Don’t like the normal alarm clocks that you buy off the shelves at Wal-Mart? whether you’re willing to spend some instance to build one for yourself, you could always follow the instructions for the Dynamically Programmable Alarm Clock. that smart alarm clock is able to integrate with Google Calendar by Wi-Fi, sounding the alarm based on schedules on Google Calendar. It’s plus able to take into history factors such as the driving distance, traffic reports and the weather in order to wake you up at the optimal date. The clock sports a 6.4-inch touchscreen LCD display. The clock has built-in 4W speakers, FM radio functions as well as iPod connectivity, just to manufacture waking up more pleasant.

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Weather-controlling machines that the poor guys are so fond of using in superhero movies are inching closer to reality as German scientists have managed to successfully use a laser to create clouds in a controlled lab environment. Experiments even propose that they may be able to use that method to construct it rain in the future, making our current cloud seeding methods seem boring. From the experiment, the team fired very short pulses of infrared laser into a chamber of water-saturated air at -24 °C, after which linear clouds could be seen to structure in the laser’s wake. Are scientists going to take by the world in the future? Check out a video of that theory after the jump.

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If it’s a rainy day and you don’t feel like going out to exercise in the rain, it’s perfectly understandable, but whether you happen to have the Zebris Medical FDM-T Treadmill, you wouldn’t have much of an excuse not to exercise anymore. What that treadmill offers is a virtual environment of your choosing to move around in. You can enjoy taking a walk on a forest path or on a beach, regardless of the weather outside. that treadmill can plus document your performance and analyze the growth of your fitness regime. Pricing isn’t available just yet, but you can be certain it won’t come cheap.

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What do you normally have in mind when someone mentions a “handheld GPS navigation system”? Well, certainly the device can’t be too large and ought to fit into the palm of your hand nicely, but aren’t most GPS systems like sized these days? Enter the QStarz SR-Q2100 handheld GPS navigation system which sports a track logger, cycle computer, location finder, digital compass, route giuder as well as software for route planning, health management (!) and travel logging/geotagging. It is additionally IPX-7 waterproof, so you can bring it with you on your camping trips without having to anguish on what the weather will be like. The QStarz SR-Q2100 retails for $139 Stateside, and can be picked up in Europe for €129.

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It seems that acquisitions are in the air, and following Nokia’s acquisition of Novarra, RIM has plus snapped up Viigo, a Toronto-based company that has been working together with RIM for some moment now. Viigo’s most popular product is its News & RSS application, but it additionally offers other applications related weather, sports, business & finance, social networks, etc. Viigo has stated that it will continue to bring its expertise in BlackBerry application development and real-time subject matter delivery to the BlackBerry platform. Sounds good.

Press release.

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The folks by at GM have come up with a rather interesting system dubbed the Enhanced Vision System. The system was designed with safety in mind, and uses Heads up Display (HUD) technology and the increasingly popular augmented reality concept together. By utilizing front-facing sensors, as well as in-vehicle cameras that are tasked with tracking the driver’s head and eyes, the system is able to overlay road lines on the windshield and even read road signs to help you out, in the event that the weather is poor and visibility is low. It certainly seems quite cool, and something we wouldn’t mind appearing in our cars. There isn’t any mention whether or when the technology will produce it to consumer vehicles, but we do have a video on it after the jump.

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The recent Google Maps 3.4 update might have been good news for Motorola Droid users, but the juicier news is that the phone should be getting an Android 2.1 update sometime in the future too, which should help it compete better with Google’s Nexus One. The firmware is still going through analyzing at Verizon, but details on it have surfaced, which includes:

• The current build is 2.1 version 1
• The browser now supports multi-touch, but there’s no Flash in sight.
• The home screen is still the same as 2.0.1, so there’s no rotating 3D grid of icons. You’re still stuck with the pull-up tab at the bottom
• No active wallpapers
• News and weather widgets from the Nexus One are included.

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Bluetooth headsets are dime a dozen, and either you use one or you don’t. i.Tech Dynamic recently unveiled their MyVoice 306 Bluetooth headset at CES 2010, where it comes with a weather-resistant (yes, that means you can leave it under direct sunlight, the freezing cold, the wet rain) silicon ear ring that helps secure the MyVoice 306 on your ear wherever you go, making it useful for active users. Coming in black or white colors, the MyVoice 306 will come with one large and one small ear ring, alongside an interchangeable standard ear hook. Features of that Bluetooth Version 2.0 + EDR headset include microUSB charging, a charge date of under 3 hours and a travel charging adapter. Out later in Q2 that year for $29.99, get that whether you tend to be up and about all the day. The silicon ear ring is a simple notion that does beg the question – why hasn’t other manufacturers done so already?

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[CES 2010] Oregan Networks has come up with an applications store for connected TVs, allowing you to choose and download services and applications onto your TV. With that in place, you’ll be able to choose and download services and applications to be used on your television. composition such as Twitter, weather, sports and news will be available, and will come pre-installed with Onyx. You can plus access paid composition, such as movies and subscription TV services via these Widgets. Do you think Widgets belong on your TV, or should it be confined to computers and cell phones?

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British BAE Systems has snagged a $42 million contract to supply the U.S. Army with a lightweight, handheld laser target locator system which is powered by GPS technology. that all-weather device enables soldiers to accurately identify target locations regardless of whether it is during the day or night, and despite having fog or smoke around as well. Dubbed the Laser Target Locator Module (LTLM), it will determine target coordinates by using direct-view optic system, a night-vision camera, a laser range finder, a digital compass, and a GPS receiver. Amazing thing, that, considering all that technology is crammed into a device that weighs no more than 5.5 pounds.

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