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Sony XEL-1 11-Inch OLED HDTV - first Organic Panel in sale.
Sep 07, 2008
At the recent hi-tech exhibition in Berlin Sony was among those who draw the best attention. It is all about their new OLED technology. OLED or Organic Light Emitting Diode is so far a most progressive technology for television displays and Sony’s XEL-1 11-Inch OLED HDTV is the firs one to be unleashed in sale. The greatest side of the OLED TV displays is that they are ultra slim – only 3 mm. Also Organic Light Emitting Diode provides better picture quality, wider viewing angles and faster response time if we compare it with LCDs or any other displays. Stock price for Sony XEL-1 11-Inch OLED HDTV – 2,499.99 USD.
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Ultrasound Tactile Display - touch and feel virtual objects!
Sep 06, 2008
Ultraonic Display It is a sort of unspoken rule that many things earlier existing only in the sci-fi books are now real. It started with "Nautilus" of Jules Verne, and it continues even now. Twenty years ago many modern things was thought impossible and futuristic. Even now there are some things that are impossible if we think about them on a current stage of technology progress. However, technology developes and some of that variety of futuristic sci-fi things already exists in reality. Remember those holographic projectors? Their prototypes already exist, and they can show an image in full 3D, so you can go around them and see it from all sides. This invention is even more interesting - it creates virtual object in air, so you can feel it and even touch it!
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Browser battle: Google Chrome vs Opera, Firefox and IE tests
Sep 03, 2008
Google Chrome The ongoing internet browser war welcomes its new contestant: famous internet giant Google just released beta version of its upcoming internet browser, which is called Chrome. As said in 33-paged presentation, made like a comic book, Google Chrome is very different from any popular browser. It use WebKit engine (same as Safari's), and it was written from scratch to work flawlessly with complex content like JavaScript and modern web applications. However, let's make an experiment and see, if this new browser from Google is faster than its famous competitors - Opera, Firefox and IE.
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First in the world cellphone with built-in projector
Aug 27, 2008
News about concept GSM phones with projectors inside was around for a while; however, there was no information about how soon these concepts will turn into serial models. Well, Chinese manufacturers are first to introduce this idea into life. First cell phone with the built-in projector is already being sold, and its parameters are quite interesting.
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A real "flying saucer" with plasma engine installed
Aug 25, 2008
WEAV We are used to consider flying saucers a very futuristic and alien thing. Many stories about UFOs and other extraterrestrial guests made us think that such flying objects cannot be built by human. However, they are no longer a science fiction. Scientists from Florida managed to develop a working prototype of flying saucer, which is already being built and will be finished this winter.
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Recently released USB 3.0 technology will increase the speed tenfold!
Aug 24, 2008
USB 3.0 Majority of modern gadgets connect to the computer via USB cable. For near 13 years this port is a standard for all external devices. When USB was introduced in 1995, it became clear that this port would replace all those big and bulky connectors that were used in the past. Data exchange speed was growing with every generation: from 12 Mbps in USB 1.1 to 480 Mbps in USB 2.0. Nevertheless, as time goes by, bigger and bigger speeds are needed. Therefore, after 8 years of reigning, USB 2.0 must be replaced with something more modern and powerful, and this new successor will be USB 3.0, which is already developed and soon will be widely supported by hardware developers. What advantages it brings? Let us look.
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Electronic Car Keys Finder
Aug 23, 2008
The daily haste forces us to lose time, but not only on important problems, but also on searching of the necessary things. For example, car keys or cell phones and remote controls are the things that we tend to lose all the time. New unusual gadget will remind you that your keys are not with you. The mini electronic device will allow you to define the location of your keys.
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Bracelet media player made of e-paper
Aug 21, 2008
Jewelry is created not only to emphasize individuality of a person, but also was worn to be useful to him. Now we simply get lost among a huge variety of rings, beads, bracelets. The company Chocolate Agency has offered the optimum decision with its unusual jewelry. Their multimedia gadget is an unusual bracelet. This gadget in my opinion does not compete with earrings with camera built in but it still a very cool device.
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Brando's iPhone 3G Unlocker chip
Aug 12, 2008
Brando iPhone Unlocker chip It is a widely known fact that many cellular operators offer interesting propositions, which can help you buy expensive smartphones for 1 dollar, or a very small price. This is a very tempting offer, but there are some rules which you must obey if you want to use newly bought phone properly. These phones often are blocked for use with only one phone carrier, so you will not be able to use any other SIM card apart from those of that carrier. It is very disappointing that some phones are only available to use with certain phone carriers, and if you live in another country or just don't want to switch operators. Such as newly released iPhone 3G that is available only from AT&T and doesn't work in other networks. How about all Apple fans that are living overseas? Thanks to the Brando, they can enjoy the iPhone 3G in their home networks without any problems.
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Blaze Media Pro - ultimate media converter
Aug 11, 2008
I have always had problems when wanted to edit or split any video or audio files. One of the first questions is what software to use for my video or audio editing. The second problem appears when you want to convert from one format to another. So my wish was to find some program that would do all the needed conversions for me. This is what Blaze Media Pro media converter has been created for.
