Land Rover is releasing its limited edition luxury vehicles. Called the Fire & Ice, the limited edition Defenders models are supposed to be a new definition in luxury. The interiors are wrapped in leather and Alcantara suede and the seats have been replaced by Recaro buckets. There is also a glass sunroof, alloy wheels, body-colored headlamp housings amongst much more. The Fire edition comes with a nutty Vesuvius orange paint job and the Ice edition comes in Alaska white...
We have all gone back to the good old days of the analog revolution at some point in time or the other. In fact, I’m planning to replace the digital speedometer on my bike back to analog. There’s nothing like the thrill that builds with a hand rising above limits. The same can be said about the Samsung WB1000 which has analog indicators for battery and memory. This 12.2 megapixel shooter sports a three inch AMOLED display screen that...
The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 has just been exposed a wee bit more, thanks to some eager pair of eyes that clicked these beautiful images of the phone. Though the keys are made to resemble those of a multimedia keyboard, they somehow don’t look sleek or cool, though I cannot deny that they have a share of elegance on their end of the beauty scale. Besides that, it’s got an awesome 8 megapixel camera, aGPS, ARM 1136 EJS processor,...
It’s simple to brag about things that you don’t have of your own, on a temporary basis. Just rent out a Limo or an expensive sports bike for a day and have all the women drooling for you. Now here’s another simple hiring trick that can get everyone to believe that you are cooler than one could imagine. This time, it’s not a car, but a friend. Weddings, especially, are a place where you can really get in touch...
Keeping in mind that the boon of the social networking sector has spread to more than just friendship-hungry teens, we have Friendlee. This mobile phone application promises to connect you in a better way with your friends with location updates in a style that Google Latitude does. It will also constantly notify you on the status updates of your friends. Besides this, you can also control your visibility and permissions that you dish out to others about your personal...
E-LEAD has unveiled a new product which they have named as the Bluetooth Lazy Pad. I am still figuring out what is the purpose of lazy in the name. But yeah it is a two in one; a keyboard and mouse combination in one device. The Lazy Pad allows you to connect to your laptop by means of Bluetooth and for those who don’t have one; there is a USB port for connection as well. It comes with a...
Duke University engineering students have come up with a cell phone application that can enable users to remember things just by writing short notes in the air with their handsets, which will be automatically sent to their e-mail address. The researchers say their PhonePoint Pen application uses the built-in accelerometers in cell phones to recognize human writing. Accelerometers are the devices in phones that not only keep track of the phone's movements, but make it possible for the display screens...
Alzheimer patients are like small children in the house. It is very difficult to keep a track of them. They tend to live in their own world and can wander off if you don’t keep a track of them. Aetrex Worldwide and GTS Corp have now teamed up to put GPS transmitters inside shoes. It is a very brilliant and simple solution. These devices are accurate within 30 feet and safety zones can be kept. So as soon as...
Finally Electronic Arts has confirmed that Battlefield 3 is in development after all these years of rumors and speculations. It was not an official launch confirmation but it was during a meeting with the investors. It was also revealed that game would not be available in this financial year but there could be an early release date in summer 2010. Battlefield 2 was released in summer 2005. [DigitalBattle]...
Welcome to the world of HD. This is really an amazing ultra-high definition, and I mean ultra, military F-16 simulation running on 120 Intel Duo Core PCs with graphic cards costing $400. These cards are in a special casing. L-3 Link claims this simulator gives you 20-40 visual acuity; in short it is so real that you will be fooling your eye. 20-20 is the perfect visual acuity which however is not possible with the current projection technology....
The Nintendo DS Classroom will be featuring around 60 applications which will cover kanji, math, civics, physics and history. These will be available to students in junior high and high school in 2010. The uses of these are that the students will be able to do their homework, take tests, and if you are in doubt, get real-time feedback from the teachers. The system will be shown off in Osaka at the New Education Expo 2009 this month. Well...
Microsoft, the biggest software company in the world has recently announced that they are getting ready for launching a free anti-virus for the personal computers. This is going to be a bad news for companies like Symantec and McAfee. They are already testing an early version of the product and soon a trial version is expected to be available. Well we are already seeing changes in the share market with shares falling for Symantec and McAfee by 0.5% and...
Thrustmaster known to be an innovative PC and console accessory brand from Guillemont Corporation has launched the Tennis Duo Pack NW for Nintendo Wii. It is a must have accessory for the release of the two highly anticipated Nintendo Wii titles and the Wii MotionPlus device. The two tennis racquets feature string and grip positioning with a compact design and realistic measurements....
The colorblock note is just a notebook and it does not spin and make you crazy by trying to solve the color combination. It is very useful as a notebook for taking all that important notes. You can also keep it at your office and do a fun IQ test to see if anyone is actually picking up the note and spinning it....
