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Toshiba's New Dedicated 3D Graphics Chip for Mobile Phones 2007-07-18 23:20:00 First we had desktops that we played games on. When they couldn’t keep up with the demanding needs of the current games we put in dedicated GPUs. Then the same happened with laptops, we wanted to take our gaming on the go, so we put dedicated graphics cards in our laptops too. Now Toshiba
wants to put a dedicated graphics chip inside of cell phones.
The new chip is made up of the separate Read more:Dedicated
, Graphics
, Mobile
, Phones
Go Holiday with Wireless Outdoor Solar Speaker 2007-07-18 22:57:00 Not so long ago the only way to share your music with the great outdoors was to lug a ghetto blaster around the garden or buy a really long cable for your stereo speakers and pray for dry weather. But not any more, because the nifty WirelessSolarSpeaker
renders the aforementioned practices obsolete.
Simply plonk this discreet device on the grass or hide it in the hedge and its 5w speaker will Read more:Holiday
Uvex Uvision Magic Ski Goggles With LCD 2007-07-18 03:10:00 While changing light conditions can be an issue in most sports it’s particularly problematic when you’re out skiing or snowboarding since all that white snow works like a giant reflector. It usually means you have to carry a second pair of ski goggles or even sunglasses for when things get too bright but Uvex has now made that unnecessary with their Uvision line of goggles.
The ‘magic’ used in Read more:Magic
, Goggles
FC-AQEL: Yamaha Fuel Cell Scooter 2007-07-17 05:21:00 For the sake of the environment, Yamaha
Motor Co., Ltd is announcing development of a 125cc fuel cell scooter called the "FC-AQEL". Using a hydrogen fuel cell system, it will include a pair of 35 MPa high-pressure hydrogen tanks, a Lithium ion secondary battery and more. This technology will be compacted in an ultra flat brushless DC motor. The transmission will be neatly contained in the hub
Color-Call: Red Light Means Don't Answer 2007-07-17 05:05:00 Caller ID is a great feature, but if your phone is across the room it still makes you get up and walk over to see that it's your ex calling and you don't want to answer. The Color
-Call system lets you see who's calling from afar by assigning different people specific colors that flash when a call comes in. So you can have it flash green if it's a member of your family, red if it's someone from Read more:Means
, Red Light
The Official iPhone Accessories 2007-07-16 05:45:00 Now that the iPhone
is out, and some of you lucky ones might have even gotten your hands on one, let’s take a look at the accessories you can get for your new baby.
Apple USB Power Adapter
Charge your iPhone even without a computer with this USB Power Adapter. This is already included in the iPhone package. It comes with an Apple Dock Connector to USB Cable.
Price: $29
iPhone Bluetooth Headset Read more:Official
, Accessories
Dosh Waterproof Chic Wallet Keeps Everything Safe 2007-07-14 05:27:00 A waterproof wallet that isn't plastic-looking like the Jimi and even has a certain space-age suaveness to it (which I think appeals to women too). The brainchild of Australian designers Henri Spalle and Mark Armstrong, the Dosh wallet is made of a blend of flexible and semi-flexible polymers that makes it not only waterproof but also fairly hardy. At the same time, its sleek design proves that Read more:Waterproof
, Everything
Black Box DVR may be the world's smallest DVR 2007-07-14 05:09:00 Have you been hankering for a really tiny DVR with a wired, hidden camera attachment? Have you had trouble finding one for less than three large? Well fret no more, because Mini Gadgets Inc. has got you covered -- and by covered, we mean they make what you're looking for, buddy. The Black
Box DVR is a personal video recorder which features a tethered camera, and can utilize a miniSD card up to
Logitech’s MX Air Mouse Is Real, Spectacular 2007-07-14 04:22:00 No, it’s not a concept. This is the production model of the Logitech
MX Air mouse, a dual mode laser gyroscopic mouse. Excuse me while I pick my jaw up off the floor. This mouse is built of beautiful curves accented in black and chrome, but it doesn’t have to rely on its looks to win your heart… On your desk, it works as a conventional cordless laser mouse, but pick it up, and its Freespace Read more:Mouse
, Spectacular
Nanotech + aromatherapy = brain-boosting fragrant pencil lead 2007-07-14 00:06:00 This Ain Supplio pencil lead from Pentel uses nanotechnology to release allegedly mind-expanding aromas, letting you smell your way to smartness while you scribble your meandering prose on a piece of paper. The pencil leads sell for two bucks a bag, and you can get them in three different scents, Refresh, Healing and Positive, which aromatherapists say can deeply affect you with just a few whiffs Read more:boosting
, fragrant
Olympus's 360 Degree Camera Lens 2007-07-13 02:39:00 Every now and then, R&D departments spew out prototypes that look promising enough that we can imagine them making their way into finished products one day. Recently, Olympus
has announced the development of an “Axial symmetrical free curved surface lens”. This lens is capable of gathering light from 360 degrees horizontally and 45 degrees vertically, and focusing it on a CCD without the use of Read more:Camera
Nearly invisible watch face engraved on a silver bracelet 2007-07-13 02:31:00 Watch with artistic design definitely fails to tell time properly, at least kind of confusing or simply hard to find where the moving arms or the digital display are. Here is another designer watch
, Veiled Watch, which the idea is probably to let guys enjoy wearing those shiny things.
