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Archive for February 2010

Qualcomm Mirasol E-Reader

The Qualcomm Mirasol e-reader may just be the must have item when it is released in the Fall. It is a true breakthrough in e-reader technology as it is fitted with one of the most expressive and amazing displays of any e-reader seen so far. E-reader’s have become popular due to the impressive e-ink technology [...]

The Smartbook Tablet by Freescale

Freescales introduced the Smartbook Tablet at the 2010 International CES in Los Vegas.

LED Persistence of Vision Clock

This amazing LED clock can display virtually anything you want as well as show the time. It uses a spinning blade lined with LEDs and an optical phenomenon known as persistence of vision to create the illusion of a full LED clock graphic. It comes with all the presets pictured but if you are feeling [...]

Create Your Own Stop Motion

This is another one of those things I wish I had as a kid because it is just too cool and useful. Made by Japan’s Agatsuma Corporation, the AnimeStudio is an amazing little desktop studio that you can use to create your own stop motion movies with your favorite toys. Not only that but you [...]

Heart Shaped Speakers

These delightfully cheesey iPod speakers are perfect for your valentine this Valentine’s Day. They are of Japanese design and provide great sound quality for their compact size and are cute to boot! They come in a variety of colors and work with all existing iPod models to provide some great sounding jams for your very [...]

Very Cool Augmented Reality Game For iPhone

Sky Siege is an augmented reality game for the iPhone. It uses the iPhone’s camera to create a real time window into another world where you are constantly fighting enemies and completing missions. You can have it create a background for your game or use footage of the room you are in as you blast [...]

Augmented Reality Makeup Applicator

I’m not an expert on makeup by any stretch but I can see how having to try on dozens of different makeup samples to see what looks best can be annoying. Not to mention time consuming. The Digital Cosmetic Mirror at the Takashimaya department store in Tokyo attempts to solve this problem by taking a [...]

Canon Releases New Powershot Camera

Canon released a new sleek and slim Powershot camera.  The Powershot SD 1300 SI is Canon’s slimmest model thus far. This stylish camera offers image stability with a wide angle lens.  Optical Zoom lens with incorporated sensors with an extremely high megapixel count.  The Powershot also features an HD video recording. The new Powershot will [...]

New Lithium Ion Battery

Hybrid cars and electric vehicles are powered by lithium ion batteries. These batteries are rechargeable and last a couple years and then have to be replaced. All this will change with the new lithium ion battery in development by Japanese company Eamex. This marvelous development in technology is said to deliver over 10,000 charges and [...]

Smart Handgun

This is a neat way to try and keep a weapon from falling into the wrong hands. This smart handgun made by Armatix uses a frequency controlled safety to disarm the weapon when it is not in range of the transmitter. The transmitter in this case is a watch worn by the user. When the [...]