If recently you had been surfing the net and saw that your favourite car, Porsche was on a Czech site – a new one to be launched and you got all excited and began a massive forward mail, then you may feel sad hearing this. It isn’t true. It was a joke by the American branch of TopGear.com executed by staff intern Matt DuVall, a digital arts student at Savannah College of Art and Design, using Maya, a 3D...

Brilliant idea. Haven’t you noticed how electricity is just wasted at places that aren’t visited often or areas where there is really no need to brighten up? Like for instance, stair cases. They are forever lit and no body ever uses them unless you are running away from some goon you displeased. Croatian designer Zoran Sunjic has deisgned this brilliant LKED lights for stairwells to not only use for infrequent places but also to help guide physically and visually...

BenQ today announced the official launch of their 24” LED widescreen and the world’s first 21.5” LED widescreen, namely the Full HD 1080p V2400 Eco and Full HD 1080p V2200 Eco, respectively. The new BenQ V2400 Eco and V2200 Eco employ the latest in monitor display lighting, namely LED (light-emitting diode) technology. Both BenQ LED models are superbly engineered with zero light leakage, enabling an ultra-high dynamic contrast ratio of 5 million:1 for intense blacks and extreme whites. This...

Communism rules, or so should the slogan be for China even on this day of technology and advancements. In the olden days, it was normal for you to send little notes to your lover and pray it doesn’t reach the wrong hand. We thought things could change with technology and the introduction of mobile phones. But, if you are in China and specifically in the henna province and wrote a naughty or sexy line to a lover, then you...

Thanks to the success of the Cookie series, LG have decided to give back something to its Korean fans. They have come up with two new exciting colors for the series: Titan Gray and Black Gold. Both look absolutely bold and unisexual and can possibly get the Cookie a new audience altogether. It will come with a 3 inch WQVGA touch screen with Widget UI, a 3MP camera, Bluetooth, FM radio and a media player. Also, LG has dropped...

A loud ‘phew’ resounds from the company of those self-adoring folks who surround me at the site of a digital camera that keeps your narcissism in mind. The Samsung ST550 and ST500 will have a 1.5 inch display screen in the front that helps users click their own snaps as well as display exposure information. Otherwise, both the cameras have 12 megapixel sensors and 3.5 inch display screens on them. Say “Cheese!”...

We finally get some confirmation on the exact specs and details of the first HD Zune from Microsoft. Armed with its OLED touch screen, the Zune HD will be available in two versions, 16GB and 32 GB. It will have a generous 3.3 inch display screen that will pump out resolutions of up to 480x272 pixels at an aspect ration of 16:9. For more visual ecstasy it will be blessed with a NVIDIA Tegra chipset if you select the...

This is the Wilcraft amphibious mobile ice-fishing cabin. Instead of driving through seriously dangerous landscapes to go ice-fishing, if you opt to buy this 500 pound carrier, you can have fun fishing and maybe start a business with it because apparently you can carry up to 600 pounds of fish on this. Its top speed is 20mph and was invented by Tom Roering. The best thing about this vehicle is that if you are on thin ice and suddenly...

An Australian website called ‘hellofromearth.net’ that promises users to get short messages to outer space. They allow up to 160 characters per message. These messages will be rallied to a planet outside our solar system called Gliese 581d. Well, I wouldn’t waste my time sending a message that takes 20 years to be sent. Says the project spokesperson, Wilson da Silva, "It's like a 'message in a bottle' cast out into the stars. What's interesting is not just whether...

Keeping in mind all the worst possible problems faced by cyclists, Chris Boardman, 40, has designed a bicycle that can prevail. It is armed with inflatable tires that can keep punctures at bay. So that takes care of punctures – a cyclists’ primary nemesis. But there’s also the problem of theft that haunts them. So to ensure that their bicycles remain safe Boardman has incorporated a cool fingerprint technology to make sure that it’s only the owner who uses...

My dream car is always and will remain the BMW. I don’t know why but I just love the car. The first time I saw the BMW X6, I was even more in love with that machine. Of course I know there are better cars out there but BMW is something different. And now even better is the new 2010 BMW X6 which is an ActiveHybrid. The X6 is a gas-electric, will be dubbed as the most powerful hybrid...

When you own a phone that weighs just 84 grams then you’re surely a sucker for compact gizmos. Get a hold of this one if you qualify for this category. Sony Ericsson’s Jalou is aimed at those who want everything within the grasp of their palms, literally. Within a 3 x 45 x 18.2 mm body, the Jalou encloses a 3.2 MP camera with 3.2x digital zoom, FM, Bluetooth 2.0, Internet, a-GPS (only in US) and a media player...

In the near future this will be an excellent aid to teach students across schools and colleges and also in many other institutions. The Plus Wireless Interactive Board comes with Bluetooth connectivity with your computer or you laptop. The teacher can use the white board using an electronic pen where whatever is done is mirrored on the computer’s display so that the students get a better idea of where the latest mathematical formula went to. There are magnets on...

Logitech has come up with a pair of iPod speaker docks and a wireless desktop set. The speakers that can be recharged can deliver up to 20 hours of listening time while the portable speaker weighs only less than a pound for easily portability. The S315i, the one that can be recharged, will cost your $129 can provide you with a full day’s worth of music on a single charge. You can also charge the iPod when you are...

LED's are the future of lighting and Philips shows us how the future will be with 'dynamic lighting'. The latest lighting solution from Philips follows the dynamism of natural lighting as the lights follow the rhythm of daylight adjusting to the user's preference, mood or needs. Workplaces can be simulated as the entire look of the room can be changed instantly by changing the lighting. It will also allow on the amount of artificial light to be mixed with...