 (also known as the WS016SH from Sharp), boasting the following features :- 1.33GHz Atom processor 1GB RAM Tilt-slider design that fits a QWERTY keyboard and D-pad 5" touch screen...

Verizon Gets Cheap

Verizon will definitely win more fans over, dropping the price of its unlimited data plan to a mere $29.99 monthly from today onwards. Guess if you're always hankering after a cheap, unlimited data plan, this is it - unless...

April 13, 2008

Hitachi Goes Wooo!

Hitachi's Wooo UT Series of HDTVs consist of half a dozen LCD models and three plasma displays to cater for every budget and viewer requirement. All the LCD TVs measure a mere 3.5cm in thickness and boast a 250GB...

All Spark USB Hub

Guess there is still some mileage left in the Transformers movie where merchandise is concerned, especially with this All Spark USB hub. It is definitely larger than your average USB hubs that tend to minimize the amount of desk...

Philips DCP951 DVD Player

Now the Philips DCP951 is truly a wonder - it not only plays DVDs, but also does DVD +/-R and DVD +/-RW, VCD, DivX, and MPEG4 movies as well. Heck, it even doubles up as an iPod touch dock,...

Speaker Media Cabinet

If you have a whole lot of extra time on your hands and is passionate about recycling objects into works of art, then this Speaker Media Cabinet ought to be your cup of tea. It can be used to...

NEC AtermWR1200H Wireless Router

NEC will roll out the AtermWR1200H wireless LAN router in Japan that comes with a built-in antenna, measuring a mere 27mm x 85mm x 110mm that makes it 60% smaller compared to its predecessor, which is pretty darn small...

LG T80 PMP

LG's latest portable media player, the T80 isn't exactly groundbreaking in design, and it does let one wonder whether the iPod touch look was a deliberate move or an accident. Features include :- 3" 420 x 240 resolution touch...

microSD Memory Card Projector

Now this is definitely a special projector by all accounts, as it is capable of projecting content loaded onto a microSD memory card, hence its relatively compact size. While you won't get full HD images plastered on your wall,...

HP 2133 Gets SleeveCase

HP's recently released 2133 will be receiving the protective SleeveCase courtesy of WaterField Designs. The SleeveCase for the HP 2133 Mini-Note PC combines a nearly indestructible ballistic nylon outer shell with a high-grade neoprene interior that cushions the computer...

Cell Phones Control Jukebox

LocaModa and Touch Tunes have teamed up to hook up to 30,000 jukeboxes to social networks, allowing them to be controlled remotely via cell phones. This new partnership allows patrons to let their handsets interact with flat panel screens...

BlueAnt Supertooth 3

Hmm, looks as though 3 months down the road and the Supertooth 3 has not yet been released, despite a targeted March 2008 release date and a recommended retail price of $119. The Supertooth 3 was paraded again by...

Cross Box From JMTek

JMTek has just released the Cross Box, a device that allows you to transfer data between two computers via USB 2.0 as long as they are powered by a Windows-based operating system. This does away with the hassle of...

Cold Seat Fends Off Summer Heat

The sweltering summer heat is nothing to joke about, and kids are more subsceptible to heat than we adults so leaving them in a car is a big no-no. Even worse is the fact that most kids seat behind...

Dollhouse TV Comes To Life

What you see here is a dollhouse TV, and while most other dollhouse TVs come with some sort of static display (often a sticker that was haphazardly placed), this one is different as the TV actually works. Brett Foster,...

CardioArm Probes Around

I must admit this is one of the weirder medical devices I've covered so far - the CardioArm is more an offshoot of Dr. Octopus' tentacled wonder than a medical contraption. This snakelike robot was specially designed to help...

iSH2 Natalie Coughlin Signature Series

The iSH2 Natalie Coughlin Signature Series pays homage to the US backstroke world record holder, featuring an integrated waterproof case as well as H2O Audio's new H3 waterproof headphones for the iPod shuffle. It works fine up to 3m...

Toto Hybrid Ecology System and Washlet

Toto's Hybrid Ecology System and Washlet helps to save water by drawing on both inboard and outside water sources, taking up a mere 5.5 litres per flush compared to the standard 13 litres in old school tanks. Other features...

Amphibian Bike Concept

You know those paddle vehicles that lovers just love sitting in at tourist spots? Well, lonely folks can look forward to the realization of the Amphibian Bike concept, as it does not only function as a standard bike on...

iPod Touch Jailbroken

Radio Shack ran some circulars which featured the iPod touch complete with Installer and MobileChat icons - and this instance can only come about with a jailbroken iPod (which doesn't make much sense anyways). I wonder what the Apple...

Tech Tour in the Silicon Valley for French Start-ups: apply!

The French Embassy and UbiFrance are sponsoring a neat program that helps French Start ups to meet leading global tech companies and expose them to the Silicon Valley’s ecosystem. French Startups must apply by April 14th to be considered for...

April 11, 2008

Logitech Squeezebox Duet (Upcoming)

Woohoo! we have received our Logitech Squeezebox Duet. If you don’t know what it is: The box will stream music (or internet radio) over WiFi anywhere in the home. You can have several boxes, and either play the same...

Intel MID Promotional Video

Here is the video that Intel put together to promote Mobile Internet Devices (MID). Devices like the Nokia N800/810/810-WiMax or even the Sony Mylo 2 could be in that category. Hopfully all MIDs will be always connected (3G/Wi-Max). There’s never...

Rumor: iPhone 2 to Have a Broadcom GPS Chip?

We’ve seen all kinds of rumors, sometimes, we publish them because they might have a hint of truth, but we’re publishing this one because it seems ridiculous: “Tonight, based on a recent informal conversation my Dad had with his...

NVIDIA + VIA = Low Cost Multimedia PC

A Via CPU, paired with an NVIDIA GPU could be the platform for cheap multimedia computers. The idea is simple: with multimedia applications like a Media Center PC, most of the workload is “fixed”. SDTV resolution is fixed, 1080p...

Wooden Laptop Concept by Fujitsu

This is what Fujitsu thinks a wooden laptop should look like. Obviously, this is a brainstorming session on “how can we jump on the Green wagon and charge a little more?” I actually like it when it is closed,...

NES Emulator on the Sidekick

A NES Emulator (by AcidAngel) is available for the SideKick, it reportedly works like a charm but it is not available yet and does not have a price. Also, remember that downloading a ROM (game) is most likely illegal,...

Air Purifying, Low-Energy Light Bulbs

Energy-conserving light bulbs are becoming very cheap these days, and if you are a manufacturer, how do you differentiate yourself with such a commodity? By adding an ionizer that –they claim- will purify the air. First if all, people...

HTC Touch Limited Edition Sale for Charity

All four devices are being auctioned on eBay and the proceeds will go to the Children’s Cancer Foundation (in Singapore). Before bidding, you should know that HTC will only ship to an address in Singapore. Highlights Windows Mobile 6...

Neo Geo Stick 2 Controller for the Wii

take a look at the Neo Geo Stick 2 – now, that is a joystick on which you can slam the buttons and perform a 14-hit combo like a real gamer.

Ferrari-Shaped Mobile Phone

This seemingly toy-ish Ferrari is in fact a cellphone. The dialing pad is located underneath the car where the axle should be. The idea is interesting, but I agree with my friends from techdigest that I do not like...

Nikon P80 Camera with 18x Optical Zoom

When it comes to digital cameras, it’s fair to say that everybody likes the idea of a powerful zoom! That’s why Nikon added a whopping 18x optical zoom (27-486mm equivalent) that could prove very useful in many situations (wildlife,...

Microsoft to Open Retail Stores?

Microsoft is reportedly looking into opening retail stores. Selling expensive stuff to consumers has a lot to do with hands-on experience and branding and that is exactly what Microsoft hopes to boost. Microsoft products currently sell through a channel...

April 10, 2008

NVIDIA: We Are Going to Open a Can of Whoop Ass

I have read several articles about NVIDIA CEO’s latest comments on Intel integrated graphics. This mostly interested people seeking the “drama du jour”, on a topic that is quite frankly not new: integrated graphics versus discrete graphics. I’ll limit...

USB TV Tuner / Flash Drive from Buffalo

This is an excellent example of semi-conductor integration: components are getting so small that a standard USB-key form factor can now house 4GB of flash memory and a TV Tuner. Buffalo says that the key can store 4GB of video,...

Next Pocket Explorer Video Demo

Our friends at Brighthand got a demo of the new Pocket Explorer, which should provide a “full web experience”, meaning that flash and AJAX stuff would work out of the box. It is an interesting demo, but I don’t...

Sony Bravia E4000 HDTV is an Art Piece, Really!

The Sony Bravia E4000 has been created to look like a picture frame, so that it looks great on your wall. When guests are around, you can create a photo slideshow, turning it into the most expensive photo frame...

Microsoft Clearflow aims to Improve Traffic Reports

With Clearflow, users will really know if there is a better route outside the highway network. Microsoft will sample more data from volunteers providing GPS data that is analyzed by Microsoft to create a road traffic conditions

Asus to Release Intel-Based Eee in June at Computex

Our sister site Uberpulse has an exclusive (video) interview with H. C. Hung, the President of Personal Mobile Devices at ASUS. He confirmed that the intel-based ASUS Eee would be revealed in June, at Computex (Taiwan). We think that...

Intel Keen on Context-Aware Mobile Devices

Intel is working on a long-term software project (and somewhat hardware, I guess) that aims at increasing the communication between mobile devices and the electronics “resources” that could be paired to them, like large displays, internet connections, printers, keyboards,...

Asus HDTV USB Tuner Works with the Eee PC

Asus Eee owners now have access to a USB HDTV Tuner from Asus, with Linux drivers! It’s a requirement as the majority of Eee users run the pre-installed linux. The catch is: the My Cinema U3100 Mini tuner supports...

Blockbuster Working on a Movie Set-Top Box

Blockbuster is apparently working on a set-top box to compete with vudu or Apple TV in the on-demand movie space. Just like the competition, the box will stream flicks from the web and how good the service will be...

LG X-S900 Desktop Replacement

Le LG X-S900 is a 19” desktop replacement that costs $1740. LG chose to cut down on the processing power and the hard drive capacity in favor of more memory and decent graphics performance. It is in my opinion...

Nikon Coolpix S52c WiFi Compact Camera

The S52c is the more interesting one because it has integrated WiFi hardware allowing it to upload content to the web directly.

Shuttle High Definition mini-PC

Shuttle is coming out with an AMD-based home theater PC (HTPC) that features a Blu-Ray & HD-DVD combo drive and a DVB-T TV Tuner. The memory is sparse: only 1GB, we recommend pumping it to 2GB, as sit as...

Good-Looking Van Der Led WM2 Cellphone Watch

I forgot to post on that one, but it’s never too late to talk about an interesting gadget: The Van Der Led WM2 Cellphone Watch is the first one that looks good enough to be usable. I believe that...

Slacker Portable Radio Exposes You to New Music

Users can use the Slacker Portable Radio player to tune in internet radio stations. When not connected, it’s also possible to download radio programs or create your own station, based on the kind of music that you like. By...

Hyundai 46-inches Stereoscopic (3D) TV

We’ve seen our share of Stereo TVs at CES, but most work with video games or “special” movie features that display two images, one of each eye, rendered from a slightly different point of view to reflect the distance...

Micro Projector with SD Port

Micro projectors don’t yet have the image quality that one would want, but they are getting better. This one is cute and quite small, if you compare its size to the video input connectors. The bonus feature here is...

Zipidee Enables eBook Sales… thanks to eBay!

We published an article about Zipidee launch back in October. They are now announcing that eBooks will be included to the list of digital goods categories they are offering. Since eBay restricted Digital goods trade to the Classified-Ad format...

April 9, 2008

Tame Your Multitasking (Concept)

Tame is an elegant concept device that syncs with all your “tech” (desktop, laptop, mobile, Facebook…) and let you allow and will allow or auto-reply to email, phone calls and other techno-social activity requests from others. Each side of...

HTC Post Comfortable Earnings – Good Design Sells

While Motorola and Palm have been taking a beating in their recent earnings, HTC does much better – at least in terms of profitability. Their earnings increased 38.6% compared to last year to top $1.08B. HTC does not have...

30 Percent Improvement for Li-Ion Batteries

We all know that mobile computing’s biggest challenge is battery-life. And while it is important, progress have been mostly sluggish over the past few years. This may change thanks to the Argone National Laboratory’s research. By using different materials...

Your Router Can Be Hacked From a Web Page

That’s one of the topic discussed at the RSA conference by Dan Kaminsky. His point is that web browser design flaws can let hackers change the settings of your router and open the door for an attack. Upon visiting...

Toshiba SpursEngine SE1000 is Cell on a Diet

Yesterday, we told you about the fact that Toshiba was going to use a “Cell” processor to process H.264 HD video streams. Just as we suspected, it is a scale-down version of the Cell design that is used in...

Asus Essentio CS5110 is Small and HD-friendly

Asus has worked hard to create what it believes to be the perfect home-theater PC. The design is nice, but not nice enough so that I would like to “show” the computer in the living room (How many ASUS logos can you put on a PC?).

Kohjinsha SR8KPO6S UMPC with Optical Drive

One of the weaknesses of UMPCs is that they often don’t have an optical drive. I’m not sure how bad it is, because I’m not really using the DVD drive of my Vaio SZ often… Anyhow, Kohjinsha’s SR8KPO6S does...

Dell to Join the Eee Wanabees

Compal computers, a contract manufacturer for Dell said that it has received an order of 200k to 300k units of a “low-cost” notebook to be sold sometimes this year. This confirms that the demand for cheap sub-notebooks is at...

Siemens Demonstrates the Gigaset SE68 WiMAX Express Card

Siemens is busy preparing the impending WiMAX onslaught and it has demonstrated its Gigaset SE68 WiMAX Express Card. In theory it could download as fast as 20Mbps via a USB connection. Now all we need is… WiMAX deployment. Normally,...

Google Presentation now Exports to PowerPoint

This is arguably one of the most useful improvements in Google Presentation: the ability to save a PPT file that a fellow marketer can view. To export a PPT file, just go to File=>Save as PPT. and Voila....

Vitals.com, the Yelp for Doctors

It might not be the most accurate comparison, but that’s how it feels from the outside: now you can review, and most importantly *read*, reviews about doctors. Doctors will also have a login to edit their personal information and...

New SDK Hints to Obvious: the 3G iPhone is Coming

Someone has looked into the new iPhone SDK and noticed that it contains an string mentioning a SGOLD3 chipset from Infineon (they also built the 2.5G chipset for the current iPhone). Anyhow, this is not like hardcore hacking or...

Wii GameCube Controller

Nintendo is releasing a GameCube controller for the Wii (in Wii-white, obviously). It already has a lot of fans on the web. You can see it on the Japanese Nintendo site, but we don’t know when it will come...

Nokia Tube – Live Photo, Specifications

Pictures of the Nokia Tube have appeared on the web. As expected, it looks like an iPhone clone (or Killer, depending how much you love Nokia). The good news is that ‘Tube” is only a code-name (phew). Also, it...

Supercomputers to Provide Domestic Hot Water?

IBM is working on new ways to cool supercomputers. The idea is simple: get water as close as the chip, or in the chip itself, to extract heat from it. While water-cooling is not new, getting so close to...

Zero Day Threat – Book Launch in San Francisco

Yesterday, I was invited to a book party at the Metreon in San Francisco. Jon Swartz and Byron Acohido of USA Today launched their new book: "Zero Day Threat: The Shocking Truth of How Banks and Credit Bureaus Help...

Awang A9000, a HTC TyTn Clone

The Awang A9000 is the almost-perfect clone of the HTC TyTn, at least, on the surface. Just by looking at the pictures, we can tell that that construction and finish look cheap compared to the original one. It doesn’t...

EMC Buys Iomega for $213M

It is official: EMC has bought Iomega for $213M. After several attempts, EMC continues its foray in the consumer storage (I’m a big fan of Mozy.com, the online backup service). EMC was a stock market favorite in the late...

April 8, 2008

PS3 Cell Processor to Power Toshiba TVs

Toshiba is reportedly working on integrating a variant of the Cell Processor (used in the PS3) to power the conversion from standard definition to HD 1080p in some TV sets. You can imagine that the marketing claim is that...

Nokia Tube, the Anti-iPhone

No one in the media has touched the actual device yet, but an image was shown during a recent developer presentation held in Redwood City (Silicon Valley). Of course, everyone will point out that it does look like the...

Wal-Mart to refund HD-DVD Players

Customers who bought an HD-DVD player from November 1st 2007 should qualify for a refund, even if they have discarded the packaging. There is a limit in time and that’s April 30th, so make up your mind quickly. Isn’t...

Sony Rolls Out More Blu-ray Recorders

Sony certainly aims to solidify its place in the living room by launching a new BDZ series of Blu-ray recorders, with the A70 and high-end T90 being capable of picking up unprotected HDTV feeds, relying on AVC (H.264) encoding...

Solar Car Air Purifier

Cars can get pretty dusty after a while, and no amount of vacuuming will be able to return it to its showroom glory. Here's where the Solar Car Air Purifier comes in - it helps deodorizes and sterilizes indoor...

3DConnexion SpaceNavigator for Notebooks

The 3DConnexion SpaceNavigator is one unique navigation peripheral for your computer, but it is too bulky to be carried around for notebook use until today. The 3DConnexion SpaceNavigator for Notebooks has just been unleashed, weighing half of the original,...

Toshiba Satellite X205 Announced

Toshiba's new Satellite X205 is a gaming rig that will feature the following hardware specifications, with prices starting from $1,999 upwards :- 17" display Dual Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT graphics solution HDMI port Harmon Kardon speakers with Dolby Audio...

Samsung D780 Unveiled

Targeting Asia and Europe, Samsung's new D780 Duos is yet another dual-SIM handset from the Korean cell phone manufacturer. This tri-band wonder's main selling point would be the capability to store two SIM cards simultaneously, with the D780 being...

iBig Box Is Huge

Now isn't this the largest iPod dock you've ever laid your eyes on? Sure, it might be full of hot air (literally), but that doesn't detract from the fact that it boasts a couple of speakers, and iPod dock...

Sharp Mebius Powered By AMD

Sharp's new white PC-FW50X notebook will pack the following features :- 15.4" WXGA display 2GHz AMD Mobile Sempron 3600+ processor 2GB RAM Dual-layer DVD burner 120GB hard drive Four USB 2.0 slots PCMCIA slot (what, no ExpressCard?) WiFi and...

AVIO iP-60E Projector

The AVIO iP-60E projector takes pride in being the newest "intelligent projector" from AVIO, bringing the following features to the table :- 3,500 Lumens High resolution camera Quick setup time 4 megapixel CCD camera Scanner and electronic whiteboard functionNo...

Thanko USB Face Mask

Thanko has released its new USB-powered face mask that claims to keep your face cool, although I am pretty sure it will elicit some unwelcome comments from your colleagues whenever you put this on at the office. After all,...

Elite Screens VMAX Plus3 Projection Screen

Elite Screens has announced its new VMAX Plus3 projection screen that is meant to see action in cavernous presentation halls, auditoriums, churches and community theaters. You will be able to choose from a 4:3 (NTSC) or 16:9 (HDTV) aspect...

Iogear Portable Media Player

Iogear has gotten itself into the portable media player game with its very own 120GB device that functions like a video library in a box, holding up to 50 hours worth of DVD-quality video in a portable package. Also...

Vibrating Braille Cell Phone

An ex-teacher at a school for the blind and a professor from Tsukuba University of Technology have worked together to create a cell phone which sends out vibrations that represent Braille symbols. This handset is meant to help those...

Asus Ships 2nd Gen Eee PC

Asus aims to beat Acer and HP to the punch by shipping its second generation Eee PC first, without including Intel's recently released Atom processor. This new line of updated notebooks will instead rely on Intel's Celeron M processors...

HP 2133 Sub-Notebook First Review

The beautiful HP 2133 is making its way to reviewers and the first impressions are very positive, very much in line with what we expected after looking at the specifications. It’s cheap: the $550 version is substantial and the...

April 7, 2008

Kyocera Mako S4000 Unveiled

Kyocera has released the Kyocera Mako S4000 clamshell phone, featuring the following :- 1.8" 128 x 160 TFT internal display 1" 96 x 96 CSTN external display VGA camera with digital zoom Bluetooth connectivity Voice recognition 2.5" x 1.84"...

Axxen I-Passion Pearl USB Flash Drive

Axxen of Korea has introduced its new USB flash drive known as the I-Passion. Targeting females, you get a pearl-colored pendant attached to a USB connector, and it comes in various capacities ranging from 1GB to 8GB. It also...

Wii Fit Pre-orders Sell Out

Wii Fit, the non-game "game" for the Nintendo Wii has just broken all records on Play.com by selling out its entire allocation in one day, making it also the fastest selling Nintendo Wii game to date. According to Play.com,...

TAG Heuer Night Vision Driving Glasses

I've always thought that those who wear sunglasses at night are posers, but I ought to change that thinking now since some of them might actually be wearing the Tag Heuer Night Vision Driving Glasses. This pair of sunglasses...

Seagate 1TB HDD with SAS Interface

Seagate just rolled out a new 1TB hard drive that features SAS interface, touting it to be able to boost performance by up to 135% when placed side-by-side with standard SATA drives. According to Sherman Black, Seagate senior vice...

HYmini Mini Green Power Station

HYmini has just rolled out a handheld portable electronics charging unit which relies on wind and solar sources to keep its internal battery charged, which can then be dispensed into thirsty 5V appliances such as cell phones, MP3 players,...

NYC Ring Flash Camera

The NYC Ring Flash Camera comes with a tagline “Now You’re Ready To Become A Fashion Photographer”, and truth be told, that ain't very far from the point at all. After all, with the flash of the camera handing...

Parasolar Concept

The Parasolar concept by Oded Shorer comes in a convenient carry case that opens up to reveal a cloth canopy which will be able to soak up the sun's rays, converting them into electricity thanks to its integrated photovoltaic...

PNY Attache USB Flash Drive

PNY has rolled out a new Attache USB flash drive that packs in 2GB and 4GB of storage space, and it doesn't come with fingerprint authentication or pre-loaded programs. Heck, it is just one good looking USB flash drive,...

Watercooled Xbox 360

If you can't afford a decent heater during winter, why not fire up the Xbox 360? After all, that thing heats up like nobody's business, which also explains the unusually high failure rate especially in the first generation of...

Tospom Ball-shaped Camera

Now here's a digital camera that takes an utterly different form factor compared to what we're familiar with - the Tospom comes in the form of a ball, and was designed in such a manner in order to "engage...

Ah-Choo! Box

There is nothing quite like a tissue to save the day whenever a sneeze comes about, which is why the Ah-Choo! Box looks like a surefire candidate for any living room. It comes with a built-in motion sensor, capable...

Gais Lisire Series 020 Speakers

The Gais Lisire Series 020 speakers comes in the form factor of a cylinder, and brings to the table a 2.1 channel sound system consisting of a 12" wide subwoofer tube and a couple of round satellite speakers. The...

Sun Visor DVD Touch Screen

Most sun visor displays are just that - they don't interact via a touch screen but the Sun Visor DVD Touch Screen does. Features of this in-vehicle companion include :- 7" 16:9 LCD touch screen display at 480 x...

Gemei M5 DAP

The Gemei M5 digital audio player is so tiny, it is slightly larger than the tab on your average soda can. It comes in an extremely simple form factor for easy portability, but won't be picking up any awards...

Mio Names Lovebird

Mio has a new GPS phone in town, and it is officially known as the Lovebird. Features of this handset include :- Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional GPS and A-GPS support Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE Samsung 2443 400Mhz processor 64MB RAM 2GB...

FLX USB Flash Drive

The FLX USB flash drive is actually pretty interesting to look at, coming in an accordion styled silicone case that manages to keep the entire device extremely small while doing away with the need for a protective cap. This...

Smallest 8GB USB Flash Drive

Super Talent has just rolled out three new 8GB USB flash drives, where one of them lays claim to be the smallest of its kind in the world. The PICO-A comes with a swivel lid, while the PICO-B has...

The Sphere Hi-tech Bed

Now the Sphere is one bed all Casanovas should strive to have in their pad. Not only does it get the emotions running with its silky red color, it features a 32" LCD TV built right into its frame, letting you...

Stealth USB CapsLocker

Drive your colleague mad with this DIY project - the Stealth USB CapsLocker. This will need to be soldered on, but it ought to be pretty hard to detect since it isn't as obvious as a USB keylogger. What...

Antivirus Halo Project

Don't you just wish that your pesky colleagues won't go around prying into your laptop whenever you get up and head for the pantry, leaving their boogers on your keyboard and the like? This high voltage "antivirus" protection project...

Wooden NES Portable Console

The NES which used to sit in the living room can now be toted around in wooden glory, thanks to Parker Dillmann's effort which involves one of those Yobo NES's and an AEI electronics screen, along with a whole...

Snapture Augments Camera Function

The camera application on the iPhone is already pretty good for casual shooting purposes, but if you're a serious cell phone photographer (sounds pretty ironic, as you would most probably settle for a dedicated digital camera instead), then the...

iCoral iPod Dock from Copulare

If you want to live it up in your home, why not settle for the iCoral iPod dock from Copulare of Germany? It features a synthetic coral top which is meant to eliminate vibrations, although I'm not too sure...

Xbox 360 To Get Wiimote Equivalent?

Word on the street has it that Microsoft will be rolling out form of Nintendo's Wiimote for the Xbox 360 before the year is over, according to a developer who has been working on the project for quite some...

GTA IV PS3 Bundle Targets Europe

Sony will be rolling out a Grand Theft Auto IV PlayStation 3 bundle that will be headed towards Europe, which means for roughly $750, you will be able to grab hold of a Blu-ray player and a copy of...

Happy Tap Concept

The Happy Tap concept that you see here has but two goals - to look good while ensuring you save as much water as possible whenever taking a shower. It features segmented joints that break apart, acting as a...

Future of Nokia Smartphones, Will the iPhone Continue to Dominate?

Earlier today, someone I know asked me this: “What do you think of future Nokia smart phones? Do you think they will stand a chance? Also what about Apple’s iPhone? Do you think the future competition is going to...

Verizon to Use the 700 Mhz Spectrum for 4G Communications

In one of the most unsurprising move, Verizon has announced that its $9.63 Billion investment in the 700 Mhz spectrum will be used for the next-generation 4G data connection. Don’t rejoice so quickly, because 4G service won’t be widely...

Day & Night Watch Tells You if the Sun is Up, is Useless

Unless you live in a cave, this $300,000 watch won’t do you any good: it only tells if the sun is up, something that my geekiest friends can find out for free by checking internet webcams… I don’t know...

Mitsubishi LaserVue HDTV Line

Mitsubishi’s slim DLP TV line-up, which was demonstrated at CES, has a new name: LaserVue. The sets diagonals will range from 60” to 73” and cost between $1800 and $4700. They are only 10” thick, which is quite small...

Windows Asus Eee at Best Buy for $399

Those who have been anxiously waiting for the Windows version of the Asus Eee can head to Best-Buy to get one, for $399. Don’t forget that there is no optical drive and that Windows XP home Edition lacks features...

Nokia “Shoot to Translate” Helps Getting Around in Foreign Countries

Many travelers find it really weird to be in a country where they don’t know how read or speak the language. That happened to me while being in Japan. I wish that I had something like Nokia’s shoot and...

Sony Thinks about HDTVs with Integrated Blu-Ray. No Thanks

Sony thinks that there is a market for such TVs, and they might be right for Japan, where apartments can be very small.

Run at Night, Come Back with a Bleeding Nose

This concept starts with a good idea: these shoes convert kinetic energy generated when walking or running into electricity that can power a light placed at the front of the shoe. A battery can store energy accumulated during the...

Garmin Nuvi 255T and 255WT

Garmin aims low this time with entry level GPS devices that won't hit your pocket too hard with the Nuvi 255T and 255WT. The former will come with a 3.5" display, while the latter has a more eye-friendly 4.3"...

Hummer HT2 Phone

Everyone knows the Hummer line of vehicles aren't exactly the greenest in the world (they're actually one of the worst culprits actually), but somehow the brand has grown by leaps and bounds to warrant another cell phone model being...

New Acer Gemstones Coming Soon

Acer's recently released Gemstones won't remain new for too long as word on the street has it Acer will be rolling out a couple of new Acer notebooks as well, with the Aspire and Slim Gemstone Aspire systems ready...

Futuristic Intel Netbook

At the Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai, Intel was busy parading a new design of its Netbook which looks a whole lot better than the current design. Surely such a form factor would go on and be a credible...

Smallest ECG In The World

The Universal ECG portable PC-based ECG prides itself in being the smallest of its kind in the world, hooking up directly to majority of desktop PCs, notebooks and even Pocket PCs as long as they are powered by Microsoft...

Sony Ericsson HBH-PV712 Headset

Sony Ericsson has just rolled out the HBH-PV712-Style Edition Bluetooth headset that comes with a trio of "style-up" covers which make matching your accessories a whole lot easier. This isn't just about beauty though, as the HBH-PV712 has the...

SUNN Solar-Powered Car

Never mind the rising prices of gas if you're rocking with the SUNN solar-powered car. Boasting a mileage of infinity per gallon, this solar-powered car is best used in countries that receive a consistent stream of sunlight all year...

MobiBLU Cube3 Has OLED Display

Remember MobiBLU? They made what was touted to be the smallest MP3 player in the world back in 2005, and here we are with an updated version which comes with a full color OLED display, crammed into its 1"...

SanDisk Cruzer Enterprise

The SanDisk Cruzer Enterprise USB flash drive is a two-for-one solution which features two-factor authentication technology for greater security. This flash drive will be managed by SanDisk CMC server software, enabling managers to provision and monitor flash drives. In...

Toshiba IK-HD1 Smallest in the World

Toshiba's IK-HD1 holds the record (for the time being) as the smallest HD camera head in the world, measuring a mere 1.6" while tipping the scales at 2.3 ounces. Toshiba plans for the IK-HD1 to be used for scientific...

Puma Glowrider Bicycle

The Puma Glowrider is definitely one safe mode of transport to take at night, considering the whole thing glows in the dark just like a large neon glo-stick. Whenever you arrive at your destination, you will be able to...

iPod Touch Runs Quake 3

As much as I love Quake 3, the original Quake is still the best title in the franchise for me. This is where quad damage is really four times what a regular blast delivers, and who can forget the...

Hello Kitty Snaps Photos Too

Japan's favorite pasty-faced feline, Hello Kitty is now back with a 5 megapixel digital camera that features the following features as well :- 4x digital zoom 32MB internal memory 2" LCD display SD/MMC memory card slotStrictly meant for Hello...

Fujitsu Vein Scanner Comes To The US

Fujitsu's PalmSecure log-in kit will be making its way Stateside pretty soon, and the entire kit consists of a mouse with an embedded PalmSecure authentication sensor in addition to OmniPass software that substitutes Windows and application passwords with sensor...

Game Suppli For Hardcore Gamers

Now this is taking things a bit too far - supplement pills for gamers known as "Game Suppli". I wonder whether taking these will actually allow you to beat those crazy Japanese Tetris players on Tetris DS, or will...

Acer Goes Blu-ray

Acer has a couple of notebooks that will come with Blu-ray drives, and they are the Aspire 8920G and 6920G. Both will be powered by the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors, relying on Intel's PM965 Express chipset and...

Nextar 14–BC GPS Navigation System

The Nextar 14–BC GPS Navigation System is special as it features a backup camera, making this one of the more innovative gizmos to be released in a long time. Other features that accompany its GPS navigation system include :-...

Europe To Offer Inflight Calls

The European Commission has decided to allow cell phone service to commence on commercial flights over its territory, claiming that a set of rules and established technology will enable safe calling without compromising the flight's safety. I'm not too...

Nespresso Crystal Coffee Machine

Now isn't this the baddest coffee machine you've ever laid your eyes upon? The Nespresso Crystal Coffee Machine comes studded with Swarovski crystals, and will definitely add that definitive sparkle in your life every morning as you wake up...

Triforce - The Alternative Stylus

So you think you've got a pretty hip stylus from one of your special edition Nintendo DS Lite games? Well, the Triforce aims to offer something different being named after the legendary Legend of Zelda object. It features an...

Everex MyMiniPC

Everex's new MyMiniPC is extremely tiny and won't be a gaming powerhouse, but what it does is get the (office) job done efficiently and effectively without much hassle, thanks to the following specifications :- Intel Pentium T2130 1.86GHz processor...

MSV Has Prototype Handsets

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) aims to bring cell phones that take advantage of both traditional networks as well as rely on satellites in remote areas. MSV recently paraded a non-working model, claiming that the final product will feature WiFi...

Kingston Teams Up With Ricky Martin

Kingston and heartthrob Ricky Martin have teamed up to release a microSD memory card bundle that comes along with a USB card reader, featuring pre-loaded music tracks, video and cell phone wallpapers from Ricky's most recent "Ricky Martin Live:...

Samsung Launches SCH-M470

Samsung has just rolled out the SCH-M470 in Korea, making this the first HSUPA handset in that country. Features include the following :- 2 megapixel camera Web browsing support Push email Google search application WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0 connectivityThe...

LG Launches New Black Label

The only Black Label that I truly love is that of the alcoholic variety, but LG has just rolled out its Black Label series which makes for a worthy successor after the LG Chocolate and Shine. I do know...

Awang A9000 Clones AT&T Tilt

The AT&T Tilt has an admirer in the form of the Awang A9000 handset. This clone boasts a similar QWERTY keypad and overall design of the AT&T Tilt, featuring a microSD memory card slot, an integrated digital camera and...

Floral Titi MP3 Player

Now a name like Floral Titi is definitely going to catch attention, and this clip-type MP3 player not only does so with its moniker but styling as well. You will be able to choose from nine different colors offered...

Mobile Fragrance Communications Kit

The Mobile Fragrance Communications Kit from NTT DoCoMo functions on the similar scent delivery technology that NTT currently utilizes in homes and movie theaters across Japan. All you need to do is download fragrance playlists onto your DoCoMo handset...

Fi-Hi Novelty Bag

The Fi-Hi novelty bag is no ordinary knapsack, as it carries more than just books. After all, with integrated speakers and amps, you will be able to 'share' your favorite tunes with those around, so better make sure they're...

Digital Cutting Board

Most cutting boards are but plain colored rectangles, but the Digital Cutting Board from Nardo Design is worlds apart from what we have in the market today. It is equipped with a flexible LCD display that shows cooking instructions...

Van Der Led Jisus Laptop

It might border on the blasphemous, but the Jisus laptop from Van Der Led will certainly appeal to those who prefer form over function. This isn't a powerhouse by any standards, although the wide variety of colors will definitely...

MP810RSTD-43 a Mouthful

I guess one of the reasons the iPod has sold a fraction of a billion is due to the easy-to-pronounce name, which is also why the Egoman MP810RSTD-43 portable media player won't really soar up the hardware sales charts...

USB Moody Clock Hub

The $15 USB Moody Clock Hub might be square in design, but it sure as heck ain't so when it comes to function. Not only does it offer a quartet of USB 2.0 slots (two on each side), it...

Wacom Cintiq 12WX

Wacom's new high-end tablet, the Cintiq 12WX is one interesting tablet as you will be able to use it as a dual monitor and a tablet simultaneously, adding a previously unthought of dimension to a peripheral which we take...

CUE-Block Car Air Freshener

If you have a penchant for LEGO, then the CUE-Block Car Air Freshener is just the thing for you. Featuring four protrusions in each block, you can stack them up according to your own preference just like LEGO bricks....

April 6, 2008

The Social Gaming Network launches the Game Feed for Facebook

Since its launch in January 2008, the Social Gaming Network (SGN), are offering now 60 games to Facebook users. SGN launches this week-end the Game Feed, allowing players to see who is playing what and to track scores and...

April 4, 2008

Logitech diNovo Mini Review

In this review we will give you our verdict about the strengths and the weaknesses of this device and we will tell you whether or not you should get one.

Griffin ClearBoost Reviewed

iLounge takes the Griffin ClearBoost out for a spin, and here's their take on it. At a $35 suggested retail price, ClearBoost sells for around a $10 premium over a plain but comparably protective Griffin or other company’s iPhone...

Mans Loses Life For Gold

Greed has always been one of humankind's greatest weakness, and unfortunately this trait was the cause of Tulsa resident Tony Winnett's death. Apparently, he was so in love with gold (pretty wise considering where the U.S. dollar is heading...

Capture 3D Images on the Move

This stripe projection 3D sensor from Fraunhofer IOF helps compose a 3D model, simply by projecting a stripe pattern onto the subject, using the couple of "eyes" to capture slightly distinct angles of the image based on the deducted...

Stylophone Updated

The Stylophone is back, and this time with a vengeance. This updated model features a couple of sockets for you to connect a pair of decent headphones as well as a compatible MP3 player of your choice, allowing you...

Luce Touch-Sensitive Digital Lock

Now here's a door lock that has seen improvement with the times, being a touch-sensitive digital door lock known as the Luce EZON SHS-5200. Its slim body is constructed from high gloss black material which looks like a cell...

Samsung Camera Heads For Space

Samsung's NV compact digital camera holds the honor of being the first of its kind to be used at a space station. The Samsung NV as well as another DSLR camera will make their way aboard the Soyuz spacecraft,...

Logitec Bluetooth Adapter

Logitec's Bluetooth 2.1+EDR adapter retails for $22, and at that price you get signal range of up to 300 feet along with all the other features that accompany 2.1. It is capable of supporting up to 15 different Bluetooth...

Moov Moves You

Ever wish you could build a vehicle made out of LEGO parts? Moov brings that notion to pass, although it isn't exactly LEGO parts per se. This vehicle is made out of giant wood and plastic pieces, and with...

April 3, 2008

Senslux LED Desk Lamps

Here's a desk lamp range that is not only functional, but nice to look at as well. Senslux's SLD series of LED desk lamps do not only light up your desk, but it does so in style with energy...

Yonkoichi HDD Enclosure

Yonkoichi has a brand new hard drive enclosure that allows you to recycle all your 2.5-inch hard drives which are sitting idly at home. Constructed from aluminum, this USB 2.0 enclosure has enough room to hold up to four...

Alcatel OT-V770A Playboy Cell Phone

Alcatel recently paraded its OT-V770A Playboy-branded cell phone at CTIA 2008, although there wasn't much skin to look at. Features of the OT-V770A include :- 1.3 megapixel camera Media player Full-screen video playback 10MB internal memory (bah!) microSD memory...

iPod nano Belt

This belt not only helps keep your pants up, but your spirit as well. Using polyurethane leather, the buckle boasts a headphone port that allows you to listen to your iPod nano just about anywhere you go. After all,...

Kid Kustoms is Fast and Furious

Kid Kustoms allows your little one to live life in the fast lane, bringing a pram that boasts the best styling on the blog. It features traditional hot-rodding tropes, over-the-hub fenders and even glossy paint to complete the race...

Hello Kitty Pocketbook Stereo CD Player

Isn't Hello Kitty just adorable? Not! I personally find this little white feline getting on my nerves, as she has had her mug plastered over all sorts of products that nothing is sacred any more. This time round, we...

Perspektiva Lamp Concept

This is one nutty concept, using a digital camera design to function as the light of a lamp. Hopefully that future iterations of this design will involve the flash be detachable, along with the camera so that I will...

LaCie Neil Poulton External HDD

LaCie takes the fashion high road with its Neil Poulton-inspired Triple Interface external hard drives, throwing in an eSATA port to keep the FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 ports company. With the inclusion of External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment...

AOC X600 PMP

The AOC X600 portable media player from China seems to have it all - 3" display with 16:10 aspect ratio at 400 x 240 resolution and RM/RMVB support in addition to the following :- Connectivity to TV Support for...

H_T Cellular Gaming WiFi Hotspot

The H_T Cellular Gaming WiFi Hotspot has a 1 mile range and comes complete with an over-clocked processor, fluorescent LEDs and GPS navigation. It looks a whole lot like a PSP and is currently gestating as a prototype before...

Nokia N-Gage Service Goes Live

Nokia's N-Gage gaming service lives on despite the console phone line dying a quick death, and this time it is ready to rock and roll to the following handsets :- Nokia N81 Nokia N81 8GB Nokia N82 Nokia N95...

Bagetty Microwave Concept

The Bagetty microwave concept throws all convention out of the window, doing away with a boxy design that has plagued microwaves all this while. Instead, it comes in the form of a cylinder, making it perfect for those who...

Personal Soundtrack T-Shirt is Real

What started off as an April Fool's product will be realized in manufacturing lines pretty soon due to popular demand, and the Personal Soundtrack T-Shirt has already been slated for production ASAP. It will take some time for the...

Sony Ericsson Paris

Paris is a name that evokes romance, until the Hilton heiress came along anyways. Sony Ericsson's latest smartphone has been codenamed 'Paris', featuring a full keyboard within a slider form factor. It is minimalist in nature, and will be...

Datto NAS Backup

Datto's NAS backup brings to the table 500GB of storage space which ought to be more than enough for the average home PC user who makes copies of his/her Word documents and spreadsheets only. Should you think that 500GB...

Second Life with 3Dconnexion 3D Mice

I think that we mentioned the 3Dconnexion mice before, but today’s news is about the combo 3Dconnexion and Second life. This video shows how this controller can be used with Second life. I haven’t tested it myself, but it you...

Comcast "Wideband" High-Speed Internet Could Reach 160Mbps

160Mbps is a peak theoretical number of course, but still, it should be significantly faster that any consumer connection when it comes out. At the moment, only Mineapolis and St-paul residents can benefit from a 50 Mbps offer that...

Voice Commands for Yahoo OneSearch

At CTIA, Yahoo announced the support for voice commands in its OneSearch mobile search. To accelerate the adoption, Yahoo has apparently inked a ton of deals with wireless carriers. The company hopes to reach as much as 750 million...

Low-Cost Nokia Phones Might Find Their Way to Developed Countries (Ovum)

Analysts think that Nokia’s emerging markets phones might leak into developed countries and that could help low-spending users upgrade their phones. "This should be good news for helping operators in mature markets to encourage low-spending users to replace their...

Falcon MVIX - Wireless Multimedia Box

The Falcon MVIX is a multimedia hard drive case that has networking and video output capabilities. I can be used as a standalone device, storing and playing back videos to your HDTV or serve as a bridge between your...

Firefox 3 Beta 5 is Smaller, Better

In case you missed it, Firefox 3 Beta 5 has been released and features numerous fixes and performance optimizations. From my point of view, much higher performance and dramatically smaller memory footprint are the most important points. Firefox 2...

Computer Data Centers Heat Pool

At long last, there is a way to make good use of computer data centers in your neighborhood by using heat generated from it to be funneled into the local swimming pool so that you don't suffer from shock...

Second Generation Intel Classmate PC

Intel's Classmate PC is already in its second generation, and it will feature the following :- 9" LCD display 6-cell battery 512MB RAM 30GB hard drive Built-in webcam Celeron M processor WiFi connectivityIt will retail for $400 a pop....

Slingshot Does Pre-Paid Broadband

Slingshot has the honor of launching the first pre-paid wireless broadband Internet service in the country, enabling folks to hook up to the World Wide Web with DSL speeds just about anywhere they are (with a decent signal, of...

Sony HDR-TG1 Handycam

Sony's recently announced HDR-TG1 Handycam will be arriving this May, retailing for $900 while holding the title of being the smallest full HD camcorder in the world. Tipping the scales at a mere 10 ounces, the HDR-TG1 Handycam features...

T-Mobile Germany Subsidizes iPhones

Folks living in Germany have it easy where the iPhone is concerned, thanks to T-Mobile who are offering the 8GB iPhone for a mere €99, as long as you purchase it with a 24-month contract. Granted, there are plenty...

Panasonic SDR-S7 Camcorder

Panasonic's new SDR-S7 camcorder was recently announced in Japan, and it remains to be seen whether it will make its way across the globe. Features of this 182g camcorder (with battery) include :- SD memory card slot Video recording...

BlackBerry Gets XM Radio

Guess BlackBerry owners will soon be able to enjoy XM Radio Mobile, as long as they fork out $7.99 a month. That amount of dough will offer access to 20 channels of XM programming, including commercial free music channels...

Comcast Offers 50Mbps Service

Comcast has just made Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota residents very happy by rolling out its new 50Mbps service, with the "wideband" service to eventually hit phenomenal speeds of 160Mbps. This news will definitely make Torrent fans happy as they will...

Motorcycle Case Mod

Isn't this PC case mod just precious? Modeled after a motorcycle, this liquid-cooled computer works best when stationary, which means you won't be able to zoom down and up the streets while performing search queries via Google. Built by...

Toshiba Neoball-Z Real Pride

Toshiba successfully developed the Neoball-Z Real Pride fluorescent lamp that claims to feature a rated life extended up to a whopping 12,000 hours. That is 1.2 times longer than the 10,000 hours which we enjoy today, and when placed...

USB Revolving Cubic Hub

Here's a USB hub that adds some much needed color to your workspace, featuring a different color for each cube holding a USB port. The cubes might be connected to one another, but that won't stop them from revolving...

Dead Wife Contacts Hubby

April Fool's might be over, but this ain't no joke. Apparently a Lancashire man who used to stay in a poltergeist-infested home with his family has started to receive text messages from his deceased wife who has been dead...

Impressions Of HAVA Titanium HD

TabletBlog.com has taken the HAVA Titanium HD out for a spin, and here's what they have to say about it in a nutshell. For Internet Tablet owners, it is the only choice in hardware place-shifting from set-top boxes. For...

AT&T To Carry Android Phones

AT&T might be laughing all the way to the bank at this point in time with the iPhone, but it has also hedged its bets by planning to sell Google's Android-powered cell phones with the assurance from Google that...

In-flight Calling Trial By Air France

Air France has already entered into the second phase of its in-flight calling experiment, where its OnAir-equipped Airbus A318 will not only be able to send / receive messages and e-mail, it is also capable of making and receiving...

Panasonic Bring Plasma To Cell Phones

Panasonic ain't too shabby when it comes to plasma displays - after all, they're the ones with the monster 150" display at this year's CES.This time, they're bringing a new iteration of its plasma technology to cell phones, aiming...

Buffalo DriveStation Combo4

The Buffalo DriveStation Combo4 is truly one peripheral that won't be short of friends considering the amount of connectivity options found on it. It features the following :- USB 2.0 eSATA FireWire 400 FireWire 800 x 2Compatible with Windows...

XO Move Bike Concept

The XO Move is a concept bike that actually transforms whenever parked, locking itself up for greater security. Depending on whether you will have a pillion rider or not, the XO Movie will be able to adapt itself accordingly...

US Robotics 56k USB Modem

Just when you thought that the 56k modem is all but dead, along comes the US Robotics 56k USB Modem which targets both consumer and mobile business applications. Compatible with Mac, Windows and Linux platforms, this USB modem not...

Pioneer Concept Shoe

The Pioneer shoe is but a concept at this point in time that aims to harness the kinetic energy generated with each step (even better for folks who love shaking their feet when seated), translating that into electricity that...

TiVo Firmware Speeds Things Up

TiVo's latest firmware update 9.3 has speeded up the system's response time, and below are some of the clocked times compared to its previous significant upgrade. Live TV to Tivo Central - around 1 sec faster Now Playing Scrolling...

Xbox 360 Goes Chrome

The Xbox 360 has been visited by yet another case shell which makes it stand out from other drab looking consoles, featuring a chrome surface so shiny, it could be used to as a mirror. The chrome Xbox 360...

Nexi Robot From MIT

The geniuses at MIT have done it yet again, with a next-generation humanoid robot known as Nexi. Nexi is touted to be an 'emotional' robot who is able to move its body, hands and face in a manner that...

Olive Nº4 For Easy Music Storage

If you happen to have a sizeable music collection, then the Opus Nº4 sounds like a pretty good addition to your living room, with enough room to store up to 3,000 CDs inside while boasting the ability to stream...

GW-MF54G2 Multi-Function Mini Router

The GW-MF54G2 802.11b/g Multi-Function Mini Router comes with a single Ethernet port, offering a wireless connection for WiFi-enabled devices no matter where you are. It features a Web-based UI for easy set up, and all functions will be able...

April 2, 2008

Emporio Armani Roller Skates

What happens when you take a regular pair of roller skates and slap the Emporio Armani label on it? Why, it will cost a whopping $425 and comes in black. Not only that, it is fully adjustable to fit...

QR Finds A Voice

Who would've known that the humble barcode has finally found a voice of its own - the Voice QR in Japan will speak once it has been scanned with your cell phone camera, saying something which has been programmed...

Sky Quilt Cell Phone

Sky has just introduced the IM-S310L slider handset known as the Quilt in Korea, featuring diamond patterns on the front which makes it look very feminine. Features include the following :- 2.4" QVGA display 1.3 megapixel camera LED lighting...

Surround Sound Chair

If you've living in an extremely cramped apartment and do not have the luxury of space to set up a decent surround sound system in your living room, there is always the Surround Sound Chair. Sitting on it will...

OKI Heralds Bright P2P Future

I'm sure all those who love downloading all their entertainment needs via P2P would definitely fall head over heels with OKI's all-new optical 3R regenerator which re-amplifies and re-shapes the optical signal, capable of hitting data download speeds of...

Devicescape WiFi Manager

Slacker Portable owners will soon be able to gain easier access to WiFi no matter where they are, thanks to Devicescape's Connect application which is, in essence, a WiFi hotspot manager that enables one to register usernames and/or passwords...

PS3 Faucet

I know that intense gaming often results in sweaty palms, so before pausing the game and digging into that pizza, why not take a toilet break and wash your hands instead? The PS3 Faucet from Jean Nouvel will definitely...

CECT T5 Does GPS And WiFi

Well, well, what do we have here? An iPhone clone that surprisingly runs on Windows Mobile 6.0. At $265 a pop (minimum order of 10 pieces), you will get the following with the CECT T5 :- Tri-band GSM900/1800MHz/1900MHZ 2 megapixel...

Rumble Dualshock 3 Controllers To Ship

At long last, PS3 owners will be able to get their game on with rumble-enabled Dualshock 3 wireless controllers from next week onwards in order to enhance the gaming experience. There is an updated list of compatible games which...

Western Digital My Book Studio Edition II

Western Digital has rolled out a new external hard drive yet again, and this time we have the My Book Studio Edition II up for inspection. Available in massive 1TB and 2TB capacities, features include :- FireWire 400/800 eSATA...

David Beckham Gets Gold iPod

Although England lost in the recent friendly against France where David Beckham picked up his magical 100th cap, he can always console himself with a gold iPod thanks to his multi-million dollar earning colleagues in the Three Lions team....

Marumi LED-8 LED Macro Ring Light

Snapping macro shots using a compact point-and-shoot digital camera is quite tricky, as you will rarely get an image that is pleasing to the eye due to the effects of having the flash go off, or a blurred image...

iShield Mirror For Narcissists

So you feel extremely smug that you have an iPhone while the rest of your (small) circle of friends doesn't, and couple that with your personality of screaming like a headless chicken each time you discover a new zit...

Pole Dancer Alarm Clock

We've seen the USB Pole Dancer in the past, and now there is a new iteration that helps you get up and out of bed after a hot night romping around in bed. The Pole Dancer Alarm Clock offers...

ARTDio MS-780 iPod Speaker Dock

Another day, another iPod speaker dock. Today, we have the ARTDio MS-780 from Taiwan that was specially designed to cater for the latest 3G, 2G iPod nano and 2G iPod Shuffle. Of course, iPods aren't the only portable media...

