Exhibiting tremendous amount of foresight, the Land Rover LRX concept features seamless integration of iPhone/ iPod connectivity. From the looks of it, there is a space in the center console where an iPhone can be inserted, effectively making it a part of the car's electronics. The clever design places the device at an angle so that the driver or passenger can easily operate the touch-screen interface, allowing hands-free phone calls, plus access to the music library, maps, email, the...

Beijing is set to overtake London as the city with the longest subway system in the world, with China's capital planning to stretch its subway rail to more than 500 kilometers by 2015.Construction on five new subway routes has just begun and is expected to be completed in eight years. The length of Beijing's subway will extend to 560 kilometers with a capacity to carry 9 million passengers daily....

InTempo has come out with a new docking station for the iPod. This time around it is device that features built-in dual band DAB digital and FM radio. For those who don't know DAB is a digital broadcasting spectrum used chiefly in Europe that supposedly offers better audio fidelity and other enhanced features relative to FM. The speakers boast of a 30 watt output, including a 15 watt subwoofer. The 23-key remote control helps you to control all the...

Although Apple still has to announce the specs on the iPhone2, we hope it will include video recording. Till then we will have to follow suit of the capable hackers, who have managed to incorporate five seconds video recording capability to the present version. They also plan to up the current 15fps to 45 fps. Check the video after the jump....

The spy-shot of the new Sony phone christened P5i is doing the rounds. Despite the self-concocted rumors by Sony fans, a few nuggets of info have managed to surface that could be plausible. According to a visitor in the Esato forum who claims to be "beta-tester" of the Sony Ericsson P5i, the P5i is a slider that operates on the Symbian 9.1 system, covered with UIQ 3.2 or even UIQ4. The device should have a 2.8-inch display with VGA...

The Nokia 2600 Classic is a prepaid phone with some really regular features. It features CSTN 65,000 colors display with a resolution of 128 x 160 pixels and a simple VGA camera. The candy-bar has a 32 MB internal memory that is not expandable and can store photos, small videos and music, however Java applications can also be installed and used with the phone. The Nokia 2600 Classic complements the range Nokia recently put to the market with its...

Going by the news dished out by Hilton Locke (belonging to Microsoft's Windows Shell team), we can expect the revamped Windows 7 to feature a multi-touch user interface that will be able to handle more input options than the Apple iPhone. According to him, you will be "blown away" by the new Windows Touch Technology. This revelation confirms Microsoft's growing obsession with touch-screen devices. Their Surface table relies on camera sensors to do the needful....

The SPF-83V from Samsung is a its first photo frame to include the wireless sync feature. It sports an 8" LCD screen and incorporates an 802.11g WiFi connection that will upload photos from the Internet or any site or service with an RSS image feed, like Flickr plus Windows live members with a photo gallery will also be able to upload their picture to it. The feature keeps the frame packed with images regardless of where and when the...

Star Wars addicts like my editor love to read every gripe associated with the movie. Fresh out to whet their unending appetite (for info and games) is the Interactive Star Wars Game. It simply plugs into a TV and mimics your actual actions onscreen, much like a Wiimote. Use it as an interactive lightsaber to duel with the enemies. A spheroidal training "droid" plugs into the TV via an included RCA cable, thus wirelessly detecting every movement of the...

If you can afford an Aston then Bang & Olufsen wouldn’t be a trouble expense for you. Just recently Aston Martin and Bang & Olufsen have announced a new "creative partnership." Although not much is known about their precise plans, but the press release clearly states that designers, engineers and specialists from both companies will be working closely together in the future. Already rendering systems for Audi A4, it has now taken to the uber-classy Aston to show off...

Carrying your luggage in a backpack puts pressure on your shoulders and back. I would give anything for a comforting massage, but heck, who has the time for one? In a stressed out day with deadlines looming overhead and the commute to work killing; a helpful backpack like the Rotoflexion Massaging Backpack can be a savior. With enough space to carry your laptop and some lunch, imagine it giving you a soothing massage and unwinding the knots in your...

Ireland-based Mcor Technologies has developed a 3D printer that prints uses paper. It is actually a 3D printer that uses paper as media. Mcor provides specialized software that renders 3D objects into "slices" suitable for sending to the printer. The software even identifies and models the necessary support structures used temporarily during printing. Standard paper sheets are glued together during the printing process to form the 3D structure, using a "patented selective adhesive system." The printer is 40 times less...

According to the experts doing research for Goldman Sachs, the second-generation iPhone is just about ready and will be coming out with two revisions. Apparently the iPhone2 is currently in the "final design phase," and will "have a similar form factor as the current version although it could have a different look and will probably include 3G capability." Analysts also believe that the next-gen phone will launch sometime during the second half of 2008. They also believe that Apple...

The title would not have been misleading 2 - 3 decades ago a time where 10MB hard drives cost more than a fully loaded Macbook Pro now. At $3398 the hard dive sports a whooping 10MB of storage, 64KB of cache memory and a seek time of 70ms....

We have come across many gadgets in the past that help to keep you awake while you are on the wheel. It's sad but true; many lives are lost due to a fatigued driver. A tired driver not only puts his life in danger but also endangers his co-passengers and pedestrians lives. However the focus has always been on drunk-driving and speeding. Addressing this issue (of sleepy drivers), Mercedes-Benz is working on a warning system that will be able to...