Articles Archive for September 2008
Posted in Computer, Computer accessory, Concept, Eco Friendly, Electricity, Hard Drives/Disks, Hardware, Internet, PC, Technology on 25 September 2008
I have a job that demands me to sit in front of the computer screen for many long hours, which not only strain my eyes, but also increase my electricity usage. In fact I must be one of the most uncool out there, to be using so much of energy without any qualms. However, here is a green PC that may not only save electricity bills but also help reduce energy usage and contribute to the greater well being of the society.
The Advent Eco is an awesome computer that runs on just 25 watts and has a fan-less cooling system, which according to me is uber-cool. The computer is mostly made of recycled materials, which makes it pretty green and environmentally friendly. However, this computer will run only basic programs such as email, surfing and word processing.
Posted in Electricity, Laser, Military Hardware, Misc. Gadgets, Multipurpose gadgets, Unique Gadget on 25 September 2008
There something always has been alluring about the lasers, perhaps it’s the idea of a futuristic society and a futuristic way of perpetuating violence, that makes us fall in love with lasers. However, this time it is a laser flashlight brought to you by Wicked Lasers, which can even burn paper easily.
It has about 4100 lumens and can start fires and burn your skin to ashes. It is as good as carrying your own floodlight and is touted to be the most powerful torchlight in the whole wide world. These kinds of gadgets remind me of Star wars and the laser sword, which could kill any of your enemies within an instant. However, what baffles me is the idea that torchlight could be used to start fires and could potentially be a great danger if the gadget gets into wrong hands.
Posted in Camera, Concept, Gadget, Peripherals, Review, Spy Gadgets, Unique Gadget, spy camera on 25 September 2008
Ok here we go. I am fascinated by death and the decay it brings upon us. When the flesh disintegrates and all that is left is a pile of bones, the skull is the real striking image that leaves us with a queasy horror. However, as I said earlier, I’m fascinated by death and if any product has got something to do with death, I would definitely find it uber-cool.
Wayne Martin Bleger has created a pinhole camera called the Third Eye eerily, for it uses a skull as the body of the pinhole camera. The film can be exposed to light through the titular ocular cavity and the resulting picture is a blurred and creepy image just as a dead person or a dying person would see.
Posted in Computer accessory, Hardware, High tech, Misc. Gadgets, Multipurpose gadgets, USB, Unique Gadget on 25 September 2008
The last time I went to friend’s place to transfer a few files on his desktop, I used my chic USB flash drive to carry the files with me. I also have the habit of smoking when i get really bored and when things were not too interesting there; I decided to have my smoke. However, the friend does not smoke and had run out of matches and as luck would have it, it was too late to buy light.
If you have encountered such a weird situation, you would know how easy it is to carry a USB flash drive, which also functions as a lighter. This could help you light not only your cigarette but can also help you many weirder situations where you need both a USB flash drive and a lighter. This great source of fire can store up to 8GB and also has a retractable USB connection, which slides out of the bottom.
Posted in Touch screen, laptop on 25 September 2008
Tablet PCs are on a roll with each new entry more exciting than the previous. Panasonic’s new tablet, the Toughbook T8 Tablet PC alternative will be a tough one to compete with. The Toughbook T8 claims to be the rugged original of all tablets, and one that can hold its end in every setting and situation.
Apart from an extremely sleek silver design, the Toughbook T8 is a touch-screen enabled tablet with anti-glare TFT active matrix colour LCD, for a healthy and entertaining experience, and a dual Intel core SU9300 1.20GHz processor. SDRAM on this has a space of 1GB extendable up to 4GB and the shock-mounted hard drive is 120 GB. The Toughbook T8 is Bluetooth v2.0 plus EDR enabled with Intel Wi-fi link. Optionally, you can also have integrated Gobi 3G global mobile Internet on it.
Posted in Japanese gadgets, hard disk on 25 September 2008
Hard drives are becoming smaller and getting slimmer by the day. Toshiba appears to be displeased with their own performance because they have gone ahead and broken their own record for the world’s smallest hard drive. The 250GB MKxx29GSG series disk stands at just 8.0mm thickness and would give tough competition to their recently announced 240GB 1.8 hard drive.
The 240GB drive supposedly also has a much slower PATA interface and has been considered much more suitable to audio players than fully functioning laptops. The 3Gbps SATA new hard drive spinning at 5400rpm is already being considered to be an ideal match for super slim laptops that require smaller hard ware to make it smaller, lighter and more portable.
Posted in Computer accessory, Home Appliances, Robot, Sensor on 24 September 2008
You might always have dreamt of owning your own toy sentry and keeping all worries at bay. The Rovio, one of WowWee’s finest Webcam-Equipped Robotic Sentry might sound like a science fiction robot but this product is made closer to reality. The Rovio comes with a great package of Audio and high-resolution.
640 x 480 Webcam to stream back live video in MPEG4 format is a great feature and further, the Rovio consists of two-way microphone and a speaker enabling real-time interaction with subjects. Three wheels support its chassis, providing 360° movement and its camera boom extends to its surroundings. It operates for two hours and requires a PC running on Windows XP or Vista or Macintosh with a Wi-Fi card, a broadband Internet connection, router, or other type of wireless access point.
Posted in Concept, Military Hardware, Scanners, Sensor, Technology on 24 September 2008
The Department of Homeland Security have developed a new anxiety-detection technology designed to detect unusually high biological fluctuations in humans at airport checkpoints like changes in breathing patterns, increased heart rate, etc. Our inability to know when someone is deceiving us has enormous consequences in the fight against terrorism. These bio scans may help authorities to spot dangerous people.
This may remind one of the redundant and annoying saying “prevention is better than cure”. You might have a doubt nagging at the back of your mind that a person might shows signs of anxiety the moment he walks through a checkpoint like quickened heart rate and heavier breathing, and fluctuations in body temperature.
Posted in Architecture, Concept, Eco Friendly, Electricity, Furniture, Home Appliances, Solar, solar gadgets on 24 September 2008
The scientists at Tel Aviv University and MIT have joined hands to build homes using trees. Unlike the traditional topiary airophonics, the idea is to the use a technique where in plants are grown without soil and then use these live plants to build homes and structures. This would allow architects and scientists to create basic structures such as park benches and bus shelters from plants.
These ecological homes come along with more of greenery to control pollution and save trees. Designed by a group called PlantWare these homes are made in an eco friendly way, and are equipped to convert massive quantities of carbon dioxide to oxygen, use solar panels and wind turbines for generating power and special composting septic tanks that convert human waste into nutrients for the tree.
Posted in Motorola, USB, WiMAX, Wireless on 23 September 2008
WiMAX seems to be the next biggest thing in the realm of technology and we have seen many gadgets cropping up in this realm. The latest to enter the market is Motorola’s USBw 100 WiMAX adapter. This may look small but comes packed with enough technology to put any larger sized gadget to shame.
It is available in three types, 2.3GHz, 2.5GHz or 3.5 GHz network. Though it is still too early to reveal more, we may safely say that this gadget will solve many problems now that WiMAX is slowly but surely entering the mobile market as well. We do not have any information about the release dates, pricing, pictures or anything like that. The safest thing to do is to wait and watch, and get an idea as to what might be coming.