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Konaki GPS Navigation

December 4, 2007 by Leave a Comment

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The Konaki GPS navigation unit has a 3.5 inch touch screen display which can display 65K colours. The GPS unit is a 20 channel receiver which is integrated in to the casing allowing you to walk around with just the one device. Memory is expandable up to 2Gb as it has a built in SD card slot although the 1GB bundled card should suffice for keeping maps on it as it has the whole of the US map data on that card. The processor which powers the device is a 400MHz Samsung and the device runs Windows CE 4.2 in the background. As well as just being a navigation device you can put media on to your SD card and play back both audio and video as well as use the device as an E-Book reader.

The unit costs $198.99 from Amazon.

Via: Funponsel

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Thodio iBox Dock

December 3, 2007 by Leave a Comment

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iPod docks are everywhere on the market. However, I believe that none look as good as the Thodio iBox which comes from Amsterdam. It was created a couple of years back and each case is handcrafted from 15mm of beech, oak, teak, zebrano or mahogany. Inside the box you will find a battery which can keep the dock pumping out music for 15 hours on one charge. This does away with the need of carrying cables around. The sound is produced by 2 x 25 watt amps and a pair of Focal Polyglass 100CV1 full range speakers.

An optional extra is Bluetooth connectivity allowing you to stream music from your phone or PC direct to it with out wires. This feature will set you back another ‚¬149.

Prices for the Thodio iBox start at ‚¬359 for the MDF version and go up to ‚¬549 for a deluxe finish.

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Product Page Via: ICTBlog

Filed Under: MP3 Players

Micro Stainless Steel Digital Camcorder

November 29, 2007 by 2 Comments

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This new camcorder has a 5.4 megapixel CCD and records DVD quality film on to it’s memory. The screen is high res and LCD (2.5″) and the camera can capture 720×480 at an impressive 30 frames per second. Video and pictures are stored on either the 64Meg of internal memory or an SD card which is not included. With the device being able to use up to a 4GB memory card it could easily record 4 hours of DVD quality recording. MPEG4 is used to store the video files which makes them highly compatible with plenty of media players. Picture taking can be done at 5.4 mega pixels and the camera features 8x digital zoom and a flash.

With it being encased in stainless steel it makes it tough and durable.

The Stainless Steel Digital Camcorder will set you back $199.99 over at ThinkGeek.

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Radialstrahler Speakers

November 26, 2007 by 1 Comment

Radialstrahler Speakers
The Radialstrahler Speakers from MBL are a huge $180,000 to purchase. Named the 101 “X-treme” they create a unique 3D sound to match up with what you would hear in a concert hall. To do this, sound waves are radiated in all directions rather then the more conventional one direction. The system takes about 1 month to build and will be launched at CES in January 2008. The platform is made of carbon fiber, aluminium, steel, acrylic and wood. In total the setup weighs a massive 3600 pounds.

Product Page (PDF) Via: Audio Junkies

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Nokia CA 100 USB Charger

November 26, 2007 by Leave a Comment

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This handy gadget allows you to charge your Nokia phone via USB. Although there are plenty of power sources around, the ability to connect and power your phone via USB has advantages. To get it to work you just need to have the 2mm power plug on the phone and this cable as well as a spare USB port which could be on a laptop, computer or a cigar lighter in your car.

Product Page Via: GadgetMadness

Filed Under: Cell Phones

Could a Kinetic Cell Phone Battery arrive soon?

November 24, 2007 by 1 Comment

Kinetic Phone Battery
A company named M2E power specialises in kinetic energy for army type products. By using movement, a battery can be charged and provide longer amounts of power. For day to day users this would mean your cell phone battery could last 5 – 7 times longer on a single charge. Where there is movement there is a slight increase in charge. Repeat this movement over and over and your battery can power your device for longer. For the army, this converts in to carrying less equipment around as they often carry many batteries around to keep communications equipment active.

The material that is needed to create the batteries is nothing new and unique. It is readily available and costs a little more then a regular battery. However, the battery is also lighter then the average battery.

If these types of batteries hit main stream then I believe they will do well. The power sucking 3G phones with all video and always on 3G connections would be a perfect fit for kinetic energy to get them charged up to a decent level. In the future we could be charging our phones weekly rather then daily.

Product Page Via: TechLivez

Filed Under: Cell Phones

Electrobike Pi – 25 Miles without Pedaling

November 22, 2007 by 9 Comments

Electrobike Pi
This new bike is a hybrid which uses pedal power and/or electric power. By mixing the two together you get a very environmental friendly bike which makes it easier on the rider to get where they want to go quicker. The bike is limited to 20mph so it does not require a bike license. The bike’s frame is made from 60% post industrial recycled aluminium and houses the NiMH batteries that keep this thing running. The motor which powers the bike is 36V/500W and if used alone can get you to travel 25 miles even if you do not pedal. With the thumb control you can switch the function of the motor which can be either pushing the bike, or be used to generate power if you are downhill or pedaling.

