This is a groovy little security package, the Yoggie, 13 different security products that fit into the palm of your hand.
The Yoggie is ideal for the mobile workforce and is the first hardware solution that I’ve seen that is feasible to carry around with you. The Yoggie connects to your laptop via USB and provides the following security solutions: Read the rest of this entry »
The BillaBoop is a new kind of drumming machine, it recognises sounds that you make like clapping a desk or clicking your fingers and then converts them into a proper drum noise.
BillaBoop has been developed by PhD student Amaury Hazan (students have so much fun) whose studying Machine Learning, Music Cognition and Audio Signal Processing. Which basically means he’s pretty clever and has programmed the BillaBoop to learn the noises that you make which drive the drums.
You’ve probably got to watch the video to understand what this bit of software does, if you can’t see the video click here.
Source: BillaBoop via our gadget forums.
If you’re passionate about Sudoku, but the Sudoku Toilet Roll was too much for your taste, I’m sure you’ll dig the Sudokube, a mash up between a Rubik’s cube and Sudoku. The Sudokube is going to be a sure shot with fans of the old Rubik’s cube and Sudoku, and will allow you to play anywhere you want to.
Remember Q from the James Bond movie franchise? That venerable old man is wise beyond his years, overseeing a special unit that deals with gadgets for everybody’s favorite suave spy, 007. The Qtires could be a reference by the company to Q himself, but whether that is intentional or not, we leave that up to your imagination. What we’re more interested in is the versatility and intelligent nature of the Qtire which comes with patented all-weather tire technology which will greatly enhance the safety of automobiles and trucks on the road during winter.
One of the main things non-smokers hate about cigarettes is the smoke as a by-product, but will this stigma remain even if a smokeless cigarette was invented? The NicStic is an interesting device that enables smokers to have a puff, minus the smoke. This cigarette-sized plastic tube comes with a rechargeable heating coil within which vaporizes tobacco instead of taking the traditional burning route. All you need to do is insert a filter at the end of the tube, and you’ll be able to get your daily nicotine fix minus the smoke. Since you don’t inhale any smoke, that means your lungs will appreciate the fact that it has stopped receiving any more tar, arsenic, cadmium, formaldehyde and a zillion other toxic chemicals.
Apple’s latest product, the still un-shipped Apple TV, has brought a lot of attention to these crazy things called media extenders/players/devices. Essentially, they take content off your home network and stream it to a TV in your house. While Apple certainly has the most press in the field, there are tons of these things out there. One of the nicer looking ones is the recently announced Linksys KiSS 1600.
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Think paying $800 for a Series3 HD TiVo box without service is insane? You are not alone. Consumers weren’t exactly excited about coughing up that much $$$ for the Series3 and TiVo sales have slumped. In fact, TiVo just reported a Q4 net loss of $18.7 million.
With products like Apple TV and a Windows Vista CableCARD coming out soon, TiVo has to do something before they are quickly phased out of the digital living room.
So what’s their solution? Just make it cheaper I guess. TiVo CEO Tom Rogers had this to say in his quarter results commentary: “We will be highly focused this year on launching a lower-priced, mass appeal High Definition product.”
That vague quote doesn’t exactly guarantee a cheap HD TiVo during 2007, but hopefully they can come up with something during the next 9 months. Whatever they are going to do, they better do it quick. I already pre-ordered an Apple TV and if it lives up to expectations, my Series2 TiVo will be making a brief cameo on eBay before it leaves my living room.
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The passengers of taxis in Hong Kong now have the option of using a free 3G Internet access as they roam through the city, thanks to SmarTone-Vodafone, the mobile phone provider. This is a part of a marketing program created to increase the awareness and use of the HSDPA network in Hong Kong.
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