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This is one of the coolest educational toys I’ve seen, the Spark ™ Talking Bug Identifier. It can magnify up to 2X actual size, nothing too cool there but what makes this a must have toy for any budding entomologist (I had to look that word up) are the “Yes” “No” buttons.
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Here’s yet more news from the IFA 2007 event at Berlin, Germany. Fancy picking up a pair of wireless headphones but have absolutely no idea on where to start? Perhaps after checking out the AKG K 930 stereo headphones, you might be inclined to choose this brand over the others.
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Gadgets can be really cool. But when they’re really cool and save a life, that’s even cooler. And when it’s based on technology from the movies, well, it doesn’t get much cooler than that. And even though this gadget looks more like Dr. Beverly Crusher’s Tricorder in StarTrek, it’s actually based on Academy Award winning technology from The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.
Allow me to explain.
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If you’re planning on making the jump to a new flat panel display in your living room, it would be wise to consider the Aurea line from Philips. This new range boasts full HD and come with an impressive 3ms response time, a trio of HDMI 1.3 inputs, 26 speakers embedded within comprising of two dozen front mini drivers and a couple of subwoofer boxes.
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Though it is not official, those in the “know” say Apple is just hours away from announcing a new Wi-Fi enabled iPod designed to receive digital radio along with an option to buy content from the iTunes Store. It is not known whether the same functions will be included in the iPhone.
Other rumors about the new Wi-Fi iPod line suggest the inclusion of a wide-screen touch-screen interface like the iPhone, larger storage capacity, Flash based hard drive and a new version of the iPod Nano that can handle video.
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This is a great idea if you’ve got kids who get bored doing their homework. It’s also a great parent aide (particularly if you get asked those tricky questions like “how high is the sky?” or “when was Cleopatra born?”, or “how do you spell ‘prestidigitation’?”) As Brian has stored within his animatronic brain The Concise Encyclopedia from Britannica®, a dictionary and also a world history timeline, you should be able to ask him virtually anything and he should know.
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The Card R Voice Recorder definitely makes audio recording easy since it comes in the same form as those card-sized USB flash drives. With up to 1GB of internal memory, you will be able to store approximately 3 full days’ worth of audio before the Card R Voice Recorder runs out of space.
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Here’s something if you want to impress at the local swimming baths with the “I bet I can hold my breath longer than you” challenge; the POWERbreathe Ironman PLUS (or indeed the Iron Girl).
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I’m more of a Star Wars fan rather than Trekkie but even I found this kind of cool, the Enterprise Light, now where’s the Millenium Falcon version! Available for $178.20 from Lamps USA
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Gidis has just launched the waterproof USB flash drive known as the MDrive. It comes with the Taegeuk pattern emblazoned across the front, designed by Young-Se Kim, CEO of INNO Design. I know I would find the MDrive handy considering just how often I have sent my USB flash drive into the washing machine without realizing it. There will be a couple of capacities available when September 1st rolls around, with the 1GB and 2GB models retailing for $ 42and $63 respectively.
Source: AVing
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Looking more like a ray gun than a digital camcorder, the Sanyo Xacti DMX-HD1000 can claim the mantel of the world’s smallest 1080p HiDef camcorder. With its pistol grip and large 10x lens (which translates to focal length of 38 – 380mm), the HD1000 can shoot up to nearly an hour and a half on an 8GB high capacity SD card in full 1080p. This is thanks to the MPEG-4 AVC codec and it’s 1/2.5-inch CMOS sensor which translates to a total resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 dpi at 60 fps. Other modes include “HD-HR” 1,280×720 at 60fps, “HD-SHQ” 1,280×720 at 30fps, “TV-HR” 640×480 at 60fps, “TV-SHQ” 640×480 at 30fps and “Web-SHQ” 320×240 at 30fps.
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Is a cycling computer just that – a plain, old, cycling computer? I guess not at the rate technology moves. Garmin has just announced a couple of new devices in the form of the Edge 705 and Edge 605 which comes with virtually everything except the kitchen sink. The top of the line Edge 705 is an integrated personal training system, complete with a 2.2″ color display, mapping capabilities, street navigation, and the ability to track vertical profiles, climb and descent, altitude, speed, distance, time, cadence, and heart rate. Sounds like a whole bunch, and the next thing you know they’ll probably throw in a blood pressure monitor or some sort of ability to clean your house by outperforming the iRoomba. But I digress – the 705 also sports the ability to monitor power output on the same display and share information such as courses, waypoints, and workouts with other Edge 705 users via ANT+Sport wireless technology.
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The Korean company Seoul Commtech presents a different kind of door lock, which looks more like a cell phone at first sight, with a thickness of only 21.5 mm! The EZon Home Network System SHS-1110 has a touchscreen and is made of aluminum alloy and tempered glass.
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Now if you have some beef with your housemate, this Argument Chair will definitely come in handy – if you could pry one of the many boxing gloves that make up the chair, of course, in order to pummel your point across. During less turbulent times, the Argument Chair is a comfortable piece of furniture for you to lounge around in. The only problem would be the insane price tag of $5,895. I suppose building one from scratch with many pairs of boxing gloves would be much cheaper.
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Nokia has just unveiled its second in-car navigation system known as the Nokia 500 Auto Navigation. Meant to be an extremely efficient unit, the Nokia 500 Auto Navigation is supposed to get you to your destination as quickly as possible with the least amount of hassles, while providing information such as Caller ID as well as crystal clear handsfree calls. The amalgamation of an integrated GPS and in-car navigation features with a total handsfree Bluetooth solution is a tantalizing idea, and it is nice to see Nokia bring this to life.
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For those who love all things shiny, you’ll be pleased to take note that S.T. Dupont has released a 2GB USB flash drive made out of solid palladium. This luxurious high tech gadget comes with the company’s trademark diamond-head pattern and is available in turquoise, pink, and black colors. You probably won’t have any trouble picking one of these up since the $700 price tag won’t see anyone lining up for it.
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Polaroid seems to be making a shift from making instant cameras and delving into other aspect of consumer electronics. Case in point is this portable media player that not only features photo support, it does MPEG4, MP3, and JPEG files as well. Chances are you will find the 512MB of internal memory inadequate, which is why there is the microSD memory card slot (up to 4GB) for expansion purposes. Other features include a 2.2″ TFT LCD display, an integrated FM tuner, a voice recorder, and a battery life rating of 20 hours. It will retail between £90 and £99 should you want to pick one up.
Source: Pocket Lint
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I guess it was just a matter of timing, but a locked iPhone proved no match for a 17-year old teenager from New Jersey. George Hotz has successfully managed to unlock the iPhone, allowing it to be used on other operators in the US instead of AT&T (such as T-Mobile, one of AT&T’s biggest rivals). According to George, unlocking the iPhone is not meant for newbies as it requires approximately two hours as well as certain soldering skills and programming knowledge. Both Apple and AT&T have not yet released any comment regarding George’s ‘exploits’, but chances are they won’t take this piece of news lying down.
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Word on the street has it that Google is merely a couple of weeks away from releasing their Google Phone worldwide after kicking off talks with service providers in India for an exclusive launch on one of their networks. Apparently, these talks rotated between Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Essar, where the largest and third largest mobile telephony operators could potentially carry the GPhone. It is also said that a simultaneous launch in the US and Europe would be a very real possibility, with only US regulatory approval being the only obstacle that Google has left to overcome.