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Bionic eye camera pushes digital camera's limits
Aug 09, 2008
Lots and lots of latest hi-tech gadgets are inspired by very natural ways of solving problems. Many researches find nature one of the best fields to borrow ideas and solutions from. Professor John Rogers, the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, is one who succeeded to adopt a human eye's structures to a digital camera. There are pretty intricate innovations brought by Mr. Rogers and his development teem, but they all seem to be working properly. Structure of the bionic camera is mostly similar to a common modern digital camera, but the introduced innovations allow an incomparable image quality.
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Top 10 Asus Eee PC killers
Aug 09, 2008
OLPC Inspired by the success of Asus Eee PC, many other companies began to announce similar laptop models with a variety of options. Eee PC is not just a small low-cost subnotebook, it started the whole new line of laptops called netbooks. As Netbooks become more and more popular, their numbers increase and now almost every computer manufacturer announced its own Asus Eee PC rival. This top 10 Asus Eee PC killers list is made up from recently released or only announced models that have some chances to take the Eee PC's place as best netbook. So let's look at the competitors.
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Mobile broadband - fast and portable internet connection
Aug 09, 2008
Fast internet is the thing that almost everybody wants now. There is even a 40 Gb/sec connection given to homes which is certainly too much for a usual computer. However, people always want to get bigger higher faster and better so they connect to best internet providers they know. Speed is one aspect of internet connection. One of the latest tendencies of customers is to get not only fast but also mobile internet for their devices. Mobile broadband has become the best solution for the cell phones that support 3G connectivity. Since then fast internet connections market has been growing very fast.
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Environmentally friendly materials for future technologies produced from plants
Aug 04, 2008
To reduce amount of products in stores that are manufactured of unrecyclable or poorly recyclable materials, a lot of world leading companies today look to a farmer's field to find an appropriate solution. And they are not only guided by green tendencies. By using environmentally friendly materials companies can bring down taxes and costs of production. Five plants that are presented here are essential for the future technology and they are very easy of access in any part of the world. Let us see what prospective gadgets will be made of.
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The new jetpack prototype from the annual air show in Oshkosh
Jul 31, 2008
Just two days ago was one of the greatest days for modern flying enthusiasts. Those of them and many others who were lucky to be on the Tuesday 29th at the annual air show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, could see the first public demonstration of the latest jetpack. Glenn Martin is the inventor from New Zealand who made his child dreams about flying come true. Now, when the flying gadget is considered safe, it is going to be prepared to be put up for sale. Most probably that it will happen next year when every person interested will be able get a personal jetpack.
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Voodoo Envy 133 Laptop vs MacBook Air
Jul 29, 2008
Voodoo Envy 133 MacBook Air, when released, was a huge success. While it was pricey, it offered a unique experience of owning a world's thinnest laptop with Mac OS X inside. Of course, no other company has a chance to offer Mac OS X in their laptops; however the title of "world's thinnest laptop" will no longer be associated with Air. This title goes now to Voodoo Envy 133, new laptop from the HP. It beats its competitor in thickness, being 0.15 cm thinner that the MacBook Air. However, will it overcome Apple laptop in other domains? Let us see.
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Nokia N95 vs Samsung i8510 - which one is better?
Jul 28, 2008
Samsing i8510 Nokia N95 was, and actually is, the most advanced smartphone in the S60 lineup. After a while Nokia released updated version, N95-8 which had 8 GB of internal storage and a larger display. However it is a mistake to think that N95 will be unrivaled. Samsung Company recently announced its answer to Nokia N95 - Samsung i8510. This smartphone on S60 platform has amazing specifications, and has all chances to become a real "N95 killer". Let's look closer on both smartphones (N95-8GB version and i8510), compare them, and decide, which one will be the winner of this comparison.
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Lightning GT - powerful electric sportscar
Jul 28, 2008
Lightning GT Electric-driven car concepts are very popular nowadays due to growing prices on . However, majority of them suffer from the same problems: small distance that car can go on one battery charge; small power of electric engines, which means that almost all of them cannot drive faster than 120 kph (75 mph); long time of full battery charge and big price. This interesting prototype shows us that two of these problems can be solved already.
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Hard Drive Recovery as a Means of Data Resurrection
Jul 27, 2008
Losing something – doesn't feel good! It doesn't feel good when you lose a key to the apartment, when you lose your favorite pen and it sure doesn't feel good when you lose sensitive data along with you hard drive. I’m sure most of the users know what it's like to gather all that useful and interesting stuff and then just lose it in a blink of an eye.
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Cowon P5 portable media player
Jul 24, 2008
Approaching to the end of July 2008, we are also approaching to the Cowon P5 release. Cowon P5 is a new portable media player, very nice and handy looking on the pictures. It also promises to be a very smart gadget. If you find necessity in this sort of devices, Cowon P5 will present you a lot of features to explore and a lot of possibilities to use. However that may be, let us wait to see it first officially released in Korea on the 29th of July.
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