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Sony Playstation 3 HD Troubles

November 17, 2006 by 1 Comment

Sony Playstation 3
New information has come to light today when we found out that older HDTV’s are not currently compatible with the Sony Playstation 3. The PS3 is currently capable of running 1080p and 720p but not 1080i. What happens is that it scales down all the way to 480p which is not really HD. IGN came across this issue which was on 4 games they have tested (Resistance: Fall of Man, Need for Speed Carbon, NHL 2K7 and Tiger Woods 2007).

As we all know, the PS3 can have firmware updates downloaded to it which means a fix should be possible and it wont be anything too drastic to worry about.

Via: SlashGear

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Digital Binocular Camera 5M Pixels

November 16, 2006 by 1 Comment

Digital Binocular Camera
The Pro Viewer BinoCam is a set of binoculars that allow you to take pictures of things far away. It has 3 functions. It can be used as a regular set of binoculars, it can take close up photos and it can take close up videos. The camera built in has a 5 megapixel sensor. Magnification is at the 8X factor and resolution goes all the way up to 1600×1200. The built in TFT screen is 1.5 inch.

To store pictures you need to have an SD card which is not included. If you do not then you cannot save pictures you take. Unfortunatly it uses USB 1.1 and not version 2.0. Thats a bad move in my opinion although if you have a card reader then it’s not too bad. Coolest-Gadgets points out some problems with the product information and it’s well worth a read at the link below.

Via: Coolest-Gadgets

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets, Displays

TA 454 Digital Video Player

November 13, 2006 by Leave a Comment

TA454 DAP
The TA 454 DAP is a very small portable video player. It has a tiny 1.5″ screen. You might think that this would put you off, but it seems that this could be a nice very portable type player to hit the market.

It is tiny in size, about two quarters and costs 80 dollars for a 256Mb version. Memory can be expanded with an SD card. The player can play WMV, MP3, SMV, JPG and ebook files. To add to the quality of this tiny device you will also find an FM tuner squashed in there… somewhere.

Via: Engadget

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Archos Helmet Camcorder For Extreme Sports

November 12, 2006 by 2 Comments

Archos Helmet Camcorder
The Archos Helmet Camcorder is a camera that you can attach to your self while doing extreme sports (or non extreme if you really want to). It is a great way of catching the moments where you wish your friends could see and believe what you just did. Well, now you have proof. Buy one of these and your non believing friends will suddenly believe what you have done 🙂

The camera costs 100 pounds in the UK and should be out before christmas. The camera also has a built in MIC for capturing you being scared too 🙂

Via: Gizmodo

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Snowbot

November 11, 2006 by Leave a Comment

Snowbot
The Snowbot is the latest in USB peripherals that are hitting the market recently. From first site it reminds me of the battlestar galactica Cylon’s although I guess it could be renamed the Snowlon. That red or blue light that swishes from side to side is enough to scare the thiefs away from your PC.

Unfortunatly when the light goes on they will see it’s just a Snowbot and probably take it anyway. The Snowbot is USB powered which has several controls which can speed up the light, change it’s colour to red or blue and make a noise.

Via: ThinkGeek

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Info SD

November 9, 2006 by Leave a Comment

Info SD
The Info SD card will be showing at CES in 2007 which is just a couple of months away. The card is made by A-Data and features a unique display which shows how much space is available on the card. It’s a bi-state display technology which requires no extra power to work.

Via: UberGizmo

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Oki Electric Iris Recognition For Cellphones

November 7, 2006 by Leave a Comment

Iris Recognition
Iris recognition will be hitting your mobile phone soon. Oki Electric have announced that they are releasing Iris Recognition which will be a software app which can install on to compatible phones. The phone can then not be used unless the correct eye is captured by the camera on the phone. With living in an age of carrying important information in our pocket, it stands to reason that we want a quick, yet secure way of securing our data. Iris scanning is reliable and can help combat the problems posed if information is lost on your phone.

