Ericsson has made it all so simple to own a PC and not have a bloody table required to house it. The portable computer, called Spider PC, is still a concept. It uses a pico-projected screen and a laser projected keyboard. Some interesting features like wireless broadband connectivity and a battery powered setup. It not only saves energy and resources, but also does well to bring out the best in the world of lasers....

Nokia have rolled out something quite different from their usual offerings. The Storyplay e-reader for kids gives a new take on storytelling and reading of books. It will feature Elmo from Sesame Street on a removable paper book that’s attached with magnets. At the head of the reader, there will be two screens. One will display Elmo and his antics continually while the second screen will display a live video screen (of God knows what)....

We had featured something by JR East some time back that promised that there would be a clean, resourceful source of energy in the future that would be pumped up by nothing more than steps taken by people. Another research done by one Lawrence Kemball-Cook from Pavegen Systems has yielded in a more practical, realistic approach. Instead of placing the energy producing material at a railway station, he has placed them on a pavement. Every step taken on this...

There has been a fair amount of anticipation to match a new offering of the lights of Samsung. With just a 10:1 contrast ratio being mastered, the 10 inch offering from the company has a long way to go. However, Samsung are in no hurry to unleash this one on hungry yes of fans who totally dig it. However, their delay could well make their e-paper the ‘second’ one around. The reason – PVI are planning their move a bit...

The brunt borne by driving assistants is often the more notorious snarls and ‘shut ups!’ that are hurled at them as they try to bring some conversation into life. Why, even driving long distances can make a driver (who has both hands full), want to converse. Imagine the plight of the poor assistant. Thanks to the AIDA (Affective Intelligent Driving Assistant) robot, drivers can now replace their ‘only human’ assistants with something more obedient and metallic. According to the...

Focusing on the road and the road alone isn’t impossible but hey, there’s always something or the other coming up when you’re on the road that demands your attention. The horror in this is that not safe to do so, especially with so many old women and kids straying down the road, all ready to sacrifice themselves to the warm confines of your cars grille. This cool Running tissue box manages to come over to your rescue in snotty...

Early this morning Japan TV broadcasted a video feature comparing the Nintendo DSi LL with its predecessors. The image after the jump gives a clear idea of the size and the above video shows the large screen in action....

Thanko, the company responsible for crazy USB gadgets is out with a GPS watch. It looks like a normal watch but turn on the integrated GPS module and it will track and log your movements. Thanks to GPSTRVBK you can connect the watch to a PC and upload your logs to be used with Google maps. The watch is available in Japan for 17,800 Yen ($ 200). [Akihabaranews]...

Sanwa Japan is out with a waterproof speaker bag which can be attached to a bicycle handle. The bag comes with an active speaker which delivers an output of 1.5 watts also included is a stereo mini plug for connecting to the audio source. The bag is made from EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate) which is shock and water resistant. Sanwa ships a belt loop so you can hook the bag to your waist belt and be a nuisance to others...

The Japanese do love VHS, which is the reason JVC has come up with the DR-BH250 DVR which has a 250 Gig hard drive, Blu-ray recorder and the good old VHS. It has the usual stuff what you would expect from a Japanese DVR - two digital tuners and one analog. With the BH-250 you can convert your old VHS tapes into Blu-ray as well. Other features include Memory card slot, USB port and support for AVCHD. The unit...

Make sure that if you get to own a BMW, you also have a darned iPhone. Else you’re going to be nothing short of jealous. BMW is getting an all new BMW App Store that will provide Beamer owners with some really cool applications that they can use to pep up their iPhone-car experience. Various applications will fit into this suite that includes travel guides, geowikis, games, podcasts, Xing, Facebook and Twitter. Sweet enough I’d say. Drivers would have...

Astak Mole Webcam can prove to be a fantastic home surveillance system. It works quite efficiently when there’s no one around. Just when the thief feels that he’s safe from all security in your house he has no idea that he is being filmed by this innocent looking web camera, and his video is being uploaded on YouTube. You can sit back and control the pan and tilt of the camera remotely from your neighbor’s apartment using either a...

Sony are well known to be perfectionists in their art of spinning out some really smart gizmos. However, that’s not where they end up serving you. They carry on, protecting you from all kind of harm and trouble. They have recently offered a replacement of batteries for their desktop models that belong to the series VGC-LT and VGC-JS2 as well as for docking stations from the VGP-PRBX1 and VGP-PRFE1 docking stations. They fear that these batteries could fail over...

Do you have a feeling of being left out and disconnected from everyone when you’re home, all alone on a completely frozen evening with nothing but a couch for company? You surely need to step up your social gear. Meet Jakob, an addition to your sofa that manages to get you all the company and communication needed to keep you company at home. It’s basically perches itself on the armrest of your sofa and allows you to record small...

At the FPD International 2009 there were of unique items put up on display. Though it isn’t a novel technology, it came forward from some pretty exciting and promising sources. LG Displays and Samsung exhibited their cool see-through screens. Both the displays use organic materials. The transparent part is often what would appear in black on a normal display. Thanks to the transparent material used in these OLEDs, a fantastic future awaits the world of displays and screens....