The Black Viper glides in from the domicile of Planar and I am sure its vibes are enough to gather your attention. Distinctly developed to fit into your den, Planar’s Viper was purposely engineered to render matchless HD feat on truly large displays (bigger than 110-inches). Tugged with a three-chip DLP, it sports 10-bit autonomous dual image dispensation, a 10,000:1 contrast ratio (at 2,000 lumens of brightness), and 1280 X 720p resolution that does justice to a 110-inch screen. Designed using Texas Instruments, the projector guarantees to bring out the best black level facsimile for an obverse projector wherever.

If you have lost your heart to this projector then behave maturely and dig into your deep pockets by shelling over a callous sum of $15,500.

Via Wired

Whilst last year, we witnessed Samsung reigning the geeks’ minds by creating a buzz through its offering of 40”-inch screen 1 cm thick LCD with little awareness that come 2008 and they may have to face competition with Sony. Lately, Sony has made up to headlines as it has bagged the crown for developing worlds first-ever thinnest LCD HDTV. Measuring mere 9.9mm thick, the KDL-40ZX1 almost bisects the depth of Hitachi’s previous victor (suggestible to be installed in bathroom now) and hits the market with a whisper of Pioneer’s mega thin conception.

The model sports a LED back lighting, 3,000:1 contrast ratio, 120Hz MotionFlow tech, x.v.color and BRAVIA Engine 2 image processing. Clarity about the available facts detail only one HDMI plugging onto the screen itself whereas other needless HDMI/USB/ constituent inputs are consigned to a base station, with the choice for wired or perhaps WHDI based? Japanese will be allowed to emboss the ZX1 on their walls if they are ready to shell out $4,474 on 10 November (expected date fopr its market availability).

Via Engadget

Bose has launched it’s new speaker system for iphone and ipod devices. The Sound Dock Series ll Digital music system is a small sized speaker producing a high quality audio output and performance based on the original Sound Dock System. This latest trendy audio gadget comes with a new makeover and added functionality. The speakers feature new auxiliary input allowing the users to connect other audio devices like MP3 players, portable CD players or music enabled phone.

It makes room for dock-and-play and your ipod or iphone can be charged while being used without demanding any additional requirements.� It includes an infrared remote control and volume controls are present on the unit. The Sound Dock Series ll system has been updated to resemble the features of the Bose® Sound Dock® Portable digital music system. The new Bose speakers would be sold from the September and would cost you $299. For more information, click here.

Via: GadgetGeek

The iPhone might soon have something to replace it or even, be the cause for its demise in the market. The 01 phone might just be a better choice than the iPhone 3G and it features a slick design. It appears to be a laser projected keyboard and other features include a 5.0 mega pixel camera, 3G Internet browsing, 32GB of storage, a laser keyboard, play/pause, rewind and forward buttons, a full touch screen and a forward- facing camera.

New designer phones are being released everyday but not many have compared to the iPhone. However, it’s not sure if this product is ever going to be released. Recently, the iPhone has faced a number of criticisms including false claims made during advertisements. Any competitor must act at a time like this, if they intend to produce something better than the iPhone 3G. If the questionable 01 ever makes it to the market, one may see a number of technological and marketing strategies being changed.

Via: PhoneMag

Though laptops are always convenient, a workstation can’t be replaced with a laptop for the sheer quality of hardware it is equipped with. However, things might soon change, as portable workstations seem to be the new buzzword. Lenovo announced the flagship model W700 and the W500 recently. Lenovo targets the Oil/ Natural Gas, CAD/CAM/EDA, DCC/Photography and Science /Public sector industries to promote these portable workstations.

These workstations can be used like notebooks and offer researchers and scientists the convenience and efficiency of a desktop or a workstation. Based on your application needs the W700 can be configured from the company datasheet.� The W700 also comes with a digitizer pen pad that also forms a part of the palm rest. W500 is amazingly powerful and yet cost effective. It retains the Lenovo exclusive innovations albeit the digitizer. Lenovo might just change the way we compute with these amazing portable workstations. For further details regarding ThinkPad W- series click here.

