Plasma Pong

April 1, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Plasma Pong
Pong has been a well known game for many years now. It was launched by Atari in 1972 and was the first video game to become very popular although it was the second video game to be released after Computer Space. This newer version of Pong is far more advanced then the regular bat and ball you were used to on the monochrome screen. It uses plasma effects, particle, gravity and a lot of music to immerse you in to a very different game of pong.

The video below shows you how the game is played and you can see the plasma and vacuum effect that happens with your paddle to allow you to sneak the ball past the opponent. Check out the video below, and then go ahead and download the game. It is great fun to play. To play you use your mouse to move the paddle up and down the screen and clicking creates more plasma. Use the number keys to change the environment and gravity settings.

Download Via: UberReview

Filed Under: Computer Gadgets, Cool Gadgets

Sony NV U92T

March 31, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Sony NV U92T
Following in Sonys way of slimming things down, the NV-U92T follows this trend. It is a very slim GPS sat nav system which is just 2CM in depth. It has a 4.8 inch wide screen display which is also touchscreen. An interesting feature that caught my eye is the gesture command support. If you draw a picture of your house it will navigate you home. The device has 2Gb of internal memory and can be expanded by using a Sony Memory Stick.

Unfortunatly we do not have pricing or other details yet, but as soon as they arrive we will get them out to you.

Via: UberGizmo

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Nixon Lodown Ti

March 31, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Nixon Lodown Ti
The Nixon Lodown Ti watch is aimed at the surfer type person who needs to know tide information. It features tide information for 200 beaches and covers the next 15 years of tide details.

As can be seen, the Nixon Lodown Ti has a cool inverted screen showing white on a black background. It is made of titanium and hardened with mineral crystal. With 100 meters water resistance it makes the perfect stylish watch.

The watch costs $200 and is available at the link below.

Product Page Via: OhGizmo

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Free Wi-fi Access for PSP Owners

March 31, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Sony PSP
If you are an owner of a Sony PSP and frequent T-Mobile hotspots then you could be entitled to 6 months of free wifi access. Hurry though… there are only 362 days left to qualify for 6 free months. I have heard rumours that you also need to have the latest firmware, but as I am in the UK and this offer is for the US its a tad far for me to travel and test.

To get this working you need to follow these instructions…

Create a T-Mobile HotSpot Network Profile

1. Bring your PSP® system to a location that provides a T-Mobile HotSpot. (Refer to the T-Mobile HotSpot U.S. Location Map.)
2. Select (Network Settings) under (Settings).
3. Select [Infrastructure Mode].
4. Select [New Connection].
5. Select [Use Wireless Hotspot].
6. Select the T-Mobile HotSpot icon.
7. If you have an existing T-Mobile HotSpot account, select [Enter User Credentials]. Enter your user ID and password, and then press the right button. or If you do not have an account, select [Use Promotional Access] to sign up for a complimentary six-month T-Mobile HotSpot account . (To qualify for this promotional access, you must authenticate your PSP® system to the T-Mobile HotSpot network prior to March 28, 2008.)
8. Check the contents of the settings list.
9. Save the settings.
10. Perform a connection test. If you select [Test Connection], the system will connect to the selected access point.
11. Confirm the connection test results.
If the connection is successful, information about the network is displayed.

Via: Playstation

Filed Under: Cell Phones, Cool Gadgets

AAA Powered Cell Phone

March 31, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Philips AAA Powered Phone
Loosing power to your mobile in this day in age is like loosing an arm. I have seen a number of people have to suddenly go home to charge their phone because they dont want to miss that all important text message from a friend.

Philips has launched a new celphone which supports the use of a backup AAA battery which allows up to 3 hours more of talk time on the handset. The phone is named the Xenium NRG and its primary source of power is a regular phone type battery and the AAA can be put in as a secondary battery.

The idea is actually great and more useful then I first imagined. AAA batteries have an advantage over regular mobile phone batteries in that they are a lot cheaper and also come fully charged off the shelf. Also availability is far greater with them being in almost every shop you walk in to.

