A company that is versed in downloadable GPS driving apps for smartphones is showing off a turn-by-turn solution running on the iPhone at this week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The application produced by Sygic may face Apple's resistance when it is submitted shortly to App Store. The app gives directions with voice prompts, points of interest, support for multiple countries and locally stored maps. Last July, the iPhone maker seeded a beta version of iPhone Software 2.1 with...
Honeywell, better known for top-secret government contracts, will be soon selling its mammoth 82-inch 1080p LCD in the US this year. It is licensing its All-American name to the Taiwan-based Soyo who will be producing the TV set weighing 300 pounds. The TV has 120Hz motion-blur reduction, 3HDMI inputs and a stated dynamic contrast ratio of 120,000:1. It has very long model number - MT-HWGWT8218AM. Price and availability are yet to be announced....
It may have been the need of the day for many gamers who were fed up with the joystick or the buttons on slot machines from yesteryears. The game pad from NES may have caused many kids to forget to bath, eat or sleep for that matter, as they broke record after record playing their games. Now a soap maker has decided to design its new line of bubble makers in the shape of a gamepad. It looks pretty...
Mayor Gavin Newsom and electric vehicle charging station developer, Coulomb Technologies, unveiled three electric vehicle charging stations in the city of San Francisco. These include charging points for City CarShare and Zipcar plug-in hybrid vehicles. Coulomb's score in San Francisco comes on the heels of its installation of three electric vehicle stations in San Jose, Calif., last month. The three electric vehicle chargers in San Francisco will be used for a two-year demo; the startup's business model is based...
What do you do when your brand keeps loosing its value as the consumer base gears down its rate of conspicuous consumption? You bring back the brand with a preachier humanitarian message engraved on previously consumed products and add a gadget for a great sale too. That's what the popular fashion brand Calvin Klein seems to have done. The company has started a "we are one" slogan campaign. Through which it is offering CK One & CK Be bottles...
These days if you do find yourself looking in the mirror too often, it's either to head out for a job interview or just to stare at yourself looking more miserable than your bank balance. That's where this new glow in the dark eco-friendly ELI (Eco Light Inside) mirror could help. The photo luminescent material creates a glowing effect similar to the glow in the dark stickers we all played around with as kids. If you feel low maybe...
Nintendo has been selling DSi in Japan since last November. The DSi is a small step up from the current Nintendo DS Lite, with a slimmer body, addition of two cameras, SD Slot and a larger 3.25-inch screen. Nintendo is also planning to roll out DSi Shop, a commerce system that allows gamers to buy and download games or demos using DSi points. Nintendo DSi is slated for US launch on April 5th and will be available at a...
Pantech Matrix PRO Dual Slider, the successor to the Matrix, will be launched soon by AT&T. The phone slides in two ways, one for the QWERTY keyboard and the other for the number keys. The phone also features a 2.4-inch QVGA LCD Display, a 2 MP camera, has built-in GPS with AT&T navigator and a Bluetooth 2.0....
The economy may be falling faster than any new government in Washington or otherwise can comprehend, leave aside overcoming it. A new president may be bringing in a few more billions into the treasure chests of the rich, all in the name of benefiting Joe the plumber. Keeping all this economic havoc aside there are a few companies who think that there still are a few who don't mind splurging on a new gold and diamond encrusted Vertu phone....
Notebook Italia is saying that the Canova Dual Screen Laptop is coming soon. Estari, an American company that supposedly also created the $4000 dual screen laptop, is reportedly producing the new model, which is conceptualized by V12 design. The base screen replaces the keyboard and a hinge allows the second screen to swivel freely, which makes it pretty cool but yield few other practical applications beyond the traditional clamshell design....
Panasonic displayed at ISE 2009 in Amsterdam, its 103-inch plasma multitouch air hockey table. It is made possible by Panasonic's plasma and a U-Touch overlay from uicentric. A startup arcade would definitely need this as a centre of action. I really envy those who were able to grab a game on this beauty!...
The SentrySafe is not only practical for storing those important paper files and jewelry, it can also be used to store data that you would want to keep away from thieves and damage from fire or floods. There is also an USB slot which makes it possible to access files within the safe, without actually having to get into it. As long as your data is password protected, no one else would be able to get to it. You...
The Duck Hunter is a combination of a battery-powered flapping bird plus an infrared light gun. A sensor on the bird registers the hit from the gun – on the first and second hits causing the flapping to pause just a little and on the third shot dropping completely out of the air. The first version is going to be out within the next month or two which will include a gun and one or two birds. Another model...
If you have $50,000 to spare, then you could be the proud owner of the limited edition of Platronics Bluetooth headset encrusted with gold and diamonds. The company has also made an one off version of its Discovery 925 with the hope of auctioning it off for the Elle Charity. This is perfect for those who would want to show off that they are not affected by the current recession. For those who don't have the budget, the company...
Want to ease up the chore of getting your friends drunk? Use the alcohol shot gun which is light on design but heavy on shooting alcohol into the mouths of your friends or yourself. It looks like a great gun to re-enact those favorite movies while you soak others with alcohol. It does not look threatening and it does not resemble any cookie press guns. The gun holds one ounce of booze, so you will have to reload a...
