There is a big push at the moment on 3D TV’s with a number of manufacturers showing interest in the technology. Sony isn’t stopping at just 3D TV along with peripherals such as Blu-Ray players and PS3’s though. An image was spotted that shows a number of devices using the technology including Cybershot P&S cameras as well as Sony Alpha cameras. [Read more…]
Sony Alpha 3D DSLR Camera
December 18, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Cyber Quad VTOL Drone
December 18, 2009 by 2 Comments
This flying object is built by an Australian company called Cyber Technology and is capable of vertical take off and landing. The Cyber Quad as it’s called has four ducted fans to provide lift to fly it around as an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. As well as being able to fly around it does have a real use in that a HD camera is attached that can beam back live video from locations it is scouting out.
One recent example was when it was used on an oil platform where the Cyber Quad was flown in to capture video of what was happening and any damage that had been caused. It is capable of flying for about 40 minutes on a single charge, but as it’s easy to manoeuvre it can easily be perched on a pad so that the camera can be moved around while the Quad isn’t flying to save battery life. [Read more…]
Millennium Falcon Clock
December 18, 2009 by Leave a Comment
The clock here is built from an old Millennium Falcon from Star Wars and uses the centre point of the ship to embed clock work in to it’s innards.
Although not a difficult task to accomplish, ie, use a drill and some clock parts, it still looks unique on any wall.
One funny thing to note is the picture to the right of the Millennium Falcon Clock… check out the Storm Trooper there (better picture after the jump). [Read more…]
HTC Creates Widgets for Hero/Eris Android Phones
December 18, 2009 by Leave a Comment
HTC have launched four new widgets for the Hero/Eris Android phones. The first is a battery widget that shows a small battery icon on the home screen. When tapped a widget pops open that shows the current status of the battery including how much charge is left, what the battery temperature is, how it is being charged/discharged as well as the general health of the battery.
The next widget shows information on events from history over the past years such as historic events. [Read more…]
Google Nexus One Lacks Multi-Touch
December 18, 2009 by Leave a Comment
TnkGrl managed to check the Google Nexus One phone out recently and spotted a few interesting things. One of the main features lacking on the phone is multi-touch. It seems that the phone does not allow for it. I am sure that some clever folk will managed to figure a way to get it working though so that’s no biggie although it would be nice to see it function out of the box.
On the plus side, the phone is extremely thin, has a fairly decent battery capacity of 1400 mAh. It has an OLED screen from what tnkgrl mentioned. It is unlocked for now (that might change) and has a super snappy interface. [Read more…]
Notion Ink Android based SmartPad Spotted
December 18, 2009 by Leave a Comment
SlashGear received some renders and life shots of a new SmartPad being created by Notion Ink. As of now the SmartPad has no official name although we do know it runs the Android OS and from what SlashGear have mentioned it also runs a new NVIDIA Tegra T20 chipset that can support full HD video playback at a 1080p resolution.
The Notion Ink SmartPad has a 10.1 inch display capable of displaying 1024 x 600 pixels. The display comes from Pixel Qi and has a matte finish. Entry can be performed either via touchscreen or by a built in trackpad. [Read more…]
Apple Patent Shows Jonny Lee 3D Style Head Tracking Interface
December 17, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Apple [AAPL] have filed another patent that describes interaction with 3D displays. The system works by changing what you see on screen in relation to where your head is. A similar system was created by Jonny Lee where he used a Nintendo Wii remote along with infra red to make a head tracking system (seen in the video below).
The system patented by Apple allows users to see around objects by changing the position of their head. The normal way to do this now is to move an object with a mouse or keyboard, but in the future this might not be needed. [Read more…]
Transcend Class 10 SDHC Cards Launched
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Transcend have launched a new range of SDHC memory cards that fall in to the Class 10 category that allows data to be transferred up to 20MB/s compared to older Class 6 cards that can transfer data at up to 6MB/s.
On the higher end of the card capacities the largest can store up to 16GB of data and with the Class 10 status, it allows for video and audio to be played at a higher rate. This can allow for HD video recording quite easily. [Read more…]
Google Earth Satnav System Heading to Audi A8
December 17, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Audi are about to introduce a Google Earth based sat nav system in to their A8 Saloon cars. This will be the first time Google Earth has been installed in to a production car officially.
As well as having the fancy Google Earth imagary the Audi A8 will also support a standard hard disk based system I assume for those times when the car’s GPRS/EDGE connectivity is lost.
By using Google Earth based navigation, drivers will get higher performance graphics that will show 3D buildings, landscapes as well as gradients and terrain modelling. [Read more…]
LG RoboKing Robot Vacuum
December 17, 2009 by 3 Comments
LG have created a new robot vacuum cleaner called the LG RoboKing. The RoboKing is smaller than the previous model measuring just 90mm tall where as before the previous version was 130mm tall. This allows the vacuum to manoeuvre more easily under objects such as book cases and furniture.
As well as being shorter in height the vacuum has also got 13db quieter and now measures 50db when in use. The LG RoboKing has two cameras built in allowing it to more easily navigate around a room. Programming has also been improved it seems as the vacuum also works 30 percent quicker than previous models perhaps by cleaning a room more efficiently rather than randomly like before. [Read more…]
Pioneer DreamBook Light U11 CULV in Australia
December 17, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Pioneer have launched the DreamBook Light U11 CULV laptop that comes with a choice of four processors including an Intel Core 2 DUO CULV, Core 2 Solo CULV and two variations of Dual Core CULV processors. The display measures 11.6 inches and is backlit by LED and supports a HD resolution of 1,366 x 768 pixels in a 16:9 aspect ratio.
For memory you get support for up to 4GB of DDR2 memory and for storage you can choose between various SATA and SSD based drives starting at the standard 160GB HD going all the way up to a 1 TB Laptop hard drive. SSD options start at 64GB capacities with the largest being 256GB. [Read more…]
ASUS EeeBot – Educational Android Robot
December 17, 2009 by Leave a Comment
ASUS have announced that they are working on EeeBot that is an educational robot designed to work with children that uses the Android OS to run. The robot will be designed to be affordable allowing more people to purchase it and will feature a number of functions such as the ability to interact with humans (or HRI – human robot interaction).
Other features will see it being able to visually and vocally interact through voice and visual technologies. The EeeBot will also be capable of positioning it’s self and will have navigation abilities. [Read more…]
