Archive for April, 2008
Denon DHT-FS3 Home Theater in a Box
By Andrew | April 20, 2008
If you are getting bugged by inferiority complex for not owning a home theatre system not because it’s your home and not your pocket that cannot afford it due to space crunch, then the all new Denon DHT-FS3 Home Theater in a Box is a just for you. This sound box is a two-piece, compact and simple solution for home theater surround sound designed for small spaces at it can easily mount below or on top the television for proper sound distribution without taking much of the space in your home.
It features Dolby and DTS decoders, along with the new X-Space technology to give you exceptional, spatial surround sound. A wide range of audio inputs lets you connect your TV, DVD player, gaming system, and more.
The DHT-FS3 is apt for both Dolby Digital, the standard DVD audio format, and the optional DTS format to give you the best of all the worlds. Not just this, it is also great to be played in surround mode at night thanks to a Dolby Pro Logic II decoder that is compatible with Dolby Headphone.
Via: Gadgetgrid
Samsung’s ‘Soul’ launched today
By Andrew | April 20, 2008
Cell phone giant Samsung added another feather to its already shining cap with the launch of ‘Soul’, Samsung’s first half flagship product in 2008.
Samsung’s ‘Soul’ brings to the user the quintessence of mobile; that is slim, lightweight and stylish product that homes a series of up-to-date features. Talk about features and some of them that hits the mind include Magical Touch by DaCP™, navigation indicators on the keypad that alter as per the user’s needs, making navigation of the menus simple and intuitive and direct. In short, the icons on the navigation panel change according to the function.
Apart from this, to keep the user in competition with the biggies, ‘Soul’ offers a 5-megapixel digital camera and multimedia mobile combined into one single device. The hi-tech story of this wonder phone from Samsung doesn’t end here . features like face detection, image stabilizer and Wide Dynamic Range (WDR), make ‘Soul’ stand shoulders with a latest digital camera.
Super-fast Internet access through the 7.2 Mbps High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) browser come your way at ‘Soul’ together with image, video sharing and fast song downloading application.
All in all ‘Soul’ is a sleek combo of highly styled design and functionality summed up as ‘Portability’ and ‘Multi-function getting into a single device. Beginning from France, UK, and Germany, ‘Soul’ will be in most of GSM supporting open markets during April and May in three different colors – ‘Sterling Steel,’ ‘Soul Gray’ and ‘Platinum Silver”.
Price: around 400 Euro.
Via: Akihabara
Disposable DVD: an Eco-friendly step in DVD industry
By Andrew | April 20, 2008
Going against the concept of Movie rentals and cheap DVD promos, a German company is all set to launch what they call the disposable DVDs, which effectively begins eating itself after a couple of days, rendering it unplayable. Thanks to a special chemical present in the DVD that begins to erode the DVD once it is out vacuum packed casing the DVD will go useless.
Priced at €3.99 (£3.19) tht DVD is sure to come across a gamut of challenges both from the users as well as the environmentalists on questions like if it will disintegrate fully or not. I don’t know what’s going to be the fate of this innovation for if this kind of disposable DVD comes to market, the point why companies are investing so much in new manufacturing methods, particularly the not so eco-friendly ones.
Lets see what’s in store for the download and DVD industry.
Via: Techdigest
NGC DJ Mixer Stereo Boom Bag cum boombox that plays music too
By Andrew | April 20, 2008
Combination gadgets are always a treat for those who love the two-in one or all in one applications and this NGC DJ mixer Stereo Boom Bag is one such gadget. A cross breed between a bag and a old school stereo in retro style and a chic music player, the NGC DJ mixer Stereo BOOM BAG not only looks like a boombox but also plays god music like it!
The cool retro bag homes a FM radio packed with a set of fundoo speakers that can be easily connected to your iPOd, phone or for that matter even to a simple MP3 player. Giving you a feeling of that 90s style boom box that we used to carry around or those bags looking like boom boxes, the NGC DJ mixer stereo bag is somewhere a mixture of both. Yes, a portable boombox to play your favourite music together with posing as a retro styled bag to make a classy style statement. The bag is also available in a hip Tape Deck design and is priced at £18.99.
Via: Chipchick
Rotator: The rotating Shower Bath
By Andrew | April 20, 2008
I dunno if this bathing concept will pick some buyers for even too much innovation acts as a killer at times and the Rotating Bath tub falls into the same category. This weird bathing solution comes with a twist in the tale to the conventional shower systems.
One look at it and you have a shower waiting for you and just turn it around to 180 degree and there you have a bath tub, though a strange one (good for stick thin figures for only they can fit into that banana-shaped tub), but yes a bath tub. Once you are through with your bathing concerns and wish to empty it out…just rotate it again to overflow the water.
