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The Wallet Pix is a credit card sized photo viewer. It can store 58 wallet sized pictures in memory and has batteries included. It uses plug and play software allowing you to quickly connect it to transfer images. It can auto switch off to save batteries and it will resize images to fit the screen.
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With the thin LCD type screens now being more affordable it has opened up a ton of uses. Over the last few years we have seen cars with screens in various places. It makes you wonder how many is too much in a car? If I was to have screens in a car I would probably stick a couple in the headrests for the kids to watch and one in the dash if it was for sat nav. I think this one above takes it a little too far though 😉 Surely the new UK highway code has something against this. What happened to the days of playing “I spy with my little eye” or singing “Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?” Oh well, I guess those days are over. I wonder when cars will come standard and packed full of screens.
Via: chillitechnology
The Elecom MR-C12 is a memory card case to put it basically. It also features a USB connection and card reader for most of the popular memory card formats. It is ideal for those who want to safely carry their memory cards around with out the fear of loosing them.
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This new MP3 player is tiny. The ultra thin MP3 player has 2GB of storage which can be used for MP3s or mass storage. The player is also compatible with WMA files. There is no screen, so it could be compared to a shuffle. Also with it being ultra thin it will fit in your wallet. The MP3 player costs just $42 which is not bad at all.
Via: Engadget
If you cannot afford the real thing then you could settle for a paper model car. genius.x0 has a HUGE list of many cars that are available for download so you can print, cut, fold, glue and build your own paper car. Cars such as the Ferrari Enzo, Ford GT and Nissan Skyline can be found in the list as well as many other cool cars such as Rollers.
Opal have created a cool little concept car which runs by battery. It can do just over 60 miles on its lithium ion batteries and there is a small diesel engine which also can recharge them. With both working together you can get around 500 miles out of it. The engine is a 1.3L turbo diesel engine which can run up to 3200rpm. Another cool feature is the ability to store two segways in the back which are constantly on charge. When you arrive at your destination you just whip them out and cruise along.
Via: Coolest-Gadgets
I came across a cool video today from SIGGRAPH 2007 which shows a process to manipulate images with out having to chop them up the usual way. The process uses gradients to find continuous lines of pixels which can be removed without effecting the subjects of the image. When the subject of the image does get manipulated for some reason, a marker can be put on to the image telling it to preserve that part. Also, objects can easily be removed by marking them negatively. The software will then take the gradients near by to fill in the gaps.
This type of manipulation will be very useful for websites which can be displayed on various sized screens such as high res large monitors right down to pocket pc sized screens. The full effect of the image could be displayed with out cropping out the main parts of the image.
When you are out for a long drive and suddenly crave a cheese toasted sandwich then this one built for a car could come to the rescue. It plugs in to your lighter socket on your car and can create some seriously nice sandwiches anywhere you are parked. Although its a real bizarre idea, I could actually see a good use when you are parked up somewhere on a long day out in the cold and you just want something warm to keep you going.
The sandwich maker for your car will cost you $18 in the sale over at skingcompany.
Via: Daily-Gadgets
Sliding around a smooth floor can be quite cool when you just have your socks on. However, when you get to carpet it just doesnt work. The Carpet Skates from ThinkGeek are set to tackle this problem. The pair of skates strap around your shoes and in under a minute you can be skating around the office at high speed. Ridges are built in to the front under your toes to allow you to have some friction while gaining speed for the ultimate slides. Carpet skates can accommodate shoe sizes up to 14 US mens and work on various carpets. For a video demonstration follow the jump below.
Nissan have created an in car breathalyzer which prevents the car from being started if the person driving is over the limit. The sensor is required to be used before the car starts and will not start until a person under the limit is tested. This is a nice step forwards and helps those driving know if they should drive, and prevents them if they shouldnt. Of course it could be bypassed by having someone else use the breathalyzer… but hopefully all those under the limit would be smart enough to say no to a request like that from a drunk person.
Toyota have also been working on a system, but this time it uses sweat sensors on the steering wheel which take blood alcohol reading while driving. Using this information with a mixture of steering patterns and a test on your pupils while driving it could be set to immobilise the car while driving.
These systems should be available over the next couple of years and might one day become standard in cars to help prevent dangerous driving while intoxicated.
Via: MotorTrend
WORLD’S MOST VIOLENT STEERING WHEEL !!! – video powered by Metacafe
A guy from Ohio has created a secure steering wheel which when touched it violently spins around making the car impossible to drive away. I am guessing it could also break your wrist depending on how powerful the motor that controls it is. With it being custom built there is no information if any of the car companies would use or want something like this in their cars.
Via: Daily Gadgets
Back at the Paris motor show of 2006 a flying car was on display. As the car is unveiled it starts to float in the air and circle around the audience. No doubt you will guess how this is done, but if you are feeling a little slow today then after the jump is the explanation as given on Top Gear.
