The USB is, as far as I’m concerned, one of the most used connectivity options available to mankind. The Japanese obviously agree as Thanko, those wild USB device aficionados, have just devised an “80 port USB charger board”. The board’s power source supplies electricity from the electrical outlet (AC100V) and the output to each port is about 80mA, possibly more. The AC cable length is approximately 52cm. Now the big question – Why? Why would anyone want a multiple...
Every now and then, in my quest for what’s new in the technology world, I come across some totally ridiculous ‘thing’ that sparks no more than sheer curiosity and gives off the ‘What the ****?!” notion. Today seems like there’s quite a bit of that stuff out there. Take this for example, a device that is no more than a big black box and not the kind you find in planes either. It isn’t just a plain old box...
Heated socks sounds like a great way to keep your extremities nice and toasty. By that concept I don’t mean socks that you warm up in am microwave or over a stove, but this new tech called the Heat Sock EX system. It’s a simple idea actually that mainly consists of three parts a battery pack, wires and of course a good pair of socks. As you can imagine it’s not rocket science to figure out that the wires...
One of the many next steps in mobile technology is it’s usage with RADAR. The guys down at Nokia Research Center (NRC) Helsinki recently showed off a new concept that would enable a mobile handset to measure an object’s distance, speed, and direction. While it may seem like something traffic cops would find real handy for speedsters, the technology has awesome potential for mobile control. The technology will allow users to control things like the volume on your mobile...
Pokemon fans are in for a real treat. Two of Nintendo’s new Pokemon games, the Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version for NDSi and NDS systems will feature a new accessory. The accessory, called the Pokewalker (sound a bit silly doesn’t it?) is designed to allow player to actually take their favorite characters with them. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions, players can wirelessly transfer any one of their Pokémon from one of the two games to the...
There’s some more about the Archos 7. The leaked specs reveal some fine distinctions that set it apart from the formidable Archos 9. This one will come with a cool 7 inch display screen and will provide support for MP4, WMV, AVI, FLAC and even FLV and 8GB memory. However, this one’s still in line and we have to take comfort from the fact that it’s more spacious than the Archos 5. Expect it in March (probably sailing in...
Fujufilm have surely stepped up the gear with their cool new camera called the FinePix S2500HD. This cool DSLR camera will provide with up to 18x optical zoom support. The camera’s lens is 28-504 mm equivalent. Along with HD video recording at 720p you also get cool direct connectivity to your TV to view photos and video, dual image stabilization, face detection and red-eye removal....
When it comes to extremes in technology, there’s nothing that can get even close to this. IBM are all set to bring out two of the world’s fastest super computers that will help in the development of Lithium Air batteries. Both of these are housed at the two national labs. The whole operation went up to 24,000,000 hours of computer time, collectively! Totally mammoth work and time in there, and imagine the processing! I would like to know the...
Finally, Samsung will give you something to look out for next month, that’s if you’re an ardent fan of their truly awesome Android line of phones. The Samsung Galaxy 2 is expected to be previewed at the Mobile World Congress next month. It will sport a 3.7 inch AMOLED, a Qualcomm 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 5MP, Android 2.1 platform, Wi-fi, Bluetooth, 3.5 mm audio jack, microSD expansion and GPS. This is just about everything! There is word that the phone...
Now you really do not want this one unless you’re a self blaspheming fool. This iPhone Push-Up App is called the ‘Push-Ups Dojo’. It allows you to make a total fool of yourself, firstly by making sure you spend the buck to download this one, secondly by touching your nose after every push-up, to your iPhone that’s placed below you, thirdly by Tweeting your noble feet to your friends and finally, by risking your damn phone by placing it...
Well, there’s nothing new about the motive, wind energy is always the cleanest and the greenest form of energy. However, the way this can be executed varies from person to person. The cool Wind Turbine by Philippe Stark is specially designed to rotate, irrespective of the direction of the wind. As long as the wind blows, you can get a good amount of rotation. It’s called the Revolution Air. All you need is some generous sacrifice of land to...
All thanks to the mighty Chris Green, a once-developer for Microsoft, we know when to expect Windows 8. Well, it may be a bit of an early call for the operating system, since Windows 7 hasn’t really flourished in most parts of Microsoft’s global domain, in its fullness and splendor. None the less we can always bank on these possible release dates to get a hint of what to expect, when. To be more accurate, Windows 8 may well...
With tablets spelling the new rules of domination in the scene for now, we have enough options to broaden our scope for larger devices in the future. Cypress Semiconductor, for instance, have brought out their cool new 14 inch TrueTouch capacitive multi-touch display screens. The best part of the screen is that it can recognize ‘unlimited’ finger touches. These may find their way into desktop monitors or even laptop screens. The best part is that these screens are already...
Looks like most of us were wrong about Apple’s next big thing the iPad. We were even wrong about the name. While the ‘iSlate’ has a cooler ring to it, the iPad sound s bit corny and a little like a ladies product. I don’t mean to be crass here but I’m shocked that all Apple did was enlarge the iPhone about four times and threw an odd-ball name on it. Even Steve Jobs didn’t look too thrilled while...
Unlike the Nintendo Mini classic keychain this one from Bandai is very different. It looks like a modern NES controller with four-way controls and has an inbuilt speaker. There is no display and you cannot connect it to a TV. There are different version available, for eg - with the Street Fighter keychain if you press down, down, right, right + P (punch) it gives the sound effect of Ryu's 'Fist Wave'. There are three keychains available for Street...
