I came across a couple of funny blog entries today around the internet. Rather then posting as two separate posts I figured I would just bundle both funnies in to 1 post. [click to continue…]
July 2008
USB Monitors are great as they just connect up to your USB port and away you go. There are no special video cards that need installing as it's all software based. Samsung have just built a new digital photo frame that can connect to a PC via USB. When connected you can either keep the frame to display photos, or use it as a small second monitor. [click to continue…]
I came across a cool simulator today which gives a far better formula 1 experience. Just looking at it working kind of shows it's far from being just a simulator. The Full Motion Formula Simulator has a good number of features to make the whole gaming experience that little bit better. For starters the whole full scale formula 1 car is mounted on a hydraulic unit which provides three dimensional movements. [click to continue…]
Wireless networks open up a whole bunch of security issues for individuals and businesses. If security is not addressed then someday, you could have data stolen right from your computer with out realising it. This pre configured USB Wireless adapter attempts to tackle this problem by making things secure straight out of the box. [click to continue…]
Fuel Cell technology is fascinating as it has potential to provide around 10 times more power than a Lithium Ion battery. Not only can it power it for a fair few hours, the fuel can also be topped up and power to the laptop be supplied on demand. This prevents the need of several hours of charging before a long journey. [click to continue…]
The TL9 is a camera built by Samsung which also is capable of MP3 playback and PMP functionality. The most unique feature of this camera has to be the dual analog gauges which represent battery life and memory usage. [click to continue…]
As time moves on we tend to become more reliant on technology. Some of the technology helps us be more productive while other technology keeps us safe. The GPS Locator falls in to a safety category. [click to continue…]
If you are the sporty type who often get in to a quibble with a good friend then why not settle it by having an impromptu ping pong match. [click to continue…]
SanDisk have created a new type of memory card named the WORM. The Write Once Read Many card is capable of storing information just once and keeping it there permanently. Although that sounds like a huge step backwards in technology, it is done for a reason. [click to continue…]
Last week the police dept in Claremont received a mobile fingerprint scanning device which attaches to a mobile phone. When attached a database can be queried to find matches with in the fingerprint database. [click to continue…]
You might know of my lack of ability to wake up on time in the mornings. A number of clocks have been designed which "might" help me such as the Sonic Bomb, Clocky and a bunch of others which make a racket in order to force you out of bed. Philips have now changed this to now make a "cool" alarm clock. [click to continue…]
Each year at CES there tends to be a competition to see who can bring to the show the largest and greatest LCD/Plasma screen. TV's over 100" in size frequent the show floor these days. However, those TV's are puny compared to what Toshiba just launched in Times Square. [click to continue…]