Archive for August 21st, 2007
The Nooka Watch that you see here offers something fun and refreshing just in case you want to spruce up your summer wardrobe. They weigh a mere 47 grams each and come in half a dozen different colors. The 12 dots there signify the current hour, while the square in the lower left hand corner shows the current minute, and you have an AM/PM indicator on the opposite end. Those vertical lines that you see probably signify the current second. If you’re interested in this adorable water-resistant watch, it retails for $135 a pop.
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August 21st, 2007
The IGen NV20/20 is a night-vision monocular that magnifies by 2.6 times what you are looking at. According to our friends from Random Good Stuff, this devices is twice as sensitive as previous generations, amplifying the ambient light 650 times (note that you still need *some* light). In total darkness conditions and at short range, just use the integrated infra-red light (illuminator, in blue on the photo).
In automatic mode, the monocular will adapt itself to the darkness conditions but it is also possible to select the aperture time (to capture more light), at the expense of the frame rate (number of images per second).
Now the interesting part: it is possible to connect this night-vision monocular to a video-recording device: great for filming wild animals eating your flowers at night! Product page
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August 21st, 2007
I love the back-to-school period. You might think that it’s because of the discounts on computers, but no, it’s because everyone scrambles to upgrade computer parts to be in sync with the PC industry pulse: one cycle in October, one in February. It’s time for hard drives to get fatter and prices to go down.
Toshiba is launching a 2.5” drive with a capacity of 320GB (typically used in laptops), while Samsung has a 1.8” 160GB hard disk (for iPods and other portable media players).
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August 21st, 2007
This new GPS should be available in the UK any day now. Its 4GB SD holds the entire UK in, using OS’ (Ordnance Survey) mapping data. Which by the look of them contain a lot more information than the average routing software… which can come handy for a more general use (hiking, law enforcement…)
International maps will be available soon, we heard. (300 UKP).
I find the design quite interesting, with the user interface located strategicaly on the lower-corner, where it is easier to click with the finger. Good job.
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August 21st, 2007
Samsung has demonstrated a number of upcoming display technologies that our friends at Aving (more photos here) were lucky enough to see them.
3D display technology for mobile devicesThis is a smaller version of Samsung 3D display shown last year at CES. The main issue with it is that half of the pixels are dedicated for the left or right eye, so the effective resolution is quite low. Overtime, this should improve as LCD density goes up.
Flexible displaysThey are my current favorite, especially the E-paper, because it needs power only when the image is being refreshed. Also, this is a 100% reflective technology (no backlight needed). When full-color, flexible, e-paper devices will be available the media world is going to be revolutionized, once again. Blogs and web 2.0 are definitely not the end of the story.
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August 21st, 2007
The word on the street is that the Palm Centro will be released on October 14th at the price of $99 (expect it to be free with a service contract). The phone should be available via Sprint only and I can only assume that Sprint paid in part for the development of the Centro in exchange for a temporary exclusive deal.
Centro is the product name for a prototype codenamed Gryphon – a curious name for a low-end product. The rumor started when the site PhoneNews supposedly got its hand on a Sprint roadmap.
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August 21st, 2007
If you already have a sleek bathroom, this small 8”, 640×480 pixels display might be an interesting addition. According to Chinavision, it is waterproof (I don’t like that term, I’d rather say water-resistant) and can therefore be placed near by the bathtub, Jacuzzi or in a shower. It comes with a remote that is –hopefully- also water-resistant. It does not appear to have a TV tuner and it’s too bad because you will have to hook it up to a video source yourself. ($234)
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August 21st, 2007
Fujitsu and Siemens have collaborated to bring the PalmSecure hand scanner into existence, making devices such as ATMs all the more secure during a transaction. PalmSecure technology actually maps the distinct vein pattern located just under the skin on the palm of a person’s hand in order to confirm that person’s identity, offering a fool-proof method of authentication unlike a fingerprint-based system that could be easily overcome these days. Will such technology ever make its way to airports sometime down the road? It surely would beat rooting out notorious folks although they have the advantage of a forged passport.
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August 21st, 2007
Special Materials from Russia has successfully developed a handheld water cannon that not only splashes the target with some water, it does so with deadly force. Each “bullet” of water can deliver up to 100 joules of energy in close range, and this special handheld water cannon is said to be effective within a 5 meter radius. Looks like the arm of the law just got a little longer, and running off electricity and water, reloading is definitely going to be all too easy. I guess rioters will have second thoughts the next time round once they have tasted the ‘goodness’ of this mature “Super Soaker”.
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August 21st, 2007
Sharp has just made another foray into the electronic dictionary market in Korea with the RD-CX300. It features a 4.3″ color display which is perfect for movie playback, although you ought to be using this to increase your word power in class instead. Interestingly enough, a 20GB hard drive has been included, giving more than enough storage space to hold 65 different dictionaries including Korean, English, and Japanese among others. Additional features include an ebook reader, an integrated FM radio, and a Flash player. If you’re swinging by Korea anytime soon, the Sharp RD-CX300 will retail for approximately $450.
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August 21st, 2007
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