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Mod your WebCam in to a Telescope

August 8, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Webcam Telescope

Using a heat sink, webcam and other items you can make a nice telescope camera

When wanting to take pictures of the stars you often find that you will need to spend a lot of money to begin with buying the telescope, camera and other parts needed. By using a regular webcam from a PC you can actually create quite a nice camera for your telescope. You will need to have some skills with electronics to be able to take the camera apart and solder wires and connect parts to a heat sink. If you can do this then check out the video after the jump which explains the process on getting a cool webcam telescope camera.

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Trimble Nomad Rugged PDA

July 23, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Trimble Nomad

Super Strong PDA for the outdoors

Trimble have introduced the Nomad which is a rugged PDA with an 806 MHz Processor. The Nomad has more protection then your average PDA which allows it to go under water for 30 minutes with out getting damaged. Also it can experience drops (extreme drops), vibrations and temperature changes.

As well as having all that protection, there is a fair bit crammed inside this casing. It runs Windows Mobile 6 which can be run constantly for 15 hours on its battery. 1GB of flash memory can also be included. Connectivity wise the Nomad has Bluetooth 2.0, wifi running on 802.11b/g. Also GPS is included and also a digital camera. The screen is a 3.5 inch VGA which has an LED backlight and a transreflective screen. The specs look great and is definately worth looking in to should you be out looking for a rugged PDA. Prices range from between $1699 – $2499.

Via: JKOnTheRun

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The Sophia Nani

July 21, 2007 by Leave a Comment

sophia nani

Sophia Nani to take on iPhone

The Sophia Nani is Japans answer to the iPhone although I do not personally believe it will get near the same amount of coverage the iPhone did. It has a 4.3 inch screen which runs at 800 x 400 pixels. This is higher then the iPhones resolution. The processor runs at 600MHz and it has wifi, 2 cameras and a digital terrestrial tuner. The device has no internal storage which means that the microSD slot is essential. The software running the device is Windows CE. I am not sure if this could be an iPhone beater, but hopefully the cost of it will bring in a good amount of sales. Thats of course if my assumptions of it being cheaper are correct.

Via: OhGizmo

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The Lightbulb that Floats

June 11, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Bulb Magic
This picture of a light bulb is apparently real. It appears to be just floating there right in the middle of those two black blocks. Also, it is supposed to be working by electromagnetic forces which makes it wirelessly powered. It will be demonstrated in Barcelona later this week. Its something I want to see as surely it must be some kind of camera trick.

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Haier P7 Pen Phone – Weird

June 11, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Haier P7
Haier have created the P7 pen phone. I must admit, I have no clue who Haier are but thats beside the point. The Haier P7 is a fully functional mobile phone which has a ton of features crammed in to it. The first thing you will notice is that its a weird shape and is aptly named the Pen phone. I guess the reason for this is so you can clip it on your shirt pocket? maybe? The P7 included a digital camera, 90 minute voice recorder, an LCD display and has a standby time of about 150 hours. Talk time for this phone is around 4 hours which is acceptable. Apart from that its just a unique and fairly weird phone.

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Amtek U560 UMPC

June 6, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Amtek U560 UMPC
The Amtek U560 is a UMPC which was first seen at Computex in Taipei which is currently running now. Amtek are saying that this device will be mass produced towards the end of this year and already have OEM partners in the US. The U560 looks similar to a Sidekick with the flip up screen. When the device is opened a QWERTY keyboard is hidden underneath. It runs an Intel McCaslin A110/A100 600MHz/800Mhz processor(s) and has a battery pack with 2 cells capable of 3600mAh. The device also has a built in 1.3 Megapixel camera.

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Nokia 8600 Luna Glass Slider

June 2, 2007 by 1 Comment

Nokia Luna
Nokia have launched the 8600 Luna which is also named the Glass Slider. It is made from stainless steel and has a layer of smoked glass. When the phone is closed the buttons lit up can be seen through the smoked glass. The Luna is a quad band GSM phone allowing it to be used around the world. It has a 2 megapixel camera, plays music and has bluetooth connectivity.

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QuikPod – Handheld Tripod

May 31, 2007 by Leave a Comment

quikpod
If you enjoy photography and like getting some good shots of your self in front of castles and such then the quikpod can help you out although you will look a tad strange. The quikpod is a device which fastens to the bottom of your camera in to the tripod socket. You can then hold the quickpod away with the camera facing you and capture a nice picture of your self in front of the Eiffel tower. To make sure the camera is correctly facing you a built in self image positioning mirror is included.

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Google Maps Upgrade – Street Level Images

May 31, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Google Maps
Google recently went through an upgrade on their maps section found at maps.google.com. If you go to one of these 5 cities (New York, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Denver or Miami) you can now get images at street level which you can see in a 360 degree perspective. I guess this is Googles attempt to catch up with the cool Virtual Earth by MSN who have better 3D models on their earth application. Looking around the street level images I find that they actually are very good and do add a great perspective on what you search for on the maps site.

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Microsoft Surface Computer

May 30, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Microsoft Surface Computer
The Microsoft Surface Computer is a pretty cool device. It allows you to interact with your phone, camera and other devices through a surface type screen mounted in a table. The screen is multi touch allowing for greater interactivity between you and the computer. Sensors under the surface can detect when a device is placed on to the screen. Once the device is detected you can drag and drop images, video or appointments on to the device and all the connectivity is taken care of through wireless signals. If you have a photo you just took at a party and someone wants a copy then just place the camera and a phone on it and drag the picture across and the rest is taken care of.

Making use of a dynamic and interactive surface has many uses. A whiteboard could be kept on the wall or work surface in the kitchen and recipes could be downloaded, transferred for example.

The device will not primarily be made available to end users though for the home. It will mainly be directed towards shops and presentations. It could allow for easier browsing of an online catalogue for example.

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LG Prada Phone Unboxing

May 22, 2007 by Leave a Comment

LG Prada
The guys over at Slashgear were lucky to get their hands on the LG Prada. The phone has not been reviewed by them yet, but they did show the unboxing of the Prada and I have to admit, it looks like a great device. The Prada is a touch screen device and looks very sleek. The unboxing video can be found here.

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PSP Cam Finally Coming

May 21, 2007 by Leave a Comment

PSP Camera
Finally we are seeing some progress of the Sony PSP camera which was mentioned a year or so back. It is finally coming to the UK and will cost 34.99 GBP which isnt too bad. The camera attaches to the top of the Sony PSP and can swivel around 180 degrees so that it can face you or face away. It also features a built in microphone and software to edit the captured images on the PC.

The software provided also has a system in which you can directly upload videos or pictures to the internet over the built in wireless connection.

The camera is available now with more details here

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