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What Do You See?

May 11th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

I have a talk that I give when people ask me to speak on AfriGadget at conferences that is called, “What do you see?”. It’s a visual and interactive quiz where I take the audience through different images of AfriGadget and ask them what they’re looking at.

www.afrigadget.com

Honeywell RQ-16 T-Hawk MAV

May 11th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

It seems everything is moving toward AI, robotics, and nanotechnology these days. All those technologies have very relevant applications for the military. The Honeywell T-Hawk is a micro air vehicle, or MAV, that can help in tricky recon missions.

PowerQ’s PowerHD-100 Antenna

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15 years ago

PowerQ’s PowerHD-100 antenna measures at only 6.5-inch wide, but provides strong digital signal reception. The company claims their compact powered antenna can receive both OTA HDTV and SDTV digital signals from as far as 60 miles away.

www.techfresh.net/powerqs-powerhd-100-antenna

AA battery powered GPS device ‘TracKing’ keeps you informed every minute

May 11th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

Latest addition amid passive traffic tracking devices is the TracKing, a GPS tracking device only the size of its two AA batteries.

www.gizmowatch.com

Kazimon Eins B

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15 years ago

The Eins B from Kazimon Watches in Netherland is a handsome watch with a little extra flair. This 39mm watch with a black face, white markings and hands, and red highlights has a good balance of class and color.

www.wristwatchreview.com

Explore the Space Station and Mars Rover on Your PC

May 11th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

Want a first-hand, three-dimensional look at NASA's International Space Station? NASA has unveiled an interactive, 3-D photographic collection of internal and external views of the ISS, plus a model of the next Mars rover, according to PhysOrg.com.

www.gearlog.com

Tested: Gigapan Epic 100 Pano-Robot

May 11th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

This weekend I took the new Gigapan Epic 100 out for a spin, quite literally. The robot is a tripod-mounted, motorized panorama-maker and after some simple setup you sit back and let the device move your camera up-and-down and side-to-side, snapping a patchwork of pictures along the way which are...

Data, not design, is king in the age of Google

May 9th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

Can a company blunt its innovation edge if it listens to its customers too closely? Can its products become dull if they are tailored to match exactly what users say they want? These questions surfaced recently when Douglas Bowman (pictured), a top visual designer, left Google.

Control your fish tank from your iPhone

May 9th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

Do you need telemetric data from your fish tank? Do you even have a fish tank? Well, you’re in luck because TankedCAM is a fish tank monitoring and video system for iPhone that allows you to watch your fishy fishes as well as turn on their little fish toys.

www.crunchgear.com

Pro Cyc MyStudio 20 – Tabletop Photo Studio review

May 9th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

So what does an avian photographer knows about product photography? Not much, but a good image is all in the lighting and background. With the right equipment, product photography is in fact very simple, and twice as straightforward in a consistent lighting photo studio.

www.slashgear.com

Long exposure shows Roomba’s path around your living room

May 8th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

This is very interesting as well as being just a cool picture. By working out how long it took for a Roomba to go through a room, turning the lights out and figuring out the exposure settings, this photographer managed to catch the path of the sucker throughout the whole process.

www.crunchgear.com

Chinese man builds terrifying massage chair out of scrap metal

May 8th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

Let’s say you’re coming home from a long day at work, and your husband says “Dear, I have a surprise for you.” Hoping it’s a new tea set or maybe your favorite dinner, you follow him inside, where he shows you his surprise: a nightmare “massage chair” made...

www.crunchgear.com

B&O’s $111,000 BeoVision 4 103-inch TV (photo gallery and video)

May 8th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

Section: Video, HDTVSay you’ve got $111,805 burning a hole in your pocket. What should you get? How about the BeoVision 4 103-inch plasma television from Bang & Olufsen? The 1200 pound monster television set is meant for a select few. In fact, if you are willing to...

www.gadgetell.com

Sony X-series OLED Walkman prices leaked

May 8th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

Sony’s X-series touchscreen Walkmans (Walkmen?) have made an appearance on Sony’s rewards wesite, aptly named SonyRewards.com, at $299 for the 16GB version and $399 for the 32GB version. Of course since it’s a rewards site, nothing’s in actual dollars.

www.crunchgear.com

Verizon MiFi 2200 Wi-Fi hotspot hands-on and unboxing

May 8th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

We just got our hands on the review unit of the MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot today from Verizon and Novatel Wireless and we were eager to capture the unboxing for you. This device weighs next to nothing and it’s super easy to take with you anywhere.

www.slashgear.com

Flip Clock Wrist Watch

May 8th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

I remember growing up with a flip clock on the bed side table. It was similar to the one pictured above except that it was encased in a stylish simulated wood-grained plastic box. Jeri from Fat Man and Circuit Girl took the flip mechanism and hacked it into a wrist watch.

