Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
The 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…]
Waking up in the morning is perhaps one of the most annoying parts of the day. Nobody likes to wake up at the wrong time feeling like they just need that few minutes extra sleep. The aXbo Sleep Phase Alarm clock was designed to tackle that problem by analysing your sleep patterns through the night and waking you up at a time where you are not in the middle of a deep sleep. By waking up at the right time it prevents the groggy feeling you get sometimes in the morning.
We were given an aXbo alarm clock to test for a couple of weeks to see how it performs and if it works as well as it claims it does. In short, it seems to do what it says on the box in that each morning I woke up I never seemed to wake up in the middle of a deep sleep. Lets take a closer look though to see how it actually works and what it actually does to prevent the groggy mornings. [Read more…]
The 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…]
The Sony E Series Walkman, named the NWZ-E443, is a 4GB flash based MP3 and video player. Several versions of the E series Walkman are available which include the 4GB model mentioned above, an 8GB model and a 16GB model. Size wise it measures 44 x 9.3 x 86.8 mm and it weighs just 54g. The Walkman has a 2 inch screen that can display 240 x 320 pixels and is used to display photos, track details and video.
Other features include an FM radio as well as a mic allowing voice recording. Battery power allows 30 hours of audio playback and while there are a few MP3 players that can squeeze more out of their battery, 30 hours is still a very acceptable amount. [Read more…]
Panasonic were showing off their 3D HDTV at a press event at IFA 2009. Unfortunately there were no cameras allowed while the 3D TV was on show, so you’ll just have to make do with some photos of the event it’s self and also another image showing some of the Panasonic TV’s that could be seem.
After HD TV, Panasonic believe the next step is in Full HD 3D technologies. Their product range spans from Broadcast Camera, to Blu-Ray to the TV in your living room. Therefore they are well equipped to provide the Full HD experience. Panasonic can provide the whole process, from shooting to watching, hence no middleman. [Read more…]
Shanghai Sanxin Technology Development are launching a laser based pico projector named the Lasen SMP-101. The laser based pico projector supports a resolution of 800 x 600 pixels and has a 250:1 contrast ratio and is rated at over 20 lumens.
2GB of memory is built in allowing for files such as PDF’s, AVI, MP4 and DivX to be thrown on to a screen. The laser projector is focus free allowing it to show a sharp image with out the need of focusing it. [Read more…]
I attended the press event for the LG BL40 Chocolate phone this evening and had a chance to have a quick play with the phone to see what it’s all about. The key feature of the BL40 is the 21:9 aspect ratio screen that measures 4″. This makes the phone longer than your average phone, yet after seeing the phone and holding it, it isn’t as long as expected and the dimensions work well. The phone is quite thin measuring just 10.9mm while the width of the phone is 51mm and length 128mm. The screen is covered in tempered glass to give it a nice sleek look.
The phone is capable of speeds up to 7.2Mbps and functions on GSM and HSDPA networks. The BL40 has a 1000mAh battery that allows about 5 hours of calls to be made on a 3G network with up to 360 hours of standby time. [Read more…]
Gdgt managed to get the details of a mobile digital TV device built by Qualcomm. The device appears to be about the size of an iPhone and is named the Qualcomm Flo TV PTV (Personal Television).
Rather than streaming data to it over a 3G network the Flo will use Qualcomms terrestrial digital TV service to receive signals. [Read more…]
8-Bit Trip is a stop motion animation made from Lego bricks that shows off a number of great 8-bit titles from the 80’s. Included games are the likes of Pacman and IK+.
The video took 1500 hours to make, and by watching it I am sure you wont be surprised thanks to all the detail and coordinated camera movement involved in the production. Check out the video after the jump. [Read more…]
Super Mario Bros is heading towards the Wii soon. A video has been created and uploaded to youtube so you can check out what it’s all about.
Just watching the video it already looks like it’s going to be a great seller and a good challenge. Video after the jump. [Read more…]
The Toshiba Satellite L355 is a 17″ laptop that runs an Intel Celeron Processor, doesn’t have a webcam, no HDMI and no memory card reader. Other than that it’s not a bad laptop. The great thing here is that this entry level L355 will cost just $348 when it goes on sale at Walmart this Sunday.
Although it does lack a few premium features such as HD, the webcam and has a relatively slow processor it still is a great deal for those who do the basics such as web browsing, watching movies and checking email. At a price of just $348 for a laptop of this size you can’t really go wrong. [Read more…]
The Haptic Reader concept is an overlay designed to help blind people read non Braille books. The device has a glass surface that is designed to rest on the pages of a regular book. Text from the page is then scanned in to the Haptic Reader and the surface has dots that protrude to make up the Braille characters.
If the user of the device doesn’t yet understand Braille then the reader makes use of a loud speaker to read out the contents of the book. [Read more…]
