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Although Meizu has been stealing from the iPhone left and right, at least they have the courtesy to deny it. This other iPhone clone, however, makes no such attempt—they even plaster “Think Different” all over their ads. Check out the video after the jump, taken by geekmatica, to see what kind of tech you’re getting for 1990RMB ($270), which includes the ability to shake the phone to answer it.
Scientists at the University of Tokyo have developed a new 1mm thick plastic sheet inkjet-printed with various nanoparticles and insulating and semiconducting polymers that enables electronic devices placed on it to communicate with one another. A technology like this would have advantages over other means of short-range wireless communication (like Bluetooth) because it is inherently more secure and power efficient.
While cramming gadgets into wristwatches isn’t all that notable these days, back in the 1960′s, it wasn’t that easy. That’s why this Kilfitt UKA 659 camerawatch is so sweet. It’s a tiny analogue camera stuffed into a (relatively) stylish watch. It’s the only one in existence, created as a prototype in the Munich laboratory of famed optician Heinz Kilfitt in the 60′s. It has a 1.3mm-10.5mm lens, shutter speed from 1/15 sec to 1/1,000 sec, and it uses a custom film disc. This one-of-a-kind piece of history ain’t cheap, but if you’ve got $US60,000 sitting around there’d be worse ways to blow it. [eBay via Gadget Lab]
At Intel’s Pre-CES briefing today, execs discussed a new super-small solid state drive, WiMax-capable devices, and 45nm Penryn chips in everything from UMPCs to television sets to slender desktop all-in-ones from your favourite computer makers. Here’s the rundown:
• In January, Intel will introduce what they claim is the smallest SSD in the industry. Officially named the Z-P140 PATA SSD, the drive holds 2GB or 4GB and is 12x18x8mm (about the size of a penny if you couldn’t tell from the pic), and 0.6 grams. The Z-P140 can act as a controller for compatible NAND memory, which means these drives are expandable to 16GB. Intel says that this new style of SSD should be showing up soon in several UMPCs and other mobile internet devices from companies such as Asus, BenQ, Clarion, Lenovo and more.
DLO’s Action Jacket armband for the iPhone is perfect for the guy who likes to take his iPhone jogging with him (namely, me). The iPhone may be slightly heavier than a nano, not to mention many times more expensive, but can your nano make calls? What if you’re waiting for an important call from your lawyer telling you whether or not someone’s going to press charges? What do you do then? This is the answer. And if the Nike+iPod Sport Kit really is coming for the iPhone like we think it is, then you should grab one of these in anticipation. [DLO]
Picture a Vudu IPTV box that brings porn into your living room over the internet. That’s FyreTV, which will be “The Hottest BoXXX You’ll Ever Experience” when beta applications begin in just about 12 hours. There’s not many details on their home page or their meager press release that just says they’ve signed up non-exclusive deals with a few adult content providers. What we do know is that this is completely streaming (no downloading and saving), and you’ll be able to create favourites and search movies for “specific performers and scenes”. Sounds like FireTV isn’t the only thing that’ll be coming soon. [FyreTV via Adult FYI (NSFW) - Thanks Bryan G!]
Gridskipper’s got a video of the Illy House in a Shipping Container, the shipping container that (surprise!) transformers into something you can actually live in. The thing takes a good amount of time to change—this ain’t no Bumblebee—but something tells us that if Dexter was in one of these instead of a real shipping container, he wouldn’t be as messed up as he is now. [Gridskipper]
All the back and forth between Activision and Harmonix, it’s starting to look like Poison vs. Motley Crue or Sammy Hagar vs. David Lee Roth or something. Today, Sammy (Activision) said that MTV Games/Viacom shot down a deal to use Guitar Hero’s guitars with Rock Band—it wasn’t just Activision throwing a bitch fit. But, since the press release (which you can check after the jump) is all about a scuttled “agreement,” they’re probably talking about signed papers and possibly money, which we’re guessing MTV Games doesn’t want to get into. We don’t care about the legal wango tango, we just want a bass player on our PS3.
Aimed at parents of teenagers who just can’t get their offspring to stop using a mobile phone in the car, the CellCoach emits a high-pitched beep whenever it detects mobile phone traffic. The result? A really annoying noise that reinforces the fact that they shouldn’t text or call while driving. It installs “permanently” under the car’s dashboard so your kid can’t remove it, and should be a much cheaper alternative to actually talking to your kids and teaching them right from wrong. What? They’re bastards. Oh and it would be an awesome prank to pull on a buddy. [NewsWireToday via Textually via Shiny Shiny]
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This is a handheld Doppler unit, and it’s designed to let you listen to the blood rushing around inside your head. Why would you want to do that? Well, detecting how regular the bloodflow in your head is is how one detects a concussion, so having this on the sidelines of a football field or in a medics pack on a battlefield would obviously be very helpful. Also, it’ll totally blow your stoner friends’ minds. Whoa, dude, that’s what the inside of my head sounds like!
