Kondo KHR-2 HV Robot

Now you can have soccer playing, dancing salsa fighter robot. The Kondo robot KHR-2 HV has improved its looks taking up a more Robocop-ish style. Its features are much more robust and curved then the square-like head the previous one had. And this pretty, very entertaining little robot can be yours for just $152. And there’s not one of us who didn’t want his or her own robot when growing up.
You can also buy him a couple of soccer strips to make the whole thing more real. They only cost $10 each. Now go on and buy yourself a little robotic friend.

u-blox GPS technology in Navigon Porsche Design PND

Navigon has just rolled out a brand new high performance personal navigation device (PND) that was developed in partnership with Porsche Design, and this PND will be using u-blox’ ANTARIS 4 SuperSense GPS technology. The PND in question is the Navigon P9611 that comes in a rather diminutive 125mm x 82mm x 19mm package, tipping the scales at a mere 250 grams. You will get a whole range of hardware and software features within, among them a pre-loaded SD memory card, a USB cable, a car cradle, a charging cable and high quality audio playback for those who can’t live without music no matter where they go. In addition, Bluetooth connectivity is readily available for hands-free communication support, targeting Bluetooth-enabled handsets for you to keep your eyes peeled on the road.

Kenwood unveils Smart Interface

Kenwood recently paraded its prototype pen-shaped navigation system at the Tokyo Motor Show 2007, with old folks and beginners being the target market in order to get them familiar with its controlling navigation device. All you need to do is point it at a place on the map with the designated pen and the corresponding region information will show up on the navigation monitor. The big question is this - what happens to those folks who have no idea on how to read maps at all?

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Garmin GPSMap 76 Handheld GPS Navigator

This Garmin GPS System is made for the handyman that likes the marine life, aka driving boats. It doesn’t have much internal memory, only 8MB that are suppose to be used when adding more data from the MapSource CDs.
Other features include 500 waypoints + maps of rivers, lakes, worldwide cities, and more + computer that shows info about trip distance, average speed, and a timer.
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Columbus unveils Ranger

Columbus Geographic Systems has just released yet another GPS navigation system so that you will be able to find your way to your parents’ home this upcoming holiday season without getting lost - not a very simple thing to do especially when you’ve been away from home for a couple of decades and many new buildings have sprouted up all over the place. Dubbed the Ranger, this offering from Columbus is the company’s most recent off-road navigation application.
Touted to be a robust navigation system that targets the fast-growing market for recreational, off-road and outdoor enthusiasts (that includes off-road driver, skier, hiker, mountain biker, or camper - but this is not a comprehensive list), the Columbus Ranger offers a cutting-edge navigation software that provides location-based, Global Positioning System (GPS) mapping, navigation, and information solutions for the off-road environment. It is capable of functioning across a wide range of devices such as a Car PC, a PDA, and even on other Personal Navigation Devices (PND). For those who rock it out with their cellphones, Columbus will cater for that group by offering Ranger for cellular phones before the first quarter of 2008 is over and done with.
Columbus also has your safety in mind by making the Ranger easy to use to reduce the chances of you getting lost, providing you with an exact geographic location to direct rescue services in the event of an emergency. This is especially important if you like to do solo camping and head off on your own - I just hope the device has enough juice to send an alert so that the necessary rescue forces will be able to zone in on your location and get you out of that deep ravine in time. According to Tsvika Freidman, CEO of Columbus, “There is increasing market awareness of the advantages of navigation and GPS tools, particularly for vehicle navigation systems. While existing location-based applications have focused on urban and street navigation, Ranger clearly provides the off-road enthusiast with an effective tool to enjoy the benefits of GPS navigation.”
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Virtual Cable Show's You Where You're Going

Now here is a GPS system that I could really get into. The Virtual Cable navigation system uses some type of projection technology to put a weird red ribbon directly on the windshield that tells you where to go.
I don’t know much more detail than that, but it has to do with using lasers and mirrors. Unfortunately, it only exists as a concept only, but inventor Tom Zamojdo is optimistic, and hopes to sell it for about $400 as some factory-installed option.
There isn’t much information on this on the website, other than what I said above. It also says that if there is an upgrade needed, it is not necessary for the user to get one without having to replace the entire windshield.
I, for one and am sure not the only one, want to rush this one into production. After all, if you use GPS devices these days, you constantly have to look down at the display, then the street you are on, and that brief moment of distraction could result in an accident.
So why not have the tech directly on the windshield, where you’re looking at it anyway? I’m wondering if this will lead to other kind of windshield projection technology, such as your radio station and such. I think they will go too far if they put video footage.

Zoombak Pet and Auto Locator

Gotta love that Hanson. They prophesized the Zoombak Pet and Auto Locator ten years before its release when they sang “Zoombak, Zoombak, Zoombak”. All right, I guess it was mmmbop, sorry.
Still, the Zoombak is worth singing about. The Zoombak is a GPS that is smaller than a deck of cards and weighs less than three ounces. Once it is activated, it releases a signal that someone can find 24/7.
It is perfect for the prevention of car theft. Since the Zoombak is small, it can go in the car virtually undetected. Then all you have to do is track the thief to his chop shop, and you can bust the thief in the act.
It is also good on pets, as it can be put on a dog’s collar unnoticed. Then if the dog gets out, it can be tracked within a few feet.
The Zoombak has a lot of great features including the way users can create a “safety zone” around the designated area. You can locate someone and receive updates via email, text message, or even from the website. In fact, it automatically updates a user when a GPS device will leave the safety zone.
If it is something you like, you can get it for about $199-249.

