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Pedal Brain iPhone App

Pedal Brain is a new app launching soon for the iPhone and iPod Touch that allows you to track cycling in a similar way to how Nike+ functions. The application is described as being far more powerful than the Nike+ running version though.

The Pedal Brain system uses the ANT+ wireless protocol to connect devices together and let them all communicate with your iPhone. By attaching a special receiver to your iPhone the application is capable of capturing data and then allowing you to look over it after your journey is complete. [Read more…]

HTC Espresso Sense UI Captured on Camera

A few days ago we mentioned the HTC Espresso was spied with some updated Sense UI features. The images of the ROM showed some new buttons that had translucent backgrounds along with a bit more integration with contacts.

A video has now been revealed showing the ROM in action that is running on a HTC Hero. Although it does look like quite a nice ROM the main problems I see on the video is the lack of response to the user touching the screen and a bit of lag with things loading up. One thing to note though is that it is running on different hardware to what it was designed to run on, so perhaps with some tweaks to the ROM things will function at a decent speed. [Read more…]

Motorola DROID gets Wi-Fi Tether Unofficially

For those who want to use wireless tethering on their Motorola DROID, it is now possible thanks to users over at droid forums. For a while it has already been possible to use USB tethering to access the internet, but now it is possible to use your DROID as a wireless router and allow several people connect and share the data connection.

The hack is courtesy of a user called webacoustics who managed to build a custom firmware from version 2.0.1. To get it working does require root as can be expected as well as a custom kernel and recovery image, but the instructions are laid out easily enough to follow although as always I recommend that you proceed with any rooting type stuff at your own risk. I’ve personally never had a problem rooting a phone but it can be known to brick your phone if your not careful. [Read more…]

Nexus One QR Code Scanned

Yesterday we came across a few more pictures of the Nexus One. One that stood out was the N1 pictures here which had the QR code revealed on the back. Previously this image was covered with post-it notes so nobody knew what was behind it.

After a bit of scanning and searching someone has managed to decode the barcode pictured on the back of the phone. The code takes you to a web address of this which is a game for the Nexus One Google Phone. If you visit the link from anything but a Nexus One phone you are just redirected back to the home page of the Android website. However, someone has managed to work around this to let you play the game elsewhere. [Read more…]

OLPC XO-3 Concept Tablet

A designed cammed Yves Behar has designed a next generation OLPC called the XO-3 that shows an ultra thin tablet surface computer that has an 8.5 by 11 inch touchscreen. According to the designer and OLPC it seems that they want to introduce the OLPC tablet by 2012.

Also according to the designer the tablet will have an 800MHz processor and use induction based charging to keep it running. Before the XO-3 concept is launched though Nicholas Negroponte mentioned to Engadget that two other versions will be launched first. [Read more…]

Official F1 Game coming to iPhone

Codemasters have released a new game for the iPhone that allows you to take the seat of an F1 car and race around official F1 tracks. The F1 iPhone game brings 17 circuits used in the 2009 season to the iPhone and as it’s official meaning you get the real team names along with it.

The game costs £3.99 to download via the App Store although for some reason there is no championship mode, so there will be no point collecting here. What you do get is time trial mode and endurance mode allowing you to try beat your best times as well as race for a long time to test consistency while racing. [Read more…]

Acer Aspire One 10.1 Inch Netbook Deal of the Day

Amazon currently have a good deal on the Acer Aspire One 10.1 inch netbook and are selling it for $279.99 including 2 day free shipping which should see it arrive before Christmas.

The Acer Aspire One model number AOD250, comes pre-installed with Windows 7 Starter edition, has a 10.1 inch screen and the battery provides up to 8 hours of usage on a single charge. The Acer Aspire One netbook often comes in the top 10 and even top 5 of Amazons best netbooks and is one of the popular netbooks available today. [Read more…]

USB Wall Charger

With a number of items being charged by USB these days this USB Wall Charger is a very handy device that lets you attach up to two devices to be charged at the same time.

The USB Wall Charger is very useful as it allows you to leave the charging bricks (transformers) at home for your MP3 player, smart phone, portable video player and all other gadgets and just carry around a single unit. [Read more…]

Palm Launch in-browser SDK

Palm_OverviewPalm have launched a new in-browser SDK called Ares pitch that allows you to create apps for the Palm Pre and Palm Pixi with out a lot of coding knowledge.

The service uses drag and drop features where you can place buttons, boxes and other types of functions on to the screen. When all objects are placed in the correct location you then need to know a bit of coding to get them to work correctly together. [Read more…]

Cyber Quad VTOL Drone

cyberquad1This flying object is built by an Australian company called Cyber Technology and is capable of vertical take off and landing. The Cyber Quad as it’s called has four ducted fans to provide lift to fly it around as an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. As well as being able to fly around it does have a real use in that a HD camera is attached that can beam back live video from locations it is scouting out.

One recent example was when it was used on an oil platform where the Cyber Quad was flown in to capture video of what was happening and any damage that had been caused. It is capable of flying for about 40 minutes on a single charge, but as it’s easy to manoeuvre it can easily be perched on a pad so that the camera can be moved around while the Quad isn’t flying to save battery life. [Read more…]

Google Nexus One Lacks Multi-Touch

Google-Nexus-OneTnkGrl managed to check the Google Nexus One phone out recently and spotted a few interesting things. One of the main features lacking on the phone is multi-touch. It seems that the phone does not allow for it. I am sure that some clever folk will managed to figure a way to get it working though so that’s no biggie although it would be nice to see it function out of the box.

On the plus side, the phone is extremely thin, has a fairly decent battery capacity of 1400 mAh. It has an OLED screen from what tnkgrl mentioned. It is unlocked for now (that might change) and has a super snappy interface. [Read more…]

Apple Patent Shows Jonny Lee 3D Style Head Tracking Interface

3D-Hyper-Reality-DisplaysApple [AAPL] have filed another patent that describes interaction with 3D displays. The system works by changing what you see on screen in relation to where your head is. A similar system was created by Jonny Lee where he used a Nintendo Wii remote along with infra red to make a head tracking system (seen in the video below).

The system patented by Apple allows users to see around objects by changing the position of their head. The normal way to do this now is to move an object with a mouse or keyboard, but in the future this might not be needed. [Read more…]