DIY Virtual Reality Setup Probably Isn’t Good For Your Eyes
Can’t afford one of those super expensive immersive gaming experiences? What you can do is try and emulate what Gavan Woolery did to come up with his virtual reality setup, which basically places his monitor inches away from his eyes. It’s definitely worth noting that that probably isn’t very healthy for your eyes and neck, [...]
Containerized electric vehicle charging station
Beautiful Earth Group recently rolled out their containerized electric vehicle (EV) charging station in Red Hook, Brooklyn to keep up with the times where going green is all the rage. Thanks to a highly placed array of photovoltaic panels, the BMW Mini E as seen here is powered by juice generated by the off-grid, modular [...]
The Panel, Portable 13-inch LED Monitor by MEDL
[DEMO Spring 2010] MEDL Technology has announced a prototype called “The Panel”, touted to be the world’s first portable 13″ LED monitor. The 2.2 lbs device is targeted to the telecommuters and the “road warriors” who want to add more screen real estate to enhance their productivity. Features include USB connectivity, WXGA resolution (1280 x 800), up to [...]
Mobile World Congress 2010 in a nutshell
If you have not followed the detailed (or even live) coverage of Mobile World Congress, that post will give you a quick overview of things that we found particularly interesting. New handsets: “mini” is fashionable again! Although there were surprisingly few new handset announced by major handset manufacturers, a good chunk of those that were [...]
Texas Instruments TI 4600 Series Concept
[MWC 2010] Texas Instruments (TI) was demonstrating that funny-looking device. Obviously, that is not a “huge phone” concept, but rather a dual-display concept. One display shows some substance (TV, movie, music…) while the other display is used to supply controls or additional knowledge. The primary output can additionally be routed to a big TV via [...]
Nokia at Mobile World Congress – Wrap Up
[MWC 2010] Nokia has just finished their press conference at Mobile World Congress 2010 and a lot was said, but little was substantial and up to the audience’s expectations (whether fair or not). First, no new device was announced, which is kind of weird, but I guess that Nokia World is now the new place [...]
Microsoft Game Room
[CES 2010] Microsoft is commercializing arcade classic games like Scramble or Centipede, thanks to an emulator. The games are available on Xbox 360 or Windows for: $3 whether you want to play on one platform and $5 whether you want to play on both. The games are emulated either from an Arcade emulator or a [...]