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Ipod Vibrator :-)

2005-11-24T00:37:55+01:00

Now that's a funny toy for the girls :-) there's a huge buzz for this iPod gizmo - set to bring even more pleasure to music lovers this Christmas - after boffins invented a vibrator that moves in time with the songs.

When the volume is pumped up, the vibrations get faster as the music gets louder.

Ali Carnegie, of adult-store www.LoveHoney.co.uk, said the firm is already on the verge of selling out of the bullet-sized device before Christmas.

She said its inconspicuous design has been a big winner with women and claims the sex toy, totally unrelated to Apple, is perfect for giving users "big smiles on their way to work".

Jessamy Hawley, of Gadget Candy - a technology website aimed at women - believes combining two female passions is sure to prove a No1 hit.

Voltaic Backpack - solar power back pack

2005-06-09T02:15:01+01:00

Now this is an amazin idea... recharge your gadgets, MP3, photo cams, mobiles etc... with a battery back pack - and you can even recharge it by solar

Just plug a standard car charger into the bag and recharge most small electronic devices including: cell phones, cameras, two way radios, PDA's, even iPods.

but note: is not designed to charge laptops.

the bag comes with a set of standard adaptors for common cell phones and other devices.
embedded in the back of the bag are three lightweight, tough, waterproof solar panels which generate up to 4 watts of power. This means quicker charge times!
inside the bag is a Li Ion battery pack which stores any surplus power generated, so it is available when you need it, not just when the sun is up.

The Voltaic™ backpack is just that kind of gadget I love at first sight when I come across it :-) nifty nifty

Finally - Sony Minidisk supporting mP3

2004-11-30T09:15:19+01:00

Can you believe it? only a few weeks before the absolute death of the minidisk platform Sony finally announces that their existing customer base can finally use mP3 as format as well...

The not only release the new model NW-HD3 but offer send-in upgrades at 2000 Yen for existing models HD1/2... if that saves Minidisk? I would have loved such a feature back in 1995 when I bought my first Minidisker... or better when I dropped it for lack of space some time in the old century...

Sony Adds MP3 Support to Network Walkman

iPod Mini Matching Cameras by Kyocera

2004-07-25T15:54:21+01:00

Kyocera Releases iPod mini-Matching Cameras to cash in on the iPod mini craze.

Kyocera is selling five new color-matched versions of the four-megapixel Finecam SL400R cameras. Color-matched, that is, to the iPod mini. That's nice idea - for at least those fashion-forward iPod adopters... currently it looks like they are only available in Japan - via Apple's Ginza store and the online Apple Store... Thanks to GizModo and Register for this.

Apple Ipod Mini shipping now...

2004-02-27T13:37:47+01:00

The Mini Ipod seems to be shipping finally...

I want it!

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QURO - dancing and surfing Sony humanoid robots more pictures and movies

2004-01-25T00:20:20+01:00

After the Sony QRIO dancing, running and pitching robot presentation I posted some weeks ago I found another nice site about humanoid robots... check it out...

There are pictures that show the dynamic balance of the Sony robot. Despite its small size, it has the same stabilization system as larger humanoid robots. Sony robot adjusts to a surfboard-like rotating platform. On the other one a human pushes the Sony robot backward. It responds by adjusting its balance and walking backward... fancy fancy....

btw: I am not sure if QRIO or QURO is correct now...

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HPod - the HP iPod

2004-01-10T16:40:12+01:00

HP has unveiled the new iPod-based HP device at the 2004 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The "HP Digital Music Player" is light blue in color, sports an "HP" logo on the back, and is "the first and only one," according to CEO Fiorina. It should be "priced competitively to other digital music players currently available." Also as part of the partnership between Apple and HP, HP PCs and notebooks will come preinstalled with iTunes and "an easy-reference desktop icon" to point consumers directly to the iTunes Music Store.

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Sony QRIO - dancing, running and pitching robot presentation

2003-12-21T09:34:06+01:00

Check this new Sony toy QRIO out... the amazing new robot is able to run, pitch a ball at high speed and dance a japanese choreographed dance with 2 QRIO friends.

More at asahi.com

LOOK AT THESE MOVIES!
in WM-Player format
in REAL-Player format

again via KoKoRo - cool work!

if you are into japanese, checkout Sony's original page on QRIO

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First Tae Kwon Do Robot

2003-12-21T09:14:23+01:00

KoKoRo has a link to the first Tae Kwon Do Robot Tanko

Keyring Wifi finder

2003-10-13T22:43:38+01:00

WiFi Finder - Your life on the road just got a lot easier. With the first and only WiFi detector for your keyring... :-)

C1-Killer: XGamestation for hard- & softwaredevelopment from $ 100,-

2003-08-11T01:12:18+01:00

XGameStation
the XGameStationis a Video Game System development kit. XGameStation is a 16-bit video game console designed specifically for both hardware and software hackers. The system outputs video and audio directly to any TV via composite video, and is compatible with PlayStation DualShock controllers. Games are played off custom cartridges that you burn yourself.

Hardware:
-Single board design for ease of access and modding.
-Third-generation Motorola 68HCS12 16-bit processor @ 25 MHz.
-FPGA with graphics processing unit.
-Graphics architecture similar to Commodore 64, Atari 800 and Apple II.
-Polyphonic FM synthesis and digital sound channel.
-Direct TV output (PAL and NTSC supported).
-Compatible with PlayStation II DualShock controller.
-PC-compatible PS2 serial port.
-Comes with one reprogrammable 64KBlock game cartridge.
-Multiple general-purpose expansion ports.
-Socket for additional 65816 CPU (high-speed, 16-bit 6502 CPU).

all this to be released on Dec 12th 2003 for just USD 100,- !!!

