Its not often you come across a watch with bluetooth and that is also capable of caller ID, showing text messages and control your phones music player. The Sony Ericsson MBW-100 does just that. It’s a bluetooth watch which communicates with your phone so that you can leave it in your pocket, or on your desk and as long as you are in range then you can see whats happening. I can only see the main benefit really being that caller ID would be handy if you use a bluetooth headset. I have to admit, that it’s a great looking watch though and I could get one because of it’s looks.
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From the monthly archives:
December 2006
D-Note is an interesting digital notepad. It does not weigh a lot and is easy to carry, it has the ability to capture text and diagrams and does not require special paper. The pens that come provided are in red, blue and black and the are recognized by the device. Ink can be replaced in the pens. It has 32 Meg RAM built in and files can be transferred from it via USB. When not in use as a note pad it can be used as a tablet for your PC.
The D-Note is available from here.
Via: OhGizmo
The Eclipse Design Phone by Rune Larsen targets the audience of those who like a phone that makes calls and not much else. Nokia have created simple phones as have Vodafone, but there is still room I believe for the simple phones with out all the extras. We do not know if this phone will hit the market as it is still just concept but if it does then it could gain some following with it’s sleek looks and simplistic functionality.
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The LG LAN-9600R is an excellent peice of kit for your car. It looks similar to the Alpine motorised in dash screens, and has some great built in goodies. The screen is 7 inch and touch screen too. Built in is also a Bluetooth kit, 300Mhz processor, SiRF Star III GPS receiver, 2Gb storage with a USB connector to transfer music from your USB flash drive to the system. It also has an SD memory slot to also allow copying of giles. The DVD player built in will play most video formats.
The player costs around 2000 dollars and would make an excellent addition to those who are looking for this type of kit for their car.
Via: TechPuddle
If you have ever been in a car accident and wish you had a witness to back your claim then the roadbox could be ideal for you. The RoadBox does exactly what you need it to. It will record your journey and if the unfortunate should happen then you will have a recording of what actually happened. The problem is that one of these would need to be on each corner of your car if you were to get hit from an angle out of the viewing angle of the camera. It is still a great idea though and ideal for those who do lots of mileage or have bad luck when behind the wheel.
Via: OhGizmo
Recently a number of rumours have been circulating that the Nintendo DS will soon sport a larger and better screen. The new screen will be around the 3.5 to 3.8 inch size which will certainly make the DS more competitive against the Sony PSP. If the rumour is correct then the new DS should be out mid 2007.
Via: TechPuddle
If you would like to win one of these Skype USB phones then read on. Before I pass on details of Skype’s little competition I will pass along a quick review of the above phone. I purchased one of these as a gift for a family member at christmas and it does exactly what it should. You basically plug it in, install the drivers and then you have full control over skype from the USB phone. If you push the red phone then skype minimises, if you push the skype button then it loads back up. You then have the option of scrolling through the contacts list on screen, or entering a number to dial. It is very basic and has no screen it’s self. If you are looking for a basic phone to make outbound calls then the US Robotics phone is an ideal choice at a good price.
Competition details after the jump.
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We love RC helicopters here such as the Picoz Micro RC Helicopter, and other variations. If you are a fan of RC helicopters and would like to build your own then check out the site linked below. It details the steps that one guy took to build his own helicopter. No doubt, you need to have some good skills to create one of these indoor beauties and no doubt if you are not skilled then you best dish out 30 quid and buy one already made.
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There are a number of cool gadget watches out in the market now which will perform magic tricks, or track you via GPS and much more. We decided it was time to compile a list of gadget watches for your viewing pleasure and hope that you enjoy this great list of time peices that do that little bit more then your average watch. We list gadget watches from the amazing calculator watch right up to the latest GPS tracking watch.
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Another Wiiwote hack for you all. This time we see the wiimote controlled roomba. As usual, the wiimote controlls the roomba and when tilted, twisted and turned etc… the roomba will follow these movements.
Via: TechEBlog
This new slick looking MP3 player is from Dyne. The picture above shows the Tuny 9 which has from 512Mb to 2Gb capacity and a 2 inch display. The device is quite slim at 0.55 inches and can play back audio for 18 hours. When video is played this drops to a respectable 8 hours still which is 3 – 5 movies still. There is plenty of support for different video and audio formats also.
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Fuel Cells are going to be a good way forwards for portable power when you need it. Fuel Cells run by a fuel which can be topped up when needed and provides a nice amount of time per cell. Samsung have created an 8 hour fuel cell although it does look a tad ugly at the moment.
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The SlingBox has arrived recently and for those of you who wonder what it can do then a video has been made which shows the software running on a Sharp W-ZERO3 smartphone. The handset has a fast processor running at 416Mhz, a 2.8 inch display, wifi, miniSD, OneSeg TV Expansion, USB connectivity and a QWERTY keypad. The video shows someone using SlingBox on the phone running at 128kbps. The quality appears to be very good.
Via: TechEBlog
The wall mounted CD player is concept right now and is designed to look great when hanging on the wall. It has an illuminating surface which looks good both on and off. In the middle when switched on is a sensor plate which houses the controlls. The surface of the player can have a small magnet attached which turns the surface of the device in to a speaker.
Via: BornRich
