Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
Fallingwater is a residential home that was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright back in 1934. The famous home has now been designed in to a LEGO set for those who like architecture to build.
The model is described on the LEGO site as being highly-detailed. The model stands 10 inches wide and is built on a gray base that has a name label printed on it. A booklet is provided that contains all the details of the building and how it was constructed. [Read more…]
On a recent broadcast of the Gillmor Gang videocast Mike Arrington was asked about the Crunchpad which we really haven’t heard of much recently. According to Mike, the crunchpad is steamrolling with a lot of development being done this past month on the software. When launched (no dates yet), the crunchpad is expected to cost $300 – $400 and will be supported by sponsorships. Mike was quick to point out that the sponsorships would not be intrusive perhaps just like the firefox google search sponsorships. The device is also a web browser only device that’s aimed at a market to allow users to sit in front of the TV while catching up on news and youtube, watching video etc…
The video also mentions battery power with Mike saying they expect it to be good, and as they look in to other technologies such as OLED they can make battery life better. Conversation also spoke of colour e-ink and perhaps a future in that with a particular company expecting colour e-ink to be available next year. Each of these advances should increase battery life as power consumption gets lower and lower. [Read more…]
Casio are launching a new point and shoot camera called the Casio Exilim EX-FC150. The camera is an upgrade from the previous EX-FC100 series camera and has been upgraded with a new CMOS sensor that can capture images at 10 megapixels. The sensor is also backlit.
The 37-185mm lens is capable of 5x optical zoom and has sensor shift stabilization. Continuous shooting can be performed up to 40 photos (not sure if that’s per second or in one burst of shots).
Just like the EX-FC100 the EX-FC150 can also capture highspeed movies at up to 1,000 frames per second although the resolution drops considerably to achieve that down to 224×64 pixels. [Read more…]
Samsung announced a new smartphone today called the Samsung Galaxy Spica i5700. The phone is Google [GOOG] android based and runs with an 800MHz processor. Although not quite the speed of the Snapdragon processors running at 1GHz it’s still a bump up from other android based phones that tend to run a little slower.
The Samsung Galaxy comes with a 3.5mm headphone jack so that standard head/ear phones can be attached for listening to music. Power is provided by a 1500mAh battery and the phone measures 13.2mm in thickness making it fairly slim. [Read more…]
Google [GOOG] back in July announced that they were working on a new operating system called Google Chrome OS. The new operating system is a step-up from Android in that it’s designed to run on computers rather than phones.
The main problem with the launch being next week is that there’s still a lack of drivers which will probably mean that when you install the OS on your computer you might get a bit disappointed that half of your hardware doesn’t work. However, it is believed that Google have a team of developers working on this as well as leaning on hardware manufacturers to create compatible drivers. [Read more…]
Vodafone are now selling the Samsung M1 in the UK costing nothing when paying £20/month on a 2 year agreement. If you prefer an 18 month agreement then the cost is £35/month currently.
The Samsung M1 is a Vodafone 360 phone that has a large touchscreen. Software called 3D contacts allows you to tap on a photo of a friend to chat with them or send them a message. GPS built in the phone allows you to share your current location with friends allowing you to easily meet up with those nearby. [Read more…]
Fujitsu have revealed a new phone called the Fujistu F-04B that has a dual keyboard setup, projector and a 3.4″ screen that separates from the keyboards.
When separated the keyboards and screen connect over a Bluetooth connection. Each part of the phone contains a battery to keep it running. The screen section of the phone works independently allowing you to detach the keyboard to slim the whole unit down a little and then use the keyboard when needed. Alternatively you can attach them together and access the keyboard like a slider phone. [Read more…]
I came across this interesting power outlet today which has three spinning plug sockets which each contain several types of socket allowing various plugs from around the world to be connected to it.
It’s really not that exciting except for that if used in hotels around the world it could come in handy for those who travel with a number of gadgets with the wrong type of power lead. [Read more…]
Vodafone [VOD] have launched the much anticipated HTC HD2 on to their network in the UK, and good news is that if your willing to spend £35/month on a 2 year contract, you can pick it up for free.
The 35/month 2 year contract also entitles you to 900 minutes of free calls to landlines and other mobile networks along with unlimited internet access.
The main feature of the HTC HD2 is that it has a large 4.3 inch capacitive touchscreen along with a 1GHz SnapDragon processor that allows it to work very smoothly. HTC decided to go with Windows Mobile 6.5 on the HD2 although they also have installed the HTC Sense UI hiding some of the frustrations that Windows Phone operating systems bring. [Read more…]
The Simulator company Cruden has built an F1 simulator that costs a hefty £120,000. The simulator is called the Hexatech and is capable of providing what Cruden call 6DOF (six degrees of freedom).
The simulator is said to provide g-Force simulation of multiple G’s as well as realistic steering that is 100% accurate.
‘Let’s be clear: this is not a video game linked up to a steering wheel, race seat and pedals. Although easy to operate, this is the exact same equipment used by the top racing drivers and engineers to improve their race craft and evaluate new tracks and car settings. Our simulator and the software it uses cannot be bought in a store.
Last Friday saw the release of the Motorola DROID which is the first smartphone to run the Android 2.0 OS. Reports are showing that perhaps 100,000 phones were sold in the first weekend of it’s launch. Verizon at the weekend had 200,000 DROID handsets made available and most of the stores sold at least half the stock indicating that perhaps 100,000 were sold in total.
The information came from Mark McKechnie of Broadpoint AmTech Inc who has also indicated that Motorola expect to sell 1 million phones based on Android software this year and 10 million in 2010. [Read more…]
We’ve seen our fair share of weird and wonderful USB flash drives here at gadgetvenue. Today I came across perhaps the best ever…. The Stig USB Flash Drive.
The Stig flash drive has 8GB of storage capacity and connects to USB 2.0 that transfers data at a rate of 480Mbps.
The best description in the comments over at Play.com in the UK is that it’s called “the memory stig”. [Read more…]