Get your own voice on your GPS

Gotta love driving these new cars with their GPS devices. With their mechanical voices saying “turn left”, “turn right”, or “next corner”. But it’s all so darn, oh I don’t know, impersonal. Can’t I have the voice that I want in there?
Well, if I go over to the Your PND website, I can do that. However, there are a few obstacles. Number one, I don’t know the language. The thing is that I need 7 euros (so that’s what in USD?) The other obstacles is the need of a microphone, but that is easily overcome.
If you can get through that, you can make some voice recordings, download them, then transfer them to your TomTom. That is a GPS system, not some weird innuendo, by the way. By the way, TomTom looks like the only GPS compatible with YourPND, but Garmin, Mio, and MyGuide will soon be ready to work.
Obviously, the possibilities are endless. I’m not certain if it is good to have your own voice on your GPS. Especially when you miss a turn. Maybe it would be good to have another person’s voice, like a famous celebrity. Like James Brown, Paris Hilton, or that one X-wing pilot from Star Wars: “Stay on target. Stay on Target!”
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LED Dot Matrix Display Watch

Green LED watch with short animations

clean styling and is very simple and fun to read. Pushing the button will first display a very short LED animation and then the current time or date for about 5 seconds, followed by another very short animation. There are several different animations built in to the watch. This is the latest LED timepiece by Ximax and is chic and ready for any occasion. It displays time in either 12hr or 24hr format. Weight is 60 grams. Black metal case and black band.

Video Watch with OLED Screen

Great watch, Awesome display!

For a wristwatch to be considered truly geeky it should have one of two things - the ability to play audio and video or some kind of communication functionality (like a built-in cell phone). Well, you can definitely put a big bold check mark in the "yes" column for the Video Watch with OLED Screen. With a full color screen this watch displays video and images very nicely with a 128x128 pixel resolution. The OLED screen is crisp and bright and the watch itself is surprisingly well proportioned (not thick or bulky).

Audio is also accommodated very nicely, with MP3/WMA playback and 6 equalizer modes. A built-in microphone allows recording of notes to self, meetings, conversations or various ramblings for later playback. Battery charges via USB and sports a 7 hour play time (4 hours for video playback). Available with 2GB storage capacity.

• Plays videos in full color on 128x128 pixel screen. Impressive crisp, bright display.
• Clock displays time and date (day, month, year)
• Plays MP3 and WMA music
• View images
• Voice recording and playback with built-in microphone
• USB 2.0 for fast data transfer
• Battery charges via USB
• Band Length: 7.75" (20cm)
• Includes: earphones, mini CD with video conversion software, user guide, USB cable, Wall AC-to-USB charger
• Download a User manual

LED Binary Watch

Binary time for your wrist

This watch displays time in binary format. It uses LED lights to display the time. Need we say more? Okay, we will. The watch face contains 10 red LEDs that are used to indicate the numbers of the binary sequence (1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32) and the values of the lighted LEDs are added to determine the time. There are two rows of LEDs - the top row for the hours and the bottom row for the minutes. With a little practice you can learn to read this time format easily. Won't it be fun the next time someone asks you "what time is it?" and you can enjoy their bewildered expression when you flash your wrist emblazoned with glowing binary? Yes it will, you quietly smirk to yourself.

This watch also has a soft leather band, a circuitboard watch face, and stainless steel back and casing. It is water resistant to 3 atmospheres and comes with batteries.

The LED Binary Watch has these features:

• Displays time using binary representation
• Blue or Red LED lights indicate the hours and minutes
• The upper LED-row shows hours (8-4-2-1)
• The lower LED-row shows minutes (32-16-8-4-2-1)
• Push button - the time is displayed for 5 seconds
• Circuitboard face with 10 LEDs
• Leather band and stainless steel back
• Water resistant (3 Atm)
• Battery included (type CR2032)
• Instruction manual included
• Time reading shown above is 10:15 [how to read]
• View the user manual

BluAlert Bracelet

Bluetooth Bracelet Buzzes

Your cellphone is sitting at the bottom of your bag, or perhaps lost in the cavernous folds of your jacket pocket. With the noise of the environment around you, you'll never hear it ringing. Maybe it's your girlfriend saying she wrecked your car, your mom informing you of an unexpected inheritance, your roommate telling you that Ed McMahon's waiting for you at your apartment with a giant novelty check, or Jessica Alba asking you out on a date (hey, it could happen). The bottom line is, when your phone rings, you had better know it, 'cause you never know who's calling.

The BluAlert bracelet uses Bluetooth technology to buzz discretely on your wrist when your phone rings. Even in the loudest room, or the most boisterous dance-floor, you won't miss it when BlueAlert goes off.

