Sony smart clock radio with iPhone charging dock
March 18, 2010
Sony Europe intends to brighten up your homes that spring with a range of new smart clock radios with an iPod/iPhone charging/playback dock. The ICF-DS11iP and ICF-C05iP do seem to shape up to be pretty decent devices, with the latter being a lightweight device which comes in a simple design, where you get a built-in alarm clock, an FM tuner with 20 presets, brightness control as well as a sleep timer. As for the more complicated ICF-DS11iP, that dock gets an enhanced green LCD display for better aesthetics, featuring dual alarm functions, alarm ringing sound from your iPod or iPhone, AM/FM radio or buzzer. It is loud ample for music playback in a small room thanks to its larger speaker cone and 3.5W + 3.5W capability alongside MEGA BASS capability.
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Samsung Beat R1 now priced
March 9, 2010
samsung-r1.jpg" />Samsung has priced their Beat R1 portable media player as it comes in two capacities - 8GB and 16GB, where they are going for $149.99 and $179.99, respectively. Measuring a mere 8.9mm thin while tipping the scales at 50 grams, the R1 is smaller than a credit card while cramming in a 2.6? LCD touchscreen display (now how about that!), an integrated FM radio and recorder, Bluetooth connectivity as well as ample juice to last for up to 50 hours for audio playback or 4 hours for video. Other features include DivX support for video files, as well as Samsung’s brilliant Digital Natural Sound Engine (DNSe) 3.0 sound enhancement technology. You can pick up the R1 in pink, black and silver colors.
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Hai Bao robot
March 9, 2010
The folks by at Zhejiang University have developed a friendly robot known as Hai Bao, which when translated from Chinese would mean "maritime treasure". Standing 155cm tall, it comes with an LCD display that shows off animated facial expressions. Apart from blurting out greetings in half a dozen languages, Hai Bao sports an intelligent hand-shaking system. Hai Bao is plus able to interact with tourists by snapping photos on their behalf, perform a little jig or even sing some songs. Doesn't sound like someone you would want to employ for your office reception area though.
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1Cross Tech MIDhybrid
March 8, 2010
The 1Cross Tech MIDhybrid could definitely confuse a whole lot of citizens when they lay their eyes on it - after all that, is a specially designed e-reader which features an E-Ink display on the left, alongside a tiny LCD display as well as a keypad on the right. A hinge in the middle lets you fold the 1Cross Tech MIDhybrid in half either way. It will run on a Marvell processor with Android 1.6 as the operating system of choice, assisted by Bluetooth and 3G connectivity and a front-facing webcam. No notion on pricing nor a release date though.
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DIY Pixel Qi Display Kits Coming In Q2 Of 2010
March 7, 2010
Dissatisfied with the performance of your laptop’s LCD display under direct sunlight? Well, fear not, as it seems that there will be DIY Pixel Qi displays come Q2 of 2010, and you’ll be able to replace your own laptop screen with one from Pixel Qi, which will most likely be a 10-inch module. The wonders of a Pixel Qi display will soon after be bestowed upon your laptop, such as the being sunlight friendly, and a switchable display. It’s hard to tell whether it will be as easy as the description posted on the blog, stating that “it’s only slightly more difficult than changing a lightbulb”, but we certainly hope that it will be that easy. Would you want to turn your netbook into some sort of eBook reader with a Pixel Qi display when it’s released?
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Blinks and Buttons
March 4, 2010
Artist Sascha Pohflepp's project is known as Blinks and Buttons, where that is in essence, a blind camera. There are no optical parts whatsoever, as it comes equipped with the most spartan specifications, comprising of a red button that is so tempting to push and an LCD display. Whenever you press the red button, it will record the day while looking for a photo on the Net via Wi-Fi for a photo which was snapped at that very moment. Sounds more like one for random fun, and we wonder whether the search includes filters to prevent kids from viewing NSFW images by accident.
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Monochron Pong Clock
March 2, 2010
This DIY Monochron Pong clock kit is different from Sander Mulder's Pong Clock, as that DIY setup will cost you $80 while featuring a custom white-on-black 128 x 64 pixel LCD display. The Pong game that you watch is virtually endless, since duration will advance only when one of the sides loses a point. Each $80 purchase comes with a battery backup, switchable 12/24 hour display and the all fundamental snooze alarm. Since the design is open source, those with programming brains will be able to have a field day with it.
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