Had enough of those bothersome iPod cables getting in your way? This little black silicone spelunker is hanging around and here to help. He’ll keep everything in order for you while you’re wearing your iPod, letting you wrap all that excess “rope” around his waist. Then, he doesn’t mind being tied up with all that wiring when your iPod’s at rest.
Until the iPod’s voluminous wires can finally be completely eliminated, this might be a practical solution to that spaghetti bowlful of cable cascading down your torso. – Charlie White
Silicone Man For Wrapping iPod Cords [TokyoMango]
Yesterday, Samsung execs brought us up to speed on their plans for a wireless high-def TV system. On target for September, the 50″ and 58″ models (FP-T5094 and FP-T5894, respectively) will feature 802.11n for a range up to 300 feet, and will support 1080p wireless video. Bill Dickey, Samsung’s plasma TV sales manager, told us that if the sets were 720p, they could be ready sooner, but because Samsung is shooting for 1080p, they have to deal with Hollywood. Dickey says Samsung is “in negotiations” with the major movie studios, and hopes to have their approval of a secure wireless transmission system by June, so Samsung can finish development in time for September.
Dickey’s boss said that DRM wasn’t the only concern.
LG has announced that it is developing a cellphone with DMB that will enable people to feel the programme as well as seeing it. According to LG Electronics spokesman Song Keun-Young, the technology “adds the sense of touch to the traditional modes of sight and hearing.”
Roughly speaking this means your phone will vibrate when the ball goes in the back of the net if you’re watching a soccer match, or if the hero’s car crashes during the movie you’re engrossed in. Any bombs will set off light-emitting diodes which will blink in time to the explosions. The South Korean company plans to market new models (both hand-held devices as well as car terminals) which contain 3-D and sensing technology some time next year, after they have secured content.
Okay, so I lied about the phone sex. But you wish, eh? – Ad Dugdale
LG develops tactile broadcast phone [Physorg]
Russia has been chosen as the first port of call for Samsung‘s new smartphone, the SGH-i400. Launched at the S60 summit in Madrid this morning, the i400 is a follow-up to last year’s i520, due to be launched over here sometime this quarter. It’s a slider phone which uses Symbian’s S60 operating system, which hopefully won’t make it as slow as the Nokia N95. It’s way better-looking than the N95, though – think early Van Damme as opposed to Hulk Hogan.
It’s got a 2 megapixel camera, supports Bluetooth and its full browser speaks all the standards necessary for Web 2.0 surfing. On top of that there’s a microSD slot for up to 4GB cards, it has a music key and a stereo dual speaker to annoy everyone in the subway. And there’s 2.3 inches of 262K QVGA TFT screen for you to ogle at. Weight is 92 grams and vital statistics are 101 x 50 x 15.8 mm. Come on Samsung, we want it now. – Ad Dugdale
Samsung unveils the Symbian OS smartphone SGH-i400 [Korea Newswire]
This Fold-Flat Barbecue could make you the most popular guy on the block this summer. It’s not like it’s the first portable grill, but it is probably the easiest to carry around. It’s made of pressed steel and folds out into a 45 x 30 cm cooking area with a high enough windbreak to cope with a stiff summer breeze.
This Briefcase Grill could have been the perfect answer to the prayers of those NY subway travellers who had the misfortune to be on the same train as Borat and his hens. Char-grilled chicken wings could have been the perfect way to calm everyone down. It costs $40 on its own and $50 with the rucksack.
– Ad Dugdale
Product Page [I Want One Of Those via Sci-Fi Tech]
Witness the obliterating power and sheer magnificence of the new Sony CineAlta 4K SRX-R220, the projector that can display 8.850.000 pixels of ultra high definition footage in movie theaters, crazy people with really deep pockets homes and probably be integrated as weaponry in any space battle station.
This technological terror is the latest iteration of Sony’s SXRD (Silicon X-tal Reflective Display) line. Like the SRX-R1xx series it still can’t reach 10 megapixels, but it comes loaded with more gear than the Death Star itself: LMT-100 media processor, LMS-100 screen management system, a gazillion gigabytes of RAID storage and uninterruptible power supply are all built-in.
More photos, so you can see the scale of the SRX-R210/R220, full specs, price and availability after the jump.
Have a butchers at Lenovo‘s newest ThinkPads, the T61 and the R61. While there’s nothing particularly scrummy about the design, the laptops do have Intel’s Santa Rosa platform under the hood. Both models will be available from next month, with updated versions following on in June (a WWAN model of the T61) and July (a Blu-Ray DVD burner on the R61). There’s even fingerprint technology on some of the T61s to keep your private stuff just that.
Both models have 14.1-inch displays, Intel Turbo memory card for some KITT-like Vista performance turbo-boost, hard disk encryption, SmartCard support and NVIDIA graphics. And if you were looking for the IBM badge, you can forget it: Lenovo has finally scratched it off – the first time they have done that since they bought the company’s PC division in 2005. All the new technology specs of both models after the jump, but no prices as yet.
The retail outlet boasts more than 6,000 locations in the United States, and is known best for its wall-sized displays of obscure-looking analog electronics components and its notoriously desperate, high-pressure sales staff. Nevertheless, it ranks as a Fortune 500 company, with gross revenues of over $4.5 billion and fiscal quarter earnings averaging tens of millions of dollars.
“Have you even been inside of a RadioShack recently?” Day asked. “Just walking into the place makes you feel vaguely depressed and alienated. Maybe our customers are at the mall anyway and don’t feel like driving to Best Buy? I suppose that’s possible, but still, it’s just…weird.”
The Onion is funny, but I have an answer — where else are you going to go other than Radio Shack for DIY project parts and AV cables that aren’t 10x more expensive than they’re supposed to be?–Brian Lam
Even CEO Can’t Figure Out How RadioShack Still In Business [The Onion]
Samsung is breaking down a barrier of sorts with its motorized wall mount, which we scooped on video during CES. They are the first TV maker to sell an automated mount that both tilts and swivels, as far as we know. The price is a couple hundred dollars less than any comparable mount you’ll find from a custom installer—and it will work with most any brand of flat panel bigger than 40 inches. Details on the integrated UI, memory feature and video after the jump.
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In honor of the recent Earth Day festivities, here is a great speaker to add to your repertoire of outdoor entertainment activities. The speaker can wirelessly play (up to 150 feet) from a beacon attached to a media player. Even better is that it recharges with the help of the sun’s happy rays of light. $200.
Product Page [Via TechDigest]
