Pretec Electronics Corp. has released 2GB miniSD, the largest capacity miniSD card currently available. Mobile devices using the Pretec 2GB miniSD card can store more than 500 MP3 songs or more than 4000 digital photos. The Pretec 2GB miniSD card also provides a tremendous advantage for the latest multimedia mobile phones designed with a miniSD slot, which typically require larger capacity when hours of recorded audio and/or video data (such as MPEG4 movie) are needed. The Pretec 2GB miniSD card...
The USB Powered Air Darts are powered by your PC or MAC. The most interesting part is that you can control the aim with the mouse. It has a cylindrical base so it can be moved in any direction. Take Aim, click and the dart flies to the target. There are three darts. Also included is a software CD to control the darts. Guaranteed for hours of fun let the misson begin. Maybe the next version will include a Webcam...
If you think any CD-R reproduces the same quality of sounds, then you are wrong. It is the same deal as analog tapes. The sound quality depends very much on the CD-R which you use. Here is one from Mitsubishi for professional use. Musicians and engineers use this when mastering their work. The label surface is applied with special ink "silent coat," which helps reduce the vibration when writing. What you get is a sound as close to the original...
Jaton has announced the iRok Digital Audio Flash MP3 Player. It will be available in two capacities 1 GB and 256 MB. It has a two color OLED screen which deliver crisp and sharp image even without backlight. It has a built in FM tuner with Automatic and Manual tuning with a memory of 30 channels. The iRok has a mic and line in slot for recording sound clips anytime. It connects to the host via USB 2.0. It's built...
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., has developed the world’s first clear paint that repairs scratches on painted car surfaces, including scratches from car-washing machines, off-road driving and fingernails. “Scratch Guard Coat” contains a newly developed high elastic resin that helps prevent scratches from affecting the inner layers of a car’s painted surface. With “Scratch Guard Coat” a car’s scratched surface will return to its original state anywhere from one day to a week, depending on temperature and the depth of the...
Phonearena reports that the FCC has approved Verizon branded Nokia 305i phone. The phone is not announced by Nokia or Verizon yet. It is dual band CDMA and takes advantage of Verizon's EV-DO technology. It measures 99 x 48 x 24.5 mm and weighs 4.6 oz (130 grams). It features a 1.3 Megapixel camera with Flash, color display with mirror function, MP3 player, Stereo speakers, Streaming Multimedia and Instant Messaging. It is Nokia's swivel phone with CDMA and EV-DO....
After introducing the first PDA with DMB receiver, LG electronics has announced the world's first Laptop with a built in EV-DO receiver. It was a joint development between LG, Intel and KTF (Korean Mobile carrier). EV-DO stands for Evolution Data only which has a maximum speed of 2.4 Mbps. Using EV-DO one can browse the Internet at high speeds. EV-DO is much advanced than GPRS and EDGE and can be easily accessed even in confined spaces like subway, etc. The...
DVForge Japan has launched "The Ball" a Bluetooth enabled trackball. It is optical and has a resolution of 800 dpi. It has 2 buttons, confirms to Bluetooth ver 1.2 standards and has a range of 10 meters. It's onboard battery charges when placed in the cradle which connects to the PC via USB. It has a convinent "On / Off" switch to save power. It is compatible with Windows XP, and the Mac OS X 10.2.3. "The Ball" measures 79...
NEC has announced what it claims is the industry's first commercial laptop without a hard disk drive. The 12.1-inch Parafield is targeted almost exclusively at corporate customers and aims to combine the security of network-dependant thin-client systems with the flexibility of regular laptops by including 3GB of flash ROM for Windows XP Professional and application storage along with 512MB of RAM. This road warrior's delight can be had immediately in Japan for $3742. The Parafield has been developed as a...
Focal Point Japan has announced the Pocketparty Nano. It will be available in two colors Black and White to suit the iPod Nano. The Pocketparty Nano has stereo speaker and a docking port which is connected to a stand. The iPod Nano docks easily on it and the speaker's volume can be adjusted from the iPod itself. The speaker has an output of 1 W only. But according to the manufacturer the output is sufficient enough. It uses a single...
Seiko Watch Corp. will market the world's first wristwatch that uses electronic paper. The company intends to release only 500 units in January worldwide, using the novelty of the product to spark new demand for wristwatches. The new wristwatch is designed like a bracelet, with the thin, bendable e-paper trimmed in stainless steel. A black-and-white pattern of stripes on the watch changes every hour. The watch is 4mm thick, 37mm wide and weighs 134 grams. The e-paper is supplied by...
One of the problems faced with Mafia hit men is how to take care of a new born baby. Now, there's a CD-ROM made just for them! "The Goodfather" is designed to teach mobsters and hit men how to handle "a baby he can't refuse". It's really just a parody, but it does teach valuable lessons for fathers-to-be. It provides hundreds of interactive baby lessons, everything from changing a diaper, to vaccinations, to dogs and babies. There's even a database...
Evergreen Japan today announced the EG-D600 portable DVD player. It has a 7" LCD with a rotary mechanism at the hinge section via which it is possible to rotate it 180 degrees. The 7" wide TFT display has a resolution of 480 x 234 pixels. The screen can be adjusted as per the user convenience for optimum viewing. Other than DVD video discs it supports DVD±R, CD and CDRW. It can play MP3 music and open JPEG files. The 3500...
The Nokia 6282 phone features a 2.2 inch, 320x240 pixel QVGA display, a 1 megapixel camera, FM radio, digital music player with hot-swappable miniSD card support, Bluetooth technology and an eye-catching sliding design. It supports GSM 850 / 1900 / 1800 / UMTS 1900. The runs on Series 40 3rd edition and takes full advantage of the QVGA display by using an 'Active Standby Mode', which allows the idle screen to keep owners informed of calendar and to-do items and...
Nokia today unveiled the 3G-enabled Nokia 6234. Featuring a 2-megapixel camera, a 320 x 240 QVGA color screen, digital music player, stereo speakers and a wide array of features and applications which take advantage of WCDMA mobile broadband services, the Nokia 6234 will be available exclusively for Vodafone customers world-wide. The 6234 is WCDMA 2100 / GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900. In addition to the operator exclusive industrial design, the Nokia 6234 offers an array of Vodafone-specific software features...
