Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Sterling Multi PowerStation 5600


Designed by the Japanese to help those who need power the most at times of natural disasters, the Sterling Multi PowerStation 5600 is a multi-equipped, emergency lifesaver device that gives you a combination of hand-crank-powered-dynamo LED light, AM/FM radio, three rechargable AA batteries, and adapters capable of charging most cell phones and portable devices.

This torch could come in handy on outdoor trips such as camping. More importantly for those in other parts of the world where earthquakes occur frequently, this is extremely useful.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

iida Polaris: Phone meets robot




While Sony's Rolly is about as useful as, well, a tiny dancing robot, at least iida's Polaris concept doubles as a cellphone plus dock. Beneath the enormity of the flowery product page rests little in the way of specs -- it is just a concept after all, developed in partnership with Flower Robotics. The robot features "learning functions" to monitor your physical condition and suggest recipes and exercise. Failing that, it can also suggest possible medical intervention. The longer he's with you the more attune he is to your well-being. Perfect -- when we're old and infirmed at the end of days, our personal Polaris can represent us at the government mandated death panel.

source: http://www.engadget.com





Sunday, September 6, 2009

The New Thinkpad Keyboard with better design and lower price



Just what we want, Lenovo says people mostly wanted the exact same feel as their ThinkPad laptop keyboards in the desktop unit (no surprise there), but almost no one wanted wireless, a number pad or a trackpad -- so the new model pictured above is more or less a faithful wired replica of the T400s board, right down to those liquid drainage holes. What's more, cutting the numeric keypad and trackpad allowed the company to reduce the price by $40, so this little slice of hotness is not just $60. Not bad, but we'll be honest -- we'd still throw down for a wireless version of the old UltraNav in a heartbeart.

Friday, September 4, 2009

Novathink first licensed solar chargers for iPod


Novathink has come up with an eco-friendly device – a solar charging case for the Apple iPod touch. The Surge is equipped with solar panels that collects solar energy and stores it in its internal battery. The solar panel outputs 5.5 V at 100 mAh. The four LED on the Surge lets you know just how much charge is left as well as if there is enough sunlight for solar charging to proceed. The Surge is compatible with the second generation iPods and will not work with earlier models. The package comes with a nova cord which can be used to carry the surge case around the wrist, on a back pack, or anywhere else for sun exposure. The Surge case for the iPod touch will retail for $70 this month and will be available in green, pink, blue and black.




Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Japan exhibition 2009

Tokyo 2009 exhibition which gives attraction to more then 500,000 visitors within 5 days, total 800 companies shows latest Gadgets and Robots. Some of them are shown in this video below:

A muRata girl manufactured by muRata is capable of riding a bicycle and a unicycle, It can detect any obstacles with balance.






Nissan motors introduces bio mometic car which carries various obstacle detection and prevention sensors.





The pioneer 3d dimension display took a lot of attention to the visitors, the most important fact is that you can see this with your naked eye, you do not need to wear any special glasses.




The rest of them you can see in this video below:


Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Sony adopts Chrome as default browser for VAIO online


Google's Chrome was already the default browser on the VAIO NW, and now the Financial Times delivers confirmation of a wider distribution deal between the search giant and Sony. According to the report, new VAIO laptops and desktops will come with Chrome preinstalled -- an "experimental" arrangement and, most importantly, will default to Google for both their homepage and search queries. Pair this with the agreement to bring over a million Google books to Sony's e-readers, and you start to see some clear lines being drawn in the sand. Intriguingly, Google is said to be pursuing similar distribution pacts with other manufacturers, which would place Internet Explorer's stranglehold on the uninitiated user under threat.