The regular battery can take you about 30 miles with pedaling and an extra battery doubles that. Of course with more downhill’s and pedaling you can increase that range even further.

For comfort the bike includes a gel seat and can be moved around up or down, forwards or back to get the best seating position. Suspension is also included in the forks allowing for more smoothness.

The gear system is also very fancy and is built by NuVinci. It allows a variable transmission which makes the gear changes smoothly increase or decrease.

This is a lot of cool stuff packed in a bike. Would the 25 – 60 mile range be enough to get you to switch to one? I’d still be afraid of being knocked off by a car so probably wouldn’t switch.

Via: GadgetsBlog and Gizmag

Filed Under: Tech News

Automatic Projection Calibration

November 16, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Automatic Projector Calibration
Johnny Chung Lee headed up a team which created a cool projection calibration system which could work out where a small screen is and adjust the image to match the perspective. It works by having 4 or more sensors in a small plate which detect light. Once the position of the sensors is determined the image is then adjusted. The process takes just seconds to find the new location of the screen and once found, adjusts immediately to match. This is ideal for presentations where you need to quickly line up a screen but cannot find a place directly in front of the screen. If you put the projector to the side then it will adjust automatically to straighten out the image.

On the video below you will see a VW Beetle that has a number of sensors added and the wheels are projected in to the right place regardless of what angle the car is turned.

It’s excellent stuff with a lot of potential.

Filed Under: Displays

Folding Personal Sauna

November 13, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Folding Personal Sauna
Not everyone has the space for a sauna in their home or garden. With the IronMan Elite Folding Carbon Pro Sauna you can now squash it up to 1/4 of it’s set up size. This allows for compact storage of the sauna when not in use. Inside the sauna is a CD/Radio sound system with a digital control panel. To get the sauna to work you just plug it in to a regular 110V wall socket and you are ready to go.

Available from Costco for $2499.99.

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TomTom High Definition Traffic

November 12, 2007 by Leave a Comment

TomTom HD Traffic
The announcement came today from TomTom of a new HD (high def) traffic service which is initially available in the Netherlands. The service will cover about 10 times the amount of roads that regular TomTom traffic covers which will allow for far better route planning and alternative routes to more accurately be created.

The service uses anonymous GSM signalling which comes via a SIM card for Vodafone. The first unit to ship will be the TomTom ONE XL HD Traffic available in NL in November followed early next year in the UK.

I have used the TomTom traffic before and although it was impressive with some of the routing around the congestion, I often wondered about routing on smaller roads. The HD version should cover a lot more and make journeys even smoother.

Via: Pocket-Lint

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eMail Enabled Digital Photo Frame

November 11, 2007 by Leave a Comment

eStarling eMail Wi-fi Photo Frame
The eStarling digital photo frame is a tad different to your average photo frame. It has wi-fi, but the unique part of the frame is the ability for it to pick up images from emails or from RSS feeds. This allows you to email photos from anywhere in the world and then the pictures in the email will show up automatically on the frame. An example could be where your frame is on a wall at your grandma’s house and you and the family are on holiday. So that granny can keep up with what is happening on holiday you just email photo’s to her photo frame. Let’s just hope that no spam reaches the mail box.

The next unique feature of the eStarling frame is web based access allowing you to control what photo’s appear on the frame where ever it is in the world. If you do not want family shots then connect it up to flikr with phrases such as “cool Japanese robots” and the frame will automatically download and display a flikr stream of jap robots.

When receiving the photo frame you connect it to your PC via a USB cable. This allows you to configure the wi-fi connection and connect it up to your own network. Once this part is done you do not need the USB cable anymore except when reconfiguring the wireless settings and IP information.

Security for email is also available where you can assign the digital photo frame it’s own email address (something random at your domain.com) and then configure it to only receive emails from particular email addresses should you wish.

Storage on the digital photo frame is either a compact flash or SD card.

To be honest, it looks like one killer photo frame with a lot more fancy features then the rest. Of course, a lot of people are content with just the one picture on the wall. Should you like to mess around and change the scenery then this could be for you.

3 versions of the frame are available which are 2 at 7″ which display 480 x 270 pixels and an 8″ version at 800 x 600 pixels. The difference between the 2 7″ frame is that one has an external wi-fi antenna.

Prices range from $149.99 – $269.99.

Filed Under: Displays

Fukadasi Mirror

November 10, 2007 by Leave a Comment

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The fukadasi is apparently the name of the bubble which is used in a lot of cartoons to express feelings or sayings. I never knew it actually had a name. Anyway, the fukadasi mirror goes on your wall and is programmable to say what ever you want. If you do not like someone then program it to say so.

Via: Yankodesign

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets