Nothing is more invisible on a busy street than a homeless or a beggar. The German magazine Fiftyfifty decided to make a homeless invisible using a video camera and projecting the street image on to the homeless. The result - unprecedented attention from the media and general public. [Urlesque]...

After several online leaks, the Sony Ericsson T707 is finally out and is packed with light effects and gesture controls. The phone lights up when you receive a call and you can personalize the light settings to each of your friends, so you always know whose calling. The T707 features a 2.2-inch, 262k color TFT (240x320 pixels) scratch-resistant display, 3.2 megapixel camera with 3.2x digital zoom, geo tagging, video recording and video light, media player with MP3/AAc support, stereo...

The next time you want to have a nerd party or even a bizarre company function, these robots from Atlas Robots could be the perfect hosts to your guests. The bots can be programmed to quote out company slogans or just other terms if desired. There are humans who control them just incase you feel inundated by their presence. Via [Robotsnob]...

Dell is all set to launch three new T-series workstations, including T3500, T5500, and T7500, all powered by Intel’s Nehalem Xeon processor. The Precision T3500 supports up to 24GB RAM, the T5500 supports even more at up to 72GB. The latter has dual CPU sockers for Xeon. The T7500 features dual native Gen 2 PCIe graphics card slots with NVIDIA SLI support, with RAM that can get up to 192GB. The T7500 has dual native Gen 2 PCIe graphics...

Mercedes has now developed a new navigation system for their Atego, Axor and Actros model series commercial vehicles. The new system includes maps of 26 European countries, with a total of 15 European languages available for the voice instructions. The new system is different from conventional GPS navigation systems because it includes information such as, weight restrictions, limited height and width clearances, etc. with such detailed guidance a trucker will be able to choose the best route, taking into...

If you feel that your pair of headphones don’t give you the required eye balls as you walk by fellow passengers. Perhaps its time you do something like these insanely creative designers went berserk designing these headphones. Nokia had organized a design competition to encourage designers to create designs as a tribute to their favorite music. The angel headphones is for the “I believe I can fly” by R Kelly and the horrendous graveyard headphones are to remind you...

Toyota seems to have taken its green act pretty seriously; it has now announced the newest version of their Prius hybrid vehicle, due out in Japan in May, which will be equipped with solar panels. The panels, supplied by Kyocera Corp, would be able to power part of the air-conditioning on high-end versions of the gasoline-electric Prius; these will eventually end up saving 10% on fuel....

Motion-controlled gaming peripherals specialists Performance Design Products have unveiled two new controllers at GDC – a Wii Remote style stick for the Xbox 360 and a bizarre-looking chunky pen-style controller for the Nintendo DS. Gametrak Freedom connects to your Xbox 360 via a base unit hooked into the USB input port and is described as a proprietary and patent-pending ultrasonic 3D motion sensing technology that delivers performance, increased control and flexibility. TechRadar should be getting hands on with the...

Verizon’s original Alias U740 dual-hinge phone was not a big hit but it was a clever idea and attempts to provide the best of both a QWERTY keypad and a standard clamshell number pad in a single device. But it sounds like Alias 2 has been improving on that concept by using dynamically –changing button labels to hammer home the mode switches. It’s still not clear what tech is being used to switch layouts. Rumors are that it is...

A new company called Zeebo joining hands with Qualcomm, has designed a game console for emerging markets. Featuring 3G wireless game delivery, the Zeebo will launch in Brazil next month, where it will ship. The device is billed as a "fourth video game console" that will target middle-class buyers in emerging markets. The Zeebo system will come pre-loaded with four games, with the ability to download a fifth title for free. The Zeebo uses no discs or other fixed...

Toshiba tested an interactive digital billboard in Tokyo using sign technology that uses real-time data over the internet. This was done to promote their various laptops. YouTube users and passer-by with mobile phones were able to play video games against each other. It was like taking a short break from the rigors of daily life. The games were played on a digital billboard above the entrance to the Yodobashi Camera superstore in Akihabara. The games are basically mini-games and...

This USB memory drive is handcrafted 2GB made with vintage clock and watch gearing detail. The jump drive has been carefully wrapped in copper and added to it was a stack of brass gears with wonderful detail. As an added accent, it has been encased a few gears with a clear casing at the end of the flash drive. Source: [Etsy]...

Third parties have sold attachable handles for Apple laptops for some time. Now Apple may be preparing to get in the game itself with future laptops. An Apple patent (number 7508662) for a handle arrangement with integrated heat pipe has appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office. The inventor is Ray Chang. One reason for this challenge is that high powered portable devices can generate significant amounts of waste heat energy over a relatively compact area. As such,...

This new HP Pavilion desktop is clearly geared toward consumers and PC enthusiasts; it does show that the Intel Core i7 is likely to make it into more mainstream desktops and notebooks within a short amount of time. It uses the Intel Core i7-940 processor, running at 2.93GHz. This is one of three Core i7 chips Intel introduced in November. The HP Pavilion Elite m960 offers newer DDR3 (double data rate 3) memory, and HP is offering between 3GB...

The new headphones, Onkyo MHP-UW2 for iPod are Bluetooth enabled and provides high quality sound. It is designed with a frequency response of 50 Hz – 20 kHz making you feel you are in a recording studio. The Bluetooth Headphones are encased in a sleek metallic shell and they come with padded ear-pads and batteries that will last 8 hours, which is enough for a long day in office or for an intercontinental flight. It costs around $270. Source:...