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1 Tb Laptop Hard Drive

October 15, 2007 by 13 Comments

Hitachi have successfully scaled-down a key component in the hard drive down to nano-scale and this accomplishment allows for a 1 TB Laptop Hard Drive to be created. This breakthrough will allow hard drive capacities to quadruple in the next 4 years. For a desktop you can expect a hard drive to have a 4 Terabyte capacity with laptops and iPod’s having 1 Terabyte of storage. To give you an idea of what a Terabyte of information can store it would be equal to 1 million books, 250 hours of HD video or 250000 tunes. Quadruple that for the desktop sized hard drives and there you have an even more insane amount of storage space.

I can understand the need of such storage amounts in a business situation, but for personal use… I have barely broken the 20Gb mark and I bet half of that is just junk anyway. It is still an impressive accomplishment and although not needed right now, a 1 TB Laptop Hard Drive could well be needed in 4 years time when higher res photos will be stored, HD DVD’s will be stored and a lot more.

To accomplish this….

Hitachi said it has created the world’s smallest disk drive heads in the 30-nanometre to 50-nanometre range, or about 2,000 times smaller than the width of an average human hair.

Via: ZDNet

Filed Under: Computer Gadgets, Tech News

Driverless Pods ferry you around Airport

October 15, 2007 by Leave a Comment

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A new system has been created which is targeting the problem of traffic around Heathrow airport among others. A network of 18 driverless pods will carry passengers between the car park and terminal. PRT (Personal Rapid Transport) systems are not new although Heathrow airport will be the first to actually test the system. If the system looks like the picture above then it appears like several passengers and baggage could be carried at a time. In my opinion it seems like 18 might not be enough at Heathrow due to how many passengers fly each day. Time will tell though.

Via: Link Notes

Filed Under: Tech News

MagicJack – USB Convertor for Phones

October 1, 2007 by Leave a Comment

MagicJack
By using a MagicJack USB converter you can use your regular phone to make VoIP calls through your PC. The MagicJack makes use of the YMax voice network which currently covers 75% of the US population with 90% coverage to be expected by the release date later this year. The device costs $39.95 and this includes a 1 year subscription to the YMax phone service which also provides a phone number, voice mail and 911 access. For simple VoIP access from a regular phone this could work out well although it would be nice to make calls out of the US. No doubt this will happen at a later date.

Via: TrendHunter

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Super Skinny Sony TV is just 3mm thin

October 1, 2007 by Leave a Comment

sony_xel_1_tv
The new XWL-1 TV from Sony is quite an amazing little screen. It has an Organic EL display technology which allows the screen to be just 3mm thin. Quite amazing if you ask me. The screen also measures 11 inches QHD (960×540) and has a good contrast ratio of 1000k:1 with vivid colours. The TV actually has support for HD and has a HDMI input port. Being only 3 mm thin the TV actually sits on a small stand where it appears all the cables and PSU are fitted. This TV will sell for $1734 when it is released in Japan in December. No details of release dates elsewhere are around yet though.

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More pictures (over 50) can be found at akihabaranews

Via: TechLivez

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Choosing the right LED Belt Buckle

September 27, 2007 by 1 Comment

led belt buckle
According to belt-buckles.net, the LED belt buckle is the hottest thing in that industry right now. To be honest, I never realised that LED belt buckles were all the rage. Ive never seen one in real life. Anyway, choosing one needs a lot of care and attention so that you get exactly what you need. Belt-buckles came up with a list of things to look out for.

* The ability to store multiple messages
* The length of the message in characters (good ones allow up to 256 characters or more)
* The number of speed levels (speed your message displays)
* The number of brightness levels
* An accessible ON/OFF button
* Is is easily programmable and can you switch between messages easily
* There should be an instruction manual
* Batteries should be included

Filed Under: Crazy Gadgets, Displays

PSP Hackers releasing 3.71

September 26, 2007 by Leave a Comment

PSP
A reverse engineered version of the 3.71 Sony firmware has been released by team M33. Rather then me try to summarise the changes made it would be worth you checking out Krizka who has a rundown of all the features and what it all does. Krizka also mentions that Dark_Alex is behind all this who some of you might be aware of him supposedly leaving the scene earlier this year. Homebrew just couldnt keep him away 😉

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets, Hacked Gadgets

Audio Shaker – Shake your Voice up

September 20, 2007 by Leave a Comment

audioshaker
The Audio Shaker is a device which captures noise such as your voice, claps, dog barks or anything else. You then shake up the container and pour out the jumbled up sound. You can choose to pour out just a few words too, or even add more to them to create a different sound. I guess the point of it all is that you pour out the sound and then interpret what the meaning of life is or something :S I have no clue to be honest.

Via: Nurons

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

150K Record Player – Transrotor Artus

September 19, 2007 by Leave a Comment

transrotor_player2
The LP player has been around for a long time now. A new one has been created by Transrotor and is named Artus. It weighs 250 kilos and costs $150k. Apparently weight is everything when it comes to audio quality. For some reason I cannot imagine a mobile DJ wanting one of these to carry around too soon. The Artus has a contact less magnetic field drive, a balanced arm and new electronics.

Via: poandpo

Filed Under: Cell Phones, Cool Gadgets

Prevent Pigeon Mess in your Pool

September 19, 2007 by Leave a Comment


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This video shows a cool way to get rid of pigeons from your pool in your garden which will prevent them from leaving a mess. A motion sensor is needed as well as water. I guess it would really prevent anyone from trying anything in your pool.

Via: Geeks

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Fujitsu Lifebook

September 13, 2007 by 1 Comment

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Fujitsu are releasing the Fujitsu Lifebook which has been announced as the worlds smallest laptop. It measures just 171x113x26.5 – 32mm and weighs just 280 grams. Not bad at all. Inside there is an 800Mz processor which is an Intel A110. Intel powers the onboard graphics chip. Also Wi-Fi, Ethernet and finger print sensors can be found. The screen is a tiny 5.6 inches which is touch screen and can be rotated. I guess that makes it in to a tablet PC. The resolution of the screen is 1024 x 600 which is quite a decent amount of pixels.

The battery can keep the device powered for 4 hours on XP or slightly less for those running Vista. It does look like a seriously nice piece of kit and very handy for those traveling who need full Windows access rather then a PDA or just email.

Via: Fordac

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets, Laptops

CTR-350 Cellular Travel Router

September 9, 2007 by Leave a Comment

CTR-350 Travel Router
The CTR-350 can create a sercure WiFi hotspot from cell phones broadband connection. It allows several people to share the one connection and keep those who shouldnt have access out of the network. WEP or WPA can be used for encryption.

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Filed Under: Cell Phones, Cool Gadgets

Zune Phone maybe Coming

September 5, 2007 by Leave a Comment

the zune phone
The Apple iPhone has been very successful which has led Microsoft to rethink their stance on the possibility of a Zune phone. Recently they stated that it is not unreasonable for them to create a phone based on the Zune music platform. Sounds good to me although if Steve Ballmer has input it must have a keyboard. This along with the Google Phone could lead to some nice competition over the years to come.

Via: CellPhoneDigest

Filed Under: Cell Phones, Cool Gadgets