Via: I4U

Filed Under: Cell Phones, Cool Gadgets

IXOs Luxury HDMI Cables

March 31, 2007 by 1 Comment

IXOS HDMI Cables
Cables connecting devices may seem not so important, but when you compare quality side by side a good cable suddenly becomes very important. IXOs has introduced luxury HDMI cables which offer full-HD 1080p and range from just 1m to 11m in length. To get better quality images on the screen the connectors are silver plated which is the key to minimising losses in quality. With this cable there is not just 1 sheild protection, but a triple sheilding.

The combination of wire, connectors and sheilding give the best possible picture quality with the least possible loss. Costing from 109 pounds to 268 pounds you expect to be getting the quality you pay for.

Via: Gizmodo

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Apple iPhone Release Date

March 31, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Apple iPhone
We finally have found out the release date for the Apple iPhone in the US. It is set to arrive in the US on June 11th and will be priced at $599 with a 2 year service agreement with Cingular/AT&T. Thats a huge contract to take out on a phone and hopefully the service agreement has some good breakdown cover on it. The model at $599 will be the 8GB version.

The iPhone is estimated to cost $280.83 for the 8GB model. For a full comparison of costs take a look at the link below.

Via: TechEBlog

Filed Under: Cell Phones, Cool Gadgets, Tech News

Concept MP3 Watch

March 30, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Concept MP3 Player
Nathan Davis has created the concept MP3 player watch which is a silicone band that you wear on your wrist. It features an OLED display under a layer polycarbonate. To listen to the music, you need no wires. This watch features bluetooth technology along with bluetooth headphones to send the audio wirelessly.

This is another cool watch design from Yanko Design that we would love to see hit the market. No doubt in the next year or few this type of watch will be readily available.

Via: Gizmodo

Filed Under: Cell Phones, Concept Gadgets, Cool Gadgets

Keyboard Wallet

March 30, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Keyboard Wallet
This is one of the most uniqe home made wallets I have seen. It is built from the insides of a computer keyboard and has been folded together to make one kind of cool looking wallet.

To make one of these yourself you will need the following items…
A desktop computer keyboard (for the circuit sheet and a metal piece as a straight edge)
A screwdriver to open the keyboard
A ruler or tape measure
A cutting board or cutting mat
A razor knife
Sharp scissors
A roll of clear packing tape

Via: Fosfor

Filed Under: Computer Gadgets, Cool Gadgets, Office Gadgets

World Record Set – Fastest Data Transfer

March 30, 2007 by Leave a Comment

FibreOptics
With streaming video services becoming more popular and IP TV coming around, data transfer is key to making this run succesfully and smooth. Alcatel/Lucent have just smashed the record which was set at 14TB/s and set a new record of 25.6TB/s. That is 25 terabytes of data in one second that was transferred with just one fibre strand. That is an insane amount of data and like shifting 1000s of movies in just a second.

This of course will allow providers to bump up the speeds offered to end users and could greatly reduce costs of communications around the world.

Via: SlashGear

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets, Tech News

Nokia – Visual Search Engine

March 30, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Nokia Visual Search Engine
A new application to the US Patent reveals that Nokia are planning to create a visual search engine which will be used to find images by using their shape, colour and texture. The search engine will be able to generate keywords about each image uploaded allowing you to sort through images. If you want to find a picture of something then you can also take a photo with your phone, upload the image and the app will be able to pick out matching details.

The whole process behind this is quite complicated but very interesting to read. More details can be found at the link below.

Via: Unwiredview

Filed Under: Cell Phones, Cool Gadgets

Colour Changing Glasses

March 29, 2007 by Leave a Comment

Colour Changing Glasses
These are not the most attractive set of sunglasses I have seen, but they do include some cool technology to allow the tint on them to change colour. The glasses are more active and more intelligent then other glasses and can change under conditions of light, reflection and by manually twisting a dial on one of the arms.

I am not convinced yet, but maybe the technology could be used elsewhere.

Via: Engadget

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets