If you’re looking for a slick way to power your gadgets while away from the civilized world, or if you just want to be the coolest EcoGeek on the block, check out the Power Monkey Explorer. It comes with an adapter plug for just about everything. iPods, USB, European outlets, standard Borg power cuplink, everything.
This spring, Verizon will be adding video transcoding and streaming to their DVR software, in addition to cell phone scheduling.
For those who just can’t call it quits, a team of researchers at Tufts University has developed a head adornment which can determine when you’ve been overly stressed, bored or simply numb to the world around you when using your computer.
Boeing has successfully completed tests for the engine that will power HALE, the extreme endurance plane that will be able to fly for seven days non-stop in the stratosphere. The wünderengine—developed by the Ford Motor Company—went for three days under a simulated 65,000-feet flight, which is definitely better than a Taurus.
Detailed review on the, soon to be released, LG VX10000 Voyager for Verizon
Europe is the first port of call for Samsung’s G800 multimedia cell phone. With a five-megapixel camera, 3 x optical zoom, Xenon flash, face detection and WDR (Wide Dynamic Range) technology,….
The Samsung hybrid Blu-ray/HD DVD player–the machine already poised to put an end to the format war–just got even more ultimate: it’s compatible with Blu-ray BD Profile 1.1, meaning it has the required dual audio and video tuners, internal memory and more, unlike the long line of half-baked Blu-ray players we’ve seen to date.
Not many details are available on this converged piece of furniture co-designed by the Mayo Clinic’s Dr. James Levine (who’s been working in this specialized field for at least two years, apparently), but supposedly there’s an all day demo going down on October 25th at 4 Columbus Circle if you happen to be in the New York area.
It’s real! Motorola has made official its latest PEBL-esque device — though there’s no actual PEBL branding to be found on this one — the U9.
Nokia is showing off their new S60 Touch Interface at the Symbian Smartphone Show today. Unlike their last attempt, this effort was demonstrated on a more Nokia-like concept device. The touch-interface supports haptic feedback and accepts both finger and stylus inputs depending upon the display technology used.
Computing’s next wave could unleash small devices that increasingly augment everyday activities with digital intelligence.
Almost identically-spec’ed to what is now the AT&T Tilt (save for the, um, tilt), the quad-band GSM / tri-band HSUPA Windows Mobile 6 handset manages to step up the game by featuring a VGA display along with video out, LED “flash,” and standard 2.5-millimeter audio jack
Mark Pesce delivers yet another brilliant paper, this time on the emergence of mobile technology into developing worlds. something every educator, business person or futurist should read and engage in.
Sony’s new rollingegg-shaped digital music player swivels, flaps, and flashes colorful lights in time to music. THe Rolly comes with stereo speakers, one gigabyte of internal flash memory and a battery good for about five hours of music.
mimoco, known for their quirky character-based USB Flash Drive meets platform toy, has announced a crossover with the Halo videogame franchise. The result are three limited edition flash drive colorways packed with digital goodies like screensavers, their soundByte application, and an exclusive episode of “This Spartan Life”. Check ‘em out!
The blink-and-you-missed-it news that we have a new Seven Wonders of the World got me thinking. There must be seven man-made technologies and concepts that are worthy of ongoing wonder. So, in honor of the new list, I’ve produced my own high-tech-based one
Three ultra-cheesy lifestyle shots show how the iRobot Connectr will interact with our families, take over our parental duties, and scare the living daylights out of our dogs.
I do a lot of out of home ‘work’ on the DS, preparing and ‘testing’ books and films for moonbooks.net. I have constantly run into the problem of the ‘red battery lite’. While perusing the internet for an alternative power source for the DS I have found what I think may be the perfect solution. Three power sources in one! I’m going to order one.
After four special episodes in a row, we’re getting back to normal or at least somewhat sane. In this episode, Jessica checks out television on the go and gives some help to all those Valentine’s Day slackers. Meanwhile, Wil’s a virtual rock star and Hahn checks out a device that makes high definition even better.
