Archive for August 2nd, 2007
I just met with David Gerzof the Chief Marketing Officer of SimulScribe. For some reason I hate listening to my voicemails whether they are on my home answering machine or from my mobile phone. So did SimulScribe founder, James Siminoff, according to David. I love getting my voicemail as audio files embedded in my emails. SimulScribe is the only service like that who is offering the text transcription (to my knowledge). Voice recognition is not an easy technology to develop and it does not work very well if you want to get a perfect copy, but it is just good enough for checking voicemails.
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August 2nd, 2007
Verbatim has taken up the task of manufacturing the world’s first mini Blu-ray recordable/rewritable discs that measure 3″ in diameter, holding up to 7.5GB of data at any one time. This is less than 20% of what a full-sized Blu-ray disc can hold (50GB), but most people would’ve realized by now that that amount of space rarely gets filled up even in movie releases. This mini Blu-ray disc will surely go down well with folks who pick up Hitachi’s latest Blu-ray camcorders that will see a worldwide release in October later this year. You can expect to see the same proprietary hard coat found on Verbatim’s larger discs. There is currently no word on pricing at press time.
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August 2nd, 2007
Solid Alliance is more famous for their line of quirky USB flash drives, but they have recently unveiled a USB Virtual Pet known as Tengu developed by ‘Crispin Jones’ who resides in England. Sharing roughly the same dimensions as a cigarette pack, the Tengu will display an LED face whenever connected to a USB port. It’s face will change in response to the sound around it, and all this is done in real time. I wonder whether it will cringe whenever your colleague belts out a horrible tune. A prolonged silence will send the Tengu to sleep, while gently blowing into its microphone will awaken it. This interesting desktop toy will hit Japanese store shelves at the end of this month for approximately $38.
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August 2nd, 2007
This iPod dock is definitely different from the rest since it is made out of paper and comes in a flatpack. When assembled, you will require to insert a couple of AA batteries in order to let the speakers pump out some rockin’ tunes from your iPod. Should you be one of the rare few who have not yet embraced the iPod, you’ll be pleased to know that this paper boombox also welcomes other MP3 players. This cardboard mini boombox will be released this September, although pricing details have yet to be confirmed. I definitely won’t want anything made out of paper to act as a boombox dock considering the fragility of such a medium.
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August 2nd, 2007
The Lighthouse lamp not only gives ambient light to those sitting around it, it is also capable of housing a small plant within by acting as an atrium. Since the humidity level within the Lighthouse lamp is pretty dense, light will be diffused in a beautiful manner. Touching the lamp will clear the murkiness, letting all and sundry see your plant that leads a lonely life inside. There is an integrated humidity sensor within that lets you know whether more water is required. Will you pick up such a concept should this home decorative piece actually make it to production lines?
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August 2nd, 2007
For those who want to have a better look at the Spyke multi-purpose robot, we have exclusive high resolution images available, so head on towards the picture gallery by clicking on Spyke and feast your eyes on them. I especially love the night shot where Spyke lights up the path in front of him to help you view whatever’s going on even in the wee hours of the morning via an Internet connection. He definitely looks brighter (in a sense) than the fictional R2-D2 astromech droid in this, although the latter has managed to help save the galaxy before.
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August 2nd, 2007
Hitachi is first off the blocks globally to bring us a Blu-ray camcorder this August 30th in JApan, with worldwide releases to follow in October. There won’t be one, but two Blu-ray camcorders released - the DZ-BD70 and DZ-BD7H. The DZ-BD70 is capable of recording only to 8cm Blu-ray discs, while the DZ-BD7H is not only capable of what the former can do, it also comes with a 30GB hard drive in case you run out of Blu-ray discs. Chances are most people will gun for the DZ-BD7H as it makes more sense to have an emergency recording media at hand for those impromptu moments. The DZ-BD70 and DZ-BD7H will retaill for $1,300 and $1,600 respectively when available. Looks like it is time to upgrade everything else in your home to be compatible with other high definition-ready products.
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August 2nd, 2007
Everyone knows that the microSD is smaller than the average fingernail, and losing it can be a very real nightmare considering the amount of data it is capable of storing. Having an SD card adapter isn’t exactly the most convenient thing to carry around always, and until the day comes where memory card readers offer native microSD card support as a standard (some still don’t), it is wise to pick up this Super microSD card reader from Brando. It retails for $11 and is a wee bit larger than the standard USB connector. Most people who see it will probably blink and rub their eyes, after all it is not everyday that you encounter a device measuring 25.5mm x 12mm x 4.5mm. Best to hook this up to your cellphone or keychain so that you won’t lose your microSD card reader either.
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August 2nd, 2007
Transcend has just unveiled the T.sonic 840 MP3 player that simply screams of fingerprint magnet. The features are pretty impressive though, where a mirrored surface and metal body is embraced by a high resolution 176 x 220 pixels 1.8″ color TFT LCD display. Audio and video support is pretty extensive, ranging from MTV, JPG, BMP, and MP3 to WMA, WMA-DRM10, and WAV. Should you be a fan of e-books, the T.sonic 840 does that as well although I wouldn’t recommend reading too long on its tiny display. An integrated FM radio, a voice recorder, an equalizer, and a real time clock display rounds off the list of features. The Transcend T.sonic 840 will be available in 2GB and 4GB capacities, whereby the former comes in Glacier White while the latter settles for Mystery Black.
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August 2nd, 2007
The D900C Phantom-X notebook is a thoroughbred when it comes to sheer mobile computing power, boasting Core 2 Quad processors running under the hood. You also have the option to throw in a dual graphics card setup if your budget permits, while ample storage space is provided courtesy of a 750GB hard drive via a SATA-300 interface. In addition, users will be able to benefit from the inclusion of a multi-DVD burner or Blu-ray drive that caters for future-proof optical storage/HD playback needs. With such raw power underneath the hood, I’m not surprise that the major drawback would be its dramatically poor battery life which is rated at a mere 60 minutes. You might as well be shacked to your desk in this case.
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