Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Gadgets
Digital Sculpture at Heathrow Airport Demonstrates that Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
11:18PM Addy Dugdale | Commissioned for the atrium of the brand spanking new Terminal 5 at Heathrow, Cloud is a digital sculpture conceived by art and design studio Troika. The five-metre structure is suspended above the escalators and consists of three layers. Find out what lies beneath the black and silver flick-dots, and see the sculpture in action below the gallery. More »
Gadgets
SPOT GPS Tracking Device Is Perfect for Remote Climbers and Jealous Girlfriends
11:05PM Gizmodo US Edition | Walt Mossberg has had a look at the SPOT satellite messenger, a GPS gadget aimed at adventurers and thrill seekers. Not only does it call in the emergency services if you’re stuck and there’s no phone tower for miles, but it also sends out position updates to keep friends back home updated on your expedition. It locates you via GPS, and transmits data by satellite to a control centre, which routes messages on for you, and its three buttons couldn’t be simpler—”OK/Check,” “Help” and the one you’ll hopefully never click, “911.” More juice below. More »
Music
Munster Predicts New Cheaper iPod Touch, Buys Black Turtleneck, Jeans
11:00PM Jesus Diaz | Gene Munster is at it again, now saying that he expects Apple “to introduce cheaper, innovative iPods with Wi-Fi and multi-touch technology.” After reiterating his “buy” rating with US$250 stock price target, the Piper Jaffray analyst added “we believe that the iPod touch is the first of several internet-connected iPods that Apple is currently developing.” In related news, an anonymous analyst pointed out that he expects Apple to keep releasing “some computers,” “new iPod thingies” and “you know, stuff like that.” [CNN Money] More »
Peripherals
SR1500 Remote has Wi-Fi, Flash, Controls 24 Devices at Once, Prepares Chicken Casserole
10:16PM Jesus Diaz | With 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Web browser, Flash, Java, and more buttons than KITT’s dashboard, this WindowsCE-based SR 1500 looks like a Digital Media Remote that wants to be a mobile phone when it grows up. Just looking at all those controls and side keys makes us dizzy, but if you are a TV addict, its personalised TV guide, wireless updating of software for set-top boxes, ability to control two dozen devices at once, remote backup of personal settings and additional TV content display on its 320 x 240 colour display, will probably excite you. Or maybe not? Would you like a simpler design rather than all this technological terror? More »
Peripherals
FriendsWithYou Mimobots Add Diabetes-Inducing Cuteness to Data
10:00PM Jesus Diaz | Apparently designed for tree-hugging hippies, Castro residents and ex-Hello Kitty addicts, the latest Mimobots are the same-old USB memory sticks dressed in new plastics. And yes, like the previous generations, these FriendsWithYou models are equally as cute, sugar-level-boostery and almost-irresistible. Almost. I personally like Super Malfi, the flower-power smallpox one.
Phones
Sharp’s Full Face 2 Cellphone Brings iNevitable Comparisons
9:36PM Haroon Malik | The Full Face 2 reminds me of another phone but, in my humble opinion, Sharp’s slim cell looks better from the front than the iPhone does. Beyond its appealing looks, however, it doesn’t heat up the competition all that much. The display is a 3.2-inch multi-touch-less LCD (480 x 854), it has a 3.2MP camera, micro SDHC support, totes HSDPA, a 1Seg TV tuner that will be all but useless in Australia, and will be available in either black, soft pink, champagne gold, white or ice blue. The Full Face 2 is a Japan-only release—I can’t believe I got to put the words “full,” “face” and “release” in the same sentence without making it naughty. Bravo, Sharp. [Akihabara News] More »
Cameras
Rugged Camera from Minox is Waterproof to 10 Metres and Just Rubbery
8:59PM Addy Dugdale | Manly and rugged outdoorsmen with small rucksacks might find Minox’s DC6033 WP so far up their mountain path it’s parked in their crevasse. Encased in rubber armour, the six-megapixel point-and-shoot camera is dust, dirt, sand and salt-proof, and you can take it underwater to a depth of 10 metres. More »
Computers
Asus to Debut US$500 iMac-Like All-In-One
8:52PM Gizmodo US Edition | Asustek has announced it is adding an iMac-like all-in-one PC and a large-screen LCD TV with integrated Linux to its Eee PC line. The $500 all-in-one is expected to launch in September and should be seen as a companion to the Eee PC desktop model. The president of the Taiwan-based company revealed a few more juicy bits of info, as well. More »
Entertainment
Aquavision AVF 57-4LCD is World’s Largest Waterproof TV, Lacks Vibrating Remote
8:16PM Haroon Malik | Besides your bodily filth, what else do you take into the bathroom with you? How about a 57-inch waterproof TV? That’s right, those fellows at Aquavision, who have brought us all manner of waterproof TVs in the past, have now gone to work on the world’s largest waterproof display. More »
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