October 2006

Sony are celebrating the new Bond movie named Casino Royale, by launching 007 type gadgets. Amongst these gadgets we have a 007 Vaio TX, 007 Digital Camera and a 007 Micro Vault. The 007 Vaio TX is the ultra portable PC which is made of constructed aluminium with a 007 gun logo embossed on the shell.

Bond Casino Royale SonyStyle

The 007 digital camera is the Sony Cybershot DSC-T50 which again, is in a sleek black colour. Other features such as the screen privacy filter can be added along with the 007 case to carry them all in. The case might be taking it a tad over the top though ;)

Via: SonyStyle

Sony P990i Pics

by Matthew Newill on October 28, 2006

Sony P990iI was over on Geardiary reading today and see they have some nice shots of the P990i that they are linking to. The P990i from Sony is one seriously powerful phone. It boasts many features such as wireless 802.11b, has a built in FM radio, compatible with the following networks¦ UMTS (3G) + GSM 900/1800/1900 and has the usual BlueTooth, 2M camera and more.

Via: GearDiary

Accessories available at Amazon.

Futaba Robot is FAST

by Matthew Newill on October 28, 2006

The Futaba robot is seriously fast and looks cool. It stands at 10 inches tall and weighs 900g. It has 11 servos. Check out the video below to see the sheer speed that this thing can run. It's set to cost $1200.

Futaba Robot

Via: SlashGear

Storm Launcher

by Matthew Newill on October 28, 2006

The Storm Launcher seems to come from the cool Hydrofoam we all saw last year. This new RC vehicle is not really a car, plane or boat. It's really all 3 in 1. It can go on land, water or fly in the air. Just check out the video below.

StormLauncher

The above video shows the original Hydrofoam as it was first introduced last year. Storm Launcher have added features to their model such as onboard skill level monitoring which wont let you take off till you have shown you are capable of handling this vehicle. This RC vehicle is bound to amaze your friends and even your self come to think of it.

Available in the UK for 99.95 at Firebox or at Firebox

While on the subject of Ben Heck and the Jaguar and XBox 360, I decided to see if Youtube had any interesting video's on any of Ben's home made consoles. The video does show a little bit of the console in action and it's interesting to see in side the device to see what makes it run. Check out the video below.

The N95 is due out in the next couple of months and is 1 amazing phone. Features such as GPS and a 5 megapixel camera make this phone come out tops. What else grabbed my attention is the 3D graphics chip that is rumoured to be inside. The video clip below shows the 3D capabilities of the phone in the form of a built in game. The frame rate does look great. Check it out.

Most of you will have heard of Ben Heck who created the XBOX 360 Laptop as well as many other portables out of the full size original's such as the Playstation 1, N64, PS2 and much more. His site is over here.

Ben Heck Atari Jaguar

The latest is the Atari Jaguar. Unfortunatly the Atari Jaguar was a real flop. I know... I sold 1 the whole time I worked at EB, and it got returned under their 10 day returns policy. Anyway, a good customer came along to Ben and he couldnt refuse. Full instructions are included so you can make your own. Hopefully you wont and will decide to make something else on his site :)

Via: Engadget, Instructions on Ben Heck

I have been in 2 minds in deciding if I should post this. It's kind of weird :) but alas, I decided that it was worth a small mention. The BottomsUp toilet is a totally hands free toilet for all you germ haters out there who are afraid of touching the seat. It can lift up and down and yep... lift up and down again :) Check out the video over on the BottomsUp website.

BottomsUp

Via: BottomsUp

I came across Coolbuzz today which looks like another excellent blog on things cool! When I saw the post about a remote controlled lantern I wondered what on earth is this. The remote control lantern is a simple but advanced lantern. It's remote control and can be switched on from 30 feet away. What ads more to this lantern is it's ability to run for up to 23 hours.

Remote Controlled Lantern

The lantern's remote control is small and can easily fit in your pocket. It uses 2 AAA batteries. The lantern has a 7 watt flourescent U-tube which gives off bright white light. The lantern costs $25.99 and is handy for all camping situations.

Via: Coolbuzz

Nokia and MI3

by Matthew Newill on October 26, 2006

Nokia have announced that the N93 will include a copy of Mission Impossible 3 on a 512 MB miniSD memory card. The launch of this promotion will be when MI3 is launched on DVD.

The Nokia N93 is one of the N range Nokia mobile phones. THe N93 is capable of taking DVD quality movies at 30fps. The phone has 3x optical zoom which built in stabalization for smoother video shoots. The screen is a 2.4" high definition colour and the phone can connect direct to your TV.

MI3

Via: Nokia

D-Link DHP-301

by Matthew Newill on October 26, 2006

D-Link have created the DHP-301 which is is hardware which plugs in to the wall and then uses the power cables to transmit information across. This is great for those who do not have or want wi-fi, but also do not have the time to lay networking cables. The kit comes with 2 adapters and costs $219.99. Network speeds of up to 200Mbps are possible through this network set up.

DLink DHP 301

Via: OhGizmo

KONDO have created a robot kit which has 17 adjustable joints. The KHR-2HV Humanoid robot kit will set you back $1199. It's not cheap, but still cool. The 2HV is version 2 of this model which is faster, lighter and can do more.

KONDO KHR 2HV

Via: OhGizmo