Even better, BluAlert acts like a security device! Once paired with your phone, if it should suddenly find itself more than 5 meters away, BlueAlert buzzes. Not only will you never miss a call, you'll never lose your phone.

Features

• Bluetooth v1.2, compatible with 1.1, 1.2 and 2
• Appears as Headset and Hands-Free device
• 2.4GHz Frequency
• 3 hour charge time
• 100 hour stand-by time
• Resizable neoprene band fits wrists from 7.5" to 9.5" around
• Bluetooth pairing code "0000" (four zeroes)

Touchscreen Cell Phone/PDA Wristwatch

Fulfill your Geek Dreams... Dick Tracy Style

Lets get it out in the open. Here at ThinkGeek we've lusted after wristwatch cell phones before cell phones even existed. Hey, we love our iPhones... but there's something irresistible about talking Dick Tracy style into your watch. Fortunately we don't have to play favorites because the Touchscreen Cell Phone/PDA Wristwatch is an unlocked GSM cell phone. Just pop your existing sim card out of the top of your iPhone (or other GSM Cell Phone from AT&T/Cingular or T-Mobile) and insert it into the back of the watch and power it up. Call your standard cell phone number and your wrist will start ringing.

The Touchscreen Cell Phone Wristwatch has a great feature set considering it's small size. Of course you can make and receive calls (dial by pulling the tiny included stylus from the side of the watch and tapping the numbers on the screen) but you can also play MP3 files, watch movies, store hundreds of phone numbers and send SMS messages and enter schedules or notes with basic handwriting recognition. With 60 Meg of built in storage, you're not going to get tons of media onto the watch but it's sweet that it can do it. We find the volume of the built in speakerphone to be a bit low, so we recommend using the included bluetooth headset or wired headphones for best performance (any other bluetooth headset will work as well). You get two batteries, and the watch charges off of USB or the included wall adapter. Connect to USB on your computer to access the file contents of the watch in disk mode.

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Mini Boonbox GSM Cell Phone

Mini Phone Based Ghetto Blaster

This mini slider cell phone features a built in MP3 playing boombox that gets surprisingly loud. The best part, you don't have to forsake your existing cell phone (unless you want to). Simply pop the SIM card out of your current cell phone from AT&T/Cingular or T-Mobile and insert it into the back of the Mini Boombox Cell Phone and power it up. Call your existing cell phone number and your Mini Boombox phone starts ringing. Of course you get all the standard cell phone features you would expect including a 1.3 megapixel camera, voice dialing, SMS/MMS messaging and WAP Browser. One nice trick we like is the ability for the phone to read aloud the numbers of incoming calls using voice synthesis. The Mini Boombox GSM Cell Phone comes with 256 MB of built in memory to store your MP3 music files or videos, and the storage is expandable up to 2GB via a Micro SD card slot. Now you can share your musical tastes with everyone around you without making your old phone mad.

IMPORTANT

The Mini Boombox GSM Cell Phone is an unlocked tri-band GSM cell phone with no included SIM card. You will need existing service with either T-Mobile or AT&T/Cingular to use this phone in the USA. It will NOT work with Verizon or Sprint. You can use your existing SIM card from your current cell phone (in which case the Boombox phone will just become your cell phone with the same number and same voicemail while the SIM card is inserted), or buy a pre-paid SIM card from T-Mobile or AT&T/Cingular.

Product Features

• Mini cell phone features a sliding keypad and built in boombox for playing MP3 music files
• tri-band unlocked GSM Phone (850/1800/1900 MHz), GPRS Speed for Data
• Powerful Amplified Speakers
• Sends SMS and MMS messages. Supports SMS group sending
• Can play back MP3 music files and display Movie Files
• Supports MP3 or MIDI based ringtones
• WAP Browser
• Built-In Speakerphone
• Optionally reads the numbers of incoming calls with voice synthesis
• Built in 256MB Memory expandable up to 2GB
• Transfer files via USB

In the box

• Mini Boombox GSM Cell Phone
• Two Lithium Ion Batteries
• Travel AC Charger
• Wired Stereo Headset
• USB Cable
• User Manual

Hardware Specification

• Phone Dimensions (Closed) 3.5" x 1.3" x .8"
• Quad-band unlocked GSM Phone (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
• GPRS Data
• Powerful Amplified Dual Stereo Speakers
• 1.3 Mega Pixel CMOS Camera/Camcorder Function
• 1.5" 65K Color TFT LCD Screen
• Built-in MP3/MPEG4 Player Functions
• SMS, MMS, WAP Support
• 64 Polyphonic Sound
• Expandable Micro SD card slot
• Video Recording up to allowable memory space

Bluetooth Laser Virtual Keyboard

The Future Has
Arrived

Remember when you were promised all those amazing future tech innovations? Just around the corner was supposed to be a shining technology utopia with flying cars, personal space travel to distant galaxies, and bio-implantable cell phones. It's almost disappointing enough to make you sit at home and watch old episodes of "Space 1999".



