There are some among you, our respected readers who thrive on the fact that your wallet is safe, no matter where you go with it. May be it's because of a highly sensitive buttock that can sense any pickpocket's touch or anything to that effect. But then there are the exact opposites who cannot spend a moment of respite in the company of any stranger because of paranoia. For such, is the Dunhill Biometric Wallet designed. It is accessible after...
There has been significant activity being hushed up at the Intel camp at the moment. The company is all set to unleash their Medfield CPU-based smartphones, the prototype of whose, the company's Anand Chandrasekher may be waving out. He waved it only for a moment at an internal conference of Intel, for sales and marketing folk. We may have to wait for more dope on this one till MWC rolls in. That seems to be the fitting stage for the...
Not all of us want to be left in the cold with un-touch-sensitive devices. So what if we work on a desktop and use good ol’ Windows, why should the portable hogs have all the fun? That’s just the reason we choose to opt for something like the USB Multi-Touch Pad from Thanko. Yes! It comes straight to the PC and now everyone can rove their fingers idly on a touch-pad and have their wishes fulfilled. What’s more is...
There are some tragic stories of beer being ruined because of lack of can expertise and of course, some of us just hate sipping it off cans since we’re metal-intolerant. This cool pourer from Japan does the trick of getting the beer poured out and for a good measure, with the advantage of more froth. Yes! No more dead beer like you’ve been experiencing from past can experiences. Just hook this thing on, shift a magic lever and eureka!...
This year CES undoubtedly was all about Android driven tablets and smartphones. Nakayo, a Japan telephone company too wanted to do something with this Google OS but more in a never-seen-before way. It is working on a Fixed Landline Phone system with an Integrated 7-inch Android tablet. The users can either be around the phone while conversing or carry the tablet unit and speak directly into its embedded mic....
Not that we think there’s anything wrong with Apple’s own wireless Bluetooth keyboard, but if you’re a Nintendo fan, here’s a first look at their wireless Bluetooth keyboard accessory which will be part of their new game titled, ‘Battle & Get! Pokemon Typing DS.’ The game is meant to teach children to type quickly without having to look down at the keyboard, but with more entertaining challenges, namely Pokemon! According to the company, the keyboard can also be used...
We love a good no-fuss vending machine. While the Japanese dabbled with their out-of-the-box apple or banana vending machines and took it a notch higher with the 3D coke vending machine, this next vending machine takes the cake, and we mean that figuratively. The Polk County Library system in Florida has introduced a library vending machine! Though not new in concept, these machines are placed in areas where there is no local library, allowing people to go swipe their...
Hoteliers are always looking for new ways to entice their guests. Personalization plays a huge role and with more and more concept hotels or themed hotel rooms, popping up, we’re not surprised at news of the first Evangelion themed hotel room. Located in Japan, at the Highland Resort amusement park by Mt Fuji, the room will cost $450 per night and its available starting March 1st....
The RIM’s CDMA Roadmap 2011 suggested pretty blatantly that this time CDMA subscribers are going to be up for a treat for Blackberry’s upcoming Curve Models, codenamed as Sedona and Malibu will be theirs and not GSM’s first. And then it’s the feature pack which has caught everybody’s interest. Some leaked clear renderings showed Sedona with Verizon branding and suggested that this one is going to better features than its earlier Curve siblings. Other specs will include 5 megapixel...
This time a speculative update on iPad 2 does come from any of those insider folks or ninjas. An analyst Ming-Chi Kuo at Concord Securities has publicly let people know what exactly apple’s next tablet will sport. According to him there will be 1.2GHz Dual-core, ARM Cortex-A9 chip performance of which runs parallel to Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon and NVIDA’s upcoming Tegra 2 3D. The RAM here would remain the same with 512MB size but it would clock at 1,066MHz...
The hype around the White iPhone 4 has been going for a bit too long. After the release of its black sibling way back in June last year, the release date for this was first pushed for a month, then the end of the year and then finally to Spring 2011. So if your enthusiasm hasn’t yet fizzled out, you’d be happy to know that the white edition finally be available now. This isn’t any rumor slice or leak;...
Pentel has upgraded it array of digital pens with its latest addition of airpenPocket. This pen is a Bluetooth enabled device which will wirelessly transmit characters and images it draws on paper to your PC. Its predecessor featured the USB capability for data transfer between the pen’s memory unit and PC. When you are actually using the pen to write or draw something, the company’s ultrasound infrared technology records it in the pen’s memory unit....
Plantronics does its communication thing well. But when it comes to the idea of Bluetooth, hands-free devices, the manufacturer is absolutely favored over other slights. It has now announced the Calisto 800 that also happens to be the first speakerphone from the company and will show off some good multi-device connectivity and intuitive voice call management. This series is specially designed for use with Microsoft Office Communicator and Lync. It also depends on home office communication devices for its own...
4G is totally in for Motorola, but when it comes to pricing there's always so much speculation. Their device, the Atrix is something that stands as evidence for the same. AT&T's device seems to be slightly overpriced in the eyes of third-party sellers like Costco who are planning to sell the Atrix 4G for a modest $50 lesser than AT&T's price. The device was spotted on Costco's inventory page....
We all started on LEGO blocks that have taken the shape of our deepest desires. I remember a friend crafting everything from a Ferrari to a topless fairy (distorted) with LEGO blocks. As time went by these innovative playthings have shaped into serious artforms. Now this has mutated into becoming something that brings more destruction vibes than the usual build and let build ideology. Guns! Imagine guns shaped to be as lifelike as can be represented with blatant inspiration in...
