Archives for September 2009

Darling DP2000 Pico Projector with Built in Windows CE

September 8, 2009 by Leave a Comment

DP2000-ProjectorPico projectors have been springing up quite a bit this last year. Most are a tiny bit larger than a mobile phone, have a single or low double digit lumen rating and most have a 640 x 480 resolution. The Darling DP2000 is really no different in that it does all that. However, what makes this particular projector stand out is that it has a WinCE powered computer built in.

By having this capability it allows a full working system to be used on the 1 device making presentations, email, messaging etc… very easy to use. The DP2000 has a top mounted touchpad as well as a couple of mini USB ports allowing you to hook up a mouse and keyboard. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Computer Gadgets

Solar-Panel Roads to Provide Power

September 8, 2009 by 1 Comment

solarroadwaysRoads generally aren’t interesting. They are just tarmac, asphalt or some similar material tough enough to take the constant hammering of cars driving over them for several years. A company based in Idaho named Solar Roadways intend to let roads be more useful than before by creating them as sections of solar panels that are strong enough to take a car driving on them, yet useful enough to power about 500 homes per mile of roadway (4 lanes). The company have been given a $100,000 grant to come up with a successful prototype.

The road system is built of 12′ x 12′ panels costing $7000 each and they are designed to replace the normal covering on roads and car parks. As well as covering the road and providing 7.6KWh for each panel the roads could have LED’s embedded in to create warning signs and mark the roads rather than using paint. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Asus E-Book Reader to have Dual Screens

September 8, 2009 by 2 Comments

Asus-Eee-ReaderThe Times have suggested that the Asus E-Book that is due out in the next couple of months could have dual colour touchscreens similar to what was prototyped by Asus at CeBIT recently. Also more rumours have now come saying it might actually undercut both Sony and Amazon in terms of price.

It might seem like quite a bold claim from Asus that they could undercut competing products with them also having a 2 screen setup, however, we are talking about a company who got the netbook craze moving forwards along with generally cheaper prices than the competition. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Displays

InterView Single Unit Dual Screen Monitor

September 8, 2009 by Leave a Comment

interview-1700The InterView Dual screen monitor is a single unit that is home to two pivoted displays. By being flexible it allows the monitors to be flipped over so that those who need to crowd around your desk can be more spaced out.

When flipping the monitors over the image on them is automatically flipped to. Each of the screens measures 17″ and has a resolution of 1440 x 900 pixels. As well as being a dual screen display the screens also come with a USB hub built in that has 3 ports as well as a 1.3 megapixel camera. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Displays

iPhone C64 Emulator

September 7, 2009 by Leave a Comment

C64-emulator-application-for-iPhoneA Commodore 64 emulator has been created as an iPhone app that allows you to play any C64 game on your iPhone.

Five games are included with the application that costs $4.99 which are Dragons Den, Le Mans, Jupiter Lander, Arctiv Shipwreck and Jack Attack. More games will be made available soon for download. Games when eventually sold separately will cost from $1 to $2 each. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Cell Phones

HTC Touch HD 2 to get Android

September 7, 2009 by Leave a Comment

htc-touch-hdHTC are creating the Touch HD 2 and in a surprising move, they are going to be launching it running the Android OS rather than Windows Mobile 6.5.

The original Touch HD was first released running Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and it was expected that the second version of the phone would follow. Although a surprising move it’s not overly surprising as HTC have been using Android on a number of phones over the last year or so. Other phones running Android have been the original G1, the Magic and the Hero. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Cell Phones

Nokia N900 Hands-On

September 7, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Nokia-N900PC Mag managed to spend an hour or so with the new Nokia N900 so that they could test and see what it’s all about. The N900 is described as being a dramatic upgrade to Nokia’s internet tablets in that it actually is the right size to being a smartphone. It measures 4.4″ x 2.3″ x 0.7″ and although still not the smallest of smartphones out there, it is an OK size.

The 3.5 inch touchscreen has 800×480 pixels. It uses resistive touch rather than the more responsive capacitive touch type screen, but still works quite well. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Cell Phones

GLB PP-P68 / P88 TouchScreen Net Tablets

September 7, 2009 by Leave a Comment

glb_pp-p88_1GLB have created a couple of new internet tablets named the PP-P68 and PP-P88. Each have a 10 inch screen and run Intel Atom 1.6GHz N270 processors. The 10 inch screens have a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels and are touchscreen.

For connectivity the devices have option 3G and GPS can also be selected too. Wireless B/G is built in as well as three USB 2.0 ports, a VGA output as well as wired Ethernet. A card reader is built in and data is stored on a 2.5 inch 160GB hard drive. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Laptops

Playstation 4 Concept Designed

September 7, 2009 by 8 Comments

new-playstation-4-consoleAlthough still a number of years away, a concept designer has decided to create a 3D model of a PlayStation 4. It was created by designer Tai Chiel and has a number of interesting features such as an embedded OLED screen in the transparent section to allow you to view menus, saved games and what looks to be like a game playing on one of the screen shots.

It is unclear when a PS4 will be made available as there are many years left in the PS3 and other consoles like the XBox 360, but that still doesn’t stop the design from being great. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Concept Gadgets

Sony E Series Walkman Review

September 7, 2009 by 1 Comment

Sony-E-Series-Walkman-MenuThe Sony E Series Walkman, named the NWZ-E443, is a 4GB flash based MP3 and video player. Several versions of the E series Walkman are available which include the 4GB model mentioned above, an 8GB model and a 16GB model. Size wise it measures 44 x 9.3 x 86.8 mm and it weighs just 54g. The Walkman has a 2 inch screen that can display 240 x 320 pixels and is used to display photos, track details and video.

Other features include an FM radio as well as a mic allowing voice recording. Battery power allows 30 hours of audio playback and while there are a few MP3 players that can squeeze more out of their battery, 30 hours is still a very acceptable amount. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Gadget Reviews

Sony PS3 Firmware Update to Bring 3D to All PS3 Games

September 4, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Sony-PS3-3D-FirmwareIn 2010, Sony will be launching a new firmware update for the PlayStation 3 that will bring 3D to ALL PlayStation 3 games. Although they say all, there might be a few games that just don’t work well with 3D, but on the whole all should be compatible.

The system works by sending out a HDMI signal to a 3D TV that runs at 200Hz. Each frame displayed on the screen alternates between the left and right eye giving a 100Hz per eye 3D image. For a test an Engadget editor tried out Wipeout HD and said it looked amazing. Video of the game after the jump although you wont actually see it in 3D as you need to be there wearing the special glasses. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Computer Gadgets

Samsung OLED Laptops Coming Next Year

September 4, 2009 by 1 Comment

Samsung-OLED-LaptopsAt IFA, Samsung mentioned that they will be using OLED for their laptop lineup next year when the screens become commercially available. This is expected to be quarter 3 next year.

Other than that comment from Kyu Uhm, the head of worldwide sales and marketing for the computing division, there were no other details mentioned. [Read more…]

Filed Under: IFA 2009, Laptops