Don't lose hope! An amazing glimpse of this promised future has just arrived at ThinkGeek in the form of the Bluetooth Laser Virtual Keyboard. This tiny device laser-projects a keyboard on any flat surface... you can then type away accompanied by simulated key click sounds. It really is true future magic at its best. You'll be turning heads the moment you pull this baby from your pocket and use it to compose an e-mail on your bluetooth enabled PDA or Cell Phone. With 63 keys and and full size QWERTY layout the Laser Virtual Keyboard can approach typing speeds of a standard keyboard... in a size a little larger than a matchbook.
Product Features

• Connects to PDAs Smartphones and Computers using Bluetooth
• Projects a full size keyboard onto any flat surface
• Allows the convenience of regular keyboard typing in a tiny form factor
• Rechargeable battery lasts for 120 minutes of continuous typing
• Tiny size only 3.5 inches high
• Compatible with PalmOS 5, PocketPC 2003, Windows Smartphone, Symbian OS, and Windows 2000/XP. Limited Mac OSX Support.

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ChinaVision WristWatch CVESG-S818-2

It seems like nowadays no one’s carrying a watch anymore. I mean, why would you, you have your telephone that you can check whenever you want to know weather you will be late or not and, really now, to have on you a device that is only good for ONE thing is pretty odd now.
Yeah, the same thing occurred to the guys from

Chinavision so they decided to improve the old wristwatch so they added just a bit new things that it is able to do. So they went on and equipped it with a 1.8 LCD windscreen.

Oh, but you don’t imagine that little (literary little) beauty is just for telling you what time it is? Of course not! The CVESG-S818-2, as they call it, can take on MP3, WMA WAV files and also converted MTV video files so you won’t be bored with your new watch.

And of course to such a multifunctional device you would want a nice display photo, wouldn’t you? Good, because it can also support JPEG photo files. It hosts also a text viewer so it can be also a new and improved way of cheating at an exam. It has 2 GB of memory so don’t worry, you’ll have space for anything you want. The CVESG-S818-2 is also equipped with an internal speaker, voice recorder, USB 2.0 connectivity FM radio, six equalizer settings and a 3.5-millimeter headphone jack.

The headphones are mostly used in order not to disturb or draw attention to ones self but once you have this gizmo I am quite unsure about the drawing of attention, I mean, you have a screen on your wrist!
Anyways, like all the things this tiny device can’t do aren’t amazing enough already let me tell you the price: a little over 56$! So let me ask you this, what are you still waiting for?

Digital Microscope

I imagine thinking about what lays between the keys of your keyboard send shivers down your spine. I mean, just imagine, whole nations of bacteria working on devouring the dead skin cells that you left behind. Was that descriptive enough? Yeah, probably that image was the one the guys from ThinkGeek had in mind when they developed the USB Digital Microscope. So from now on you can observe the little world you have created inside your keyboard specifically and everywhere around you in general.
You just have to connect the USB Digital Microscope to any USB slot in your computer. After that install the software available for the device and all the things you target its lens toward will appear enlarged on the screen of the computer. While doing that the gadget is able to take photos or record movies of the targeted objects. The lens is able to enlarge the objects with up to 200x. You can also move the device so that you can get closer to things or enlarge those that are further away from you.
Those of you who have a hobby out of things like forensics, inspection or jewelry quality this is the perfect gadget. While you magnify, the targeted object is lit up with four LEDs. The photos that the microscope can take have a resolution of 1024 x 768. You can buy the device for only 180$.

T-Mobile BlackBerry

T-mobile decided to finally release its own BlackBerry. Up to now the had only had the Cingular cell phone. The only downside of this gadget would be the low quality of the photos it takes, but hey, for that you can buy a professional camera and you’ll get the quality no phone can offer you. And besides, the BlackBerry 8800 is on sale for just 249.99$.

The device is easy to carry around because of its lightness and the fact that it can easily fit in you pocket. The little trackball used for navigating slowly vibrates when you handle it. It has a built-in GPS and it’s keys appear so nicely back lit that you can’t help falling in love with it. Look at the picture and you’ll just have to run out and buy yourself one.

Xent X3 PMP

Piet Mondrian was the Dutch artist that inspired the creation of the new Xent X3 PMP. This device is the classical type of multi functional gadget. It has a 7” LCD screen with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, the already classical GPS function and a DMB antenna. As accessories you have a remote control and a car stand.

Everything from MP3, DivX, Xvid, WMV9, MPEG4 and 2 can be handled by the new Xent X3 PMP. It has a The Xent X3 can handle Alchemy AU1200 500 MHz processor. Although the memory it provides you with is only of 128 MB of DDR2 SDRAM and 32 MB of Flash ROM, the gadget comes also with memory card slot so you can increase the devices capacity.

The batteries can hold you for up to three hours and it runs on WinCE 5.0 ones. The Xent X3 PMP is equipped with four speakers; two of 1.2W and two of 1.5W and you can also buy a nice dock to go with them. The Xent X3 PMP is produced in Korea but the shipping fee is not that expensive.

Digital Locket by Kodak with LCD screen

Remember the old picture lockets that your mother or grandmother wore? Well, if you look in the picture you may think that’s exactly what you’re seeing, but oh, you are so sadly mistaking. What you are really looking at is Kodak’s latest development, digital camera in shape of an antique locket designed by non other then Lindsey Picket.











