Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
Now this Mega USB Hub thing truly is Mega. I came across it on Techeblog. It’s no less then a USB Hub to connect 31 of your USB devices to your PC. No instructions or anything on this one. I guess there isnt much else to add to the story except what has already been said… connect 31 USB devices 🙂
This pen shaped scanner allows you to conveniently and quickly capture text on a page by simply hovering the pen over the document.
Integrated in to the pen is a 5 megapixel camera capable of capturing images at a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels. Although the laser guide looks a little fake on the image below, we actually hear that the pen does this to some extent. What you do is hold the pen a few inches above the page, push the scan button half way to enable the laser guide, match up the area you want to scan and then push the button all the way to capture the shot.
THe picture below shows a very early prototype iPhone. The device measures 5 x 7 inches and has exposed circuit boards along with a number of regular ports such as a serial port, ethernet and USB. It was posted by ARS who got their information from an ex Apple employee who worked on the project (but wants to remain anonymous).
The device is said to be a development prototype so that developers could test software on a real device. Of couse, the physical appearance isn’t even close to the iPhone, but it was good enough to run the necessary software to get the company going.
If you search around your loft or basement for long enough, you’ll probably come across some old slides and negatives from pictures you took before digital cameras took off. These pictures often get damaged over time and if left out in sunlight, they also fade away gradually and lose colour.
The “Superior Slide and Negative to Digital Picture Converter” is a device that is able to capture images from negatives and slides at a resolution of 14 megapixels.
If the sound of a regular mechanical keyboard is annoying you like crazy, but you still want that mechanical feel then perhaps the Quiet Pro is an option worth looking at. The keyboard has been designed to be extremely quiet when compared to other similar keyboards. According to the specs, it claims to be the worlds quietest mechanical keyboard.
The Mycestro 3D Mouse aims to provide a new way of interacting with a computer. It has been designed to attach to your finger and allows you to work with a mouse pointer on screen without moving your hands away from the keyboard.
The idea came about when the designed was sat on a plane and noticed someone struggling with a laptop and mouse on one of the seat trays. At that point he decided it was time to incorporate the mouse in to a smaller device that attaches to your finger.
Although we didn’t cover the ChargeCard project on KickStarter when it first appears on July 18th… not sure why as it looks amazing! I see today that they have 63 hours to go at the time of writing this and have raised three times more than their goal of $50,000. At the moment they have raised $151,248 funded by 5,173 backers. Impressive numbers! That amount of cash puts them in the top 50 of all KickStarter projects ever funded.
Another new development board has launched. This particular model is the Origen 4 Quad which comes with a Samsung Exynos quad-core 4412 processor. The board is aimed at those who want a small device to develop specific applications. It has a number of connectivity options as well as outpits which includes HDMI, Ethernet, USB and SD. WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS is included as well as audio.
New accessories for the Nexus 7 have leaked. These include a new dock that makes use of the POGO pins on the side of the device as well as a new case for the device.
We’ve seen pictures before of the supposed iPhone 5 along with a smaller dock connector (see picture below), but now we are hearing even more hints that the regular 30 pin dock connector could be replaced with a smaller version taking up less space on the bottom of the device. As well as making a smaller dock connector, Apple could also be moving the 3.5mm headphone jack to the under side of the device.
The new range of MacBooks which includes the Retina, Air and regular MacBook Pro launched a few weeks back with a few issues of heat as well as the battery not lasting as long as Apple had stated.
Apple has now released an update that attempts to tackle the problem. The new update fixes issues that lead to increased CPU and power consumption which in turn, will help fix the heat issues.
A new device called the M001 Nettop has been announced by J&W. The device runs an Intel Cedar Trail Atom processor with which the company offers three options. These are the D2550, N2800 and the N2600 dual-core versions. Up to 4GB of RAM is supported via a single slot that takes a DDR3 module.