As it doesn’t look too outstanding while worn on your wrist so you wouldn’t be considered as one from the Read more:Nearly
, invisible
Samsung’s 3G Blogging Cellphone, SGH-L760 2007-07-13 02:19:00 You always want that you can use your mobile phone to post your blog. So, anytime and anywhere you have little free time then you can write posts and record down on your blog the very fresh idea that just flashes across your mind. This is possible by using the newly introduced Samsung
’s cellphone, SGH-L760. It’s a cellphone that lets you post directly to your blog without the need of a computer. Read more:Blogging
3-in-1 Gadget: Digital Microscope + Webcam + USB 2.0 Hub 2007-07-13 02:01:00 Here is another all-in-one gadget, it’s a combination of a digital microscope, web cam and also a USB 2.0 hub. Of course this three-in-one gadget takes power from your PC’s USB port. So, when you miss some of the Biology classes that you’d attended during school time, and feel like acting as a Biologist for just couple of minutes or you simply have too much curiousity about those circuit boards Read more:Gadget
, Digital
, Microscope
Linux Inside BJ Robotic Dog 2007-07-13 01:37:00 Robot dogs these days seem to be experiencing a resurgence, and the BJ dog robot is yet another addition to a growing list of electronic pups. For those who want to take care of an electronic pooch without the hassle of sending it to the vet for jabs, bathing it, and even cleaning up after its poo, the price of such convenience would be $4,900. Then again, it won't do much good when there's a Read more:Linux
, Robotic
YouTube-enabled LG KU990 shows up online 2007-07-12 08:25:00 Similar to LG Prada phone, the KU990 is a keypad-less phone with a big 3" touch screen. While it is not sure if it is the next LG Prada phone, the new KU990 support HSDPA data connection now. Inline with the recent LG announcement on YouTube
support, this phone will let you watch YouTube on your phone or submit video to Youtube from your phone directly.
The LG KU990 has a giant 5 megapixel Read more:online
Ultra-thin, Ultra-light MacBook Pro coming by year end 2007-07-12 08:09:00 Trusted sources informed MacScoop that Apple is headed towards the release of a notebook that is so small and light
that it could redefine the standards of ultra-portable computing.
The new notebook is likely to complete the MacBook
Pro line-up with a smaller version featuring a 12 inch display — a form factor that was formerly used on the PowerBooks' entry-level but was discontinued when the Read more:Ultra
Google Mapplets add data layers to your map 2007-07-11 22:49:00 A new feature in Google
Maps, Mapplets, places data overlays onto your map - like movie times, crime rates and real estate prices. We've covered dozens of Google Maps mashups since Maps launched, and Mapplets just makes those mashups available on Google Maps proper, instead of having to go to another site to see them.
Mapplets have graduated from the developer preview and are now live on Google
Paul Allen's $12 Million New Submarine 2007-07-11 06:55:00 Inside the Exomos showroom at the Jebel Ali Free Zone, customers in the market for a personal submarine can choose from 14 luxury models.
Currently there are about 100 wealthy individuals around the world who own their own submarines, and there are 26 clients awaiting delivery on subs at the Dubai-based Exomos alone. A 10-passenger model costs $15 million, and prices rise from there.
Microsoft Read more:Allen
, Submarine
What iPhone Has And What It Doesn’t 2007-07-11 05:44:00 Following up our list of features the iPhone
was finally confirmed not to have, here's a comprehensive list based on the four reviews currently out detailing everything we know about the iPhone so far: what it has, what it doesn't have, its known problems and what we still don't know.
