The Japanese have USB powered air conditioned suits and the Koreans have peppermint scented business suits. According to Marc Abrahams, the founder of the Ig Nobel Prize and the Annals of Improbable Research the suits emit a pleasant aroma when rubbed. The smell keeps the owners fresh even after long hours of work. The above video is a demo of the suit showcasing the effectiveness to a test subject. [Neatorama]...
LG LW980S top-of-the-range LED LCD TV packs LG’s spectacular CINEMA 3D technology and Smart TV functions, and delivers them through the beautifully clear picture of LG’s Nano Full LED. Addressing one of the biggest complaints with other 3D TVs, the LG LW980S comes with comfortable, lightweight glasses that are affordably priced for large families and groups.The LW980S’ advanced 2D to 3D conversion function guarantees a ready supply of shows and movies in top quality 3D....
What you see here is the latest creation from Jean Michel Jarre called AreoDreamOne. Showcased at the IFA this mammoth iPod dock stands tall at 11 feet (133.8 inches) and has a diameter of 16.3 inches. It is not made of gold or is studded with diamonds or shiny crystals it is a pure technological marvel and delivers a heart pounding 10,000 watts of output. It has a built in ladder so you can dock your iPhone or iPad on...
At a time when digital cameras have achieved immense popularity, users want a quick and easy way to share photographs with friends and to transfer them to and from online storage services and social networks. Toshiba provides the solution with FlashAir, the world's first SDHC memory card with embedded wireless LAN functionality that is fully compliant with the SD Memory Card Standard. The new card, FlashAir has an 8GB capacity and supports both peer-to-peer transfers and uploads to and downloads...
This week’s new openings include the Four Seasons Baltimore, a Bota Bota Ferry which opens as a Luxury Spa and Lego-themed hotel in California and an inside peek into Dubai’s newest luxury name – the Palazzo Versace. For those who’d like a taste and feel of the rich and famous, experiences include the choice to rent Sir Richard Branson’s submarine Necker Nymph, check-in to the Four Seasons Hotel New York’s Ty Warner Penthouse at a mere $35,000 or plan your...
We raise our glasses to the resilience of Sonim, rolling out phone after phone, each one tougher than the other. The company has finally salvaged some major glory, in the form of the XP3300 Force that has been declared as the world’s toughest phone. It’s made its way into the Guinness Book of World Records. The tests that proved it worthy for this accolade include a 83-foot drop onto concrete, being tied and dragged behind a boat, quad bikes, overrun...
HTC has introduced two new phones that will both run on Windows Phone 7 Mango. The first one was earlier called the Eternity and has now been rebranded to Titan. It will sport a 4.7-inch S-LCD WVGA display screen, a Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon chipset, a 1.5GHz CPU, an Adreno 205 graphics processor, 512 MB RAM, 16GB storage, a cool 8-megapixel camera (with a 28mm lens), F2.2 aperture and dual-LED flash, a 1.3-megapixel conferencing camera in the front, GPS, Wi-Fi and...
Who wouldn't like to be enabled by the tremendous capabilities of the powerful LTE network. Well, the high-speed data network is now all ready to make it to the already popular Samsung Galaxy Tab that will brag about it in its 8.9-inch avatar. The device will pack 32GB storage, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor. It's expected to come in by Q4 but there's no dope on pricing as yet....
When we heard about AT&T messing up customer information we were quite angry at the company's carelessness. Now something even more careless has pursued from the actions of Apple. The company has released some confidential information to someone who wouldn't even need it. The whole episode commenced with a faulty drive being brought to the store for repair and ending up being repaired. Only thing is this time, the drive was returned with some critical Apple information also loaded onto...
I wonder what earth's 30-minutes would be on Mars. However, it does take a while to ride with a steaming hot pizza on a surface that doesn't have any trace of gravity. That's pretty much what we see with the becoming of the Domino's Pizza joint on the moon. Well, this will mean that we will be seeing 15 rocket launches and 14 billion dollars to make the whole mission possible. This joint will also have a pool table and...
We’ve heard rumors of a Samsung’s newest venture in smartphones, the Galaxy Q. the Korean electronics bigshot has now confirmed the phone, christened the Samsung Galaxy Note instead, and true to its name, this sweet phone lets users take down handwritten notes, with an S Pen, a Stylus of sorts. Using a 5.3-inch HD Super AMOLED Display (WXGA 1280×800, 285ppi), the first of its kind used in a phone, this one sports a 1.4GHz dual-core processor, 8MP camera with LED...
The Samsung Galaxy S took the world by storm right since the day of its release, and its successor has successfully managed to do quite the same too! Now, the company will have on offer its flagship phone in white, and the new color is already available in the United Kingdom. A good shift away from the usually black color-ruled smartphone market, this white Galaxy S II phone will come as a refreshing sight, and will be released in Australia...
Samsung today announced the launch of the NX200 compact system camera. The Samsung NX200 delivers professional image quality with ease of use that lets users unleash their creativity. The NX200 incorporates a 20.3 Megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor developed in-house by Samsung, ensuring image quality that highlights even the smallest detail and puts performance at the fingertips of all photographers. The Samsung NX200 includes a 20.3 Megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor and other premium features such as high-speed continuous shooting (7fps (max)...
The Fendi and Maserati GranCabrio did breathe a new life into the fashion meets luxury car styled convertible sportscars, and here is an update on what the interiors look like. Apart from the special color combination, the leather seats sports stitched Fendi monogram logo, along with a Fendi logo placed on the base of the door frame in silver. All over the interiors, you will be reminded of the chic union between the two luxury brands inside. The car will...
We’ve been hearing about the Toshiba Thrive for a bit now and it really makes perfect sense to get out there and stand in queue for the real thing. Only this time it will be called the AT100 since its arriving in the UK, where cool names do not really matter as much as purpose, it seems. The tablet is expected to come with Android 3.1 Honeycomb, a 1GHz Tegra 2 CPU, HDMI, USB, SD-card support and a 7-hour battery...