Nokia has just put up a flash demo of the latest in its N-series phones, the N96 which is slated for release sometime this quarter. Like we already know, the N96 sports a dual-slide design, a 2.8-inch screen and supports high-quality videos in various formats. In addition the N96 also features a 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, flash, video light, video recording at 30 fps, A-GPS for geotagging of photos and 16MB of internal memory. As this seemed to be not an official announcement, expect Nokia to delete the flash demo once this news spreads out. If you don’t get to watch it, don’t worry because like what happened with other Nokia mobile phone models, once a flash demo leaks out, and Nokia deletes it, for sure Nokia will issue an official announcement in no time at all. (Read the full post about ‘Flash demo of the Nokia N96 leaks out; view it while it’s hot’…)
Yesterday I took a trip to the Deutshes Technikmuseum Berlin, an oddity of a place containing all manner of weird and wonderful German technology, from a yard full of locomotives to an exhibition on cutlery and plates from railway dining cars. Unlike many science museums, the DTB doesn’t have a whole lot of interactive exhibits – just a few push buttons here and there – but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t full of screaming kids on a Sunday. What it does have, though, is an amazing collection of historical German camera gear. The exhibit is full of retro gadgets, as you’ll see below, but the most interesting to me were the bisected lenses and cameras, the insides of which show the precision of a CAD drawing. (Read the full post about ‘Gallery of Sawn-In-Half Cameras’…)
These homemade specs could be straight out of Cory Doctow’s latest (and possibly greatest) new novel, Little Brother . The simple hack consists of mounting two infrared LEDs into the frames of a pair of sunglasses and running the cables to the earpieces, where they hook up with a couple of button batteries. Putting on the glasses presses the wires against the batteries and the lights glow protectively, unseen by the human eye, but bright enough to obliterate your image from security cameras. It’s a variation on the CCTV-busting infrared headset we featured a while back, only a little more slick. Aside from helping San Francisco’s teenagers bring down the DHS, we’d guess that – if these were built into Armani sunglasses – the paparazzi plague would go away overnight. (Read the full post about ‘Infra Red Shades Protect You From the Man’…)
The death bell had been ringing for Helio for awhile, especially ever since Earthlink made the announcement that it was no longer going to sink any money into the mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). Now the latest news is that Virgin Mobile USA will acquire Helio.
Virgin is also an MVNO meaning that the company does not own any infrastructure or spectrum to offer wireless services. Instead, all of its wireless services are purchased from another major wireless carrier.
Helio had to be an attractive catch for Virgin considering the company was in serious financial trouble; and SK Telecom was having to continue to pump cash into the company to keep it afloat.
(Read the full post about ‘Virgin Mobile USA to purchase Helio’…)
Nokia has just put up a flash demo of the latest in its N-series phones, the N96 which is slated for release sometime this quarter. Like we already know, the N96 sports a dual-slide design, a 2.8-inch screen and supports high-quality videos in various formats. In addition the N96 also features a 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, flash, video light, video recording at 30 fps, A-GPS for geotagging of photos and 16MB of internal memory. As this seemed to be not an official announcement, expect Nokia to delete the flash demo once this news spreads out. If you don’t get to watch it, don’t worry because like what happened with other Nokia mobile phone models, once a flash demo leaks out, and Nokia deletes it, for sure Nokia will issue an official announcement in no time at all. (Read the full post about ‘Flash demo of the Nokia N96 leaks out; view it while it’s hot’…)
If you are a child of the eighties, you are probably all too familiar with Michael Knight and his talking car, KITT - the super computer built into an ‘83 model Trans AM. And if you were like most teens at the time, you probably wanted to buy your very own talking Trans Am just like it with ”Turbo Boost” button and all. Well - for a lot of us that dream never came to be realized. But for those fans of Knigth Rider, Mio has developed a GPS to help you relive that dream of owning KITT, no matter what vehicle you drive. Like most GPS systems, the Knight Rider GPS features a viewscreen/touch pad and helps you find you way around driving your car with audible voice cues. (Read the full post about ‘Take KITT for a drive with the Knight Rider GPS’…)
by Darren Murph, posted Jun 30th 2008 at 8:15AM Watch out DXG, you’ve got a new rival in town, and it goes by the name Lancerlink. Just when we thought you had the cheap-o HD camcorder market all locked up, in comes this firm with a rather chintzy looking camcorder capable of logging clips at 1,440 x 1,080 (30fps) or 1,280 x 720 (60fps) in H.264 format. The 5-megapixel sensor can also snag stills, but considering that there’s just 90MB of free memory within, you should probably keep an SD / MMC / SDHC card nearby. You’ll also find a 3-inch lcd monitor, HDTV (component) output, USB connectivity and a rechargeable battery good for around four hours of use. (Read the full post about ‘Lancerlink’s DDV-1080HD HD camcorder lowers the bar’…)
Brando is offering the Sport In-Ear mp3 player for health buffs, and the only drawback I can see for this device is the lack of waterproof capability. Sure, I don’t think you’d want to end up running while it pours but at the very least it shouldn’t fail under a slight drizzle. Definitely not an MP3 player you would want to share with considering the grime and sweat that has seeped into it over the many times it is listened to. Features include :- 1GB of storage space Lithium battery In-ears earbuds design Supports MP3, WMA and WAV file formats USB 2.0 connectivity 8-hours playback timeIt will retail for $22 and comes in blue or red colors. (Read the full post about ‘Sport In-Ear MP3 Player’…)
Snackfood giant Mars is teaming up with IBM and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to understand the cocoa genome – the hereditary information encoded in its DNA. The project will see Mars spend US$10 million in an attempt to understand the cocoa plant seed and hopefully solve a number of problems and improve chocolate.
The seeds are located in batches of between 20-60 in the fruit, called cacao pods, produced by the plant. But the plant can suffer badly when hit with black pod fungal diseases and one of Mars’ hopes is to minimise its affects with what it learns from this project.
(Read the full post about ‘Mars goes after the perfect sugar rush via cocoa DNA’…)
LG Electronics has just launched its new flagship model in Korea - the Secret. Just in case you’re better with model numbers, the Secret is also known as the LG-SU600, KU6000 and LU6000. You get a timeless and elegant design that is embodied in stylish materials such as carbon fiber and tempered glass. It also lays claim to being the slimmest 5 megapixel camera phone in the market with face detection technology, ISO 800 and video recording at a phenomenal 120 fps speed. No idea on pricing, but it shouldn’t be cheap though. Tags: cellphone, Gadget, pvr, speakers (Read the full post about ‘LG Secret out in Korea’…)
