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[Ruler]

PQI cool drive U360 for ease of transferring data between computers



The PQI cool drive U360 simply looks like a normal USB flash drive, but it offers extra i.e. you can use it to transfer data between two computers.
The PQI cool drive has a mini USB port at its butt. You just need to connect the PQI drive to a computer via USB and the other end via the mini USB port to another computer, you can then transfer data between the two computers using the built-in software.
The PQI cool drive U360 offers data transfer speed of up to 21MB/s. It comes in different sizes of storage capacity from 4GB to 16GB. Unfortunately, the price and the availability are still unknown.

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[Ruler]

Philips Emobracelet + EmoBowl let you be aware of your emotions



Philips is working on a device that can let you stay aware of your emotions. The device is called “mirror of your emotions” which clearly reflects your emotions so you can then find a way to cool yourself down, before it’s too late.
The Philips’ emo gadget consists of a Emobracelet which is to be worn on the wrist by the user, and a EmoBowl which is like a bowl that shows the user’s emotional readout in various lighted patterns. The Emobracelet can wirelessly send your emotional data gathered from your wrist to the bowl for a clear reflection of your emotions.
If you’re someone who’s been on the stock trading market or who always needs to make big decisions, your emotions will always have a big leap. Having this Philips device lets you stay aware, and it’s time to take a break, and you must learn to know when enough is enough.

 

[kandyan]

thanx for the info........

 

[Ruler]

Origin Storage 1TB external HDD with hardware encryption



1TB portable HDDs are easily available. So they will be the primary portable storage drives that most users will bring along anywhere they go. Thus, there will be a need to take good care of the security of the data on these high-capacity hard disk drives.
The newly announced Origin Storage 1TB HDD has been incorporated with additional hardware encryption to protect its data. It’s also been given a promising name called Data Locker Secure Drive, to give the users more confidence on the security that it imposes to your data.
The Origin Storage 1TB external HDD is available in two versions. The Pro editions come with 128-bit AES encryption and the Enterprise version with 256 bit. These external HDDs are powered via USB port. It’s enclosed in a rugged case that should well protect it from drops. It’s equipped with an LCD display that shows status information and also comes with 2.5-inch SATA drive featured inside.
To access the drive, you’ll need to enter a 18 digit PIN number on the LCD screen. Since the HDD provides hardware encryption, you don’t need to install additional software on the computer that it’s plugged into. It is also able to detect brute force attacks, and with self destruct mode. The 1TB Pro version costs £399 (or about $650).

 

[Ruler]

Nooka Zaz – a see-through watch



Nooka Zaz is a see-through watch, with a transparent LCD. We’re not too sure why the company wants to make the Zaz watch see-through. Perhaps it could be useful to let the wearer be aware what’s going on with the skin under the watch. Or maybe to let sunlight through, so the skin under the watch will tan as well.
Telling time on the Zaz watch might not be easy, you’ve gotta count the blocks and read the growing minutes bar. The transparent Zaz watch will come with bands with different colors including white, black and silver. It costs $380 and is now available for pre-order.

 

[Ruler]

Acer Liquid Android cellphone



Acer has announced their first Android smartphone, called the Liquid. The Acer Liquid runs the Snapdragon 1GHz processor, and it’s also the first Android phone that uses the Snapdragon processor.
The phone comes with a high-def WVGA capacitive touchscreen and will be powered by Android version 1.6 aka Donut. The company claims the phone has been made with a couple of software features better than other smart phones that the company ever produced.
Such as power management for better battery life, better UI for entertainment and web bookmarking, camera with geo-tagging, self-timer, ISO, accelerated auto-focus performance, Spinlets app for streaming of music and video, and integration with social media sites including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc. There is no official price tag and actual release date for this phone yet.

 

[Ruler]

Create an iPhone wallpaper using DNA



French company Helys allows you to order prints of your DNA, and some more they allow you create this genetic image as the wallpaper on your iPhone. The DNA structure is the most unique identifier of a human, with your DNA as the wallpaper on your iPhone, no one can deny your claim as the owner of the phone.
Helys sends you a DNA test kit in a mail which has a mouth swab that is to gather saliva contains your genetic information. The company can then create a 100 dpi DNA image, which will then be sent to you via email. Download it and install it as a wallpaper on your iPhone or other gadgets as well, to have your undeniable claims of ownerships of all your gadgets.

 

[Ruler]

Spy camera now hides in a clock



Spy camera can go everywhere these days. It’s almost unavoidable, you could have been spied on by others, any small gadgets in the room you stay could be a spy gadget.
Here comes a clock that has a pinhole camera lives in it. This spy camera clock is able to record video at 740×480 resolution and 30fps in AVI format. The built-in battery allows it to stay alive for up to two hours to record every movement of you. And it has built-in memory of 4GB that can store a fair amount of video.
The entire clock measures 4.3cm x 4.6cm x 1.8cm, the recorded footage can be transferred to a computer via the USB port. It’s available at Brando, carrying a price tag of $47.

 

[latekid]

the last one ,spy camera wld come in handy if ur spouse is up to something bad

 

[sajithf]

Thanks for the info.......

 

[charutha1]

ela ela machan keep it up

 

[Ruler]

the last one ,spy camera wld come in handy if ur spouse is up to something bad

Yep!!!

