Archive for December, 2007
Now THAT’s a touch screen …
Sure, the iPhone’s touch screen capability is super cool. And if previous reports proved true, a Newton Touch may be just over the horizon, then touch screen may be the interface of the future. Microsoft surely thinks to, having announced the SURFACE last year as a tabletop interface for hotels and other corporate concerns.
LG/Philips is on the touch bandwagon as they are set to rock CES with Multi-touch Screens that recognize input from either a touch of a finger or more precise writing instruments.
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Video game teaches players to run with the wolves … literally.
WolfQuest is a game which places players in the role of a wolf on the plains of YellowStone National Park. And running with the wolves isn’t what one would expect. The game teaches users how wolves hunt, survive, defend territory and ultimately find a mate and establish a pack.
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Five Device Recharging Station
The Five Device Recharging Station sounds like the perfect device for road warriors who have tons of devices wherever they go.
This recharging platform stores and powers up to five devices from one convenient place via four integrated AC ports and two patented USB ports with surge surpressors. The system draws power from a standard wall outlet and has an integrated surge protector rated at 1,080 joules–the strongest available in a charging station–that thwarts lightning or power spikes up to 6,000 volts and 72,000 amps. Its nonskid surface secures your iPod, PDA, or cell phone, and the charging adapters are routed through two conduits that conceal cords and prevent tangles. The 15-amp circuit breaker resets at the touch of a button, and the entire unit folds flat to the size of a hardcover book for convenient storage and travel.
Hammacher is carrying the Five Device Recharging Station for $49.95.
Diving Mask gets Geeky
Rather than having to dive with a bulky digital camera encased in an underwater housing, this new dive mask has a digital camera built right into it. The Liquid Image Digital Underwater Camera Mask records underwater photos and videos hands free by encasing the camera into the dive mask itself.
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LaserTV finally ready at CES
The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas always rings in the new year with breaking news that make gadget geeks foam at the mouth and this year will be no different. Mitsubishi is set to announce at CES their long anticipated ‘Laser TV’ rear projection 1080p HDTV. Using three lasers rather than one, the new Laser TV concept will divide the colors into red, blue and green lasers to display what Mitsubishi claims is 90% of colors visible to the human eye. By contrast, LCD and Plasma TVs only display about 40% of the known color spectrum. The result will make for sharper, more colorful images. In addition, the new LaserTV technology holds the promise of more lightweight, thin, amd extremely wide-viewing-angles at an affordable price.
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Sign of the Apocalypse #2: Hello Kitty AR-15
There is a teeming culture of all things Hello Kitty. I’m not sure when Sanrio created the Hello Kitty franchise back in 1974 that they knew how large of an impact that this seemingly innocent kitty would have on the world. They have products with the Hello Kitty moniker on them ranging from foods and clothing to computers and cars and passenger jets, and in Japan, its popularity has penetrated every aspect of Japanese daily life. In addition, there are many stores selling only Hello Kitty merchandise.
However, some crazy person has designed the Continue reading » Hello Kitty AR-15, which is a lightweight, air-cooled, magazine fed, autoloading, centerfire shoulder-fired rifle. I’m guessing it’s in response to the Hello Kitty AK-47 some other nutso made [just Google it to see the details]. A quote from the site that the “cuddly” machine gun was posted: Sign of the Apocalypse #2: Hello Kitty AR-15
The Cell phone in the Ion Mask
The problem with cell phones is that annoying tendency to just not work anymore when dipped in water. Fortunately, some scientists in Britain have come up with a solution. And when I say solution, I mean a liquid that can do something as well as a liquid that can solve your problems.
This Ion-Mask is a protective layer that bonds to a mobile device using some plasma, electrically charged gas, and then chemical properties allow oil and water to be repelled. The Ion-Mask was developed at the Defense Science and Technology Laboratory in Porton Down, Wiltshire. Its intended use was not for mobile devices, and was actually developed as a treatment for soldier’s uniforms to repel toxic vapors and liquids like chemical or biological weapons.
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Noahpad to take on Eee market
Even though the Asus Eee is making quite a splash into the laptop marketplace, I’m not certain whether to classify it as a laptop or UMPC. However, there is a new kid in laptop/UMPC market that could give some healthy competition to the Eee.
Enter the Noahpad, a new product from a Taiwanese company called E-lead. The E-lead sports some nice workings outside, such as a nice 7 inch screen and dual touch pads.
As far as the inside, the Noahpad has Ubuntu 7.10 for running Windows XP, a 1GHz VIA C7 Eden processor (CX700 chipset), 30GB hard drive, plus 512 MB worth of RAM.
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