Very few companies take a green initiative while producing new products that help the environment. Fujitsu Siemens has developed a new monitor that claims to use zero power in standby mode. This money-saving monitor miracle is made possible thanks to a built-in switch that shuts down the monitor completely when a signal from the computer is absent—and then abruptly brings it back to life when the signal reappears. This sort of technology will prove especially useful for businesses, which...
It is a BlackBerry clamshell — a flip phone and codenamed the Kickstart! This is not fake, this isn't a hoax. We have known RIM is planning to launch a flip phone within the year, and we now have the pictures to prove it! As you can see, it uses a SureType keyboard, has an external LCD, and a decent looking internal LCD. It also uses the TrackBall for navigation and does have a camera....
The Samsung U940 now renamed as the "Glyde," has finally landed on Verizon's doorstep with an expected release date in May. The phone makes it to Samsung's top of the line by including the following features . A 2-megapixel camera . HSDPA of 7.6Mbps . A "drag and drop" touch interface on a 2.8 inch color display . VibeTonz technology . A full QWERTY keyboard....
LG has introduced a new line of TVs called the Scarlet. The LCD HD TVs, which range from 32 to 52 inches, have a 50,000:1 contrast ratio, super-fast response time of 4 milliseconds, HDMI 1.3, and 1080p resolution—apart from the smallest model. Frankly I don't see the scarlet letter anywhere on its body, try to find something for yourself to relate to. See what it looks like below....
Hewlett Packard scientists have come up with a new type of memory that allows data to be stored in circuitry even after the power is switched off. The technology called memristor is being hailed as a huge breakthrough. If all of the bugs can be worked out, the technology has massive potential. It could include benefits like computers that power up instantly, cell phones that go much longer without a charge and data loss in the case of power...
What's exciting is that people are building new social systems, new systems of review, new systems of governance hope is that those will produce... new ways of working together effectively and fairly which we can use globally to manage ourselves as a planet. The comments came on the anniversary of the announcement by CERN on April 30, 1993 that, the World Wide Web could be used by everyone, after Berners-Lee and a colleague persuaded their bosses to provide the program...
Trust is a very fluid concept when it comes to you giving away your house keys. When you need to give your key to a housekeeper, babysitter, or dog watcher while your away, and are uncertain if that person is going out and making a copy of the key, to plot a heist before your return. The ViprLock ensures that something like that could never happen, with its easy key lock changing....
The OQO e2 is marketed as a fully featured pocket-sized PC. Featuring a five-inch WVGA LCD sliding screen, the device is powered by a 1.6GHz VIA C7M ULV processor and 1GB of DDR2 SDRAM running at 533MHz. There's also full support for 3G HDSPA, 802.11a/b/g wireless and Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity. Available with a 60, 80 or 120GB HDD, or with a 32GB SSD, the OQO e2 is supplied with Windows Vista as standard. All this and yet it measures...
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich celebrated its 150th anniversary in a grand way by unveiling the NOVA, a 3D LED display. It is the world's largest 3D display measuring 5 by 5 by 1 metes and weighing in at 3.3 tons. It is built with 25000 lightballs, each containing 12 LED’s. It can display 16 million colors and 25 images per second. So if you happen to go to Zurich, make sure you go and check...
For all those not into Web development CSS according to Wikipedia is Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a stylesheet language used to describe the presentation of a document written in a markup language. CSS is used to help readers of web pages to define colors, fonts, layout, and other aspects of document presentation. In short the Homer Simpson you see above is not drawn but scripted with positioning and color schemes to the last pixel. Using that Roman Cortes...
The new G 2002 La Perla is not only the quietest dishwasher ever but also represents a giant leap forward in dishwashing innovation. These dishwashers also speed up wash programs by 10-15%, thanks to Turbo feature. Sensor Dry, the most advanced drying system on the market, analyzes room temperature to calculate the optimal water heat, rinse aid distribution and drying time, and saving energy. The Drying Plus feature of this quietest dishwasher automatically opens the door to aid in...
A Private Zeppelin is built such that only one person can ride it. From the video it looks very interesting. Who would not want to cruise at 20 mph 10 feet above the water. Unfortunately we have no information about the Private Zeppelin in case you have any please let us know. (One more video after the jump)...
If you’re all into spoiling your bratty pet more than you already do, Korean-based Autoelex might have just the thing for you. Their Luxury Pet House is actually the latest advance in pet spoiling—perfect. So, if you have a lot of money to blow on a beloved beastie and don't mind encasing it in something that looks really ugly, this is just your thing! This over-the-top Luxury Pet House offers PC-managed controls, temperature and humidity limits, infrared radiation and...
Known for their unique style, Alienware has raised some eyebrows with this cool gaming notebook that is powered by NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX SLI graphic cards and a Core 2 Extreme processor. It has a 17 inch screen and supports resolutions of up to 1920 x 1200 pixels. The styling is sleek and pretty bold. The underlying blue ambience that engulfs the keys gives you a typical Alienware experience. It provides you with an option to add 2 hard...
You the type who likes throwing your alarm clock every time it rings in the just so it can shut off? Then you probably are the rich types as well considering the number of alarm clocks you must have smashed as a result of the throwing! Anyhow, here is a alarm clock that requires you to throw it to make it stop ringing! Presenting the Throw Alarm Clock - a special type of alarm clock which actually requires you...
