http://www.newlaunches.com/ en Copyright 2012 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:13:43 -0400 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss If staring blankly at a lava lamp seems like a great way to kill time, or if sticking your fingers on a plasma lamp makes you giggle like a happy infant, this brilliant innovation by David Markus is bound to have to pretty distracted once placed on your work table. Called the Ferrite, this one’s basically a desktop toy containing ferro-fluid, a liquid like substance made from microscopic iron particles. With a set of magnets provided along with the Ferrite,... http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/ferrite_interactive_liquid_desktop_toy_helps_pass_boring_work_hours.php http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/ferrite_interactive_liquid_desktop_toy_helps_pass_boring_work_hours.php Other Stuff desktop ferrite Interactive interactive toy kickstarter toy Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:13:43 -0400 "Ferrite interactive liquid desktop toy helps pass boring work hours" is a post from Newlaunches.com LG has finally stepped on board the LTE bandwagon and has pulled the veil off its rendition of an LTE-capable tablet, the Optimus Pad LTE. The tablet comes with LTE technology and 1280 x 720 True HD IPS display. Complete with an 8 megapixel camera for HD videos, expandable memory up to 32GB, and a Qualcomm 1.5 GHz dual-core processor with Android 3.2 Honeycomb, the Optimus Pad LTE measures in at 245 x 151.4 x 9.34 mm and weighs in... http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/lg_unveils_lte_capable_optimus_pad_lte_tablet_with_15ghz_dualcore_processor.php http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/lg_unveils_lte_capable_optimus_pad_lte_tablet_with_15ghz_dualcore_processor.php Computing lg LG lg optimus LG_optimus LTE lte optimus Pad pad Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:13:35 -0400 "LG unveils LTE capable Optimus Pad LTE tablet with 1.5GHz dual-core processor" is a post from Newlaunches.com Israeli-American rock bassist, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur and actor from the legendary band KISS has been known for his seriously long tongue and his business skills. Now, the man who has led KISS to license roughly about 3,000 items in all has entered the world of technology with Orstbo.com, a pioneering technology that helps make the world a smaller place. The Orstbo service is available for free and users can exploit it to send messages to people across the globe, without having... http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/kiss_bassist_gene_simmons_unveils_translationaiding_orstbocom_.php http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/kiss_bassist_gene_simmons_unveils_translationaiding_orstbocom_.php Other Stuff gene kiss KISS orstbo simmons translation translator Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:13:33 -0400 "KISS bassist Gene Simmons unveils translation-aiding Orstbo.com " is a post from Newlaunches.com The Simpsons Arcade Game has had its share of glory days leaving people regardless of their age demographic hooked, popping quarters and spending precious chunks of their valuable lives playing the same. Now, to have the next generation of gamers addicted, the good old game will finally show up on Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network for download. By Konami, the game enables you to choose through characters like Homer, Marge, Lisa and Bart and beat down goons across... http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/classic_simpsons_arcade_game_now_available_on_xbox_360_and_playstation.php http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/classic_simpsons_arcade_game_now_available_on_xbox_360_and_playstation.php Games arcade playstation Playstation PlayStations_Network Simpsons Xbox xbox Xbox-Live Xbox_360 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:13:31 -0400 "Classic Simpsons Arcade Game now available on Xbox 360 and PlayStation!" is a post from Newlaunches.com How about staring at the dreaded face hugger or chest buster when lapping up rice or tsuba? Not a good idea for anyone but a hardcore Ridley Scott or Aliens fan. There is a chopstick with the face of the big black Alien as well. A Japan only for now the chopsticks sell for pricing ranging from 1050 to 1470 Yen a pair. [More images after the jump]... http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/alien_chopsticks_might_kill_your_appetite.php http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/alien_chopsticks_might_kill_your_appetite.php Far East Aliens Chopsticks Hollywood Japan Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:32:17 -0400 "Alien chopsticks might kill your appetite" is a post from Newlaunches.com Plastic as we know it, doesn’t really do the environment good when disposed away. Materials like these take centuries to break down and aren’t recyclable either. Instead, UK design student Kieron-Scott Woodhouse used bamboo to carve out this astoundingly green smartphone called the ADzero that could soon hit store shelves. The world’s first phone made from bamboo, this one’s made from four-year-old organic bamboo, a raw material that is biodegradable and eco-friendly. Running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the phone... http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/adzero_ecofriendly_phone_made_from_bamboo.php http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/adzero_ecofriendly_phone_made_from_bamboo.php Mobile Phones ADzero Android_4.0_Ice-cream_Sandwich Bamboo organic phone Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:19:26 -0400 "ADzero eco-friendly phone made from bamboo" is a post from Newlaunches.com You probably wouldn’t want to carry your smartphone along while out surfing on those blue waves or while snowboarding down slopes for the obvious reason that these extreme sports could pretty much turn your slab of technology into oblivion. Sony Ericsson teamed up with Billabong to create a phone good enough to put up with the harshness of just about any extreme sport called the Xperia Active Billabong Edition. A branded version of the Sony Ericsson Active, this phone comes... http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/xperia_active_billabong_edition_sony_ericssons_phone_chiseled_for_extreme_sports.php http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/xperia_active_billabong_edition_sony_ericssons_phone_chiseled_for_extreme_sports.php Mobile Phones billabong Skateboard Sony-Ericsson Sony-Ericsson-Xperia surf xperia Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:14:59 -0400 "Xperia Active Billabong Edition, Sony Ericsson’s phone chiseled for extreme sports" is a post from Newlaunches.com There hasn’t been any confirmed launch date for Nokia Lumia 900 as yet although rumors point at a probable March release. Microsoft however has begun offering pre-orders of the handset with a $25 down payment through its retail