The Nokia 6300i offers a 2 megapixel camera with digital zoom as well as the following features:
* WiFi support
* tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900MHz)
* Nokia Maps preinstalled
* 30MB memory
* 512MB microSD card
* 2.5mm audio jack
* FM radio receiver
* Opera Mini web browser
* 2.0″ QVGA 16.7 million color TFT, 320×240 pixel resolution display
* video record/playback
* Bluetooth 2.0
Via MobileBurn.
Are the ipod earbuds a little too small for your ears? Thinkgeek has the answer with a product called Supersize Earbuds. These earbuds are 500x the size of regular earbuds so you actually need elephant-sized ears.
If you aren’t an elephant or have huge ears, like my uncle, we’ve discovered that you could actually use these ginormous earbuds as desktop speakers. In fact, you’ll probably look like a chic geek with these on your desk.
Gimmie!
Suggested Price: $49.99
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Recently, I have become fixated with devices that help you lose weight. Last week, it was the Tanita BC558. This week, the Seiko Slimstick, a more portable weight-loss device.
The Seiko Slimstick is a more advanced version of those old-school pedometers that can count your steps. Just between you and me, I always thought those step-counters were kind of useless. Their accuracy was highly questionable, as they would register a step if they were shaken. Not only that, what good is it to discover how many steps you’ve taken in a day? I suppose you could convert that to miles, but most exercise programs are based on burning calories, not miles.
The Slimstick is a more accurate pedometer that uses dual-axis accelerometers to track the magnitude of a user’s movements. It is easy-to-use as it clips to the user’s clothing, and is the size of a pack of gum. While on the user’s person, it can then count calories burned during the day, the amount of time a user was active, and, of course, the number of steps that were taken during the day.
The Seiko Slimstick is only available in Japan, for a price that is equivalent to $60-70 US Dollars. It can be purchased in silver, pink, or gold metal finishes. I wouldn’t be surprised if there is a plan for an overseas campaign.
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True Star Trek fans, sit up and take notice! The Star Trek Original Series Communicator Replica is back, and they were last since in 1997, so make sure you place an order before they disappear only to make an appearance 10 years from now. You get beeping sounds as well as 9 phrases from the TV show, “Enterprise, this is Kirk.” (Captain Kirk), “Spock here, Captain” (Spock), “Bridge here, Captain”, “Transporter room ready to beam up”, “Bridge, this is the captain” (Captain Kirk), “Enterprise to Mr. Spock”, “Captain, shall I beam down an armed party?” (Spock, plays during call-back mode only), and “Scotty here, Captain” (Scotty). Powered by a couple of AAA batteries, the Star Trek Original Series Communicator Replica retails for $29.99.
It took a while to decode the email I received from Carroll Hampleman (you can see why below), but his home made water heater is worth the bother. Mirrors are arranged to reflect and concentrate the Sun’s light onto a container of water. The older version you see above uses a kitchen clock and geared motors to track the Sun’s movement throughout the day. It simply moves the array a set amount once per hour.
Carroll followed up with another mail, this time detailing a new, improved version (the original is from the 1980s). Equally indecipherable, the second mail describes a simpler setup, with just 15 mirrors arranged in three ranks of five. A smaller three gallon tanks is used so the water heats faster. The hot water is then pumped into a tank inside the house. Carroll says that the rig provides 125ºF (52ºC) water all day long. Of course, living in Florida helps with the constant sunshine needed, but this DIY setup proves that it is both easy and cheap to move one step further off the grid.
Thanks Carroll!
Two “self-built” Solar Units. See attached E-Mail photo’s. (Using the natural heat of the sun).
FOR PUBLICATION !
See attached E-Mail photo’s. (Using the natural heat of the sun). I have copy of “U.S. Weather Bureau” Stations. (239). I have made a device that “times” the 220 VAC current, that, routinely, is put to the 220 Electric Hot-Water-Heater tank. “A 110 V Kitchen Clock wired IN SERIES with a small 110 V “Light Bulb”: (to handle the 220 V). This shows: less than one hour per day. I pay 13.8 cents per KWH, and the heating elements are rated at 4.5 KW. COST PER DAY = (13.8 cents/KWH) X (4.5KW) X (1Hr/Day) = 62.1 cents per day.______________________________________
IF you want to be REALLY GREEN !
(self-built units) A ONE-TIME COST. (less than 50 dollars, or so?)
100% Hot-Water-Heating. Take a SOLAR SHOWER. Build your own HOT-TUB. Each Hour, ON THE HOUR, these units will slightly move - to “Aim” at the sun. And only during day-light hours. At 6PM, OFF, and “RTN East”. Starts “Hourly Sun-Pointing” at 10AM. NO daily “adjustments”.
One 24 Hr. TIMER, a few N/CL microswitches, and two (2 axis) “$12.50 Gear Motors”. (60 RPM, Reversible, 20 in-lb Torque), 110 VAC. (available by 1-800 phone number, and credit card).
Note: The FULL SUN (1 KW/M-2) is approx. 320 BTU/Sq.Ft./Hr (BSH). One Sq.Ft. MIRROR,
(FULL SUN) reflects over 86% of the sun’s heat. We learned in High School (Heat-101) that ONE BTU is that heat for ONE pound of water - ONE Degree F.
