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The personal robot vehicle might be taking things a tad too far. The personal robot vehicle is a suit that you climb in to and you can then walk around and even step up and down curbs. I am not sure of it’s practical use in a busy street of Leeds for example, but I am sure it will keep you safe if the number 33 bus is about to run you over.
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Projection clocks are kind of funky. They project the time on to the roof as you lay back in bed and think “wow thats cool”. Along comes the Batman projection clock which now projects the bat signal on to your ceiling. Just make sure you remind yourself that you are not batman and you do not need to jump up and get dressed every time the signal hits the ceiling.
The clock is powered by a AA battery and also has a moulded figure of batman him self to keep you safe.
Via: OhGizmo
The Robosapien RS media has landed. It has had a nice new refit too and now is more butch looking then ever before. The new Robosapien is a great new robot with built in media capabilities. What ads to this new robosapien is also it’s personality editing software and can now be directly or automatically interacted with. It is aware of the owner and environment. This robosapien boasts a colour screen right in it’s chest. He has speakers in his armour and a camera built in to his head.
Using software provided you can download or transfer the data direct from your PC to the robosapien via USB or an SD Memory card. You can look at photos, watch movies, play games or blast out music. To add to this, you can program the robosapien to dance for you. Fancy that hey! You can do this by using the PC software to control the robosapien in 3D on screen and then download it to him. Voice files can be syncronised also. This sounds like the ultimate toy for both children and adults this coming Christmas.
Robosapien interacts with the environment around. He has sight, sound and touch sensors as well as speech response. He can recognise colours and tones on your skin. He can track moving objects with IR vision. Definatly a cool toy to pick up.
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Features
* The evolved version of the superb Robosapien V2.
* Personality editing software.
* 3D Animation Creator PC programme.
* Humanoid body movements including bipedal walking and gripping fingers.
* Autonomous and direct interaction with its owner and other robot companions.
* A full colour LCD display on his chest.
* The LCD screen displays his operating status as well as movies, photos and MP3 information.
* Speakers in his armour and a woofer on his back.
* A head-mounted camera.
* Infrared vision enabling him to track moving objects, and avoid obstacles.
* Colour vision so he can even recognise colours and skin tones.
* Sight, sound and touch sensors.
* Speech response.
* Sleep and auto shut-off function.
* A line-in/USB compartment.
* An SD compartment.
* By visiting http://www.rsmediaonline.com/ and you can download additional personality files and create your own voice, action and sound files via USB and Memory Card.
* Suitable for ages 8 years+.
* Requires 6 x D Cell and 4 x AA Batteries for the robot and 3 x AA Batteries for the remote.
* Size: 54 x 34 x 25cm.
Hela have created the Duraflex Comfort Keyboard. Roll up keyboards are not new, but this one is even tougher then the last one which was out about a year ago. The keyboard from Hela is resistant to water, alcohol and other desinfections. It also has quite a low form factor which is good for your wrists so that they are not bent too far when typing.
PRODUCT FEATURES
* Super-slim light weight flexible keyboard
* Resistant to water, alcohol and other desinfections including lighter cleaning products
* Handles large temperature intervals -40°C to +80°C
* Connects via USB/PS2 Windows 98/2000/ME/XP and MAC OS
* 2 year warranty
TECHNICAL DATA
* Dimensions LxWxH: 403x130x8mm
* Colours available: Black and White
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The Lowrance iWAY 600C is new in to the GPS market. It looks like this one will do well because of integrated satelite imagery which can be put on to the top of regular road maps. Currently the satellite images are only available in some main cities, but this is a great step forwards and no doubt the map updates that can be done through a USB port will also run updates for satellite images. I am not sure yet if you can upload custom satelite images or OS type maps, but if not then the device has still jumped in to a corner of the market not really tapped in to yet.
The iWAY 600C has the option of 2D and 3D maps and the usual turn by turn voice instructions which we are all familier with. The device runs on a 30Gb HD which can be used to store the images on. The screen is quite large at 5″ and runs at a nice resolution of 640 x 480. Going back to the hard drive, 85% is used for storing satellite images leaving the remaining 15% for updates to use. Hopefully the device’s internal drive can be upgraded as more sat images fill it’s memory, although you might not really need to keep high res images of the whole world if you only plan on visiting a city once. Just upload it for when you are there.
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The DigiMemo is a great idea that uses the good old paper and a fancy pen but can then digitise the notes in to digital form. It contains 32Mb memory which is capable of holding 160 pages of notes and a compact flash slot which boosts this up to 999 pages stored. The digitised pages can then be transferred to your computer and used as notes or what ever you wish. The battery life of the device is good also. It can work for 100 hours before needing a charge. The cost of the device is 110 pounds in the UK from Selwyn Electronics.
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The A4Tech Optical mouse is an interesting mouse because it does not require batteries. It is also wireless which is what makes this mouse interesting. Instead of using batteries it is powered by electromagnetic induction which charges from the mouse pad. The mouse pad gets it’s power from the USB connection of your PC and then transmits this power to the mouse to keep it running. I think this is a great idea. Cordless mice batteries do last quite a while, but when they die you tend to not be prepared and have to dash to the shops quickly.
It has a resolution of 800dpi and and might not make it to this side of the world. It is priced at $21 over in Korea.
Via: OhGizmo
The LG KH1000 is a new handset to hit the market. It is a HDSPA enabled slider phone which has a 2.2 inch widescree TFT screen. A built in 1.3 mega pixel camera. 2GB flash memory with 1GB SDRAM. Something that grabbed my attention is the video conferencing ability. It has a hefty price tag but seems like a powerful device with nice amounts of built in memory to justify that.
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WirelessHD is set for a launch in 2008. WirelessHD works on the idea of having everything connected together without cables. Just looking around the back of my TV shows that this idea is great. I have several cables behind my TV and without touching them they get tangled and look a mess.
WirelessHD is a joint venture between LG, Panasonic, NEC, Samsung, SiBEAM, Sony and Toshiba. It is named WirelessHD or WiHD and it is intended to enable high definition audio and video streaming to consumer electronic devices. The system will run on the 60Ghz frequencies and data transmit speeds are supposed to be incredible. This in turn will create point to point display for HDMI and DVI.
More details will follow as they arrive.
Via: Fosfor
The Hal 5 is an exoskeleton. So whats an exoskeleton? An exoskeleton is kind of a suit that you wear that boosts your strength. Hal 5 is set to strengthen you by a number of times. I hear you wondering what is this useful for? Well, for those who lift heavy items daily it will be very useful. People like nurses will benefit because it will make lifting patients a sinch.
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Hela have created an ergonomic mouse layout. The motion of reaching over to your mouse all day apparantly causes wrist pain and is not ideal. The Hela Glider mouse is set to combat this by putting the mouse in the middle of the keyboard (just below it). It reminds me of air hockey and glides on a pad. The response and precision is supposed to be excellent. I am not fully convinced about the wrist pain from a regular mouse. I never have a problem, but maybe that research is correct 😉
Via: OhGizmo
Sony are great when it comes to style and cramming a lot in to a small space. The G1 is the latest to hit the market and weighs in at less then 2 lbs.. 1.8 lbs to be precise. It has a 12.1 inch display, 1.5Gb RAM and an 80Gb hd. It’s a similar size to previous models but the case it made of carbon and this is what helps it loose it’s weight. The battery has a nice life of 12 hours and thats the on board battery.
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