The latest camera from Panasonic is the Lumix FX100 which boasts a 12.2 megapixel CCD and also the ability to record high definition video. It has 27Mb of internal memory which isnt really that much considering the 12.2 megapixel capabilities. Of course you can extend the memory by the way of an SD memory card which will allow you to make full use of the HD recording capabilities. The video its self is recorded at 1280 x 720 pixels but it is only at 15fps.
May 2007
ExPlay demonstrated the OIO Nano Projector at SID 2007. The projector is small as its name suggests. The quality of image projected is supposed to be high quality with bright images which always stay in focus. It is not intended to replace projectors used in meetings for PowerPoint, but is aimed at the market of iPod video and other PMP users. It can project a screen about the size of a large monitor on to any surface and yet is smaller then the palm of your hand and can be carried around easily.
The ModBook is based on a MacBook running Mac OS X. The ModBook is not made by Apple though. A company named OWCT or Other World Computing Team are responsible for putting this together. The cost of the ModBook varies from $2279 for a 2GHz model with an 80GB hard drive and can be fully customised with 3GB of RAM and a second hard disk which makes it capable of storing up to 500GB.
The flexible flat wireless power source can be placed on the floor, wall and desks and allows electronic devices to charge with out wires. The device is made of thin plastic in which electrical components are placed on to it using inkjet printing technology which uses electronic ink. It measures 21 cm squared and can provide about 40 watts of power which is enough to power light bulbs and devices such as mobile phones.
If you have not heard of Pandora then here is a quick rundown. Pandora.com allows you to listen to free internet radio channels. It doesnt stop there though. Pandora uses the Music Genome Project which has been analyzing music and building it in to categories for the last few years. This has allowed for a comprehensive list of music and different types of music to be grouped together. If you enjoy music from a particular artist then you type in their name and the Music Genome Project takes over and creates you your own unique radio station which streams music in the same genre and style to you. If you like a particular song then the Music Genome Project can create another radio station just for you featuring other artists you might never have heard or linked in with.
Pandora in the Home is a new device which uses the pandora.com service. It allows you to listen to your radio stations from Pandora in any room of your house. This is achieved with the wireless multi room Sonos Digital Music system. This integrated with Pandora on your PC and allows you to take control of music from the remote control any where in the house. What makes this device stand out more is its ability to work with out the use of a PC. It connects to your wireless internet connection and you can then use the screen on the remote to create your radio stations and then select where you want them to be played. The screen also allows you to see the full colour album art of each artist you are listening to.
HD DVD in your car probably isnt something you really think about too much due to the size of the small screen. Toshiba Matsushita Display or TMD is working on a prototype of this though along side Alpine. They are expecting a commercial product to be available in 2008. As well as being capable of playing HD DVDs the in car player will also feature a new touch sensitive screen allowing you to control the device from the screen. This touch screen does not have a touch sensitive surface over the top. They are opting for a different version which can track where your finger is without the film.
iRiver have created some nice MP3 players in the past. The next creation is the iRiver S10 which is a very small device. The screen is just 1.15 inches running at 96x128 pixels. The screen is OLED which is nice, bright and vibrant. With it being so small, iRiver have come up with a new way to control the device. Rather then put buttons all around the outside edge, the device works by tapping the top corners of the screen which reveals a menu. You can then work through this menu which has been designed very well. According to the reviewer at CoolTechZone it works flawlessly.
If you watched Dr Who in the early days way before I was born, then you probably were among the many people who hid behind the couch in fear of the Daleks. According to older people they were scary at the time. But now they are available in a soft cuddly form by the way of using knitting needles and named Extermiknit. The pattern linked below will allow you to knit a whole army of Daleks for your bedroom to help you overcome the fears of the real ones that scared people many years back.
Links to the dalek knitting patterns are after the jump. Yes, I do know they arent really gadgets... but since Daleks are cool it was still worth a mention 
Recently a concept image of a notebook from Intel was floating around the internet. It is named the Metro Notebook and is incredibly thin at just 0.7 inches and is silver. The notebook also features an eInk display on the back. Overall this notebook is amazing to see but unfortunatly some bad news is ahead. Intel will not be making this notebook go to production and have instead, asked that OEMs develop similar models which is good in a way, but bad that such a nice notebook could in theory go to waste.
AeroXperience managed to get their hands on the notebook and make a video of it. The video does run at a hefty 1920x1080 pixels and will take a fair bit to download.
Via: Slashgear
You may have seen those videos captured of a bullet recorded with cameras running a number of times faster. The results of seeing objects explode is quite amazing. In this instance, a water balloon is exploded with a pin and captured by a high speed camera. The video is then slowed down by a factor of 80 times to reveal some very cool shots. Check out the full video after the jump.
As I mentioned in previous posts, I think concept ideas are cool and hope that many of them do actually get produced. The next I just came across is a patent from Nokia. It is a dual touch screen device which has a removable QWERTY keyboard. The device is not pocket sized although the dimensions are not too clear. The two touch screens meet up at the fold allowing it to be closed up, I guess the way a Nintendo DS folds up. The keyboard is on the bottom of the two screens and can be removed when not needed. If you are browsing rather then typing then a larger screen on portable devices is always desirable as to put it simply, the internet sucks on small screen devices. Once the need to type comes in to play then the keyboard can be re attached and typing can resume as normal.
A few days ago I wrote about a new Sony OLED screen which had been announced on the Sony JP site. I had a question at the time about the response time of the screen and what video would look like. This morning I came across a nice video over at youtube which demonstrates the OLED screen being flexed around while playing video. The results are quite amazing. Just a quick reminder of what this screen actually is and then the video follows after the jump. The OLED screen is sealed in plastic rather then glass like other OLED displays. This allows for it to be flexible. The main reason glass was used was to prevent moisture getting inside and damaging the components that make OLED screens work. The screen on the video has a resolution of 120 x 160 pixels with a pitch of .318mm. The diagonal on the screen is 2.5 inches.
Video after the jump.