Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
Could the drive above mean that a 100Gb iPod is on it’s way? Toshiba have announced that a hard drive with 100Gb of capacity has now been made. The drive is 1.8 inches in size and looks very small. The iPod is currently running at 80Gb so it is possible that this could make it in to the latest iPods some time next year.
Via: Fosfor
Samsung and SAIT have introduced the worlds smallest fuel cell charger. This is another great step forwards in fuel cell technology which is a great source of power for mobile users. The fuel cell charger is 5mm thich and small enough to be able to carry around and can provide power for your mobile should it run out of juice. The fuel cell works by using fuel and as long as you have a source of fuel then it will keep pumping out a steady 2W of electricity.
Fuel cell’s seem like they will be the way forwards. The fuel seems cheap enough and provides instant power when needed.
Via: OhGizmo
Nokia are launching 2 new phones in to the crowd for the talk and text type users. The Nokia 1325 and Nokia 1265 will be due out soon. These phones are targetted towards the users who use their phone for the basics which are talking and texting and will serve as entry level in to CDMA. The Nokia 1325 offers some great functionality in to it’s slim form factor. It has a 64k colour screen and can be personalised with wallpapers and be used hands free. The 1325 can store 400 contacts and 150 sms messages. It has a talk time of 3.5 hours with 6.5 days of standby time. It weighs 71g and should be available in China, Asia-Pacific, Middle East Africa and Latin America with in the next few months.
The Nokia 1265 has predictive text and 32 polyphonic MIDI capabilities. The screen is black and white and talk time is the same as the above which is 3.5 hours talk and 6.5 days of stand by. The basic features which seem to take us back 8 years (but with CDMA) will be more affordable and entry level type phones.
Via: Nokia
The Flying Alarm Clock is a genius device which makes getting out of bed pretty much mandatory. Getting out of bed is hard! I hate it myself. If you get the flying alarm clock then it will not shut up until you push the propellor back in to the top of it. The catch is that the propellor flys away to who knows where, and you have to find it to shut the thing up. Excellent idea… well maybe I best keep it quiet from my wife or I might find one under the tree for christmas. But… the idea is ingenious.
Buy it now from Firebox for just 19.95
Remember, this is a great christmas present for those lazy bones who will just not get out of bed in the morning!
Insignia have created a cheap digital media player that costs just 119.99 dollars. It has 2Gb of storage and can play music and video for 20 hours. There seems to be a lot crammed in to this player and looks like an excellent choice for those on a tighter budget. Transfer between the PC and the player runs at USB 2.0 speeds. Extra memory can be added via the microSD expansion slot. The player will play MP3 files and also, it supports many of the major formats.
The Insignia NS-DV2G can be purchased from bestbuy.com.
Via: TechEBlog
The iTheater is new out from firebox. The iTheater allows you to watch TV and movies from the privacy of your own eyes. Put on the glasses and watch away. It’s that simple. The iTheater has integrated earphones which when put together with the video will make an amazing experience.
When wearing the glasses it makes the screen appear in front of you and shows it as a 50″ screen at a distance of 8.5ft. If you are worried about these causing eye strain then they are set to get you to focus at 2.5m.
Check out the iTheater now and get one for christmas! Just 149.95 from FireBox.
The Tubor Mirror Radiator does a few things as the title suggests. It’s a mirror, radiator and has a digital clock in there also. It’s stainless steel behind the reflective mirror. To add to it’s sleek look is how thin this thing is. It’s a very slimline peice of kit and well worth it in the modern bathroom. No ideas on the cost but dont expect it to come cheap 🙂
Via: Ubergizmo
The Roller Toaster is concept now, but does look pretty cool… enough cool in that I wouldnt mind owning one when it does get released. The roller toaster is a simple idea. You push bread in one side and it rolls through and turns in to toast on the other side.
Via: Fosfor
A new patent from Apple was published recently which now puts a new menu item in to the iPod specifically for Podcasts. The Patent Application is 20060265637, Utilization Of Podcasts on Portable Media Devices. The podcast menu item is basically a way of filing your podcasts that are downloaded. When you open up the new podcast menu item you will see a list of podcasts in which you can click on to listen.
Via: ZDNet
Today we saw the 1st December 2006 appear on our callendars. This means that it’s not long till christmas day and what better way to start then with a circuitboard christmas tree decoration. Acorn Studios have created the christmas tree circuitboard which is basically and old cut off from a calculator or something similar and it’s shaped in to a triangle with some metal wire soldered on the top and shaped in to a star. This “was” available for 19.95 dollars but due to demand, or lack of calculators, they no longer have them in stock. However, I am sure you all have the technical know how, to make one of these your self. Just dont go burning your self on the soldering iron.
Via: OhGizmo
The Hannspree LCD TV is a 9.6″ flat screen. As you can see above, it’s a tad different to your average TV in the way of it being a giraffe. This giraffe TV has built in speakers, a remote control, RF inputs, 4-in-1 input cable (SCA) and a headphone jack. The Squeezable TV is great for children to play with and also makes this particular TV very unique from regular LCD’s you see.
Not only can you get a Giraffe screen, but an Elephant, Basket Ball, Apple, Football and Golf ball type screen’s are also available each with a unique design. Check out more pictures after the jump.
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The Kenwood 10GB7 is a very small hard disk based DAP. The screen is small at just 1.5 inches and is OLED too. For the size of this thing it doesnt cut back too much on disk space too. It runs a 10GB hard drive. Other features available are 7 preset EQ modes, USB and a picture viewer.
Unfortunatly it comes at a price and weighs in at 345 dollars. Dimensions for this DAP are 62x44x17mm.
Via: TechEBlog
