At Ceatec 2007 Japanese mobile juggernaut NTT Docomo unveiled the Wellness Navigator. A prototype mobile phone it does much more than making calls, taking pictures and browsing the Internet the phone measures your body fat, pulse rate and acts as a pedometer during your cardio session. Interestingly the phone also checks for bad breath really useful when you go for a date or after a hard night of partying. The phone is still in development stage and its release...
Wilson Rothman from Gizmodo had a look a multi million dollar penthouse which was loaded to the teeth with gadgets. The apartment has a spectacular view of the big Apple and comes with some serious computing power from Intel. If you have $8.5 million then this is the place to be. (Loads of images after the jump)...
Announcing the LG Voyager (aka VX10000), which is a touchscreen handset that will try its best to outshine the iPhone. Like the iPhone and Prada phone, Voyager too has an interface where the screen features the icons to help make calls, play music and even click (2-megapixel) photos. It even features a QWERTY keyboard that is exposed when you flip the phone. There is a secondary display for email, text messaging, and games. the specs include microSDHC memory card...
There are reasons to rejoice at the Japanese center of Toyota. Their research car just traveled from Osaka to Tokyo covering a distance 350 miles in go, without any re-fueling. The good news is that the car was hydrogen-powered, so no fossil fuel wasted here! The fuel-cell-driven Highlander SUV. The car could actually manage 550 miles on a single tank of hydrogen. Fuel efficiency was increased by a quarter, while the tank's capacity doubled and the power-control system was...
The news doing the rounds is that the BlackBerry 9000 will feature HSDPA 3G, 600MHz processor, RIM is looking at integrating a Backup/Restore function to facilitate transferring the entire backup to an on board memory card and an early 2008 release. As most speculations go, we will have to wait for a bit more to surface before a concrete profile can be etched. Source...
Due to their power saving and low heat generating capabilities, it was evident that multiple core processors would feature in handsets sometime soon. Symbian and ARM partnership have taken on the initiative. They plan to come out with their technologies by 2010. The ARM SMP or symmetric multi-processor is now supported in the Symbian OS. Apparently the first dual core processor to feature in mobile devices will be the ARM Cortex A9 MPCore which was announced just recently....
The Pentax Optio V10 is 8.0 megapixel digicam featuring 3x optical zoom and 3.0" LCD (230,000 pixels) housed in an aluminum alloy shell that is just 19mm thick. Face Detection AF & AE, Digital Shake Reduction and a host of automatic scene modes are featured in the camera. In spite of the large LCD screen the camera boasts of a slim form due to the exclusive slim battery and smaller circuit board. The camera features a 3X optical zoom...
The Pentax Optio A40 is a 3x zoom digicam that features a 1/1.7" sensor for improved low-light abilities. The CCD-shift image stabilization ensures stable pictures and the videos are recorded in DivX format allowing for smaller file sizes. Shutter-priority and manual exposure are there and so are Pentax's traditional automatic modes. Optio A40 is Pentax's first digital camera with 12.0 effective megapixels. In the Digital SR (Shake Reduction) mode, the camera automatically adjusts sensitivity, to as high as the...
Call it the AT&T 8925, the HTC Kaiser, or the HTC TyTN II, but the AT&T Tilt will always be known for it's unique tilt action, hence the name. This Windows Mobile 6 (Professional Edition) smart phone tilts to 40 degrees, offering a comfortable viewing position while using it to type and view the screen. The sliding out QWERTY keyboard features large rectangular buttons that are tactile and well-backlit. The number buttons are also evident, as they're highlighted in...
The Philips SHD9100 wireless headphones were first sighted at the IFA in August. Apparently they are out now for sale in the UK. The headphones feature a 50mm driver that delivers a powerful distortion-free sound across a range of 30 meters. The docking station offers storage and recharging and on a full charge the headphones work for up to six hours. The headphones are comfortable to wear thanks to the lightweight, adjustable headband and breathable fabric ear cushions....
Just came across a unique clock that projects the time on the wall. What's unique is that the projection is of the face of clock, quite like the Grandfather Clocks. It features Roman numerals and projects actual moving hour, minute and second hands right onto your wall. At 10 feet away from the wall, the clock is nearly 3' in diameter and the proportions can be adjusted according to your requirements. Both the brightness and focus are adjustable. The...
Recycling old peripherals is a good idea, especially if you add a dash of creativity to it. The Mac Store in Maryland Heights, Missouri had 20 Macintosh II computers lying around gathering dust. They decided to tinker around and make a (un) comfy couch out of it. The sturdy couch can take your weight because they were originally designed to hold a heavy 20-inch CRT on top. The couch is held together with drywall screws....
I am an avid Wii sports gamer and simply love the tennis, I can completely understand the excitement around the announcement by Prince who manufacture actual tennis rackets. The partnership will spell cash for both the parties and gaming pleasure for us guys. Linda Glassel, Vice President of Marketing and Brand Image at Prince, says the licensed shells are "really a win-win for players and gamers."...
Here is a cool way to watch your movies and listen to music too. The iLuv Portable Video MP3 and DVD Player sports an 8.4" widescreen LCD plus it docks your 30GB, 60GB or 80GB iPod. The iPod nestles into the player and can be viewed from a window. The player even connects to your TV via the S-video....
Whats the best way to divert the focus from the fact that you bought her a ring thats sports teeny weeny rock. Place ring in the Euricase Multimedia Ring Box. The specialty about this ring case is that it include a speaker and LCD screen where you can let her relive all those happy memories in the form of a slide show hence effectively taking her mind off the size of the rock. When she opens the case the...