The latest camera from Panasonic is the Lumix FX100 which boasts a 12.2 megapixel CCD and also the ability to record high definition video. It has 27Mb of internal memory which isnt really that much considering the 12.2 megapixel capabilities. Of course you can extend the memory by the way of an SD memory card which will allow you to make full use of the HD recording capabilities. The video its self is recorded at 1280 x 720 pixels but it is only at 15fps.
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Panasonic HD Digital Camera – DMC FX100
May 28, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The OIO Nano Projector from ExPlay
May 28, 2007 by Leave a Comment
ExPlay demonstrated the OIO Nano Projector at SID 2007. The projector is small as its name suggests. The quality of image projected is supposed to be high quality with bright images which always stay in focus. It is not intended to replace projectors used in meetings for PowerPoint, but is aimed at the market of iPod video and other PMP users. It can project a screen about the size of a large monitor on to any surface and yet is smaller then the palm of your hand and can be carried around easily.
Extermiknit – Knitted Daleks
May 27, 2007 by Leave a Comment
If you watched Dr Who in the early days way before I was born, then you probably were among the many people who hid behind the couch in fear of the Daleks. According to older people they were scary at the time. But now they are available in a soft cuddly form by the way of using knitting needles and named Extermiknit. The pattern linked below will allow you to knit a whole army of Daleks for your bedroom to help you overcome the fears of the real ones that scared people many years back.
Links to the dalek knitting patterns are after the jump. Yes, I do know they arent really gadgets… but since Daleks are cool it was still worth a mention 🙂
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.
Sneaker USB 1GB Flash Drive
May 19, 2007 by Leave a Comment
If you want a slightly different USB flash drive then check out these Nike branded USB flash drives. The sneaker, or trainer if you are in the UK is made of rubber and splits in half revealing the USB connector to plug in to your PC. The flash drive can store 1GB of data on it and comes with a key chain attachment for carrying it around.
The USB Money Clip
May 18, 2007 by Leave a Comment
You can get hold of a lot of USB devices these days. The next in line is the USB Money Clip. It is basically a clip that you hold money together but in this case the clip is a USB flash drive. I guess the idea behind this is that you either carry money everywhere you go and therefore always have your USB flash drive, or the other alternative way is that you always loose your USB flash drive, but when you have a couple of G attached to it you will never forget that.
Pay by Wristwatch
May 18, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Mastercard has introduced a new way of paying for items. This time the service uses a device in your watch which stores your card details. One swipe of your watch would allow you to make payments of no more then 15 Euros without having to sign or get out your card. No details are provided as to using a pin number to still authorise the payment which would make it a lot more secure. Hopefully that bright orange watch is not the onlt design and shape it comes in or that could hinder progress of this idea. Having your own watch customised with these features could be a better way forwards though.
GPS Rear View Mirror
May 16, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Checking your rear view mirror when driving is what most of us do quite regularly. A company has come up with an idea which includes GPS information in the mirror for feeding back information to you such as speed traps, speed limits and accident black spots. This is idea as it takes advantage of your quick glance in the mirror to check behind. As well as showing details of those 3 items, it can also display speed and what direction you are heading. I am not sure if the GPS unit is used to just track the things mentioned here, or if it is programmable. Either way it looks like a cool optional extra for your car.
SanDisk Cruzer Contour – 8GB Flash Drive
May 15, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The Cruzer Contour from SanDisk is an 8GB USB Flash Drive which recently became available. The design of this flash drive is quite sleek. The design also features a unique slider USB connector which means that you do not ever loose the cap off the end. As can be expected it works at USB 2.0 speeds allowing for quicker transfers. Also another cool feature is its ReadyBoost compatability which allows it to improve system performance on Windows Vista by acting as extra RAM if specified.
Digio USB Flash Drive
May 10, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Some great ideas for flash drives have been showing up over the last couple of years. We only just posted about the Pocket XP flash drive which allowed you to keep a backup of your OS should you need to do an urgent install when on the road. The Digio is another example of a great idea. This time the flash drive includes SD and MicroSD slots so you can transfer data to and from your SD cards via the flash drive. Its a simple idea which could be handy for those situations where you need to quickly backup data from your camera or mobile phone.
MS Windows XP in your Pocket
May 10, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The USB flash drive has become more useful over the years with devices such as the VPhone from Vonage allowing you to carry around a land line which can be loaded up on any computer with internet access. With the rise of memory storage capacity also come other uses such as this Windows backup OS on a flash drive.
Put your self in this situation. You are out on business and you load up some software containing a virus which destroys part of your Windows XP OS. Being out of the road and having no access to the internet on another PC would make it very hard to fix this issue. Having a bootable flash drive running Windows XP would solve this problem for you. Using Bart PE Builder you can create a very handy flash drive with OS and plenty of utilities which could save your laptop a lot quicker then sending it back to the IT dept to fix.
Nintendo Gameboy XP PC
May 9, 2007 by Leave a Comment
If you think back a good 15 years you will remember the Nintendo Gameboy hitting the shelves. Like me, you had to get your hands on this cool handheld gaming device. Before the Gameboy was launched I was used to game and watch LCD type games. Having the ability to play different games was something that amazed me. I seem to remember the gameboy cost 69.99 pounds with Tetris although ours was free as my sister won it in a packet of crisps.
Anyway, I came across this Gameboy today which has been hacked apart and fitted with a fully fledged PC inside its case. It has a VGA port, 2 USB ports and runs from a 4GB compact flash card which can boot in to Windows XP. No screen is included, but we assume that you use the USB ports for connecting a mouse and keyboard. More pictures after the jump.