Sony Has Plans for Next-gen Blu-ray Players

Ever since the Toshiba killed off its HD DVD format, Sony's BDP-S350 will be the first announced player from the Blu-ray camp. The S350 will feature an Ethernet port that makes it a snap to go online and download...

Nokia 5000 Cheap But Pretty

Don't mistake Nokia's 5000 for being part of the svelte-looking XpressMusic line (5310, etc), as this is but an entry level handset that features a decent feature set. 1.3 megapixel camera High resolution QVGA display Integrated FM radio MP3...

Samsung Alias Sneak Peek

Here's a snapshot of the Samsung Alias that will replace Verizon's u740, bringing an improved keyboard layout, a 1.3 megapixel camera (bah!), touch music controls and an overall improved feature set. This looks like a clamshell handset that can...

JVC HA-SX500 Headphones

JVC's new HA-SX500 headphones is meant to be easy to carry, thanks to its fold-up form factor that features Bi-Metal in-ear canal headphones for convenient listening no matter where you are. The Bi-Metal structure claims to improve audio performance...

Second Life Heads For Cell Phones

Guess you can run, but you can't hide from Second Life. CTIA saw a demo of Second Life running on a Samsung handset, with plans to roll out the technology before the year is over. Second Life will then...

What Does An iPhone Shortage Mean?

It is now clear that there is an iPhone shortage, since AT&T has been busy clearing out their refurbished iPhone stock while Apple stores seem to run short of iPhones no matter which part of the country you're in....

Asus MS-71 Wireless Mouse

Asus seems to have taken the crown for the smallest wireless mouse in the world with the MS-71. It offers a resolution of 800 dpi and has a working range of up to 30 meters, which is far enough...

Intel To Help Deter Laptop Thefts

Intel announced that it is working on an intitiative that will make it less desirable for laptop theft to happen. That statement alone got me thinking - are laptops so advanced that they know how to secrete some sort...

Windows Vista Goes Pink

This must be another of those moments where you go "Whaaaa..?" Yes, Microsoft has actually gone pink with the Windows Vista OS in Japan. The brand new pink box will feature Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows Live OneCare...

Pegasus 210 From Rock

Rock has just launched the new Pegasus 210, a budget notebook that features :- 12" display Magnesium alloy body 8 hours of battery life 80GB hard drive 1GB RAM Optional 3G HSDPA supportThis ain't no gaming powerhouse, and for...

Ovation MC992D HSPA Modem

Novatel has rolled out the Ovation MC992D HSPA modem which ought to be able to provide an Internet connection just about anywhere in the world, as long as it will be able to detect a signal. With support for...

Jabra BT4040 Has Display

The Jabra BT4040 has been making its fair share of rounds across news sites for quite some time already, and for very good reason. It features a minimal LCD display that does away with the guessing game where you...

Sweepers Get Cams

Washington D.C.'s Council has just come to an agreement where cameras will be installed on street sweeping trucks. The whole idea behind this exercise is not to scrutinize what car each household has, but more to scan license plates...

A Third of iPhone Owners have a Second Phone

From what we can tell in the Silicon Valley, a good chunk of these dual-users are around here. I do see a lot of people with an iPhone (to show off) and a Blackberry (to get stuff done) and...

Motorola Z9 Does AT&T Navigator

Motorola's Z9 slider phone will see action with AT&T's Navigator, opening up the doors of AT&T's GPS navigation service to a wider range of customers. Guess you shouldn't find it too hard to get around with the new GPS-enabled...

Consumer Electronics Accelerometers Could be a Quake Catcher Network

Many devices like laptops or game consoles have an accelerometer, an embedded device that can tell what motion the host device has. It can be used to protect a hard disk before a shock, or to sense the motion...

Intel SSD Drives Coming

It’s not a surprise to see that Intel will put all its weight behind a fast growing semi-conductor based storage system: solid state drives will kill small hard-drives - that’s a fact. At the Intel Developer Conference, Intel has...

Lenovo IdeaPad Could Fail Western Journey

Guess there is a probability that the Lenovo IdeaPad won't be heading westwards, which means we might lose out on seeing Lenovo's Atom-powered Mobile Internet Device in retail stores. So long, 4.8" display, portable high-speed Internet access, GPS navigation,...

Sprint Has Sanyo Katana LX

Sprint is the carrier of choice if you want to pick up the Sanyo Katana LX which will be available in blue, pink and gray colors. Here are some specifications of the Katana LX :- 1X data speed 128...

Another Peek At Everex Cloudbook Max

Now here's a new peek at the Everex Cloudbook Max to whet your appetite before the real deal is unleashed upon us. VIA did mention in their press release that there is a lead time of approximately one year,...

Creative TravelSound i80

Creative has announced the TravelSound i80 portable speaker system that clearly pumps out sound that is much better compared to generic headsets bundled with your PMP/MP3 player. The i80 targets the most recent iPod nano, and shares a very...

Wiimote Measures Acceleration, G-Forces

The Wiimote is no ordinary video game controller - until today, it is safe to assume that Nintendo's Wiimote is more than capable of performing other tasks instead of just gaming routines. Somebody has managed to hack the Wiimote...

PanTouch Digital Photo Frame

The PanTouch digital photo frame is no ordinary home decorative device that shows off photo after photo of you and your loved ones - it features a touch sensitive frame that makes it a snap to access and manipulate...

PowerCube Forges Green Path

The PowerCube looks like an interesting device, being a scalable, renewable solar energy source which features a trio of 200 watt solar panels, 3,500 watts of non-stop inverter output, and 2,400 amp hours of battery storage. It definitely helps...

Amazon Offers Sales Via SMS

Amazon.com aims to increase pressure on its brick-and-mortar competitors by introducing a new service which enables shopping to be done over the cell phone. Dubbed Amazon TextBuyIt, all you need to do is text the name of the item...

NR432 GPS Navigation System

The NR432 GPS navigation system not only helps Australians find their way around, it also boasts a reverse gear camera to make sure you don't end up backing that fender of yours into a pillar or garbage bin. Some...

AT&T Purchases Surface Table

AT&T has the honor of being the first retailer to pick up a Microsoft Surface table, making available its stock this April 17 at branches in New York, San Francisco, Atlanta and San Antonio. This is a surprise since...

April 1, 2008

Blinkx BBTV, Broadband TV with Speech Based Navigation

Blinkx, the video search engine is launching today its Internet TV, Blinkx BBTV. Leveraging its speech and visual recognition technology, the company touts to offer a better user experience and interactivity in comparison to regular web TV services. The...

HAVA Comes To Nokia Internet Tablets

Those rocking to a Nokia N800 or Nokia N810 (WiMAX or otherwise) Internet tablet will be able to rock to Monsoon Multimedia's solution that allows users to view and control their home TV no matter which part of the...

Velocity Mobile Launches Smartphones

Velocity Mobile has launched a couple of new smartphones at CTIA in Las Vegas, placing a strong emphasis on ease-of-use, sleek and attractive design, and high-end features - points that customers are always looking out for. The two handsets...

Iron Man Makes Appearance At CTIA

LG and Iron Man have reached a commercial agreement as the latter's Iron Man Mark 3 suit is currently on display at the LG booth in Las Vegas. The suit itself is a true beauty, constructed from gold-titanium alloy,...

Nokia Announces 3606 And 1606

Nokia announced a couple of CDMA handsets today - the Nokia 3606 and Nokia 1606. Both of them are entry level handsets, with the Nokia 3606 being the more advanced of the two as it features a "hidden tilt...

Guitar Hero Gear Gets Colorwared

Ok, so there's no verb Colorwared anywhere in the English dictionary, but hey - it is a living language that evolves in time, so remember - you heard it here first! Colorware will be extending its services to Guitar...

HTC Touch Dual Heading Stateside

After everyone has already picked up the HTC Dual last century (OK, I exaggerate, but it certainly feels like it), it seems as though the upgraded Touch will finally make its way Stateside, featuring Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional as...

Sanyo Pro-200, 700 Head For Sprint

Sprint will be carrying two new Sanyo handsets later this month - the Pro-200 and Pro-700. The main attractions for these handsets are push-to-talk access as well as Mobile Broadband, thanks to EVDO Rev. A support. The Pro-200 comes...

Catbox 360

I'm sure most of you will hope that the Catbox 360, but we've eaten more than our fair share of salt to know that this is but an impossibility - after all, I don't think an animal who has...

INFO Live Concept

The INFO Live concept actually crams in a computing device into the form factor of a wristband/bracelet. I suppose with current technology, it could function as a cell phone but woe to you if you want to use this...

Playstation 3 Zero Wireless Controller

Are you sick of the SIXAXIS design that has not seen any change in form factor since the original PlayStation was released two generations ago? Well, Nyko aims to bring you to the 21st century with its Playstation 3...