Via: TechPowerUp

Internet can be a rather strange place with many sexual predators lurking in internet chatrooms and elsewhere. To keep the predators from luring your children, spouse or anyone else, Microsoft’s 8th edition of Internet Explorer brings a feature where in you surf the web without leaving a trace of your browsing habits. The InPrivate Browsing makes sure the browser will not keep an account of your browsing, search history, cookies, form data or pass words and once you are done it will clear up its cache.

Inprivate Blocking has a interesting feature which tells you when certain contents are able to track your browsing history and Inprivate subscription. In simple words, it warns you when a website is tracking your movements in the virtual world. It even gives you a list of websites to be blocked. The ‘Delete Browsing History’ option provides the liberty of keeping cookies for certain sites unlike previous versions where in all the cookies were deleted. However, to provide Microsoft the much-needed competition, Mozilla is going to launch a version with similar features in Fire fox 3.1 shortly.

Via: Switched

We had recently covered the sweet smelling mp3 players and now, we bring to you fragrant laptops. The Asus F6 scented notebook is both stylish and compact. It features pretty motifs and of course fragrances. The exquisite collection comes with 4 different designs and scents. Floral Blossom with a stylish floral motif and breathtaking floral scent makes you relaxed while you work on stressful projects. Musky Black features a stunning black surface with a colorful motif inspired by graffiti art and sports. The musky scent provides an aura of strength and power.

Morning Dew features pastel shades the motif signifies the sweetness of nature. Finally, the Aqua Ocean model displays a blue sky and blue waters on its cover. The aquatic scent makes you feel the lightness of the blue skies and the beauty of the underwater. The laptops run on Intel Core2 Duo Processor T9400/P8600/P8400 and come with Mobile Intel® PM45 Express Chipset. Intel® WiFi Link 5100AGN Network Connection makes sure you are connected to net without a hitch. It also has a DDRII RAM with a capacity of up to 4 GB.� For more information on these sweet smelling laptops, click here.

Via: GadgetMiss

This might just seem like nifty teddy bear but it’s a disguised spying device. This stuffed toy is equipped with a fully functional small video camera placed in its eyes.� It was designed by a forensic science graduate along with her father on a mission to catch his mother’s caretaker stealing� � from a patient who was ill with cancer. 28-year-old Yvonne Allen was found guilty and sentenced for 6 months in prison. The convicted was charged 60 pounds as a compensation to be given her victim.

Inside this stuffed teddy bear is a high quality hidden video camera system that you can count on. Meanwhile, you can as well have a watch over your little one when he is in the hands of a baby sitter. The teddy bear acts a secret agent or home security for families with little children and also the elderly with caretakers. Safety is always the top priority in any home and this teddy bear equipped with a camera might just be the choice to protect the vulnerable in your house.

Via: Switched

Rare R2-D2 Fridge is a desktop R2-D2 small USB that can be fridge USB is a latest read about, when I occur most important amazing much, much cooler than that cooler. Rare R2-D2 Fridge USB is a compacted refrigerator that was in fact made back in 2002 as a promotional prize for an assault of clone competition held at 7-11 Stores in Japan. Word that has it and that can be just 1000 of in these rare refrigerators were still made, and at present in this one that can be yours. Still rarer than that indefinable Google mini fridge USB, R2-D2 Fridge USB is an absolutely a severe über-geek collectible.

The guys over at ToyEast manage to just obtain their hands on one of these rarity, and R2-D2 Fridge USB in a perfect form. Priced at $1070 USD, R2-D2 Fridge USB is not a precisely cheap, but if you are a serious Star Wars fan, you that can be might not be clever to pass this up.

These iPods have the coolest design and I hope for the sake of Kevin Rose and all iPod lovers that the news he gives us this time is true. Kevin Rose may have delivered us incorrect information about the release of new iPods but he is bent on redeeming himself. This time, he informs us of the news that a refreshed iPod nano will soon be available in a slimmer, tapered version, much like a long tube. Rose gives pictures of the case designs of the supposed new 4th gen nano iPod.

The cases for the iPods are rumoured to be designed by Chinese accessory-maker Beelan. It seems Beelan is ready to drop off a shipment of cases to an as yet unknown destination. Another case design is being showed off by iDealsChina and some unknown Canadian company. These rumours clash with the voice of Rose declaring them to be facts. However, doubt is already being cast upon the fidelity of these rumours as many iPod fans believe that Apple would not include a mini-USB port in the render when they prefer dock connectors.

Via: Engadget