stores. This is will ensure that when the handset is released, you’d be one of the first to have it. Even the final price hasn’t been out but we had reports putting a $99 tag on this one. Since pre-orders have already... http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/nokia_lumia_900_preorders_being_dished_out_by_microsoft_for_25.php http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/nokia_lumia_900_preorders_being_dished_out_by_microsoft_for_25.php Mobile Phones Microsoft Microsoft-Windows Nokia Nokia-Lumnia Windows-Mobile Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:08:13 -0400 "Nokia Lumia 900 pre-orders being dished out by Microsoft for $25" is a post from Newlaunches.com Gundam Theme Park is all set to bring life size mech-sque goodness beginning this April 19 at Diver City Tokyo. It won’t hit the scale of Tokyo Disney but that wouldn’t be any reason for disappointment for this will come all the giant robot trimmings, including the full-scale Mobile Suit Gundam RX-78 statue that's been towering above various locations over the past few years.... http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/gundam_theme_park_to_open_in_tokyo_on_april_19.php http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/gundam_theme_park_to_open_in_tokyo_on_april_19.php Far East Gundam Robot Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:07:04 -0400 "Gundam Theme Park to open in Tokyo on April 19" is a post from Newlaunches.com If you have been looking out for some real good noise-cancelling headphones which do not burn a hole in your pocket, the HN-900 from Creative has to be your best pick. The company has had more than decent reputation in this niche and more so this one has integrated microphone for making cell phone calls unlike those of Bose and others. It’s juiced by one AAA battery which gives you about 40 hours of active noise-cancellation.... http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/creative_hn900_and_aurvana_xfi_2_noisecancelling_headphones_unveiled.php http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/creative_hn900_and_aurvana_xfi_2_noisecancelling_headphones_unveiled.php Media Devices Creative Creative-Headphones Headphones Noise-cancelling Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:04:46 -0400 "Creative HN-900 and Aurvana X-Fi 2 noise-cancelling headphones unveiled" is a post from Newlaunches.com While Galaxy S III was chucked for this year’s MWC, we had earlier heard that Samsung was making it up to their fans by unveiling the Galaxy Note S and Galaxy S II Plus. Now an industry insider has tipped the blogsphere that Samsung have plans to announce its new Android 4.0 ICS device at MWC. The images suggest that the handset looks quite similar to Galaxy S II handset but with the newest Android OS under the hood. Besides... http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/samsung_might_unveil_another_android_40_device_at_mwc.php http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/samsung_might_unveil_another_android_40_device_at_mwc.php Mobile Phones Android Android_4.0 Ice-Cream-Sandwich MWC MWC-2012 Samsung Samsung-Mobile Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:01:40 -0400 "Samsung might unveil another Android 4.0 device at MWC" is a post from Newlaunches.com Although Verizon and Motorola did show their DROID 4 at CES this year, they remained shy about pricing and availability details. Rumor has it that device is scheduled for a launch next week on February 9 for $199.99 with a new two-year agreement, something that matched up with stories in the past. Specs here include 4-inch qHD display, a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, an 8-megapixel camera, 4G LTE connectivity and a five-row QWERTY keyboard.... http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/verizon_droid_4_rumored_to_launch_on_feb_9_for_19999_with_2_year_contract.php http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/verizon_droid_4_rumored_to_launch_on_feb_9_for_19999_with_2_year_contract.php Mobile Phones Droid Droid-4 Verizon Verizon-Wireless Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:59:15 -0400 "Verizon DROID 4 rumored to launch on Feb 9 for $199.99 with 2 year contract" is a post from Newlaunches.com The hamster may have served his time on the wheel because now we have spotted some potential in cockroaches. And what good are they elsewhere anyway? Why not get them to light out homes and charge our gizmos, for all those years of tormenting frights they have bestowed upon us? When a cockroach was rigged with electrodes it managed “a maximum power density reached nearly 100 microwatts per square centimeter at 0.2 volts. Maximum current density was about 450 microamps... http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/roaches_may_be_your_cellphone_charging_alternative.php http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/roaches_may_be_your_cellphone_charging_alternative.php Other Stuff Charge Cockroach Electricity Power Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:14:23 -0400 "Roaches may be your cellphone charging alternative" is a post from Newlaunches.com The HTC Sensation has been quite a decent release under the company's banner for Android phones. However, we're all set to see a new variant that comes dressed in white. It will also pack Android Ice Cream Sandwich (hence the color white?). If the color is what affects your judgment then you ought to take a better look at the phone since it seems to be more of a silver device, rather than a white one.... http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/white_htc_sensation_to_arrive_on_first_day_of_march_running_android_4.php http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/white_htc_sensation_to_arrive_on_first_day_of_march_running_android_4.php Mobile Phones 4.0 Android Cream HTC Ice Sandwich Sensation White Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:14:16 -0400 "White HTC Sensation to arrive on first day of march, running Android 4" is a post from Newlaunches.com Say that again? Well, it is a tongue twister of sorts but surely not of the highest order. That's what the Pentax K-01 will be, with the 'world's thinnest interchangeable lens for lens-interchangeable camera' tag, glistening on it. The 40mm lens in this one will go well with aperture settings of up to f/1.8. The camera will also feature a 16.28-megapixel CMOS sensor, an ISO range from 100 to 26,500, 1080p video recording at 30, 25 and 24fps.... http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/pentax_k01_will_be_worlds_thinnest_interchangeable_lens_for_lensinterchangeable_.php http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/pentax_k01_will_be_worlds_thinnest_interchangeable_lens_for_lensinterchangeable_.php Digital Cameras Interchangeable K-01 Lens Mirrorless Pentax Thinnest World Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:14:09 -0400 "Pentax K-01 will be world's thinnest interchangeable lens for lens-interchangeable camera" is a post from Newlaunches.com