eMail Enabled Digital Photo Frame

November 11, 2007 by Leave a Comment

eStarling eMail Wi-fi Photo Frame
The eStarling digital photo frame is a tad different to your average photo frame. It has wi-fi, but the unique part of the frame is the ability for it to pick up images from emails or from RSS feeds. This allows you to email photos from anywhere in the world and then the pictures in the email will show up automatically on the frame. An example could be where your frame is on a wall at your grandma’s house and you and the family are on holiday. So that granny can keep up with what is happening on holiday you just email photo’s to her photo frame. Let’s just hope that no spam reaches the mail box.

The next unique feature of the eStarling frame is web based access allowing you to control what photo’s appear on the frame where ever it is in the world. If you do not want family shots then connect it up to flikr with phrases such as “cool Japanese robots” and the frame will automatically download and display a flikr stream of jap robots.

When receiving the photo frame you connect it to your PC via a USB cable. This allows you to configure the wi-fi connection and connect it up to your own network. Once this part is done you do not need the USB cable anymore except when reconfiguring the wireless settings and IP information.

Security for email is also available where you can assign the digital photo frame it’s own email address (something random at your domain.com) and then configure it to only receive emails from particular email addresses should you wish.

Storage on the digital photo frame is either a compact flash or SD card.

To be honest, it looks like one killer photo frame with a lot more fancy features then the rest. Of course, a lot of people are content with just the one picture on the wall. Should you like to mess around and change the scenery then this could be for you.

3 versions of the frame are available which are 2 at 7″ which display 480 x 270 pixels and an 8″ version at 800 x 600 pixels. The difference between the 2 7″ frame is that one has an external wi-fi antenna.

Prices range from $149.99 – $269.99.

Filed Under: Displays

Nokia N95 Nokmote

November 10, 2007 by 1 Comment

N95 Accelerometer
The Nokia N95 has a built in accelerometer. To make use of this, a company in France has created some software called Nokmote which allows you to control the N95 by tilting it left, right, up or down. To skip through menu’s you just flick it to the left or right and then push the phone quickly away from you to select the item. The software is not just for menu’s though. It also allows you to play games, browse through photo albums and control the media player. With the video being in French I have no clue what was actually said, but do check out the game when attached to the screen as the N95 can be used like a Wii Controller which is cool.

What I would like to see (if it’s not already there) is certain shakes and twists quick launching applications. Such as a tilt right to create a new SMS and a twist right to open up your address book etc…

The software will be available in December at Bysamir.

Filed Under: Cell Phones

Fukadasi Mirror

November 10, 2007 by Leave a Comment

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The fukadasi is apparently the name of the bubble which is used in a lot of cartoons to express feelings or sayings. I never knew it actually had a name. Anyway, the fukadasi mirror goes on your wall and is programmable to say what ever you want. If you do not like someone then program it to say so.

Via: Yankodesign

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Visuals USB Gauge

November 10, 2007 by Leave a Comment

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Over clocking PC’s is serious business. Parts can be expensive and you need to make sure you do not over heat the thing, or have a lack of power. Getting the most out of your power supply is also needed. The Visuals USB gauge provides real time readouts on what is happening right now inside your PC. The gauge supplies information on wattage consumption, temperature and fan speed of the PSU. As the name suggests, it connects to a USB port on your PC. To switch between various modes you just hit a small button on the face of the device.

Via: OhGizmo and Technabob

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Remote Control Moon in my Room

November 9, 2007 by 1 Comment

Personal Bedroom Moon
This moon is remote control and sits in your bedroom on the wall. The moon has light sensors built in which allow it to switch on when it gets dark in the room. The light show the moon cycling through 12 lunar phases. The moon is also true to life with a detailed moonscape. The moon for your room will set you back $29.95 from Discovery.

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Nokia N82 Comparison

November 8, 2007 by Leave a Comment

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The N82 from Nokia has some fairly impressive specs such as a 5 mega pixel camera with Xenon flash. Connectivity is plentiful too with HSDPA, Wi-fi, Bluetooth A2DP and GPS. The phone compares to the N95 in specs but is not a dual slider (or single slider) and has a keypad on the front face. We are expecting to see an official announcement about the phone in December.

Via: PMPToday

Filed Under: Cell Phones

Bullet DVR Video Recorder

November 8, 2007 by Leave a Comment

BulletDVR
The Bullet DVR is a solid-state video recorder with an optional Lap Timer Kit for tracking your time around the racetrack. It is designed primarily for motorsport use and can encode mpeg-2 and mpeg-4 in 720×480 at 30 frames per second. On the device is an OSD allowing you to check lap times and what not. Once connected to your PC you can analyse the lap times which can be compared with the moving video. Also built in are features allowing you to track jetting, gearing, suspension and fuel consumption. You can also create video’s to show to sponsors or on display in store or even just to show off to friends.

The device is encased in high quality Billet aluminium and with it having solid state storage, there are no moving parts inside the device. The AC adapter allows for an uninterrupted power source when connecting and disconnecting from mains power.

Full details of the Bullet DVR can be found below.

Product Page

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3 Skypephone Now Available

November 7, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Skype Three Phone
Over the last week we have been testing the 3 Skypephone. We did a full review of the Skypephone for you to read over. It scores highly and is an excellent phone for making free Skype to Skype calls. I just wanted to give you a quick heads up on the availability. You can now pick one up over at the Three store in the UK and it is available on both contract of PAYG.

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Dog Washing Machine

November 7, 2007 by 2 Comments

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For $30K you can pick up a dog washing machine. Apparently they have been around a while, but I personally haven’t heard of one before. This particular one is supposed to be the best around (hence the $30k price tag) and is completely safe for dogs to enter. Just don’t try using the spin dry function 😉

Via: Geekologie and BornRich

Filed Under: Crazy Gadgets

Bluetooth DVR Pen

November 6, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Bluetooth DVR Pen
This pen packs in a ton of features making it more then just your average pen. Inside you will find a wireless low power digital video recorder which also includes a microphone. The pen can capture images at 30 frames per second at a 320×240 resolution. Other features include motion sensing which allows you to position the pen and only start recording when it detects something moving. Information is captured to a microSD card and also Bluetooth is inside which allows you to hook it up to your PC. The pen can record in low light conditions and when motion is detected, an alarm can be sent wirelessly. Audio recording can also trigger the device too.

The pen will hopefully see light in March of 2008.

Via: Gizmag

Filed Under: Tech News

Disney Shaped TV

November 5, 2007 by Leave a Comment

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A possible present for kids this year is this Disney themed TV. It’s a 20″ LCD (HD ready) screen which has a resolution of 1366 x 768. The 2 speakers are 3W each and the TV has 2 HDMI ports. It will set you back ‚¬540 in Japan which could lead to a rather expensive present for the kids.

Via: Desinformado

Filed Under: Displays

Casio USB Label Mouse Printer

November 5, 2007 by Leave a Comment

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Here is another example of two devices merging in to one. The Casio USB Label Mouse Printer features a small label printer underneath. The labels can be printed using any TrueType font on to thermal roll paper. It costs $30 and $14 for a three pack of the roll of paper needed.

Product Page Via: BoingBoing

Filed Under: Computer Gadgets