After designing a cell phone for Samsung Global Sponsorship in 2005, it seems like Picket as switched sides and designed this fabulous device for Kodak..

Actually, the 1881 as they called the camera works on the same principle as grandma’s locket worked: saving and preserving the pictures you love. The difference is that now you see them on an LCD screen at an amazing accuracy. But that’s such a “tiny” difference, isn’t it?

You can take a photo, either while the locket is closed or, watch it as you take it, to make sure the positioning is correct, on the LCD screen

So now you can get both a camera and a piece of jewelry in one package. Well, I’m not complaining but still, I wonder what they’ll think of next.

Slimmest LCD

Like the LCD televisions weren’t already thin enough, the guys at CNET decided to out do themselves and designed the slimmest LCD-screen television that is on the market at this point. It is 10 inches thick and has a 58-inch JVC HD-58S998.

It seems though that this catwalk thin television has a problem with displaying perfectly straight vertical or horizontal lines, but if you aren’t blessed with eagle sight and you don’t have obsessive-compulsive syndrome, I don’t quite see why should you would be bothered by that.

Not to mention that according to CNET, this devices creators, the price would be as shocking as the thickness of the television, meaning slim as it. Well, we don’t have the price yet, but still, f you want a DLP set that is close to perfection and you don’t want to your pockets to be as thin as the TV you buy, you should really consider taking a look at this LCD.

Triton's USB Surround Headphones

Triton announces the release of their new AXPC USB Surround Sound Headphones. These headphones, besides being powered by an USB also provide you with true 5.1 audio with only one USB connection. It is also equipped with a detachable microphone that you can use while you’re playing games online and also on VOIP.

A volume adjustment audio control is placed on each one of the ear cups, along with a microphone, and a mute control. Both ear cups have speakers for sub-woofer, front, center and rear.

The software technology provides you with the option of each ear cup to vibrate according to the sound of the game. The stereo surround can go from 2.1 to 7.1 according to your wishes.You can also choose from 23 different settings to custom your gaming experience according to your likeness. So imagine, playing your favorite game and hearing in real time what your enemy is doing behind you. Spooky, no?

Motorola Sunpower

All of todays cell phones are equipped with a rechargeable battery. One of the most important features is how long your battery will hold, both while you are using the phone and while it is on stand-by.










And don’t you hate it when it runs off exactly when your boss wanted to call you about that promotion, or when that party you had to go to was canceled but your phone was dead so you ended up being the goose?

Well, apparently these kind of things happened also to the guys from Motorola, because they decided to develop the first cell-phone that is rechargeable on solar energy. Well it seems like this phone recharges itself taking energy from the sun through his LCD screen. Not to mention that alternative energy sources such as solar energy are the energy sources of the future. It sounds like Motorola have bought themselves place there.

Driv-N Car Computer

Well, now you can feel both as cozy as at home, and as active as in your office with the new Driv-N car computer. It can entertain you by playing MP3s or audio CDs, you can watch movies on the DVD player, you have XM online satellite radio, Internet radio, you can browse the Internet and at the same time remain connected to your home or office PC.

I guess that beats having to do acrobatic moves while writing something in your agenda that’s unsteadily placed on the passengers seat. And latest and greatest of all, the Driv-n can be totally voice controlled. And thanks to the permanent connection to your home or office PC you can access files from either one of the computers, you just have to speak their names.

The Driv-N can be set up either under the seat or in the trunk. Its framework is made solid aluminum and it has a multitude of touch screen options. The radio slides down to leave room for the DVD player. It can be set up either on the roof or on the headrest. A really important attribute of this already close to perfect device is that it survives crashes and when you turn off your car it shuts down properly making sure your data stays safe.

Sony PlayStation Eye

Soon to be released this summer the, The PlayStation Eye toy has decided it was going to be a toy no more, for now it has grown up and it shall go by only by the name PlayStation Eye.
Its collection of options include multi-directional voice location, background noise and echo canceling thanks to the four microphones with which it is equipped with. So, like Sony says, you don’t need a headset anymore.
You can capture up to 120 frames of 320×240 resolution, and 60 frames at a 640×480 resolution on its USB 2.0 camera. It has a degree range of 56 to 75 and captures better then the previous one in low light.

Sansa Shaker

Don’t you just hate it when you don’t hit the right button on your MP3 player and instead of just changing the song you end up shutting it down? Or do you remember those 90’2 CD players that you had to keep perfectly still so your song wouldn’t sound like a crazy DJ’s remix?

Well the Sandisk guys took these two annoying things and blended them into something great. And so the Sansa Shaker was created. This gadget is devised so that it changes tracks when you shake it. Awesome, no?

The device works on one triple A battery and it is equipped also with a SD expansion slot. It has a built in speaker and it comes with two headphone jacks as well. Sadly, it only comes in the colors of pink and baby blue, but you can comfort yourself with the price of only 39.99$. And now, in the end, I’d like to leave you thinking about the torment of a man jogging and listening to the Sansa Shaker.

