A decision has been made in the UK by Ofcom which will now allow mobile phones to be used on plane travel around Europe. The system will work with a base station located on the tail of the plane which will be activated after takeoff. [Read more…]
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Mobile Phones to be Allowed on Planes
March 27, 2008 by 1 Comment
MediVista – Hospital Entertainment
March 24, 2008 by 2 Comments
If you have spent any amount of time in a hospital, you will be aware how bored you become very quickly. [Read more…]
Siafu PC Helps the Visually Impaired
March 14, 2008 by Leave a Comment
The Siafu PC is currently being designed and is different to any other PC you will have seen. It is designed by Jonathan Lucas and features a Braille surface which is used to render 3D images. [Read more…]
Cocaine Mule Companion Bags
March 3, 2008 by Leave a Comment
The Cocaine Mule companion bags come in a set of 4. The main bag has 3 other smaller ones to accompany it which measure 9″, 6″ and 3″ inch. What separates these bags from your usual type of shoulder bags are the intuitive modularity that allows them to connect together. The straps have magnets and Velcro attached which allows for the bags to be attached together keeping everything in 1, but yet, all things separate. Rather then me trying to explain, check out the diagram below.
GearCrave are giving away a set of 4 of these bags. To enter the competition is simple in that you need to just subscribe to their site via email with an email address that can be authorised. On the 10th March the draw will be done to select the winner of these bags which have a value of $115 USD.
Via: GearCrave
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Floppy Disk Drive with built in Memory Card Reader
February 19, 2008 by 2 Comments
A rather strange combination of computer hardware has just become available. It mixes a 7-in-1 card reader with a floppy drive. This allows you to quickly (as quick as floppy drives work) transfer files from your old floppies over to memory card. The problem I have is that any floppy disks I have now do not work any more, and if they did, I still would not have a use for them as I haven’t tested them for maybe 8 years now.
Although I do like the converging of gadgets, I just do not get the point of mixing something this old with something a lot more modern.
Via: Redferret
PenandMouse – LED Light, Mouse and Note Taker
February 15, 2008 by 4 Comments
The PenandMouse comes from Korea and was created by ISV. Supplied with the pen is a 2.4GHz wireless dongle and a mouse pad which allows it to communicate with your PC for up to 10 hours of non stop use with 10 days of standby. The pen has a number of functions which allow it to act as a 3 button mouse (with scroll wheel), a standalone memo taker which will store in it’s memory the things you write which can then be transferred to your PC at a later date. The pen is fairly small in size and not much bigger then an average pen which makes it useful to travel with when using your laptop.The LED lamp built in allows the mouse pen to be used in dark places while keeping your work illuminated. Another handy feature is the presentation pointer that is built in. All around it appears to be a very handy little device and it will be interesting to see how easy the switch back to a pen shaped mouse is.
Product Page Via: RedFerret
Pedalite Pedals
February 14, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Using your bike on a busy road at night can be lethal if you are not brightly lit up. Drivers just do not always notice a cyclist and that can be fatal. The Pedalite Pedals aim to increase your bike’s visibility by lighting up the edge of your pedals. A nice feature about the Pedalite pedals is that they use kinetic energy to light up the bright LED’s which can stay lit for up to 5 minutes after you stop pedalling. When you pedal away the energy created is sufficient to keep them lit meaning no batteries are needed, ever. Three of these LED’s are built in to the pedal with one at the back, one on the front and one on the outer side.
Features
* A set of two 360° visibility bicycle pedals.
* Orange, red and white lights flash from the front back and sides of the pedals.
* The lights are battery-free, powered only by kinetic energy as you cycle.
* The Pedalites store a small charge as you cycle so the lights continue to flash for up to 5 minutes when you have stopped pedalling.
* The lights are visible from 1km away.
* The Pedalites themselves are durable and non-slip.
* Each Pedalite has 2 rows of supergrip studs for safe pedalling.
* The Pedalites screw-in in replacement of your bike’s existing pedals.
* Requires a spanner and screwdriver for application (not included).
* Suitable for ages 8 years+ (an adult must attach the Pedalites to the bike).
* Size: 12 x 9.5 x 3cm (per pedal).
The Pedalite Pedals cost £34.99 and are a must for those wanting to avoid a potential accident at night.
Via: Coolest-Gadgets
HTC P3470 looks Swish!
February 13, 2008 by Leave a Comment
HTC have introduced their latest smartphone which is heading to the European market. It is the P3470 and measures 108 x 58.3 x 15.7mm. The screen is 2.8 inches and touch screen and the device, as to be expected, runs the Windows Mobile OS.
Features
* Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR
* Quadband GSM/EDGE/GPRS networks
* 2 Megapixel Camera
* 200MHz TI OMAP 850 Processor
* QVGA Screen (Touchscreen)
* 256MB ROM, 128MB RAM, microSD card slot for memory expansion
* USB 2.0 connectivity (more then likely used to charge also)
* GPS
On the downside there is no 3G or wireless networking which is a shame. Both of those really do need to be standard for this type of device. If you can get over that then HTC have created a great looking device with a nice amount of features.
Via: lifeatmost
pPod Shuffle for the Healthy People
February 7, 2008 by Leave a Comment
This pPod Shuffle was designed for the purpose of health awareness. It was designed using Maya by Lawrence Whittemore and is just an awareness poster and not actually going to be made in to a real pPod (iPod). However, if the concept really got you excited then you can go ahead and buy a T-Shirt of the pPod over at MJR Productions.
Via: Flickr
Phantom Mouse Saves your Job
January 30, 2008 by Leave a Comment
The Motorcycle Air Bag will save your life in the way to the office and the Phantom mouse will save your job. If you are browsing the internet from your work PC and it’s against company policy you will find that if caught you might be out of a job. The Phantom mouse takes 1 step in a direction which might prevent that by introducing a small red button just below the scroll wheel. If your boss decides to walk your way you just hit the panic button and all the windows automatically hide.
Apple Patent – Illuminated Touch Pad for Visual Feedback
January 25, 2008 by Leave a Comment
A Patent for Apple was filed August last year and approved yesterday. The patent is for an Illuminated Touch Pad which appears that the light panel will be capable of emitting light in localized areas of the input surface. What this means is basically visual feed back which when you touch the scroll wheel on an iPod, the touch wheel will light up under your finger to visually show what just happened with the light actually following your finger around the dial. As well as the touch wheel being illuminated, the button in the middle will also light up too to show the actions on what it is doing.
Via: Patent Applications