Toshiba has announced four new hard drive based HD camcorders. All four camcorders are will have a 1/3” CMOS sensor and will record video in MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 unlike their AVCHD counterparts.
The ingenious BladeRunner double-propeller system which relies on a coaxial rotor to make piloting the ‘chopper. A three-channel digital remote controls up & down motion, forward & reverse, turning left & right and even allows the Mosquito to hover.
These guys have seven claw machines with attached cameras hooked up to the Internet in Phoenix, AZ. You can play them for free. They are remotely operated using a flash applet. Practice your crane game skills! Also a great way to kill time at school or work. Since this is a new site it is very likely that it is unblocked by most censorware.
Intel has created its own version of an ultra low-cost laptop designed for school children in emerging markets. The “ClassMatePC” is available with a choice of Linux or Windows XP, comes with an “educational feature set,” and is part of a program in which Intel plans to invest $1 billion over the next five years.
Win a free laser engraving from Device Nine Six- anyone can enter, all you have to do is submit a pic of the device and the image you want on it- if it will fit in their machine, it’s eligible (laptops, phones, pda’s, etc).
The Buddi - or “Brat Nav” - is no bigger than a matchbox. It uses GPS technology, which enables parents to trace their children to within three metres anywhere in Britain. If they become worried - or just want to snoop - they log on to website www.buddi.co.uk, and a detailed street map will show where their child is.
Sony unveils the AR600 series notebook which currently has three models : AR630E, AR660U, and AR690U. All new notebooks are powered by 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 processor, 4GB RAM and 320 GB HDD. It’s 17-inch display has 1920 x 1200 pixel screen resolution managed by an Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT graphics card with 1GB VRAM. All three models also
David Fisher is releasing a totally different and new guitar pedal, slated for release in late 2007/early 2008.
It is basically three analog delay pedals in one, but has a crossover prior to them so that they are for separate frequency bands.
Projected cost, $450-650USD.
Microsoft officially launched the sixth generation of its flagship device software platform, today. “Windows Embedded CE 6.0″ boasts kernel architecture enhancements, new software stacks targeting three high-volume device categories, enhanced development tools, and, for the first time, 100 percent availability of Windows CE’s kernel source code.
One of the most hyped consumer devices ever, the iPhone marks the iconic Apple brand entry into the cellphone space.
Does it live up to the hype, or does it let us down….For this review, I played with the iphone along with my two existing smartphones, the N73ME (Symbian) and ipaq 6365 (Windows mobile) and have tried to draw comparisons, wherever
Panasonic is getting funky-fresh on everyone today with word of a new lineup of Toughbooks making their way out to store shelves. The company is launching four different models of the hard-as-nails laptops (W7, T7, R7, Y7), all of which are based on Intel’s Santa Rosa chipset.
“Pedal-powered four-wheeled vehicles are nothing new. The HumanCar Company has updated the concept by giving the purely pedal-driven vehicles an electric motor and updated ergonomics. Several downhill time trial runs have had the car above 60+mph with incredible handling and BodySteer® characteristics.”
Beet.TV interviews Michael Kerle, Sr. Product Manager at Microsoft on the October release of a new video conferencing camera tagged RoundTable. The device has five little cameras, six microphones and works with Live Meeting. It looks like a droid out a sci-fi film — and seems to be quite “smart” in following speakers and their movements.
Live coverage of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs sharing the stage at D. Will one of the four leave the stage crying? Find out inside.
These two pillows are a part of series 2 of the plush toys offered from National Console Support. Each pillow when pouned on make mario themed sound effects.
Motorola W385 will be one of two phones included in Boost Mobile’s unlimited plan. The Boost’s unlimited plan allows subscribers to make unlimited local and national calls at $45-55.The Motorola W385 itself is a clamshell phone with design match to youth fashion accessories with