Gamepad Addon for Samsung phone

2003-08-02T09:54:27+01:00

Erik's news point me to the amazing Sprint's Game Pad for a Samsung A600 phone (Who needs Nokia's N-Gage? I want such a gadget for my P800 aswell!) [via Erik's Weblog]

Bluetooth keyboard

2003-07-20T00:28:59+01:00

Matt Croydon really got it - we need a bluetooth keyboard for our handies! regardless if 3650 or p800 - typing faster will make it! where are they?

more here at Brighthand and the
Bluetooth weblog

Preorder your Nokia N-Gage

2003-07-19T00:41:22+01:00

Nokia primes pump for N-Gage | CNET News.com

Retailers will begin taking advance orders this weekend for Nokia's new N-Gage, the first of several new portable video game machines that are designed to appeal to older consumers.

The N-Gage is scheduled to go on sale Oct. 7, priced at $299. Nokia announced Friday that specialty retailers GameStop and Electronics Boutique will begin taking advance orders in stores and online starting Saturday.

The N-Gage, actually a mobile playstation, which functions as a cell phone, will have a high-resolution screen, Bluetooth local networking connectivity and an MP3 player built in.
But don't confuse it with Sony's PSP - Playstation Portable

Antigravity "Lifters" as precursor for Hoverboards?

2003-07-11T10:36:00+01:00

Wired's Superpower Issue has the great article The Antigravity Underground.

A kind of hobby-physicans took the design of Dr. Brown (Mr. "Philadelphia Experiment") from early 20th century and started tweaking some high-voltage "lifters" at home ("Dr.Evil: 120.000 volts!") that were recorded on video lifting up in the air without propulsion, just by the electricty.

Physicians know this phenomenon as "ion storm" basically generated by the high electricity (therefore: the more volts the better - and of course the easier any lightning bolts could strike you - wonder how to isolate my wonderful body against these...)

Most interesting is the fact, that some NASA folks really re-tested these things and proved - in ultimate vacuum of 10-7 teers - that it does not work in vaccum, which would mean that it cannot be used for space flight at all...

well, the experiments of Mr. Ventura
and his page AmericanAntigravity for antigravity research look interesting... let's wait some years and maybe you could get your hoverboard at Amazon.com?

IBM ThinkPad R40

2003-07-08T02:19:34+01:00

an amazing ThinkPad R40, TR4GDAT / 2722GDG with a 1400x1050 UXGA display, WiFi 802.11 a/b, 60 GB, 256 MB looks like it has everything it needs...

everything?!?! NO! there's no DVD in this high-end config... sort of standard today, isn't it? well, and 256 MB don't take your far with your notebook-porsche if you run some database and appserver together with some office-tools and a Java IDE on it, isn't it....

But apart from these "details" this looks like the perfect working dog... 6 hours lifetime thanks to Centrino was also tested to be
the max lifetime in the current centrino notebooks...

Backpack heli in action

2003-06-24T16:00:23+01:00

Wow - this Backpak Helicopter looks weird... If you check out the linked movie you can see that dude lift up in the air for aprox. 3 sec... What happens afterwards? how does it stabilize??? Additional infos appreciated... (like the price)...

checkout this movie (776kb)

See through walls only...

2003-06-19T16:50:15+01:00

Cool! The Register tells about Researchers that built a proof-of-concept gadget to see through walls - using low-frequency radar they can actually plot sort of a high-level location information about objects behind up to 25 cm walls...

So sorry, no "look-through-your-clothes" glasses available - still dreaming....

my P800 is here..

2003-06-12T23:11:42+01:00

finally I got my Sony Ericsson - P800. hot iron

.. still missing the stereo headset, but I am using the HBH-60 until I receive that stereo thing...

What shall I say, amazing. Using a headset (bluetooth or wired) makes working with the phone possbile even during the calls (calendar-lookup is the general killer-ap for this toy while phoning...) of course not to talk about the picture-it mania for adhoc pictures (not only for MMS sending, more like Lomographin-kult... the builtin cam is not very much different to it :-)

iPods for the party

2003-06-08T18:20:06+01:00

"Andrew & Andrew, a DJ duo who wear horn-rimmed specs and lab coats, host "iParty" at every Tuesday night. They hand out tickets to drinkers, and everyone gets to choose seven minutes' worth of songs - via two iPods plugged into the sound system that make a seamless transition from one track to the next. "

Then the DJing is only defined by the general selection of tracks on the Ipods (they can only carry 5000-6000 song, poor boy!).

On the other hand they say right: "The point is great, fun music,It's sort of lame if you care how you look [as a dJ]"

NYPOST.COM Entertainment: IT'S A PARTY IN A POCKET By SARAH GILBERT

helping me survive

2003-06-08T01:26:41+01:00

Anyone got an idea how to survive Heisse Wiener Naechte (hot vienna nights)without this??? :-)

checkout at your local retailer for aprox. 50-100 EUR and have fun to deploy it...

HBH-60 / Bluetooth Headset

2003-06-08T00:45:39+01:00

pda24.at - Infoportal f�r SymbianOS 7.0 Smartphones (Epoc/UIQ)

Mit dem Sony Ericsson HBH-60 / Bluetooth Headset drahtlos auf Draht

mehr: http://www.sonyericsson.com/de