Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Vibrating alarm clock pillow...

ブラックwho can stand the sound of an alarm clock first thing in the morning.altough effective it`s a jolt to the system not to mention that it affects the sleep of every one in the room from your partner to a new born baby.The vibrating alarm clock currently being marketed in JAPAN, does away with sound,Instead this pillow is meant to be the pillow that a person uses while sleeping,When the time comes to wake up,the pillow simple vibrates at the appointed time.thus waking u up in a gentler manner.

Price RS: 45000

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

The Belkin TuneBase Direct and FM...

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Belkin is coming out with two different devices to make it so that you can play the music from your iPhone through your car stereo. The issue with most other devices is that they work for the iPod and if you use them with your iPhone, you get that always charming interference. These two new devices allow for two different ways to run the music through your speakers. So no matter what type stereo you happen to have, you’ll be able to work it out so that you can enjoy the music on your iPhone.

The less expensive of the two will cost you $70 and it works by utilizing a 3.5mm port. So it has a direct wired connection, but not all stereos have that port to plug into. Making the slightly more expensive option a great find for those with not so great stereos. The more expensive one is still only $10 extra at $80 a piece. It works by auto scanning for a free FM channel and then settles on the one that has the absolute least interference. The TuneBase Direct which is the cheaper of the two will start shipping out early this month and the TuneBase FM will ship mid-July.

SilverPac SilverFrame ADPF...

silverpac_silverframe_1-480x433SilverPac is clearly seeking to dominate the digital picture frame market with this B-E-A-U-tiful SilverFrame. This Advanced Digital Picture Frame (ADPF) was announced at Computex 2009.

The SilverFrame has a 10.1 inch display that sports a 1024 x 576 resolution. Since it has WiFi b/g/n connectivity and Bluetooth 2.0, the user has many ways to download photos to this frame from such programs as Picasa, Photobucket, Facebook, and Windows Live.

Pictures can also be put in via USB port, multiformat memory card slot, and micro-USB port. Since it runs Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2, the user can easily set up a slideshow with Windows SideShow and Live FrameIt. It can also play video, music, show e-mails, and sync with the user’s calendar. Nice. Very nice!

The ADPF also has a Freescale processor with 512MB of RAM and 1 GB of Flash memory. It also has an infrared remote, twin 1.5 speakers, plus a rotation sensor. That means you can rotate your frame, and it will sense what direction the pictures are and automatically make the adjustment.

Yes, I know it looks nice, but I don’t have any word on price or availability. I’m a little concerned that it will be a little too much for the average consumer. This is not your cheaply made digital photo frame, after all.


Logitech G940 Flight System...

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Logitech has just recently announced a new type of controller for flying games such as Flight Simulator and the like. As you can see, the G940 is designed to put the player in the cockpit as possible. After all, these controls were “inspired by commercial and military aircraft” and include a joystick, dual throttle, and rudder pedals.

The joystick has a two stage metal trigger, along with six programmable buttons. As for the dual-throttle, it has a “split design for multiple engine aircraft with push button interlocks”. With these two controllers working together, the user has the option of up to 250 possible programmable button combinations.

This means no more shifting from the mouse to the keyboard to get your plane to do what you want it to do. Of course, that does mean a lot of remembering what button combination does what. However, I have learned that Logitech intends for pre-designed labels to slip inside buttons. For example, the landing gear button will have a specific place.

So, what have we learned here? A Logitech G940 Flight Controller plus a tri-fold screen equals one realistic flight gaming experience. If this is something that you want, you will have to wait until September to purchase the G940 for a price of $299.99.

Monday, June 1, 2009

Is Sony Ericsson's new Satio the strongest contender yet to challenge the iPhone?...

Struggling phone maker Sony Ericsson has unveiled its new 'flagship' handset which it claims will topple the iPhone from its touchscreen pedestal. The Satio phone combines a 12.1 megapixel camera with a Walkman to create 'the best of both our products', said Nathan Vautier, managing director of Sony Ericsson UK.

It also offers free access to Hollywood movies and a touch-screen keypad. 'This is a new Sony Ericsson you see before you today,' Steve Walker, vice president of marketing, Sony Ericsson Mobile, said at the launch in London. 'It's taking all the things we have become... and taking a big step beyond.'

The world's fourth-largest maker of mobile phones is launching the phone, along with two others, to help stall a slump in mobile phone sales. Worldwide mobile phone sales fell by 8.6 per cent in the first quarter of the year, according to research firm Gartner.

Is Sony Ericssons new Satio the strongest contender yet to challenge the iPhone

Sony Ericsson posted a £293 million loss in that time and demand for its handsets fell by around 35 per cent, which the company attributed to the global financial crisis. Gartner said 'mid-market' phones, those traditionally sold by Sony Ericsson, suffered the deepest dip in sales.

But the market for 'smartphones' such as the iPhone and the Nokia 5800 was growing, it said. The new Satio is also a 'smartphone'. It features applications for websites such as YouTube and Facebook and it also boasts free access to Hollywood movies and a touch-screen keypad.

Mr Vautier said the Satio - previously called the Idou - and the other new phones, the Aino and Yari handsets, 'revolutionise' the mobile phone gaming and audio experience by merging communication and entertainment.

The Yari phone is focused primarily on games and allow users to play using hands-free technology in a similar way to Nintendo's Wii console. While the Aino handset can be connected to a Playstation 3 to enable users to access media content on their gaming console from their mobile. The products are set to hit the high street later this year.

Dell sneaks in new Studio 14z laptop...

Dell sneaks in new Studio 14z lapto

Targeted largely at students, Dell's new Studio 14z laptop was quietly announced this morning. Part of the upscale but affordable Studio line, which brings in design elements from Dell's high-end XPS laptops.

The Studio 14z is thin and light for a 14-inch system, starting at 4.5 pounds and from .76-1.2-inches thick (the body is slightly tapered). Helping it shave away the extra millimeters is an LED display and the lack of an internal optical drive. Dell calls it, "a homework-busting system by day and an entertainment powerhouse by night."

In a press release, Dell says the 14z is good for consumers who, "want a slim, easy-to-carry laptop and like the choice of a larger hard drive over an optical drive," making an obvious distinction between this model, with drives up to 500GB, and smaller Netbook, CULV, and super-slim 13-inch models that usually have relatively small hard drives.

Also new is a LoJack-like service called Failsafe Theft Protection, where victims of a laptop snatching can track their machine when it goes online, and even order files to be deleted remotely. Facial recognition login software is also included.

We're more excited about Nvidia's GeForce 9400 GPU, the same as found in current 13-inch MacBooks, and our favorite low-cost way to get decent gaming performance and smooth 1080p HD video playback in a laptop. Available colors are Black Chain Link, Midnight Blue, Spring Green, Plum Purple, Ruby Red and Promise Pink, and the system is available now, starting at $649.

GM to Build Small Car in U.S....

GM to Build Small Car in U.S.

General Motors announced this morning that it will build a new, fuel-efficient small car in the United States in the next few years, bucking a longtime industry trend to manufacture such vehicles overseas. Most of the small cars sold in the U.S. are built overseas, partly because.

The vehicles' prices are too low to adequately cover domestic production costs. The new plant --the location of which was not disclosed -- will produce cars that are smaller than the Chevrolet Cobalt or the Honda Civic.

United Auto Workers officials have acknowledged that "innovative" labor agreements will be necessary to build small and compact cars in the U.S. The plant would increase the proportion of GM vehicles built in the United States, partially alleviating union complaints that GM's survival plan called for production jumps in South Korea, China and Mexico.

Company officials said the decision to build a small car in the United States reflects a new labor agreement and what company officials see as a growing American demand for fuel-efficient cars. "Small cars represent one of the fastest growing segments in both the U.S. and around the world," GM chief executive Fritz Henderson said in a statement. "We believe this car will be a winner with our current and future customers in the U.S." The revamped plant will be capable of building 160,000 cars annually and will employ 1,200 people.