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iPhone Bionic Eye Augmented Reality Application

September 24, 2009 by Leave a Comment

bionic_eyThe iPhone 3G S has got a new application being made available that uses augmented reality. It is called Bionic Eye and uses AR to overlay information on to a real-time camera view. Local information of the surrounding area is displayed from a POI database and it lets you see where your nearest restaurant is for example.

Other POI (points of interest) could include wi-fi hotspots, trainstations, hotels and many other categories. The current database has over 100,000 entries in there which covers various US cities along with the UK, France and Tokyo making it quite a cool application if you happen to live in one of those areas. [Read more…]

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LG Viewty Smart GC900 Review

September 24, 2009 by 1 Comment

LG-Viewty-SmartThe LG Viewty Smart GC900 is an upgrade from the popular LG Viewty launched back in 2007. The latter version was launched a few months ago in June. We decided it was time to take a look at the LG Viewty Smart and review it to see how it compares to the latest phones from LG.

The Viewty Smart is a big upgrade to the original Viewty. It uses the S-Class 3D interface that we first saw on the LG Arena, has an 8 megapixel camera, A-GPS, 1.5GB of memory, WiFi and HSDPA. Looks wise, the LG Viewty Smart looks more similar to the Arena in design rather than the original Viewty. That’s understandable though considering the original Viewty is around 2 years old now. [Read more…]

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HTC HD2 – aka Leo, Launching October 12th

September 24, 2009 by 1 Comment

htc_leoWe hear today that the HTC HD2 is launching on October 12th. The HD2 was previously known as the HTC Leo and is a smartphone running the Windows Phone operating system (Windows Mobile 6.5). The HTC HD2 has a 4.3 inch capacitive touchscreen that runs at a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels.

The HD2 will run the TouchFlo 3D navigation overlay. The information comes from someone who tipped Engadget saying that the O2 intranet site lists the HTC HD2 as having a release date of October 12th. [Read more…]

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Dell Studio XPS now with Intel Core i7 Processors

September 24, 2009 by Leave a Comment

dell-studio-xps16Dell are now starting to include the Intel Core i7 8200M 1.73GHz processor in their Dell Studio XPS 16 range of notebooks. The Intel Core i7 is touted to be the fastest mobile processor available.

The top end processor gives up to 137% more performance than the Core 2 Duo processors. Also included in the XPS range is a 1GB ATI graphics card that can provide full HD at 1080p on the optional 16″ LED display. [Read more…]

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Pentax Optio M85

September 23, 2009 by 1 Comment

pentax-optio-m85The Pentax Optio M85 has been announced. It is a point and shoot camera that has a 12 megapixel CCD sensor, 3x optical zoom and a 3 inch LCD screen.

The camera measures 19mm in thickness and weighs 128g. The body of the Optio M85 is metal making it quite a sturdy pocket sized camera. [Read more…]

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Roomba Art

September 21, 2009 by 1 Comment

Roomba-ArtRoomba Robot Vacuum cleaners normally have the job of cleaning the carpets of your home and then docking to charge ready for the next scheduled task of cleaning your carpet again. Well, that’s what I thought till I came across this funky flickr group who use long-exposure photography to capture their vacuums randomly roaming around their carpets.

It appears like LED’s are attached to the vacuum cleaners and small piles of dirt thrown on the carpet to create some unique imagery and circles. Check out the pictures below (after the jump). [Read more…]

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HTC Hero Update for Orange UK Users

September 21, 2009 by Leave a Comment

htc-hero-ukOrange in the UK have rolled out a new ROM update for HTC Hero users. The new update includes speed increases for navigation through the phone as well as a new feature for the camera that includes a touch-to-focus feature.

The updates for the HTC Hero have been available for about a week now, but both Orange and T-Mobile users were unable to install the update until now. [Read more…]

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Bluetooth Bracelet Lets you Know when People Call

September 21, 2009 by 2 Comments

bluetooth-braceletThe Bluetooth bracelet is designed to be worn on your wrist. When someone calls your mobile phone the bracelet vibrates to alert you of an incoming call. This comes in handy if your phone is ticked away in a bag where you can’t hear it.

An LCD display on the front of the bracelet lets you know who is calling and when your phone goes out of range it also alerts you that the link has been lost. [Read more…]

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Asus Eee PC 1001HA gets Textured Look

September 21, 2009 by Leave a Comment

asus-eee-pc-1001haAsus are launching a new Eee PC named the 1001HA. The 1001HA comes with either Linux or Windows XP installed or you have the option of no operating system installed. It has the usual Intel Arom N270 processor inside as well as 1GB of Ram and a 160GB hard disk.

The screen on the Asus 1001HA measures 10.1″ and has a resolution of 1024×600 pixels. It weighs 1.45kg and measures 266 x 191.2 x 28.5mm. The main downside of this netbook is that it only has a 2200mAh 3 cell battery which will probably only provide a few hours of charge at the most. [Read more…]

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Palm drops Windows Phone

September 18, 2009 by Leave a Comment

palm-drops-windows-mobilePalm have confirmed that Windows Phone (Windows Mobile) will not be used on any of their phones from now on. Instead, it will be working with it’s own webOS only. This was confirmed by the Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein who said there will be no more devices with that OS installed from them.

All development in the future will now focus on creating a better webOS. It also indicates that no other OS will get a look in either as Jon said… “Which means that going forward, our roadmap will include only Palm webOS-based devices.” [Read more…]

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Micro MP3 Player fits in your Ear

September 17, 2009 by Leave a Comment

mp3-micro-sportA new MP3 player is now available called the MP3 Micro Sport. It seems to have no controls except for just 1 button and due to the small size of the device, it sits in your ear like a small bluetooth headset.

We are not entirely sure how the single button operation works. Maybe it uses a sequence of button presses to start, skip and control volume etc…

Included with the MP3 Micro Sport player is another headphone that you attach to the main unit and wrap the cable around the back of your neck to provide both ears with sound. [Read more…]

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HP DreamScreen – Advanced Digital Photoframe

September 17, 2009 by Leave a Comment

hp_dreamscreen_real_life_640The HP DreamScreen is more than your average digital photoframe as it also connects with Facebook, lets you listen to Pandora radio, check the weather and more. Look at it as an interactive frame rather than a dull frame that shows slides of your last vacation.

Other features on the HP DreamScreen allow it to function as an alarm clock. It connects to your home network over a wireless connection so that sites such as Snapfish and Facebook can be used. Also, the wifi connection allows the frame to have images sent to and from your laptop or PC. [Read more…]

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