I somehow didn’t like the concept for I cannot see dirty water all over my bathing area or you should have a good drainage system in your bathroom floor. Designed by Ron Arad, the “Rotator” as they call it is made of duralite and comes to fore as an object de art rather than a piece of utility.
Via: Coolesrgadgets
Samsung Anycall W599, another dual-SIM, dual-network smartphone
By Andrew | April 20, 2008
After major mobile players getting into the dual-SIM, , it’s the not new for another cell-phone biggie to get into the game. Particulary for Samsung, who is bringing out a follow-up to the 2 years old Samsung W399, with its new baby christened Samsung Anycall W599. Samsung Anycall W599 will give you the freedom to switch between GSM and CDMA bands without any hassle. It homes two SIM cards, and runs two networks simultaneously.
Talk about features and Samsung Anyxall W599 packs all those available with the Samsung W399 apart from some add-ons. The new ones include a 2.4-inch stylus-based touchscreen with handwriting recognition, a 2 megapixel camera, 34 MB of internal memory, support for expandable MicroSD cards, and multimedia playback all around.
Unfortunately it’s just an Asian release with a not so catchy moniker ‘Anycall’…still we have to manage with it. As far as the pricing goes, Samsung Anycall W599 will sell for 4,490 Yuan or about $650 USD .
Via: Unwired View
iPod Nano 3rd Kick Stand Photo Frame
By Andrew | April 20, 2008
Looking forward to add some innovation to your iPod Nano 3G (video)? Slip it inside this cute apple shaped plastic hard case and set the player in slideshow mode. And what do you get? A sleek photoframe to pep your dull workstation with some lively videos. Not just this, if you are a bit daring and don’t mind flaunting your gadgets, go ahead and wear the Nano 3rd Kick Stand Photo Frame around your neck and showcase your gadget fashion. Available in a variety of colours including black, green, pink or crystal clear for $13.99 from the USB Fever website, the Nano 3rd Kick Stand Photo Frame will also keep your iPod from any kinds of bumps and scratches apart from making a cool style statement.
Price: $13.99
Via: Geekalert
Digital Chopping/ Cutting board
By Andrew | April 8, 2008
After the clean cube washer-dryer combo for the bachelor, there’s another wonder gadget from the house of Nardo, but this time for people who love to cook.
Check out the hi-tech gift for your kitchen- the digital cutting board.
Brainchild of a design student Marc Nardengeli, the cutting board features a flexible LCD that keeps showing you the recipes that you can cook. It will also give you cooking instructions to make sure that what you’re cooking is edible and won’t poison your family.
To help you further, it also allows you to download recipes so that you can try them out later. Fitted on rubber nonslip feet, the acrylic board contains the circuitry to run the flexible LCD panel and is packaged neatly on top of the other and is sealed with a safety tempered glass panel which allows finger based, touchscreen operation.
A chic design that this is marked with chromium handle at both ends, makes cooking a fun and hi-tech process rather than a monotonous chore. And the best feature is that it’ll be made out of environmentally-friendly materials which won’t kill the planet. Just a concept till now, but we are sure that it will fetch some big thumbs up to give a techie makeover to the good old boring chopping board.
Via: Gadgettastic
Pizza.com domain name fetches millions
By Andrew | April 8, 2008
Though there exist sites like namecheap.com to book domain names for peanut prices, but at the same times there come situations when a domain name can cost as big as $2.6 million.
This happened with Chris Clark when he fetched the whopping amount at an auction for a domain name called “Pizza.com”, which he booked 14 years ago for a paltry $20.
Clarks turned pizaa.com into an advertising and pizza directory, since there was no point sitting over it. Then came the idea of putting pizza.com to auction after Clark saw Vodka.com making big bucks and their idea worked! And there we have Chris Clark turned into a millionaire thanks to a domain name!
Via: News.com
Japanese style handmade bright keyboards
By Andrew | April 8, 2008
We all know that Japan is famous for its world class electronics, but another thing that Japan is known for is its art and craft, be it origami or other traditional creative work.
Now if you are wondering why I’m talking of the two things together, so let me tell you that today we have brought for you’re gadgets that are a combination of Japanese technology expertise and creative ability. Check out these amazing handmade keyboards (USB/PS2), compatible with Window XP/VISTA/2000. A perfect way to welcome the best combo of Japanese technology and traditional art in your work area!
ome designs might look a bit too bright to work on and concentrate, but the likes of Zip Ang gold cover keyboard and Waza-Kura, The Sakura (Cherry Blossom) Keyboard, or the Nishi-Ki Keyboard will surely be a treat to work on.
O if you are all set to have one for you, you’ll need to order it atleast a week in advance at GeekStuff4U, as these are made to order and take time for shipping.
Price: $154.80
Kara-Kusa Keyboard
Waza-Kura, The Sakura (Cherry Blossom) Keyboard
Nishi-Ki Keyboard
USA-Gi (rabbit)
Via: techfresh
