This chair is made of aluminium or fluid aluminium as the creators call it. It is set to sell for 1.6 – 2.4 million dollars and is supposed to be quite comfortable being named a million pounds of comfort. For some reason I dont see the comfy side to it though.
Stupidly Priced Metal Chair
September 16, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Waseda-Docomo Face Robot Version 2
September 15, 2007 by Leave a Comment
This has to be the freakiest looking face type robot I have seen. It is made by Takanishi and will be showing up at Wired Nextfest. This particular robotic face can shift its whole look by using DC motors, pulleys and slide screws. It tugs on various parts of the face pulling it in to different shapes. This allows various facial expressions. A video demonstration is after the jump.
First Home Video Conference Set Up
September 15, 2007 by Leave a Comment
AT&T introduced Picture Phones back in 1964. The problem was that if you got one of these phones, would you actually know someone with one who you could call and see them? With it being back in 64 I have no idea what it actually did, or if it was just displaying a static picture. Surely this is one of the first video type phones available.
Via: La2Day
F-22 RC Raptor
September 15, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Here we have a seriously cool RC F-22 Raptor taking off, flying and landing. The plane does look great and must have taken a while to build with the jet engines and under carriage that also moves.
Optimus Keyboard – Real – Maybe
September 14, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The Optimus keyboard which has been promised for maybe over a year has possibly been spotted. Apparently this one pictured above was taken in Moscow and probably cost a bomb. There is no other evidence of this keyboard being real yet. Maybe one day the cool OLED key keyboard might make a real appearance.
Via: Gizmodo
Where in the World is the Cheapest iPod Touch
September 14, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The iPod Touch looks great and from what we see, it also acts great too. It does make you curious how much you pay compared to other countries in the world. TechLogg decided to create a list to see who is paying more then others based on a dollar price and the current conversion rate. At the bottom of the list we have South Africa who pay $476.68 currently for their iPod Touch. Check out the full list over at Techlogg to see who comes out on top with the cheapest iPod Touch.
Via: TechLogg
Fujitsu Lifebook
September 13, 2007 by 1 Comment
Fujitsu are releasing the Fujitsu Lifebook which has been announced as the worlds smallest laptop. It measures just 171x113x26.5 – 32mm and weighs just 280 grams. Not bad at all. Inside there is an 800Mz processor which is an Intel A110. Intel powers the onboard graphics chip. Also Wi-Fi, Ethernet and finger print sensors can be found. The screen is a tiny 5.6 inches which is touch screen and can be rotated. I guess that makes it in to a tablet PC. The resolution of the screen is 1024 x 600 which is quite a decent amount of pixels.
The battery can keep the device powered for 4 hours on XP or slightly less for those running Vista. It does look like a seriously nice piece of kit and very handy for those traveling who need full Windows access rather then a PDA or just email.
Via: Fordac
Motorola ROKR U9
September 13, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Motorola are releasing a new clamshell phone named the Rokr U9. It looks ok, although I am not a huge fan of clamshell phones. The screen is a 1.4 inch 128 x 160 pixel OLED which seems quite cool. It is a quad band phone with GPRS and EDGE. The camera is lacking at 2 mega pixels with no auto focus or flash. Inside is a 1.8 inch QVGA screen which has more colours then the outside one and is slightly larger in resolution at 240 x 320 pixels. Other features such as MP3 playback, memory card slots and Bluetooth connectivity can be found. Its not a bad phone, but nothing too exciting to be honest.
Via: akihabaranews
Cool Lamp
September 12, 2007 by Leave a Comment
This lamp looks very cool. Its built with LEDs (hundreds of them) encased in a sweeping arc. This creates a nice warm halo of light around the person sat under it. I just wish I had the room to go with it as it wont sit well in a small living space. Still cool though, but unfortunately it wont be put in production as far as I can see with it being a one off piece.
Via: Technabob
Dr. Whippy Ice Cream Dispenser
September 12, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Most people love Mr Whippy ice cream. This new version named Dr. Whippy serves ice cream depending on how sad you are. The more sad you are, the more you get. It works by testing stress levels in your voice, and when detecting you are low in heart it gives you the appropriate amount of ice cream to lift you out of your sad state.
Via: Uberreview
DIY Flat Panel
September 12, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Most of you will want to have your own flat panel TV because they look cool hung on a wall in your home. If you dont have the funds to buy one then you could make your own flat panel look a like by using an old cupboard and pushing a CRT in to a homemade frame. I cant say I will be doing this my self, but I guess its one idea that could work for those wanting a flat panel TV.
Via: DIYLife
Nokia Maps get an Upgrade
September 11, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Nokia Maps has been released which has a few new features. A GPS status indicator can now be seen which shows you when a GPS signal is available and when it is in use. Also the map loading software is quicker which allows quicker navigation loading. Maps by Nokia is a powerful free application which has maps for more then 150 countries. The only things you need to watch out for are data charges from your mobile phone carrier. It helps to have an unlimited plan. Nokia Maps can pinpoint where you are via GPS and can pull information from a database of POI (point of interest) telling you things like how far the closest cash machine is.
Via: Nokia
