Dot Earth blog from NYTimes
NYTimes.com, the most visited newspaper site in the US, has just launched its Dot Earth blog that focuses on the growing human impact on our planet’s health. This new online community allows folk like you and I to discover and discuss ways people are, and are not, shaping human affairs to put a cap to environmental damage. Dot Earth aims to create an international forum for the exchange of ideas and intellectual discourse concerning problems and potential solutions, exploring relevant scientific, social, political and economic issues in the process. Head on there and start reading, perhaps you’ll feel guilty about hankering after that gas-guzzling Hummer and settle for a Prius instead in your next vehicle purchase.
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eMDT will be launching its 3D head mounted display known as 3D Cube in Korea sometime during Q1 2008, but it will be on display at CES 2008 in Las Vegas. This headset boasts VGA resolution at 640 x 480 pixels and will feature 3D Stereo SoC, making it compatible with a wide range of devices from iPods to cellphones, portable media players, and DVD players among others. It also comes with enhanced compatibility of 3D video content, supporting both ‘Side by side’ and ‘Field Sequence’. A chip was used instead of a board in order to save space and maintain portability. No word on pricing yet, but it is best you have a packet of Panadol nearby just in case you can’t take too much 3D action in one go.
Voiceserve has placed a date to its VoiceSIM 2.0 card - December 1st, 2007 to be exact. This announcement was made with anticipation of the mad holiday season rush, and benefits users with free roaming in more than 120 countries and virtual local numbers from 29 worldwide locations. Both Voiceserve and Voipswitch registered users will be able to call forward from their VoIP, mobile and fixed numbers to the VoiceSIM, essentially keeping you connected to everyone anytime, anywhere. Not only that, VoiceSIM 2.0 aims to lower exorbitant phone bills associated with roaming calls. This service from UK-based Voiceserve will target European, Middle Eastern and African phone customers with VoIP and Pay As You Go services.
We all know how the Sanyo Eneloop is one fantastic rechargeable battery that can be used straight out from the box, and the company has innovated the Eneloop brand further with the prototype Eneloop bell. This burglar alarm is not meant for home security but helps protect you from getting mugged instead. Whenever you sense danger, just pop open the top of the bell and let the loud alarm do its work to let the thief scurry away. In addition, there is an integrated GPS system that transmits your current position to a cellphone that in turn keeps the authorities and your loved ones informed of your whereabouts. Would be nice to see built-in taser functionality in this though. The Sanyo Eneloop bell is but a concept at this moment, and I would definitely push for it to enter the manufacturing process soonest possible.
EQO Communications has just released a native Windows Mobile beta version of its mobile VoIP, text and IM application. This application will be free, enabling users to make super cheap phone calls with rates starting from $0.023 a minute. Not only that, it provides free access to various IM services such as MSN, AIM, Yahoo!, Google Talk, ICQ and Jabber. If you’re a Windows Mobile smartphone user at this moment, do you already have something like what EQO is offering? If not, will you jump on the bandwagon? I suppose corporations would love to have this installed on their employees’ smartphones. Any idea whether this is better than GIPS’ offering?
NEC has just developed the Wideband Wearable Antenna Prototype that can be worn on clothing, helping you increase your reception whenever you are walking through areas with low reception levels. Unfortunately, having such an antenna attached to you at all times will definitely lower your sex appeal to the opposite gender, so only hardcore geeks need apply. NEC will begin to test reception of digital terrestrial broadcasts in the 470 to 770 MHz band before it moves on to commercializing the product. Hopefully the final iteration won’t look as blatantly ugly as this.
Samsung has just introduced three more LCD monitors that come in 19″ and 22″ sizes. These are the 19″ SyncMaster 920BM as well as the SyncMaster 920WM and 2220WM widescreen 22″ monitors, targeting both commercial users and consumers seeking enhanced multimedia capabilities. All three share the following: integrated multimedia speakers, Samsung’s proprietary Magic technologies for enhanced performance and image quality, and MagicSpeed for an ultra-fast response time of 5ms GTG. Both 920WM and the 2220WM monitors come with a 16:10 wide-screen format that works great either for work or leisure. The Samsung 920BM will retail for $249.99 while the 2220WM is a hundred bucks more expensive. As for the 920WM, it is the cheapest of the lot at $219.99. Each purchase comes with a 3-year limited warranty and toll-free technical support.
Panasonic has just introduced the DMP-BD30 Blu-ray player, making next generation even more so. This player is hailed to be the first of its kind that has Final Standard Profile that adds a bunch of new and enhanced features to the world of Blu-ray while making it stand apart from the rest of its brethren. Each DMP-BD30 comes with an SD memory card slot for those who love carrying their HD AVCHD recorded format in this media, Picture-in-Picture support and Audio Mixing capabilities. Additional features include Deep Color Compatibility, HDMI 1.3B, and 1080/24p playback. Guess Panasonic has just upped the ante in the Blu-ray world, and it comes at a relatively affordable price of $499.95.
Western Digital has just introduced its new pink WD Passport Portable Drive that will see proceeds from each purchase being donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Each of these new Passport Portable Drives will come with 250GB storage capacity as well as plug-and-play capability in a stylish and extremely portable design, weighing less than 5 ounces in all. You can pick one up online today or wait till next month for it to arrive at Best Buy stores. The pink WD Passport Portable Drive retails for $199.99 each. No word on the donation percentage though.
Ricoh has just introduced a successor to the GR DIGITAL that was first introduced a couple of years ago, and this new model is unceremoniously called the GR DIGITAL II. This high-resolution compact camera boasts the GR ENGINE II image processing engine as well as a new 1/1.75″ CCD, allowing you to capture images of up to 10 megapixels. Features include an acceleration sensor, a level indicator, and a warning sound sensor that helps you capture great-looking images of buildings or scenery. You also get digital zoom of up to 4x, as well as an ISO range from 80 to 1600. No idea on how much the GR DIGITAL II costs though.