Photo Tracker

Have you ever looked at old travel pictures and not remember were they were taken? Well that will not happen from now on as Gisteo has developed the all-new Photo Tracker. The gadget is equipped with GPRS and records data about any snapshot that you have taken thanks to the software that the device has. After that you can use the shutterbugs included to add in the information on your PC along with the geotags if you want to edit it or print it.
The size of the PhotoTracker is very reduced so it can fit into your handbag and pocket and does not bother you when you are using your camera.
Also, it has an option of mapping, meaning that you can set the photos you have taken on a map. Not to mention the satisfaction you will fell when bragging to your relatives and friends about all the places you have been and things you have learned. And besides, the gadget is not expensive at all, just 99$.

The New SwiMP3

Imagine listening to your favorite songs during your swimming lessons or while you are bathing in your pool. What can be more relaxing then that? Well, now you can listen to your tunes while swimming and that at a very high quality thanks to the new SwiMP3. Unlike other MP3 players, which transmit sound through the air or water, this new device uses a technology, which sends the vibrations that generate the sound through your cheekbones, thus giving it a perfect clarity.
It has been proven that while listening songs, swimmers have enhanced their abilities giving them a whole new swimming experience.
The SwiMP3 is compatible with Mac and PC and supports both MP3 and WMA. It is equipped with a rechargeable battery and has a 256 MB memory. Your swimming agility will not be harmed in any way, as the device weighs only 2 ounces.
So put your wet suit on and plug yourself to the swimming experience of your life!

SciFi Chair

After the development of gaming chairs that move according to the games action and computer beds designed so that you end up being a “computer potato” and never see anything else weather you’re awake or sleeping, now G-Tech Neber releases a chair that confirms the theory that sitting correctly on a chair is so overrated.
This new SciFi chair is at present on show in Korea. The design includes so much chrome, that it actually looks like one of those Matrix chairs - you don’t have to take the blue pill.
The company says that, giving so much support to the back, head, hands, wrists, back and feet, the chair is completely ergonomical. Also, having the curved back, the chair gives you the opportunity to seat in any position you want. Just look at the picture, it looks so cool!

io-Jacket

Although all modern gadgets have the goal to combine good-looks with multifunctional technology and effectiveness, this is so much better then the others! Why? Because you can actually wear it! It has all the cool stuff in it like a Bluetooth and built-in MP3 player or touch sensitive control pads. But the ability through which its promoted is its compatibility with GPSoverIP. It uses a hybrid GPS technology which enables you to look for the person wearing the jacket even inside a building. The person who wears the io-Jacket can upload the information to a mobile phone or to the internet giving the watcher (probably a deranged parent) the opportunity of observing his/her every move. Londefrey, the company which produces it has sold one for humanitarian causes carrying out an auction in the purpose of saving money for the “Humans for Humans” foundation. It seems though that none other have been made for commercial purposes so we just have to sit and wait.

SGH i400 smartphone

Samsung released this little beauty, the SGH i400 smartphone. Although we already got used to Samsungs S60 Sliders, this one has the Symbian OS trademark in the upper-left corner. It is equipped with a 2 megapixel camera to make sure you don’t miss out on taking really cool photos even if you don’t own a genuine digital camera. And didn’t you got bored of navigating through your whole menu just to try and find an MP3. Well, they have solved your problem by adding up a special MP3 button. It is also equipped with A2DP, Bluetooth and MicroSD expansion for your pleasure and comfort. You also have full support for Internet Browsing (it would have been weird if you didn’t) and you are provided with a 2.3 inch display, so you won’t have to wear your glasses just to make a simple phone-call.

Sonic Screwdriver

This Sonic Screwdriver is a gadget for all those Doctor Who fans that weren’t satisfied with just th Tardis USB hub. Remember that saying, “if it’s made like a screwdriver and it looks like a screwdriver, it must be a screwdriver”? Oh, and you are so very wrong! It actually has a pen on one head and a beam of UV light at the other.
So now you you can write anything you want with UV ink and not worry about other people reading it. Just imagine handing your boss an amazingly favorable report and between the lines your real thoughts. Ha, ha, ha what a subtle revenge. And the revenge costs only 12.99$ and 3 AG 13 batteries. Small price to pay!

B20, IRiver's mini DMB television

IRiver has just announced the release of the all-new mini DMB television, the B20. It is equipped with 4 GB of flash memory which you can expand through the miniSD memory card slot. It has a 2.4-inch LCD display with 320 x 240 pixels and a range of colors of 260k. It also has a FM tuner that can be used also as a voice recorder. It supports MPEG-4, OGG, MP3, WMA, WMV9 formats and you can also view JPEG images on it. The battery holds for 26 hours of MP3 playback, 5 hours of videos and 4 hours of DMB TV. The price is set at 267$ for the 4 GB version and 213$ for the 2GB one.

