Articles Archive for September 2007

Headless Dog Shaped Woofer Speaker System
Posted in Gadget, Speaker on 22 September 2007

Dog Shaped Woofer Speaker

This elite offering of Dog-Shaped Woofer Speaker System by Buro Vormkrijgers is inviting eyeballs. All set to rule your house with its perfect shape, this 60 watt (180 watt RMS) speaker stand 20 inches high with 4 ohms impedance.

Dog Shaped Woofer Speaker

The polyester pups are like a pair of co-axial speakers that manages to stand away from the mob. Loose the weight of your wallet and take your pet home. Take a look at the video:

Colors Available: Black and white
Price: $900 a pair

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Sony Presents Anti-Noise Earphones
Posted in Ear phones, Technology, Unique Gadget on 16 September 2007

Earphones

The above displayed noise-canceling earphones (R) by Sony are designed for music-edition of mobile phones or a Walkman cellular. It reduces the ambient noise by 75%. The earphones were displayed at the company’s exhibition in Tokyo and are expected to hit the market in November.

Wooden iPod Speaker, Smart Enough to Sharp Your Pencil
Posted in High tech, Speaker, Unique Gadget, ipod on 15 September 2007

iPod mini speaker

This tiny exterior speaker for iPods and Mp3 players is now catching the eyelids of the school goers. Strange but true! Following the trend made up of wooden, the speaker system comes with a built-in pencil sharpener. True, on first go you won ‘ t pick a pencil sharpener while carrying your iPod but am sure you won’ t mind taking this complementary sharpener along.

iPod mini speaker

Based on disc spinner, this tiny handmade iPod speaker can easily be hung from a bag or can be layered around your neck through a strap. Who knows while listening to your beat you can be of a help to a kid sitting next to you or can even save your own life? So are you ready to take this sharp bite?

Wooden iPod Speaker

Via TopBlogPosts

Tata has provided Web facilities in its mobile Hand set
Posted in Appliances, Cell phones, High tech, LCD on 14 September 2007

It is very good news for all mobile users that the Tata Teleservices Limited has provided internet facilities in its mobile hand sets. The Tata joined with Samsung Telecommunications India to launch internet facilities. The Samsung Explore whose prize is Rs 5,499 is a CDMA player not only this it is also manufactured to display internet facilities.
In this Samsung Explore is fitted with a single chip of Qualcomm so that the mobile users can use internet facilities. Not only this, the mobile users can use internet in their mobile phone nearly 3-4 times more faster as compare to GPRS. So that you can access to all other different web sites in mobile wide screen; said by Suneel Bandhu which is Circle Operating officer situated at Gujarat in Teleservice LTD.

The rate price which is charge to internet users is Rs 10 for one day internet access, Rs 30 is charge for a week and Rs 99 for the whole month internet access. Bhundu said all these charge are for unlimited internet access.
(source- Tech2.com)

Sony Launches New Blu-Ray Recorders to Beat HD DVD
Posted in Gadget, High tech, Microsoft, Technology, dvd player on 13 September 2007

Sony Corp lately announced that it will hit Japan market with its four new models of Blu-ray high-definition optical disc recorders on 8 November. This move can be witnessed towards its ongoing combat with the HD DVD.

Sony’s Blu-Ray Recorders

Sony plans to promote Blu-Ray technology with Panasonic maker Matsushita Electric Industrial Co that is in competition with the HD DVD format and is back sided by Toshiba and Microsoft.

The upcoming models are competent enough to store up to 16 hours of high-definition programmes on a dual-layer. The high-end model of the four comes along with a 500-GB hard disk drive and is expected with a retail price of 200,000 yen ($1,752). The USP of the Blu-ray recorders is its capability to handle traditional DVD discs.

Via Yahoo

Technology for Physically Challenged People
Posted in Gadget, Misc. Gadgets, Unique Gadget on 8 September 2007

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Today we are heading towards nano age; here we are getting the most comfortable Gadgets that can help us make our life more comfortable. One such step has been taken by Ambient. His latest invention “The Audeo”, a unique wheel chair devised for the psychically challenged people can help them manage their movements simply with their judgment. The support offered by this chair can even add life into a paralytic patient.

With the matchless sensor-covered neckband, the brain signals are easily understood by the computer processing the requirements wirelessly at distance. Signals sent from brain are easily converted into words viz. “forward”, “back” and “stop” and then the world is yours.
This is a perfect tool for the disabled, even if they lack the ability to speak or to move. Check out the video after the jump.

[Via Trend Hunter]

Liquid Cooled Desktop
Posted in Computer, Technology, Unique Gadget on 4 September 2007

Desktop

Japan’s computer giant NEC unveils world’s first liquid cooled desktop PC “Valuestar VW790″ (above) and “Valuestar VW500″ (below) in Tokyo on 3 September 2007.

Desktop

The PC comes packed with a CPU liquid cooling plate and hard drive (HDD) liquid cooling cold plate. It is operational with Intel’s Core 2Duo processor, 22-inch LCD display and Blu-ray/HD-DVD hybrid drive. On the other hand “Valuestar VW500″ shares all other features expect having a 19-inch LCD display.

A Peek Into the IFA Trade Fair
Posted in Gadget, Unique Gadget on 2 September 2007

The opening day of the IFA trade fair, the world’s largest electronics trade shows at Berlin’s ICC exhibition center on 31 August 2007 was up to geeks’ expectations. The fair will last till 5 September 2007. Take a look at the unique electronic products exhibited at the IFA trade fair.

This strass-covered USB-stick unveiled by Philips can also be used as a piece of jewelry.

Philips strass-covered USB-stick

Here is the much-in-demand “Solarbag” (below-L) that can charge devices viz. computers, mobile phones and MP3 players. And it’s not magic but the solar cells sewn onto the bag.

solar bag

Here is the model from Fashion Inovation flaunting the multi-use of their lately discovered jacket with an integrated iRiver TV receiver (above-R).