12 May, 2008
Global Hypercolor has introduced color-changing technology into a couple of heat sensitive knicker designs from Green Knickers. Now, the entire pair isn’t heat sensitive, as only the daisy motif on the front is subsceptible to it. As for the rest of the knickers, it is made out of organic cotton for the ultimate comfort. Now if only someone could come up with a lie-detector version built right into it - one’s pants no longer needs to catch fire but change color instead. They retail for £15 apiece. Tags: lcd, home cinema, DVD, Ogg Vorbis (Read the full post about ‘Heat Sensitive Pants’…)
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12 May, 2008
Check out this Hello Kitty cell phone from Schenzen Fvman Electronics (China-base manufacture), which comes separate with a pair of speaker. Measures 90×49×15 mm and weighs 75 grams, this dual-band GSM (900, 1800) handset features a 2.2″ 26k colors 176 × 220-pixels display, mp3 player, 64MB of internal memory, and integrated 1,3 megapixel camera module with audio and video recording capability. The battery offers up to 150 minutes of talktime and up to 120 hours of standby time. There’s no info about the features and function of speaker, but it seems would be ship together with the phone. (Read the full post about ‘Hello Kitty Cell Phone And Speaker’…)
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12 May, 2008
Children between the ages and 5-7 years old in the U.K. are being targeted with a new online safety campaign run by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP). The initiative is in response to independent regulator OFCOM’s research that shows 59% of kids in that age group do access the Internet and 21% of those do so without any supervision.
The initiative is being fronted by a website called Hector’s World, which consists of 5 animated episodes teaching children about being safe online.
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12 May, 2008
Not that there was any doubt that OLED is on its way to larger sizes (hasn’t it been since like 2005?), but Japanese firm Sumitomo Chemical announced its plans to produce 40-inch OLED panels for HDTVs some time in 2009, meaning Sumitomo-based TVs could hit the market in 2009 or 2010. Samsung’s old-skool 40-inch OLED HDTV prototype shown above for scale. [ Source ] Tags: electronic toys, video, toys, gear (Read the full post about ‘Sumitomo set to produce 40-inch OLED panels in 2009′…)
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12 May, 2008
I can bet that when most of you carry around your camera, you don’t bother to bring along a tripod. Unless you’re a professional photographer that’s heading to a shoot, you’ll find that the benefits of a stable surface far outweigh the bulk of such a device. This StandPouch however, will ensure that you always have a tripod for your point-and-shoot camera. Rather than just being a simple little tripod that you carry around with you, this product also acts as a protective case for your camera. Sure, it’s not going to work nearly as well as a large tripod, but it give you something adjustable to set it on. Best of all, it will only set you back $13. (Read the full post about ‘StandPouch eliminates the need for a tripod’…)
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12 May, 2008
As if we have not yet seen enough of all these new touchscreen phones that have been jumping out of the woodwork lately, here comes yet another, featuring the same old touchscreen, and almost the same specifications as well. Although this time, it could have one thing that separates it from the myriad of other touchscreen phones out there - herculean battery life. That’s because this new touchscreen phone falls under the Philips Xenium brand, which, in case you don’t know, has a reputation for churning out gadgets with incredibly long-lasting batteries. And knowing that this same company completed its very own touchscreen phone (Philips Xenium 9@9v) a couple of months back, this new rumor becomes quite believable. (Read the full post about ‘Philips Xenium X800 e2e to come with “edge to edge” touchscreen?’…)
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12 May, 2008
E-Ink has rolled out a new generation of e-paper cells, being up to 40% thinner and can be bent into other forms such as curves, allowing future devices to come in a wide range of form factors. Not only are they more flexible, they are also of a superior breed so to speak, being able to survive harsher temperatures thanks to its extremely power-efficient designs that make it able to stand more exposure outside. There are no future products to use such a display announced at press time, but E-Ink did mention that companies using their earlier e-paper display technology will be able to receive a custom display within three months’ time, which makes the earliest of such devices available this fall. (Read the full post about ‘E-Ink e-Paper Display Technology’…)
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12 May, 2008
by Darren Murph, posted May 10th 2008 at 9:35AM Make no mistake, Terrafugia’s outlandish airplane / motorcar hybrid has been on the drawing board for years, but it looks like the rubber is about to hit the proverbial road (or take to the skies, whichever) this July. A team of ten is working feverishly to ready the Transition for its debut at this year’s AirVenture, where it hopes to catch more than a few eyes with its zany “roadable aircraft.” As you can likely guess, this thing is meant to both fly and drive, and yes, that means it’ll have to pass safety regulations from both the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (Read the full post about ‘Terrafugia hopes to showcase drivable airplane this summer’…)
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12 May, 2008
Is this ever a cute USB gadget. The USB Washing Machine Alarm Clock will vibrate just like the real deal when time is up, and makes for a very cute gift. I think this would fit in very nicely with a modern doll house that features powered USB ports, so that you will be able to hook this one up and make the entire experience all the more authentic. Say, that could be my ticket to a million dollars! Features of the USB Washing Machine Alarm Clock include :- Time, data and alarm clock LCD display 4 different melodies with vibration Hourly chime signal with LED 12/24 hour mode switch In the event a powered USB port isn’t nearby, you can always choose to keep this $19 gadget running with a couple of AA batteries. (Read the full post about ‘USB Washing Machine Alarm Clock’…)
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12 May, 2008
by Darren Murph, posted May 9th 2008 at 5:43PM Considering that mechanical beings will be fighting our real wars here in just a few years, it’s no shock to see more focus placed on the areas where actual humans will still be the ones waging. DARPA is looking to create what it calls a National Cyber Range, which would essentially act as a training ground for cyber warriors. The setup would enable defense gurus to simulate battle against attacks our on nation’s most highly prized data, and of course, give victors over virtual phishing scams immense bragging rights. (Read the full post about ‘DARPA aims to create virtual environment for cyberwar simulations’…)
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