Pillete

Pillete, the new concept of Bluetooth headset is so tiny, it’s almost invisible to the untrained eye when you are wearing it. So you don’t have to worry anymore about looking like Robocop when walking down the street with it, but you have to consider the possibility of people starting to think you’ve lost your marbles and you’re talking to yourself.
The downside is the fact that people have different sized ears and the device might be to small and slip out or to big and not fit. People who often use earphones will tell you I’m right. But once they’ll figure out a way to make the Pillete adjustable, this design will be the future of all headsets.

iPods

iPod classic

Overview

With 80GB or 160GB of storage,1 iPod classic gives your music and video room to move. It also has plenty of energy (up to 40 hours of audio playback2), good looks (a sleek, all-metal design), and a great personality (a brand-new interface with Cover Flow). In other words, iPod classic makes an ideal companion. Why not get to know it better?

1. 1GB = 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.

2. preproduction hardware and software. Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced (see www.apple.com/support/ipod/service/battery). Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings. See http://www.apple.com/batteries/ for more information.

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iPod nano

Overview

An anodized aluminum top and polished stainless steel back. Five eye-catching colors. A larger, brighter display with the most pixels per inch of any Apple display, ever. iPod nano stirs up visual effects from the outside in.
And it’ll wow you for hours. Play up to 5 hours of video or up to 24 hours of audio on a single charge.1 All that staying power and a wafer-thin, 6.5-mm profile makes iPod nano one small big attraction.
Testing conducted by Apple in August 2007 using preproduction hardware and software. Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced (see www.apple.com/support/ipod/service/battery). Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings. See http://www.apple.com/batteries/ for more information.

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iPod shuffle

The 1GB iPod shuffle lets you wear up to 240 songs on your sleeve. Or your lapel. Or your belt. Available in your choice of remixed colors for just $79. Clip on iPod shuffle and wear it as a badge of musical devotion.

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iPod touch
Apple's new iPod Touch is a little confusing. It looks just like an iPhone, but it's not a phone and it lacks other iPhone features, such as a camera and Bluetooth. And, while the iPod Touch neither looks nor acts anything like a traditional iPod – and offers only a tenth the capacity of a similar-sized iPod Classic – it does perform iPod functions, and that's how Apple positions it.
Perhaps the most confusing element is the iPod Touch's wireless feature. Obviously aimed at selling iTunes content, WiFi incidentally provides Web access via a special version of Safari and a YouTube application, but email is conspicuously absent.
What we have here is an odd duck, a hybrid. It can't replace an iPhone as a integrated combination of camera, phone and media player, and it can't replace an iPod Nano as a tiny music player or an iPod Classic holding 160 GB of material. More than anything else, it probably serves best as an introduction to Apple's revolutionary new "multi-touch" user interface.
This introduction will cost you $299 (for an 8GB model), or $399 for the 16GB version that was the only model in stock when we bought ours.

Other

Toshiba: No OLED TVs until after 2010 -- SEDs, you must be joking

If you're one of the many hoping to see Toshiba join Sony in the OLED TV game, well, we've got bad news. While Tosh will continue its efforts to commercialize small OLEDs for cellphones and such, they have shelved plans for that 30-inch OLED TV due to manufacturing costs. At least through 2010 when the effort might again, become viable. Oh, and they commented on their SED tech too. You remember, the 100,000:1 sets they told us would hit the market in late 2007. No change, no SEDs on the horizon. Ouch, was it something we said?

Dell Latitude XT tablet hands-on

We spent a few minutes with the brand new Dell Latitude XT and we have to say, as far as tablets (and especially Dells) go, this thing is top-tier. Some thoughts:
The whole machine's decked in a ThinkPad-esque soft touch finish, and has the same rugged feeling, with magnesium and a seemingly higher quality build than you're normally likely to find in most other Dells.
The capacitive touchscreen worked really well, was nearly flush with the bezel, and, not surprisingly, instantly made us never want to go back to resistive touchscreen tablets.
The hinge is unidirectional and feels really sturdy.
It only has one speaker, so don't expect stereo audio out of the thing. The wireless on/off switch is much appreciated though, as is the SD slot.
The extended battery "slice" / platform add-on doubles your running time, although we're not entirely sure how it hurts heat since it covers the fan intake.
A base price $2500 is too much. We're sorry, we know this machine is pretty rad, but it's true. For a grand less you can snag an X61 with more power, and, we'd wager, more of that ThinkPad ruggedness. Ordinary consumers -- even many businesses -- will not pay that kind of a premium for this machine.

Everex's Nanobook becomes the Cloudbook, gets gOS

While we haven't heard much more about the gOS laptop with the $300 price tag, word is that Everex will be equipping another portable model -- the 7-inch, VIA-based, ultra-portable Nanobook -- with a $400 MSRP and its Google-themed Linux OS. The device -- apparently being referred to as the "Cloudbook" -- is rumored to be launching at the CES in January, and will become available to the public the following week. Specs include a VIA C7 ULV 1.2GHz CPU, a 30GB hard drive, 512MB of RAM, WiFi, a card reader, two USB ports, and a DVI out. Nothing has been confirmed as of yet, but there seems to be ample information supporting the rumors. Just give us multiple colors, an SSD, and tell us where exactly the trackpad is and we could be in serious like.

