We have all heard of old ships being turned into five star hotels once their usefulness as a ship expires, now get ready to see something even more bizarre. A Jumbo jet being turned into a hotel, this former Pan Am jumbo jet is no longer taking passengers to the skies, but will soon be accommodating them on the ground. Left inactive at Arlanda, Stockholm's main airport, after its last owner went bankrupt, the plane was rescued by a...
At first glance this watch may appear to be just another shockproof sporty watch, however this watch does not just tell you the time, but even takes your calls.The Phenom Watch Phone is an electronic device that straps around your wrist like a watch, but which contains a telephone, a touch screen, an MP3 and MP4, a digital and video camera, built in Bluetooth, an alarm, group messaging, and even games. Phenom Communications plans to introduce between 10 to...
Now sharing those cute videos streaming online won’t be limited to awkward angles of a laptop. They can easily be shared with the entire family, the VuNow Pod is a palm sized set top box that is the first solution that allows consumers to watch content from the web directly on their television, without having to connect a computer. It lets users experience the enjoyment of watching and sharing the latest videos on the big screen TV....
The iPod touch will see a new larger screen in its next version upgrade if these new rumors are to be believed. The new iPod will feature a seven to nine inch touch screen and will obviously do all that the current iPod touch can do. As for the new sizes, it definitely is intended for book lovers or true movie enthusiasts. Apple has been experimenting internally with large form tablet devices for years, one source says, but there...
The next time you notice that your S60-running Nokia phone isn’t receiving SMS or MMS for a complete day beware, your phone could be infected with a unique bug aptly named the ‘curse of silence’ It’s designed to infect the S60 series of Nokia phones. The bug hijacks the phone through a tweaked SMS to any S60-running Nokia phone. After which the phone slips into a sms baring mode, it simply rejects all sms or MMS coming its way....
Debuting at the CES 2009, iLuv's iHD171 boasts of HD Radio, iPhone 3G dock, iTunes Tagging, Dual Alarms and TV Connection capabilities. That's quite a lot to be put in a nutshell! The system is compatible with iPhone 3G and 2G. It features Time Sync function that automatically updates the clock to match the time on your iPhone or iPod. Offering one touch iTunes tagging, it tags music from HD Radio and saves the song info on your iPhone...
I'm sure most gamers would like to round up this year by digging into this awesome looking Super Mario Galaxy Cake. Made from edible and non-edible parts, make sure you feed the right parts to the partying folks! Sixty percent of this cake can be consumed and this includes 7 batches of Rice Krispies and 7 cakes. The stuff you should stay away from includes include moving and spinning parts and a lot of other Mario details. The round...
A stitch in time saves nine, but if you have the Brother's Quattro 6000D Sewing Machine to help you mend clothes (or make new ones for that matter), nine is better than one. Adding high tech gadgetry to this humble machine, the Quattro 6000D boasts of 4.5 x 7-inch Sharp HD LCD display and includes awesome lighting. It also includes InnovEye and Up-Close Viewer technology, which places a camera right next to the needle giving the user an upclose...
A step up from the S101, the Asus S121 Netbook makes its mark with a bigger screen at 12.1" and a full sized keyboard. On board you can expect a 1GB RAM, Atom CPU, 0.3-megapixel webcam, WiFi-N, and hybrid storage with SSD+HDD. A 4in1 Flash reader with Windows XP Home or Linux is also expected. More info when it spills out....
For the ardent Apple fan nothing else need to be said once the LEDS on this T-Shirt light up to the groove of your music player. This sound activated equalizer T-Shirt has an electro-luminescent EQ meter emblazoned across the front that reacts to music and "pump" in time with whatever you are listening to. Just like an all-singing all-dancing car stereo. Made from 100% cotton, this high tech T, features a fully functional EL (electro-luminescent) panel, powered by a...
Consumers are being scammed when it comes to cell phone text messaging rates, cell phone carries incur virtually no costs when customers send text messages, yet text-messaging rates have doubled over the past several years. The reason carriers are able to get away with charging higher-than-necessary prices for their SMS text message service is that most people are unaware of what it actually costs to send a text message. Coupled with wireless operators' practice of hiding their text message...
OpenMoko is set to announce the worldwide launch and pricing on the second ever Android-powered handset. These pictures are of Neo FreeRunner device running Android Platform. A little fuzzy, but it's very likely that Neo FreeRunner will be the second Android Phone! The phone features a 2.8-inch VGA touchscreen display, 400MHz Samsung 2442 processor, GSM, and GPRS connectivity as before, plus the usual built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and AGPS, among other standard fare. On the memory front, it supports both...
Piddle into the Intelligence Toilet II and get to know a whole range analysis for basal body temperature and hormone balance etc. It may sound funny at the moment but this kind of a pot could benefit women with its diagnosis. Urine sugar analysis, blood pressure check, BMI and body weight measurement that was there in the previous version continue on, along with the new add-ons. The hormone balance info helps women keep a track of their periods and...
The Pantech IM-S400L Sky Oz is currently meant for the Korean market only. The piece is a CDMA phone that uses a mechanism known as the Glide Sensor. This sensor turns the phone's keypad into that of a notebook touchpad, making browsing the web a dream. It also includes a 2.6" LCD display, Digital DMB TV tuner, Subway map and Electronic dictionary. Till more specs on the phone spill out I guess we have to make do with this...
The war between the three major consoles continues on the ecological front now. So far this year, Wii is winning the sales war, followed by XBOX 360, with PS3 trailing not far behind. Now it seems the Wii is winning in another front too. If one was to look at power consumption levels of each console, it's easy to see that these consoles are power-hogs. According to a study done by the Natural Resources Defense council and Ecos consulting...