PTeq USB Pregnancy Test Kit

ThinkGeek is carrying the PTeq USB Pregnancy Test Kit which allows you and the missus to check whether the past few days' night time romps in the bedroom have borne fruit. You will need to use it just like...

LCD TV Prototype Pave The Future

Plasma TVs might beat out on LCDs when it comes to image quality, but next-gen LCD TVs ought to do much better as they bring brighter colors and a virtually infinite contrast ratio to the table, thanks to the...

Sound ID HD300 Bluetooth Headset

Sound ID just rolled out its new HD300 Bluetooth headset that features their very own NoiseNavigation technology which claims to offer "pristine sound" as it isolates speech while reducing wind and background noise, courtesy of its dual microphones and...

Rickshaw GPS Sunglasses

The Rickshaw GPS Sunglasses sounds pretty need, featuring a built-in GPS navigation system that relies on a tiny video LCD or audio voice feeds to provide you with the necessary travel information. Maps are provided via a microSD memory...

VRINGO: importing friends photos from Facebook to the mobile phone

Yesterday Vringo, the visual ringtones service, announced its new Facebook application that allows users to import their facebook friends photos to their mobile phone and automatically matching them to the right phone numbers.Then the photos will appear as a...

Toshiba’s USB Ports to Charge Even When Computer is Off

I could swear that I have seen something like that elsewhere but, I can’t remember where: Toshiba will setup the USB ports of its laptops so that users can charge stuff using the USB ports – even when the...

Microsoft to Have a Full Web Browser in 2008

CTIA 2008 – Microsoft claims that it will have a fully-featured web browser in 2008, more precisely in the third quarter. Full support for Flash and JavaScript/AJAX are particularly important. That’s good news, but to be honest, the smartness...

NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX is Official

After weeks of rumors and leaks, the NVIDIA 9800 GTX finally becomes official. It has the best performance/price ratio in its category and retails for around $330. The GeForce 9800 GTX is the ultimate result of tweaks and improvements...

VIA Launches VX800 Ultra-Low-Power Chipset

Via has announced two chipsets with integrated graphics aimed at the mobile (VX800, 5 Watts) and ultra-mobile (VX-800U 3.5 Watts) markets. While the raw processing power is not really comparable to a Core Duo system, it should be “good...

Verizon Chooses Loopt to Track Friends

Verizon will partner with Loopt to let customer track friends and family in real-time. The service also let people GPS-tag photos and notes. There are two important things to know: 1/ This works only with GPS phones 2/ Users...

Intel Basic Mobile Platform Set for June launch

With limited software innovation in the PC space and a strong demand for increased portability, average selling prices for “basic computers” (email, web, IM, office tasks…) are expected to drop dramatically. Computers using Intel’s ultra-cheap Atom processor will cost...

More Motorola CTIA News

Motorola will be ousting its H680 Bluetooth headset with the H690, featuring dual microphones and echo-reducing software that Motorola claims to deliver a more crisp call for recipients, while the redesigned earbud is meant to be easier on your...

Samsung Sprint Instinct An iPhone Rival?

The iPhone's main strength lies in its ease-of-use and multi-touch interface (of course, good looks do go a long way), and not many challengers have surfaced in these departments so far. The Samsung Sprint Instinct could be just the...

Red Tab Comes In...Red

Levi's famous Red Tab jeans will be making an appearance as a Levi's cell phone, sporting a different color scheme in order to be sold as the Red Tab Limited Edition. Everything else inside remains the same, so the...

ClarifyLife Phone For The Oldies

New handsets these days are often too complicated to be used by the majority of senior citizens, which is why the senior-friendly ClarityLife cell phone comes with a large and bright display which is accompanied by equally oversized buttons...

Plantronics Discovery 925 Bluetooth Headset

Plantronics recently released its signature line up of designer headsets that target both genders, since the Discovery 925 Bluetooth earpiece collection was specially designed to cater for everyone with a discerning taste. The 925 is truly different looking compared...

Elecom SX-CL05SV Cooling Pad

Using a notebook on your lap for hours on end isn't the most comfortable feeling in the world as any notebook owner can tell you, which is why a cooling pad is always seen to be a lifesaver. The...

BenQ T60 Announced

BenQ just released more information on its T60 cell phone that manages to cram in a 2.2" LCD display at 320 x 240 resolution and a 3.2 megapixel camera into a body that measures just 8.9mm thin. BenQ aims...

Commodore 64 Gets Guitar Hero

Guitar Hero has taken the gaming world by storm since its release, but so far the genre-defining game has been available on up-to-date consoles that have decent firepower. Modder Shredz64 prefers to think out of the box by programming...

Sony Bravia W4000 Series of LCD TVs

Sony has lifted the curtain on tis W4000 series of LCD TVs, bringing the following to your living room (at a premium, of course). Picture Frame Mode 1080p Full HD and AVC-HD tuner DVB-T digital tuner Bravia Engine 2...

8x Telescope for Cell Phones

So you think that your 5 megapixel camera on your cell phone isn't living up to its potential, especially when it comes to capturing detail from a distance? The 8x Telescope ought to come in handy, and each purchase...

Kyocera Neo E1100

Is this a stylish handset from Kyocera or what - the Neo E1100 is a CDMA flip phone which was announced at CTIA, and it boasts the following specifications :- 1.3 megapixel camera Internal 262k color display Flush keypad...

Buffalo LinkTheater HD Media Player

Buffalo has a brand new LinkTheater High Definition Digital Media Player that will help tempt you to part with your hard earned money if you love watching videos and other entertainment items in the comfort of your living room...

Windows Mobile Photon Unveiled

Windows Mobile Photon, also known as Windows Mobile 7, was just released by Microsoft at CTIA today. This new Windows Mobile version features a full standards compliant web browser in addition to front facing cameras on all its devices...

Rechargeable LED Cigarette Lighter

This Rechargeable LED Cigarette Lighter not only offers you light when you need it the most (changing tires in the middle of nowhere at midnight would be a great time to have any source of light), it also ensures...

Mio and ATX to Develop a Connected GPS

Mio is partnering with ATX, a “telematics” company, to build connected GPS devices. ATX will provide the wireless know-how and infrastructure and Mio will integrate it into its proprietary navigation software, a move that we think was planned for...

HPI G-Dog the Robot Pooch

Now here's another robotic pooch that keeps you and your guests entertained as long as you are willing to fork out a thousand clams for it. The G-Dog from HPI Japan stands ay a mere 5.3" tall, boasting a...

Toshiba Rollls Out Satellite L350 Series

Toshiba has just expanded its Satellite L350 series of notebooks with a new 17.1" desktop replacement model, bringing the following specifications to the table :- AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core processor 2GB RAM 200GB SATA hard drive 17.1" widescreen...

Motorola Smart Rider Announced

Motorola rolled out its Smart Rider phone at CTIA Wireless today, offering the following features to make your everyday communications a much easier and convenient task, especially while travelling. 2.8" color display GPS navigation Turn-by-turn navigation Voice-guided driving instructions...

Pink Nokia 6630 For Free

Nothing is free in this world, right? Wrong! Purchase an issue of Girl Talk today and pick up a free pink Nokia 6630 which is powered by S60 2nd Edition. Well, that ain't too shabby considering the 6630 was...

Sola Unagi Solar Generator

The Sola Unagi Solar Generator might look extremely bulky, and it certainly ain't easy lugging it around as it weighs a massive 10kg, but think about the pros which will outweigh the cons by a mile. The Sola Unagi...

Sprint Centro Gets GPS

Owners of the Centro from Sprint, it is time you do a little jig. The latest firmware update has now turned on the GPS functionality on the Sprint Centro, which actually allows the gpsOne chipset inside all Sprint handsets...

Lite-On Rumored To Develop Blu-ray Drives

This rumor might sound pretty ordinary, but when you shed further light on the situation where it involves Microsoft's Xbox 360 console, things get a whole lot more interesting. That's the current word circulating around in the industry, although...

Globe Trotter Bundle

The Globe Trotter bundle from Solar Technology prides itself in being "the ultimate traveller's power pack". It touts to be the perfect device when it comes to providing power all day long, no matter what the climate condition or...

Dynamo Green Keyboard

The £59.99 Dynamo Green Keyboard is pretty interesting, as it helps you lower your monthly power bills as long as you keep on typing. The main reason being it boasting the capability of harnessing the power of kinetic energy...

Epson Endeavor NA801

Epson has just released a light and powerful notebook in the form of the Epson Endeavor NA801. This Built To Order notebook comes with the following features to cater for all your business and entertainment needs :- 13.3" form...

Happy Birthday Mozilla!

> We were at the Mozilla’s 10 years anniversary party a few hours ago. The party was fun and full of nice people. Check out the photos (shot with my BlackJack) in the full article. >...

 
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