What it has:
• Built-in iPod with Video playback
• Intelligent predictive typing
• Multi-touch interface (fast)
Kanguru's Eco Drive: World's Most Energy Efficient External Hard Drive? 2007-07-22 00:37:00 Kanguru claims that by reducing power consumption by up to 75%, it can both extend the life of your hard drive and be eco-conscious at the same time. The Eco Drive works by going into an idle mode after three seconds of inactivity, which has 80% of normal power consumption, and standby mode after three minutes of inactivity, which works at 10-20% of normal power consumption. And when you don't Read more:World
, Energy
, External
, External Hard Drive
Oryx Bicycle, The Bike from Future 2007-07-22 00:06:00 Viewed from the wrong angle, this Oryx bike could look like something from the perv-o-licious Sex Museum in Amsterdam. Designed by a guy called Harald Cramer, it's a custom-made time-trial cycle with all sorts of weird and wonderful innovations.
Made of carbon composite, the handlebars, stem and fork are all one piece, with the ergonomic seat post and saddle integrated into the frame. Handlebars Read more:Future
Xbox 360 Controller with QWERTY Keyboard 2007-07-21 23:24:00 Gamespot just nabbed a first hands-on with the Xbox
360 Messenger Kit. It's essentially a QWERTY keyboard add-on for the 360's controllers, offering better support for Xbox Live's MSN Messenger update. Here are their impressions of the product, in brief.
- "...snaps on with a satisfying click..."
- "The keys provide adequate, clicky feedback and are spaced well enough for fast typing..."
- "...
iPod Video Speaker from Altec Lansing 2007-07-20 02:25:00 Video iPod
s are all well and good, until you actually try to watch a video on them, I find. Then, you dice with losing your eye site, headaches and other fun things, as you try to squint. As much as I bemoan the lack of feature films on the UK version of iTunes, I really couldn't sit through a whole one.
Unless you've got some way of making them bigger... such as the inMotion speaker screen from Read more:Speaker
Earthtech's Solar Laptop Charger for Your Camping 2007-07-19 23:32:00 Do you take your laptop camping with you? Or live in fear of a blackout? Either way, Earthtech Products is offering a solution: a combined SolarLaptopCharger
and Portable Power Kit. The foldable solar panel takes about 11-12 hours to charge the 300W PowerPack, which can then provide up to six hours of laptop runtime. Ahh, clean energy.
And it's not just for laptops, of course; according to the Read more:Camping
Moller's M200G, UFO Like Flying Hovercraft 2007-07-23 08:43:00 Moller Industries, the brainchild of inventor Dr. Paul Moller, announced recently that production would begin on the company's M200G volantor, a UFO-esque hovercraft that apparently can "glide over terrain at 50 MPH." Moller, long known for his work in both hovercrafts and flying vehicles (see the dubious Skycar), has been working on alternative forms of transportation for 40 years.
The Read more:Flying
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Japanese Wooden Car 2007-07-26 00:49:00 This car is made entirely out of wood, except for the engine and other mechanical parts. This car is produced by a local furniture maker in Maniwa city - and like all small companies in Japan, they don't have a website. The "Wooden
Supercar" is 1.3 meters wide x 2.5 meters in length x 1.1 meters high and has a max speed of 80km/h. This wooden car costs $32,000, and is probably the most dangerous Read more:Japanese
Halluc II, Insect Like Eight Legs Robot 2007-07-28 05:24:00 Robotics fans who are also entomologists should get a kick out of the latest high-tech machine from Japan – a shiny multi-legged robot that can walk like an insect.
Although the Halluc II from the Future Robotics Technology Center (Furo) at Chiba Institute of Technology and Leading Edge Design in Tokyo has eight limbs, one of its three modes of locomotion is based on the way some insects walk. Read more:Eight
, Robot
Western Digital's Dual-drive My Book External Hard Drive Gets Bigger 2007-07-28 04:33:00 Western Digital
has just unveiled its dual-drive My Book external hard drive that comes with a mammoth 2TB of storage space, more than enough to appease even the most hardcore downloader. It will be available in My Book World Edition II, My Book Pro Edition II, and the My Book Premium Edition II models. These dual-drive systems can be set up for RAID 1 data mirroring, giving you the advantage of Read more:Western
, External
, Western Digital
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