I bet you are wondering what Motion powered computing is. At first I was thinking a laptop that gets its power for being moved around. Alas, I was way off BT are launching BT Balance which is a device you hook up to your laptop or UMPC and this then uses accelerometers which allow [...]
From the monthly archives:
April 2007
The SanDisk Sansa is a digital audio player with a 1.4 inch colour screen. As well as having a MicroSD slot to increase the memory and store more tunes, the Sansa C250 comes built in with either 1GB or 2GB of storage. The screen is used for displaying track details and also browsing through the [...]
This gear knob has an LCD display in the top of it to let you know what gear you are in. I am not sure how handy this could be as I cannot remember the last time I actually looked at the gear stick while I was driving. I guess it will appeal to the [...]
Concept devices tend to be cool with some weird and wonderful ideas. These new USB flash drives are no exception and extremely cool although probably a little bit crazy. Sponge bob is the first drive which starts its life as a USB drive and when the drive fills up with data it slowly changes in [...]
Motion sensors or accelerometers are little devices that fit inside electronic devices which allow the device to know when it is moved and which way it is tilted and at what speed it moved. With these sensors a computer or similar device can get a whole new dimension in the way it is controlled. One [...]
Sony who the kings of making things small have been working on a new Camcorder named the Handycam HDR-CX6EK. This is a HD (high definition) camera and weighs just 370g without the battery. The lens is by Carl Zeiss and is capable of a nice 10x optical zoom. To store all this data it uses [...]
iTrips are handy little devices that connect to your iPod and transmit an FM signal to a nearby radio. This cuts out the need for cables and allows you to more easily use it in your car. The first iTrip was quite fiddly to work with as you had to download a ton of MP3s [...]
Above you will see a seriously nice designed interior for the Boeing 787 plane. It was designed by Designworks and shows off their capabilities as designers. As can be also seen is the glass floor featuring a BMW parked below. For more pictures of the sleek design check out the link at the bottom of [...]
Personal tracker devices are very handy devices to have for a number of reasons. The main one being for safety and being able to track individuals around the globe. This personal tracker device from Gemtek combines GPS with mobile phone communications over the GSM network and can be set to transmit its exact co-ordinates. The [...]
Tiny RC helicopters are great fun to play with. The main one you are probably aware of is the Picoz which came out late last year. The palmsize helicopter looks to be slightly smaller then the Picoz and it capable of being fully controlled. The helicopter can be turned left or right as is slowly [...]
