Archive for October, 2007
New age spy camera with MP4 recorder
By Andrew | October 21, 2007
Here comes a call for the budding spy’s and Bond aspirants. Check out the latest button spy camera as this one can be your most modern tool to prove your spying skills.
The camera is adept at recording audio and video to an MP4 recorder hidden inside this easily hide able device. With USB2 interface and 256 mb of chic memory space good enough to home up to 85 minutes of video, which an be expanded via SD/MMC cards, this one seems is perfect enough to make anyone game for it.
Accessories that come along include earphones, charger, an AV cable and a foam lined case and price tag reads £225.00.
Top 5 gadgets for England Rugby World Cup Team
By Andrew | October 19, 2007
With the players getting ready for the Rugby World Cup Final tomorrow with Jonny Wilkinson of England in the lead against South Africa, here comes a series of cool tech stuff, gathered specially for the man of the hour to pamper him off the field, so that he can create the magic on the field. They call them the Top 5 gadgets for England World Cup Rugby team. Here goes the series.
1. Pure Move Dab Radio
Speciality about this cool radio from Pure I sthat it features all the colours of England flowing over it. Not just that, you can’t also miss that tiny-miny rose logo apart from remarkable features including a battery with a 40 hours life, textSCAN for reading facts about what’s playing, and a chic MP3 player.
2. Goodman’s Portable Karaoke
This one seems o be the means to pamper the singing instincts of the England Team. Apart from the good old Swing Low Sweet Chariot, famous rugby song, they also sin Kenny Rogers’ hit The Gambler in the dressing room. So this can be a good companion not just for singing and dancing but also for recording the fun that the team does with the little in-built camera.Price: £69.99
3. Ghrohe Wireless shower
Nothing can beat the comfort of a hot water shower after a tiring day and the Rugby match is gonna be one such muddy and sturdy match. So this shower will be a perfect pampering for a rich tired rugby star…isn’t?
4. O2 brand works
England team being the brand ambassador for the brand, seems everything they make is for them. Even free phones guys!
Last but not the least is the Rugby Video game to keep the players glued to action even before the match. Based on the real tournament this game is perfect tool to give the players a crisp insight about the moves and misses.
Via: Tech Digest
Now, wear your battery charger!
By Andrew | October 19, 2007
Soon your hassles of carrying your cell phone and iPod chargers will vanish into the blue as Australian researchers are busy devising a special line of clothing that will power your small electronic devices and automatically recharge them with movement.
You just have to wear the clothing and as you move, vibrations generate, which are used to charge the battery or power plugged-in electronic devices.
The researchers opine that it will be hard to distinguish the garments from the regular phones, with the only possible difference in the visible series of small ‘plugs’ for attaching the equipment.
Via: Cosmos magazine
SMS “hugs” with Hug shirt
By Andrew | October 18, 2007
Here’s a dream come true for all those women who are missing the magic of a warm “hug” due to any possible reason. Here comes the “Hug Shirt” which will pamper you with an electronically generated hug, whenever you feel the need.
This will be done with the help of your mobile phone. All you need to do is buy two of these and give one to your partner who is away. Now, whenever you crave for a hug just SMS to your partner and the vital characteristics of your hug will reach him/ her and his shirt will give him/her the desired hug to your partner.
Crew at CuteCircuit analysed the most critical hug intensity points out of upper arms, upper back, waistline, neck, shoulders, and hips. The shirt features “hugging output actuators” on all these points to produce a hug which is as natural as an original one in not just intensity of your hug but warmth as well.
on rechargeable batteries, hug shirt will be priced at $300 as soon as it hits the markets this holiday season.
Via: Talk2myshirt
Family Chair: Massage for one and all
By Andrew | October 18, 2007
Who doesn’t love getting pampered and if that comes at the press of a single button then nothing can beat that. And this “Family Chair” – a new massage chair from a Japanese company is no exception to this dream. As the name goes, there’s no specific age group that can use this one.
This chair is for one and for all…after all it’s the “Family Chair”. No matter what’s your height, weight and size… you just need to use its remote to adjust each part of the chair according to your body. Sounds cool…no need to buy separate chair for your mom, dad or sister, the family chair will suffice for all.
But something that will keep most of us away from this comforting wonder is the price tag, which reads a crisp 3000€.. If you are ready to shell that amount…the “Family Chair” is waiting for you. Read More
New Concept phone with a built in projector
By Andrew | October 17, 2007
For those corporate souls who breathe in the air of business most of the time and are no better than a handicap in a meeting sans their projector needed for a presentation….have a reason to smile.
What?
Here is the most compact …utterly personal and all time and anywhere available projector. Actually it would be an injustice to tag this wonder gadget as just a projector or for that mater as just a phone, which it also is.
We are talking about this new concept phone designed by Stefano Casanova. This one is not only new in its looks but also homes a few chic features including a Windows Mobile OS, a rotating screen with a built-in projector set in an ultra slim bod. The only problem is that it’s still a concept and you have to wait till it materializes into a chic phone to put your hands upon.
Via: Akihabara News
Don’t Carry Your Remote, Wear it: Wearable Piano Keyboard
By Andrew | October 16, 2007
Starting from clothes pierced with sensors to tags detecting your mood swings, the upcoming electronic devices can keep a tap over your day long activities via its digital intelligence. This was the main agenda at the conference on “International Symposium on wearable computing” held lately in Boston that invited ideas and prototypes from the researchers.
One such device was “Wearable Piano Keyboard” that you can’t afford to miss. Yochinari Takegawa of Kobe University, in Japan, wears a heads-up display and a piano keyboard that allows a user to type Japanese character faster than on a QWERTY keyboard.
Samsung SPH-P9200: Ultra-Mobile PC
By Andrew | October 13, 2007
Ultramobile PC technology is been devised to create a new generation of computers that are ultra-mobile. Realizing its worth, Samsung is also following the queue of the top brands wanting to get access to the technology. As a result, the company has lately unveiled UMPC, the SPH-P9200 with a bizarre look.
It features a fold-out keyboard that scores the onscreen keyboard on the Asus RH2. It also flaunts C7-M processor, 512 MB RAM and 30GB hard disk memory, 1.3MP Webcam along with mouse keys and an optical joystick. It offers a SIM card slot together with a Wi-Fi, WiBro (Korean WiMAX), and HSDPA technology to meet the connectivity requirements.
With 5″ touch-sensitive display, touch-sensitive screen and 800×480 resolution, it is a perfect PC to be brought home. It can run for 2 to 2.5 hours on a full recharge and there is a possibility of additional 2.5 hours on extended battery.
Via Crave
iPhone Clad in Gold
By Andrew | October 8, 2007
What can be a real value addition to a phone? Its ornamental design dipped in Gold tub. This practice is customary to the Goldstriker based in the UK. After Gold Macbook Pro, it seems their next target was iPhone. Featured above the phone is fully covered with a layer of succulent gold except touchscreen. The bling is quite enticing but guys you have to wait as no information about its availability or pricing is available. But it deserves a pricey tag.
Sony’s First Light-Emitting Diode Display: XEL-1
By Andrew | October 1, 2007
Sony Corp.’s unveils its first-ever TV with an organic light-emitting diode display during a press unveiling in Tokyo on 1 October 2007. This 11-inch display TV called XEL-1 is anticipated to hit the Japan market by 1 December.
Measuring just 3 millimeters (0.12 inches) thick, it is as slim as a coin.
Price: $1,700 (200,000 yen)