Last week Sony teamed up with Stanford University and formed a project called Folding@Home, by means of which the console would be use with a supercomputing network researching causes of cancer, Alzheimer's and other incurable diseases. In a similar move, we have the Xbox 360 smiling compassionately at Rosetta@Home, another distributed protein-folding program. Rosetta@Home had received $10 million from the Gates Foundation of HIV research sometime last year. It is common knowledge that any distributed folding program would be...

2008 Mercedes-Benz CL65 AMG is an ideal combination of luxury, style and performance. This version is an absolute top-of-the-line model. Scheduled to be displayed at the 2007 New York Show, this latest CL65 AMG’s debut coincides with AMG's 40th anniversary. It integrates the powerful AMG 6.0-liter V12 biturbo engine that can push the coupe to great achievement. No more than forty CL65 "40th Anniversary" cars will be built, and each one will be completed in liquid-metallic-looking Alubeam paint, which...

I did not know Canon was into the network camera business as well. The company has unveiled the VB-300 PTZ network camera at the International Security Convention in Las Vegas. The camera has a 70 degree horizontal angle, 2.4X optical zoom and a super sensitive CCD which delivers high performance even under low lighting conditions. The ‘VB-300’ offers over 360 degrees of viewing coverage. It connects and is powered via Ethernet and does not require a seperate power source....

LG has launched a new 18X External DVD Writer with Light Scribe- LG GSA-E40L in Europe market. The new LG GSA-E40N USB 2.0 drive external Super-multi DVD burner supports 18x writing on DVD±R media, 10x on DVD±R DL and 12x on DVD-RAM. CD-Rs can be burned at 48x maximum, while the recording speed for CD-RW is 32x. The drive features a durable case allowing both horizontal and vertical placements. Its weight is 1,5kg and it is compatible with Windows...

Robot lovers in Tokyo were in for a treat as the 2007 Underwater robot convention took off at the Tatsumi International an Olympic sized swimming pool. Around 80 robots were showcased, below is a list of the 5 coolest robots. No 5 - Robotic Submarine Modelled to the last detail this little baby has everything except torpedoes. From the remote control you can fill / empty the ballast tanks to make the sub dive or surface, control the speed...

As delicious as these pillows may look one has to wonder if they serve any practical purposes at all? Say if I get one of theses dazzling pillows will they withstand the pressures of my pet pooch trying to decipher the lights and glow display? Or will it still work when my son takes a nap on them and drools all over it? Don't give me that eeww! look cause we all drool a bit when we sleep. Anyways my...

The pricing details and release dates for the Panasonic 1080p plasma HDTV lineup have been announced. The 2007 models will include the 50- and 58-inch plasmas. Sizing up the current PZ700U line is the PZ750U series, which adds a new "Studio Reference Mode" (to provide consumers with the exact same color reproduction used on reference monitors in film editing studios), a pro setting mode (to even further calibrate the set), 3 HDMI jacks, and a 'special' black chrome look....

Belkin has come out with three new desk hubs that slip into the eyelet holes that are on most desks. Two USB hubs and one iPod Dock complete the range. The four port one called the Front-Access In-Desk USB Hub is a three-inch diameter USB 2.0 hub and comes with a power adapter. It has an angular design to make the ports easier to reach. The next one is called the In-Desk USB Hub, which also incorporates the three-inch...

Sony Ericsson has pioneered the making of a car Bluetooth Speakerphone that’s pretty compact and slightly uncomforting for the fat-fingered. It comes with 24 hours of talk time durability and 300 hours standby. However, there isn’t any USB charging facility available with this one. it surely isn’t the sexiest piece of technology for one to pick up in spite of its rather not-so-illustrious features. Just that it fits into your car pretty well without messing up the décor (like...

The LG MSB-100 is a cool Bluetooth speaker that can keep you entertained a good deal for quite some time, or at least till something better pops out in the market. This gizmo looks pretty cool with its black finish and speakers that are highlighted in white. At some point of time they do look like two staring owl eyes more than anything else. Cool! The speaker also serves as a speakerphone at conferences. This bears witness to its amazing...

As Sony cook up more and more gizmos to keep up to the demands of the helpless have-nots all around this tech centered world, we have masterpieces like the Sony GIGA JUKE. Let’s focus on the NAS-50HDE bookshelf system first. This one comes with an 80GB drive to store files from your computer, ripped from CDs, or recorded from radio and analog sources. CDs can be ripped at an amazing 16x speed and you can even tag your tracks...

The Nokia 5070 is a very youth friendly phone. As we know most of the youngsters these days are more into texting and sending images via the phone. The 5070 has strong messaging, leisure and personalization features. With just a few keystrokes, friends' contact information can be accessed and messages quickly composed and delivered. Sending voice messages in a jiffy via Nokia Xpress Audio Messaging is one of the most attractive features of this phone. The built-in camera captures...

The Nokia 5700 XpressMusic is an accessible 3G smartphone highlighted by a dedicated audio chip for enhanced music performance. It features an iconic twist design that easily switches between four modes at the flick of the wrist - music player, 2 Megapixel camera, video call and smartphone. With the optional 2GB MicroSD card you will be able to store up to 1500 tracks that can be enjoyed using Bluetooth stereo headphones or 3.5mm plug-equipped headphones and the included headset...

The ‘Most Expensive’ and the ‘Blinged stuff’ never fail to make it to the Luxurylaunches. How can we miss the most luxurious happenings around the world? As the Jewel Royale Chess Set carries the honor of the ‘Most expensive chess set’, I am so much in awe of this ornamented game that I just cannot make any move. For the gadgets section we have the Million Dollar Notebook by Luvaglio from London. And if you are interested in some...

JVC Japan has announced the XA-AW33 a waterproof MP3 player. This cone shaped DAP floats around in the tub playing your favourite tunes so you can relax after a hard day's work. It incorporates a flat speaker made using NXT technology which is pretty cool as the speaker vibrates along with the music thus producing ripples in the water in conjuction with a blue LED which sync with the music to deliver a soothing effect. Coming to the technical...