Via: OhGizmo

Filed Under: Cell Phones, Cool Gadgets

Dont Count On It

November 6, 2006 by Leave a Comment

Dont Count on It
Dont Count on It is a woodern puzzle which can be given as a birthday present with money in. It’s kind of like a card, but next to impossible to get in to. Once you give this gift to someone they will beg you for the solution on how to get the money or tickets out. Anything paper type can be squeezed in there and it’s been classed in the region of sticking a coin to the pavement in the prankometer.
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Buy it now from Firebox

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Robosapien RS Media

November 3, 2006 by Leave a Comment

Robosapien RS Media
The Robosapien RS media has landed. It has had a nice new refit too and now is more butch looking then ever before. The new Robosapien is a great new robot with built in media capabilities. What ads to this new robosapien is also it’s personality editing software and can now be directly or automatically interacted with. It is aware of the owner and environment. This robosapien boasts a colour screen right in it’s chest. He has speakers in his armour and a camera built in to his head.

Using software provided you can download or transfer the data direct from your PC to the robosapien via USB or an SD Memory card. You can look at photos, watch movies, play games or blast out music. To add to this, you can program the robosapien to dance for you. Fancy that hey! You can do this by using the PC software to control the robosapien in 3D on screen and then download it to him. Voice files can be syncronised also. This sounds like the ultimate toy for both children and adults this coming Christmas.

Robosapien Robosapien RS

Robosapien interacts with the environment around. He has sight, sound and touch sensors as well as speech response. He can recognise colours and tones on your skin. He can track moving objects with IR vision. Definatly a cool toy to pick up.

Available from IWOOT. Click here to Buy Now.

Features
* The evolved version of the superb Robosapien V2.
* Personality editing software.
* 3D Animation Creator PC programme.
* Humanoid body movements including bipedal walking and gripping fingers.
* Autonomous and direct interaction with its owner and other robot companions.
* A full colour LCD display on his chest.
* The LCD screen displays his operating status as well as movies, photos and MP3 information.
* Speakers in his armour and a woofer on his back.
* A head-mounted camera.
* Infrared vision enabling him to track moving objects, and avoid obstacles.
* Colour vision so he can even recognise colours and skin tones.
* Sight, sound and touch sensors.
* Speech response.
* Sleep and auto shut-off function.
* A line-in/USB compartment.
* An SD compartment.
* By visiting http://www.rsmediaonline.com/ and you can download additional personality files and create your own voice, action and sound files via USB and Memory Card.
* Suitable for ages 8 years+.
* Requires 6 x D Cell and 4 x AA Batteries for the robot and 3 x AA Batteries for the remote.
* Size: 54 x 34 x 25cm.

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets, Displays

Sony Vaio G1

November 1, 2006 by Leave a Comment

Sony are great when it comes to style and cramming a lot in to a small space. The G1 is the latest to hit the market and weighs in at less then 2 lbs.. 1.8 lbs to be precise. It has a 12.1 inch display, 1.5Gb RAM and an 80Gb hd. It’s a similar size to previous models but the case it made of carbon and this is what helps it loose it’s weight. The battery has a nice life of 12 hours and thats the on board battery.

Sony Vaio G1

Via: SlashGear

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Juctoma BRAINic GPS system

October 31, 2006 by Leave a Comment

BRAINic have launched a GPS system which comes in 2 sizes. You can have it with the 4.3″ display or the 7″ screen version. The reason behind such a change in screen sizes is to give you the option of what you want to do the most. Do you require portability in your pocket? or do you want a device to play video’s on? The device features out a fold out GPS SiRFStar 3 GPS receiver, an SD card slot, 128Mb RAM and a massive 2Gb ROM. The screen’s are touch screen also. The heart of it is the AMD Au1200 processor and the device runs the Windows CE 5.0 pro OS. The Juctoma will hit Korea this December.

Juctoma BRAINic

Via: UberGizmo

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Nintendo Wii Interface

October 31, 2006 by Leave a Comment

IGN have given a nice video review of the Wii’s interface. The interface is simple and powers all the consoles functions such as memory card management, screen set up and resolution and messages. More is included such as the internet interface. Check out the video below and see how the Wii runs. One thing to note is the disc system can accept both Wii and Game Cube discs and it does not seem to have any issues with loading the smaller Game Cube discs.

Via: OhGizmo

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets