Archives for August 2009

Tasty Magnum Ice-cream USB Flash Drive

Magnum-USB-Flash-DriveFor just $18.50 you can get one of the most tastiest USB flash drives ever created. It is called the Magnum USB Flash Drive and is shaped like a Magnum Ice-cream bar.

The Magnum Flash Drive includes a matching box to store it in and a strap to hang it around your neck. It measures 2 7/8″ in length alone and the strap is 20″ long. [Read more…]

Modded LG Crystal GD900 is Waterproof

waterproof-lg-crystalBefore we begin I must mention that you really shouldn’t try this test at home as this particular LG Crystal is slightly different to the normal versions at retail.

The LG Crystal shown in the picture here has been modified with a transparent food membrane making it completely waterproof. Check out the video below. [Read more…]

Deal of the Day: Creative HD 720p Pocket Camcorder 57% Off

Creative-Labs-HD-Pocket-CamcorderThe Creative Vado HD pocket video camera is capable of capturing images at a HD resolution of 720P. It’s similar in design to the Flip cameras and even features the same flip out USB port for quickly transferring video to computer.

Thanks to built in software the Vado HD is also capable of sending videos direct to services like Youtube and Flickr. The good news here though is that Amazon have a great deal on the Vado by giving 57% off retail price bringing the cost from $229.99 down to just $99.99. [Read more…]

Tainell T500 Portable Media Player

tainell-t500The Tainell T500 is a portable media player that has a 5″ screen capable of displaying 1024 x 600 pixels. The screen is also touchscreen.

The T500 is powered by an Intel Atom Z510 1.1GHz processor. It has 1GB of RAM, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth as well as GPS built in. [Read more…]

iPhone Duke Nukem 3D

duke-nukem-3d-iphoneiPhone owners now have Duke Nukem 3D that they can download and play. Duke Nukem 3D is a classic first person shooter from a number of years ago and works quite well ported over to the iPhone.

The iPhone version uses slider style controls with a TapShoot function. It’s different to other games but according to those who have tested it, it works well (after learning the system). [Read more…]

Samsung SP-P410M LED Compact Projector

SAMSUNG_SP_P410MSamsung have launched the SP-P410M compact projector over in South Korea and Germany. It has a 170 ANSI Lumen brightness rating that is achieved by a bright LED and also supports resolutions of up to 1280 x 1024 pixels although it can only throw an SVGA resolution of 800 x 600 pixels to the wall with a contrast ratio of 1000:1.

The compact LED projector measures 147.5mm x 66.3mm x 145.5mm making it fairly small although certainly not Pico projector size.

Formats supported on the Samsung SP-P410M are MP3, WMA, PCM, ADPCM, OGG, AAC-LC, AMR-WB, WAV, JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, HDP as well as a a number of file extensions that includes the usual .mpg, .vob, .avi etc… [Read more…]

R2-D2 USB Flash Drive PEZ Dispenser

R2-D2-PEZ-OpenThis USB Flash Drive is unique in that it’s built from a fully functional PEZ dispenser. 2GB of storage can be stored in the base of the dispenser while the top section allows for just 3 candy bricks.

To top it off each PEZ dispenser is fitted with a famous character. Pictured here is the R2-D2 version and below this text you will see a Darth Vader, Chewbacca and c3po version as well as 4 version from the Disney Cars film. [Read more…]

Haptic Reader Concept Converts Text to Braille

haptic-reader-conceptThe Haptic Reader concept is an overlay designed to help blind people read non Braille books. The device has a glass surface that is designed to rest on the pages of a regular book. Text from the page is then scanned in to the Haptic Reader and the surface has dots that protrude to make up the Braille characters.

If the user of the device doesn’t yet understand Braille then the reader makes use of a loud speaker to read out the contents of the book. [Read more…]

Gigabyte T1028X Updated with new Processor

gigabyte_t1028xThe Gigabyte netbook tablet has been upgraded from the previous T1028M model to the T1028X model. It features a new processor which has been upgraded to an Intel Atom N280 1.66Ghz CPU and has a faster FSB. The screen also has received an upgrade and is now at a HD resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels.

As the T1028X is a tablet it also features a touchscreen that measures 10.1 inches. [Read more…]

HTC Touch Diamond 2, HTC Mega and HTC Tachi

HTC-Touch-Diamond-2-HTC-Mega-HTC-Tachi-for-VerizonIf you are a Windows Mobile (Windows Phone I should say) fan, then you’re in for some good news. HTC are bringing two new HTC phones to Verizon. A third handset also gets an updated render of what it could look like.

First off is the HTC Touch Diamond 2 that is codenamed Whitestone. This is the phone pictured on the left and has the following features… [Read more…]

Zune HD Spy Video

ZuneHDOver at the recently held GDGT party a Zune HD was on show. The demonstrator strictly said no pictures could be taken although the person who recorded the video still captured it anyway (they did say pictures, not video).

As can be seen in the video after the jump, the interface runs very smoothly. Windows Phone OS will actually be using a very similar style interface when launched soon. [Read more…]

Mini Cooper 4GB Flash Drive

usb-mini-cooperGreen-House have created a new USB flash drive in the form of a 1959 mini cooper. Two different styles are available which feature rotating wheels and headlights that actually work when the flash drives are plugged in to a USB 2.0 port.

Inside each mini cooper there’s 4GB of storage space. [Read more…]