Join ESPN 3D – Now mom can’t say, “Don’t play ball in the house”
ESPN broadcasting is about to bring you the world’s first 3D network. ESPN 3D is promising to show no less than 80 live 3D events in its inaugural year, to include FIFA World Cup matches, football, basketball and expanding to cover the X Games featuring skateboarding and rally car racing all live, and all right in the middle of your living room.
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USB Classic Joystick
There are times when you just feel so retro, you wish you were 10 again. Video game fans can certainly identify with this, as there is always at least one title or console which redefined their lives when they were much younger. The Atari 2600 joystick was one of the most iconic game controllers ever, and it is now back in the form of the USB Classic Joystick – you can tell by its name that it can be plugged into your computer, playing both old games and new ones with aplomb. Imagine the thrill of pressing “Fire” to start – it surely rolls back the years, eh? You might not be able to afford a time machine even if such a device were to be invented, but for $24.99 a pop, at least you can mentally go back in time with the USB Classic Joystick. Bear in mind that it will not hook up to classic Atari hardware, eh!
Revo Axis Radio
Who listens to the radio these days? Not many apparently, but then again your ears can only handle so many premediated MP3s on a playlist before they yearn for something fresh and random, and this is where radios and their bunch of chatty DJs come in. The Revo Axis Radio which retails for £199.99 a pop will come in a sleek form factor, being an Internet/DAB radio cum dock which will represent the next generation of ‘connected’ music hubs. Not only can it receive more than 13,000 Internet radio stations, it also does crystal-clear DAB and DAB+, conventional FM radio with RDS and music streamed from your PC or Mac. This makes the Axis one seriously multi-talented performer, while doubling up as an iPhone/iPod dock.
Not only that, NXT’s patented Balanced Radiator loudspeaker technology is incoporated within its 8W amp to deliver impressive clarity and bass response. To cap things off, you get an alarm clock with it, complete with the all important sleep and snooze functions, now how about that!
TomTom GO 2405 TM and GO 2505 TM announced
TomTom is synonymous with GPS navigation systems of the highest quality, so it is no surprise to see the company roll out yet another two models for the masses to help them arrive at their destination safe and sound in the fastest time possible. The latest generation of navigation devices would come in the form of the TomTom GO 2405 TM and GO 2505 TM, where they are touted to deliver a “powerful navigation experience with faster routing, an enhanced software platform, and a new look and feel”. Let us delve into the nitty gritty of both devices in the extended post.
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Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750
Let there be light – at least, that is what you will be saying to yourself when you bring home the Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750. Why so, you ask? Well, this is the first device of its kind – it is a light powered keyboard. This unique peripheral will juice itself up whenever there is light, even when indoors (so you don’t have to bake yourself and get a nasty tan when using your computer), doing away with battery hassles of the past. Being the next big innovation where keyboard technology is concerned, even when you leave the Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750 in total darkness, it has enough juice to work for up to 3 months before requiring some sunshine to replenish its reserves.
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Here’s a printer for your flesh
Okay, this is one of those very intriguing concept technologies that seems too crazy to ever be true.
This is an experimental procedure at Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine that allows the user to print new skin on using a device that looks similar to a regular ink jet printer.
This “skin printer” uses two heads that can propel a combination of skin cells, collagen, blood coagulants onto a wounded area. It is much better than getting skin grafts from other areas in your body.
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Magnestick Safety System helps young skiers
It has been a while since I have been skiing, but safety on the chair lift was important when I started skiing at a young age.
I remember being slightly scared of the chair-lift, which is completely understandable for someone under the age of 10. After all, you have to sit in a chair that is several feet above the ground. Many of the Beginner chairs have a safety bar, but there is now another way to lock youngsters into place.
This new method, called the Magnestick, uses magnets. The child comes on the chair-lift with this metal piece on their back that you see here. Then, when they sit on the chair lift, electromagnets activate and the young skier “clicks” into place. This will insure that the young skier stays in his or her seat on the trip up the mountain. When it is time for the young skier to dismount the chair, the electromagnets turn off.
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Yume Robo climbing robots
The Shanghai Expo saw some interesting exhibits such as the end of the driverless vehicles trip, and then these three guys.
This trio are known as Yume Robo, and they have been climbing up and down this 15-meter wall at the Japanese pavilion every 20 minutes, for approximately 184 days. The three robot team was created by some group of engineers “at 15 small and midsize companies in Osaka”.
You can see them in a video after the jump if you want to check them out. Be warned, they climb really slow and they cannot work without a safety rope. I’m not certain who dressed these guys, but they are about 1.4 meters tall and weigh 30 kilograms. And what is the deal with the rabbit ears antennae on their heads?
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