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RFID Digital Door Lock

RFID Digital Door Lock
For those conscious of protecting their homes and/or family and want to encompass new technology the digital door lock offers that solution. This high tech security product features RFID, key fob or pin code access to your home. There is no keyhole which means it cannot be picked, leaving your home more secure and easy to access. If you are prone to loosing your key, locksmiths are still a thing of the past because by accessing the digital door lock via a PIN pad you can re program and use the keypad to access your property. If the card is stolen then you can disable it’s use via the PIN pad also. This eliminates the need to change locks and not worry about someone getting in to your home before the locks can be changed.

As well as offering secure access from the outside, once in your home you can secure it more by using the deadbolt function which completely disables all external functions allowing nobody to access or tamper with your lock. To add even more peace of mind the lock has a tamper alarm which is activated when someone tries to force the lock or break down the door.
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S-XGen

SX-Gen
If your looking for a small computer with a good spec then maybe the Seamless S-XGen UMPC needs to be on your list to consider! It is certainly appeals to the eye, is small enough to fit in your pocket, yet big enough to use without feeling like its a mobile phone – and it certainly offers more capability than your mobile phone too!……
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Touch Screen Wall-Mounted Square CD Player

Square CD Player
The wall mounted CD player is concept right now and is designed to look great when hanging on the wall. It has an illuminating surface which looks good both on and off. In the middle when switched on is a sensor plate which houses the controlls. The surface of the player can have a small magnet attached which turns the surface of the device in to a speaker.

Via: BornRich

Who owns the iPhone anyway

iPhone
So who was it who coined the term iPhone and said that Apple would be launching it soon? Well… there is a small problem. Apple does not actually own the iPhone trademark. It belongs to Cisco who registered it back in the 90s. They tradmarked little i big P hone (iPhone) and it seems that Cisco will be bringing out it’s own range of VoIP products.
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Skype Video Phone

Skype Video Phone
VpIP is becoming more and more integrated with our day to day lives. I can access VoIP from my cell phone, I have a VoIP phone on my desk in the office and my home phone is also VoIP. Voice over IP has changed the way that calls can be made and has allowed us easier access to speak to those who are far away for next to nothing and in some cases for free. We can carry our home phone around anywhere in the world and as long as you can find an internet connection then people can keep in touch with you as though you are next door to them.

As VoIP becomes more popular, more and more research is done to make those internet calls more reliable, clearer to give you the best experience. Why would they do this though? Well… if they didnt then we would all stick to our regular and reliable land line phones and never progress.

Skype is now offering a video phone. The compression technology and higher bandwidth availabilities can now allow us to communicate more clearly with video. 3J communications have put both Skype and video calls in to the Skype Video Phone. The video phone allows for a frame rate of 30fps running at 320 x 240 pixels. The phone has the camera built in so that a web cam is not needed as an extra feature. Any call that senses the camera will trigger it automatically. I seriously hope that this is an option and not an item that you cannot switch off 🙂

With it being a Skype certified phone it allows for the basics like your contact list, SkypeOut, echo cancellation for handsfree (and camera) operation. The conversation is full duplex which stops the annoying breaks in conversation when another noise in the background is heard.

The Skype video phone is packaged at just 56.88 dollars and can be used with Yahoo! Messenger and MSN Messenger.

Via: Coolest-Gadets

Wiimote – Google Earth

Wiimote Google Earth
Here is another cool script that will let your wiimote control google earth. As you are probably all aware by now, Google Earth is a nice app by google which allows you to zoom in to a virtual globe and look at satellite images stitched together to give an amazing view of most places on the planet in high resolution. The wiimote script allows you to use the wiimote to control google earth and by tilting and moving around you can zoom in and browse around your faviorite locations on the planet.

The script is available after the video.

Download the script here.

Via: TechEBlog

New Podcast Menu on iPod

Apple Podcast
A new patent from Apple was published recently which now puts a new menu item in to the iPod specifically for Podcasts. The Patent Application is 20060265637, Utilization Of Podcasts on Portable Media Devices. The podcast menu item is basically a way of filing your podcasts that are downloaded. When you open up the new podcast menu item you will see a list of podcasts in which you can click on to listen.

Via: ZDNet

Skype – Increasing Quality

Skype
If you suffer from poor quality calls on Skype then a video has been made to give you instructions on how to improve the quality. Some technical know how is needed, although there are plenty of tutorials on the internet to help you get more clear calls. A few things they cover are setting up your router to give you a fixed IP address, opening a skype port to that IP and then setting that port to have a priority. Making these changes can greatly change the call quality as it gives priority over the other traffic such as downloads that are being done at the dame time.

Let us know if you have any success with this, and also feel free to drop an email to us if you need any advice as I can help also with your quest for better call quality.

Via: Gizmodo
Video: Labrats

Skype Dual Phone

Skype Dual Phone
The Skype DualPhone is the first available cordless phone that doubles up as a Skype phone. RTX have launched this in the market to allow users to use their regular phone for some calls and then switch to Skype to make free or international calls at a lower rate. The RTX Dualphone 3088 needs no PC and it’s built in firmware runs the skype software and connects direct to your broadband internet connection.

Skype has a huge userbase of 136 million… so someone you know is bound to have a skype ID you can call for free. On the cordless side of things the DUALPhone 3088 is dect which is reliable for voice calls with no interference. The base unit connects to a broadband router and then you get the choice of how you want to make the call on screen.

The phone has 10 hours of talk time with 140 hours of standby time. It seems that a nice phone and good contender to the market has been introduced here.

Via: DualPhone

Nokia N97

Nokia N97
The Nokia N97 picture above which was circulated around the internet recently is found to be a fake. No suprise there 🙂 It was said to feature 3D sound, a 20Gb drive and 3.2 Megapixel camera.

No doubt there will be another N95 beater on the market, but not for a few months.

Via: SlashGear

Sony PSP Firmware Update

Sony PSP
Sony have launched a new firmware for the PSP. This will update your PSP up to version 3.0 now which has a number of enhancements and no doubt, a number of security fixes to stop you homebrew folks from making it do stuff it wasnt designed for 😉 The PSP once updated will have the long awaited PlayStation Network connectivity as well as PlayStation 3 connectivity.

Complete PSP 3.0 Update List:
* PlayStation Network support added under Game
* Online manuals added under Network
* Camera added under Photo
* UMD Auto-Start added under Settings
* 3-Speed Fast Forward/Reverse added under Music
* Visual Player added under Music
* Remote Play added under Network

To upgrade, just go to the network update menu and follow the instructions.

Skype Wi-Fi Phone Package

Skype Wifi
Skype and Fon have teamed up to sell the SMC WSKP100 Skype wifi phone with Fon’s La Fonera router. The deal comes in at 160 dollars and includes 500 SkypeOut minutes and voice mail for a year.

The pricing looks good as the handset alone can cost around 200 dollars. Currently it’s out of stock and I am not suprised. Id suggest getting your orders in now to make the calls.

The phone only supports wireless networks and not regular phone calls. The battery is a 1100mAh Lithium-ion battery which gives 3 hours of talk time and 50 hours of standby. It is 802.11b/g compliant, has WEP support in both 64 and 128bit encryption, it runs Skype software and the firmware is upgradeable. IP’s can be either static or dynamic with DHCP. It also supports your contact list to make calls easier.

Via: Engadget