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Floater cellphone concept created only to please the eye

December 29th, 2009 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

The designer believes his cellphone lies idle on a table for about 80% of the day, whereas he uses it for only 20% of the day to make and receive call or for other multimedia functions. The notion may be true with designer Mac Funamizu, but I know it may not stand true for all of us.

www.gizmowatch.com

Google Chrome OS Netbook Specifications

December 29th, 2009 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

A couple of weeks ago we told you that Google [GOOG] intends to launch its own Google Chrome branded netbook, and that they had been working closely with a number of manufacturers to develop the device.

www.geeky-gadgets.com

Fleximus Camera

December 29th, 2009 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

The Fleximus Camera was created by Art Lebedev and is a great concept for a digital camera. Art Lebedev is becoming increasingly popular for its creative and cutting edge concepts and the Fleximus Camera is no exception.

www.geeky-gadgets.com

The Daily Life Clock

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14 years ago

The Daily Life Clock from BGM project doesn’t indicate time by hands or numbers. Instead, the clock represents time by figures like a grandmother, grandchild, and dog. The grandmother represents an hour, the grandchild a minute, and the dog is used for seconds.

www.geeky-gadgets.com

The Elan Smart Remote

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14 years ago

Remotes have become more complicated and universal over the years, yet most of them have remained devices that can only be used for the television. The Elan Smart Remote is different.

www.geeky-gadgets.com

Stolen XBox 360 reunited with its owner through the Internet

December 29th, 2009 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

A young man named Jeremy Gillian stole another young man’s XBox 360 in a robbery and then turned it on… with the network and Gamertag intact.

www.crunchgear.com

Cheap and impressive Google Chrome Netbook specks leak

December 29th, 2009 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

When Google announced the Chrome OS, we never thought it would make into a netbook as early as this. But it is really amusing to see how fast things adapt when an operating system is open-source. This is true with the rumored netbook supposed to be running the Chrome OS.

www.gizmowatch.com

The Cipher Drinking Glasses

December 29th, 2009 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

The Cipher Drinking Glasses were designed by Damjan Stankovic. The glasses are a brilliant concept. The Cipher Drinking Glasses have a multitude of brightly colored dots that will form into a pattern that spells out a word depending what the drink is.

www.geeky-gadgets.com

The Rambler Socket

December 29th, 2009 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

The Rambler Socket is a smart wall socket that has an extension cord that is built into the wall itself. The socket is a concept design created by Meysam Movahedi.

www.geeky-gadgets.com

GSM Encryption Hacked

December 29th, 2009 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

An algorithm designed back in 1988 and still used today has finally been cracked and published online by hackers. The A5/1 privacy algorithm is currently used on about 3.5 billion GSM connections.

www.gadgetvenue.com

Mattracks Powerboard is a motorized snowboard for fun this winter

December 29th, 2009 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

Snow is on us, and we need something more innovative to commute this winter. Guaranteeing the much needed diversity for all is the Mattracks Powerboard – a track propelled snow machine which steers through snow just like any ordinary snowboard.

www.gizmowatch.com

Japan’s $2 million rescue robot is a hummingbird

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14 years ago

A Japanese researcher called Hiroshi Liu has developed a robotic hummingbird, which, just a real one, can flutter freely in mid-air by rapidly moving its wings (up to n impressive 30 times per second).

www.crunchgear.com

iPhone rumors revisited

December 29th, 2009 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

Good old Harry McCracken has build up another one of his exhaustive topical examinations, this time turning his bespectacled gaze towards the iPhone. Like the iSlate or the iTablet or the iNinjaStar, analysts, journos, and bloggers frothed at the mouth for years before the product was announced.

www.crunchgear.com

String Trio app lets the iPhone function as an air violin

December 29th, 2009 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

Smule’s Ocarina app has been a remarkable inclusion in the app store, and now the latest to impress thoroughly is the String Trio – an air violin, viola and cello application for the iPhone.

www.gizmowatch.com

Comcast says half of US homes to have HDTVs by end of 2009

December 29th, 2009 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

I bet there are lots of people out there who received nice HDTVs for Christmas this year. The holiday season is one of the most common times for people to get a new HDTV. Comcast has announced that half of the homes in the US will have HDTVs by the end of the year.

www.slashgear.com

Spy Camera Detector

December 29th, 2009 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

Say hello to the latest member of the “just because you’re paranoid, it doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you” gadget family – the wireless spy scanner.

www.geekalerts.com

Daily Crunch: Birdie Edition

December 29th, 2009 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

Man-powered wooden digital clock (but is it art?)Japan gets another set of those “Crazy Earphones”Golf Ball Launcher replaces golf clubs, skillThanko sells USB-powered “Hot Cat Gloves”“Rambler,” another dubious but perhaps useful socket…

www.crunchgear.com

Patriot Box Office Media Player gets reviewed

December 29th, 2009 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

I’m afraid it’s time for me to upgrade my media center. My old Xbox just isn’t cutting it any more, between the composite input and the lack of processing power, it looks like it may be time to put the old reliable out to pasture and upgrade to something new.

www.crunchgear.com

Rumor: Canon to put a “3D” model between 5D and 1D

December 28th, 2009 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

Before we actually discuss the rumor, let me just say that having a product called 3D is misleading when it’s not actually 3D in any way but that it exists in a three-dimensional space. Really.

www.crunchgear.com

A Scam 155,000 Strong

December 28th, 2009 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

Section: Web Facebook is great for many things: finding your old high school friends, talking to them, and then realizing how little time they spend doing other things. But it is also great for building groups of people with the same interests.

www.gadgetell.com

CNBC to air ‘Planet of the Apps’ on January 7

December 28th, 2009 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

Filed under: iPhone, App Store I was just watching CNBC and saw a commercial for a special called "Planet of the Apps: A Handheld Revolution!" The one-hour program looks at how the launch of the Apple iPhone in June of 2007 gave birth to a revolution in mobile technology.

Swann Security debuts DVR4-2500 security recorder kit

December 28th, 2009 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

Swann Security has introduced its latest all-in-one security system, the DVR4-2500 recorder kit with support for Internet viewing. The package consists of four indoor/outdoor video cameras, a DVR4-2500 recorder and remote control.

www.electronista.com

Palm pushes webOS 1.3.5 with app limit lifted

December 28th, 2009 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

Palm as promised rolled out webOS 1.3.5 for the Pre and Pixi. The fix finally removes a 64MB limit on the number of installed apps and also gives downloads a major upgrade as a whole, including background downloads, multiple simultaneous downloads, and resuming downloads that were cut short.

www.electronista.com

RoyalTek’s First Pico Projector

December 28th, 2009 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

RoyalTek has rolled out their first pico projector for the mass market called the RPJ-2000. This new palm-sized projector features 3M’s 2nd-generation LCoS engine, 14 ANSI lumens brightness and is able to produce images up to 65-inches with a native resolution of 640 x 480 pixels.

www.techfresh.net/royalteks-first-pico-projec

“Rambler,” another dubious but perhaps useful socket modification

December 28th, 2009 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

The common wall socket is, despite what you may think, a very well-engineered piece of work. There’s no way to put plugs in wrong, there are no moving parts, it’s difficult to electrocute yourself, and they put through plenty of juice as well as grounding your device.

www.crunchgear.com

Notion Ink tablet gets name, June release

December 28th, 2009 link to (permalink)

14 years ago

Notion Ink has announced additional details regarding its upcoming tablet device, which is now referenced by the monicker Adam, according to The Hindu. The Android-based device features a three-mode Pixel Qi display filled with 1024x600 pixels and spanning 10.1 inches.

www.electronista.com

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