If you enjoy table football but have no one to play against then you need to check out the blog over at foospmp. They are in the process of creating a computer controlled opponent that can beat most players at table football. The video above shows a fairly good game happening and it looks to me like they are doing very well with the AI. The AI is able to have the computer team defend and attack as you can see goals being saved and goals being scored.
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Automated Football Table
June 16, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Receive Text Messages on the GPRS iBall
June 15, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The GPRS iBall suggests by its name that it has some kind of GPRS abilities. If you guessed this then you are exactly right. In the base of the iBall you can put your SIM card. Each time you receive a text message the iBall displays the text message around the globe in fancy flashing colours. However, I dont yet see a way to send messages so it could be a bit of an eccentric device and not much use unless you have a spare pay as you go SIM card kicking around.
Serious Overclocking by ABIT
June 14, 2007 by Leave a Comment
If you are not sure what over clocking is then it is speeding up your computer beyond the speed it was designed to run at. For example you could run a 2.4Ghz processor at a higher speed and thus, making your computer run quicker and games run smoother. However, when this happens the processor gets seriously hot and some good cooling is needed to perform over clocking. Depending on how cool you can keep the processor and RAM depends on the outcome. ABIT decided at Computex which was held recently, to over clock one of their processors from 2.93GHz up to 5GHz. That is a HUGE jump and no doubt, will probably burn out the processor with in seconds. But, ABIT had some liquid nitrogen to hand which is ultra cold. Strapping this to the processor they were able to work the processor for a while with out any signs of it over heating.
Now it isnt the greatest over clocking that has happened, but its still quite cool as I have not seen a processor cooled with liquid nitrogen before.
Stop Data Theft with the Aegis Bio Drive
June 14, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Data theft can be a real pain, especially if you have confidential details and personal identifiable information stored. Encryption is becoming more popular, but often relies on the PC being used to have encryption software installed to read the data. The Aegis portable bio hard drive is built to tackle this problem. The drive contains encryption software and you unlock it by scanning your thumb or finger print on to the sensor. The encryption is provided by UPEKs Digital ID which is a hardware engine capable of storing all 10 of your finger prints, or 10 separate peoples finger prints should you want more then one person to access the drive.
With having encryption on the drive it allows you to hook it up anywhere and unencrypt when you need the data on any PC. Also it gives piece of mind should it be stolen.
Wind DUO 2000 – Dual SIM Card Mobile Phone
June 13, 2007 by 14 Comments
If you live in the UK and have a PAYG SIM card with a ton of free text messages and another with a bunch of free minutes, you will probably of used either the two mobile phones way or keep switching SIM cards each time you want to send a text or make a voice call. I personally havent done this my self as I got fed up after trying for a day and just paid a larger bill instead. The Wind DUO 2000 comes in answer to this. It has 2 screens, 2 keypads, and 2 SIM card slots. It allows you to use 2 phones together on one device so you can have the convenience right there with out the hassle of switching off and on and changing SIM cards.
Sony Ericsson PSP Phone
June 2, 2007 by Leave a Comment
A Patent by Sony Ericsson was filed which credits the rumours of a PSP phone which have been floating around recently. As can be seen in the above patent, the screen can rotate around to be used portrait or landscape. Indications of being able to pause a game to take a call are also mentioned. The screen does look quite large and the phone looks to be a fairly acceptable size although it is hard to tell for sure on the line drawings. Apart from what you see above, there isnt much information. Details of key positions is not clearly showed.
iRiver S10 Review
May 28, 2007 by Leave a Comment
iRiver have created some nice MP3 players in the past. The next creation is the iRiver S10 which is a very small device. The screen is just 1.15 inches running at 96×128 pixels. The screen is OLED which is nice, bright and vibrant. With it being so small, iRiver have come up with a new way to control the device. Rather then put buttons all around the outside edge, the device works by tapping the top corners of the screen which reveals a menu. You can then work through this menu which has been designed very well. According to the reviewer at CoolTechZone it works flawlessly.
Starwars USB Flash Drives
May 23, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Mimobots are designer USB flash drives which are shaped in to tiny characters from popular films. The latest are a set of Star wars USB Flash Drives which come in 1GB, 2GB and 4GB capacities and look GREAT! 4 characters are available for the Star wars series which are Storm trooper, R2-D2, Darth Vader and Chewbacca. As well as being cool looking flash drives, they also come bundled with some bonus images, wallpaper, avatars, icons and trailers. Pic of Darth Vader after the jump.
Sony Vaio TZ Shipping Soon
May 22, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The Sony Vaio TZ is a nice laptop which is light, sleek but still powerful. What you will get is a Sony Vaio TZ90 which comes at a price of $2299 and has a 1.2GHz processor which is an Intel Core 2 Duo U7600 which is an ultralow voltage processor. As well as this you get the option of either a 160GB hard drive or a 32GB solid state drive. In face, you can choose to have both. Choosing the SSD would give you less space, but would increase durability and battery performance due to it being lower voltage with no moving parts inside. Also an integrated DVD burner is included in the tiny package. The screen size is just 11.1 inches which is illuminated with LED backlights. Looking at the size of the screen you can immediately tell that this laptop is very mobile and allows for easy carrying around. It weighs just 2.3 pounds.
USB Mini Fridge – Just enough room for a Sprite
May 21, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The USB Mini Fridge is a cool idea. I come across many USB devices such as a USB grill and many others. Most are funny to mention and do not really have a use, but this one is different. I think it would actually be handy to use next to your desk in the office. It is a mini fridge which is powered by USB. Just put in a can of juice and let it cool it down to 8.5 degrees C which is a fairly nice chilled (ish) temperature and way better then room temperature. The 5V that is required from the USB ports takes about 5 minutes to cool the fridge down. I am not sure how long a drink would take in there though. Left in there daily would surely keep it at the perfect temperature though.
New Mobile Key Layout
May 19, 2007 by Leave a Comment
LG have created the AX490 phone which has a unique key layout. Apparantly the predictive text on the 1 – 0 keypad layout does not allow you to text quick enough. What LG have done is create a keyboard which has the regular 10 numeric keys on, but in between each key in the corners is a charachter. If you count them you will see A – Z (all 26 letters). Seeing the speed that my sister can text on the standard 10 numeric keys I would be suprised if this could increase the speed, but it will be interesting to see how it goes, or if it makes the keypad too cluttered.
USB Crystal Clip Cam
May 19, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The USB Crystal Clip Cam looks rather interesting. Instead of having the regular type stand, this cam is mounted in a large clip that can attach to the top of a monitor. Due to the way it is mounted in the clip, it allows the camera to be rotated around to face or face away from you. The camera isnt too spectacular. It runs a 480K sensor capable of VGA resolutions of 640 x 480. The camera at that resolution can record at 15 frames per second, and if you half the resolution it will get up to 30 fps. One extra feature of the camera is the LED lights which allow the camera to be used in the dark.