E-Mail written “Building Procedures” available.
We make our own SOLAR METERs: BTU/Sq.Ft./Hr., (BSH) or KW/M-2, (KWSM). Note: My “hand-built” PYRANOMETER (12:30 in afternoon) is now reading 275 BTU/Sq.Ft./Hr, (BSH).
/s/ Carroll H.
Charlie, I have “improved” the heat-gathering ability of these mirrors. (Now the re-circulated Solar Hot Water) is greater than 125 Degrees F. ALL DAY LONG.
(I am having my youngest son take a photo of it, and I will sent it to you)
I reduced the number of mirrors - to (three ‘up-rights” of 5 each) = TOTAL of 15. (better “alignment”).
I removed the 30 gallon water tank, (serving as a “PRE-HEATER), and replaced kit with a
3 Gallon (sealed) water tank. (on the theory that: if the mirrors have less water to heat up, they will heat up FASTER, and hotter). IT WORKED. I use a 30 WATT (110 V) “re-circulating” pump, on a timer, and heat up the household Hot-Water-Heater TANK. All day, today, the temp of this water was average of +100 Degree F. The outside SOLAR “irradiance” has been up to an average of 250, or so, (BTU/Sq.Ft./Hour, BSH).
Impress the heck out of your friends in the car pool with the Aura Mobile BT, a Bluetooth enabled product that turns your mobile phone, PC or Mac (for VoIP calls), or cordless home phone into a conference phone. It easily picks up conversation in the backseat (so be careful) and has surprisingly good sound quality. The 3 watt amp and dual speakers ensure enough volume to fill a car or conference room. (With hands-free law in effect, I’m keeping mine in my car.)
There’s no software to install and everything you’ll need is included in the package, even the car charger. Echo and noise cancellation help keep the calls clear — even better than on my cell phone. My only quibble is that it’s clunky; even though it comes with a visor clip, it kept sliding off, so now I have it balanced in the cupholder.
Sells for $129 at Spracht, and is also available at Amazon..
The Apple Store showed its familiar “Back Soon” sticky note this morning, and then popped back up with a shiny new selection of iMacs. The top of the line 24″ iMac now sports a 45nm 3.06Ghz Core 2 Duo Penryn processor and an NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS with 512MB memory. Hard drive sizes range from 250GB to 500GB, all models contain a SuperDrive and all but the lowly 2.4 GHz, 20″ models get 2GB RAM as standard (the baby has to make do with just 1GB). All models still display the controversial “millions of colors”, if you feel like counting them.
Prices still start at $1200 and top out at $2200. You can, of course, beef up the specs with custom options and arrive at $2650. Or you could order an Open Computer for just $400 and enjoy a few whole weeks of Mac computing before everything breaks.
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A company called iZ3D is manufacturing a 22″ 3D monitor capable of a 1680×1050 resolution, 250 nit brightness and 700:1 contrast. The viewing angle isn’t the best at 120 and 90 degrees, but it’s close enough for the target audience: gamers. iZ3D has a list of supported games which allow for an immediate immersion in 3D without changing anything.
The monitors work in the same way many 3D movies do, through the use of polarized light. A video signal is sent to the monitor for the right-eye, and another for the left-eye. The display angles are generated by a video card and are displayed via the polarized light. In order to see what you’re supposed to, passive polarizing glasses are required. These filter the light hitting each eye so that the right eye sees only the right eye’s image, and the same for the left. In the end, the brain assembles the images as if they were really there in front of a person in 3D.
iZ3D claims that long hours of use can be had without fatigue, blurred vision, or other odd visual effects. The list of supported games is quite extensive and features 77 games, including Call of Duty 4, Civilization IV, Crysis, Counter Strike: Source, Team Fortress 2, World of Warcraft, and many others.
Read more at iZ3D.
So much of what we see at CES is just vaporware. It doesn’t exist and it may never exist. In fact, after a healthy dose of CES, everything that IS available starts to look incredibly lame in comparison. The Optimus Maximus keyboard is a good example. Imagine a computer keyboard in which the keys can be WHATEVER you want. Instead of stickers on your keyboard (that would be MY solution), the Optimus Maximus keyboard has a tiny LED screen on each and every screen. You can change the keys based on your language or whatever other scheme you prefer.
When we saw Optimus Maximus at CES this year, we thought it looked cool, but both Mike and I assumed that it would never see the light of day. We had seen this keyboard before and nothing had come of it. We logged it as cool and didn’t report it back then because it just wasn’t available for purchase.
Well, now it is:
Here is a video produced by ThinkGeek showing the abilities of the Optimus Maximus keyboard:
If you’re willing to plunk down over $1.5K, you can have a Optimus Maximus keyboard. Of course, the concept of “available” is a fuzzy one when even ThinkGeek doesn’t have them in stock.
Considering that sticker sheets are sold in packs of 25 for ten bucks, I think I’ll go for the sticker idea.
Via: Optimus keyboard now shipping, bring on the hacks - Boing Boing gadgets
Dao Korea announced the launch of its high-glossy full HD lcd monitor ‘Matrix-NEO’ in Korea market, which supports 7000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. You can choose from 17″, 19″, 20″, 22″ and 24″ varieties. Release date is on May 1st. There is no spoon.
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