 

[Ruler]

The CyberGlove II lets your hands have near-physical control of digital objects in co




CyberGlove II is a pair of gloves that lets your hands almost have tangible control of the objects in the computer. The gloves manage to capture all your hand and finger movements precisely, and presents a pair of digital hands on the computer screen that will move accordingly to your hand movements to grab or move those objects on the computer screen
The CyberGlove II is made in stretch fabric and mesh, equipped with 18 sensors, allowed to communicate with the software in the computer wirelessly which presents a pair of digital hands, allowing the user reach in and manipulate digital objects as if they were physical objects. The gloves are with open fingertips, which still retain the easiness for the user to type and write. No words on price and availability yet.

 

[ac2000]

Maxxa...nice thread

 

[Ranhiru]

Awesome thread machan!!!
+1

 

[Ruler]

Comb USB flash drive keeps your hair neat always



If you’re a fashionable geek, who always strives to keep your hair and attire neat, the Comb USB flash drive is definitely the best gear that you should bring along anywhere you go.
The Comb USB drive features a 2GB storage capacity, which sounds little short for today’s need. But the best is this USB drive doubles up as a comb which you can use to keep your hair neat always. And you’ll not forget your Comb drive, if keeping hair neat is one of your top priorities in life.
The Comb USB drive costs $36, which is much more expensive than any average USB drives that carry the same capacity. The extra price definitely goes to its ability to get your hair back in good shape while you’re on the run.

 

[Ruler]

LG e-Book reader goes green, gets solar-powered



The best way to get a gadget to go green and be appealing to the “green-loving” geeks is to make it to take power from the natural sources. The most common way is equip the gadget with a solar panel, so it can extract sun juice for its power.
Here comes a new e-Book reader, which has just been announced by LG, and it’s powered by solar energy. Being solar-powered also lets the e-Book reader be able to let its users to continuously read the contents under the sun. It’s one that promises that it’ll not easily run out of juice as long as you’re exposed to some sun lights.
The LG e-Book reader comes with a 10-cm wide thin film panel which is about the width of a credit card. LG claims that once you have the device under the sun the 4-5 hours, it’ll gain a power that can last for a day of reading. The first prototype of this LG solar-powered e-Book reader will be demonstrated at International Meeting on Information Display (IMID) this week.

 

[Ruler]

Car-shaped USB optical mouse with working headlights and brakelights



You should have seen a number of Car-shaped USB mice before. But this could be the first of its kind that is made with good details including the working headlights and brakelights.
This car-shaped USB optical mouse is fun to have, which lets you kill some times by moving the little car to and fro on your work desk, when you’re little bored with your computer and work. The lights of the car-shaped mouse are also perfect to provide you little shine while you’re mousing in a dimmer environment.
The mouse itself offers 1,000 dpi resolution, comes with plug and play support, and is ergonomically designed with a scroll wheel and two buttons. Unfortunately, it isn’t a wireless mouse, the USB cable restricts the car to take off from its slow lane.

 

[Ruler]

Toshiba Qosmio G60 laptop is a high-end computer, Blu-Ray and DTV in one



Toshiba Qosmio G60/97J is a high-end laptop that has just been announced by the company together with a number of others. The Qosmio G60/97J is a super laptop that packs a high-end computer, Blu-Ray player and a digital TV into one.
The Qosmio G60/97J is more than sufficient for you to carry out all your work on it while you’re on the run. And some more you can keep yourself fully entertained with the digital TV and Blu-ray player. The Toshiba Qosmio G60 packs a Core 2 Duo P8700 2.53GHz processor, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, GeForce GT230M, Ethernet port, wireless N WiFi, HDMI port and runs Windows 7.
The laptop has an 18.4 inch screen which should be large enough to let you watch digital TV on it. And it has two digital TV tuners, which allow you to record one channel and watch the other channel at the same time. The Blu-Ray drive, harman/kardon speakers and the Toshiba’s self-developed SpursEngine processor make it a best video recording studio for those on the run. It also comes with a remote control, making it more qualified as a portable media center.
The Toshiba Qosmio G60 weighs 5kg, measures 442.6×294.2×41.5mm. It’s slated to hit Japan at the end of the month for $3,200. If you mind the price, you can get a trimmed-down version , GX/G8K, which costs you $800 less, but with lower resolution of 1,680×945, lower HDD of 400GB and no TV tuners or SpursEngine processor.

 

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Dyson’s Air Multiplier, fan with no blades, so your fingers are safe



Dyson, the name that has always been associated with vacuum cleaners, now have come up with a revolutionized table fan that comes with no blades and friendly to the fingers of your children.
The Dyson bladeless fan is called Air Multiplier which takes table fan to a new level, able to keep you cool even it has no blades. How does it do that? Actually the Air Multiplier has blades in it, but they are hidden inside the lower canister. Dyson simply borrows the same concept of how a vacuum cleaner is setup to make this bladeless fan. The hidden blades produce air which will then get re-routed through the ring, which sounds like an amplifier for the air.



Since the Air Multiplier fan comes with no blades, it’s definitely one that families with kids should own which it can be much safer to the fingers of your kids. And some more it should produce less noise as no air-chopping. Dyson is asking for $300 for the 10-inch model of the Air Multiplier, and a 12-inch model costs $329.99. These are all you have to pay to ensure your kids’ fingers intact.