VoIP said to be working on iPod Touch

We've already seen a microphone rigged for use with the iPod touch, and it now looks like that hack could soon be about to get a whole lot more useful, as the iPod Touch Mods blog is reporting that an enterprising individual known only as "eok" has manged to get VoIP working on the device. According to the blog, eok used the SIP-based SvSIP application originally developed for the Nintendo DS as the basis for the hack, although there's unfortunately few other details at the moment, let alone the recompiled version of the app itself, or even a screenshot of it in action. Given the history of these things, however, we wouldn't expect it to take too long for those tidbits to trickle out, assuming the hack lives up to its promise, that is.

Nokia

Nokia 5610 Xpress Music

Nokia's newly launched phones with the Xpressmusic series tag have been the talk of the town for quite some time. Luckily for Nokia, the decision to remain low profile on the marketing strategy and market hype has worked wonders. Sort of like the underdog, the phones have generated enough curiosity in the consumers' mind.


In a change from the dozens of phones that Nokia floods the market with, the 5610 does seem a refreshingly different, and pretty stylish.


The phone, available in red and blue color schemes, features a sliding form factor, with an interestingly useful music dial that slides to either side and offers a change from the norm (2-way spring loaded Music Slider music key). The phone is quite sleek in its own right, boasting dimensions of 98.5 x 48.5 x 17 mm. It's pretty lightweight too.


The five-way D-Pad that also makes up the play/pause button is surrounded by the open keys and the call, cancel buttons. This flat-surface touch given to these keys really feels nice. The keypad on the inside is equally easy to use and responsive.


The fact that it uses a microUSB adhering to the protocol of the newly adopted "industry standards" gives you the feeling of staying in the loop. The rear of the phone has a black rugged look, and has the camera, a flash and the Nokia logo in blue (or red, if that's the color of the phone).

Nokia N82

**Update** Nokia requested that I remove the images, so I did. You can find them easily just about anywhere around the internet. It tells me 2 things, though:
1. They're real (otherwise they wouldn't care)
2. Nokia reads my site. :) **Update**
The second juicy bit of information from my friend Blue Blazer Regular today is of the Nokia N82. This is a candybar device to followup the N73. Similar to the N81, it has quad-band GSM and 2100 HSDPA, BT 2.0 (w/ A2DP), WiFi (b/g w/ uPnP), but also adds built-in GPS, TV-out, FM Radio, and a MicroSD slot. The kicker is VGA, 30 fps video recording and a 5MP shooter with Carl Zeiss lens and auto-focus, similar to the N95. However, the N82 packs an awesome XENON flash for ultra-brightness.
The N82 is designed for style, but packing the features to make it worth the $$. Still running S60v3 FP1, the N82 lengthens the life-span of the S60v3 FP1 platform, and should be available in Q4 2007. It is targeted towards "tech-stylists 20-35," with a female skew, but not enough to dissuade males of its power.
Full Specs:
Dimensions: 112 x 50.2 x 17.3 mm
Weight: 120 g [Target]
Memory: Up to 100 MB in-build, support for hot swappable MicroSD card (1GB in-box)
Talk time: GSM: 280min, WCDMA: 180min (Target)
Standby time: GSM: 270hrs WCDMA: 250hrs (Target)
Display Specification
Main Display: 2.4"QVGA 240x320, 16M colors
Camera Specifications
5MPix, Autofocus, up to 20 x digital zoom. Real Xenon flash. Integrated camera protection
Secondary camera: CIF

Nokia N81 8GB

In this age of high-end mobile phones (or should I say handheld computers and communication-cum-entertainment devices?) Nokia is a household name. Its latest addition to the stable is the N81, whose USP is a whopping 8GB of internal memory. Here’s my take on the 'Next Episode' in mobile technology. Form FactorI’ve decided to call this model 'Li'l Fatty' – its dimensions of 102 x 50 x 17.9 mm will explain why. At first sight (or second), this plain rectangular slider doesn't look impressive at all. On the top is a slider switch to lock the keypad, a 3.5mm earphone socket (good placement) and the power/profile switcher button. It has a set of stereo speakers on either side, and on the right are the volume/zoom keys and a dedicated camera key as well. At the bottom you’ll find the charging port and the new standardized microUSB port.


I do like the brilliant 2.4 inch display and the fact that in landscape mode, if you’re playing games, two buttons on either side of the earpiece become active. NICE! Since it’s 3G enabled there’s also a secondary VGA camera in front in addition to the 2 megapixel (WHAT?) camera with an LED flash in the rear.
The five way nav-pad under the display also doubles as a navigation touch-sensitive navi-wheel, which is a disappointment if you’re an iPod fan… or not. It only works with when the new shortcut menu (activated by a little gray button near the nav-pad) is on or when you’re scrolling through your music. Not the gallery, just the music files. There are four keys around the nav-pad that are dedicated to the music player. The top two are the track skip keys and the the bottom pair are the stop and play/pause keys.
The problem is the placement of these keys is absolutely ridiculous. You’ll more often than not end up activating the music player rather than deleting a word while typing and it won't activate the music player menu, just the last song that was playing. Trust me, you too will be startled when a song blares out really loud when you least expect it. The buttons are overly sensitive.
On the plus side, the slider is extremely smooth and responsive, and the large keypad is great. But I must admit I was quite disappointed by the overall design.