hackedgadgets.com

Panasonic Fukitorimushi floor-cleaning inchworm robot [Video]

May 7th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

Given how much people like to anthropomorphize their robots, what sort of lovable personality could you assign to an autonomous floor-cleaning inchworm?

www.slashgear.com

Clickfree Traveler and DVD Transformer auto backup systems

May 7th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

Clickfree have announced a new drive in their automated backup range, the Clickfree Traveler, which is around the size of a credit card and weighs about the same as a pen. As well as up to 64GB of storage, it includes the latest version of Clickfree’s automatic backup software.

www.slashgear.com

Garmin Oregon 550 & 550t GPS with 3.2MP camera

May 7th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

Garmin have announced their latest personal navigators, the Oregon 550 and Oregon 550t, each of which includes a 3.2-megapixel digital camera for taking geotagged photos.

www.slashgear.com

Transparent Mac SE/30

May 7th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

You thought that the iMac G3 was the first see-through Mac? So did I, until I saw this stunning, transparent Mac SE/20. It is only one of 10 clear-cased test models, run out of the mold before the rough texturing was added.

Chord Indigo iPod Dock

May 7th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

Chord Indigo iPod Dock Chord Electronics have created the Indigo. The Indigo is named by Chord as an Advanced DAC. In simple terms it is a rather large but cool iPod dock. The Indigo doesn’t just do iPod type stuff though and is way more advanced then other docks you see.

www.gadgetvenue.com

Percussa Audio Cubes

May 7th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

This certainly looks like a cool way to make music, using this fun glowing cubes, the Percussa Audio Cubes. The Percussa Audio Cubes connect to a computer, and they can be used as a live performance instrument that lets you create music and shape sound, check out the video of them in action below.

www.geeky-gadgets.com

MeatCards: Print Your Business Cards On Beef Jerky With A Frickin’ Laser Beam

May 7th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

I've made no secret about my disdain for business cards. In an age where we can swap photographs and movies in a matter of seconds wirelessly, why are we still fumbling with clumsy pieces of paper that are both easy to lose and environmentally unfriendly?

www.crunchgear.com

He drives both screws and a ’55 Chevy Bel-Air

May 6th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

On a trip to an impoverished Latin American country (that I cannot name because it is illegal for me to have been there), I was lucky enough to stay with a local family, the father of which was an electric fan repairman.

Cushion / Trunk Lounger by Royal Botania

May 6th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

The Cushion / Trunk Lounger(Sunday Lounger) by Royal Botania. Cool design, your kid and you will lov..(more...

www.likecool.com

Shadow Chair

May 6th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

The Shadow Chair(GBP 795) integrates shadow into its structure by duffy London, at first glance it i..(more...

www.likecool.com

Amazon Kindle DX: 9.7-inch screen and $489

May 6th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

Amazon’s third incarnation of the Kindle is here, folks. All 9.7-inches of it. Specs and info leaked about the now official Kindle over the last week and they seemed pretty much dead on.

www.crunchgear.com

Croww 540 all-terrain robot is everything you need on the go

May 6th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

Today’s worklife without robots seems impossible. Robots haven’t actually gained access in our private lives as yet, but they can be seen inching closer ever so steadily.

www.gizmowatch.com

Newton among “Biggest Cults in Tech”

May 6th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

Filed under: Hardware, Portables, Apple HistoryI'm proud to count myself among InfoWorld's Tech cult No. 7: The Tao of Newton.

WiPC is wearable, wireless internet PC with HD

May 6th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

Downsizing a full-fledged laptop to a mere 3oz unit with micro display capabilities and small enough to fit well within the palm of your hand, BlueRadios, Inc. has delivered an energy efficient WiPC (Wireless internet PC), which is a miniaturizing entry in content display and mobile device...

www.gizmowatch.com

Podio MP3 Player

May 6th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

Here is a cool accessory if you like cycling and want to play some of your favourite tunes whilst you are out on your bike, the Podio MP3 Player.

www.geeky-gadgets.com

AQUA: Sanyo develops super-efficient washing machine

May 6th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

In Japan, Sanyo is not only known as a maker of home electronics and eneloop, rechargeable batteries, but also as a maker of home appliances.

www.crunchgear.com

DignLab AIO A1 thin-bezel Atom touchscreen nettop

May 6th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

Most of the touchscreen nettops we’ve seen - ASUS’ Eee Top, MSI’s Wind Top, etc. - have been physically very similar, so it’s nice to see Korean firm DignLab thinking a little differently with their own 19-inch all-in-one.

www.slashgear.com

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