Home Made Wii Sensor Bar

November 25, 2006 by Leave a Comment

Wii Sensor Bar
A few days ago I came across a video of someone removing the Wii sensor bar (which apparantly was needed to detect movements on the wii remote or wiimote). The video on youtube shows how to TV remote controlls can do the same thing… meaning the Wii Sensor bar doesnt seem to do what they said it does.

Anyway, as seen above a home made Wii sensor bar has been made which is powered by batteries and means that the official one can stay stuck on top of your telly while you take your wii around to your friends house to play on. The video below shows the wii sensor bar being unplugged and used with remote controls instead.

Link: How to make your own sensor bar
Via: OhGizmo

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Spirit Xplore – Rugged Tablet PC

November 24, 2006 by Leave a Comment

Spirit Xplore
The Xplore is a rugged tablet PC with some good features such as bluetooth, wifi at 802.11n, GSM/GPRS and GPS. It features a small but usable 10 inch screen and is specifically designed for tough and hazardous environments. The device is also IP67 rated which means it is totally protected against dust and protected against the effect of immersion between 15cm and 1m.

The Spirit Xplore is available from Insight

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UK Ban on FM Transmitters Lifted in the UK

November 24, 2006 by Leave a Comment

iTrip
If you have used an FM transmitter on your iPod in the past with in the UK then you have been breaking the law. They were illegal to use due to the signals interfering with broadcasts by legal radio stations. You could easily get your hands on one of these transmitters in an arrangement where you can buy legally but it’s illegal to use. I have one my self which I got a few years back and obviously is still in it’s packaging awaiting to be used on the 8th December 2006 when it will be legal to use. The new ruling put in to place by Ofcom who regulate the licences are permitting those that can use “spare frequencies” to be made legal. With this they are also removing the need to have a licence when using a Citizens’ Band radio.

The original law that made it illegal was drafted in 1949 and is called the Wireless Telegraphy Act of 1949 and forbids you to broadcast with out a licence. Ofcom saw that consumers wanted this in place and the laws were revised.

However, the new arrangement named “Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations 2006” do not allow all of these FM transmitters to be legal. Many still do not meet certain technical specifications.

To check if the transmitter is legal you just need to look for the CE logo which means it is approved for use in the UK.

Via: BBC News

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets, Displays

Skype Dual Phone

November 23, 2006 by 1 Comment

Skype Dual Phone
The Skype DualPhone is the first available cordless phone that doubles up as a Skype phone. RTX have launched this in the market to allow users to use their regular phone for some calls and then switch to Skype to make free or international calls at a lower rate. The RTX Dualphone 3088 needs no PC and it’s built in firmware runs the skype software and connects direct to your broadband internet connection.

Skype has a huge userbase of 136 million… so someone you know is bound to have a skype ID you can call for free. On the cordless side of things the DUALPhone 3088 is dect which is reliable for voice calls with no interference. The base unit connects to a broadband router and then you get the choice of how you want to make the call on screen.

The phone has 10 hours of talk time with 140 hours of standby time. It seems that a nice phone and good contender to the market has been introduced here.

Via: DualPhone

Filed Under: Cell Phones, Cool Gadgets

Newman Ultraslim MoMo Digital Media Player

November 23, 2006 by Leave a Comment

momo
The MoMo is a very slim and sleek looking digital media player. It is just 10mm thick and has a nice 2.4 inch display. The player will play MPG, MP4, AVI, ASF, MPEG, VOB, WMV, DAT and MTV. It looks like it could be a good player to hit the market, but not much else is known about availability or pricing.

Via: TechEBlog

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Dot Matrix Watch

November 22, 2006 by 3 Comments

Dot Matrix Watch
If you are out looking for a cool watch then the Dot Matrix watch might just be for you! The dot matrix watch is a sleek black watch with black coloured LED’s which light up red at the touch of a button. It doesnt do much in the way of tech stuff, but it is not designed to do all the fancy things. It’s just designed to look good on your wrist and tell the time and do some funky mexican wave type things with the LED’s.

Buy it now from IWOOT.

* Genuine black leather wristband watch studded with red LEDs.
* The watch displays the time and date.
* Press the button on the side once to trigger a scrolling light effect before displaying the time in classic Dot Matrix style.
* The time can be shown in 24 hour or 12 hour format.
* A built-in power saving mode to extend your watch’s battery. It kicks in after 3 seconds of displaying the time or date.
* A sturdy white presentation box.
* Suitable for ages 8 years+.
* Requires a CR2032 watch battery (included).
* Size: 26 x 3 x 0.5cm.

Full Details at IWOOT.

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets, Displays

Nokia N97

November 21, 2006 by Leave a Comment

Nokia N97
The Nokia N97 picture above which was circulated around the internet recently is found to be a fake. No suprise there 🙂 It was said to feature 3D sound, a 20Gb drive and 3.2 Megapixel camera.

No doubt there will be another N95 beater on the market, but not for a few months.

Via: SlashGear

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Sony PSP Firmware Update

November 21, 2006 by Leave a Comment

Sony PSP
Sony have launched a new firmware for the PSP. This will update your PSP up to version 3.0 now which has a number of enhancements and no doubt, a number of security fixes to stop you homebrew folks from making it do stuff it wasnt designed for 😉 The PSP once updated will have the long awaited PlayStation Network connectivity as well as PlayStation 3 connectivity.

Complete PSP 3.0 Update List:
* PlayStation Network support added under Game
* Online manuals added under Network
* Camera added under Photo
* UMD Auto-Start added under Settings
* 3-Speed Fast Forward/Reverse added under Music
* Visual Player added under Music
* Remote Play added under Network

To upgrade, just go to the network update menu and follow the instructions.

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Lenova X60 Tablet PC

November 20, 2006 by Leave a Comment

Lenova X60
Slashgear spotted some good reviews of the Lenova X60 Tablet PC today. The Lenova X60 is a multi touch tablet PC that works very well. The docking station has a built in optical drive unit.

Review: Lenova X60 Video Review
Review: Multi Touch Video Review

Via: SlashGear

Filed Under: Cell Phones, Cool Gadgets

Rubens Tube

November 20, 2006 by 2 Comments

Rubens Tube
Rubens Tube works by pushing gas down one side of a cylinder and sound down another side of the same cylinder. The top of the cynder is lit with flames and then a frequency generated by the speaker causes different pressure variations down the tube causing the flames to change. It’s a great video to watch.

Via: TechEBlog

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets

Verte Office Chair

November 20, 2006 by Leave a Comment

Verte Office Chair
The Vert© office chair is a chair which will re train your back in to the ideal posture. The back part of the chair is set to the correct setting by you leaning back and releasing a lever.Then you can just sit back and enjoy the comfort of leather cussions filled with gel.

The chair has 11 torsion spring loaded joints that take an exact impression of your back and ideal posture. It is also built with brushed aliminium. At 1500 dollars it better work well 😉

Via: SlashGear Product Page: Anthro

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Stone Age Mouse

November 20, 2006 by Leave a Comment

Stone Age Mouse
This Stone mouse is from a company based in Russia. I have no idea as to this being real stone or just replica plastic. All I do know is that it’s quite an interesting mouse and I might have to purchase one to be different 🙂

More details of the Stone Mouse can be found at the link below.

Via: UberGizmo

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets